Andy Samberg Confirms His Departure From SNL

Well it’s official, Deadline is reporting that Andy Samberg has announced he will not be returning to Saturday Night Live next season. This should come as shock to no one. People had been speculating for months that Samberg, along with cast-mates Kristen Wiig (who received a sweet send off in the season finale) and Jason Sudeikis, would most-likely depart after this past season.

Samberg confirmed his departure through his publicist, “Obviously it’s not a huge shock, but I did officially decide not to come back.”

Together with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, the trio make up The Lonely Island “the greatest fake MC’s on Earth,” they created and are responsible for all of the SNL Digital Shorts featured on the show. I should also point out that they are responsible for the awesomeness that is the 2007 movie Hot Rod. It’s not clear if Samberg’s departure from the show will also mark the end of the Digital Shorts, but honestly they just wouldn’t be the same without him.

He will next be seen alongside Adam Sandler in That’s My Boy, which opens on June 15th.