Copy to clipboard CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. In its nearly five decades on the air, the Saturday Night Live cast has seen its fair share of individually unique, memorably amusing, and truly groundbreaking personalities in the world of comedy. I believe that we are currently witnessing the seriesâ next great shift with Bowen Yang on SNL, partially due to the fact that the is the latest of only four performers of Asian descent to ever be a featured cast member. - Of course that is not the only reason why the actor, writer, comic, and podcast host is making such an impression on NBCâs legendary sketch comedy show. Learn all about that and more with these fascinating facts about