Saturday Night Live solid member, Bowen Yang, can be lacking from the October 18, 2025, lineup of the long-running present. Nevertheless, viewers who need to see him painting the not too long ago launched George Santos won’t have to attend as a result of an insider claimed that the comic had already pre-filmed a phase for the present this week.
Yang introduced that he would not be within the October 18 present in a comparatively imprecise Instagram story with an image of what seems to be California, however he reassured followers that the episode would nonetheless be full of guffaws. The actor wrote, “Lacking the present tonight however it is going to be sooooo enjoyable sab is superb.”
Though Yang’s message was cryptic, Entertainment Weekly alleged that an insider advised them the place he’d be. In accordance with this nameless supply, he can be receiving an award on the evening of the present in Los Angeles. He’s reportedly going to get the Academy Museum’s Vantage Award at a gala.
When the information dropped on October 17 that Congressman Santos was launched from jail after solely finishing three months of his seven-year sentence for committing wire fraud and identification theft, viewers have been anticipating Saturday Night Live to comment on it. And, naturally, that assumption comes with the expectation that Yang, who has portrayed the politician up to now, would steal the present.
Whereas the supply has not confirmed what was filmed, many believed that it could be one thing concerning Santos. SNL has always been quick to leap on political occasions, so it would not be shocking if this finally ends up being true. Nevertheless, contemplating the truth that he was simply launched on Friday evening and Yang himself confirmed that he was in California early on Saturday, it lowers the possibilities that the pre-recorded skit was concerning the congressman.
Though it appears unlikely that audiences will see Bowen dressed up because the congressman tonight, it is nonetheless doable. Solely time will inform if Leisure Weekly’s insider was right.
Tune in to Saturday Evening Reside at 11:30 PM ET and eight:30 PM PT on October 18, 2025, on NBC.
- Launch Date
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October 11, 1975
- Showrunner
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Lorne Michaels
- Administrators
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Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, Liz Patrick, Andy Warhol, Linda Lee Cadwell, Matthew Meshekoff, Paul Miller, Robert Altman, Robert Smigel
- Writers
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Will Forte, Bill Hader, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Chris Parnell, Asa Taccone, John Lutz, Tom Schiller, Simon Wealthy, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Nicki Minaj, Herbert Sargent, Matt Piedmont, John Solomon, Chris Kelly, Alan Zweibel, Kent Sublette, Ari Katcher, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schnedier, Scott Jung, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis, Rhiannon Bryan
