Chu's upcoming movie musical, "Wicked," Ariana Grande knew Bowen Yang was the man for the job — so much so that she called his boss to convince him to let the actor do it. "I was so, so over the moon excited that you were going to be able to do it — I called Lorne!

In the “ Charades With Mom ” sketch last month, Diane (Grande) and her husband (Andrew Dismukes) meet their son’s boyfriend Josh (Yang) during a family game night. As the game heats up, Diane begins hurling insults at Josh, leading to a heated exchange that quickly escalates into a scuffle.