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Chloe Fineman announced her departure from Saturday Night Live after seven seasons, reportedly hours after she was offered a lead role in a Netflix drama. Insiders say she felt pressure from newer cast members like Ashley Padilla and chose to move on, while Fineman pursues upcoming projects outside SNL.
Chloe Fineman is exiting Saturday Night Live after seven seasons to take a role on David E. Kelley’s Netflix drama Myron Bolitar, with insiders saying the decision unfolded quickly after the Netflix offer. As new faces like Ashley Padilla rise, Fineman’s departure follows other recent exits, and she acknowledged the move as weighing future opportunities against the demanding SNL environment in an Instagram post.
SNL brought back its famously cheeky Shop TV recurring sketch with Olivia Rodrigo hosting; the lava cake pitch plays up innuendo as the product looks disturbing, provoking loud laughter and astonishment from the audience. The segment remains a rare, crowd-pleasing staple, highlighted by hosts Mikey Day and Ashley Padilla, with Sabrina Carpenter’s earlier version mentioned as a benchmark. As Season 51 nears its end with two episodes left, the cast—especially Padilla and Sarah Sherman—continues to gel, and fans await potential future shakeups.
Aziz Ansari portrays FBI director Kash Patel in SNL's cold open, alongside Ashley Padilla as Karoline Leavitt and Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth, delivering pointed political satire amid current headlines; the bit comes as Olivia Rodrigo hosts and performs next, with Matt Damon and Noah Kahan set for the penultimate show and Will Ferrell with Paul McCartney ending the season.
Ashley Padilla and Ryan Gosling broke character multiple times during two SNL sketches, with Padilla’s treasure-hunt bit and a chaotic class scene prompting loud audience laughter; the piece highlights Gosling’s habit of breaking on live TV and fans’ love for these moments, even referencing his Tonight Show appearance.