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In this video, Bowen Yang speaks with The Hollywood Reporter from the picket line in Manhattan about his feelings regarding the WGA strike timing.
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00:00Bowen Yang is opening up about the three shows Saturday Night Live had planned for the rest of
00:04season 48 before the Writers Guild of America strike. Yang spoke to The Hollywood Reporter
00:09from the picket line outside Netflix's offices in Manhattan. He said,
00:14I'm really disappointed. We had a few good shows left, I think. We all came back rested and ready
00:18to work on Monday. Yang continued, Pete Davidson was very excited to host, even though he knew
00:24there was a big asterisk on the week. And there was a looming possibility it might not happen.
00:28I think we were all ready to give it our all for the next three weeks before the season ended.
00:32Along with several other late night shows, NBC's SNL shut down production on Tuesday after the union
00:38called the strike. Yang and several other cast members are also members of the WGA. Yang said
00:43he felt most for the new cast members and writers who joined SNL this season. He said,
00:48they didn't get a chance to ring in the end of their first season, which is always a big milestone.
00:52The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing studios and
00:57streamers, haven't set a time to resume negotiations. But with the two sides far apart at their last
01:03talks on Monday, a quick resolution seems unlikely. For more on this story and the latest updates on
01:09the writer's strike, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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