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


On the 'Saturday Night Live' season 50 premiere, Bowen Yang played the hippo Moo Deng on 'Weekend Update' and channeled pop star Chappell Roan.

On Saturday night’s Weekend Update, Bowen Yang portrayed the viral hippo, who confided in Colin Jost about how hard it was to have the world’s attention on her and have zoogoers throwing bananas and shellfish at her. In August, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer made headlines for speaking out against toxic fan behavior, detailing experiences with stalking and crossed boundaries that she’s faced over the past 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 at the time in an Instagram post.

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