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Watch 'SNL's Bowen Yang Kill It as Gay Oompa Loompa, Daddy Long Legs

Bowen Yang on SNL

At this point, he's quickly becoming the only reason we watch.

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If you're not watching Saturday Night Live, maybe you should be. Not to watch every skit but possibly head to YouTube and take in some of the sketches featuring and centering around the LGBTQ+ cast members. Names like Kate McKinnon and Bowen Yan consistently knock it out of the park. Last night, during the Weekend Update, Yang did it again as a proud, gay oompa loompa working under Timothee Chalamet's Willy Wonka.

In addition, in a "Bug Assembly" titled skit, Yang appeared as Daddy Long Legs. Held at Waymouth Middle School, the assembly featured students dressed up as various bugs, introducing their attributes to the audience.

"I'm Daddy Long Legs," Yang introduced himself with a voguing flourish. When it came to diet? "And what does Dadd Long Legs eat? Boys, boys, boys!" Another dance break.

The act became so absurd that Keenan Thompson even began to chuckle mid-skit.

By Sunday morning, following the episode's airing, Yang was trending on Twitter.

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Mikelle Street

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.