Saturday Night Live: Why Kyle Mooney Didn't Get A Goodbye
The finale of Saturday Night Live season 47 saw Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney all sign off for the final time, but Mooney curiously didn't get a proper goodbye. While Davidson and McKinnon have been rumored off and on to be leaving soon for the last several SNL seasons, and Davidson confirmed a while back, it definitely came as a surprise to many when it was recently announced that all four would be exiting so quickly. Such a large cast loss will likely lead to one ofSNL's famous rebuilding years, some of which have turned out well and others not so much.
Mooney joined the Saturday Night Live cast in 2013, being part of the roster for nearly a decade. That's nothing to scoff at, as many talented people failed to last even close to that long in the fast-paced world ofSNL, including one-season SNL alum Robert Downey Jr. After such a long run, it was naturally assumed that Mooney would get some kind of memorable sendoff. Sadly, that wasn't the case.
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Instead, Saturday Night Live's season 47 finale saw Mooney participate in only two sketches, neither of which primarily featured his talents as the main cast member. The first was a combined 9 to 5 and Weekend at Bernie's parody, while the second promoted the virtues of older adults wearing pigtails. Mooney was good in both sketches, but fans of the SNL performer were left saddened by the fact that unlike fellow departing SNL cast Davidson, Bryant, and McKinnon, he didn't get any time in the solo spotlight. McKinnon, as she often does, was the main player in the cold opening, while Davidson and Bryant each got their time in the spotlight during the «Weekend Update»
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