John Higgins announced his departure from Saturday Night Live, where he served as a writer since 2021, to pursue acting opportunities. He expressed gratitude for his time on the show and for working alongside his two bandmates and his father. Ben Marshall will transition to a featured player role in the SNL cast, while Martin Herlihy will continue as a writer. Please Don't Destroy will continue touring together and developing new movie ideas, and their film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain premiered on Peacock in 2023. The change arrives amid broader Season 51 cast turnover.
I can't believe how lucky I was to be a part of this show. It was my dream and I got to live it. And to do it with my two best friends and my dad was an unbelievable experience. Thank you to everyone who made my time there so special, it made this decision that much harder. But for now, I'm excited to pursue acting opportunities that I'll announce soon but today I'm just grateful for everything we got to do.
Vulture reports that this doesn't mean the end for Please Don't Destroy as a group, with the three comedians continuing their current tour together as well as developing new movie ideas. Their first film, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, premiered on Peacock in 2023. This news comes as the latest update on the SNL Season 51 cast, which has so far seen Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker exit while four new fresh faces join as featured players alongside Marshall.
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