Chloe Trost is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after one season.
The 27-year-old comedian and actress revealed on social media Wednesday that her exit from the NBC sketch comedy series ahead of Season 50 “was not my choice.”
“Hey everybody! I just wanted to let you know that I will not be on 'SNL' next season,” she wrote In a TikTok video.
“It wasn't my choice, I wish I could have been there with my friends,” Trost said. “It really did feel like a second home. Thank you everyone. I love you all.”
Trost also shared the news Instagram,
“Unfortunately I was not invited back to SNL this season. I wish I could go back there with all my amazing friends, it would really feel like home. But it just wasn't possible,” she wrote.
“I want to thank everyone who supported me. Especially everyone who came to see my tour this summer, dressed up in character costumes and said such wonderful things. You mean everything to me. I hope I managed to spread joy and laughter, a lot of love.”
Trost joined “SNL” as a featured player for Season 49. She made her debut on the October 14, 2023, episode.
Fans were disappointed to hear that Trost had been fired from the show.
One person commented on Trost's TikTok, “There must be tea because this makes no sense. Like what actually happened???”
Someone else said, “Absolutely brilliant. Your first season was one of the strongest of any cast in a decade.”
“I am so upset by this news,” a third comment said.
Another viewer told Trost, “You were so refreshing, this doesn't even make sense.”
Trost is the third “SNL” star to recently announce her exit from the show. Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney will also not be a part of Season 50.
Johnson, 39, made history by becoming the show's winner. She was the first openly gay black woman when she was cast in 2020In June he revealed he had decided to leave.
“I talked to my team. I thought, 'Look, I don't know if I'm cut out for this job, so maybe I should walk away,'” he said. “fly on the wall” podcast.
She added, “But I told them very, very late, like right after I found out I had to go back. And it was like, 'Okay Punky, you need a plan. You can't quit your job.'”
Kearney, 32, the first nonbinary performer to join the “SNL” cast, announced their departure in 2018. an instagram post Last month.
“Looking back on the two amazing seasons I had on this show, it feels like a dream come true. I am so grateful for this phase of my life.”
“So much love to all my big-hearted friends working behind the scenes who make the magic happen every week,” Kearney said. “So many bald heads, so little time.”
The cast of the new season of “SNL” will include several new stars, including Michael Che, Colin Jost, Bowen Yang, Heidi Garner, Chloe Fineman, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim.
New players include Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jen Wickline.
“SNL” Season 50 premieres Sept. 28.
