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Martha Ross

Kate McKinnon, not Pete Davidson, is the bigger loss for SNL, fans say

Although Pete Davidson was featured in many headlines over the weekend about a major cast shakeup at “Saturday Night Live,” many believe it’s the loss of Kate McKinnon that deserves the most attention.

Davidson, 28, has become major click-bait after he started dating Kim Kardashian, put up with being publicly threatened by her ex-husband, Kanye West, and escorted the reality TV star wearing Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday” dress to the Met Gala.

McKinnon hasn’t done anything as splashy outside of her work of “SNL,” but she’s been “the heart” of the popular, late-night sketchy comedy show for the past decade, according to tributes that poured in from critics and from on social media over the weekend. She’s also the cast member that the show and its fans will probably miss the most,

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