Lorne Michaels

“I love this idea. He’s the greatest—I adore Kenan,” Shannon told People magazine when asked whether Thompson could replace Michaels as SNL showrunner.

Appearing on Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso, Meyers recalled how Michaels offered him Late Night as if he was continuing a conversation they’d never had—positing (completely in jest) that Lorne has already “talked to himself” about who will succeed him at SNL, “and that person doesn’t know.”