Tonight is the final episode of Saturday Night Live season 47. It will be the final performance for Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson as regular cast members. Many longtime SNL fans agree that it's time to pare the staff down, as the regular cast has grown to 21 people, with eight members working on SNL for eight years or longer. It's very possible that four of them can leave without being replaced. It's also been hinted that all four will appear on tonight's show for a goodbye skit or tribute.
McKinnon and Bryant have been with SNL for ten years now, and have both proved to be masters of impressions. McKinnon notoriously embodies everyone from Nicole Wallace to Rudy Guiliani. Bryant rises to any demand, and made quite an impression as Ted Cruz. Mooney has been with the show for nine years, and was criminally underutilized. Pete Davidson has been on SNL since 2014. He's been in the news more for his off-screen antics and relationships, and only appeared in a few episodes this season. All four have other projects in the works, some under the production wing of Lorne Michaels. Read more about the departing cast members at Deadline.