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Peter Sblendorio

Aidy Bryant shares why she decided to leave ‘Saturday Night Live’ after 10 seasons

NEW YORK — Aidy Bryant felt it was the right time for her “Saturday Night Live” finale.

The comedian told Variety that she considered ending her run on the NBC sketch comedy series in previous years, but had reasons to return before appearing on her final episode last month after 10 seasons.

“If it weren’t for COVID, I probably would have left a few years earlier,” Bryant, 35, told the entertainment outlet. “But it was such a huge change. When COVID hit, it was so jarring that we were all like, ‘I’m definitely going to come back next year.’

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