Yang Bowen Don’t worry about sharing behind-the-scenes memories from the set saturday night live — even if the memories aren’t always positive.
Yang sat down Andy Cohen on sunday Watch live broadcast ——There he and his bodybuilder Podcast co-host Matt Rogers shared the worst host behavior he’s ever seen on the NBC sketch comedy series in a show called “Truth or Bizarreness.”
Yang, 33, recalled without naming names that a host once treated the actors and screenwriters so badly that some even shed tears.
“This man, this host, made multiple actors cry before a table read on Wednesday,” Yang explained, adding that it was because the unnamed host “hated these ideas.”
Young, who has been a cast member on the show since September 2018, said the experience was “terrible.”
Yang recently made headlines and faced some criticism when he said saturday night live On his podcast, he calls it “the creepiest thing in show business.”
In an episode released in July, Young and Rogers discussed the importance of handling awkward situations while pursuing career goals.
“Sometimes you have to climb a daunting mountain,” Rogers shared. “Once you’re able to climb that mountain — which may be a judgment you make on yourself, on what you’re doing, maybe everyone says what you’re doing is cringe-worthy — on the other side, you slide toward happiness , Nirvana.
“B**ch, I know how to overcome the fear and climb a mountain of fear,” Yang replied. “I work in Saturday fucking king night scenethe most cringe-worthy thing on every level in show business…the cringe-worthy mountain is Saturday Night Live.“
“I’m forever grateful to work there; [it] ” Yang added, “But it’s a daunting mountain because you have to lean on it. saturday night live — and having people keep telling you how bad it is, how bad it is, how it’s not as good as it used to be for your career — that has to have some impact on your psyche in terms of where you show up and where you go, “I don’t care.'”
During his time on the show, Young received four Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and one for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.
Season 50 saturday night live It will air on NBC on September 28.
Related content:
