‘SNL’s Punkie Johnson Explains Why She “Didn’t Really Feel Like I Fit” On Show

Punkie Johnson Explains Why She Is Leaving ‘SNL’: ‘That Show Is for a Different Type of Person’

While talking to “Saturday Night Live” veterans David Spade and Dana Carvey on their “Fly on the Wall” podcast, comedian Punkie Johnson discussed her decision to leave “SNL” ahead of its 50th season. Johnson revealed she began doubting her role on the prolific sketch comedy show before Season 49. “I talked to my team. I […]

‘SNL’s Punkie Johnson Explains Why She “Didn’t Really Feel Like I Fit” On Show

After four seasons on Saturday Night Live, Punkie Johnson has revealed the reason for her sudden exit ahead of its milestone 50th season. The comedian recently explained to fellow SNL alums Dana Carvey and David Spade that she “didn’t really feel like I fit” on the NBC sketch comedy show since her first season as a featured player in 2020, and she now plans to focus on stand-up comedy. “I talked to my team. I was like, ‘Look, I don’t really …

Punkie Johnson Reveals Why She Never ‘Fit’ on SNL, Says Exit Was ‘Mutual’

Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesComedian Punkie Johnson revealed on Wednesday that she didn’t like she “fit” on Saturday Night Live, and her exit from the show was a “mutual thing.”Johnson said that she started having thoughts like, “I don’t really know if I belong at this job” during an interview with former cast members David Spade and Dana Carvey on their Fly On The Wall podcast. “I feel like with me and SNL, I feel like it was…