Herlihy Bids Farewell to SNL After Five-Year Run

Martin Herlihy is leaving NBC’s Saturday Night Live after a five-year run as a writer-performer. He joined in 2021 with the Please Don’t Destroy troupe and stayed on as a writer for the 51st season with occasional cameos after his partners moved on; Deadline notes SNL is finalizing its troupe ahead of the Sept. 26 premiere, and his exit echoes a family SNL connection through his father Tim Herlihy’s long tenure in the 1990s.