Bowen Yang’s Moo Deng Channels Chappell Roan on ‘SNL’ Premiere: ‘I’m Your Favorite Hippo’s Favorite Hippo’

Time Chappell Roan has been very fascinated by her pleas to fanatics to admire her non-public area, Saturday Night Live discovered a solution to construct luminous of the status in this weekend’s season 50 premiere by means of likening the red-hot pop megastar to Moo Deng, the 2-month-old pygmy hippo dwelling at a zoo in Thailand.

On Saturday evening’s Weekend Replace, Bowen Yang portrayed the viral hippo, who confided in Colin Jost about how parched it used to be to have the sector’s consideration on her and feature zoogoers throwing bananas and shellfish at her.

“The response has been overwhelming, but it has come to the point that I have to set some boundaries,” Yang stated, happening to paraphrase Roan’s phrases. “Reminder: Women owe you nothing. When I’m in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainer’s knee, I am at work. That is the project. Do not yell my name or expect a photo just because I’m your parasocial bestie or because you appreciate my talent.”

In August, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer made headlines for speaking out against toxic fan behavior, detailing reviews with stalking and crossed barriers that she’s confronted over the age few months. “I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you sh–,” she wrote on the past in an Instagram publish. “I chose this career path because because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it.”

Yang as Moo Deng went directly to comic story: “Before me, the only hippos in media were either Hungry, Hungry or Jada Pinkett in Madagascar. But now, I’m your favorite hippo’s favorite hippo.”

When Jost instructed that Yang’s Moo Deng sounded a bundle like Chappell Roan, the Weekend Replace host requested if she even knew who Roan used to be. “I’m 10 weeks old, Colin. Of course I know Chappell Roan,” Yang stated. “And by the way, leave her alone! Let her take as much time as she needs for her mental health.”

On Friday, Roan dropped out of her scheduled performances on the All Issues Exit pageant in each Unutilized York and Maryland, writing in a message on her Instagram Tale, “I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I am unable to perform. Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it. I feel pressures to prioritize a lot of things right now and I need a few days to prioritize my health. I want to be present when I perform and give the best shows possible.”

On SNL, Moo Deng additionally reflected Roan’s feedback about why she wouldn’t endorse a presidential candidate. “I know I’m only 10 weeks old, but this is very important to me so please listen: I will not be making an endorsement in this year’s election.” Roan just lately stated she would now not be endorsing any individual within the U.S. presidential election, however next after clarified that she could be balloting for Kamala Harris then fan backlash.

The Weekend Replace department wasn’t Yang’s handiest connection with Roan in Saturday’s episode: In a cartoon after within the evening, Yang referred to the vintage display I Love Lucy as a “femininomenon,” borrowing the identify of a Chappell Roan track.

Monitor Yang as Moo Deng beneath: