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What’s the most outlandish casting idea in the history of Hollywood? In a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter with Bowen Yang, Jake Johnson, Jerrod Carmichael, Michael Che, and Will Forte, Danny McBride may have the best answer to that question imaginable. And given the source of the idea, it kind of sort of makes sense, in an odd way.

modernizes Jane Austen’s 1813 oft-adapted novel, relocates it to the thumping New York beach vacation spot and makes nearly every character a 30-something gay guy. Elizabeth, Mr.

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers is having a much-deserved breakout moment onscreen, thanks to back-to-back roles in and  -- two projects that let the comedian shine as very funny, very different characters.“I’m really proud of the fact that I was able to show versatility,” he tells ET about playing an ambitious employee at a home shopping channel named Darcy on the Showtime comedy and the messy, drunk friend Luke in the Hulu film. In the former, co-created by and starring Vanessa Bayer, Rogers loves being able to subvert the archetype of the “gay assistant.” “I love that the character and the script we’re aware of the trope and how it’s played out,” he says, explaining that Darcy “comes in, wearing designer garments and is very concerned with the fact that you call him the senior associate and not the assistant. And I thought, ‘OK, we’re already off to a very self-aware start with the character.'«While Darcy, who very much keeps SVN in working order for CEO Patricia Cochran (an Emmy-worthy Jenifer Lewis), brings the laughs, he’s not just there to be the butt of some laugh-out-loud moment.

. The NBC sketch comedy series said goodbye to four longtime cast members -- Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson -- who all made their last appearance during the season 47 finale. While speaking with ET's Denny Directo about his new film,, breakout star Bowen Yang said that the last day on set “was so emotional.” “It is just these four people who have defined what that show is in the last decade,” he continued, referring to the fact that McKinnon had been on the show for 11 seasons, while Bryant had been on for 10, Mooney for nine and Davidson for eight.He went on to explain that the cast members were “distinct presences, distinct voices and four people who were sort of the best to ever do it.” For Yang, who just completed his second season as an on-air cast member after first joining as a writer in 2018, this will mark the first time they haven’t been around during his brief tenure.

@fayedunaway on Instagram — revealed that the Hollywood legend is aware of Yang’s social media presence and might be taking action against him, Entertainment Weekly reported.“There’s a new development in this,” Yang, 31, said during an interview on “Live! With Kelly and Ryan.”“As of, like, two weeks ago, I’ve gotten word that she knows about me having the handle and she does actually want to come on ‘SNL’ and confront me on live television.”Hosts Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa pressed Yang for more details on what the “confrontation” from Tinseltown’s notorious diva would look like. “She wants it to be, like, maybe on ‘[Weekend] Update,'” said Yang. “She gets brought out to talk about her social media handle being co-opted by this random Asian guy.”Yang said that he did not expect there to be any backlash since he made the account before his rise to stardom.

How do you write a queer romantic comedy? That is, not one where you merely gender flip a lead (“rom-com, but make it gay!”) but actually create a story that interrogates the very foundational tropes of the genre? If you’re Joel Kim Booster, you do so by adapting one of the most beloved Jane Austen novels of all time, the one whose recent big-screen adaptations have earned the likes of Keira Knightley and Renée Zellweger Oscar nominations.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens for a third season.The series, which sees Awkwafina play a fictionalised version of herself growing up in Queens, New York, will be back for a third season following the premiere of season two in August last year (via Deadline).The show is created by Awkwafina, known for starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and Crazy Rich Asians, and also stars BD Wong as her father, Wally, and Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother.The series also stars Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora’s best friend, Bowen Yang as Nora’s cousin Edmund and Jennifer Esposito as Brenda, Wally’s girlfriend.Shang-Chi co-star Simu Liu made a guest appearance in the first season, alongside others like Natasha Lyonne, Laverne Cox, Bella Heathcote, Margaret Cho and Harry Shum Jr.Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens airs on Comedy Central in the US. In the UK, both seasons are available on BBC iPlayer.The comedian and actor is set to voice Scuttle in the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, starring alongside Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.

appeared in a promo for the show alongside cast members Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant, who labeled them both “divas.”Gomez is hosting the show for the first time ever in her career and Post is making his “SNL” debut as the episode’s musical guest. Bryant, 35, quipped at how there were “two pop stars and two comedy actors” on the show this week.Cue the crickets.“I’m actually also an actor,” Gomez noted, while Malone chimed in: “And I’m not really a pop star!”“Oh, OK, well I didn’t know you all were a bunch of divas!” Bryant exaggeratedly said.Yang, 31, then tried to tease the “Love You Like a Love Song” crooner.

Selena Gomez is gearing up to host for the first time, and the performer took to the Studio 8H stage for a pair of funny new promos.Joined by musical guest Post Malone and cast members Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant, Gomez introduced the forth coming episode, as Bryant marveled at how the promo featured «two pop stars and two comedy actors!»«I'm actually also an actor,» Gomez corrected.«And I'm not really a pop star,» Malone explains.«And I prefer drama,» Yang chimes in.«Oh, OK, well I didn't know you all were a bunch of divas!» Bryant shot back, as Malone looked hilariously shocked and offended. «Rude.»While Gomez hasn't hosted the sketch comedy show, she did perform on in 2016, singing «Hands to Myself» and a «Good for You / Same Old Love» medley. This forthcoming episode also marks Post Malone's debut as musical guest.  will conclude its 47th season on May 21 with guests to be announced.  airs live, coast-to-coast, at 11:30pm ET, 8:30pm PT, on NBC.

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Gold House rings in Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month launching its 2022 A100 List featuring a number of impactful names including Michelle Yeoh, Dwayne Johnson  and Mindy Kaling.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMindy Kaling, Simu Liu, HoYeon Jung, Blackpink, Olivia Rodrigo and more are among those honored on Gold House’s 2022 most impactful Asians A100 list.The A100 List honors trailblazers who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” The honorees are selected across industry categories, and for the first time ever, Gold House will celebrate these honorees in-person and announce several new initiatives at the inaugural Gold Gala on May 21 in downtown Los Angeles.Theresa Kang-Lowe, “Pachinko” executive producer and founder/CEO of Blue Marble Pictures and Blue Marble Management, shared a statement with Variety in response to being named. “It’s a great honor to see our names on this list alongside so many visionaries in the Asian and AAPI community, each of whom are collectively shifting the culture at large forward through their extraordinary work.

If you live on the East Coast and are remotely queer-friendly or gay-savvy, you know that Fire Island outside of New York is a destination for gay culture in the summers. And that vacation setting is exactly the environment for “Fire Island,” a new Searchlight Pictures rom-com arriving on Hulu this summer.

Pete Davidson has been absent for the past few episodes of, co-star Bowen Yang says his fellow castmembers are standing behind him.Yang walked the red carpet at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, and he spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about the topic that has dominated headlines in recent weeks — the drama between Davidson and West that has spilled out into social media repeatedly.«We are supporting him by giving him space,» Yang said of Davidson. «I think he’s just, you know, figuring it out, because I think a lot is out of his control, in terms of people's responses.»«I think he’s just getting back to his comfort and I think that is the best thing he can do,» Yang continued.

While Pete Davidson has been absent for the past few episodes of “Saturday Night Live”, his co-star Bowen Yang says his fellow cast members are standing behind him.

Pete Davidson has been absent for the past few episodes of, co-star Bowen Yang says his fellow castmembers are standing behind him.Yang walked the red carpet at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, and he spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about the topic that has dominated headlines in recent weeks — the drama between Davidson and West that has spilled out into social media repeatedly.«We are supporting him by giving him space,» Yang said of Davidson. «I think he’s just, you know, figuring it out, because I think a lot is out of his control, in terms of people's responses.»«I think he’s just getting back to his comfort and I think that is the best thing he can do,» Yang continued.

Saturday Night Live killed it this week!

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” once again zeroed in on the war in Ukraine in its cold open with a sketch that featured President Joe Biden and White House press secretary Jen Psaki consulting with TikTok stars on how to respond to the growing threat from Russia.James Austin Johnson was back in an Oval Office setting as Biden while Kate McKinnon limned Psaki. A clutch of six representative TikTok personalities were seated on the two divans in the familiar setting for presidential meetings.“I suggested it as a joke and then it actually happened,” McKinnon as Psaki quipped, looking around the room.Johnson’s Biden joked about his lack of familiarity with the cutting-edge of social media.

Searchlight Pictures on Friday dated three movies that will stream exclusively this summer as Hulu Originals: Andrew Ahn’s rom-com Fire Island, the Emma Thompson-starring Sundance pic Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, and Quinn Shephard’s Not Okay starring Zoey Deutch. All three had already been targeted to bow on the streamer.

A24 Films and director Larry Charles (“Borat“) are teaming up for an R-rated musical titled “F*cking Identical Twins” with the studio handling the global release and Chernin Entertainment is involved as well. The film stars and is written by Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp—featuring original songs by Jackson, Sharp, and Karl Saint Lucy—based on the triumvirate’s original two-man stage show that premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2014.

a real hot girl.Megan Thee Stallion is taking her act from arena stages to the big screen as she makes her film debut in the raunchy musical comedy “F- -king Identical Twins.”The project also stars Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”), two-time Emmy-winner Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”) and Tony-winner Nathan Lane (“The Producers”), and is directed by “Seinfeld” veteran Larry Charles, according to multiple outlets on Thursday.The A24 film stars comedians Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp in what a Hollywood Reporter insider described as “a subversive spin on ‘The Parent Trap,'” about two career adversaries who learn they are twins separated at birth. The story is based on a two-man live set developed and performed by Jackson and Sharp in 2014.

Megan Thee Stallion is set to flex her hot girl acting chops in her first film debut! The “WAP” rapper will star alongside Bowen Yang, Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane in the R-rated musical films. In addition to the all-star cast, writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp will also star in the film.

Jonathan Majors and Taylor Swift are amped for their upcoming episode of In a promo released on Thursday, the star and the songstress were joined by castmembers Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang on the iconic Studio 8H stage.To gear up for the big show, the quartet seemed to be doing improve-style exercises by delivering Majors' line by having each person say one word of it at a time.In a flawless display of timing, Majors, Swift, Yang and Bryant declared, «Hi, I'm Jonathan Majors and I'm hostingthis

Rami Malek is gearing up for his debut! The Oscar winner took to the Studio 8H stage to promote his upcoming appearance, and got into heated starring contest in the process.In the promo, Malek is joined by musical guest Young Thug, as well as cast members Bowen Yang and Ego Nwodim — who are the first ones to suggest the contest.«You know, Rami, a lot of people find your eyes unnerving, but I don't see it,» Nwodim says«Thank you?» Malek replied, unsure of whether or not to be offended.«You two

Margaret Cho drops by Comedy Central's as a caftan-wearing commune member who crosses paths with Nora (Awkwafina) in the final two episodes of the season. For the veteran comedian, boarding the series -- which airs its final episode of season 2 on Wednesday — was a no-brainer.

SNL cast members Bowen Yang and as a fake Gen-Z band called Glitter Revolution, which is hired to drive teen customers to Costco stores. In the sketch, wore a hot pink latex bodysuit (reminiscent of the hot pick bodysuit she wore for her opening monologue) and a butt-length blonde wig reminiscent of Baby Spice. Her costars wore similar matching fits.

Kim Kardashian West had a blast hosting over the weekend, but not all of the sketches made it into the live comedy show episode. posted an unaired segment titled «Costco Meeting» on YouTube the day after the show, which featured Kim in the pop group «Glitter Revolution» with Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang, pitching hip jingles for the superstore chain Costco. Clad in matching neon pink latex ensembles, Kim addressed the head of Costco, saying, «Hey all you corporate freaks!» The group then sang

series of throwback snaps from his time on the “SNL” set. Comedians Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman were added to the cast lineup.

returns to NBC, the network officially confirmed the cast for season 47.

all the major nominees, including,,, and more. When the nominees were announced in July, and came out on top with 24 total nominations each, while followed closely behind with 23.

all the major nominees, including,,, and more. When the nominees were announced in July, and came out on top with 24 total nominations each, while followed closely behind with 23.

Never fear, fans, Kenan Thompson will return for the upcoming season! The 43-year-old actor shared the news with ET's Kevin Frazier on the 2021 Emmy Awards red carpet on Sunday.

Kenan Thompson looks sharp in a pink suit and bowtie while arriving at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 19) at The Event Deck at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Bowen Yang tells ET’s Lauren Zima about his Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his breakout year on . When the 73rd Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced in July, the 30-year-old performer also made history by becoming the first featured cast member recognized. “I’m just very lucky that I am the beneficiary of good timing,” Yang says, noting how the category structure has changed over time.

all the major nominees, including,,, and more. When the nominees were announced in July, and came out on top with 24 total nominations each, while followed closely behind with 23.

Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are teaming up for their first feature film together. The two actors will star in, written by Booster and helmed by director Andrew Ahn.