Pete Davidson isn’t the only SNL alum whose return was halted by a writers' strike.

That tradition extended with the2023 Writers Guild of America strike, which went into effect Tuesday.

Season 13

What we lost:This is a crusher.

Pete Davidson on SNL (screen grab) CR: NBC

Pete Davidson on ‘Weekend Update’.NBC

Radner died on May 20, 1989 without returning to the show that made her a household name.

However, two days later, the show confirmed that those episodes were called off.

At 12 episodes, this remains the shortest season in the history of the show.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Eugene Levy and John Candy in 1986’s ‘Armed and Dangerous’.Everett Collection

But Winehouse would never get the chance to appear due toher death in 2011.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, from left: Gilda Radner, as Roseanne Roseannadanna, Jane Curtin

Gilda Radner as Roseanne Roseannadanna with Jane Curtin on ‘Weekend Update’.Everett Collection