Chloë Fineman is leaving Saturday Night Live after 7 seasons, ending a run that began with her arrival as a featured player in the 2019-20 season. She said, “It’s really hard to leave SNL but it does feel like the right time,” and added that she had decided it was time for her next chapter.
Deadline reported that Fineman is in negotiations to join Myron Bolitar, Netflix’s drama series inspired by Harlan Coben’s book series. That gives her exit a clear business shape: one long-running live-TV role is ending as a new scripted opportunity moves into talks.
Season 51 and Fineman
Fineman’s departure is the first cast exit reported after Season 51 of Saturday Night Live. She had become one of the show’s standout performers in recent years, with credited impressions of Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet, JoJo Siwa, Sydney Sweeney, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Coolidge, Phoebe Dynevor, Anna Delvey, and Kate McKinnon.
Her footprint on the show was not limited to impressions. The viral Snack Homiez, Forever 31, Sleepover, and Domingo work with Marcello Hernandez helped turn her into a recurring sketch asset rather than a one-off utility player.
Instagram and 10 hours
Fineman announced on Instagram that she had decided it was time for her next chapter after 7 wonderful seasons at SNL, calling the job “the greatest privilege of my life.” She also said, “I’m definitely not the first to make this observation but it really is funny looking back at it all now, because at the show you get so invested in everything you work on.”
She added that she would “never be too far away,” which leaves the door open for the kind of return appearances Saturday Night Live often uses with former cast members. The next practical question is whether the Myron Bolitar talks turn into a deal; until that happens, Fineman’s immediate career shift is an exit from NBC’s weekly live-show machine and a move toward scripted drama.
