Bowen Yang Says Goodbye To SNL Ahead Of His Final Episode: 'I'm Grateful For Every Minute'

This season's "Saturday Night Live" cast shakeups aren't over just yet.

Bowen Yang, who has been with the NBC sketch series since 2018, is leaving the show, with the December 20 episode serving as his swan song.

Yang joined "SNL" in 2018, serving as a staff writer for Season 44. He became part of the cast as a featured player in 2019 (ahead of Season 45), and was promoted to full-fledged repertory player at the start of Season 47.

His time in front of the camera on "SNL" has earned him four Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in addition to a nod in 2019 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

"SNL" saw quite a few cast departures ahead of — and now during — its current 51st season, including Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Emil Wakim, as well as longtime cast members Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim. The show has since hired Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska, while Ben Marshall — previously a writer for "SNL" and a member of its featured comedy trio Please Don't Destroy — was also promoted to cast member for Season 51.

Yang posted an emotional farewell on Instagram on Saturday morning, hours before his final episode of "SNL" was set to air.

"I loved working at SNL, and most of all i loved the people," Yang wrote. "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.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."

He went on to thank "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels, his fellow cast members and writers, and his "Wicked" co-star Ariana Grande — the host of his final episode — "for sending me off in the dreamiest way i could imagine."

See his full message below:

Yang's final episode, hosted by Grande with musical guest Cher, airs at 11:30/10:30 on NBC. Will you miss Yang on the show? Tell us below.