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Bowen Yang Says His First ‘SNL’ Screen Test Was a ‘Disaster’ After Lorne Michaels Interaction: ‘I Pandered to His Canadianness’
Bowen Yang says his first 'SNL' screen test was a 'disaster' after his one-on-one meeting with Lorne Michaels.
Bowen Yang Recalls Being “A Vibe Killer” During ‘SNL’ Audition With Lorne Michaels
Seven years into his 'Saturday Night Live' tenure, Bowen Yang reveals how he and Lorne Michaels got past their awkward first meeting.
Bowen Yang Bombed His First ‘Saturday Night Live' Screen Test After Interaction With Lorne Michaels
Bowen Yang is looking back on bombing his first Saturday Night Live screen test after an interaction with Lorne Michaels. The SNL standout stopped by Hot Ones ahead of the release of Wicked, in which he stars as Pfannee.
Bowen Yang's first screen test for “SNL” was a 'disaster' due to Lorne Michaels interaction: 'I didn't get the job'
“I had screen tested in 2017," recalled the actor and comedian. "The final step in that process is you have a one-on-one meeting with Lorne. It was him and another producer, Erik Kenward. The first thing out of my mouth was, ‘I'm Canadian, too. I grew up in Montreal. I grew up in Quebec' — and immediately it was done, it was a vibe killer."
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 watching final “Wicked ”cut with “SNL” costars was 'so special': 'All of us were in shambles'
Bowen Yang watched the final cut of Wicked with some of his Saturday Night Live costars — and the movie left them all a blubbering mess. The comedian, who plays Pfannee in the new big-screen musical,
Why Bowen Yang was ‘terrified’ to watch ‘Wicked’ with his ‘Saturday Night Live’ co-stars
Bowen Yang wasn’t sure when he was going to watch the final cut of “Wicked.” “Everyone has their weird hang-ups about watching something that they’re in,” he tells TODAY.com. Yang, who’s worked on “Saturday Night Live” since 2018,
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Bowen Yang Had to Apologize After Kissing Ariana Grande Too Hard on SNL (Extended)
Bowen Yang talks about kissing Ariana Grande during a Saturday Night Live sketch, shares how she called Lorne ...
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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 ...
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Video: Bowen Yang Shares How Ariana Grande Helped Him Star in WICKED
In a new interview on TODAY, Wicked star and SNL cast member Bowen Yang shared that he asked Jon M. Chu for a part in the new ...