Pete Davidson and Kate McKinnon have taken their final bows on the Saturday Night Live stage.
The popular comedians departed during the show's 47th season finale on Saturday, leaving the sketch institution without arguably its two most famous names.
Veteran cast-mates Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney also made their final appearances in the episode hosted by Natasha Lyonne, representing one of the biggest cast shake-ups in years.
Davidson, well-known for his life offscreen — dating Ariana Grande and current girlfriend Kim Kardashian — wasted no time name-dropping in his final monologue on 'Weekend Update'.
"Hello, Colin and Che and millions of people only watching to see if I bring up Kanye," Davidson opened with.
While he refrained from mentioning his saga with Ye, the comic revealed that SNL boss Lorne Michaels told him his relationship with ex-fiance Ariana Grande was doomed from the start.
"I called him when I got engaged. I was like, ‘Lorne, I just got engaged to Ariana Grande after dating her for two weeks.’ He goes, ‘Oh, well, hold on for dear life.’ It’s a true story.”
Davidson, the show's "resident young person", joined the cast at just 20 years old in 2014.
He thanked SNL and Michaels for always having his back and allowing him to grow.
"Thank you to Lorne for never giving up on me or judging me even when everyone else was, for believing in me and allowing me to have a place I could call home with the memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you.”
His own outsize personality often outshone the characters he played and it was his comic commentaries as himself on “Weekend Update” that often went most viral.
Kate McKinnon, 38, celebrated the end of her 10-year run on the show, which saw her take home two Emmys and nine nominations.
She was known for her impressions of political figures like Hillary Clinton and characters like the famous alien abductee Miss Rafferty.
McKinnon opened the show as Miss Rafferty and an 'out-of-this-world' skit, and said her final goodbyes on “Earth.”
“I love ya, thanks for letting me stay awhile. Live from New York, it's Saturday night,” she said to open the show.
Bryant, 35, joined the cast at the same time as McKinnon and has been a constant in sketches ever since, getting four Emmy nominations of her own.
Mooney, 37, appeared in nine seasons starting in 2013.
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