Really touching farewell thing they did for Kristen Wiig on "SNL" tonight

[Ken Burch]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-05-20/kristen-Wiig-sendoff-snl/55087064/1

Don't know why...but even I got a bit choked up about it.

This isn't political...just a nice moment for one of the funniest people in the world at the moment.

[Blue_In_AK]

1. I didn't know she was leaving the show.

She'll be missed.

[Ken Burch]

3. It was done as kind of a surprise

There was what started out as a sketch at the end of the show, with Mick Jagger addressing what was supposed to be a high school graduating class...then he suddenly called Kristen(who was playing one of the students)up to the stage and introduced her as a student who'd be leaving "after seven years".

Then Mick and the school "music department&quot Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire, plus Andy Samberg on piano)struck up the Stones tune "She's A Rainbow", as Kristen began dancing with first Mick, then the cast members, then Lorne Michaels, the show's producer(I wasn't sure it was really her farewell until Lorne came out). They all then segued into the chorus of "Ruby Tuesday" and Steve Martin, plus the former cast members Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch, came out to join the singing.

It was a really sweet way for them to say goodbye...and very well played to have it be a surprise that Kristen was leaving until the very last moment.

The whole thing should be on Hulu or somewhere else on the net in a little while.

[deacon]

2. The whole show was good. Wiig might have that special talent to end up going a very long way. n/t

[Ken Burch]

4. I was glad she got to do her "Lawrence Welk Show singer with the freakishly small hands" character

one last time, and that, for once, the character actually ended up winning (getting the Italian "gondolier" singer played by Jon Hamm).

And you're right...the whole show was great, especially the idea of having Mick sing with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, AND Jeff Beck at different points.

The show had something of the looser, anything could happen feeling of some of the 70's "SNL" episodes...not too much(I think the whole cast is drug-free these days)but still, there was a touch of it-especially the sense that it was an ensemble, not driven by "stars".

[napkinz]

5. Is there any video for those of us who missed it?

Is so, could you post a link?

Thanks.

[Ken Burch]

6. There's a video link embedded in the link below:

http://www.inquisitr.com/239822/kristen-wiig-says-goodbye-to-snl-video/

[itsrobert]

7. Her return last night was sad

One failed attempt to recapture the magic after another.