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Bowen Yang Bombed His First ‘Saturday Night Live’ Screen Test After Interaction With Lorne Michaels
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Christy PinaImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineBowen Yang's disastrous first SNL screen test after an awkward interaction with Lorne Michaels, and how he later found his footing on the iconic showbeat sheet- Yang bombed his first SNL screen test in 2017 after he pandered to Lorne Michaels' 'Canadianness', saying 'I'm Canadian, too' - this 'vibe killer' cost him the job
- Years later, Aidy Bryant advised Yang to approach Michaels more casually, realizing the show creator saw him as a 'mountain to climb' - this encouragement helped Yang finally connect with Michaels on a 'human-to-human level'
Read the sourcecall sheetBowen Yang, Lorne Michaels, Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live, Hot Ones, Wicked, Wicked - CinemaBlendCinemaBlend4d
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Bowen Yang Bombed His First ‘Saturday Night Live’ Screen Test After Interaction With Lorne Michaels
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Christy Pina
scrn logline
Bowen Yang's disastrous first SNL screen test after an awkward interaction with Lorne Michaels, and how he later found his footing on the iconic show
beat sheet
- Yang bombed his first SNL screen test in 2017 after he pandered to Lorne Michaels' 'Canadianness', saying 'I'm Canadian, too' - this 'vibe killer' cost him the job
- Years later, Aidy Bryant advised Yang to approach Michaels more casually, realizing the show creator saw him as a 'mountain to climb' - this encouragement helped Yang finally connect with Michaels on a 'human-to-human level'
call sheet
Bowen Yang, Lorne Michaels, Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live, Hot Ones, Wicked, Wicked