Bowen Yang
Teary-Eyed In Emotional Last ‘SNL’ Sktech
…With Assist from Ariana Grande, Cher
Revealed
December 21, 2025
6:07 AM PST
Bowen Yang bawled like a child throughout his ultimate “Saturday Evening Stay” sketch, hours after confirming he was transferring on from the present.
Take a look at his touching ultimate scene — he performs a Delta One Lounge worker working his final shift, an apparent parallel to his real-life scenario. He will get a telephone name from Ariana Grande, they usually reminisce about all of the “eggnog” he is made over time … one other apparent parallel to the sketches he is contributed to over this 7-year run on the present. He and Ariana then escape into tune, dueting Charles Brown‘s 1960 tune “Please Come House for Christmas.”
His “Depraved” co-star then joins him proper earlier than he breaks down in tears, saying how a lot he beloved working on the Delta One Lounge. He raves … “I simply really feel so fortunate that I ever started working right here, and I simply needed to get pleasure from it for slightly bit longer. Particularly the individuals. I’ve beloved each single one who works right here, as a result of they’ve completed a lot for me, particularly my boss.”
His phrases echo these of the “goodbye” letter to ‘SNL’ he posted Saturday afternoon, wherein he thanked all of his co-workers for his or her help over time … plus his boss, ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels.
Within the touching scene, Cher performs his boss — the “CEO of Eggnog at Delta” — who gives some laughter amid the excessive emotion. Bowen asks her for some suggestions, to which she replies … “Properly, everybody thought you have been slightly bit too homosexual. However you realize what? You are good for me.”
The scene wraps with some extra tune as Bowen’s character continues crying, with Ariana and Cher each hugging him.
Bowen took his ultimate bow at Studio 8H within the iconic 30 Rock constructing in the future after we confirmed the information he’d be exiting the present. It is unclear why he’s departing mid-season.
He is loved a profitable tenure on ‘SNL,’ first being employed as a author in 2018 and making his debut on the solid the next yr. He is additionally earned 5 Primetime Emmy nominations — 1 as a author and 4 as a supporting actor in a comedy collection.
