The cast shakeup at Saturday Night Live continues: Noël Wells and John Milhiser, season 39 additions, will not return to the late-night series for its landmark season 40. A source confirmed the departures to E! News. Wells and Milhiser aren’t the only cast members leaving the series. Brooks Wheelan announced his departure on Twitter on Monday, July 14. Nasim Pedrad has implied she’s likely not returning and will be featured full-time on former SNL writer John Mulaney’s Fox sitcom Mulaney. The trio may not be the only shakeups as SNL’s cast takes shape for season 40. In June, executive producer Lorne Michaels hinted at changes. He told Deadline, “We’re still in the middle of rebuilding. So there will be changes this year.”
