SNL takes on NJ drone drama: Trust me, theres no problem

“Saturday Night Live” provided a hilarious take on the mysterious influx of drone sightings over New Jersey in recent weeks by having a “drone” appear to address the “dumb theories” himself.Cast member Bowen Yang dressed up as a drone on the ‘Weekend Update” segment of the show, where anchor Michael Che quipped: “So how are you? Or should I say, what are you?” Yang as the drone said, “No, see, we’re not going to do that.

I know what I am, and I don’t have to explain myself to anyone at any time for any reason.”Che asked, “OK, but who’s controlling you?” Yang shot back, “Who’s controlling you, Michael?” “People are like, ‘Is it a UFO? Is it military? Is it promo for SNL 50?’ ” Yang the drone said.“Meanwhile, I’m just minding my business, hovering over people’s homes, maybe filming them.“Also what is so threatening about random machines in the night sky? It’s like y’all have never been to Afghanistan before,” he said.Yang’s drone then slammed the “dumb theories” people have come up with about why a steady stream of drones have been filmed looming over parts of the Garden State since mid-November.

“All right, what’s this obsession with whether I’m manned or not?” Yang said.“For the record, I can get a man whenever I want.

Trust me, there’s no problem there.Manned, unmanned, I make it work.“For what be a drone but a mirror to society? And potentially a killing machine?” Yang joked before referencing the recent box-office hit, “Wicked” and singing, “I’m the one you want.

It’s me! It’s me!“So if you care to find me, look to the Jersey skies,” Yang sang in a drone-themed rendition of “Defying Gravity.“And nobody, in all of Jerz, no Bethany [Frankel] that there is or were, is ever gonna bring me down!” sang Yang, who was featured in the movie adaptation of the musical as one of Glinda’s sidekicks.Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned dr...