Kenan Thompson: ‘It might not be a bad idea’ for ‘SNL’ to end

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Charlamagne tha God’s “Hell of a Week” series, and he noted that if creator Lorne Michaels, 77, retires after the 2024-25 season, then the show could properly come to an end.The radio personality, also 44, asked the Nickelodeon alum about “SNL” ending and Michaels’ possible departure“The rumor is the show is ending at its 50th season because Mr.

Lorne Michaels doesn’t want to do it after age 80. Is that true?” Charlamagne wondered.“Is that the rumor?” Thompson replied. “All right, I need to start planning.”Michaels created “SNL” in 1975 and has been the showrunner for most of its multidecade run. (He stopped producing the show from 1980-85.)“There could be a lot of validity to that rumor, because 50 is a good number to stop at,” Thompson went on. “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.”The “Kenan & Kel” star continued: “So, if somebody tries to come into his shoes, you know, it’s a good opportunity for NBC to save money as well, you know what I’m saying?”“[NBC] 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 … Capping it at 50 might not be a bad idea,” he said.“[Michaels] is such a legend that he keeps off those corporate wolves, if you will,” Thompson explained.