Bowen Yang

Biography

Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for SNL's 45th season. He made history becoming the first SNL featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021. He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season. Yang has appeared in the television series Girls5Eva, Ziwe, and The Other Two and is a cast member on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies Fire Island and Bros, both released in 2022. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (34)

• The Cat in the Hat2026 · as (voice)
• Tangles2026 · as Dale (voice)
• The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas2026 · as Self
• Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing2026 · as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
• Lorne2026 · as Self
• The Moment2026 · as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
• The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade2025 · as Self
• Wicked: For Good2025 · as Pfannee
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night2025 · as Self
• Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe2025 · as Self
• The Wedding Banquet2025 · as Chris
• Planning New York2025
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
• Making Wicked2024 · as Self
• Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked2024 · as Self
• Wicked2024 · as Pfannee
• Will & Harper2024 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Garfield Movie2024 · as Nolan (voice)
• The Tiger's Apprentice2024 · as Sidney (voice)
• Good Burger 22023 · as Bowen Yang
• Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain2023 · as Deetch Nordwind
• Dicks: The Musical2023 · as God
• The Monkey King2023 · as Dragon King (voice)
• Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again2022 · as Ronnie (voice)
• Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?2022 · as Self
• Bros2022 · as Lawrence Grape
• Fire Island2022 · as Howie
• The Lost City2022 · as Ray the Moderator
• Cicada2021 · as Hudson
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend2020 · as Kim Jong-un
• Isn't It Romantic2019 · as Donny's Guy
• Dry Me Crazy2014 · as Laundromat Attendant
• Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project—

All TV Shows (48)

• Variety & CNN Actors on Actors2025 · as Self
• Las Culturistas Culture Awards2025 · as Self - Host
• Overcompensating2025 · as Davis
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
• Jentry Chau vs the Underworld2024 · as Ed (voice)
• Fantasmas2024 · as Dodo
• The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy2024 · as (voice)
• Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off2023 · as TV Gossip #2 (voice)
• Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai2023 · as Celestial Administrator (voice)
• Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai2023 · as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · as Martin Li / Mr. Negative
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Kardashians2022 · as Self
• Monsters at Work2021 · as Carter (voice)
• Ziwe2021 · as Self
• Girls5eva2021 · as Zander
• Girls5eva2021 · as Zander (uncredited)
• Duncanville2020 · as Garrett (voice)
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens2020 · as Edmund
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Other Two2019 · as Bowen Yang
• 2 Dope Queens2018 · as Self
• High Maintenance2016 · as Brian
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Broad City2014 · as Sales associate
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Outs2012 · as Jason
• The Voice2011 · as Self - Guest
• Archer2009 · as (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Simpsons1989 · as Richard (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self