Bowen Yang has clocked out from his closing Saturday Evening Dwell shift.
Yang stated goodbye to the sketch comedy sequence with a heartfelt sketch the place he performed a Delta worker working his final shift. Whereas serving to prospects on the eggnog station, he stated, “Oh, sorry, my machine’s type of breaking down, so I’m closing my station. That is my final shift.”
“Yeah, it’s unhappy. I’m gonna miss all the things about this place. The smells, celebrities would come by. You already know, simply final week, Josh O’Connor was right here,” he joked. (O’Connor hosted SNL‘s Dec. 13 installment, which aired every week prior.)
Yang obtained on the cellphone with Ariana Grande‘s (who hosted the episode) character Rhonda, who stated, “I want you have been dwelling, however I’m so happy with you. All of the eggnog you’ve made through the years. A few of it was nice, a few of it was rotten.” He replied, “A whole lot of it obtained minimize.”
“You already know, I additionally suppose Eggnog’s type of like me,” Yang stated, persevering with, “It’s not for everybody, however the individuals who prefer it are my type of individuals.” He then launched into singing a rendition of “Please Come Residence for Christmas,” as he continued to assist extra prospects (aka his co-stars) as they wished him good luck.
Grande later entered the stage, telling Yang, “I wouldn’t miss your final shift for the world.”
“I can’t consider you’re retiring,” the Depraved star added. Yang replied, “I simply wished to exit on high,” which led to Grande joking, “Oh, everybody is aware of you’re a backside.”
Yang then subliminally shared his gratitude for his time on SNL in between tears.
“Oh Rhonda, I ought to have come dwelling earlier. I simply really feel so fortunate that I ever set to work right here,” Yang stated. “And I simply wished to get pleasure from it for just a little bit longer. Particularly the individuals. I’ve liked each single one that works right here as a result of they’ve executed a lot for me, particularly my boss.” And no, he wasn’t speaking about Lorne Michaels, however Cher!
“Ma’am, I simply wished to say it’s been an honor working for you, and any success I’ve after this can be due to this place. Earlier than I’m going, do you might have any suggestions for me?” Yang stated to Cher. “Properly, everybody thought you have been just a little bit too homosexual. However you realize what? You’re excellent for me,” she joked.
Saturday marked the comic’s closing episode as a forged member on the sketch comedy sequence. It was revealed Friday that he was exiting the present midseason, notably on the episode hosted by his Depraved co-star Ariana Grande.
Forward of Saturday’s episode, Yang addressed his departure on Instagram Saturday, the place he stated he’s “grateful for each minute of my time there.”
“i realized about myself (unhealthy with wigs). i realized about others (beneficiant, susceptible, sizzling). i realized that human error will be nothing however appropriate. i realized that comedy is generally logistics and that it’s going to normally fail till it doesn’t, which is the besssst,” he wrote, additionally thanking Lorne Michaels and Grande “for sending me off within the dreamiest manner i might think about.”
Yang’s SNL tenure started in 2018, when he joined as a author. The next 12 months, he joined as a featured participant, and was promoted to a full-time forged member in season 47. He joins a restricted group of SNL alumni who left the sequence midseason, together with Cecily Robust, Molly Shannon, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey and Janeane Garofalo, together with Norm MacDonald (who was fired on the time).
He earned 5 Emmy nominations throughout his tenure with the sketch comedy sequence, all of the whereas his profession outdoors of SNL started to skyrocket. Yang co-hosts the beloved Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers, with the present itself increasing into the Las Culturistas Tradition Awards. A spoof on typical awards exhibits, Yang and Rogers pop culture-centered awards ceremony aired on Bravo this 12 months, the place it would return in 2026.
Yang lately starred in Depraved and its followup Depraved: For Good, and can subsequent seem in Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mom and Me and The Cat within the Hat.
Watch Yang’s closing SNL sketch under.
