How did Bowen Yang react to Sarah Sherman's debut comedy special? SNL star shares his reaction

Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang were together at the premiere of Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh, a stand-up special from HBO. Sherman and Yang had worked together on SNL, and recently, the latter announced their departure from the show. Nonetheless, he came to support his former co-star and had some nice things to say about her show and performance.

Sherman spoke to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview and shared what Bowen Yang told her after the show. She said:

"He was screaming like, 'No,' because there's a lot of gross stuff... Bowen was like, 'This is just so you.' You know what I mean? That's all you could ever hope for is that you've created a project with all these amazing people who are all so talented."

According to the description of Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh:

"Sarah Sherman slithers onto screens in her first HBO stand-up special for an hour of jokes, open-wound confessionals…and bodily fluids."

The show is available to stream on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.

What did Sarah Sherman say about her character Sarah Squirm?

In the exclusive with PEOPLE, Sarah Sherman got candid and revealed how close she felt to her character, Sarah Squirm. In her words, the concept of "gross" is "inseparable from being alive."

She added that being on the Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh show feels like being in a cartoon show:

"And so much of the special is like, I'm a living cartoon, and maybe that's a little bit of what the Sarah Squirm character is... It's like a living cartoon, but she's very much alive and made of flesh and bones and skin and guts and that's ... yeah."

Despite the show's gross aspects, Sarah also noted that it contains relatable issues. She said:

"... that's another thing, the relatability of the special, it's like I'm talking about things that everyone can relate to. I don't have some gross disease that 1% of the population has. I have the gross disease of having too much body hair."

One of Bowen and Sarah's popular episodes together is "The Waking Up Sketch." Bowen plays the role of "Doctor Jim," and Sarah is the wife of Pedro Pascal's best friend.

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Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang reunited to celebrate her new HBO stand-up special, Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh. Bowen praised the show for being true to Sarah's unique and bold style. Despite its gross humor, the show also highlights certain topics, making it relatable to its viewers.

Also read: “She commits to a character”: Sarah Sherman viral drunk raccoon SNL skit wins over the Internet

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