Vanessa Bayer Exists ‘Saturday Night Live’ After Seven Seasons: ‘It Has Been a Dream Come True’

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: prisma pulitzer | In Career , Lifestyle

attends the "Trainwreck" New York Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on July 14, 2015 in New York City.

Saturday Night Live is going to bid farewell to a longtime cast member, Vanessa Bayer.

Vanessa, known for the famous show ‘Saturday Night Live’ is leaving the show after seven seasons.

Let’s Find out the reasons!

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Vanessa Bayer Leaving SNL

Vanessa Bayer is leaving Saturday Night Live after seven years, Deadline and Variety confirmed before NBC sketch comedy’s season 42 finale.

Vanessa Bayer, who has been a member of the show for seven seasons, will be leaving the series.

Bayer also took to Instagram to confirm her departure with the caption,

“Thank you SNL for 7 years of laughs, love and incredible memories. It has been a dream come true.”

Thank you SNL for 7 years of laughs, love and incredible memories. It has been a dream come true. And thanks for this goodbye sketch at the table, Colin.
A post shared by Vanessa P Bayer (@vanessabayer) on May 20, 2017 at 11:25am PDT

The news of Bayer’s departure comes two days after Bobby Moynihan announced he is also leaving SNL after nine seasons.

According to Deadline, 14-season veteran Kenan Thompson will be on the show.

Bayer, 38, and Moynihan, 43, will make their final appearances on Saturday night’s episode, which will be hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and featuring Katy Perry as the musical guest.

Bayer joined the SNL cast as a featured player in 2010. As of now, she is one of the longest-serving current female cast members.

Bayer had been with the NBC variety show since 2010 where she spent two years as a featured player before being promoted to repertory during Season 38.

Some of Bayer’s most iconic characters and celebrity impressions include Miley Cyrus, Rachel from “Friends,” Jacob the bar mitzvah boy on “Weekend Update,” and Rebecca Stern-Markowicz, co-host of “J-Pop America Fun Time Now.”

During her time on SNL, Bayer earned two Online Film & Television Association Award nominations and received an American Comedy Award nod as well. She also had a main role in Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck.”

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Short Bio on Vanessa Bayer:

Vanessa Polster Bayer is an American actress and comedian. She is famous as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for supporting roles in the films Trainwreck and Office Christmas Party. More bio…

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