US EditionBowen Yang Begged ‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels to Not Make Him Play JD Vance
- Bowen Yang played Vice President JD Vance on Saturday Night Live starting September 2024.
- Yang initially resisted playing Vance, citing challenges with Vance's accent and potential public perception.
- Yang appeared on The Daily Show on April 10 and on Extra last October, hosted by Desi Lydic.
- Yang quoted, "Please, please, please don't make me do this," revealing his plea to Lorne Michaels.
- Despite his reservations, Yang has impersonated Vance six times, feeling honored but also acknowledging the uphill battle it presented.
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Bowen Yang Says He Begged ‘SNL’ to Pick Someone Else to Play J.D. Vance: ‘Please, Please, Please Don’t Make Me Do This’
“Please reach out to Zach Galifianakis. Please reach out to Taran Killam," Yang says he told ‘SNL’ creator Lorne MichaelsJordan Peck/Getty; Will Heath/NBC Bowen Yang; Yang as J.D. Vance on 'SNL'Bowen Yang, 34, revealed that he pleaded with 'SNL' creator Lorne Michaels to not play Vice President J.D. VanceWhile appearing on The Daily Show, he said he hired an accent coach “to find the middle between Appalachian but Ohio”Yang shared that he sugges…
Bowen Yang Begged Lorne Michaels “Don’t Make Me” Play JD Vance On ‘SNL’
Although Bowen Yang doesn’t want to play JD Vance, he gives the impersonation his all. The Saturday Night Live star recalled asking Lorne Michaels “please, please, please don’t make me do this” after he was cast in the “challenging” role the vice president on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show. “First of all — God’s […]
Bowen Yang Wants Lorne Michaels to Recast J.D. Vance on ‘SNL’: “Please Don’t Make Me Do This”
“Everyone in America is going to be like, ‘This Asian guy is playing that guy?’” the comedian said he thought when the show’s creator asked him to portray the vice president.
Bowen Yang keeps telling 'SNL' to cast someone else as J.D. Vance: 'Please reach out to Zach Galifianakis'
"Every time I have to play him, I go to Lorne and I say, 'You can do a buyback.'"Will Heath/NBC via Getty; Dave Benett/Getty Bowen Yang as J.D. Vance on 'Saturday Night Live'; Lorne MichaelsBowen Yang would love it if Lorne Michaels cast literally anyone else to play Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday Night Live. The comedian and Wicked star says he has repeatedly encouraged (read: pleaded with) Michaels to give his role as the Republican pol…
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