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Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) [1] is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for SNL 's 45th season.
3 days ago · Bowen Yang seems to think the word “mock” is too strong of a verb. The “ Saturday Night Live ” cast member drew backlash over the weekend for comparing Moo Deng — a very meme-able pygmy hippopotamus — to pop star Chappell Roan. In the bit, which Yang performed on “Weekend Update,” Yang wears a hippo costume while channeling the ...
3 days ago · Over the weekend, Bowen Yang appeared on Saturday Night Live ’s Weekend Update dressed as Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand who can’t so much as chew a leaf without getting a standing ovation from TikTok. In the bit, Yang and Weekend Update host Colin Jost drew parallels between the wildly popular Moo Deng and musician Chappell ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Bowen Yang Is Sorry He’s Not Your Clown Today. The comedian’s trip to Oz, by way of conversion therapy and “S.N.L.”. By Michael Schulman Photography by Ryan McGinley. September 16, 2024 ...
5 days ago · But for SNL ’s season 50 premiere on September 28, Yang proved he could do almost anything, playing three summer-defining figures in a single night: the originator of Brat summer Charli XCX, the anti-LGBTQ+ Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, and perhaps most memorably, the glistening baby hippo Moo Deng.
May 14, 2024 · Bowen Yang’s Dangerously Authentic Journey: “I’ve Had to Learn It the Hard Way”. The Emmy-nominated SNL MVP on going straight for Sydney Sweeney, sleep demon Troye Sivan, and Tina Fey’s ...
Jun 12, 2024 · SNL cast member Bowen Yang draws a card from the Wild Card deck and reflects on a moment his life could have gone a different direction.
May 13, 2021 · It’s Bowen Yang! Yang is now SNL's first Chinese-American and its third openly gay cast member, and his presence on the last three seasons has been changing the game. He's done sketches with...
Aug 15, 2022 · Yang pulled this off in just three years as a cast member, yet he has no recurring character or skit. He exploded in the pop culture zeitgeist with his fan favorite “Iceberg” character in 2021 ...
Jun 3, 2022 · What Bowen Yang Had to Expose to Make Fire Island. The SNL player goes deep with V.F. on his journey from sketch comedy star to the emotional core of Fire Island. By Chris Murphy. June 3, 2022....
