“I don’t want it and Kenan deserves it.
And I know this is messy,” Yang said.
Bowen Yangis playingthe part of an iceberg again quite possibly Titanic-ing his own chances at theEmmys.
Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson on ‘SNL’.Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
“There’s no chic way of saying this,” Yang began in his video message.
“He is one of the best sketch comedians of all time.
He’s one of the kindest people I know and that many others know.”
Bowen Yang/Instagram
“This isn’t a faux humility thing.
I don’t want it, to be honest,” he said of the award.
Yang’s nomination in the Supporting Actor category was historic.
He’sthe first featured member of theSNLcastto get a nod.
He was nominated for the same award in 2018 and 2020.
Thompson earned the honor of being the longest servingSNLcast member (outpacingDarrell Hammond) in 2017.
The formerNickelodeonstar joined the cast in 2003.
