Bowen Yang Reveals What Made Him Cry During ‘Saturday Night Live’ Appearance

Bowen Yang he opened up about the rollercoaster of emotions he experienced while saying goodbye Saturday Night Live.

Yang, 35, took to Instagram on Sunday, December 21, to reflect on his last game It’s SNL appearance of the cast that aired last night. “It’s a little dangerous but it reached the highest level,” wrote Yang in an Instagram Story. It was accompanied by images from a video game Mario Kart World when a cow flipped out while riding Rainbow Road, Yang quoted the clip: “I felt like this all day yesterday.”

The comedian continued to explain what made him cry when he finished It’s SNL draw near the guest host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher. “A train of moving friends riding beside you??? It was seeing and hearing from so many people whose love brought tears to my eyes,” Yang wrote. “I will never experience anything like that in my life.”

Yang was seen crying during the holiday-themed sketch during her time Bad: Good costar, 32, and Cher, 79, entertained him with the Christmas song “Please Come Home for Christmas.” The painting refers to the walk of the comedian It’s SNL after seven seasons.

“I can’t believe you’re retiring,” Grande told Yang during the game, to which Yang replied: “I wanted to come out on top.”

Grande then said, “Everybody knows you’re an underdog, honey.”

An additional Instagram story from Yang on Sunday night included a photo of her standing inside her dressing room which was decorated with balloons and balloons that read ‘Halaala. Yang captioned it, “Slowly replying to messages. Thank you for being so kind.”

Another Instagram Story featured a photo of Grande and Yang with the singer leaning on her friend’s shoulder. “I can’t believe there are 492 NEW ways @arianagrande changed my life after last night,” Yang wrote before adding a black-and-white photo of them holding hands backstage.

News of Yang’s departure from It’s SNL broke on Friday, December 19, when Yang addressed the news through his Instagram grid one day later. “I loved to work It’s SNLand above all I loved people. I was there at a time when many things in the world began to seem futile, but working at 30 rock taught me the importance of showing up anyway when people make it worthwhile,” he wrote at the time: “I’m grateful for every minute of my time there. I learned about myself (bad about wigs). I learned about others (generous, vulnerable, hot). I learned that human error is okay. I learned that comedy is mostly about logistics and that it will often fail until it fails, which is the best.”

After Grande’s hosting duties ended, she took to her own Instagram Stories to pay Yang back. “I love you more than words can say and I’m so proud of you and all the eggnogs you’ve made over the years,” she wrote Sunday alongside a video of Yang performing a final live skit.

Grande continued, “It meant more than words to be there for your send-off last night. Happy ways, my smart and beautiful friend.”