Although Gardner played a number of recurring characters during her tenure at “SNL” — including two who appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment — when reports broke last week that she would not be returning, fans on X mourned her departure with clips from the “Beavis and Butt-Head” sketch.

Heidi Gardner is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after eight seasons, multiple sources tell Variety. The news comes amid a shake-up at the NBC sketch comedy series, which this week saw the departure of Michael Longfellow,

Heidi Gardner has exited Saturday Night Live after eight seasons, marking a major cast shake-up ahead of the show’s 51st season