Bowen Yang has been on Saturday Night Live for six years and has done quite a few sketches in his time. Some performances, however, certainly stand out. Think Yang’s iconic Weekend Update character, the Iceberg that hit the Titanic or his stints as political figures like George Santos and J.

Wig and all, Yang reprised his Charli XCX impression from earlier in the season while the singer herself played her pal and Sweat tour co-headliner Troye Sivan. Together, the dynamic duo tried to land the roles of witches Glinda and Elphaba.

Seven years after he joined the talented lineup of Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang is revealing how creator Lorne Michaels warmed up to him. The 4x Emmy nominee recently recounted his awkward first encounter with Michaels from his 2017 final audition for the NBC sketch comedy show,