As announced, Seth Meyer finally said his goodbye to Saturday Night Live during Melissa McCarthy's Super Bowl weekend episode last February 1. The SNL head writer and actor will take over the Late Night show previously held by another alumni Jimmy Fallon. Fallon will be hosting the Tonight show after Jay Leno's retirement.
SNL alums Bill Hader (in his famous Stefon character), Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen and Andy Samberg took time to make an appearance on his last Weekend Update show.
"We are so proud of you. You've been the heart of this show for over a decade," Poehler said.
Stefon pulled one last jab to his supposedly spouse as they were married on his farewell episode last year: "You're like the "Sting" of SNL - because it takes you 12 years to finish."
Hader was fighting off tears as he express his gratitude to the crew and especially to the show's executive producer Lorne Michaels.
"I just want to say being out here with my co-anchors and my dear friend and my husband is the perfect way to end," Meyers said. "This is the job I've always wanted. I've had the best time and I've met the best people."
Telling reporters on his Television Critics Association press tour last January upon hearing the news of his new promotion: "It's heart-breaking, but I'm really happy I came back and did this first half of the year. There was talks when this came up - because I found out before my last show last year - and I knew I wanted to come back, and I'm really glad I did. The nice thing about SNL is that you're so busy that you don't have much time to reminisce."
Seth Meyer's SNL departure was received gracefully by the viewers as the classic live gag show achieved their 2nd highest original episode this season, averaging a 5.4 household rating in Nielsen's metered markets and a 2.9 in adults 18-49 in the markets with Local People Meters.
Late Night with Seth Meyers confirms that the Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler is set to be its first guest comes February 24th.
