Kenan Thompson is hinting that there’s going to be “a whole lot of change” subsequent season at Saturday Evening Stay concerning casting.
Whereas just lately talking with Web page Six, the comic and longtime SNL castmember referred to as the historic fiftieth season ending, which concluded with host Scarlett Johansson’s episode on Could 17, “bittersweet.”
“Particularly this 12 months the place it looks like there’s possibly, presumably, a whole lot of change subsequent 12 months,” Thompson continued, including, “You need everybody to remain endlessly, realizing that folks could also be making choices this summer time … it’s at all times such as you need your children to remain younger.”
Whereas nothing has been publicly confirmed concerning SNL casting for season 51, rumors have been swirling on-line of a forged shakeup. As for Thompson, who has been with the NBC sketch comedy present since season 29 in 2003, he shared that he has but to signal a contract for the upcoming season.
“You simply by no means know what the long run holds,” he defined. “I don’t wish to be in the best way of another person or I don’t wish to be the stale previous man using the identical factor. That doesn’t actually occur that a lot at SNL, however there’s no ensures, I assume.”
Some followers have been speculating who might doubtlessly be departing after the newest season, although SNL doubtless received’t reveal any modifications to its 17-member forged till nearer to the season 51 premiere in early fall. Nonetheless, a shakeup is feasible, particularly as some castmembers, together with Thompson, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim, have been on the present for seven or extra seasons.