Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah are leaving SNL

Saturday Night Live will lose two veteran cast members next month: Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah. The comedians won't be returning for SNL's 42nd season, TVLine reports. Both Killam and Pharoah have been on the show for six seasons.
Neither actor has given a reason for the departure beyond the pursuit of "other opportunities," but Killam recently revealed that his contract with SNL wasn't picked up for a seventh year. "You sign for seven years, so I had one more year," he said in an intervie