During a recent appearance on *Watch What Happens Live*, *SNL* cast member spilled details about a former male host who allegedly made “cast members cry” before their table read. Bowen, 33, did not, however, name the host in question.

“We wrote a live sketch where it took place in an elevator, and she and I were, like, telling everyone that we should all make out or something because the elevator got stuck,” Bowen explained. “Then, for some reason, it got turned into a pre-tape under our noses, and we had to adapt to that.”

The *Wicked* actor added that the sketch “just didn’t go as well as [he] had hoped.” “And you just deal with it,” he pointed out. “Comedy’s subjective, you never know how it’s gonna play in front of a specific audience.

But it’s fine, you let it roll off your back.”

Bowen was first hired to be a writer for *SNL* in 2018. One year later, he was promoted as an on-air cast member for its 45th season.

Bowen became the first featured player on the sketch comedy series to earn a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2021.