Bowen Yang dishes on ‘Hot White Heist,’ coming out, and which co-star would make the best Traitor
Saturday Night Live sketches may tell you, Bowen Yang is definitely gay. Definitely.And, not that he needed he needed to prove anything, but call it funny timing that this past week marked the debut of Hot White Heist 2, the second season of his Audible Original comedy series about an all-queer heist crew voiced entirely by a cast of LGBTQ+ stars.
It’s as gay as they come!Created, written, and directed by Adam Goldman (The Outs) and executive produced by the legendary Alan Cumming, Hot White Heist sees Yang’s Judy Fink lead a ragtag crew of thieves (“be gay, do crime,” as they say) fighting for their right to build an all-queer paradise.
This time around, the all-star cast of season two includes Ian McKellen, Jane Lynch, Cynthia Nixon, Sara Ramirez (clock that And Just Like That…reunion?), Joel Kim Booster, Shannon Woodward, Raúl Esparza, and iconic queens like Trixie Mattel, Katya, Bianca Del Rio, and Yvie Oddly—to name a few.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Yes, somehow when he’s not busy making out with Sydney Sweeney or singing fake ABBA Christmas songs on SNL, Yang found time to be the headlining star of a narrative podcast.
And that’s on top of his other podcast, the beloved (and Queerties nominated) Las Culturistas with his best friend Matt Rogers, which has been going strong since 2016.With Hot White Heist 2 now streaming on Audible (not to mention the long-awaited Wicked movie hitting theaters later this year), we leapt at the chance to sit down with the in-demand actor for our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
