“I didn’t really feel like I fit, like that was my zone.
ComedianPunkie Johnsonhas revealedwhy she leftSaturday Night Liveahead of the sketch series' monumental season 50 premiere.
“It’s a big decision.
Punkie Johnson as Ice Spice on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Colin Cauldwell/NBC
I feel like with me andSNL, it was a neutral thing.
By February of last season, I was like, nope, I’m done,” Johnson recalled.
I told them super, super late, right after I found out I’d get to go back.
That show is for a different pop in of person,” Johnson admitted.
“I’m crazy, more out-the-box, I’m all over the place.
That [show] is a structure.”
“He’s just like, ‘Get out of my face.’
I’d mess with him.”
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to representatives forSNLfor comment.
Saturday Night Livereturns for season 50 on Saturday, Sept. 28 on NBC.
