Devon Walker Quits SNL — Calls It 'Toxic As Hell'

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[{"selector":"#anim-f65c0a04-4f57-47c3-b890-7979294083fd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.07680708375066%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages… most are fleeting.

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[{"selector":"#anim-e9ba623b-a9fe-4897-a157-c7b6787bc8d9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.729585298067633%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Devon described SNL as chaotic but creative.

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[{"selector":"#anim-18a37fb9-db28-4597-a562-86e7e07e78ba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.854926878991787%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Devon joined SNL in 2022. He stood out for his wit, his writing, and sometimes

[{"selector":"#anim-669bbc63-feee-4296-a063-4e32e70b5782 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.218007777327042%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Devon’s taking a break — and maybe getting some much-needed peace.

[{"selector":"#anim-52b7d441-b089-40ab-9105-949cc0172675 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.334183414574874%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] When I get back I’m tryna be in a prestige drama… ideally something with Julianne Moore.

[{"selector":"#anim-a6ba9e0b-5bb4-4ecb-ae01-3853152261ad [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.66022431548177%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Thanks for keeping it real,” one fan wrote. “You deserved better.