-Bowen Yang, I want to talk about your new movie,
"Fire Island," but this is true.
You just got back from -- from vacation.
-From vacation in Fire Island.
We went buck wild and watched "The Hours,"
starring Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep
and Julianne Moore. -Yeah, wait. Sorry.
-You said you went buck wild. -I went buck wild.
-Fire Island is like party, like -- [ Imitates air horn ]
Yeah, air horn. -Air horn, but for us,
it was "Mrs. Dalloway will get the flowers herself."
It was, like, very -- like, so -- we were going crazy
by watching "The Hours." -You didn't go to high tea?
-We went to high tea, but the highlight was really,
like, people coming to our house,
thinking we were partying, and then it was just
a dark living room with the glow of Meryl Streep.
-Meryl Streep. The glow of Meryl Streep.
-The glow of Meryl Streep. -It's hard to beat that.
Well, you have a very interesting thing.
I know it's the start of summer,
and I just want to talk to you about this.
You are -- You have an issue in a popular summer trend.
You are afraid of White Claw.
-I'm afraid of White Claw. -That's on your IMDb page.
-[ Laughs ] Yeah, it is.
-But why are you afraid of that beverage?
-Here's the thing, and go with me on this.
Because seltzer itself is already too much.
It's like spicy bubbly water. [ Laughter ]
And so to make it alcoholic
is just a hat on top of a hat, right?
[ Laughter ] And, like,
the cans are too tall,
and they're staring me down in the fridge.
I still have White Claw from last year in my fridge.
Everyone, stop! Everyone's not on my side
with this. -No, we're on your side!
-Come on! Boo! -All right, all right!
-No, no, no. We love White Claw.
-But have you tried it? -I've tried it.
But I -- you know what? -It's too much.
-It's too much. But I just heard that
the official drink of the summer is a Dirty Shirley.
And I was drinking Shirley Temples
way back in middle school at Chili's or whatever.
-What is a -- -What is a Dirty Shirley?
It's a Shirley Temple with, like, vodka in it or something.
-Wow. -And so that's --
Aperol Sprtiz is over, and now Dirty Shirleys are in,
and so I feel like I'm ahead of the trend.
And... -I mean...
-Speaking of ahead of the trends...
-Oh! -I saw you on the season finale.
By the way, another great season of Bowen Yang,
"Saturday Night Live," huh? Not too shabby.
[ Cheers and applause ] Here you are, season finale
of "Saturday Night Live," the Trendsetters.
-Yes. -Gosh, it made me laugh so much.
Is that Dirty -- -That might be a Dirty Shirley.
-Might be a Dirty Shirley. -Definitely not a hard seltzer.
-No, definitely not. [ Laughter ]
This was Aidy's last show. -It was.
-It was Kate McKinnon's last show,
it was Kyle Mooney's, Pete Davidson.
-Like, four people who defined what the show was so long.
-Was it emotional? I've been there when people leave.
It's always -- For me, it's a little --
I feel like I just want to step away and let them have their --
-Yeah. I basically did that.
But I was still a jerk, and at good-nights,
they were hugging, and they probably imagined
what this moment would be like, their last good-nights.
And I was just off to the side but still, like,
sneaking a photo in. I felt like such a --
such a paparazzi jerk. Anyway, I mean, after that,
we just went to the after-party and ate pigs in a blanket.
-Yeah, that's how you do it! That's how you party.
-That's how you party, and Lorne loves a pig in a blanket.
-He does? -He likes -- Wait.
Didn't he -- I feel pigs in a blanket
is one of those Lorne lore things that has been there
since, like, the show has existed.
-Pigs in a blanket? -What are you talking --
You know -- You know this. -I know Lorne,
but I don't know pigs in a blanket.
-Okay. He loves pigs in a blanket.
-Well, who doesn't love pigs in a blanket?
-There you go. -I mean, right?
-Yeah! -Popcorn I know,
but I didn't know about pigs in a blanket.
-Pigs in a blanket. That's, like, part of mythology.
The mythos of Lorne. -I want to talk to you, also,
about this because... [ Laughter ]
Speaking about Mr. Paparazzi, taking photos and stuff.
No big deal. Just Kim Kardashian
went up to you and said, "Bowen, I need a picture with you."
-Yeah. -And...
[ Cheers and applause ]
She got a photo with you, and there's proof,
because it's actually on her show.
-Yes! -It was documented.
-Where she came up to me and said,
"I'm gonna be so annoying. Can I get a picture with you?"
And I -- -Tsss!
-Yeah. -Just saying you're hot.
-Just saying I'm hot. Like, I thought it was
the craziest thing of my life
that she wanted something with me.
It was such a crazy night, 'cause our sketch got cut,
and she had so much fun in it.
And so I was, like, truly down in the dumps,
and then she came and foisted me back up into heaven.
-She's super fun. -She's so nice!
-She is really nice. She's a pro.
But then I also heard that Dua Lipa and you had a bond.
-Yes. -And at one point,
she said to you that you guys were gonna get matching tattoos?
-Okay. This is her idea. There's something about these
gorgeous women with dark hair and middle parts
where they... [ Laughter ]
...they really gravitate toward me.
-Middle parts. Okay. Yeah.
-We did this sketch together. I wrote her into the sketch.
We named her character Marjorie. And then, at good-nights,
I was complimenting her tattoos, and she said,
"Let's get one together."
And it was truly, like, an out-of-body experience.
And so she still hasn't really --
The soft plan is, we're gonna get it
the next time she's in New York. But I feel like she's --
I feel like she's blowing me off.
And so... [ Laughter ]
...I do want to take this time to address Miss Lipa.
-Yeah, sure. [ Laughter ]
-Okay. Dua...it was your idea.
[ Laughter ] -Okay.
Don't make her uncomfortable.
-Dua, it's your old pal, Bowen. -Yes.
-And I think we stumbled on the idea which is
we're gonna get matching Marjorie tattoos.
I will learn stick and poke, or we can share the same needle.
Whatever you want to do, let's make it --
-All right. That's very controversial.
But thank you. Dua, think about it.
-Think about it. -Let's talk about "Fire Island."
-Yeah! -Let's talk about this movie.
One of your best friends, Joel Kim Booster, wrote this.
-Yep. -Also stars in it.
Can you set up what "Fire Island" is about?
It's on Hulu right now. -It's on Hulu right now.
It's a modern retelling of "Pride and Prejudice,"
by Jane Austin, but it all takes place
in this queer vacation town, Fire Island.
And I play the Jane Bennet.
I play the Rosamund Pike of this film.
And it's so fun. And you get all these
fun rom-com moments that you never thought
you'd be able to do. -I love -- I think Fire Island
is just gorgeous, too, but I just love this.
And it is rom-com moments, which I love romantic comedies.
But there's a karaoke scene. -Uh-huh.
-There's a scene where you're tripping and falling
into someone who's gorgeous. You're like, "Bu-bu-bu-bu."
-You did that in "Fever Pitch," right?
-I did that in every movie I was in.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -I did that in "Jurassic Park."
-I was in "Jurassic World." I tripped and fell
on a dinosaur, I go, "Bu-bu-bu-bu-bu."
[ Laughter ] I'm really good at that.
-Meet-cute. -Yeah, exactly, total meet-cute.
But I don't know. Like, pining after someone
in a movie is really kind of fun, actually.
I recommend it to everybody. [ Laughter ]
-To do that. I want to show a clip.
Here's Bowen Yang in "Fire Island."
Take a look at this.
-Baby, you don't need a boyfriend.
You just need to learn how to protect yourself
a little bit more, 'cause all this romance bull [bleep]
is making you way too vulnerable.
You're like an open wound.
-Yeah, but I want the romance bull [bleep]
I like the rom-com stuff, like...
kissing in the rain and standing outside my window
with the boom box or confessing things in a gazebo.
What's wrong with that?
-Nothing's wrong with that. It's just [bleep] like that
doesn't happen in real life.
The only real thing is you and me.
[Bleep] the rest.
♪♪
-Fine. If you're so invested in this,
I will try and get laid. -Yes!
-Yeah, "Fire island." -Yeah.
-Congrats on everything. I thought that we'd maybe toast.
-Oh! -With maybe a pig in a blanket!
-Whoa! Pigs in a blanket!
[ Cheers and applause ] -Cheers, buddy.
-Cheers. -Best of luck with everything.
I love you. Bowen Yang!
"Fire Island" is streaming now on Hulu.