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Bowen Yang Teases ‘SNL50’ Anniversary Special: “Still All In Lorne’s Head”
At our Sundance Studio, Bowen Yang told Deadline about marking half a century of 'Saturday Night Live' in 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special'.
Bowen Yang at the Deadline 2025 Sundance Film Festival Portrait Studio held at the Deadline Studio on January 26, 2025 in Park City, UtahMichael Buckner/Deadline As the 4x Emmy nominee stopped by Deadline’s Sundance 2025 Studio with his The Wedding Banquet co-stars and director Andrew Ahn, he teased what’s to come in the Feb. 16 special and admitted that Lorne Michaels still hasn’t shared many details with the cast. “I’m just excited that it’s gonna be a true holistic celebration of 50 years of the show. Michaels should be well adept to working under pressure by now, especially given the chaotic events of the first episode of SNL in 1975, as retold in writer-director Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night, which is now available to stream on Netflix after premiering in September.
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