And then, I don’t know if it makes sense for me to leave even after that point."īryant helped develop and performed in the Hulu series “Shrill,” while Strong was in the Apple+ series “Schmigadoon.” “So if they don’t throw me out of there before, I’m trying to get to 20. “I keep saying I’m trying to get to 20," Thompson told the magazine. Thompson is the longest-running “Saturday Night Live” cast member with 18 seasons, and he told Entertainment Weekly this summer that he sees no reason to leave. McKinnon is to produce and star in the upcoming Peacock series “Joe Exotic,” and Thompson's NBC sitcom, “Kenan,” will return for a second season. Instead of demanding a full-time commitment, Michaels has been allowing cast members to take time off during the season for other projects, and that will continue this year. The returns illustrate a new-found flexibility for the show, and its importance to NBC in a changing television environment. Instead of a comic monologue, that episode opened with Bryant, McKinnon, Strong and Thompson speaking seriously about the challenges of producing the show during the COVID pandemic.ĭuring “Weekend Update,” Davidson told the audience, “I'm very grateful to be here, and it's been an honor to grow up in front of you guys.” Strong had a show-stopping appearance as one of her most notable characters, Jeanine Pirro, singing a wine-soaked version of “My Way.” But speculation about dramatic cast changes was fueled by an emotional season finale last May. The show's longtime executive producer, Lorne Michaels, likes to keep an aura of mystery around his cast until the last minute. Only Beck Bennett, known for impersonations of former Vice President Mike Pence and a buff Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is exiting.Īidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and Pete Davidson, all busy cast members whose returns were considered questionable, will be coming back.
Now that it’s August, we should be hearing more relatively soon.NEW YORK – After an off-season of some mystery involving several favorite performers, “Saturday Night Live” said it was returning for its 47th year this weekend with all but one of its incumbent cast members on board. Which cast members will be taking Michaels up on his offer still remains up in the air. every week where they were shooting Kenan. Meanwhile, Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd were flying back and forth from L.A. Last season, he allowed Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong stretches of time off of SNL to film their respective projects. Now, in a post-pandemic world where he wants to keep things working as they had been, he’s reportedly a bit more flexible. And he also intends to step down as executive producer by then.Īnother thing that didn’t happen too often in decades past was Michaels’ willingness to let cast members go off and do other things. Reportedly, Michaels has big plans for the 50th seasons. Michaels is reportedly asking certain cast members to stay on the show through season 50, which would kick off in 2024.
Now reports are coming out that Lorne Michaels is trying to convince some of the veteran cast members who may be ready to leave to stay on a bit longer. For the first few decades, it wasn’t too common for cast members to stay on more than six seasons. Saturday Night Live has always been viewed as a launching pad that will give you the opportunity to potentially go onto become the next big thing in comedy.
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