“He’s a master in that studio,” series creator Lorne Michaels toldThe Washington Post.

“He knows the best way to do just about everything.”

“Everybody else left to a job.

Kenan Thompson grinning on the red carpet

So what is Thompson’s future plan for “SNL”?

Well, he’s not leaving anytime soon, that’s for sure.

“Like, why should I ever had to leave?”

Kenan Thompson presenting an award

That’s not to say he doesn’t want to eventually branch out from the NBC-sphere.

“I would love to take the Tom Hanks approach,” he toldDeadline.

“Do a bunch of comedy and then turn into the biggest movie star ever.

That would be so awesome.”

“So it’s worked in my favor to be busy 10 months of the year.”