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Video: SNL Says Tearful Goodbye To Kristen Wiig, Stefon Returns, And Mick Jagger Rocks
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Published May 20, 2012
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There was a lot of big stuff happening on last night's season finale of Saturday Night Live: there was "Lazy Sunday 2" (which could end up being one of the last digital shorts), host Mick Jagger played bits of seven songs (including six Stones classics), Stefon had a hilarious return, and most emotionally, the cast bid farewell to the departing Kristen Wiig in the final sketch.
Everyone in the current cast—including Lorne Michaels—got a chance to dance with Wiig as Jagger and Arcade Fire played "She's A Rainbow" and "Ruby Tuesday." It started out as a graduation-themed sketch, but Wiig was quickly in tears. Amy Poehler, Chris Kattan, Jon Hamm, Will Forte, Steve Martin, Chris Parnell and Rachel Dratch were all on hand for the send-off as well. Click through for all those sketches, plus Jagger's very sad karaoke rendition of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Fred Armisen's Jagger impression, soap opera The Californians, and a Jon Hamm-starring Wiig-scene-stealing cold open.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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