Fans accused Bowen Yang of mocking Chappell Roan's request for fans to respect her boundaries with a skit where he likened her to viral pygmy hippo, Moo Deng.

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

After the Saturday Night Live premiere, some fans called out Yang’s portrayal of Roan, claiming the sketch was “mocking” the singer’s experiences with fame. “Bowen Yang, Colin Jost, and the SNL writers should be ashamed of themselves,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “The way Chappell Roan has been treated is absolutely disgusting.”