Date 09/08/2016 - News People
Cast members Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam will not return for the 42nd season of "Saturday Night Live," an NBC spokeswoman confirmed. The comedians have been on the show for six seasons and are known for their celebrity impersonations: Pharoah, 28, for his Barack Obama and Jay-Z, and Killam, 34, for his Matthew McConaughey and Brad Pitt, among many others. As the second youngest-ever black cast member to join "SNL," Pharoah didn't shy away from sketches that addressed criticism of creator Lorne Michaels for the series' lack of diversity, and led the effort hire more black performers on the show, especially women.