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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audible has ordered four more comedy podcasts from “Saturday Night Live” producer Broadway Video and has renewed its LGBTQ action-comedy “Hot White Heist” — with an all-queer cast led by “SNL” cast member Bowen Yang — for a second season. The new slate of shows, set to hit Audible through starting later this month and into 2023, bring the number of Broadway Video projects at the Amazon-owned audio platform to 13 since they first began working together more than three years ago. The comedy podcasts feature performances from actors including Chloe Fineman, David Harbour, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Nick Kroll, Seth Meyers, Janelle James, Joshua Jackson, Matt Bomer, John Corbett, Rob Riggle, Tim Robinson and Nia Vardalos.

Late-night legend Conan O’Brien, SNL cast member Bowen Yang, Hacks breakout Meg Stalter, Emmy nominee X Mayo (The Daily Show) and Nichole Sakura (Maggie) have joined the cast of Universal’s untitled buddy comedy from Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy—the SNL comedy trio best known as Please Don’t Destroy.

Pride & Prejudice, the basis for the hit new movie Fire Island, I was able to view the film with a virgin eye. While I’m sure Austen aficionados would say that nothing comes close to the original iterations on page or screen, Fire Island brings all the feels.Fire Island is an American romantic comedy film directed, written by, and starring Joel Kim Booster, as Noah, and supported in the storyline by his ex-boyfriend, best buddy Howie, played by Australian-born, Canadian-raised and now American-based, Bowen Yang.

Andrew Ahn has the fall of Quibi to thank for being the director of “Fire Island.”

Bowen Yang perform a cover of Britney Spears’ “Sometimes” in the Hulu film . In true romcom fashion, the actor gets to bear all his emotions during a pivotal musical moment.While speaking to ET, writer and star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn break down the epic moment. “It’s my favorite scene in the movie, for sure,” Booster says.As Howie, Yang takes the stage three quarters of the way through Booster’s queer, modern adaptation of to sing an unexpected version of the 1999 hit song while his friends, Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomás Matos), provide backup and add a little choreography to the scene. The scene comes near the end of their trip to the gay mecca as the limits of Howie and Noah’s (Booster) friendship have been tested by their unexpected and complicated romantic feelings for Charlie (James Scully) and Will (Conrad Ricamora), respectively.  When it comes to the song selection, “it was Bowen’s choice,” Booster says, explaining that the scene itself “was always written into this script [and] that Bowen would sing karaoke in that moment.” He adds, “I asked Bowen for a list of songs he’d be comfortable singing and ‘Sometimes’ was sort of the top choice.

, a queer, modern adaptation of, was first announced, it marked the first time a major film was being written and directed by as well as starring openly gay Asian people. In this case, that’s director Andrew Ahn, writer and star Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang. Later, the Hulu movie made news again when it revealed that it had filled out all the supporting roles with LGBTQ actors, including Margaret Cho, Matt Rogers and Conrad Ricamora. “Joel and I felt very committed to casting queer actors for this,” Ahn tells ET.

What’s the most outlandish casting idea in the history of Hollywood? In a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter with Bowen Yang, Jake Johnson, Jerrod Carmichael, Michael Che, and Will Forte, Danny McBride may have the best answer to that question imaginable. And given the source of the idea, it kind of sort of makes sense, in an odd way.

modernizes Jane Austen’s 1813 oft-adapted novel, relocates it to the thumping New York beach vacation spot and makes nearly every character a 30-something gay guy. Elizabeth, Mr.

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers is having a much-deserved breakout moment onscreen, thanks to back-to-back roles in and  -- two projects that let the comedian shine as very funny, very different characters.“I’m really proud of the fact that I was able to show versatility,” he tells ET about playing an ambitious employee at a home shopping channel named Darcy on the Showtime comedy and the messy, drunk friend Luke in the Hulu film. In the former, co-created by and starring Vanessa Bayer, Rogers loves being able to subvert the archetype of the “gay assistant.” “I love that the character and the script we’re aware of the trope and how it’s played out,” he says, explaining that Darcy “comes in, wearing designer garments and is very concerned with the fact that you call him the senior associate and not the assistant. And I thought, ‘OK, we’re already off to a very self-aware start with the character.'«While Darcy, who very much keeps SVN in working order for CEO Patricia Cochran (an Emmy-worthy Jenifer Lewis), brings the laughs, he’s not just there to be the butt of some laugh-out-loud moment.

. The NBC sketch comedy series said goodbye to four longtime cast members -- Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson -- who all made their last appearance during the season 47 finale. While speaking with ET's Denny Directo about his new film,, breakout star Bowen Yang said that the last day on set “was so emotional.” “It is just these four people who have defined what that show is in the last decade,” he continued, referring to the fact that McKinnon had been on the show for 11 seasons, while Bryant had been on for 10, Mooney for nine and Davidson for eight.He went on to explain that the cast members were “distinct presences, distinct voices and four people who were sort of the best to ever do it.” For Yang, who just completed his second season as an on-air cast member after first joining as a writer in 2018, this will mark the first time they haven’t been around during his brief tenure.

@fayedunaway on Instagram — revealed that the Hollywood legend is aware of Yang’s social media presence and might be taking action against him, Entertainment Weekly reported.“There’s a new development in this,” Yang, 31, said during an interview on “Live! With Kelly and Ryan.”“As of, like, two weeks ago, I’ve gotten word that she knows about me having the handle and she does actually want to come on ‘SNL’ and confront me on live television.”Hosts Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa pressed Yang for more details on what the “confrontation” from Tinseltown’s notorious diva would look like. “She wants it to be, like, maybe on ‘[Weekend] Update,'” said Yang. “She gets brought out to talk about her social media handle being co-opted by this random Asian guy.”Yang said that he did not expect there to be any backlash since he made the account before his rise to stardom.

How do you write a queer romantic comedy? That is, not one where you merely gender flip a lead (“rom-com, but make it gay!”) but actually create a story that interrogates the very foundational tropes of the genre? If you’re Joel Kim Booster, you do so by adapting one of the most beloved Jane Austen novels of all time, the one whose recent big-screen adaptations have earned the likes of Keira Knightley and Renée Zellweger Oscar nominations.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens for a third season.The series, which sees Awkwafina play a fictionalised version of herself growing up in Queens, New York, will be back for a third season following the premiere of season two in August last year (via Deadline).The show is created by Awkwafina, known for starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and Crazy Rich Asians, and also stars BD Wong as her father, Wally, and Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother.The series also stars Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora’s best friend, Bowen Yang as Nora’s cousin Edmund and Jennifer Esposito as Brenda, Wally’s girlfriend.Shang-Chi co-star Simu Liu made a guest appearance in the first season, alongside others like Natasha Lyonne, Laverne Cox, Bella Heathcote, Margaret Cho and Harry Shum Jr.Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens airs on Comedy Central in the US. In the UK, both seasons are available on BBC iPlayer.The comedian and actor is set to voice Scuttle in the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, starring alongside Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.

appeared in a promo for the show alongside cast members Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant, who labeled them both “divas.”Gomez is hosting the show for the first time ever in her career and Post is making his “SNL” debut as the episode’s musical guest. Bryant, 35, quipped at how there were “two pop stars and two comedy actors” on the show this week.Cue the crickets.“I’m actually also an actor,” Gomez noted, while Malone chimed in: “And I’m not really a pop star!”“Oh, OK, well I didn’t know you all were a bunch of divas!” Bryant exaggeratedly said.Yang, 31, then tried to tease the “Love You Like a Love Song” crooner.

Selena Gomez is gearing up to host for the first time, and the performer took to the Studio 8H stage for a pair of funny new promos.Joined by musical guest Post Malone and cast members Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant, Gomez introduced the forth coming episode, as Bryant marveled at how the promo featured «two pop stars and two comedy actors!»«I'm actually also an actor,» Gomez corrected.«And I'm not really a pop star,» Malone explains.«And I prefer drama,» Yang chimes in.«Oh, OK, well I didn't know you all were a bunch of divas!» Bryant shot back, as Malone looked hilariously shocked and offended. «Rude.»While Gomez hasn't hosted the sketch comedy show, she did perform on in 2016, singing «Hands to Myself» and a «Good for You / Same Old Love» medley. This forthcoming episode also marks Post Malone's debut as musical guest.  will conclude its 47th season on May 21 with guests to be announced.  airs live, coast-to-coast, at 11:30pm ET, 8:30pm PT, on NBC.

Selena Gomez was seen in a newly-released clip Wednesday promoting her first time hosting Saturday Night Live, alongside musical guest Post Malone and show regulars Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang.The 29-year-old actress, clad in a black turtleneck sweater with blue jeans, began the clip by saying, 'Hi I'm Selena Gomez and I'm hosting SNL this week with Post Malone.'Bryant added, 'Two pop stars, and two comedy actors, huh?' The latest:Selena Gomez, 29, was seen in a newly-released clip Wednesday promoting her first time hosting Saturday Night Live, alongside show regulars Bowen Yang, 31, and Aidy Bryant, 35, and musical guest Post Malone, 26Gomez responded: 'I'm actually also an actor,' while Post said, 'And I'm not really a pop star.'Yang added, 'And I prefer drama,' to which Bryant said, 'Well I didn't know you were all a bunch of divas - rude.' In a second take, Yang asked her, 'Selena, first time hosting, you nervous, you got ants in your pants?'The Only Murders in the Building star replied, no, I'm just excited,' to which Bryant said, 'Well, are you sure - are you sure you don't have ants in your pants?' In the clip, Gomez and her collaborators bickered over titles Gomez was clad in a black turtleneck sweater with blue jeans in the clip After some ribbing about ants in her pants,Post, Bryant and Yang all then said, 'Sorry!' at which point the preview clip endedGomez said, 'No I'm good,' to which Malone said, 'Well maybe you should actually check if you have any ants in your pants.'The Dead Don't Die actress asked if there was something she should know, at which point, Post, Bryant and Yang came clean.Bryant said, 'We spilled a bunch of jelly in your pants,' and Yang added, 'We left your pants outside for three days,'

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Gold House rings in Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month launching its 2022 A100 List featuring a number of impactful names including Michelle Yeoh, Dwayne Johnson  and Mindy Kaling.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMindy Kaling, Simu Liu, HoYeon Jung, Blackpink, Olivia Rodrigo and more are among those honored on Gold House’s 2022 most impactful Asians A100 list.The A100 List honors trailblazers who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” The honorees are selected across industry categories, and for the first time ever, Gold House will celebrate these honorees in-person and announce several new initiatives at the inaugural Gold Gala on May 21 in downtown Los Angeles.Theresa Kang-Lowe, “Pachinko” executive producer and founder/CEO of Blue Marble Pictures and Blue Marble Management, shared a statement with Variety in response to being named. “It’s a great honor to see our names on this list alongside so many visionaries in the Asian and AAPI community, each of whom are collectively shifting the culture at large forward through their extraordinary work.

If you live on the East Coast and are remotely queer-friendly or gay-savvy, you know that Fire Island outside of New York is a destination for gay culture in the summers. And that vacation setting is exactly the environment for “Fire Island,” a new Searchlight Pictures rom-com arriving on Hulu this summer.

Pete Davidson has been absent for the past few episodes of, co-star Bowen Yang says his fellow castmembers are standing behind him.Yang walked the red carpet at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, and he spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about the topic that has dominated headlines in recent weeks — the drama between Davidson and West that has spilled out into social media repeatedly.«We are supporting him by giving him space,» Yang said of Davidson. «I think he’s just, you know, figuring it out, because I think a lot is out of his control, in terms of people's responses.»«I think he’s just getting back to his comfort and I think that is the best thing he can do,» Yang continued.