{"id":12944,"date":"2026-07-21T21:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12944"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:51:40","slug":"chloe-fineman-details-bizarre-lorne-michaels-phone-call-over-shocking-snl-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12944","title":{"rendered":"Chloe Fineman details bizarre Lorne Michaels phone call over shocking &#8216;SNL&#8217; exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135082248.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chloe Fineman revealed Lorne Michaels was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/16\/royal-family\/prince-harry-shares-his-unfiltered-reaction-to-englands-heartbreaking-world-cup-loss\/\">World Cup semifinals<\/a> when she called him to tell him she was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/16\/entertainment\/chloe-fineman-leaving-snl-after-7-seasons\/\">leaving \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was, in classic form, he was watching England vs. Argentina,\u201d the comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Variety\/status\/2079401540817719440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2079401540817719440%7Ctwgr%5E5478cbf3a57e7ccecd90bb3828acf24458d610f1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Fx.com2Fvariety2Fstatus2F20794015408177194403Fs3D4626t3Dr5_SxrLpuGysSUK5FN6nZgid%3Dmntl-sc-block_23-0-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D12023460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Variety <\/a>at Apple TV\u2019s \u201cThe Dink\u201d premiere in Los Angeles on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was doing, like, the coolest thing in the world with the coolest people, but we had a lovely talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Chloe Fineman (seen above at Apple TV\u2019s \u201cThe Dink\u201d premiere on Monday) detailed her phone call with Lorne Michaels about leaving \u201cSNL\u201d in a new interview with Variety. <span class=\"credit\">John McCoy\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fineman said Michaels (seen above) was at the World Cup semifinals game when she called him. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fineman, 38, remembered Michaels, 81, answering the phone and telling her, \u201cI\u2019ll call you back, I\u2019m at the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, the soccer game?\u201d Fineman recalled. \u201cI made a joke, I was like, \u2018I assume you\u2019re rooting for England because you\u2019re energetically very British?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fineman said once the \u201cSNL\u201d boss called her back, they \u201chad a really lovely chat\u201d about her decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cHe was doing, like, the coolest thing in the world with the coolest people, but we had a lovely talk,\u201d Fineman recalled of her chat with Michaels (both pictured above on the \u201cSNL\u201d set). <span class=\"credit\">chloeiscrazy\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fineman said Michaels (pictured above) asked if he could call her back because he was at the game. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fineman announced her departure from the sketch comedy series via Instagram Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 7 wonderful seasons at \u2018SNL\u2019 I have decided it\u2019s time for my next chapter,\u201d she captioned her post. \u201cIt\u2019s cliche to say this but working at \u2018SNL\u2019 has been the greatest privilege of my life. I still can\u2019t really believe I got to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fineman, who joined the NBC show for Season 45 in 2019, said while it\u2019s \u201chard\u201d to leave the program, she believes it\u2019s \u201cthe right time\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to miss it a lot,\u201d she shared. \u201cBut the people who work there are my family and that place is my home, and I know I\u2019ll never be too far away.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fineman (seen above at the \u201cSNL\u201d FYC event in June 2026) confirmed she \u201chad a really lovely chat\u201d with Michaels about her decision.  <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The comedian (seen above on the set of \u201cSNL\u201d) announced she\u2019s leaving the show after seven seasons. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Page Six heard Fineman quit \u201cSNL\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/17\/entertainment\/why-chloe-fineman-is-really-leaving-snl-couldnt-say-no\/\">hours after she was offered a role<\/a> in David E. Kelley\u2019s new Netflix drama series, \u201cMyron Bolitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happened very quickly,\u201d an insider told us. \u201cChloe went back and forth, but it was a smart move \u2014 she knew she couldn\u2019t say no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources also claimed Fineman<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/18\/entertainment\/chloe-fineman-had-tension-with-snl-co-stars-before-exit\/\"> had tension with other \u201cSNL\u201d co-stars<\/a>, which allegedly contributed to her exit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fineman (seen above as Britney Spears on \u201cSNL\u201d) said: \u201cAfter 7 wonderful seasons at \u2018SNL\u2019 I have decided it\u2019s time for my next chapter.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Colin Cauldwell\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Fineman (pictured above in a \u201cWhite Lotus\u201d skit on \u201cSNL\u201d) quit the show hours after she was offered a role in a Netflix show, insiders told Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">Holland Rainwater\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cChloe could rub people the wrong way at times,\u201d our insider said. \u201cShe got along really well with some cast members, but not everyone clicked with her.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The source added, \u201cSome cast members felt like she expected people to accommodate her and assumed everyone would adjust to her schedule and preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a second source close to the show exclusively told us, \u201cThere\u2019s no truth to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chloe Fineman revealed Lorne Michaels was at the World Cup semifinals when she called him to tell him she was leaving \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d \u201cHe was, in classic form, he was watching England vs. Argentina,\u201d the comedian told Variety at Apple TV\u2019s \u201cThe Dink\u201d premiere in Los Angeles on Monday. \u201cHe was doing, like, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/135082248.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}