US EditionBowen Yang Tearfully Bids Farewell to ‘Saturday Night Live’ with the Help of Cher and Ariana Grande
- On Dec. 20, Bowen Yang confirmed a midseason exit from SNL after seven seasons, saying, `I loved working at SNL, and most of all I loved the people` in his final show's Instagram farewell.
- Earlier this year, Bowen Yang had discussed natural turnover at SNL and hinted at life beyond the show, saying he had mulled leaving with Lorne Michaels, who persuaded him to stay.
- Beyond sketches, Yang also built a profile with notable work like 'The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic' and co-hosts the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers.
- Yang's departure follows recent exits of Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner and others after Season 50, with an SNL representative and NBCUniversal offering limited comment.
- Yang brings outside credits such as Wicked, Wicked: For Good, The Wedding Banquet, and co-hosting the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers, while midseason SNL exits include Cecily Strong and Eddie Murphy.
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Saturday Night Live's Christmas Eve episode brought an unexpectedly emotional moment. Bowen Yang closed an important chapter of his career with a musical performance and symbolic farewell in the episode's final sketch, alongside Ariana Grande and Cher.
Bowen Yang Leaves 'Saturday Night Live' After Starring in Emotional Final Sketch Alongside Ariana Grande and Cher
Yang made his first appearance on the sketch comedy series in 2019Saturday Night Live/YouTube Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang and CherNEED TO KNOWBowen Yang concluded his seven-year run as a Saturday Night Live cast member on Saturday, Dec. 20Yang, 35, played a Delta One Lounge employee in an emotional final sketch featuring Ariana Grande and Cher"This place will always be home, but ah, it's time to go," he said through tearsBowen Yang just took his f…
Bowen Yang bids farewell to 'SNL' during Ariana Grande's Christmas episode
Bowen Yang shared an emotional moment with Ariana Grande during Saturday Night Live's Christmas episode, marking his final appearance as a cast member on the long-running sketch comedy show.Grande, hosting the highly anticipated...
Bowen Yang tearfully bids farewell to ‘Saturday Night Live’ with the help of Cher and Ariana Grande
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bowen Yang got teary-eyed during the final sketch on Saturday’s episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which was his last. The 5-time Primetime Emmy nominee – who confirmed via his social media earlier on Saturday that he was retiring from “SNL” after the telecast – played a Delta Sky Club employee working his last shift at the airport on Christmas Eve, armed with a broken eggnog machine. Various cast members came up to hi…
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