Looks like Leslie Jones won’t be returning for the next season, but Kate McKinnon has extended her contract for at least one more season.
Everyone seemed to think the opposite was going to happen, but TV is full of surprises!
McKinnon could make a great living doing sitcoms--and prob some films-- but some people just like living in NYC full time. Jones probably wasn't dumped but I doubt her Q-rating was helpful, getting her a new deal.
shareHowever. for the number of talents who have left SNL over the decades for movies and television shows, very few have found lasting success. Very few. I think McKinnon would fall in the majority - those who won't have lasting success.
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shareI think Kate is the best thing SNL has going for it right now. When she steps into a character, it's ersatz with crazy energy. While being an attractive woman, she also gets into so many bizarre characters with such gusto, it blows my mind. As much as I like Cecily Strong, I don't think she's nearly as brave as KMcK.
I'm not sure what to say about Leslie Jones. She has an overwhelming stature but I'm not sure she has the talent to back it up. But I don't wish her ill in her career. Hopefully other things will turn up.
Leslie Jones' absence on SNL will be especially felt if Lorne Michaels doesn't shake up the cast
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/09/leslie-jones-leaves-saturday-night-live/597538/
For the past five years, Jones has been a breath of fresh air for a creatively stagnant show. Entering election season, it looks like Saturday Night Live will be even more stale with Jones' absence, says David Sims. "There’s still time for (Lorne) Michaels to overhaul the cast—though the host and musical guest of the 45th season’s first episode on September 28 (Woody Harrelson and Billie Eilish) are already set," he says. "New cast members have been known to join at the last minute, or even during the season as Jones did, and SNL still has a strong pool of writers who could easily make the leap to performing. But with (Kate) McKinnon and many of her contemporaries sticking around, and Alec Baldwin likely to reprise his recurring role as President Donald Trump (despite the actor’s continued public grousing about it), SNL figures to stay relatively static going into a big election year. If that’s the case, Jones will be especially missed, since she was such a vital spark plug for the show. Her 'Weekend Update' appearances, which served as extensions of her stand-up comedy, were welcome bits of provocation that frequently got a rise out of (Colin) Jost (a host who sometimes struggles to gin up onscreen chemistry with his castmates). Her sketch performing was shaky at first, with Jones occasionally flubbing lines or missing cues, but she quickly settled in as a fan favorite, parlaying the experience into roles in major movies such as Ghostbusters."