After wrapping up his sixth season with the Saturday Night Live cast, Bowen Yang is reflecting on a milestone year.
The 4x Emmy nominee recently explained why he was so emotional during the curtain call for last weekend’s Season 50 finale of the NBC sketch comedy show, during which he could be seen hugging co-star Sarah Sherman, on the verge of tears.
“I think you get to a point at SNL where you understand that you’re on the downswing of things,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “I think I was just processing that being one of the last ‘last nights’ that I would have, and that is a huge thing.”
Yang added, “Every finale at goodnights something leaves my body because I’m just relieved from all that happened in that season and this was a big one. We went through a lot, so many fun memories. I think that was probably what was registering. I was just like, oh, I need to savor these moments before I don’t have them anymore.”
After the finale gave no news of cast departures, Yang dodged the question of whether he’ll return for Season 51. “No, we’re not doing that,” he said with a laugh.
Thank you, Scarlett Johansson, Bad Bunny, Mike Myers, and RaiNao! Goodnight! pic.twitter.com/fTy9bl5fN9
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) May 18, 2025
It is unclear when we will get news on departing SNL cast members. Traditionally, veterans who decide to leave make the announcement in the weeks following the season finale. After taking some time off, Lorne Michaels gets back to work by July, with decisions on who would not be asked back usually made in August-early September.
Yang joined the cast of SNL with Season 45 in 2019 after starting on the writing staff the year before.
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