Before his historic promotion to the SNL stage, Bowen Yang was voted 'most likely to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live' in high school. (via CNBCMakeIt)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 02: Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang perform onstage during 'The Michelle Collins Show: Live!' in the Room 415 Comedy Club during Clusterfest at Civic Center Plaza and The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on June 2, 2018 in San Francisco, California.With his promotion from show writer to series regular, Bowen Yang made history as "Saturday Night Live's" only Asian American cast member in the sketch comedy show's season 45 ensemble.
Yang joined SNL as a writer in 2018 and made his on-screen debut earlier this year in an episode hosted by Sandra Oh. In the skit, Yang playsthat Oh actually inspired his early career path. First, he studied chemistry at New York University and thought he would become a doctor like Oh's "Grey's Anatomy" character Dr. Christina Yang. But later on, he realized he was more inspired by her acting chops, which led him to pursue comedy.
It was during his time at NYU that he met Matt Rogers. The two eventually went on to launch the weekly comedy podcast
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