Cast member Vanessa Bayer leaving Saturday Night Live

Comedian spent 7 seasons on comedy show, memorable impersonations include Miley Cyrus and Rachel from Friends

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Caption: Vanessa Bayer is finishing her seventh season with SNL and announced she will be leaving the comedy show. (Scott Roth/The Associated Press)

Saturday Night Live is losing cast member Vanessa Bayer following this weekend's season finale.
Bayer is finishing her seventh season with NBC's comedy institution, and her memorable impressions include Miley Cyrus, Rachel from Friends and Jonah the Bar Mitzvah Boy. She's been with the show longer than any other female cast member.
Bayer, who has acted in movies including Amy Schumer's Trainwreck, announced her departure on Instagram Saturday. She said her tenure has been a "dream come true."
Another veteran cast member, Bobby Moynihan, is leaving for a role on a CBS sitcom.

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