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Bowen Yang

A familiar face. A favorite credit.

Bowen Yang

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Born November 6, 1990Age 36

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The person behind the punchline

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Bowen Yang is an actor, comedian and writer who joined Saturday Night Live's writing staff in 2018 and its cast in 2019. He became a repertory player in 2021, the same year he became the first featured cast member nominated for an acting Emmy. His SNL work ranged from celebrity impressions to unlikely characters such as the iceberg that sank the Titanic. He left the show in December 2025.

Away from SNL, Yang co-hosts the pop-culture comedy podcast Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers, whom he met at New York University. His screen work includes Fire Island and the Wicked films, extending a career that began in live comedy and online performance.

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