https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/heidi-gardner-leaving-snl-1236356419/

The latest performer to exit the show (https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1n2pyrv/heidi_gardner_is_leaving_snl_after_eight_seasons/) is Heidi Gardner, who will depart after eight seasons on SNL.

Report: SNL opted not to renew Heidi Gardner's contract (https://nypost.com/2025/09/04/entertainment/heidi-gardners-snl-contract-was-not-renewed-for-season-51/)

After Dana Carvey said on his and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast that "it was not her idea to leave," (https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/dana-carvey-reveals-shocking-news-about-heidi-gardner-snl-exit/) the New York Post reports that Gardner's contract wasn't renewed after eight years on Saturday Night Live. “It’s time for a new cast,” an insider told The Post. Gardner has yet to comment on her exit that was revealed a week ago today.