During the red carpet for the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards, Hernández was asked about Yang’s SNL exit after seven seasons.
“I look at it like sports,” Hernández said in an interview with E! News. “That’s a guy that put up numbers, consistent, always putting up — big sketches, and had a distinct voice and everybody loves him, and it’s for a reason.”
He continued, “He’s a hard worker. I saw him behind the scenes grinding every week and it’s a guy to learn from for sure.”
With several key cast members leaving SNL, Hernández was asked if he was staying put on the NBC sketch show, given that his star continues to rise as well.
“I’m there. I’m there.
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