Why Bowen Yang missed latest episode of ‘SNL’…
Where’s Bowen?
Bowen Yang missed the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” Season 51, a rarity for stars of the sketch comedy present.
“Missing the show tonight but it will be sooooo fun,” Yang, 34, wrote on his Instagram Stories earlier on Saturday.
“Sab is amazing,” the comic added, referring to the episode’s host and musical visitor, Sabrina Carpenter.
Bowen Yang attends the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards. Getty Images
Bowen Yang reveals he gained’t be on “SNL” on Oct. 18. Instagram/Bowen Yang
Yang skipped the live present at Studio 8H in New York to attend the 2025 Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
The “Wicked” star accepted the Academy Museum’s Vantage Award, which honors an rising artist who challenges conventional narratives in movie and tv.
Bowen Yang at the Academy Museum fifth Annual Gala on October 18. Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Bowen Yang poses for images at the fifth Annual Academy Museum Gala. WireImage
“A trailblazer bringing laughter, heart, and representation to the screen. Congratulations to Bowen Yang, recipient of the Vantage Award, which he’ll receive at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala on October 18,” the Academy Museum wrote on Instagram ahead of the gala.
Other stars who have been honored at the event included Bruce Springsteen, who obtained the Legacy Award, and Penélope Cruz, who obtained the Icon Award.
Bowen Yang attends the Academy Museum fifth Annual Gala in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Despite lacking the live present, Yang was still concerned in the latest “SNL” Season 51 episode.
A source told Entertainment Weekly that Yang helped write for the episode. He also appeared in a pre-taped sketch called “Grind Song” with Carpenter, 26.
Sabrina Carpenter acting on “SNL” on Oct. 18. SNL
Yang joined “SNL” as a author in 2019 before being promoted to a main solid member later that yr.
He survived the dramatic Season 51 solid shakeup that noticed 4 stars — Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim — exit the present.
Bowen Yang, Colin Jost on “SNL” on September 28, 2024. Will Heath/NBC by way of Getty Images
Role Model, Amy Poehler and Bowen Yang on “SNL” Season 51. Rosalind O’Connor/NBC by way of Getty Images
Last month, Yang told People that “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels satisfied him to remain on the present.
“I’ve always gone by the instinct of, do I have more to do? And I feel like I do,” said Yang. “Even Lorne and I talked about it, and Lorne was like, ‘You have more to do,’ and that means a lot, because I even confessed to him. I was like, ‘I feel the audience is maybe getting sick of me.’ And he was like, ‘That’s not true. There’s more for you to do. I need you.’”
Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang on “SNL” on April 15, 2023. Will Heath/NBC by way of Getty Images
“I have to honor that,” Yang added. “That man has changed my life, and I owe a lot of my life to that show. And I love working there, the people are the best. I really love each of them so much.”
Bowen Yang during the “Service Dogs” sketch on May, 10 2025. Will Heath/NBC by way of Getty Images
Yang also said he wasn’t going into the new season “with a game plan” anymore.
“I let that go, and I think it served me well,” he shared. “I like having no road map. If there’s any place to do that, it’s ‘SNL,’ where it’s week to week. Sometimes you’re up for the challenge. Sometimes you show up even if you aren’t, and that’s kind of what makes interesting things happen.”
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