As it comes as no surprise, fan favorite, Bowen Yang returned as one of the featured cast members of Saturday Night Live Season 51 . But long before his present return to Studio 8H, Ariana Grande requested that the funnyman sign onto Wicked back in 2023. Now the two are shedding light on how the initial ask went down, and surprisingly, the retelling features Grande’s killer impression of Lorne Michaels.

After the first press tour, the story surfaced of the NBC icon okaying Yang’s schedule on the condition that he continued work at SNL while filming Wicked . It shocked many, and the SNL star even looked tired recalling that time frame in his life. Now, with the release of Wicked: For Good just around the corner, the second press tour’s getting into ful

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