We’re back with a sketch-by-sketch recap of Saturday Night Live (Season 51, Dec. 20, 2025) — a great holiday episode hosted by Ariana Grande with a huge, heartfelt goodbye to Bowen Yang in his final night at Studio 8H.

In this episode, we break down:

• The holiday cold open and Ariana’s monologue
• The strongest sketches of the night (including the biggest laughs and the few misses)
• Weekend Update highlights + featured desk pieces (we see you, Kam Patterson)
• Why this episode stands out as one of the best of Season 51
• Bowen’s emotional send-off and what it means for the cast going forward

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