Former Saturday Evening Staystars Ego Nwodim and Devon Walker are having an on-screen reunion.
Leisure Weekly reported that Nwodim and Walker are guest-starring within the upcoming Prime Video present, Barbershop. In line with the publication, Nwodim’s character is known as Shelly-Ann, and Walker has been forged as Southside Swole. Tituss Burgess, Comic CP, Zack Fox, and Diallo Riddle are additionally slated to visitor star for the comedy.
The present’s stars are Roy Wooden Jr., Jermaine Fowler, Punkie Johnson, Brett Grey, E.J. Bonilla, Bokeem Woodbine, Tiana Okoye, Bresha Webb, and Langston Kerman, per Leisure Weekly. Selection reported that the co-writer of the 2002 Barbershop movie, Marshall Todd, has taken on the roles of a author, co-showrunner, and govt producer for the Prime Video collection.
In line with Selection, the collection will concentrate on Travis “Trav,” performed by Fowler, as he “endeavors to comply with within the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber on the iconic Calvin’s barbershop in Chicago.”
Devon Walker & Ego Nwodim Revealed They Had been Leaving ‘SNL’ on Social Media
Leisure Weekly reported that Walker and Nwodim revealed they might now not be filming SNL following season 50 in separate Instagram uploads.
In line with the publication, Walker let his followers know he and SNL “broke up” after three years in an August 2025 Instagram put up.
“Me and the present did three years collectively, and generally it was actually cool. Generally it was poisonous as hell. However we did what we made probably the most of what it was, even amidst all the dysfunction. We made a f‑‑‑ed up lil household,” learn the caption of the put up.
In the meantime, Nwodim shared she was stepping away from SNL following her seventh season in a September 2025 Instagram add. Within the caption, she expressed gratitude to the present’s creator and producer, Lorne Michaels, in addition to the present’s forged, crew, and writers.
“Week after week on that stage taught me greater than I might have ever imagined, and I’ll carry these reminiscences (and that laughter) with me at all times,” continued the comic.
Nwodim shared extra details about what led to her latest profession transfer throughout a November 2025 interview on Sherri. Nwodim joked that being an SNL forged member was “like being in a wedding.” She defined that SNL “was [her] longest relationship ever.” She clarified that whereas she is not “a commitment-phobe,” she was starting to really feel stressed
“I began to get the seven-year itch,” quipped Nwodim on the discuss present.
She additionally shared that she was grateful for her seven years on the collection.
“I actually did be taught a lot there. And I had a lot enjoyable. I miss my colleagues. However it felt just like the time to create space for one thing else for me,” stated Nwodim.
Walker and Nwodim weren’t the one SNL forged members to go away Studio 8H following season 50. NBC Information reported that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, and John Higgins additionally stepped away from the present previous to its present 51st season, which premiered in October 2025.
