Will Saturday Night Live Come To An End After Its 50th Anniversary?
For decades, Saturday Night Live has been beloved by audiences and celebrities for the entertaining content it creates with minimal resources and the opportunities that it presents performers. Many viewers have made watching the show a routine in their week for years, and many celebrity performers have admitted that they at one point dreamed of being on SNL. The show has elevated the careers of several musical artists and has opened up doors for the career of a number of comedians. The show was even responsible for several extremely popular movies, like The Blues Brothers, A Night at the Roxbury, MacGruber, and a whole list more. There’s no questioning how significant an impact the long-running series has had on pop culture. The impression that it’s had will certainly outlive the show itself.
Nonetheless, its immense popularity hasn't spared it from criticisms about its lack of diversity and some of its skits being insensitive. It really wasn’t until the last decade that the show has begun making serious attempts to cater to inclusivity in its cast and content. This factor, along with the hole left by several notable actors leaving in season 47, have brought about a few rumors of the decades-old series being canceled. While there has been no real confirmation of this happening anytime soon, there are events that have happened recently, and some in the near future, that suggest SNL’s end may be nearing.
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Even recently, more of the show’s cast has walked away from the series. Melissa Villasenor and Alex Moffat were confirmed to not be returning for season 48 at the beginning of September. This brought the total number of cast members that SNL has lost this year to seven, which
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