Bowen Yang Screen Talk announced for the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
The Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer will discuss his career, including his latest role in Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet.
BFI Flare is thrilled to announce a Screen Talk with the award-winning actor, comedian and writer Bowen Yang. The festival will welcome the award-winning actor, comedian and writer Bowen Yang onstage at BFI Southbank on Thursday 20 March to talk about his career and his latest film The Wedding Banquet, which opens BFI Flare with its international premiere on 19 March. The festival, which is the largest LGBTQIA+ film festival in Europe, will take place from 19 to 30 March at BFI Southbank.
Yang began his career with Saturday Night Live in 2018, initially joining as a writer before progressing to an on-air cast member in 2019. He can currently be seen on his 6th season as a repertory player on the show, for which he has received critical acclaim and gone on to receive three Emmy Award nominations for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.
Additional film and television credits include LGBT comedies Fire Island and Bros, Dicks: The Musical, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical, Wicked.
Alongside his acting career Yang co-hosts the acclaimed comedy pop-culture podcast Las Culturistas, with fellow comedian Matt Rogers, where they take listeners on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of culture. Garnering rapid success, the podcast was named podcast of the year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.