"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.