'Saturday Night Live' closed out its 47th season by saying goodbye to two of its most beloved cast members.
New York "Saturday Night Live" closed out its 47th season by saying goodbye to two of its most beloved cast members.
On Saturday night's episode, the NBC variety show bid adieu to Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson in subtle, but emotional ways. The show first said goodbye to McKinnon by opening the show with a recreation of one of the comedian's most memorable sketches, "Close Encounter."Saturday's cold open brought back McKinnon's Miss Rafferty -- an alien abductee who goes through a rougher experience than her counterparts.
— Saturday Night Live - SNL May 22, 2022 As for Davidson, he got one last segment on"SNL's" Weekend Update."I never imagined this would be my life," Davidson said."Back then, I was just a skinny kid that no one knew which race I was. And now everyone knows I'm White because I became hugely successful while barely showing up to work. Look at me now, I'm aging like an old banana.
— Saturday Night Live - SNL May 22, 2022 "We were together through the good and the bad, the happiest and the darkest of times," Davidson continued."I owe Lorne Michaels and everyone at SNL my life. I'm so grateful and I wouldn't be here without them." Davidson thanked the show for teaching him"life values" and said,"SNL is my home.""I'm so happy and sad about tonight's show. For so many reasons I can't explain," he wrote.
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