Kenan Thompson Hints at ‘A Lot of Change’ for ‘SNL’ Season 51

Kenan Thompson is teasing the potential of casting adjustments for the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live.

Following the realization of the long-lasting caricature comedy display’s fiftieth season on Would possibly 17 — hosted by means of Scarlett Johansson with musical visitor Bad Bunny — the 47-year-old comic and longtime SNL solid member known as the season’s finish “bittersweet” in an interview with Page Six.

“Especially this year where it feels like there’s maybe, possibly, a lot of change next year,” Thompson stated. “You want everyone to stay forever, knowing that people may be making decisions this summer…it’s always like you want your kids to stay young.”

Age NBC has no longer showed any casting adjustments for season 51, rumors of a conceivable shake-up had been circulating on-line, in step with The Hollywood Reporter. Thompson, who joined the display in 2003 right through season 29, not hidden that he has no longer but signed a agreement for the later season.

“You just never know what the future holds,” he instructed Web page Six. “I don’t want to be in the way of someone else or I don’t want to be the stale old man riding the same thing. That doesn’t really happen that much at SNL but there’s no guarantees, I guess.”

SNL is not likely to substantiate any solid departures or additions till nearer to the premiere of season 51 this autumn, THR reviews. Along Thompson, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Mikey Week, Heidi Gardner and Egotism Nwodim had been with the display for seven or extra seasons.

In SNL‘s season 50 finale, Johansson jokingly hinted at a possible cast departure during her musical monologue, telling cast member Sarah Sherman, “We’re all gonna pass over you upcoming 12 months,” A visibly stunned Sherman replied, “Wait, what? Did you guys hear something or…?” The occasion was once no longer referenced once more within the episode.