Saturday's episode marked Grande's third time hosting SNL, with musical guest Cher making her first appearance on the show since 1987. For her visit, the legendary pop star performed "DJ Play a Christmas Song" and a cover of Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run" from her 2023 holiday album, Christmas.

Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live midway through the season, his eighth with the long-running NBC late-night sketch comedy series.

At several turns of this week’s show, particularly in a closing sketch about a retiring Delta Sky Club employee that served as Yang’s emotional goodbye, it was clear that Grande understood the assignm...