Punkie Johnsonwill be stepping away fromSaturday Night Live.
I dont lie to my friends so I just said, I aint coming back.'
Thats still my people.
Punkie Johnson during an interview with Seth Meyers in January 2024Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty Images
Im gonna be at the after-parties acting a plumb fool!
My time now has come to an end, and, um, Punkie outside now, yall!
Johnson was featured onSaturday Night Livein 2020 and was promoted to be part of the cast in 2022.
SNL I LOVE YOU…
LOOKING FORWARD TO WHATS NEXT!!!
shecaptionedin her farewell post.
Yall thats a wrap on my time on SNL!
So incredibly grateful for this period in my life.
So much love to all my big hearted buddies behind the scenes who make the magic happen every week.
So many bald caps, so little time.
This story was updated August 2 with news of Kearneys departure.
