Comedian leaves show after this weekend’s finale

Bill Hader is leaving Saturday Night Live after an eight-year run.
His spokesman confirms that the 34-year-old comedian will depart SNL after this weekend’s season finale.
Hader joined the NBC sketch-comedy show in 2005. He has since made his mark with a range of impersonations including Al Pacino, Vincent Price, James Carville and Stefon, the hipster Weekend Update correspondent.
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