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Bowen Yang, 33, revealed that one male celebrity was badly behaved when he hosted “Saturday Night Live.” Yang has been with “SNL” since 2018, first as a writer and then as a cast member. He also made history as the first “SNL” featured player to be nominated for an Emmy in 2021.
On a recent episode of “ Watch What Happens Live ,” Yang recounted what happened but declined to name the person — although he did let it slip that it was a man. “This man, this person, this host made multiple cast members cry on Wednesday before the table read because he hated the ideas,” said Yang. There are a slew of male celebs who hosted “SNL” in the years that Yang has been on the show, including Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Ryan Gosling, Adam Driver, Jason Momoa, Miles Teller, Austin Butler, and Travis Kelce, among others.
Bowen declined to give a name but called the situation “terrible.” Yang also answered a fan question about a sketch that was the biggest bomb. “When Ayo Edebiri hosted this past season, we wrote a live sketch where it took place in an elevator, and she and I were, like, telling everyone that we should all make out or something because the elevator got stuck,” he said.
“Then, for some reason, it got turned into a pre-tape under our noses, and we had to adapt to that...
It just didn’t go as well as I had hoped.” The comedian added, “And you just deal with it. Comedy’s subjective, you never know how it’s gonna play in front of a specific audience.
But it’s fine, you let it roll off your back.” The milestone Season 50 of “SNL” will premiere Sept. 28 on NBC.
“SNL” alum Maya Rudolph will return to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris amid the 2024 presidential election. “SNL” is also in the spotlight because Jason Reitman‘s movie “Saturday Night” premieres Oct. 11 in theaters, telling the story as the show’s first night in 1975.
Gabriel LaBelle plays Lorne Michaels , the legendary creator, “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard plays an NBC page, Cory Michael Smith plays Chevy Chase , Dylan O’Brien plays Dan Aykroyd , Ella Hunt plays Gilda Radner, Lamorne Morris plays Garrett Morris, Matt Wood plays John Belushi , Emily Fairn plays Laraine Newman and Kim Matula plays Jane Curtin. The star-studded cast of “Saturday Night” also includes Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Matthew Rhys as George Carlin , and Jon Batiste as Billy Preston..
