Kate McKinnon on her ‘SNL’ exit: Lorne Michaels ‘knew it was coming’
nypost.comVulture’s “Good One” podcast, the 10-time Emmy nominee revealed that she was “definitely not sure” about leaving the show at the end of Season 47 last spring — joined by fellow cast members Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney.“Leaving was in the back of my mind for a while, because it’s just a grueling schedule,” McKinnon, 38, explained on the podcast. “I mean, I could do it for the rest of my life, happily, if the schedule were not so grueling and if I was not naturally a person who liked to wake up at 8 a.m.
and go to bed at midnight,” she continued. “I was having trouble staying up until 1 a.m. And I was like, ‘OK, I have to go. As scared as I am and as sad as I am, it’s time.’ ”“SNL” is infamous for its rigorous schedule.
Monday is when writers and producers pitch sketches to the week’s guest host. On Tuesday, they spend hours upon hours writing scripts — which are often tweaked moments before Saturday’s live show.
Wednesday brings a full table read of the episode, when sketches are arranged — or cut — from the upcoming show. Thursday is for set building and makeup tests, and Friday is when pretaped sketches are recorded.
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