Saturday marked comedian Bowen Yang’s final appearance as a regular cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” a move Yang had already confirmed and cemented by tearing up on live TV alongside Ariana Grande and Cher. Getting to say goodbye with such attention and advance notice is a privilege in the notoriously cutthroat world of “SNL” personnel decisions. The news still promises to send ripple effects through the show’s interdependent ecosystem, where balance and chemistry are as essential as they are elusive.
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Yang joins his now-former colleagues Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim in a string of high-profile departures from the hallowed sketch show.
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