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'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."
Kenan Thompson Discusses Shane Gillis Being Fired From ‘SNL’ And How He Thinks It Should Have Gone Down
It doesn't seem all that long ago when the Shane Gillis x Saturday Night Live drama was unfolding after Lorne Michaels' show ...
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SNL 50: Charli XCX & Please Don't Destroy's "Meet Cute" Gets Mean
Charli XCX and Please Don't Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, Martin Herlihy) go from "meet cute" to "mean cute." ...
SAG Awards Predictions: ‘Wicked’ and ‘Saturday Night’ Lead Ensemble Race; Why Ceremony Should Add Categories for Supporting TV Performers
Screen Actors Guild Awards predictions in every category include "Wicked" and "Emilia Perez" in film, and "Shogun" and ...
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Bowen Yang Bombed His First ‘Saturday Night Live’ Screen Test After Interaction With Lorne Michaels
"It was a vibe killer." By Christy Piña Associate Editor “The final step in that process is you have a one-on-one meeting with Lorne. It was him and another producer, Erik Kenward,” Yang said.
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Saturday Night Review: A Disappointing Look At Iconic TV
Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night is a biographical comedy-drama chronicling the tense, chaotic evening leading up to the 1975 ...