Kenan Thompson Thinks Ending ‘SNL’ After Its 50th Season Is ‘A Good Number To Stop At’

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Kenan Thompson addressed long-standing rumours that “Saturday Night Live” creator and producer Lorne Michaels might exit the show after its 50th season.

Since December 2021, when Michaels, 77, revealed that it “would be a really good time to leave” the show after its 50th anniversary, there’s been speculation that his retirement might indicate the end of the long-running sketch comedy series. READ MORE: Kenan Thompson Responds After Samuel L.

Jackson Says He Got Him ‘Banned’ From ‘SNL’ “Is that the rumour?” Thompson asked host Charlamagne tha God while appearing on Comedy Central’s “Hell of a Week” on Thursday. “All right, well, I need to start planning.” The 44-year-old “SNL” star said, “There could be a lot of validity to that rumour, because 50 is a good number to stop at… That’s an incredible package.

He will be, probably, close to 80-years-old at that point, and you know, he’s the one who’s had his touch on the whole thing.” READ MORE: Lorne Michaels Tried To Convince Mike Myers To Remake ‘The Graduate’ Initially Instead Of ‘Wayne’s World’ Speaking on the show’s potential future without Michaels, Thompson said, “if somebody tries to come into [Michaels’] shoes,” it would be a “good opportunity for NBC to save money…They might slash the budget and then at that point, you can’t really do the same kind of show.” “So that’s unfair to watch it just really go down kind of in flames for real because of those restrictions,” he continued. “Capping it at 50 might not be a bad idea.” READ MORE: Pete Davidson To Play Fictional Version Of Himself In New Comedy Series Exec Produced By Lorne Michaels Michaels began the “cap it at 50” rumours when he told “CBS Mornings” that he’s “committed to doing the show until