Kate McKinnon was one of several cast members to step away from "Saturday Night Live" earlier this year. It wasn't an easy decision for McKinnon, who had been a mainstay on the sketch comedy show for 10 years after joining in Season 37.
But speaking with Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa Thursday on "Live With Kelly and Ryan," she stressed it was time for a change.
"I thought about it for a very long time, and it was very, very hard," McKinnon said. "All I ever wanted to do in my whole life was be on 'Saturday Night Live.' So, I did, I loved it, I had the best decade, and then I was just like 'my body was tired' and I felt like it was time."