Overview
- In a candid Las Culturistas interview released Wednesday, Yang characterized his December departure as a voluntary, timely move after seven seasons.
- He recounted that his Dec. 20 farewell sketch set in a Delta lounge nearly didn’t make it to air and that Cher’s participation was only confirmed on Saturday.
- Yang said Lorne Michaels advised scaling back the sketch’s eggnog gag to emphasize emotion, a change that reduced space for additional cast cameos.
- He described breaking down at the table read when delivering a line about loving everyone who works at the show and called the week an outpouring of support.
- Addressing recurring critiques that he had “no range,” Yang said audiences often collapsed his work into the archetype of “the gay Asian guy,” and he reflected on his path from 2018 writer to cast member after nearly opting not to return last fall.