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Aidy Bryant Returns to SNL to Send Off Bowen Yang With ‘Trend Forecasters’

Her first Studio 8H appearance since 2022 marked a farewell nod to Yang through their recurring Weekend Update characters.

Overview

  • Bryant reunited with Yang on Saturday's Saturday Night Live to reprise their Trend Forecasters segment on Weekend Update as Yang exits the cast.
  • The holiday-themed bit labeled fighting with your family and Bombas as in while calling mistletoe out, punctuated by Bryant giving Yang a brief on-air kiss.
  • They joked about sourcing trends from a "huge, sweaty, rock hard computer" and name-checked Rush Hour 4 with a deadpan "Thanks Trump."
  • The pair finished by declaring Orange Chicken, waving PRIDE flags, Marge Simpson hair, and Michael Che out, with Che appearing beside them for the gag.
  • Bryant, who left after Season 47 following a 10-season run, returned to Studio 8H for the first time since May 2022 after Yang had previously said he would not do the sketch without her.