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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.
Martin Herlihy is exiting Saturday Night Live after five seasons, having served on the writing staff for Season 51 and appeared on screen as part of the Please Don’t Destroy sketch trio. The cast overhaul after Season 50 split up Please Don’t Destroy, with John Higgins leaving and Ben Marshall promoted to the main cast, while Herlihy remained on staff. The Please Don’t Destroy group continues to tour and work on other projects, and Fineman had already exited earlier, making Herlihy the second major departure ahead of SNL’s Season 52.
On 'Saturday Night Live,' the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy is being split up, with John Higgins leaving to pursue other projects, while Martin Herlihy remains on the writing staff and Ben Marshall joins the cast. The group, known for viral digital shorts and their work on SNL since 2021, continues to work together outside of the show.