Chloe Fineman Exits SNL, Eyes Netflix's Myron Bolitar
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- Chloe Fineman is leaving Saturday Night Live after seven seasons, the first cast departure following Season 51, and is in talks to join Netflix's Myron Bolitar drama series alongside Colin Woodell, KJ Apa, and Diane Guerrero.
- Myron Bolitar is Netflix's drama adaptation of Harlan Coben's book series, and Netflix declined to comment on Fineman's casting negotiations.
- Fineman joined SNL as a featured player for the 2019-20 season, which was disrupted by the pandemic, and built her reputation through made-at-home impersonation segments during the remote spring 2020 episodes.
- Her impersonation portfolio spans Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet, JoJo Siwa, Sydney Sweeney, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Coolidge, Phoebe Dynevor, Anna Delvey, and Kate McKinnon.
- Viral sketch work includes Snack Homiez, Forever 31, the Sleepover series, and the Domingo franchise alongside Marcello Hernandez.
- Heading into Season 51, Fineman had become the longest-tenured female SNL cast member after Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner departed last summer.
- Her exit tracks the standard seven-year contract arc for SNL performers, though holdouts like Kenan Thompson (23 seasons), Colin Jost (13), Michael Che (12), and Mikey Day (10) have stretched well beyond that window.
- Outside SNL, Fineman did voice work on Netflix's Big Mouth and Despicable Me 4, and appeared in Laid, Freakier Friday, and Megalopolis.
Why it matters: Fineman's exit strips SNL of its most senior female performer at a moment when the show is already rebuilding after losing Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner, handing Netflix a recognizable comedy star for its Coben franchise adaptation.
