Martin Herlihy Leaving SNL After Five Seasons
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Key Points:
- Martin Herlihy, writer and performer on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years and member of the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy, will not return for Season 52.
- Herlihy’s exit follows the earlier departure of John Higgins after Season 50 and Ben Marshall’s promotion to featured player in Season 51, leaving Marshall as the possible sole remaining member of the trio on SNL.
- During his tenure, Herlihy appeared in 42 sketches, including 34 Please Don’t Destroy shorts and several solo projects, notably a series of pretaped shorts under his own name in Season 51.
- Please Don’t Destroy continues to perform live together despite the changes in their SNL involvement, with recent shows held in Brooklyn.
- SNL’s Season 52 premieres on September 26, with Chloe Fineman confirmed to be leaving and other cast changes yet to be announced following recent in-studio screen tests for new featured players.
