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Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, podcaster, and writer. Yang was a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2018, and a cast member for seven seasons from 2019 until his departure in 2025. He became the first ''SNL'' featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category) in 2021, the same year he was promoted to repertory status.

Yang has appeared in the television series ''Girls5Eva'', ''Ziwe'', and ''The Other Two'', and was recurring on ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens''. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies ''Fire Island'' and ''Bros'', both released in 2022, and in the musical fantasy films ''Wicked'' (2024) and ''Wicked: For Good'' (2025). He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, ''Las Culturistas,'' with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to ''Forbes'' magazine's 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list. Provided by Wikipedia