Tue May 20 10:30:00 UTC 2025: **’SNL’ Season 50 Finale Wraps with Jokes and Speculation About Cast Departures**
NEW YORK – The Season 50 finale of “Saturday Night Live” aired this weekend, leaving fans guessing about potential cast changes as the show heads into its summer break. While there were no tearful goodbyes like in previous years, the episode was filled with jokes about cast members leaving and Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost potentially succeeding Lorne Michaels as the show’s boss.
Host Scarlett Johansson jokingly announced Sarah Sherman’s departure during her opening monologue, catching Sherman off guard and fueling speculation, albeit falsely. Meanwhile, during Weekend Update’s Joke Swap, Jost was forced to deliver a line written by Michael Che suggesting that Lorne Michaels should “retire b*tch! Let me run the show.” The joke further ignited rumors that Jost is a potential successor to Michaels, who had previously hinted at retirement after the 50th season but has since backtracked.
With a large cast, including several veterans, the question of who might depart remains open. Michael Che has publicly alluded to leaving, but gave no hints on the show, and other long-tenured cast members have also hinted at possible exits. Traditionally, cast member decisions are announced in the weeks following the finale, with Michaels finalizing plans in late summer. The show’s finale concluded with hugs and flowers from Jost to his wife, Johansson, but offered no concrete hints about upcoming cast changes. The episode ended abruptly on NBC, with fans questioning whether or not they missed goodbye messages from cast members. The next few months will be full of suspense as fans await news of departures from the sketch comedy show.
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