Weekend Update: A Proud Gay Oompa Loompa on Timothée Chalamet - SNL

A Proud Gay Oompa Loompa (Bowen Yang) stops by Weekend Update to discuss Timothée Chalamet’s role as Willy Wonka.
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[@stquatro]

I love these “Bowen Yang plays a disgruntled minor character from a major film” sketches. He’s one of the best newer cast members.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Or "major world event", as the iceberg The Titanic crashed into was real. But they did have movies about that, with 1997's Titanic as the most popular.

[@yvankrzeslo6366]

Check daddy long legs

[@pearlspacejam8639]

@@yvankrzeslo6366 that was HILARIOUS

[@JediJuniper92]

I absolutely love him

[@nothingtoseehere7554]

HAHA YES

[@kaci111128]

"Meanwhile.... we're up all night rehearsing the little song-and-dance we do when a child dies... The whole thing is SICK!" Had me 🤣

[@2148aa]

To call it a straight shtick might be an oxymoron

[@DebsFan101]

That part had had me howling out loud at an somewhat embarrassing volume!! 🤣🤣

[@revelation6175]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@captainpotato6856]

It's all for the children!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Very clever

[@gamedalfthegrey]

When Timothee hosts again when his Wonka movie comes out he better do a sketch with Bowen as Wonka and Oompa Loompa. And it better have a song!

[@xg6hpyk]

For sure!

[@matthewjarek3026]

That would be hilarious!

[@culodesobra]

Why?

[@Klaaism]

The Oompa Loompa character doesn't get used nearly enough.

[@discosecret6363]

Why? Bowen isn’t funny. He’s one of the worst cast members in recent memory.

[@phyternl]

Bowen's found his calling with these bits. Iceberg and Oompa were both pure gold.

[@sidneyboo9704]

That Iceberg one was AMAZING!

[@ellengrace4609]

@@sidneyboo9704 Iceberg is my favorite SNL sketch ever! 😂🤣😂

[@austinsmith1505]

Favorite line “yeah bitch what about it “

[@EpicM1lkman]

Forreal he can just be the gay version of anything

[@joyfulgirl40018]

China's Trade Daddy was also killer.

[@crackdad8934]

oh what about a gum ball that makes children dream silly dreams “YEAH BITCH WHAT ABOUT IT” i screamed

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

anyone else catch that this wasn't the line in the closed captions ? It was about a soda that can make people fly, which was in the 1971 movie but not the book it was based on.

[@KikiMoment]

​@@CyclopsWasRight616yeah so weird

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

very much giving Steve Jobs "revolutionizing" tech and inspiring us all to 🙌 "think different" 🌟 🧘🏻‍♂💻📱✨🍎✨🔥🔥🔥

[@RebelliousBookworm]

“Well maybe you can come out too Colin”.- I SCREAMED

[@leftisbest7173]

Im sure Scarlett did too!

[@susansanchez4794]

Can't blame an Oompa Loompa for trying...

[@butterflymoon6368]

He's so cute

[@Melissa-ij3tm]

ME TOO

[@henrytawnn8694]

I loved the, "In sorry boys, I tried." I absolutely adore Bowen.

[@cassio77]

"but now I guess I gotta... call my parents" hilarious!

[@yvankrzeslo6366]

They just got Will and Grace

[@LycanLink]

Gosh, I hope Bowen has several years on SNL ahead of him. He is way too damn good.

[@izregistered]

Either you're related to Bowen or you're Bowen himself. Yang lacks ANY talent, he can only play GAY things. He is a one trick poney.

[@ShuffleboardJerk]

@@izregistered I don’t really like him in sketches but he is hilarious in Weekend Update. That is more than I can say for most of the current cast.

[@beng1lh00ly]

@@izregistered it's his delivery and the writing - he's hilarious!!!

[@brooksrocco]

@@izregisteredMichael Jordan lacked ANY talent, he can only play BASKETBALL. He is a one trick poney. …what are you good at? Certainly not spelling.

[@AchannelA]

@Blia Yang This isn't even close to a valid comparison. It's more like if Tom Brady could only do brillant hand-offs and nothing else.

[@verdatum]

It feels like the writers might finally be understanding Bowen's voice. Or if he wrote this, then they're finally letting him use it. This was right out of the park.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I agree totally! Had the same thought.

[@jakeryan9469]

Between this, Daddy Longlegs, & Uncle George it was a great night for Bowen

[@johnnyz5857]

Being gay isn't a replacement for a personality. Every sketch he's in is something about being gay it's exhausting

[@youtubecommenter37]

He wrote this. He writes most of the sketches he’s in. He was on the writing staff on SNL for a few years before becoming part of the cast-and he is still on the writing team

[@Sponsorship4u2]

This was great but NOTHING will top the iceberg! That was iconic but this was also great! He is hilarious

[@tcu1099]

In closing, everyone brought their A game: props, sets, writers, actors, musical guest. Great episode.

[@edsonrodriguez95]

Couldn’t agree more, best episode in a long time

[@yvankrzeslo6366]

Soo much better than last week show

[@motorcity7137]

So this “future of comedy” just puts the gay spin on every character ? How progressive

[@DebHenry]

why is Gabe closing...not Bowen? 💅

[@DebHenry]

@@motorcity7137 come back with your real name, coward

[@guidoguido2245]

This did not go in the direction I was expecting it to go and honestly, I’m really glad about it.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

But are you GLAAD about it?

[@nickyricardo7034]

What were you expecting?

[@Mherediadlt]

“And it’s like, yeah bi***! What about it???” ^^^ 😂 too accurate!

[@LokiDWolf]

Very cool to hear him mention he's in IATSE!!! Props! Because they need the support.

[@alyserendipity]

Yes I was wondering if that’s what he said! So happy

[@Missmethinksalot1]

what is that?

[@rugr82day]

?

[@moss_yt]

@@Missmethinksalot1 “The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE) was founded in 1893 when representatives of stagehands working in eleven cities met in New York and pledged to support each others’ efforts to establish fair wages and working conditions for their members.” Their symbol is the * with letters in it at the end of the credits in movies. It’s basically a union for film and theatre people and they were supposed to be on strike but a deal was settled so he’s still here. I figure he still wanted word to get out about working conditions.

[@WallebyDamned]

@@moss_yt I'm glad it shortens to IATSE because that is a lotse

[@rocko.ambition4342]

Bowen's characters hit different I swear 😭 "TWonka" I wouldn't mind trying his snozberries 😏

[@DavidLS1]

I'd like to get hold of his everlasting gobstopper.

[@tayg5621]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wall91nutz]

He hits the same joke in every character

[@daxoze]

I love how Bowen Yang's Weekend Update characters aren't full-on impressions, they're all more just him being a sassy gay version of that character.

[@cherryjawbreakalt]

You’ve never talked to the iceberg or a gay Oompa Loompa this could be spot on

[@TheTailors1]

and that's the problem... so one dimensional. is this the 70s?

[@wall91nutz]

He’s a sassy gay every time he’s on the screen he has no range or at least they aren’t allowing him to show it

[@TheJordanbrown2]

“…when a child DIES” had me crying!!!

[@pok3rfacReturns]

The whole thing is SICK 😂😂

[@JoeBurgettMusic]

“Point blank, the man doesn’t know how to make chocolate. He’s an ideas man.” I’m getting real Apple/Steve Jobs vibes here. Lol

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Bill Burr skewered Jobs just like this...

[@kafitty]

Anyone who's ever worked at a software company really felt that "Yeah, bitch, what about it??"

[@nickyricardo7034]

​@@kafittylol

[@TheFoldMusic]

I hope this isn’t a controversial thing to say, but he seems to bring such a positive perspective to the gay culture, on top of his general talent. SNL has never had anything like that before!

[@gregedwards909]

Are you forgetting about Colin Jost? 😉

[@idmann17]

But his parents didn't know that he was gay until now. Bigger things are at stake now...

[@katemiller7874]

Everything is controversial now. Lol. Ridiculous. Not you dear just this new time of offended

[@Meow-xx4ik]

@@katemiller7874 what?

[@rugr82day]

@@vjreimedia , Bowen isn't going anywhere and Brie has a new Marvel movie coming out next year. I look forward to more from both of them.

[@sam2572]

"i'm in IATSE, i'm in the union" CRYING

[@jessenfox6357]

Love union recognition on television. Collective action for the win!

[@Chana12345]

Bro what’s ur profile picture like I’m confused

[@MCAndyT]

YESSSSS #UnionStrong

[@okmega22]

Notice how he never got around to announcing the labor strike and exposing the terrible working conditions at the factory. Well played, corporations. Well played.

[@SilkSatin]

Oompa Loompas look good in a silk robe.

[@abracad5309]

He is properly rated as an average cast member. He is gonna need more characters than the gay X.... Beck Bennet was an underrated cast member.

[@justinharris2320]

@@abracad5309 wow... I thought the original comment was a joke about having an Oompa Loompa as a cast member. Like, "Why haven't we seen more of this orange guy?" LoL

[@joanies6778]

Actually, he's in quite a few sketches considering how many cast members they have.. He is one of my favorites in the current lineup. He's very versatile!

[@rugr82day]

@@justinharris2320 , it was. Many people miss simple things.

[@abracad5309]

​@@justinharris2320 He/she edited the original comment. That said Yang is the most underrated cast member and should be in more sketches. Think He/She realized they were wrong

[@NextToToddliness]

Bowen could play a shopping bag caught in a gentle breeze and make that hilarious. P.S. I love that they can both make commentary on the gay experience, like being forcefully outed & the consequences of that, while also making fun of how people like Elon Musk built their names off the backs of other people's hard work & ingenuity, yet take all the credit and most of the reward.

[@Lolcow43]

Bowen is not funny at all. You cannot be serious

[@Barista.Nathan]

I can just SEE it. "Here with us now to discuss gay patriotism is The Plastic Bag from Katy Perry's Firework!"

[@darkmiles22]

Bowen is the quintessential American beauty.

[@DC-pp8xf]

@@Lolcow43 You are not smart at all.

[@kgal1298]

I love Bowen so much he's always puts 100% into these roles.

[@VieenRennes]

"It's LIVE?!" Perfect delivery hahahaha

[@sarahflanagan9345]

Bowen's delivery of the punch lines for all his jokes is absolutely brilliant.

[@littlesame]

He’s the gift to SNL, his timing is impeccable

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

If that's how he described guys, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say his family PROBABLY knew.

[@Milesco]

Yeah, that's what I was thinkin'. 😉

[@planguy9575]

Yeah I was going to say.

[@KASol648]

Ok I don’t usually like characters on weekend update but this guy’s got me in stitches. He’s still relatively new but he has found his voice and he can hold his own playing against seasoned cast members. Good for him!

[@RoseBug42]

Bowen Yang truly IS the moment he has such a long SNL career ahead of him

[@breakthewheelnow8223]

I hope not. Hopefully his talent is so noted that his career catapults to more than SNL, soon.

[@zeroshadow2468]

I’m bit sad that there was no Oompa Loompa song for this sketch.

[@josephwiesenfeld]

I know. I was waiting for it all sketch.

[@izregistered]

Because whoever wrote it was an imbicile that missed a comedic opportunity.

[@jennifer9047]

Ikr? I mean, the Iceberg put out a whole album! 🏔️

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

I kinda thought they'd pop out from underneath the table and start singing near the end

[@tammardant5353]

SNL probably didn't have the budget to pay for the rights to play the song.

[@LeoFan93]

Iceberg got a sequel

[@j.m.9727]

I love how Bowen Yang didn't break character. Not even a snicker!

[@SheltonHull]

Nice IATSE shout-out at the end, there!

[@hefeibao]

Bowen Yang's expressions are amazing. Instant classic!

[@dtv2031]

This was very relaxed and effortless. Bowen has found his niche.

[@andyl4822]

Bowen Yang is by far the best addition in years and these skits and knees characters are absolutely all I look forward to when they pop up I get so excited! He just nailed it every time! Such incredible comedic Talent!

[@ascent8487]

Oompa Loompa’s have always terrified me but I love Bowen Yang so much I had to click on this anyway.

[@jso6790]

Great shout out to IATSE at the end. Bowen Yang killing again.

[@danielmazola2381]

This was also a good dig at prima donna directors and what the workers have to deal with the and the iatse strike looming.

[@colinmeneghini1390]

I thought the same thing.

[@silvergir89]

But thankfully the strike was called off at the last minute.

[@matiuhhh2788]

i’m so happy bowen yang is on the cast. his performance is perfect and i can’t wait to see more from him

[@Amy.Scorpio]

The sudden realization that now I live for Bowen’s bitchy rants 😂

[@KABNeenan]

Every sketch i fall in love with Bowen just a little more. The writing and delivery on this was top notch!

[@lauraeager373]

“Now that I’m out of the closet, maybe you can come out too”. Love it! 😂

[@DinFL]

Love Bowen. He never disappoints. Thank you to everyone responsible for making him one of the SNL casts. His future is looking so bright.

[@Lolcow43]

Speak for yourself i think all he does is disappoints

[@notthefather3919]

Are we still in this phase of it's good because it's gay? His performances are cringe, like he was at the Emmys.

[@christinegelabert1651]

AS someone in the LGBTQ community... AND AS someeone who is actually played in Oompa Loompa in a school play. THIS is absolutely pure awesomeness for me! Five stars baby five stars!!! XO 😘😉❤️😎😍

[@childwaters]

"the little song and dance we do when a child has died" --dying here, too

[@heathermetz3974]

0:48 “But, now I guess I gotta call my parents!” 1:31 “So yeah, it’s GONNA be a conversation!”

[@cmoney209]

Bowen is one of the best things to happen to snl in a long time. Dude is hilarious.

[@tdyblgm24]

He does the exact same flamboyant guy character for literally everything he does. Zero range.

[@bekah10213]

@@tdyblgm24 He probably has more range than we see here... SNL like to type cast people. For a while, we'd only see Ego in Angry/Crazy Black Woman roles, but now that she's included in other types of roles, you see she has range.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

why does everyone keep saying the kids in the Wonka factory died? none of them died, they were all just horrifically disfigured

[@Mskittenlover12]

Oh well as long as its JUST that 😂

[@Veachie]

Okay but they were in situations where one drowned in a chocolate river only to be pumped up a small pipe and sent to a room where they will be made into chocolate bars, one chewed gum that filled their entire body with blueberry juice to the point of explosion, one was sent down a garbage chute into the factory's incinerator, and one's particles were torn about and rearranged into a television set and then stretched about in a taffy puller.

[@reflectsonlife]

I thought Wwacf was a horror film as a kid. Not sure why ppl think it's a kids movie.

[@AntonioCardenasT]

@@reflectsonlife its a kids horror film since all the kids are shown alive at the end.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

@@Mskittenlover12 that's the joke

[@edancohen6241]

How was this video made 2 years ago ???

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

Bowen Yang is freaking hilarious! He had me in tears! XD

[@billypollina7870]

Bowen Yang is a f’ing rockstar. We need more of this character please!

[@kimberknutson831]

This is brilliant. I love everything this guy does. Thank you. : )

[@martineldritch]

All those children with tickets go into the factory and only one survives to the end. It's like a sickly sweet squid game.

[@salsaatrocitiesb1746]

One of the best sketches ever. Im dying.

[@CriticaLxThoughX]

I love how he critisized that liberal media focuses on "who's come out as gay" ignores injustices like horrible working conditions, classism etc.

[@DC-pp8xf]

Wouldn’t that criticism apply to both liberal and conservative media? 🧐

[@CriticaLxThoughX]

@@DC-pp8xf yes, don't even get me started on conservative media. But from liberal media, you'd expect that they cover these important topics & injustices.

[@MossyMozart]

@CriticaLxThoughX - Of COURSE the so-called "liberal" media reports on those issues. How else do you think you know about them? FOG News protects corporations from ethics.

[@Hi-uv7nn]

I mean the only reason we talk about people coming out as gay is because of social injustices… are we not allowed to bring light of homophobia because there are other people suffering too? What a shitty and selfish way of thinking lmfao

[@CriticaLxThoughX]

@@Hi-uv7nn of course, and i'm all here for ending these social injustices. it only gets perfidious when the ones in power use one thing to erase another. it depends on the context. but thanks for turning my initial comment around and insulting me haha.

[@marquesjohnson6359]

" I have to tell my parents " something tells me they already suspect

[@verdatum]

"Mom. Dad....I'm gay" "A DOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!"

[@marquesjohnson6359]

@@verdatum right LOL 🤣

[@auberthere3737]

I love this oompa loompa we should have him back again

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

Hadn’t watched SNL in a long time and just came across Bowen Yang… man, he’s very good! His acting, voice dynamics, and enunciation is like an A-List voice-over actor.

[@davidbetancourt4028]

This is one of the best sketches of Bowen Yang. Really solid.

[@nea1691]

They just got Will and Grace .. Im dead 🤣

[@daniel1000212]

Bowen always kills it.. love when he emphasises the last word....

[@hongkongcantonese501]

Bowen can even make an iceberg funny! Great addition to the cast.

[@anitabunter2814]

Loved this!! Hilarious! 💕

[@hutch1197]

Bowen reminding everyone that Willy Wonka is, in fact, a f-ing twisted story.

[@NellieKAdaba]

I still love Willy Wonka, the Gene Wilder one, not the Jonny Depp one.

[@mateoconk]

“Proud, gay Oompa Loompa” and I immediately hoped it was gonna be Bowen.

[@elbruces]

I mean, that does kinda describe him...

[@sidneycashion7817]

He's GREAT! First the glacier and now this is wonderful.

[@SemperCallide]

I needed that laugh. What a great bit

[@ninatouchdown2500]

Welcome to the regular cast, Bowen!

[@gobubbles10]

Bowen is so fucking good

[@xg6hpyk]

He needs more air time, for sure

[@emilyhancock3456]

This is freaking amazing 😭😂

[@ericrypt]

Bowen Yang cracks me up!!

[@aleck2161]

Bowen is legit a whole mood

[@matthewdar886285]

Bowen Yang never disappoints

[@davidbreault3283]

Great to learn that Scarlet Johansson is a beard

[@tracelynnsangster]

this was so good lmao I wanted it to be longer this better be a recurring character

[@MegaFlorest]

Writers and cast are on point this season.

[@neolibtears]

The way Bowen shouted out union strikes 😭✊

[@Noganrhy]

Why do I love this more than I should ?

[@StacyPowerhouse]

This was so good. He was so good. So natural.

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

Bowen playing fabulous characters losing their calm demeanor on Weekend Update gives me life!

[@shanemontgomery1358]

Fact: Timothy looking like a little tasty snack

[@thpehc]

Bowen Yang is so amazingly funny!! Love him!

[@mjgautrau3167]

Bowen Yang is incredible

[@freebein]

This dude always hits it out of the park. Has me lmao for 20 minutes replaying his skits.

[@jayydee72]

Oompa: When does this air? Colin: oh, it's live Oompa: (shocked in a FML way) IT'S LIIIVE?? 😂😂😂😂

[@danicadou3534]

i love this sketch!!!

[@ambermeridy7550]

Whole skit was top tier 🤣🤣🤣

[@DixiNormous50150]

And you stepped out of the shower that way Colin?

[@Jarasi98]

Bowens been killing it this year, looking forward to seeing what he does next

[@butterflymoon6368]

Bowen as the unsung characters of anything is great

[@kelseyjaffer]

this whole sketch is GOLD but "I"m in IATSE!!" at the end made me spit out my water

[@duvanok3277]

Bowen Yang needs to be in everything. By far my favorite cast member since Ferrell.

[@pmbluemoon]

My friends and I LOVED this part, as a transgender person with a gay friend, we LOVE Bowen Yang! The Iceberg was also another "Greatest Hits" as well, thank you for being accepting, inclusive and downright hilarious and still bringing us the news (Probably the best news we watch all day!) We LIVE for SNL 😃🤩 EDIT: I was outed on social media by a fellow LGBTQ+ support group member, and my gay friend was outed by his sister at a Christmas party, so we can totally relate to this skit.

[@user-xd7yc9eb8o]

no one asked and no one cares

[@RaymondHng]

I was outed on television.

[@robsan9017]

I now walk around the house randomly saying..."I'm in IATSE!!!".

[@Ophelia_Pain]

Bowen Yang can play any character, he will Nail it! I love him so much!!!!

[@batgurrl]

Bowen on fire tonight. ❤️🔥

[@Norvo82]

Gotta hand it to SNL: they found the one way to pull off yellowface in 2021.

[@Lolcow43]

Ha

[@tammy6992]

I really like this skit and I think it was one of his best performances as the proud gay Oompa Loompa

[@alyssajean2327]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Please do a 2nd video, PLEASE!!!