Molly Kearney
| Born | May 2, 1992 |
| Hometown | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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‘SNL’ Announces Season 50’s First Five Hosts and Musical Guests
- Saturday Night Live may just steer clear of controversy in its first five shows of the 50th season, if the list of upcoming hosts released today is any indication.SNL has seen a series of big changes since it went off air after Season 49. Pioneering cast members Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney announced their exists, along with featured player Chloe Troast, just as NBC announced that Maya Rudolph would be returning to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris. The shows’ first five hosts
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SNL Replaces 3 Fired Cast Members With These Newcomers
Big changes are on the horizon for Saturday Night Live, which has now axed three comedians from its cast and added three newcomers for the historic 50th season premiering on September 28.Three new comedians—Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline— have been added to the show as featured players. At the same time, three existing featured players—Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker—are being promoted to the main cast, while a fourth, Chloe Troast, will not be returning a
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Saturday Night Live Star Confirms Another Surprising Exit Ahead of Season 50: 'I Was Not Asked Back'
Another star isn't coming back for Season 50.
- EntertainmentRolling Stone
‘SNL’ Adds Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, Jane Wickline as Chloe Troast Departs
"It wasn’t in the cards," Troast confirmed on Instagram after being on the late-night show for only one season
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‘SNL’ Adds Three New Castmembers for Season 50
Saturday Night Live is welcoming in three new members of its cast for the show’s landmark 50th season. Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have joined the NBC late night show as featured players for 2024-25. The season will premiere Sept. 28 with most of last season’s ensemble intact, although Punkie Johnson and Molly …
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When do new episodes of 'SNL' come out? Season 50 premiere date and what we know so far
"Saturday Night Live" is returning with new episodes soon for its landmark 50th season. Here's what we know about it so far.
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SNL cast member Molly Kearney, a UD alum, leaves show and heads to Springfield
Aug. 12—Molly Kearney, a University of Dayton alum, is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after two seasons on the iconic NBC sketch comedy show, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall. Kearney, the first nonbinary cast member on "SNL," joined the show in 2022. Born and raised in Cleveland, they earned their bachelors in theatre from UD and got their start in stand-up comedy on Put-in-Bay ...
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Molly Kearney, Punkie Johnson exiting 'SNL,' while alum Maya Rudolph is set to return
Molly Kearney and Punkie Johnson have announced they will not return to "Saturday Night Live" this fall.
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'SNL' cast departures: Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney exit
Punkie Johnson and Mollu Kearney are exiting NBC's "Saturday Night Live," they told fans.
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Molly Kearney, first nonbinary cast member, bows out of "Saturday Night Live"
After two seasons at Studio 8H, the comic becomes the second in as many days to quit ahead of SNL's 50th season
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Pioneering ‘SNL’ Cast Members Out as Maya Rudolph Returns
Saturday Night Live had two cast members announce their departure this week, as Molly Kearney joined Punkie Johnson in revealing they will not be returning for the show’s upcoming 50th season.Cast members are typically signed to seven-year contracts that can be broken by SNL, but not the performer, meaning that Kearney and Johnson were almost certainly let go by executive producer Lorne Michaels ahead of what is expected to be a super-sized 50th season. There has not yet been any news about new
