Bowen Yang praised his ‘ Saturday Night Live ‘ co-star and collaborator Heidi Gardner after her exit from the late-night sketch show. Speaking on his Las Culturistas podcast , Yang said of Gardner, “You are one of the greats. You will go down in history.”

Gardner is one of several cast members not returning for Season 51. The show is losing Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, and John Higgins while gaining five new cast members .

“I am thrilled to go back,” Yang acknowledged. “I will miss the people who are not coming back very, very much.” He added, “Shout out Devon, Emil, Michael Longfellow. They were fantastic comedians going in. They are fantastic comedians coming out. Those are some A+ gems.”

He singled out Gardner as a cast member who was trusted to w

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