Martin Herlihy will depart Saturday Night Live after five seasons, according to reports.
Herlihy was on-screen for four seasons as part of the sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy. When the trio was split up following season 50, Herlihy moved to the writing staff while John Higgins left the show and Ben Marshall was promoted to the main cast.
Variety reports that Herlihy will exit ahead of the season 52 premiere later this month.
The Independent has reached out to NBC for comment.
Herlihy appeared in dozens of sketches during his time on SNL, including the favorite “Roast” skit with Dakota Johnson. He was also called a “sad virgin” by Taylor Swift.
open image in galleryIn the viral “Three Sad Virgins” sketch, Swift sang that Herlihy “has the charm and the sex appeal of a scarecrow” before continuing, “And none of them have the guts to take their shirts off in front of a girl.”
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