The Wedding Banquet: How Bobo Le Turned a Small Role Into a Big Moment

Bobo Le’s breakout role in The Wedding Banquet proves that being your authentic self can change everything.Host Caitlynn McDaniel welcomes Bobo to Pride to talk about her expanded role in the newly reimagined The Wedding Banquet (which premiered April 18), where she plays Kendall, the cousin to Bowen Yang’s character.Bobo shares how it felt to help shape her character, what it was like working with an award-winning ensemble, and why telling stories about queer joy and chosen family matters. Plus, there’s plenty of love for Spy Kids, spicy food obsessions, deep-sea creatures, and future Marvel dreams.Highlights from this episode:
🌟 How Bobo’s audition freestyle changed the course of her character
🌟 Behind the scenes with Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, and Kelly Marie Tran
🌟 Why “None of us are good enough alone” became the heart of the film
🌟 Spy Kids fandom, spicy food obsessions, and anglerfish appreciation
🌟 What it means to finally see lived-in queer and Asian American characters on screenThe Wedding Banquet is now playing in theaters.