• "SNL" has wrapped its milestone 50th season and is set to return to screens in the fall.
• Kenan Thompson, one of the show's longest-serving cast members, has teased major changes.
• Several fan favorites have been the subject of departure rumors in recent weeks.

"Saturday Night Live" wrapped its milestone 50th season last week, with a scheduled return to screens in the fall.

But while audiences may be eager to see their cast favorites once again spoof the latest happenings in Washington, it appears that there could be a bit of a shake-up coming.

Kenan Thompson, the longest-tenured cast member in the NBC show's history, has hinted that some big changes could take place between now and next season.

Speaking to Page Six on Wednesday, Thompson described the show's recent season finale as "bittersweet."

"Especially this year where it feels like there's maybe, possibly, a lot of change next year," he said.

Thompson did not expand on what those changes may be, but there has been speculation that several popular cast members may be about to leave the show.

"You want everyone to stay forever, knowing that people may be making decisions this summer," he added.

Colin Jost, whose wife Scarlett Johansson hosted the season 50 finale episode, cracked several jokes about replacing "Saturday Night Live" boss Lorne Michaels during his latest Weekend Update. Jost began his tenure on the show as part of the writing team in 2005 and became co-anchor of the "Weekend Update" segment in 2014.

It was speculated that Michaels would be departing in the run-up to the show's 50th anniversary celebrations. The 80-year-old, however, who created the sketch comedy show in 1975 has previously addressed the rumors, telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2024 that he had no "immediate" plans to retire.

"I just know that this is kind of what I do and as long as I can keep doing it, I'll keep doing it," he said.

Elsewhere in the finale, Sarah Sherman, who joined the cast in 2021, was shown looking confused after other cast members sang a line about her leaving in a song performed during Johansson's monologue.

Bowen Yang also has left fans worried he could be saying his farewells following a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.

"I think you get to a point at SNL where you understand that you're on the downswing of things. I think I was just processing that being one of the last 'last nights' that I would have, and that is a huge thing," he said earlier this week.

As for Thompson, who joined the cast in 2003, he said he has yet to sign a new contract for the coming season but expressed interest in returning.

"You just never know what the future holds," he told Page Six. "I don't want to be in the way of someone else."

"I don't want to be the stale old man riding the same old thing. That doesn't really happen that much at 'SNL' but there's no guarantees," he added.

Representatives for "SNL" did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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The big picture: Pushing President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" through the House was far from a painless process, but the fiscal package now heads to the Senate, where the chamber is likely to make changes.

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• Johnson, who has not held back in his criticism of the bill championed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), characterized the GOP-only legislation as "the Titanic" at a Politico event earlier this month.
• Ron Johnson wants deeper cuts, and has repeatedly called for a return to pre-pandemic spending levels.

Driving the news: "This is the weekend we honor the service and sacrifice of the finest among us," Ron Johnson said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, referencing the Memorial Day holiday. He added: "I don't think they served in sacrifice to leave our children completely mortgaged."

• He called for his fellow lawmakers to be "responsible," contending the "first goal of our budget reconciliation process should be to reduce the deficit."
• As he noted, the legislation — which aims to extend Trump's first-term tax cuts, among other priorities — would do the opposite.
• The Congressional Budget Office estimates an increase in the deficit of $3.8 trillion for the 2026–2034 period.

The other side: House Speaker Johnson, also appearing on CNN Sunday to defend the bill, said such estimates are "dramatically overstated," arguing that the CBO does not do "dynamic scoring" and does not account for the growth he says will be fostered by the bill.

• Asked about Ron Johnson's contention that the bill "will almost certainly add to our deficits and debt," the Louisiana Republican pointed to the wide range of opinion in his caucus and said, "we're doing the best we can with the vote numbers that we have."
• Two House Republicans joined Democrats in voting "no" Thursday, while one voted present.

Yes, but: Ron Johnson said he agrees with independent deficit projections that show an increase of up to $4 trillion.

• "You don't defeat the deep state by funding it," he said and added that the process for passing the bill — in order to hit Mike Johnson's Memorial Day goal — has been "rushed."
• Mike Johnson told CNN's Jake Tapper the House was trying to get the work done on "a very aggressive timetable."

What we're watching: Asked how many of his fellow GOP senators he thinks share his concerns and would be willing to make major changes to the bill, Ron Johnson said "we have enough to stop the process."

• Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) echoed his Senate colleague's criticism, saying on "Fox News Sunday" that the spending cuts included in the House bill "are wimpy and anemic."
• He continued that he "still would support the bill even with wimpy and anemic cuts if they weren't going to explode the debt."
• Other senators, like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), have expressed concerns about changes to Medicaid proposed in the bill.

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