Bowen Yang is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after this weekend’s Christmas show, in the middle of Season 51.
Yang confirmed his departure in an Instagram post on Saturday. “i loved working at SNL, and most of all i loved the people,” he wrote. “i’m grateful for every minute of my time there.”
Yang first came on board at “SNL” as a writer in 2018, before joining the cast one year later. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmys thanks to his involvement in the show, once for writing and four times for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.
Yang has portrayed many celebrated characters on “SNL,” including Moo Deng the baby hippo and Charli XCX.
“He has been there for seven years — time to move on,” a person familiar with Yang’s decision earlier told CNN, as rumors of the star’s departure spread on Friday.
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