Bowen Yang is an Emmy®-nominated comedian, actor and writer. ​Bowen stars in Universal Pictures’ Wicked as ‘Pfannee’ alongside Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey. Adapted from the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, the film follows Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman with green skin, who forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths. The film was released in theaters November 22, 2024. ​He can currently be seen on his 6th season of Saturday Night Live as a repertory player on the show. Joining the show as a writer in 2018 and becoming an on-air cast member in 2019, Bowen has achieved critical acclaim and has gone on to receive three Emmy® Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Bowen also stars in Andrew Ahn’s remake of the 1993 romantic comedy, The Wedding Banquet opposite Lily Gladstone, which had its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January. The film will be released on April 18.​Additionally, Bowen currently hosts the acclaimed iHeartRadio podcast, LAS CULTURISTAS, alongside fellow comedian Matt Rogers, where they take listeners on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of culture. Garnering rapid success, the podcast was named Podcast of the Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. ​Additional film and television credits include Searchlight Pictures’ Fire Island, Universal Pictures’ Bros starring opposite Billy Eichner and Luke MacFarlane, A24’s Dicks: The Musical, Comedy Central’s Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, where he played Nora's cousin Edmund. Bowen was also featured in 2021’s TIME 100Artists. ​Bowen currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.