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, which he said…

The movie version of Broadway’s beloved musical Wicked has been a long time coming since the show’s opening in 2003, but it is finally here — and quite frankly, not only does it soar cinematically, it exceeds all expectations. What director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) does here…

When Bowen Yang introduced his impersonation of Charli xcx on Saturday Night Live a month and a half ago, it got the British singer’s seal of approval. Tonight, Yang got to reprise the role alongside Charli xcx herself who was hosting the episode. The Wicked audition sketch featured actors and…

Ariana Grande offered an inside look as to how her hilarious “Charades with Mom” sketch came into being during her second time hosting Saturday Night Live last month. Appearing recently on the popular Las Culturistas podcast, the Wicked star said a real-life occurrence with her extended family…

After bringing the Saturday Night Live audience to their knees with a hilarious recent sketch, Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande are unpacking the details of their unexpected kiss scene. The 4x Emmy-nominated SNL star apologized to the 2x Grammy winner after he “opened my mouth up too much” during…

Bowen Yang and Chappell Roan shared a sweet embrace following the pop star’s musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live Season 50. During the curtain call, the two beloved figures were seen holding hands and talking excitedly among themselves. Afterward, as the credits rolled, the Emmy…

One of the Saturday Night Live moments that got a roaring reaction this week was Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang kissing. The moment occurs in a sketch where Grande plays a mother meeting her son’s (Michael Longfellow) new boyfriend (Yang). The family plays charades in the sketch, and Michael…

Ariana Grande channeled her inner theater kid — and diva — in her opening monologue for Saturday Night Live tonight, her second turn hosting the sketch comedy series. The Wicked star began her three-and-a-half minute monologue-turned-Broadway-spectacle by reiterating that it’s every theater…

Don’t stop thinkin’ about dreams comin’ true for a young pop star. Ariana Grande is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, and today we got a mini-preview of her with musical guest Stevie Nicks as the Fleetwood Mac legend joined the young hitmaker and SNL’s Bowen Yang for a fun promo. Watch…

Charli XCX thought Bowen Yang’s impression of her on Saturday Night Live was very brat. In a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show, the dance music artist was asked by the host if she saw the sketch, part of the Season 50 opener episode, as a “compliment, or were you just ticked off about…

Bowen Yang denies he mocked Chappell Roan on Saturday Night Live after backlash over fans of the singer saying he joked about her mental health. The comedian took to social media to defend the “Weekend Update” segment, in which he appeared dressed up as Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo. In the…

Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus as portrayed by an angsty Bowen Yang clad in a bulbous, purple animal suit, has had enough. During Saturday Night Live‘s Season 50 premiere of “Weekend Update” with hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, Yang called for justice for the beloved zoo animal, who in…