Weekend Update: Bowen Yang on the Rise of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes - SNL

>>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RALLIES ARE BEING HELD TO CONDEMN THE RISE OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES. HERE TO SHARE RESOURCES ON HOW YOU CAN HELP IS ASIAN CAST MEMBER BOWEN YANG. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> IS THAT MY OFFICIAL TITLE, ASIAN CAST MEMBER? [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S HOW YOU TOLD ME TO INTRODUCE YOU. >> YEAH, I SET YOUR ASS UP. [ LAUGHTER ] GOOD. HI, EVERYONE. SO THINGS FOR ASIANS IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE BEEN REALLY BLEAK FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. AND ALL THE WEEKS BEFORE THAT SINCE FOREVER. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND I FOUND SOME POSTS ONLINE WITH ACTION ITEMS THAT EVERYONE CAN TAKE TO HELP. >> OH, RIGHT, I'VE SEEN THOSE ON INSTAGRAM. LIKE LISTS OF PLACES TO DONATE TO. >> YES. HERE ARE SOME I FOUND SUPER HELPFUL. SIX WAYS YOU CAN CHECK IN ON YOUR AAPI FRIENDS AND TELL THEM THEY'RE SO HOT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> IS THAT REAL? >> YEAH. PEOPLE JUST WANT TO HELP US ANY WAY THEY CAN, YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] HERE'S A LIST OF SOMETHING I'VE SEEN A LOT OF ACTIVISTS POST. AMPLIFY THESE ASIAN VOICES WHO WANT MORE PANERAS IN NORTH BROOKLYN. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT ASIAN COMMUNITIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT? >> YEAH, IT IS FOR THE ONES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY, FINE. HERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALL DO. CALL YOUR SENATORS AND DEMAND THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE LESBIAN CHARACTERS IN "SAILOR MOON"! >> BOWEN, NO OFFENSE. IS THIS ACTUALLY HELPFUL TO ALL ASIANS? >> MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY? MAYBE. WHAT CAN I SAY TO HELP HOW INSANELY BAD THINGS ARE? IF SOMEONE'S PERSONALITY IS PUNCH AN ASIAN GRANDMA, IT'S NOT A DIALOGUE. I HAVE AN ASIAN GRANDMA, YOU WANT TO PUNCH HER. THERE AIN'T NO COMMON GROUND, MAMA. >> YEAH, THAT'S TOUGH. >> I SEE MY FRIENDS DONATING AND I TELL THEM, THAT'S GREAT. BUT THEN I ALSO TELL THEM, DO MORE. OKAY, AND YOU'RE ORDERING FROM CHINESE RESTAURANTS? OKAY, GREAT. DO MORE. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU FEED YOUR WHITE KIDS CHICKEN FEET. YOU CRIED DURING "MINARI"? CONGRATS. I WAS SOBBING ONTO MY BONER FOR STEVEN YUEN. [ LAUGHTER ] DO MORE. AND WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU TIPPED YOUR MANICURIST WELL? LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR KNEES AND SCRUB YOUR FEET WHILE SHE LOOKS AT YOUR PHONE. DO MORE. >> YOU'RE RIGHT, I SHOULD DO THAT. >> YOU SHOULD. SPECIFICALLY. [ LAUGHTER ] LOOK, I CAN'T ADDRESS ANY OF THIS WITHOUT BRINGING UP CLASS OR GENDER OR IMPERIALISM. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE DOING THIS "UPDATE" PIECE. I WANTED TO DO MY CHARACTER, GAY PASSOVER BUNNY. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT TOO SMART FOR THE SHOW. >> TOO MART? IT WAS 20 MINUTES LONG. >> WHATEVER, YOU'RE SCARED. [ LAUGHTER ] I'M JUST A COMEDIAN. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS. BUT I'M NOT JUST LOOKING FOR THEM ONLINE, I'M LOOKING AROUND ME. THE GOFUNDME FOR XIAO ZHEN XIE, THE GRANDMOTHER WHO FOUGHT BACK AGAINST HER ATTACKER, RAISED $900,000, WHICH SHE IMMEDIATELY GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AS ASIANS. NOW COME MEET US THERE. IN MANDARIN THERE'S A CHEER THAT GOES -- WHICH BASICALLY MEANS "FUEL UP." I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HELPFUL TO SAY TO EVERYONE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I SAY TO MYSELF. FUEL UP. DO MORE. IT'S THE YEAR OF THE METAL OX, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS A CAR. SO EVERYONE, GET IN, BUCKLE UP, IT'S NO PEE BREAKS. WE RIDE AT DAWN, GRANDMA! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> BOWEN YANG, EVERYONE. FOR "WEEKEND UPDATE," I'M COLIN JOST. >> I'M MICHAEL CHE, GOOD NIGHT!

Channel: Saturday Night Live

Views: 1,024,207

Rating: 4.7664332 out of 5

Keywords: snl, saturday night live, season 46, snl 46, weekend update, weekend update snl, weekend update Saturday night live, colin jost, Michael che, bowen yang, s46, s46e15, episode 15, live, new york, comedy, sketch, funny, hilarious, late night, host, music, guest, laugh, impersonation, actor, musician, Maya Rudolph maya rudolph snl, kamala harris, maya rudolph host, maya rudolph on snl, bridesmaids, grown ups, big mouth, idiocracy, Kristen Wiig

Id: B9qTB6beAOk

Length: 3min 52sec (232 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 27 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/kylinki]

I really like his translation of 加油.

"Fuel up"

[u/daniordie]

I will be fueling uppp until I die. Love Bowen, his speech was everything. It must feel so heavy but also so necessary to try and be funny while spreading an important and horribly sad truth. Hopefully he gets more screen time in the coming weeks, even if he is an Easter Bunny. 🐣

[u/MaybeAlzheimers]

Ok his call out to mister Scarlett Johansson

Ugh chef's kiss

[u/justflipping]

That was awesome. Thank you Bowen Yang

[u/ZaftigSyzygy]

What did he say at the end?