NPR's video: Bowen Yang Talks SNL Pandemic and Diversity and with Sam Sanders It s Been A Minute NPR

Sam Sanders talks with comedian Bowen Yang about becoming the first Chinese American cast member on Saturday Night Live, what it was like to do the show during a pandemic, and why Adele Dazeem is the number one moment in the history of culture. 00:00 - Praise for Grey’s Anatomy 1:00 - Sandra Oh’s impact on his career 4:00 - Filming the new season of SNL during the pandemic 10:10 - Absurd moments from filming the last season of SNL at home 11:38 - Absurd pandemic activities: talking to yourself and taking baths 19:04 - Praise for Insecure 20:40 - Advice from Natasha Rothwell about working at SNL 21:47 - Navigating the workplace as a person of color 26:07 - Bringing layered identities to his sketches 37:12 - Building his Andrew Yang impression 40:40 - The pressure of being “The First” 45:56 - Building his Chen Biao impression in the current political climate 51:26 - Praise for his podcast “Las Culturistas” 55:30 - What is Culture? 59:32 - Adele Dazeem, the number one moment in the history of culture 1:01:49 - Praise for Celine Dion 1:05:03 - Wrap-up WHAT IS "IT’S BEEN A MINUTE"? Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists. Join Sam as he makes sense of the world through conversation. LISTEN to more episodes of “It’s Been A Minute” on NPR One - https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/9BAF Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/341FndS Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3jcMir0 FOLLOW “It’s Been A Minute” Twitter - https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin FOLLOW Sam Sanders Twitter - https://twitter.com/samsanders Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samsanders/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • Tumblr: http://npr.tumblr.com/ • Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/npr ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.