Longtime “Saturday Night Live” star Jason Sudeikis has finally confirmed that he’s leaving the famed sketch-comedy show.
The 37-year-old comedian made the announcement to David Letterman on Wednesday night’s “Late Show.”
“Now, how many years have you been regularly employed at ‘Saturday Night Live?’,” Letterman asked.
“If you could call it regularly employed, 10 years,” Sudeikis said, adding that he worked as a writer for two years before appearing on camera for eight.
“I’m definitely done,” said the funnyman, known for playing Mitt Romney, the Devil and Glenn Beck on “SNL.” “I’m going to leave. Yeah, I’m not coming back next fall.”
Rumors about Sudeikis’ departure had been speculating since May, but the announcement Wednesday appears to be his first mention of it.
“Now, do they know that?” Letterman asks, jokingly. After all, his show is on CBS, and “SNL” airs on NBC. “I mean, have you run this by someone?”
“I would hope someone would, you know, would tell them after this point, yeah,” Sudeikis said.
Currently, “SNL” is on Summer break, with writing and production set to resume in August. The comedian said he’d probably “start to get that itch” again around that time.
Though the sketch-comedy chapter of his life might be closing, the actor has plenty of excitement ahead, including more weighty roles in film.
His comedy flick “We’re the Millers,” opens in August, which also stars Jennifer Aniston.
And, Sudeikis is preparing to tie the knot with “Tron: Legacy” actress Olivia Wilde.
