Vanessa Bayer Leaves 'SNL', Bids Goodbye on Season Finale

The comedienne who has been on 'Saturday Night Live' for seven seasons makes her final performance on the last episode of season 42.

May 22, 2017

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Vanessa Bayer is following in the footsteps of Bobby Moynihan. The comedienne quits "Saturday Night Live" after serving as a crew on the sketch show for seven seasons. During the season 42 finale over the weekend, she officially said goodbye and so did Moynihan.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson% served as a host, marking his fifth time as an emcee. Katy Perry served as a musical guest. It was her third performance on the show. Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson made surprise appearances.

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In one sketch, The Rock played a superhero who preferred designing clothes to saving the city. Earlier on the show, he was joined by Hanks during the monologue where he joked about running for president. The "Sully" actor teamed up with Katy in another sketch while Johansson reprised her role as Ivanka Trump.

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