Punkie Johnson confirmed she's leaving the cast of 'Saturday Night Live' and not returning for Season 50, although she said there's 'no bad blood.'
“After four seasons, I will not be returning to ‘SNL’ for the 50th,” Johnson said, sharing that she was asked about her return tofor the new season during a stand-up show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall the night prior. “I don’t lie to my friends so I just said, ‘I ain’t coming back.'”Johnson said she woke up Thursday morning to texts and messages from folks asking about her comments as she made it clear that there was no negativity associated with her exit.
“‘SNL’ was a dream I didn’t even know that I could achieve,” she added. “I was a part of one of the most elite institutions in comedy, and I am so grateful for it. That’s still my people. I love them. I’m gonna be at the after-parties acting a plumb fool! My time now has come to an end, and, um, Punkie outside now, y’all!”in 2020 and was promoted to be part of the cast in 2022. She appeared in numerous sketches, doing impressions of Ice Spice, Queen Latifah, Gayle King, and many others.
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