
It’s not a secret that Saturday Night Live is a cutthroat environment. However, with its return inching closer on the 2025 TV schedule and the exit of four cast members as well as a few writers, there's been a lot of attention on the NBC institution, its employees and how it handles cast turnover. When Devon Walker left, he highlighted that fact too, calling some of his time on the series “toxic as hell.” Now, he’s explaining why that was the case and how the show could add “a sprinkle of humanity” to some of its practices.