Bowen Yang reveals he ‘nearly died’ driving a horse whereas filming in Iceland

Bowen Yang’s life flashed earlier than his eyes whereas he was horseback driving in Iceland.

The “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” actor revealed in a latest episode of his podcast with Matt Rogers, “Las Culturistas,” that he was practically killed atop a horse whereas filming a scene for Season 3 of the Comedy Central sitcom.

“[I’ve] ridden a horse for digicam,” Yang, 32, advised his co-host.

“Guess what? This crew — and I like this crew — however this crew determined to have a drone and, in fact, the horse don’t know what the f–ok that’s, after which I nearly died.”

“Even a whole bunch of yards away, these horses can clock,” he defined. “They have been spooked after which I nearly [fell off]. I nearly obtained bucked.”

The “Saturday Night time Reside” writer-turned-star admitted that though he was scared, “half” of him thought, “This can be a good method to go.”


The “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” actor revealed he was practically killed atop a “spooked” horse whereas filming a scene for Season 3 of the present.
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He managed to outlive the near-death expertise, however embarrassment quickly obtained the most effective of him.

The funnyman defined that in one other a part of the Scandinavian journey, he unknowingly walked across the set with “[his] personal used bathroom paper caught to [his] shoe.”

“Everyone on set noticed,” he lamented.


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“This crew determined to have a drone and, in fact, the horse don’t know what the f–ok that’s,” he defined.
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Though Yang recovered from each incidents, he introduced final month that he had been coping with psychological well being points recently.

The comedian suffers from dangerous bouts of depersonalization, which triggered him to briefly step away from his podcast.

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“Taking a really quick break from [‘Las Culturistas’]. Unhealthy bouts of depersonalization are f–king me up dangerous, however I’m doing my greatest to get higher!” he wrote by way of his Instagram Story on the time. “Please take care, be quickly.”

Two weeks later, Rogers, 33, gave followers a constructive replace on Yang.


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Throughout one other a part of the journey, the “SNL” star unknowingly walked round with “[his] personal used bathroom paper caught to [his] shoe.”
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“What I actually need everybody to know is that already issues are higher,” the “I Love That for You” star advised Melissa Gorga throughout an look on her “On Show” podcast.

“Already, there’s extra perspective, and there’s going to be steps taken to get him to a more healthy place as a result of he is aware of he deserves that.”

Rogers added, “Nobody ought to be dwelling on daily basis feeling something lower than good about themselves, baseline.”