‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant & Kyle Mooney To Exit Alongside Pete Davidson As Major Cast Shake-Up Set For Season Finale - Deadline

Deadline understands that a number of long-featured stars including Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson are expected to leave the show at the end of this season.

It’s not a huge surprise given that this season – season 47 – featured its largest ever cast with 21 stars and eight cast members that were entering their eighth season and beyond.

He has become one of the show’s breakout stars in recent years, co-writing and starring in The King of Staten Island and co-creating and starring, alongside Edie Falco as his mum, in Bupkis, which recently landed a straight-to-series order at Peacock.

McKinnon has been on the show since 2012 and was promoted to repertory player in season 39 in 2013, becoming one of the show’s other main breakout stars.

Mooney, meanwhile, who recently played Johnny Depp in last week’s episode, has been with the show since 2013 and was upped to repertory player at the start of the 41st season