Bowen Yang is speaking out about leaving “Saturday Night Live.”
“I loved working at SNL, and most of all i loved the people. i was there at a time when many things in the world started to seem futile, but working at 30 rock taught me the value in showing up anyway when people make it worthwhile,” he posted on his Instagram along with a carousel of photos.
He continued, “i’m grateful for every minute of my time there. i learned about myself (bad with wigs). i learned about others (generous, vulnerable, hot). i learned that human error can be nothing but correct. i learned that comedy is mostly logistics and that it will usually fail until it doesn’t, which is the besssst.”
Along with thanking the cast and crew of the show, he also gave a shoutout to his “Wicked” co-star and this week’s “SNL” host Ariana Grande “for sending me off in the dreamiest way i could imagine.”
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Variety reported on Friday that Yang was exiting “SNL” in the middle of his eighth season on the show. Yang first joined the show as a writer in 2018 for Season 44. He then joined the cast as a featured player during Season 45, and was promoted to the main cast beginning with Season 47. His work on the show earned him nominations for the supporting comedy actor Emmy in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Besides “SNL,” Yang is best known for the pop culture podcast “Las Culturistas,” which he cohosts with his friend and fellow comedian Matt Rogers. From 2020 to 2023, he starred in “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.” In addition to “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good,” Yang’s film credits include “The Wedding Banquet” (2025), “Dicks: The Musical” (2023″ and “Fire Island” (2022).
From Variety US