Martin Herlihy Exits ‘SNL’ After Five Seasons
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Martin Herlihy is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after five seasons, having spent four seasons as part of the sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy and one season on the writing staff.
- The Please Don’t Destroy trio was split up after Season 50, with Herlihy staying on as a writer and occasional on-screen performer, while John Higgins left and Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast.
- Herlihy appeared in popular sketches such as “Blowing It,” “Green Flags,” and “A Film by Martin Herlihy,” and was known for playing a fictionalized version of himself in Please Don’t Destroy sketches.
- Despite their split on "SNL," Please Don’t Destroy remains active as a comedy trio outside the show, including starring in the 2023 Peacock movie "Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain."
- Herlihy’s departure follows Chloe Fineman’s exit earlier in July, marking two major cast changes ahead of "SNL’s" Season 52.
