Colin Jost Holds Up Sign For ‘SNL’ Alum Dana Carvey After Son’s Tragic Death

Saturday Night Live paid tribute to an alum, Dana Carvey, in an endearing way following the tragic death of his son.

At the end of last night’s episode, host Jason Momoa wrapped up the show surrounded by the cast while Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost held up a sign (as you can see above) that read, “We love you Dana and Paula.”

The message was for Carvey and wife Paula Zwagerman, who lost their eldest son Dex Carvey this week from an accidental drug overdose at 32.

“Last night we suffered a terrible tragedy,” Carvey shared on X on Thursday. “Our beloved son, Dex, died of an accidental drug overdose. He was 32 years old. Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things–music, art, film making; comedy–and pursued all of them passionately.”

Before last night’s episode of SNL, Carvey had posted a message to Instagram, thanking friends and fans for all the support in the wake of Dex’s passing. “This is just to say thank you,” he wrote. “My wife and I have been overwhelmed by your love, your personal stories, your compassion. We received so many beautiful messages from people who knew Dex. These touched us more than we could ever express in words.”

He also mentioned that he plans to take a hiatus from work and social media. “Trying to figure out what life looks like now that we are a family of 3,” he said. “We will heal the best we can and carry on. Our darling Dex would have wanted it that way.”

Carvey was a cast member of SNL from 1986 to 1993, scoring five consecutive Emmy nominations for his performances, which included impersonations of George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot. He also played some of his own characters such as Church Lady, Hans (opposite Kevin Nealon as Franz) and Garth from the Wayne’s World sketches with Mike Myers that later became a movie franchise.

Carvey regularly reminisces about his days on the sketch comedy show on his Fly on the Wall podcast, which he cohosts with fellow SNL alum David Spade. They have had several past and current cast members on the podcast as well as show creator Lorne Michaels.

Watch as Jost displays the sign for the Carvey family at the end of last night’s SNL episode below:

Thank you, Jason Momoa and @tatemcrae! Goodnight! pic.twitter.com/p5OCGagQI6

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