Bowen Yang, Lorne Michaels and SNL

Lorne Michaels Had One Requirement For Bowen Yang To Do SNL And Wicked. Bowen Yang Thought He Had It: 'And Then I Had A Mental Breakdown'
Now, with Season 50 of SNL airing on the 2024 TV schedule and Wicked out in theaters, Bowen Yang has opened up about what it was like balancing his work on the sketch comedy show with the musical, the requirement Lorne Michaels had for him to do both,
Bowen Yang Says His First ‘SNL' Screen Test Was a ‘Disaster' After Lorne Michaels Interaction: ‘I Pandered to His Canadianness'
Bowen Yang’s initial screen test for “Saturday Night Live” did not go so well following an interaction with creator Lorne Michaels, according to the comedian. During a recent interview on “Hot Ones,” Yang recalled his screen test in 2017 for the late-night sketch comedy series.
Bowen Yang Recalls Being "A Vibe Killer" During ‘SNL' Audition With Lorne Michaels
Seven years after he joined the talented lineup of Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang is revealing how creator Lorne Michaels warmed up to him. The 4x Emmy nominee recently recounted his awkward first encounter with Michaels from his 2017 final audition for the NBC sketch comedy show,
Bowen Yang shares hilarious story about his first 'SNL' screen test
Bowen Yang is all smiles looking back at his first ever Saturday Night Live screen test after an interaction with Lorne Michaels.In a recent appearance on Hot Ones, Yang recalled his
Bowen Yang’s Royal Fumble Nearly Cost Him His SNL Role: “The first thing out of my mouth… was a vibe killer”
Iconic actor and comedian Bowen Yang, who is known for his highly controversial and political comedy, talked about how he was rejected in SNL!
Bowen Yang says he and his 'SNL' castmates shared a 'special' moment after screening 'Wicked' early
Speaking to People magazine in a recent interview, Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang shared that he and his co-stars watched a final cut of Wicked together, leaving them 'in shambles." He told the magazine that he first watched the finished movie with his SNL cohorts during a special screening earlier this year,
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Bowen Yang Had ‘Imposter Syndrome’ on ‘Wicked’ With Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Bowen Yang poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the European ... his scenes in London and going back to New York each ...
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Bowen Yang Bombed His First ‘Saturday Night Live’ Screen Test After Interaction With Lorne Michaels
friends with him now,'” Yang recalled. “I think Lorne at one point was hanging out with Aidy and kind of chuckling about it like, ’I think Bowen sees me as a mountain to climb, and I don’t ...
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Ariana Grande Had to ‘Pitch’ Lorne Michaels to Allow Bowen Yang to Be in ‘Wicked’
I called Lorne [Michaels],” Grande said to Yang. “Well, because I knew that ... New York and London to go shoot a movie,’” Bowen said. “[It] was an incredible experience and I wouldn ...
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Thank Ariana Grande When You See Bowen Yang In 'Wicked'
Ariana Grande has worked in the industry since she was 15 years old. She started on Broadway, a difficult feat to achieve at ...
Bowen Yang Reveals His Dream Host(s) For ‘Saturday Night Live’
Cher and Kelly Clarkson pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live? Count Bowen Yang (and us) in. Appearing on The Kelly ...