Bowen Yang: From Chemistry to Comedy

Episode 44 of the The Black List Podcast podcast, hosted by Franklin Leonard | Luminary | Ninth Planet Audio, titled "Bowen Yang: From Chemistry to Comedy" was published on October 8, 2024 and runs 42 minutes.

October 8, 2024 ·42m · The Black List Podcast

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Summary

With what feels like a very Bowen Yang autumn, we revisit this great convo he had with Franklin and Kate. Among the topics: early comedic discoveries, including SNL and a movie that made him fall in love with the medium. Plus: his Canadian upbringing, his academic vs. extracurriculars at NYU, the real world consequences of political comedy, and so much more. And if you didn't catch his profile in the Sept 23rd issue of the New Yorker, check it out. (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/bowen-yang-profile-comedy)Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This conversation is from late 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: + Las Culturistas podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lasculturistas/?hl=en+Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live +Mean Girls: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

With what feels like a very Bowen Yang autumn, we revisit this great convo he had with Franklin and Kate. Among the topics: early comedic discoveries, including SNL and a movie that made him fall in love with the medium. Plus: his Canadian upbringing, his academic vs. extracurriculars at NYU, the real world consequences of political comedy, and so much more. And if you didn't catch his profile in the Sept 23rd issue of the New Yorker, check it out. (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/bowen-yang-profile-comedy)

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation is from late 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions:

+ Las Culturistas podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lasculturistas/?hl=en

+Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live

+Mean Girls: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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