Colman Domingo’s Closing Monologue on SNL Abruptly Interrupted

Colman Domingo made his debut as a host on Saturday Night Live on April 12, but the evening didn’t end as smoothly as fans had hoped. The 56-year-old actor’s closing monologue was unexpectedly cut short, leaving many viewers disappointed.

Due to the show exceeding its scheduled time, Domingo was unable to finish even a single sentence before the live broadcast abruptly switched to a commercial. He began with, “Tonight is for all the boys of inner cities…” but was cut off mid-sentence, leaving the audience hanging.

Fans quickly took to social media to vent their frustration over the abrupt ending, expressing their disappointment that Domingo didn’t get a proper chance to say goodbye as the show concluded.

Despite this hiccup, the Euphoria star had an otherwise memorable night, which also featured the debut of musical guest Anitta. Her performance added a vibrant note to the evening, complementing Domingo’s hosting premiere.

The Euphoria star, who made an exciting appearance in the jaw-dropping trailer for season three, was joined by musical guest Anitta with her own debut on the show.

One person took to X, formerly Twitter, to complain that he ‘took so long to start his goodnights [that] they got cut off!’ 

Fans were outraged after Saturday Night Live went over the allotted time, cutting off Colman Domingo’s heartfelt goodbyes to ‘inner city boys’

He made his hosting debut for the long-running sketch comedy series’ 17th episode of season 51

Another social media user tweeted: ‘PEACOCK I KNOW YOU DID NOT JUST CUT OFF COLMAN DOMINGO.’ 

‘I hate how NBC cuts off the good nights,’ a fan wrote. ‘Ugh they cut short the ending,’ another person chimed in. 

‘Oh my god they just cut off Coleman’s good night,’ one X user tweeted alongside two crying emojis. 

‘I knew he was going to get cut off, but good show overall,’ a fan wrote. ‘Whoops, Colman botched the goodbye,’ another viewer added. 

At the beginning of the night, Domingo -who will soon be appearing on big screens again as Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson in the upcoming biopic – kicked off his opening monologue by setting the ‘vibes.’ 

He began by highlighting his decades-spanning, illustrious film and TV career by naming some of his most recognizable roles. 

‘Now I have been an actor since the 90s,’ he said at one point before joking that he had taken on so many roles he’s ‘also your uncle.’ 

He joked that he was ‘practically in everything like raisins in a Caucasian cookout.’ 

Domingo also made jokes about how he also has a wide-ranging fanbase due to the many different types of projects he has worked on over the years. 

He only managed to say, ‘Tonight is for all the boys of inner cities …,’ before being cut off live on air

He was joined by Anitta as she made her musical guest debut on the show

At the beginning of the night, Domingo kicked off his opening monologue by setting the ‘vibes’

He began by highlighting his decades-spanning, illustrious film and TV career by naming some of his most recognizable roles

He joked that ‘bros’ know him from The Walking Dead while ‘young girls and creepy dudes’ recognize him from Euphoria

Because his goodbyes got cut off, a slew of fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their frustration 

Some fans angrily tweeted at Peacock and NBC

Others shared teary-eyed emojis but praised the show despite the broadcasting snafu

He joked that ‘bros’ know him from The Walking Dead while ‘young girls and creepy dudes’ recognize him from Euphoria.

He went on to show off ‘how adorable’ he is as he set the ‘vibes’ by having the crew adjust the lighting, the band play slow jazz and the cameraman change the angle.

He also stole the show in a variety of sketches, playing a fashion school professor in one and the owner of a Black barbershop doing therapy for white guys in another.

There was also a NASA sketch from the Artemis II crew, one based on an old PBS rerun and an Animorphs spoof titled Beastomorphs among many others. 

Saturday Night Live airs weekends on NBC and are available to stream on Peacock. 

Up next, Olivia Rodrigo will be taking on double duty as both host and musical guest on May 2. 

The following week, Matt Damon will host the May 9 episode with musical guest Noah Kahan. 

On May 16, Will Ferrell will be hosting and Paul McCartney will be performing as the musical guest.