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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’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'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 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 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 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 ...
Bowen Yang Was Convinced His SNL Sketch With Sydney Sweeney Needed An Intimacy Coordinator. The Euphoria Star Had A Different Take
Bowen Yang has been on Saturday Night Live for six years and has done quite a few sketches in his time. Some performances, ...
Bowen Yang Reveals How He and His Parents Manifested His “Wicked”, “SNL” Success Story 20 Years Ago (Exclusive)
Bowen Yang ’s banner year has been more than two decades in the making. The comedian, 34, who is celebrating his sixth season ...
Fresh Air Weekend: 'A Man on the Inside' creator Michael Schur; Actor Jimmy O. Yang
Schur's new show for Netflix features Ted Danson as a widower who goes undercover in a retirement community. Yang takes the ...
Do This If You Want To Become a Millionaire in 2025, According to Humphrey Yang
Becoming a millionaire seems like an unattainable dream for most. However, there's a select group of Americans who've already ...
‘Interior Chinatown’ Star Jimmy O. Yang Says Hulu Show Mirrors His Hollywood Trajectory: ‘I Was Chinese Teenager No. 1’
"Interior Chinatown" follows a man who lives in the background of a police procedural until his luck changes — a trajectory ...
Sydney Sweeney Assured Bowen Yang Her ‘Euphoria’ Sex Scenes Prepared Her for a Viral ‘SNL’ Sketch
The "Bowen Straight" sketch might have required an intimacy coordinator but Sweeney was already "game for it." ...
Jimmy O. Yang Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
Actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang visits WIRED to answer his most searched for questions on Google. When did Jimmy O. Yang ...
‘Interior Chinatown’ review: Jimmy O. Yang shines in Hulu adaptation
The Hulu series, based on Charles Yu's book of the same name, is wickedly funny and appealingly noirish, even if its stumbles ...
‘Interior Chinatown': Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters
There’s no escaping the layers of meta around the new Hulu series “Interior Chinatown.” It's an adaptation of Charles Yu’s ...