Wednesday, July 28, 2021

268: "Chicken Make Lousy House Pet" - Ching Chang An SNL Recurring Character Study

 If I've said it once I've said it 100 times, chicken make lousy house pet.  This week we're doing something new.  Instead of watching a movie or an old-ass episode of Saturday Night Live we're going to focus on a single recurring character and their evolution through the years.  And when you think of SNL recurring characters you probably think The Coneheads, Wayne's World, It's Pat, or maybe something newer like The Californians or Stefon.  We went with Ching Chang for out pilot episode.

Who is Ching Chang, you ask?  Well, he's a classic character who first appeared in 1986 and made 7 total appearances over 14 years.  Dana Carvey plays a lonely Chinese man who loves chickens almost as much as he loves Broadway musicals.  We watch him look for love, try to save chickens, sing showtunes, and karate fight a gang.

We also check out another possibly problematic Dana Carvey character with Lyle, The Effeminate Heterosexual.  Enjoy!

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