Bowen Yang, the acclaimed comedian and cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” recently revealed his reluctance to portray Vice President Kamala Harris during a segment on the show. He even went so far as to admit that he hoped the show’s producers would look for alternatives to him. He even went so far as to name names — such as Zach Galifianakis and Taran Killam — as possible replacements.
Yang’s plea to Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of SNL, was clearly emotional. He stated that he approached Michaels with a plea: “Please, please, please don’t make me do this.” Yang’s frank admission is a testament to his desire to provide a real, down-to-earth picture. He bends over backwards to look for ways to improve his unfavorable view of the VP.
Yang took great pains to get Harris’s vocal tics right. He even took the extra step of hiring an accent coach to make his performance more authentic. looked with — you all are going to laugh at me, but I collaborated with these guys.