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Bowen Yang Pays Tribute To Heidi Gardner After ‘SNL’ Exit: “One Of The Greats”

Bowen Yang will return for his seventh season on SNL as the show refreshes its ensemble, losing five cast members and adding five newcomers, NBC announced.

  • Chloe Fineman prepares for Season 51 of Saturday Night Live, processing the departure of several co-stars, including Heidi Gardner, who will not return for the new season.
  • Heidi Gardner will not return for Season 51 of Saturday Night Live after eight successful years, alongside Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, and John Higgins, who also announced their exits.
  • Bowen Yang praised Gardner as 'one of the greats' and a 'true anchor' during her time on the show, particularly noting her ability to write sketches solo.
  • Newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska will join the returning cast when Saturday Night Live premieres on October 4.
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Bleeding Cool News And Rumors broke the news in on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
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