Tonight on SNL, Ramy Youssef appeared in a sketch parodying NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concerts sequence.
After singing a line from a tune, alongside band mates performed by Chloe Troast and James Austin Johnson, he tells a crowd assembled for the efficiency, “Thank you so much NPR. We are the Jonah Hughes Band. Now, that last one usually contains a lot more synth, but since this is a Tiny Desk concert, we’ve got to be quirking it up.”
“Yep,” says Troast. “That’s why I play a milk carton shaker.”
Youssef explains that Troast is often on the cello, including, “We’ve never actually played in an office before, like a real one, but being here is a dream come true.”
Before segueing into the band’s subsequent tune, “Crazy Girl, Amanda,” Youssef is interrupted by Bowen Yang, taking part in an NPR staffer.
“Hey, guys. Can we be quiet please?” Yang asks. “Some of us are working.”
“Uh, sorry. What?” Youssef replies.
“Yeah, we’re on a call and right now, there’s a little too much ruckus,” Yang says.
“Oh, well we’re doing a Tiny Desk concert here. It’s kind of a big deal for us,” Youssef retorts.
“Yeah, well it’s NPR,” Yang sasses. “Every day is kind of a big deal for us.”
Youssef wonders whether or not this man is “important here,” with a personality performed by Sarah Sherman explaining, “No, that’s Elliot. He’s a new intern, but he’s 35. He said he goes to SUNY Newark.”
Adds the NPR worker of Michael Longfellow, “Someone told me he’s working on a podcast about ‘AI and rural queers.’”
“Yeah, it’s beyond interesting actually, and I’m excited to announce we’ve landed on a title for my podcast,” says Yang. “It’s called, ‘Beep boop, I’m gay now.’ It’s a play on ‘Wait wait, don’t tell me,’ but it’s not funny at all.”
Youssef hosted tonight’s episode, with Travis Scott as musical visitor. For video of the sketch, verify again later.