SNL says goodbye to Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson

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“Saturday Night LiveIt ended its 47th season by saying goodbye to two of the most beloved cast members.

On Saturday night’s episode, NBC Variety airs a friendly show Kate McKinnon And Pete Davidson In subtle but sentimental 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 the meeting.”

On a cold Saturday, Miss Rafferty reopened McKinnon – a foreign kidnapper who is going through a more grueling experience than her peers.

After McKinnon’s Miss Rafferty explains what happened to her (in vivid and saucy detail, no less) during her alien abduction, two government agents played by Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day make it clear that she must now go with the aliens who took her.

This led to a very touching moment for McKinnon who stood on the makeshift spaceship and allowed her character and herself to say goodbye.

“Okay Earth, I love you, thanks for letting me stay for a while,” McKinnon’s character said with her hand over her heart as she looked at the audience.

Then she said the show’s signature phrase, “Live…from New York. It’s Saturday night!” followed by thunderous applause for McKinnon.

As for Davidson, he’s got one last clip from SNL’s Weekend Update.

“I never imagined this would be my life,” Davidson said. “Back then, I was just a skinny kid no one knows what race I am. Now everyone knows I’m white because I became so successful while I hardly go to work. Look at me now, I’m getting old like an old banana.”

Davidson added during the clip that “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels told him during his first audition that he didn’t think Davidson was a good fit for the show, but “let’s pull this together.”

“And that’s exactly what we did,” Davidson said. “Which is why people who don’t think I deserve this job shouldn’t hate me because we have so much in common. Like, if I have to inspire anything, I wish literally anyone was on Saturday Night Live.”

Prior to the show, Davidson gave his official farewell on Saturday via Instagram He writes that he “shared a lot with this audience” and “literally grows up before your eyes.”

“We’ve been together through good times and bad, and the happiest and darkest of times,” Davidson continued. “I owe my life to Lorne Michaels and everyone at SNL. I am so grateful I wouldn’t be here without them.”

Davidson thanked the show for teaching him “life values” and said, “SNL is my home.”

“I am so happy and sad about tonight’s show. It was written for so many reasons that I can’t explain.

Bryant also got a goodbye during the Weekend Update when she appeared alongside Bowen Yang as recurring trendsetters. The clip ended with Bryant declaring “10 Beautiful Years” as “in” and getting roses and a kiss on the cheek from Yang and Weekend Update host Michael Che.

diverse mentioned Friday that McKinnon, Davidson, Bryant and Kyle Mooney are all expected to leave the show at the end of this season.