{"id":212340,"date":"2025-12-21T07:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/bowen-yang-says-goodbye-to-snl-with-final-sketch-i-wanted-to-go-out-on-top-im-gonna-miss-this-place\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T07:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:01:04","slug":"bowen-yang-says-goodbye-to-snl-with-final-sketch-i-wanted-to-go-out-on-top-im-gonna-miss-this-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/bowen-yang-says-goodbye-to-snl-with-final-sketch-i-wanted-to-go-out-on-top-im-gonna-miss-this-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen Yang Says Goodbye to \u2018SNL\u2019 With Final Sketch: \u2018I Wanted to Go Out On Top, I\u2019m Gonna Miss This Place\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/bowen-yang\/\" title=\"Bowen Yang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bowen Yang<\/strong><\/a> took part in his final sketch as a cast member on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/saturday-night-live\/\" title=\"Saturday Night Live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old actor got emotional in his last sketch on Saturday night (December 20), where he played a Delta One Lounge employee who was working his last shift. <\/p>\n<p>Joining<strong> Bowen<\/strong> was host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ariana-grande\/\" title=\"Ariana Grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> and musical guest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/cher\/\" title=\"Cher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cher<\/strong><\/a>, as well as longtime cast member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kenan-thompson\/\" title=\"Kenan Thompson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kenan Thompson<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2167035\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my last shift. It\u2019s sad. I\u2019m gonna miss everything about this place. The way it smells. The celebrities who come through. Just last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/josh-oconnor\/\" title=\"Josh Oconnor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Josh O\u2019Connor<\/strong><\/a> came through,\u201d<strong> Bowen<\/strong> said in the sketch, referring to the week prior\u2019s host. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ariana<\/strong> played a member of his family, saying over the phone, \u201cI wish you were home but I\u2019m so proud of you and all the eggnog you\u2019ve made over the years. Some of it was great, some of it was rotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd a lot of it got cut,\u201d he replied. \u201cBut you know, I also think eggnog\u2019s kinda like me. It\u2019s not for everyone, but the people who like it are my kinda people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Delta Lounge - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/68qa6YmJxPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ariana<\/strong>\u2018s character then joined him and said, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t miss your last shift for the world. \u201cI can\u2019t believe you\u2019re retiring.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He responded, \u201cI just wanted to go out on top,\u201d to which she joked, \u201cOh, everyone knows you\u2019re a bottom.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, Rhonda, I should have come home earlier,\u201d <strong>Bowen<\/strong> said while getting emotional. \u201cI just feel so lucky that I ever got to work here. And I just wanted to enjoy it for a little bit longer. Especially the people. I\u2019ve loved every single person who works here. Because they\u2019ve done so much for me, especially my boss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cher<\/strong> then walks out as his boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMa\u2019am, I just wanted to say it\u2019s been an honor working for you, and any success I have after this will be thanks to this place. Before I go, do you have any feedback for me?\u201d he says to her, in a message pointed to <em>SNL<\/em> boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lorne-michaels\/\" title=\"Lorne Michaels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lorne Michaels<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, everyone thought you were a little bit too gay. But you know what? You\u2019re perfect for me,\u201d <strong>Cher <\/strong>said.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/20\/bowen-yang-breaks-his-silence-following-news-hes-leaving-snl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see what <strong>Bowen <\/strong>said about his departure<\/a> the day before. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/21\/bowen-yang-says-goodbye-to-snl-with-final-sketch-i-wanted-to-go-out-on-top-im-gonna-miss-this-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowen Yang took part in his final sketch as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. The 35-year-old actor got emotional in his last sketch on Saturday night (December 20), where he played a Delta One Lounge employee who was working his last shift. 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