Weekend Update: Krampus on Kidnapping Naughty Children - SNL

[@Pyrethryn]

The way Yang and Jost went with the horn falling off will forever be a textbook case of how to keep a sketch going.

[@canaisyoung3601]

There are a lot of 1970s SNL sketches that also show that you have to keep a sketch going when something goes wrong. Like the one where Candace Bergen called Gilda Radner's character by the wrong name and Gilda just took it and ran with it while Bergen cracks up? Or when Buck Henry got cut by John Belushi's samurai sword?

[@Ophelia_Pain]

Me too!! At first I read your comment an was like awe spoiler. But, Nope. It wasn't. It was so good and so funny, I hope they keep this Skit going! Krampus doesn't even need to be just a Holiday skit either. He could have flash back, or have loss time. Or traffic issues going from one realm to another. Just showing up in other skits, because of a Demon landlord or issues with his Father. Sue's his therapist E. Maxwell There is so much The can do with this Skit, to make it it's own. I LOVE THIS. please hit like if you agree. Hopefully, SNL is watching. YAY!!!!

[@joelesser2550]

Kind of basic for SNL. No? They've been handling costume failures the same way since show started. How old is that textbook?

[@ByAnyMeansNecessary.]

It's essentially the "yes and" in improv. It's the first thing improvisers learn.

[@mariegarside8830]

Kudos to both of them for keeping on keeping on

[@addycarter2790]

The “She commutes Collin” line just freaking killed me

[@Ophelia_Pain]

That cracked me up too!!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@IrishCat04]

😂😂😂me too

[@Yachirobi]

Bowen playing off the horn is masterclass improv. He doesn't lose character, doesn't ignore it, and doesn't let it take over the sketch.

[@whatever4ever]

Yes, "I'm sick" (cough)

[@gengarcrobat1576]

It's the best when they incorporate it into the scene to make it even more funny

[@stephanierudi708]

The horn falling off was incredible

[@RaymondHng]

The show must go on.

[@drmariojonathan]

"Oh, I'm sick"🤣

[@irubberyouglueonethousand5384]

YOU'RE incredible

[@nathalieduverna6963]

Priceless

[@ProctorsGamble]

It was the highlight of the skit!

[@jamesslade3743]

Bowen really has carved out his place on the show and I love it. I've been a fan since his 4th or 5th episode and it's amazing to see how much he has perfected his comedic chops in such a short amount of time.

[@catmom1322]

He's the best!

[@pandapanda8354]

Remember when he was the Titanic Iceberg? He just KILLS it in these bad perspective sketches. I love the concept he’s got going on and I love how he does the costumes each time

[@elylew]

@@pandapanda8354 Remember when he was dressed as a spotted lanternfly? This is somehow better.

[@seanblankenship5404]

He always plays the same character, gay Asian. What range.

[@jasonadlay]

@@seanblankenship5404 whats the problem girl

[@egalitarian-rex]

Costume failure = horn sickness. 😂

[@vtrbswarmachine]

Solid save by Bowen! Made the best of it! Lol 😅

[@BrianOSheaPlus]

@@vtrbswarmachine Bowen made it work!

[@witchypoorose5196]

EXCELLENT improv work there!

[@edbateyjr.517]

🤣🤣🤣😝😄

[@str713gzr]

It's weirdly one of the funniest things. He is so good.

[@FlowJunkie65]

OMG, Bowen was freakin' on fire in this sketch! Totally killed! LOL!

[@shahartley]

Bowen did just as good here as he did with the Iceberg that sunk the Titanic.

[@no_peace]

I adore him

[@dianapevtsov]

:) Yyyaaasss.

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

Not to mention the middle school pageant’s favorite arachnid Mr. “Call me Daddy” Longlegs.

[@Ophelia_Pain]

Yes!! Sha!! Bowen, is just amazing!! 🤗😆✨

[@digby_dooright]

The iceberg was so funny! 😄

[@heynowls3058]

“I’m a demon Colin, I’m queer”. One of the best lines of the year. Ha

[@sevsnap9780]

Growing up middle class with his mom as a teacher killed me

[@entropybentwhistle]

The demon quote at the end made me wake up the fam from laughing so hard. Goes into one of my fave segments from the last few years.

[@lindapindabelinda3570]

Ditto. The dogs were looking at me all like, what?

[@witchypoorose5196]

SAME! HYSTERICAL! 😂🤣

[@kingofnonation5843]

Wait till the evangelicals see this and claim it as a real demon summoning lol

[@witchypoorose5196]

😂🤣

[@geminiaxelrod4592]

That SZA quote from "Smoking On My Ex Pack" had me ugly cackling!!! 😂😂💀

[@JoMama-q3e]

+ Brene Brown shame quotes and Therapist Ghislaine. 😂 Writing and performance was 😭!

[@jessetorres8738]

With the exception of the left horn, the S.N.L. makeup team actually did an amazing job at turning Bowen into Krampus.

[@no_peace]

I wasn't totally sure who he was at first until he made a noise lol

[@rmtmiller]

Yeah, this was pretty good. But the Titanic Iceberg is still my #1.

[@nardo218]

that's ds9 late series ferengi work there, it took them years to do cheekbones that enhanced the head pieces like this multi-piece latex mask does.

[@jonnyanderson3042]

The hands kinda ruin it

[@rainbomg]

@@nardo218 speak more on that, the cheekbones, they work like a foundation? Who’s ds9?

[@lindapindabelinda3570]

The horn sickness thing was so flawless that I’m still wondering if it was planned or if it was an accident.

[@RabbitsInBlack]

Nah. They have very little time to dress them and things like this happen. So he improvised and made it part of the skit. It's not like they are going to do re-shoots.

[@clayrydick4561]

It’s possible it was a failure before he went out and they quickly came up with some responses in case it fell off on air

[@xlambs]

It’s just the kind of quick brain that it takes to be a comic genius Edit: adding that it’s not first time I heard someone say that off the cuff. “Can’t you see that I am sick” was a line I read in a novel called First Man in Rome, published 1990

[@firstnamelastname9918]

No, that's all improv. When you're in the moment it's all food for fun!

[@lisakaplan9007]

He just said on Seth Meyers that he had a little warning because the horn fell off just before he went on stage. He knew he had to come up with something in case it happened again.

[@laalaa99stl]

"My culture is not your costume." Also. Your costume is not your costume, Bowen. 🤣

[@hanneswitt9842]

It is very funny because he is wearing Bavarian culture as a costume. Also: why are there so many biblical references?

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

@@hanneswitt9842 === Because they're talking about a religious holiday.

[@ju4408]

@@hanneswitt9842 bc Santa's a WASPwashed reboot.

[@elizao.hernandez3416]

I hope Bowen Yang keep doing this type of hilarious caracters, Krampus was dope like the oompa loompa and the Titanic's iceberg PS: the horn falling was iconic hahahaha

[@aim9407]

He’s just doing las culturistas as krampas and I’m loving it

[@reginarepp3639]

“The demon Ezazzle says” that part had me rolling 😆😆

[@honeyoats420]

Bowen killing it once again. We love you B!!!!

[@michaellasfetto5810]

This hits home in so many ways. I'm both howling with laughter and weeping at the same time.

[@CloseYourBrownEyes]

When the demon Azazel said this to Bowen Yang 3:31 I felt that too.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

It really resonated with me, too.

[@Darrin67]

I will never understand how Bowen Yang can make me laugh my ass off every single week with every single one of his performances even though he like plays the same character and sounds the same no matter what. Dude is nominated for Emmy awards every year for good reason. Just.....a friggin' genius.

[@aur3v0ir41]

The horn malfunction made it even funnier😝

[@johnsuttoniiijs]

This could be my all time favorite SNL update break away piece. Omfg Bowen was a legend in this and what a microcosm of this gen culture. How funny was the demon voice at the end. I frigging lost it. This was perfection!!!!

[@laalaa99stl]

Once again, there isn't a costume Bowen isn't willing to put on. Whether it stays on though, is another matter entirely. 😁

[@canaisyoung3601]

For the second half: SNL has a long, hilarious history of costume malfunctions. Not like the Janet Jackson one from 2004, but, let's face it: if it didn't happen at the Super Bowl, it would have happened on SNL.

[@scottkirby8204]

One of the funniest things I've seen on SNL in years. Brilliant characterization. Let's hear it for Bowen Yang!

[@katebl2704]

This rivals the Titanic in demonstrating Yang’s comedic genius and commitment to a role. Bravo!

[@joshk.6246]

The demon quote at the end was my favorite 😄

[@tuckerbowen4626]

we really need more Santa vs Krampus movies. i can only think of one where they actually face off and that just turned out to be a hallucinating mall Santa.

[@srkh8966]

They are partners, not adversaries

[@aueloxs]

Krampus has no association with "Santa". He comes with St Nick, and not at Christmas.

[@prayerpower1585]

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[@prayerpower1585]

@@srkh8966 This video discusses how Krampus relates to Santa

[@prayerpower1585]

@@aueloxs This video goes into more details about the similarities and differences between Krampus, Santa, and St Nick kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZObaYOobK6Ag7M

[@esria]

Do people realize just how great a character actor Bowen Yang is? Holy smokes.

[@mariek9892]

This really resonated with me 😂

[@kieth1284]

The horn was good but the quote from azazle really had me laughing 😂

[@Christine-tp5pv]

ghislane maxwell as the therapist had me cackling

[@ODUBlue]

"She commutes, Colin." 🤣

[@mojomogul]

Honestly i could watch Bowen do this same shtick with anything he's always hilarious on update and on general.

[@markinpdx7345]

This skit really resonated with me 😂

[@witchypoorose5196]

"Yeah, it's fine." I love his Brene Brown bit too! 😂

[@furiouhuzzah]

Bowen is not from earth...I cannot understand how that mind works... truly AMAZING!!

[@zazooplazz]

That little wardrobe snafu didn't Krampus his style! Masterful, and hilarious! 🤣😈

[@witchypoorose5196]

🙌🏻🤣

[@queenannsrevenge100]

Props to Bowen - there was a hint of Paul Lynde in that performance, which made it even better.

[@BumpyBaluga]

Bowen is a genius lol

[@betsyab121]

Bowen Yang is just naturally funny!

[@Ophelia_Pain]

THIS really resonated with me I love you Bowen I love this skit I hope you keep it going this is one of the best!!! Thank you!!!!

[@Indy_21]

Bowen looks so much like a funny baddy from _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ . 😄

[@tmackie1694]

Bowen Yang 10/10 … AGAIN So talented

[@mayacurran6412]

Loved the fact that it broke and Bowen made comedy out of it! Such a cool guy!

[@JoyfulMD]

That sketch really resonated with me

[@Zdarkete]

The straightest role Bowen has had so far.

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

He played a pro League of Legends champion.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Straight as in "heterosexual" or straight as in "the normal person in a comedy".

[@HN-sn9xx]

@@LoveFactorySweatShop that League of Legends champion was definitely bi-curious.

[@billysullivan6788]

You're kidding right?

[@joelesser2550]

He said the character was gay. Did you watch the skit?

[@domonicka.holloway6041]

Bowen is so gifted! His updates are probably the best!

[@Hklbrries]

That really resonated with me.

[@lizardquinn]

Love the resonating quote escalation from Brenee Brown to SZA to The demon Azazel! 😂

[@lokijordan]

Brilliant, across the board hilarious.

[@batgurrl]

Bowen Yang always hilarious ❤️

[@mbclove1]

Can we take a second to appreciate the Mom eating kids joke

[@bellaluce7088]

OMG this is BRILLIANT! The writing, the performances, even the "horn sick" costume and makeup. lol ; - D SO MANY great moments, but this was a favorite: 2:35 "...Yeah, what I do for work isn't great, but it's like my therapist always says, 'Krampus, your job is to punish children, not yourself.'" 🤣Bravo! 👏👏👏

[@lcephoenix]

Bowen!! I love Bowen so much, this was hysterical

[@angelariebli4843]

Bowen is already legendary!

[@WheresMyGin]

Omg, *more Krampus*!!!

[@Gibranpvd]

This has to be the best recovery of SNL history lol

[@artfulcookingwithdawn9000]

As someone in the arts, the moment he got on camera I knew that horn was a problem! And guess what- it is now the stuff of legends- these two WORKED that!

[@davidjmckinney]

live comedy is about what they do when the unexpected comes up and this sketch lands b/c of awesome talent. standout clip from this show. for real.

[@anniek55112]

Bowen killed it! Horn sickness only made it better. Collin didn’t skip a beat with “horny” Now that Cecily has left it’s up to Bowen, Keenan and Collin to keep this show afloat. All the characters are amazing but the three mentioned above can never leave!

[@RealAnthonyJones]

Wtf Cecily left! 😢

[@thomaswschaller]

Bowen is everything!

[@ragin.germasian]

How Colin just sits there and didn’t die laughing at the demon friend giving advice at the end is beyond me!!!! I’m in tears!

[@adrianagarrigalopez]

Bowen Yang is a gift to humanity.

[@matthewjarek3026]

Bowen looks like a demon straight outta Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel. Kinda acts like one too since those demons can be really down to Earth. Great performance!

[@joysandiego5577]

I didn't think he could top his Titanic iceberg skit on Weekend Update but he just did - he's a comedic genius!

[@Whitehallers]

“I’m falling apart.” 😂

[@Sarappreciates]

OMG, I need more Krampus in my life, like all year round, not just at the holidays. 3:26 cracked me up so hard!

[@wickedrocketelvispel]

The demon voice at the end got me! 😂

[@jaymorf7374]

Another epic Bowen performance achieved. Dude's gonna need a new belt if any more notches get carved into his current one.

[@jaybowling]

“Brene Brown has this great quote about shame…” 😂

[@mysticradha832]

3:30 priceless

[@Jack-sy8mr]

Like a deer, Krampus sheds his horns

[@kanealoha]

His dad was one of the original gays at Sodom. And he was married!!! Oh man, that was genius!

[@prisonmike4971]

This is right up there woth the ice berg sketch

[@MarcKloos]

Good pronunciation of krampus-nacht!

[@NayatSarı]

Bowen is so awesome again!❤ And the falling horn is an unpaid actor!! 😂

[@MitchellTF]

The makeup is ON POINT. Especially the glove-claws.

[@OuroMorpheus]

That was absolute gold, well done Yang!

[@BoondocksBotanicals]

the end is the best

[@lb5368]

Bowen you're amazing 💜

[@CaptKPinksies]

" Yeah I'm a demon, Colin. I'm queer."

[@ZeeFaulk7]

Losing that horn mid skit really resonated with me.

[@oppositeofh8]

sheer brilliance.

[@soloseraphimheartsong3710]

Ladies and Gentlemen, that is what you call a professional.

[@melanierosalez6989]

Bowen Yang: you are doing great on SNL. I'm thankful for you.

[@nardo218]

talent is working your broken costume into your standup bit and the audience laughs with you. andy kaufman would love this sketch.

[@imjelo]

Love his improvisation when his "horn" fell.

[@Czechbound]

Ha ha, that was great. I've witnessed Krampus scaring kids in Central Europe. Children apoplectic with feat, parents laughing their ass off at their kids

[@jessiepaul7832]

You know, Brene Brown has this quote about shame 😂

[@ATRTAP]

Those are some professionals right there.

[@urkiddingme6254]

It's Christmas. Just watched the Chinese balloon and the iceberg. I had to hear Krampus one more time. I don't know how Colin keeps a straight face through the demon quote about self acceptance. That really resonated with me!

[@Davidexolove]

he's so good at every character he does 😂

[@k.wheeler4449]

First lines that cracked me up: Colin: "Wait, you eat the kids?" Bowen (casually): "Yeah, it's fine."

[@duket.8598]

🤯😂How did I miss this. Comedy GOLD. I'm in awe. 5 stars out of 5.

[@gregorybaisden503]

A blast to see Bowen •killing• it this week.

[@hg82met]

Bowen is great in acting these crazy characters.

[@stewiecountry]

Bowen never disappoints! I just love him!

[@radhamusprime8563]

I’ve watched this 10x in a row. Bowen Yang is KING!! ✨👑✨😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Marsha.Sprinkle]

The Brené Brown quote with the clapping SENT me