Bowen Yang Apologizes to Ariana Grande Over SNL ‘Sketch Kiss’ and More

"I was shaking after. Not in a bad way. Just in a disarming way," Grande told Yang on the most recent episode of his 'La Culturistas' podcast

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00:00Comedian Bowen Yang, known for his hilarious antics on Saturday Night Live and his upcoming

00:04role in Wicked, has recently gone on something of an apology tour.

00:08In a recent episode of his latest podcast, Los Culturistas, co-hosted with Matt Rogers,

00:12Bowen opened up to his Wicked co-star and pop superstar Ariana Grande about something

00:16that had been weighing on him, how he felt filming with Cynthia Eribo.

00:21In Wicked, Bowen plays Fanny, a character who, well, isn't exactly the nicest to Cynthia's

00:25alphabet, and after seeing the finished scenes, Bowen was hit with a serious dose of guilt.

00:30On the November 6th episode of his podcast, Bowen confessed to Grande saying,

00:33Acting is acting, whatever. But in bullying Cynthia throughout this movie, there were so

00:38many times I went up to her and was like, I'm so sorry. This feels so rotted in my soul to

00:42treat you this way. Bowen's guilt actually serves as a massive compliment to both Cynthia and

00:46Ariana's performance, saying, It's just a testament to how raw and beautiful and vulnerable

00:51Cynthia is in every frame. Bowen explained, You couldn't ask for two better people to do this

00:55with. But Bowen's apologies didn't stop there.

00:58When Ariana Grande joined him on the podcast, he took the opportunity to revisit a memorable

01:02moment from their SNL days, a sketch where the two of them shared a kiss.

01:06I really have to apologize to you in person, Bowen said laughing. I opened my mouth too

01:10much when we kissed on SNL. Ariana Grande couldn't help but laugh and tease. You absolutely did. I

01:16was shaking after. But she quickly clarified, not in a bad way, just in a disarming way.

01:21It's clear that whether on stage or behind the scenes, Bowen Yang knows how to bring the laughs,

01:26along with a little bit of heartfelt reflection.