Chris Redd is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after five seasons of the sketch comedy show, NBCUniversal announced Monday.
“SNL” is about to enter Season 48, and Red’s departure comes in the wake of the exit of several other regulars as well.
“Being a part of ‘SNL’ has been an experience of a lifetime,” Redd said in a statement. “Five years ago, I moved to 30 Rock knowing it was an amazing opportunity to grow. Now, with friends who have become family and memories I’ll always cherish, I’m with Lorne Michaels and the entire ‘SNL’ Grateful to the organization. From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank you all enough.”
Redd will next be seen in the comedy special Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This? Premiering on HBO Max later this year. Also in the works, a yet-to-be-titled project from Broadway Video and Audible which he co-produced and will play a leading role. He is also associated with starring in the feature film “Cyber Monday”, which is currently in development at Universal.
Early in his career, the St. Louis native aspired to be a rapper, but was drawn to comedy when he realized that he not only enjoyed improvisation, but was good at it. He toured with the sketch comedy group The Second City and then took his roots in Los Angeles in 2016 to pursue acting. The first year in LA, he made his film debut in “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”, starring “SNL” alum Andy Samberg.
After several auditions for “SNL”, which did not go ahead, he finally joined the cast after several auditions for “SNL”, which did not progress, he finally made a featured appearance for Season 43 in September 2017. joined as artists. player. The following year, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2018 for co-writing the song “Come Back Barack” for the “SNL” sketch about President Obama’s departure from the White House. In 2019, he was made a repertory cast member.
The shakeup at “SNL” this year, with Redd exiting Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Eddie Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseor and Aristotle Athari, as well as the exit of longtime “SNL” producer, was one has been major. Lindsay Shooks.
Four featured players have been added for Season 48 – Marcelo Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker.
