Yang, who’s worked on “Saturday Night Live” since 2018, says he was “really hesitant” to see the film. In “Wicked,” Yang plays Pfannee (pronounced “fanny”), a student at Shiz University and one of Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) friends — or, as Yang puts it, Glinda’s “publicists.”

Bowen Yang said in a recent interview with People that he shared a special moment watching the final cut of 'Wicked' with his 'SNL' co-stars.

Bowen Yang watched the final cut of Wicked with some of his Saturday Night Live costars — and the movie left them all a blubbering mess. The comedian, who plays Pfannee in the new big-screen musical,

Bowen Yang ’s banner year has been more than two decades in the making. The comedian, 34, who is celebrating his sixth season as a Saturday Night Live cast member, also stars alongside Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey in the highly anticipated film adaption of Wicked as one of Glinda’s trusty sidekicks, Pfannee.

Bowen Yang is looking back on bombing his first Saturday Night Live screen test after an interaction with Lorne Michaels. The SNL standout stopped by Hot Ones ahead of the release of Wicked, in which he stars as Pfannee.