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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

‘Saturday Night Live’ loses 3 more cast members: Moffat, Villaseñor and Athari

Alex Moffat Aristotle Athari Melissa Villaseñor Los Angeles Aidy Bryant James Austin Johnson Kate McKinnon Kyle Mooney Pete Davidson Punkie Johnson

Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari and Alex Moffat are exiting “Saturday Night Live” ahead of the sketch comedy show’s 48th season.

The Los Angeles Times confirmed Thursday that the trio of comedians are the latest cast members to leave the series following the bombshell departures of Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Kate McKinnon in May.

Repertory player Villaseñor joined “Saturday Night Live” in the show’s 42nd season in 2016. The actor and musician from Whittier, California, was known during her time on the program for delivering lively impressions of Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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