Kenan Thompson leaving SNL is a piece of news that has lately been circulating all over the Internet. As reported by TMZ, Kenan Thompson, a long-time cast mainstay of "Saturday Night Live" is actually preparing to make his exit from the top comedy show.

Kenan Thompson has actually been on TV for approximately two decades now. He kicked off his career on the small screen in Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel." He then slowly proceeded to making movies, such as "Fat Albert" and "Good Burger."

According to TMZ, sources, who are reportedly connected to SNL, told them that Kenan Thompson actually planned to leave the show last season. However, the star had a last minute change of mind and decided to stay after the show's head honcho, Lorne Michaels, asked him to stay.

According to the report, Kenan Thompson is leaving the show with no hard feelings at all and that he is allegedly saying goodbye to the show on fantastic terms. The source mentioned that he is presently preparing for a new upcoming show and that he is planning to move to Los Angeles, perhaps with his wife and newborn baby, as soon as the ongoing season of SNL wraps up.

However, despite all the rumors, SNL has strongly claimed that none of them is true, particularly because they have not had any final decisions on the next season's casting yet. Still, TMZ stands by its report and has stated that the decision actually does not fall on the hands of SNL because Kenan Thompson is allegedly ready to go and leave the show.

Having been one of the longest mainstays on SNL, Kenan Thompson will certainly be missed by the show's loyal and avid fans, if ever he really does push through with his thoughts of leaving "Saturday Night Live."