Aidy Bryant Would Have Left 'SNL' 'a Few Years Earlier' If COVID Hadn't Happened

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Aidy Bryanthad an exit plan fromSaturday Night Liveyears ago.

The 35-year-oldShrillstar, who joined onSNLin 2012, was ready to leave the NBC sketch comedy show before COVID-19 pandemic halted her plans for a career change.

“If it weren’t for COVID, I probably would have left a few years earlier. But it was such a huge change,” she toldVariety. “When COVID hit, it was so jarring that we were all like, ‘I’m definitely going to come back next year.'”

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Bryant’s other jobs got in the way of her time onSNL, too, meaning she missed some episodes from her final seasons. “And then I had to shootShrillfor half of last season, and so I missed a lot. And then it was like, ‘Well, now I should go back one more.'” she added. “I kept trying to seek one last normal year.”

Bryant also revealed that she put in notice this spring, months before her final episode on May 21. She approachedLorne Michaelswith her decision to leave in March or April.

“I went to his office and was like, ‘I gotta talk to you,'” she recalled. “I was scared because I feel close to him and so grateful to him. I didn’t want it to come off like I was leaving angrily. I am leaving with so much love.”

Michales, 77, was receptive. “He was like, ‘I understand, and it makes sense for you,'” shared Bryant.

Bryant wasn’t the onlySNLcast member to leave at the end of season 47.Kate McKinnon,Kyle MooneyandPete Davidsonalso took their final bow on May 21.

source: people.com