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# ‘The right home for me’: Bowen Yang adds his ‘Update’ pick to ‘The Rundown’
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-the-rundown-bowen-yang/
- Published: 2026-04-15T20:51:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T02:52:21.000Z
- Description: The recently departed ‘SNL’ cast member shows some impressive knowledge as he sorts through ‘Weekend Update.’
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • Extras, The Cold Open, SNL, Bowen Yang, The Rundown

*SNL* released the third installment of *The Rundown*. For this episode of the online series, **Bowen Yang** stopped by to pick a *Weekend Update* feature. 

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Yang makes total sense for this segment. Few *SNL* hosts mastered the art of appearing during an *Update* segment in recent seasons than Yang. I’m thrilled that the former cast member picked **Bill Hader**’s Stefon as his addition to The Rundown.

See, **Dana Carvey**, this can be done without [picking your own sketch](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-the-rundown-dana-carvey/)!

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