“Saturday Night Live” host Colman Domingo ended his show with an emotional speech that was almost completely cut from the NBC broadcast.
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Coleman Domingo ended his first “Saturday Night Live” episode with an emotional closing speech, but viewers watching live didn’t get to see it.
At the end of the April 11 episode of “SNL,” the “Euphoria” star, 56, reflected on the importance of hosting the NBC sketch show for the first time. He was joined on stage by the evening’s musical guest, Brazilian singer Anitta.
“Tonight is for every little boy and every little girl in Brazil’s inner cities,” Domingo said. “Tonight is for the dreamers. Tonight is for the people who bring light to the world, especially Lorne Michaels and this beautiful cast.”
He added, “Thank you to everyone in the band. Thank you so much to everyone who gathered in a dark room and just laughed at a time when the world needed more laughter. It was an amazing night. Let’s send them off with a big kiss and love, and let’s love each other. Thank you so much to everyone in this building.”
Viewers watching on NBC missed nearly all of Domingo’s speech as the broadcast abruptly ended and cut to a commercial for just a few words of his speech. “SNL” good nights typically don’t air completely because the show runs out of time and reaches the end of its programming slot, but cancellations aren’t as sudden as Domingo’s episodes.
The full speech was uploaded to X immediately after the show ended, allowing fans to watch the parts they missed. The actor also shared the clip with X and thanked them again, “Thank you for such a great night!”
Other than the awkward ending, Domingo’s episode was generally well-received by viewers. In the fan-favorite sketch, the “Sing Sing” actor plays a pompous fashion professor who is interviewed for a news report about a bank robbery, but instead of providing useful information, he only focuses on picking off the suspect’s poor style.
Another sketch imitated the Artemis II moon mission, with Domingo playing an astronaut attempting to deliver a video log, but kept being interrupted by the crew drifting around him.
In his opening monologue, Domingo alluded to the fact that he was “involved in practically everything,” quipping, “I was Carly in iCarly, I was in C-3PO’s suit in Star Wars, and I’m your uncle.” He also joked that you can always guess which projects fans know him from. “If you were a fellow Latino, you’d say, ‘Oh, Fear the Walking Dead,'” he said. “But if it’s a girl under 20 or a creepy guy over 30, it’s ‘Euphoria.'”
