Chloe Fineman Exits SNL After 7 Seasons
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- Chloe Fineman announced she's leaving "Saturday Night Live" after seven seasons in a lengthy Instagram post, writing that it's "time for my next chapter" and "it does feel like the right time."
- Fineman joined SNL in 2019 as a Season 45 newcomer alongside Bowen Yang and Shane Gillis, the latter of whom was fired before the season began.
- Fineman became known for impressions of Jennifer Coolidge, Timothée Chalamet, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, and JoJo Siwa.
- In her post, Fineman described the backstage intensity of the show — sewing a JoJo Siwa costume in 10 hours and writing a cold open at 2pm on a Saturday — and thanked Lorne Michaels, calling him "forever in your debt."
- Fineman recounted breaking down when her sketches weren't picked, only to realize in hindsight one was called "lipstick for thicc dogs," closing her post with the vow: "one day... they WILL make lipstick for thicc dogs."
Why it matters: Fineman's seven-season run established her as one of SNL's most prolific impressionists since 2019, spanning Jennifer Coolidge to Britney Spears, and her stated pivot to "my next chapter" closes one of the show's longest-running current-tenure cast stints.
