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Comedian Bowen Yang Makes History As First Openly-Gay, Asian 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member

Comedian Bowen Yang Makes History As First Openly-Gay, Asian 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member
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Evan Brechtel
By Evan BrechtelSep 13, 2019
Evan Brechtel
Evan Brechtel is a writer and actor living in New York. A Fordham University graduate, he also writes a monthly column for Chosen Magazine and is currently working on a historical fiction novel about New York queer bars over the twentieth century.
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Saturday Night Live has been a mainstay of American television for over 40 years, but the show has yet to have an East Asian-American full-time cast member.

That's all about to change.

NBC recently announced that writer and comedian Bowen Yang will be joining the cast of tour de force comedians brave enough to broadcast live into the living rooms of Americans who need a laugh.

Yang may be new to the full-time cast, but he's no stranger to SNL.

He made his on-camera SNL debut last year in a scene stealing cameo as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kremlin Meeting - SNLyoutu.be

Having worked as a writer for the show for one season, he also wrote one of SNL's most popular pre-taped sketches, "The Actress," with his colleague Julio Torres.

The Actress - SNLwww.youtube.com

But SNL isn't the first time Bowen's comedic prowess has caught national attention.

Yang's lip syncs of viral cultural moments are hilarious—and precise enough to make any Drag Race queen green with envy.



You can also catch Yang doing stand up at various shows around his home of New York City.

Bowen Yang: BTS Reject | 2 Dope Queens | Season 2www.youtube.com

And in addition to ALL OF THAT, Bowen Yang has a hilarious weekly cultural commentary podcast, Las Culturistas, with his best friend Matt Rogers.

People were thrilled at the news of Yang's latest achievement.





We love to see it.

For a peek behind the scenes of SNL, the book Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests is available here.

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