Walker joined the NBC sketch series in 2022 and was promoted last season<\/b>
\nDevon Walker\u2019s time at \u201cSNL\u201d has come to an end.
Walker, who joined \u201cSNL\u201d in 2022, will exit the NBC sketch series ahead of its upcoming 51st season. Walker\u2019s exit marks the first departure ahead of the newest season, which will kick off this fall, with several other exits expected to follow.
Walker shared the news of his departure in a Monday Instagram post that called his time at \u201cSNL\u201d sometimes \u201creally cool\u201d and sometimes \u201ctoxic as hell.\u201d
\u201cTo me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of em last for a long time if we\u2019re lucky, but most of them are fleeting. Permanent until they\u2019re not. That\u2019s the deal. You know what it is when you sign up,\u201d Walker wrote. \u201cMe and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as hell.\u201d
Walker added that the team \u201cmade the most of what is was, even amid all of the dysfunction,\u201d saying the \u201cSNL\u201d team made a \u201cf\u2013ked up lil family.\u201d
As to whether Walker\u2019s exit was upon his own accord or came from \u201cSNL\u201d leadership, Walker kept viewers guessing by titling his statement, \u201cwait \u2026 did he quit or did he get fired?\u201d
Walker concluded his statement by revealing his plans to head to Japan, and upon his return, his hopes to star in a \u201cprestige drama\u201d ideally one with Julianne Moore.
After joining \u201cSNL\u201d as a featured player for the 48th season beginning in 2022, Walker was promoted to the repertory cast last season, which marked the show\u2019s 50th anniversary. Walker joined \u201cSNL\u201d alongside Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez, Molly Kearney, who left ahead of Season 50, and Michael Longfellow.<\/p>\n