Bowen Yang had a long and significant connection to The Wedding Banquet before being cast in the 2025 remake. In the new iteration, Yang portrays Chris, an updated version of Lichtenstein’s Simon.

Yang said he was also particularly moved by the original film and said it mirrored his own story with his parents. Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan in Bleecker Street's “The Wedding Banquet.” ...

Bowen Yang is so done playing JD Vance on Saturday Night Live. The comedian told The Daily Show‘s Desi Lydic that he’s still begging SNL boss Lorne Michaels to reverse course on picking him ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. While speaking with host Desi Lydic on The Daily Show, Yang recalled that when SNL creator ...

JD Vance isn’t a role Bowen ... Yang explained that he had “such an uphill battle” in the role, quipping, “I got my almond eye. Like, Everyone in America is going to be like, ‘This Asian ...

Bowen Yang is tired of impersonating J.D. Vance on Saturday Night Live. “Loren asked me [to play Vance] and, I said, ‘Please, please, please don’t make me do this,’” Yang explained to ...

Bowen Yang does ... This Asian guy is playing that guy?' I was like, 'I really got to nail this down.' And I'm just telling you guys, I'm doing my best, okay?" Yang made his debut as Vance on ...