Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson let go from SNL

According to The Comics’ Comic they won’t be back for the new season.

Sad but hardly surprising. SNL is pretty brutal about chucking people. I thought it was funny this week when the blogosphere was getting so excited after the announced hiring of Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. “SNL is going to have six women this year!” Well, no. SNL has its own “summer of death” almost every year, and sure enough, turns out ‘09 is no exception.

I’m sad it’s Wilson, though. I know I’m in the minority but I liked her. Abby Elliott was the one who really was floundering, if you ask me. Maybe Lorne Michaels sees some Karate Kid-like potential in her that the rest of us can’t? And she’s spending this summer in an extended comedy training montage, ready to wow us come fall.

Another note: Chicago must feel pretty sorry for itself these days. The Upright Citizens Brigade seems to have completely replaced Second City as the the SNL farm team.