Saturday Night Live will implement cast changes ahead of Season 51, with announcements expected shortly. Cast alterations were postponed until after the 50th Anniversary Special to allow returning performers such as Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Maya Rudolph to participate without disruptions. James Austin Johnson will return to portray Donald Trump. Retirement rumors about the showrunner are false, but more decision-making duties have been delegated in recent years. Miley Cyrus performed Sinead O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" for the anniversary, with a wish that O'Connor could have sung it herself. Longtime cast members, including Colin Jost and Michael Che, face exit speculation. A UK version is planned for 2026.
I wanted people coming back and being part of [the 50th season]. So when Kate [McKinnon] hosted, Kristen [Wiig] and Maya [Rudolph] came back for it. And that meant there couldn't be those kind of disruptions [to the cast], or anything that was going to take the focus off [the 50th season].
be announced in a week or so,
That's already been happening [in] the past year or so. More people are involved in the choices and in the decisions.
If [O'Connor] were still alive, I would have asked her to sing that song. But it was represented by Miley singing it with so much power.
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