Overview
- Deadline, Variety and other outlets report his final appearance is the Dec. 20 broadcast hosted by Ariana Grande with Cher as musical guest.
- Yang joined SNL as a writer in 2018, became a featured player in 2019 and was promoted to the repertory cast by Season 47.
- He has received five Primetime Emmy nominations for his SNL work, including four for supporting actor and one for writing.
- The reported departure follows a recent reshuffle ahead of Season 51 that saw Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and John Higgins exit.
- Reasons have not been confirmed; coverage notes prior discussions with Lorne Michaels about his future and highlights Yang’s growing slate of outside projects including films and the Las Culturistas podcast.