Bowen Yang
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Podcast Appearances
Do you want to know what it was? I think for me in high school, I don't know about you. Did you guys have friends that made fun of you constantly in high school? Like I allowed myself to be the butt of the joke a lot. They made fun of me for the way I held a fork. They made fun of me for the way I wore a hat. They made fun of me because I couldn't see colors.
Do you want to know what it was? I think for me in high school, I don't know about you. Did you guys have friends that made fun of you constantly in high school? Like I allowed myself to be the butt of the joke a lot. They made fun of me for the way I held a fork. They made fun of me for the way I wore a hat. They made fun of me because I couldn't see colors.
Like I was constantly getting ribbed on by my friends. And I think it made me realize like, well, I'm not cool and shouldn't try. And then years later, someone I remember someone said, yeah, you're a cool person. Like people think that. And I was just like, I don't I don't think and don't tell me that because that will get me in my head.
Like I was constantly getting ribbed on by my friends. And I think it made me realize like, well, I'm not cool and shouldn't try. And then years later, someone I remember someone said, yeah, you're a cool person. Like people think that. And I was just like, I don't I don't think and don't tell me that because that will get me in my head.
I think the key is just like always being surrounded by people who are a little bit like this. And I just hit bone.
I think the key is just like always being surrounded by people who are a little bit like this. And I just hit bone.
You need people to rib you.
You need people to rib you.
I would agree.
I would agree.
Yes.
Yes.
No, don't hurt my feeling.
No, don't hurt my feeling.
Okay. Yes. You know what? That was actually an unspoken thing, especially with my, my first ever like ensemble I ever felt like I was a part of was my like friend group in high school. Yeah. And our thing was we always took the, ripped the shit out of each other.
Okay. Yes. You know what? That was actually an unspoken thing, especially with my, my first ever like ensemble I ever felt like I was a part of was my like friend group in high school. Yeah. And our thing was we always took the, ripped the shit out of each other.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Is that how you and your friends are? Yes, that was Boston all the way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then through SNL as well? Yes.
Is that how you and your friends are? Yes, that was Boston all the way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then through SNL as well? Yes.