Bowen Yang, a gay edian and the son of Che immigrants, is helpg make SNL's st more diverse than ever. Here’s what you should know.
Contents:
- NEW ‘SNL’ CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS ASIAN AMERIN, GAY, AND ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY
- 'SNL' 'S BOWEN YANG TELLS JOEL KIM BOOSTER BEG 'GAY AND ASIAN MA MY SK A LTLE THICKER'
- NEW 'SNL' CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS BREAKG BARRIERS FOR BOTH ASIAN AND GAY COMEDIANS
- BOWEN YANG: 6 VIOS SHOWSG THE GAY ASIAN SNL STAR'S COMEDY
NEW ‘SNL’ CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS ASIAN AMERIN, GAY, AND ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY
A wrer last season who once played Kim Jong-Un, Yang is only the third out gay male st member the show's history. * gay asian on snl *
He is also openly gay, makg him only the third out gay male st member the show’s history (wh Terry Sweeney and John Milhiser).
Last year, edian Jam Adomian spoke about his belief that the show had an issue wh stg out gay men, promptg equent host Alec Baldw to fire back on Twter.
'SNL' 'S BOWEN YANG TELLS JOEL KIM BOOSTER BEG 'GAY AND ASIAN MA MY SK A LTLE THICKER'
When gay edian Guy Branum asked if Baldw uld intify gay performers executive producer Lorne Michaels had hired, Baldw wrote: “I n intify several. The fact that gay men get st on SNL when they stay closeted and play ball don’t make the show clive. "I thk [you're] the first other gay Asian iend that I have ever had....
NEW 'SNL' CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG IS BREAKG BARRIERS FOR BOTH ASIAN AND GAY COMEDIANS
"[The iend] lerally said the words, 'You're both gay and Asian, and do edy.
BOWEN YANG: 6 VIOS SHOWSG THE GAY ASIAN SNL STAR'S COMEDY
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