Bowen Yang says male ‘SNL’ host made cast members ‘cry’: ‘He hated the ideas’

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Watch What Happens Live,” Yang recounted what happened but declined to name the person — although he did let it slip that it was a man. “This man, this person, this host made multiple cast members cry on Wednesday before the table read because he hated the ideas,” said Yang.

There are a slew of male celebs who hosted “SNL” in the years that Yang has been on the show, including Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Ryan Gosling, Adam Driver, Jason Momoa, Miles Teller, Austin Butler and Travis Kelce, among others.

Yang declined to give a name but called the situation “terrible.” He also answered a fan question about which sketch was the biggest bomb. “When Ayo Edebiri hosted this past season, we wrote a live sketch where it took place in an elevator, and she and I were, like, telling everyone that we should all make out or something because the elevator got stuck,” he said.“Then, for some reason, it got turned into a pre-tape under our noses, and we had to adapt to that … It just didn’t go as well as I had hoped.”The comedian added, “And you just deal with it.

Comedy’s subjective, you never know how it’s gonna play in front of a specific audience. But it’s fine, you let it roll off your back.”The milestone Season 50 of “SNL” will premiere September 28 on NBC. “SNL” alum Maya Rudolph will return to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris amid the 2024 presidential election.“SNL” is also in the spotlight because Jason Reitman‘s movie “Saturday Night” premieres October 11 in theaters, telling the story of the show’s first night in 1975.