Bowen Yang Screen Talk | BFI Flare 2025

Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer Bowen Yang joins us to discuss his career, including his latest role in Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet. Bowen Yang began his career with Saturday Night Live in 2018, initially joining as a writer before progressing to an on-air cast member in 2019. He can currently be seen on his sixth season as a repertory player on the show, for which he has received critical acclaim and gone on to receive three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Additional film and television credits include LGBT comedies Fire Island and Bros, Dicks: The Musical, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical, Wicked. Alongside his acting career Bowen co-hosts the acclaimed comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with 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. Yang's latest film, Andrew Ahn's big-hearted reimagining of Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated 1993 classic, The Wedding Banquet. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Claim an extended BFI Player Subscription free trial (UK only) - subscribe using code BFIYOUTUBE: http://theb.fi/player-subscription Watch more on BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Our TikTok:   / britishfilminstitute   Like us on Facebook:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Instagram:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Twitter:   / bfi