{"id":159178,"date":"2025-03-31T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/snl-writer-pokes-fun-at-morgan-wallens-abrupt-exit-from-the-show\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:14:36","slug":"snl-writer-pokes-fun-at-morgan-wallens-abrupt-exit-from-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/snl-writer-pokes-fun-at-morgan-wallens-abrupt-exit-from-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL Writer Pokes Fun at Morgan Wallen\u2019s Abrupt Exit From the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"88.773572377158\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/morgan-wallen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Morgan Wallen<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s quick exit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/saturday-night-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> is already getting the meme treatment from one of the show\u2019s writers.<\/p>\n<p>Wallen, 31, made headlines following his Saturday, March 29, appearance on the NBC sketch comedy show after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/morgan-wallen-abruptly-walks-off-snl-stage-before-show-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abruptly walking off the stage<\/a> during the ending credits. The country singer later took to Instagram and posted a photo of an airplane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet me to God\u2019s country,\u201d Wallen captioned the photo.<\/p>\n<p><em>SNL<\/em> writer <strong>Josh Patten<\/strong> shared an Instagram Story of his own on Sunday, March 30, which appeared to poke fun at the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.2941176470588\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/country-star-morgan-wallens-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/country-star-morgan-wallens-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Morgan Wallen\u2019s Ups and Downs Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMorgan Wallen has become the bad boy of country music after facing a series of scandals throughout his career. The \u201cWhiskey Glasses\u201d singer got his start on season 6 of The Voice in 2014, where he was a member of Adam Levine\u2019s team but got knocked out during the playoffs. Two years after his appearance [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Patten posted a photo of a Krispy Kreme box truck in New York City alongside a caption that read, \u201cGet me to God\u2019s country,\u201d referencing Wallen\u2019s social media post from the night before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full credit-added wp-image-3934256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"SNL Writer Pokes Fun at Morgan Wallen Post\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SNL-Writer-Pokes-Fun-at-Morgan-Wallen-Post-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Josh Patten\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Patten appeared to deny throwing any shade, uploading a screenshot of his 2023 Apple Music Replay which featured four Wallen songs in the top five spots on the playlist. In another Instagram Story, he added an emoji rolling its eyes alongside a comment that read, \u201cGuessing Patten\u2019s not a Morgan Wallen fan?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wallen was the musical guest on Saturday\u2019s episode and performed two songs from his upcoming fourth album \u2014 \u201cI\u2019m the Problem\u201d and \u201cJust in Case\u201d \u2014 which is set to be released on May 16. He didn\u2019t appear in any sketches alongside host <strong>Mikey Madison<\/strong>, but he did give the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/anora-wins-best-picture-at-2025-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Anora<\/em><\/a> star a hug before bolting off stage.<\/p>\n<p>While some viewers speculated there may have been drama behind-the-scenes, no <em>SNL<\/em> cast members have spoken about working with Wallen or addressed his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Wallen\u2019s bumpy relationship with <em>SNL<\/em> began during the Covid pandemic. In October 2020, Wallen was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/morgan-wallen-parties-without-a-mask-ahead-of-snl-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uninvited as the show\u2019s musical guest<\/a> after he was spotted breaking Covid protocols by partying in an Alabama bar one week earlier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.293556085919\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/morgan-wallen-gives-health-update-after-canceled-concert\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Morgan-Wallen-Returns-to-the-Stage-After-Abruptly-Canceling-Concert.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1169px%2C661px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Morgan Wallen Returns to the Stage After Abruptly Canceling Concert\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Morgan-Wallen-Returns-to-the-Stage-After-Abruptly-Canceling-Concert.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/morgan-wallen-gives-health-update-after-canceled-concert\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Morgan Wallen Apologizes for Abruptly Canceled Show, Gives Health Update<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBack on the horse. Morgan Wallen apologized to fans who were impacted by his last-minute concert cancellation as he prepared to return to tour. \u201cWhat\u2019s up, everybody? I just wanted to let you know I am in Jacksonville, [Florida],\u201d the 29-year-old country singer said in a video shared via his Instagram Story on Thursday, May [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in New York City, in a hotel room. I was getting ready for <em>SNL<\/em> this Saturday, and I got a call from the show letting me know that I will no longer be able to play. And that\u2019s because of COVID protocols, which I understand,\u201d Wallen shared in a statement at the time. \u201cI\u2019m not positive for COVID, but my actions this past weekend were pretty short-sighted and that have obviously affected my long-term goals and my dreams. I respect the show\u2019s decision because I know that I put them in jeopardy. I take ownership for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He eventually appeared as the musical guest on a December 2020 episode alongside host <strong>Jason Bateman<\/strong>. Wallen was featured in a sketch poking fun at his controversy with Bateman playing Morgan Wallen From the Future and warning him not to mess up the <em>SNL<\/em> opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody\u2019s gonna post a video of you ignoring Covid protocols and the whole internet\u2019s gonna freak out,\u201d Bateman teased. \u201cOnce people hear about the party, you\u2019re gonna be in big trouble man, you\u2019re gonna get kicked off Saturday Night Live.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/snl-writer-pokes-fun-at-morgan-wallens-abrupt-exit-from-the-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Wallen\u2019s quick exit from Saturday Night Live is already getting the meme treatment from one of the show\u2019s writers. Wallen, 31, made headlines following his Saturday, March 29, appearance on the NBC sketch comedy show after abruptly walking off the stage during the ending credits. The country singer later took to Instagram and posted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":159179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-159178","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}