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These performers couldn't keep a straight face if their lives depended on it! Join us as we count down the most hilarious Saturday Night Live sketches where the cast absolutely lost it. From Will Ferrell's cowbell obsession to Rachel Dratch's Debbie Downer debut, these moments prove that sometimes the best comedy happens when actors break character and let their genuine laughter shine through!
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00:00Oh, boogers! Can you feel it? Pull it!
00:03I am feeling it, coach!
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks for the most hilarious acts on Saturday Night Live
00:12that made it impossible for the actors to stay in character.
00:16That's enough now. We're a family, okay?
00:18That's right. Now, give each other a kiss.
00:21Oh, I don't want that.
00:25Number 30, Uncle Ben.
00:27In 2020, controversy erupted over the branding of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben products,
00:33which seemed to perpetuate racial stereotypes.
00:36In response, both characters were retired.
00:39SNL picked up on the hot-button topic and created an amusing sketch
00:42with Maya Rudolph as Aunt Jemima and Kenan Thompson as Uncle Ben, being fired from their jobs.
00:48This is ridiculous. If we can't work, how come the Allstate guy gets to work?
00:53The two comedians' tongue-in-cheek satire leveled up when Dave Chappelle appeared,
00:57seemingly as Allstate insurance spokesperson Dennis Haysbert.
01:01From the moment the camera pans to Dave, he's already breaking character,
01:05which only gets worse when Pete Davidson enters the scene as Count Chocula.
01:08Oh, I knew you'd sell me out.
01:12Ain't that personal, son? But if we gettin' fired, you should be gettin' fired, too?
01:16Yeah! Yeah, fire Allstate guy, too!
01:20Stop calling me Allstate guy.
01:23Chappelle starts going off-script, breaking the fourth wall,
01:26and making everyone around him crack up.
01:29Watching this was a true delight.
01:31Seriously? America?
01:34Look at Pete Davidson's lips.
01:42Number 29. Brothers.
01:44Host Liev Schreiber teamed up with some of the funniest SNL stars for this overwhelmingly chaotic sketch.
01:50Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney play two brothers meeting their new neighbors,
01:54the Campbells, for the first time.
01:55The problem is, they're extremely rowdy and need to be disciplined.
01:59Boys, goddammit, that's enough.
02:08The hell do y'all think you're doing?
02:11Come on, now!
02:12The only thing that puts them in their place is a good old hose down from their dad, played by Liev.
02:17Throughout the sketch, Kenan Thompson and Aidy Bryant, who play Mr. and Mrs. Campbell,
02:21and Cecily Strong, who takes on the role of the boy's mother, can hardly hold back their laughter.
02:26Yeah, I don't know, I'm really not comfortable anymore.
02:29You keep a hose inside the house?
02:33Liev, however, manages to stay in character even as the brothers break a wall.
02:38By the end, the cast seemed relieved to have gotten through it.
02:41Boys, kiss each other for the Campbells, come on.
02:45Kiss each other!
02:47There you go.
02:49We're not missing the Campbells!
02:50Well, I'm so sorry.
02:56Our boys are so rambunctious.
02:58They just have too much energy.
02:59Number 28.
03:00Africa Tourism.
03:02For this act, host Adele joined Kate McKinnon and Heidi Gardner to play divorcees,
03:06all named Joanne, advertising a trip to Africa.
03:09After my divorce, I moved to Mombasa and was taken in by the Maasai tribe,
03:15where I was ordained as a minister of joy.
03:19Me too.
03:21Me three.
03:22Hi, I'm Joanne.
03:23Oh, that's our name too.
03:25Right on.
03:26Peppered with innuendos, the act was basically daring the Grammy winner not to laugh.
03:31She doesn't make it far before she breaks, and it inevitably makes Kate and Heidi give in too.
03:36The mountains, the ranges.
03:40The rhythm, the drums, the pounding.
03:46The fanning yourself with a palm between rounds.
03:51While it was infinitely amusing to watch the ladies struggle,
03:54the sketch itself got mixed reviews from viewers.
03:57Critics condemned it for the apparent fetishization of African men,
04:01especially as the timing coincided with the Nigerian Ansars movement.
04:04Nevertheless, it remains one of the most popular SNL sketches ever.
04:09Set sail for Africa.
04:11All of Africa.
04:14Zimbabwe.
04:15Kenya.
04:16Ghana.
04:17Tanzania.
04:18Tribesville.
04:22The Stein.
04:25The coconut water.
04:26You're gonna want that coconut water.
04:28Number 27.
04:34The Farbers meet the Coneheads.
04:36Half a century has passed since SNL first graced our screens,
04:39and yet OG icons John Belushi and Gilda Radner are still two of the funniest cast members of all time.
04:45In this sketch, they play Larry and Bobby Farber,
04:48who invite their peculiar neighbors the Coneheads over for dinner.
04:51I do it twice a year for the VFW.
04:58Boy, you people sure know how to suck it back, don't you?
05:03Where do you put it all, huh?
05:05What ensues is comedy gold, to say the least.
05:09However, what no one expected was that a hairdryer would freak the guests out so much,
05:13they'd be compelled to jump straight through a glass window.
05:16The year, he's done incredibly well.
05:18I'm very proud of him.
05:19I call this one the farm.
05:20The highlight is when Jane Curtin, as Primat Conehead, stumbles,
05:32and Radner can't help but laugh, which, in turn, makes Belushi break.
05:36We'll never get tired of this one.
05:39Larry?
05:42Yes, honey?
05:43Do you think hairdryer means something bad in French?
05:48I don't know, I don't know.
05:52Number 26, Locker Room Motivation.
05:55Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning's turn as an SNL host in 2007 came with some unforgettable acts.
06:02One sketch in particular, which starred the sheriff, alongside Will Forte, Fred Armisen,
06:07Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Kenan Thompson, became a fan favorite.
06:12If I gave up every time I peed my pants out of beer, I would not be married, I would not have three of my four kids,
06:20and I definitely would not be standing here in front of you right now.
06:24No, feel my pants, they're soaking with urine.
06:27Seriously, feel them.
06:28Somebody, nobody, they're soaking.
06:30Look, coach, it's no use, all right?
06:31We suck.
06:32In it, Forte plays a basketball coach giving his players a pep talk, but in dance form.
06:38However, the background music isn't Eye of the Tiger or The Final Countdown.
06:42Forte's pick is Casino Royale by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, and he's freestyling a goofy routine to it.
06:48While coach dances away, the rest of the cast breaks uncontrollably, trying and failing to hide their grins.
06:54As a bonus, Manning later joins the dance, Bringing the House Down.
07:10Number 25, Black Jeopardy.
07:26This sketch had a star-studded main cast, and yet none of them could resist the urge to break character.
07:32In Black Jeopardy, we had Kenan Thompson hosting the show as Darnell Hayes.
07:35Joining him were Leslie Jones as returning champ Shanice, Tracy Morgan as a contestant, Darius,
07:41and here's the kicker, Eddie Murphy as Tracy Morgan.
07:45Big dog gonna make some big money.
07:50Right from his first line, Murphy makes it virtually impossible for the cast to stay in character.
07:56However, surprisingly, he's the one who breaks first.
07:59Leslie cracks up next, and the real Tracy follows closely behind.
08:03You ready for your next act?
08:05Let me hear you say, yeah!
08:06This is not that.
08:08This is not that.
08:10Oh, my God.
08:11Of course, Kenan isn't immune either, especially not when Tom Hanks shows up as Doug.
08:16While the sketch is hilarious, it's the cast's genuine amusement that makes it even more enjoyable.
08:22What is 30 Rock?
08:24You know what?
08:26I tell you what, let's just hear about today's sponsors.
08:29Donnie!
08:30Number 24, New Wife.
08:32Who knew watching Larry David fire off a series of queer slang would be this entertaining?
08:37In this sketch, the Curb Your Enthusiasm legend plays Vincent, a hotshot throwing a party to celebrate his newlywed status.
08:43His wife, Candace, played by Cecily Strong, is what he calls gay famous.
08:48Yeah, I'm basically the kiddie ambassador to the twink republic of Quonk.
08:54What does that mean?
08:55Jen, are you paying attention?
08:58She said she is the kiddie ambassador to the twink republic of Quonk.
09:04Vincent is so smitten, he has not only adapted to her lifestyle, but also embraced it.
09:09So when a group of party-goers, played by Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, and Chris Redd, are confused by his new lingo, he grows increasingly frustrated.
09:20We gotta go now if we wanna be at power buttons for her.
09:29Right when David is on the verge of breaking, Kate pushes him further, sending the Seinfeld co-creator into a full-blown laughing spell.
09:36He could barely get his lines out. Moments later, everyone had broken character.
09:41The club is overrun with thirsty bottom...
09:43Thirsty bottom feeders, you know, you know what I'm talking about.
09:48What is a thirsty bottom feeder?
09:51Girl, please, like you don't know!
09:53Number 23. Short Shorts for the USA.
09:57Will Ferrell plays a walking HR violation in this sketch, and the audience loves it.
10:02The episode aired in October 2001, during a dark time for America.
10:07So SNL did what they do best, offered healing through laughter.
10:10Why are those shorts... so short?
10:16Why are long pants long?
10:21Why are bushes bushy?
10:22I mean, you know, I mean...
10:24I mean, if we're gonna get in that area, we're gonna be here all day.
10:26You know?
10:28Am I missing something?
10:29For this segment, they took us into an office, where employees were told to express their patriotism through their attire.
10:36Dale, played by Ferrell, shows up in a USA-themed crop top and a thong.
10:41Patriotic? Sure.
10:43Traumatizing? Most definitely.
10:44What I'm afraid's gonna happen is that we're gonna find ourselves in a scenario where layoffs will be needed in certain areas,
10:52but in a new round of hirings, we'll be needed another.
10:56You know, I mean, that's my two cents.
10:58Everyone, from host Sean William Scott to Horatio Sands, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers, and Amy Poehler broke character.
11:06What threw them off harder was how much more revealing the costume was on air compared to the dress rehearsal.
11:11Scott later admitted that the sketch continues to haunt him.
11:14All right, Haku. That's enough. This is just too distracting.
11:19Look at that.
11:20Number 22, Beavis and Butthead.
11:23This sketch went viral and for good reason, too.
11:27It had Heidi Gardner playing Bobby Moore, host of a News Nation town hall discussing AI with an MIT professor, played by Kenan Thompson.
11:34The conversation starts out serious before it's derailed by two oddly familiar audience members.
11:40I'm not familiar with that cartoon, but would it help if he moved seats?
11:47Yeah. Yeah, that might be a good idea.
11:50Enter Ryan Gosling looking suspiciously like Beavis, followed by Mikey Day resembling Butthead.
11:56As soon as Heidi saw Gosling, she broke just a little.
11:58However, when her eyes met days, she lost all control.
12:03Sir!
12:10Her laughing fit lasted well over 20 seconds, and even when she managed to say her line, she couldn't stop tittering.
12:17Later in the sketch, when Ryan and Mikey sat side by side, they made everyone break, including each other.
12:24You two really don't know that you look like Beavis and Butthead.
12:28I've heard rumblings.
12:34Number 21.
12:36Ronaldo and Alexei.
12:38Put Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in the same sketch, and you know it's going to be a riot.
12:42Unfortunately, this one didn't make it out of the dress rehearsal.
12:46After all, the two just couldn't stop breaking.
12:48Their characters, Ronaldo and Alexei, were foreign doormen in Manhattan who kept narrating Christmas tales to people, but in the oddest ways.
12:56So I bought a big turkey, and he threw it out the window.
12:59He threw it out the window!
13:01His crew was like, what have I been doing with my life?
13:03Everyone, have a good time, eat a turkey.
13:05It's Christmas Carol.
13:06I read it to them every year, so we should go, okay?
13:09All right, that's for me.
13:10Hey, Bobby, drunk uncle!
13:11Fred and Bill, with their exaggerated international accents and animated gestures, cracked each other up so hard that at one point, they weren't even trying to get back into character.
13:23He's going to blow your mind.
13:25Okay, so Santa Claus, he says, I'm going to put Rodolfo in the front, not in the back.
13:35Things got worse, or better, when host Jamie Foxx and SNL's very own Vanessa Bayer walked in, and all four stars broke at the same time.
13:46And for his head, the head, the smallest, smallest, small.
13:51You see, a summer snowman are made of two balls.
13:55Yeah.
13:56And then this one is made of three balls.
13:58Frosty, three balls.
14:00Yeah.
14:00This sketch, which was cut for time, sees a group of excited teens awaiting the posting of the Bye Bye Birdie cast list by their theater teacher, Will Ferrell's Mr. Koenig.
14:16I see the sharks are circling the boat.
14:19Oh my god, so funny, Mr. Koenig.
14:23Shut up, Beth.
14:24The whole cast's energy perfectly captures the theater kids wanting to know who gets which part energy of every high school ever.
14:32Mr. Koenig's imperious attitude and vague hints about who may or may not have gotten a part are also pitch perfect.
14:39Miles, would you kiss a girl with tongue if the role required it?
14:44I know your family is the difficult kind of Christian.
14:46However, when Ferrell steps in front of the list to block it from view, practically everyone gets the giggles.
14:52Back up, please.
14:54Back up, please.
14:56What are you doing?
14:59And they have a hard time shaking them through the rest of the sketch.
15:02We were already laughing, but seeing everyone else lose it never fails to take us out.
15:08Number 19, Gap's Girls at the Food Court.
15:11The Gap Girls, played by Chris Farley, David Spade, and Adam Sandler, appear several times during the show.
15:17You guys have been watching too much court TV.
15:20I know. Have you been following the Menonendez trial?
15:24However, this occasion sees the trio frequently struggling to hide their laughter.
15:29Their use of 90s Valley Girl speak is hilarious throughout, but there are a few moments in particular that cause them to break.
15:35The first is after Farley drops the falsetto and tells Spade's character Christy to lay off him about eating all the fries.
15:42I thought you were trying to lose weight.
15:44Lay off me, I'm starving.
15:47The next major break is when Sandler's Lucy gets emotional over Christy's boyfriend treating her badly.
15:52I hate to see this happen to you.
15:55You're my best friend.
15:57They may be interested in hot goss, but the Gap Girls' giggles are even hotter.
16:03Number 18, New Military Weapon.
16:06The United States military is always looking for the next big thing, and this sketch sees a bizarre new asset that they're developing.
16:12My orders in heading this project were clear.
16:15Make America the technological leader in the battlefield.
16:19Host Simu Liu plays a major who reveals the weapon to a senator and cabinet secretary, Doghead Man.
16:25It is literally a dog's head and neck on a man's body.
16:28You put a dog's head on a human being's body?
16:32A dog's head and neck, ma'am.
16:35The real pup's adorable, and its shenanigans lead everyone, particularly Cecily Strong and Mikey Day, who's the scientist in charge of it, to break at some point.
16:44Not only would Doghead Man have taken Bin Laden out, he would have eaten him too.
16:49While the moral and ethical implications are horrifying, as a sketch, the results are undeniably cute and funny.
16:57Number 17, New York.
16:58Cork Soakers.
16:59At a winery in Italy, a group of tourists are shown around.
17:03This is where the final step in the bottling process happens, where we prepare all the corks for all the bottles of Brunello that you saw earlier.
17:12Any questions?
17:13The two owners, played by Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz, introduce them to a special part of the process, cork soaking.
17:21The suggestive-sounding words are used liberally throughout for one of the most innuendo-laden sketches ever made.
17:27As we are likely to say, cork soakers are born, not made.
17:33Amazingly, Fallon isn't the biggest offender here.
17:36Instead, it's host Janet Jackson, who can barely make it through her lines without breaking, though she's not alone.
17:42So does your wife like soaking-s-s-s-soaking cork?
17:48And given the elaborate and hysterical puns, we really can't blame her.
17:52We'd be real cork soakers if we did.
17:54Number 16, Scared Straight.
17:56This recurring sketch always features plenty of actors breaking.
18:00It sees Kenan Thompson as Lorenzo McIntosh, a criminal attempting to convince others not to engage in big-time offenses, usually joined by the episode's host.
18:09On your feet!
18:12Now sit down!
18:15However, Thompson's up-close-and-personal approach, as well as Lorenzo's use of movie plots, frequently leads to his audience laughing instead of being frightened.
18:23Okay, that's definitely E.T., guys.
18:25Ah!
18:26I hate!
18:26I hate!
18:27I hate!
18:27I hate!
18:28I hate!
18:32Plus, some of the hosts being the opposite of hardened criminals makes it hilariously tough to take anything they say seriously.
18:42The Betty White installment certainly comes to mind.
18:44You're following a lion, a tin man, and a scarecrow down a yellow brick road.
18:50Because this here, this right here, this is real!
18:55Needless to say, the cast breaking always makes the sketch a thousand times better.
19:00Number 15, Dr. Beeman's Office Test Results.
19:04One of Will Ferrell's lesser-known characters is Dr. Beeman.
19:07What do you mean you're my wife?
19:10Okay, if you're my wife, what's our cat's name?
19:15Mr. Stitches.
19:16Damn, you're good.
19:17Here, this bizarre, alleged medical practitioner sees a couple, Tom and Kathy, who are eager to hear about their recently-born son.
19:25Rather than tell them immediately, Beeman rambles on the phone, insults them, and even claims their child is a witch.
19:31Now, I'm going to tell you this quickly, and it's probably going to sting a little bit.
19:36Your son's a witch.
19:37What?
19:38Oh my god, no!
19:39It's incredibly absurd, even by SNL standards.
19:43However, it isn't until Tim Meadows comes in as a consultant, Dr. Steven Poop, that the actors break.
19:49His performance of The Robot completely sends Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell.
19:53That'll be $5,000.
19:55Good day to you both.
19:58What the hell was that?
20:00Look, I couldn't think of anything good.
20:04Can you blame them?
20:05Chris Barnell keeps it together, though.
20:08Number 14.
20:09Girlfriend's Game Night
20:10In this sketch, a group of girlfriends get together for a game night.
20:14However, one of them, Jeannie, brings her much older elderly husband, Horace, with her.
20:19Hi, hi.
20:19Sorry we're late.
20:20It's been a chaotic week.
20:22Horace's sons are suing me again.
20:24The near-expressionless old coot is played to perfection by Bill Hader, and things get extra awkward when his special medication kicks in, prompting Jeannie to attempt to capitalize on it right there.
20:35Jeannie, it's here now.
20:38Oh, it is? Like, right now?
20:40Oh, that's inconvenient.
20:42Amazingly, the actors largely keep it together through all this, but once Hader has to move Horace's wheelchair around, bumping into the table, pretty much everyone breaks.
20:51It's the kind of silly thing that can only happen in a live performance.
20:54And the actors all find it just as funny as we do.
20:57You know what? You should be ashamed of yourselves.
21:01This one, this one.
21:05Number 13.
21:06Career Day
21:07There have been several school career day sketches over the years, but only one of them has Adam Driver as Abraham H. Parnassus.
21:14Greetings, children.
21:16I'm Mordecai's father.
21:19Hello, boy.
21:20The ancient oil tycoon gives a stirring speech on crushing your enemies to the kids, and repeatedly demanding his son Mordecai look at him.
21:28Look at me, boy. Look at your father. Look at me.
21:32Look at him, Mordecai.
21:34Pete Davidson, who plays Mordecai, often has difficulty fulfilling his request, since he's too busy laughing.
21:40Some of the rest of the class and teacher also seemingly struggle to stay stone-faced at various points.
21:45And now you return her to us!
21:48Driver's towering, over-the-top performance is spectacular, so we can hardly blame the actors for breaking before they break for Capri Sun.
21:57Number 12.
21:58Stefan
21:59Arguably Bill Hader's most iconic SNL character, Stefan became a frequent Weekend Update fixture.
22:05Are you okay? You seem different.
22:07I've had a weird few years.
22:09Although ostensibly charged with recommending destinations to tourists, Stefan instead lists off wild and often bizarre establishments.
22:18Usually scripted by John Mulaney, who appears alongside Stefan on one occasion, these appearances are famous for hater-breaking.
22:24This place has everything.
22:28Asbestos, lupus, the magazines at Supercuts, Dan Cortez.
22:34Him hiding his face behind his hands to conceal his laughter never gets old.
22:39Mulaney's last-minute changes to the script often resulted in Hader hearing jokes for the first time as he said them, explaining his frequent laughter.
22:47Have you heard of Blackula, the Black Dracula?
22:50Yes.
22:52Well, they have a Jewish Dracula.
22:54Oh, what's his name?
22:56Sidney Applebaum.
22:58Stefan's appearances may often just feature Hader breaking, though the anchors aren't immune.
23:03But the cumulative breaks are enough to earn him a spot on our list.
23:07Number 11.
23:08Extremely Stupid.
23:09This iconic sketch sees host Candace Bergen's Fern meet with her friend Lisa, played by Gilda Radner.
23:15I'm so thirsty I could drink a horse.
23:17Fern proceeds to mock Lisa for her malapropisms and decision to pour milk in her purse instead of drink it.
23:23However, Bergen then messes up a line herself, calling Radner by her own character's name.
23:28You're not too bright, are you, Fern?
23:30I mean...
23:31This makes Bergen lose it entirely, unable to contain her laughter as Lisa does a PSA in defense of stupid people.
23:38Radner largely does a great job staying collected, with Lisa's smile arguably helping her out.
23:44But Bergen is half the sketch's cast, so it counts.
23:47Extremely Stupid People are discriminated against all the time.
23:51And I should know, and so should Fern, because we are extremely stupid people.
23:58It just goes to show that whether you're extremely stupid or just play dumb on TV, you're bound to find this one funny.
24:06Number 10.
24:07Jeffries with Sean Hayes.
24:09This early 2000s sketch sees Sean Hayes and Jimmy Fallon as two workers at a fashion store called Jeffries.
24:14Look, we don't carry diesel.
24:16We work at Jeffries.
24:17We read Italian Vogue.
24:18It's our deal.
24:19I don't come to where you work and knock the corn dog out of your hand.
24:23Rather than assist their customers, the duo instead spends their time lobbing insults at their choice of clothes.
24:30Hi, um, I'm looking for a sweater for my boyfriend.
24:34Really? Well, if you wanted to match your outfit, I suggest you try a Hallmark store.
24:38While Fallon gets the giggles at his scene-mates' comebacks, both of them lose it when their supervisor, played by Will Ferrell, rolls up.
24:45Okay, you guys.
24:51Hold on.
24:52And to be fair to them, if Ferrell pulled up in that outfit and pulled out a cell phone that small, we'd have a hard time containing our laughter, too.
25:00Number 9.
25:01The Lovahs with Barbara and Dave.
25:04This entry in the recurring sketches featuring Roger and Virginia Clarvin, better known as the Lovahs,
25:09sees the couple in a hot tub joined by a man named Dave and later by their friend Barbara Hernandez.
25:14Hey, remember the first time Roger and I made love?
25:18Yes.
25:18Yes.
25:19We had pulled over after a long Sunday drive.
25:23Roger led me to a clearing, laid me down upon a bed of fresh meadow grasses.
25:28Like most of their scenes, this one has the couple speaking in bizarre accents and making wildly sexual small talk with a stranger.
25:36And of course, while Jimmy Fallon will laugh at the drop of a hat, the fact that Will Ferrell was reportedly doing things with his foot under the water
25:43probably didn't help Fallon stay in character.
25:46Dave.
25:47Dave.
25:48Dave.
25:49Dave.
25:50David.
25:51Yes.
25:52David.
25:53Yes.
25:54David.
25:55His laughter is infectious, and soon enough, the Lovahs and Barbara are giggling, too.
26:00We always order them up special from the Welsh people.
26:11And isn't laughter a true expression of love?
26:14Number eight, Matt Foley van down by the river.
26:17When a father and mother discover their children, Brian and Stacy have been using substances, they hire Matt Foley, a motivational speaker, to talk to them.
26:25Enter Chris Farley at the top of his game.
26:28First off, I am 35 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river.
26:38Foley motivates the kids by describing how horrible his own life is, with a particular emphasis on how he lives in a van down by the river.
26:46Gonna end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river.
26:53The larger-than-life Farley's over-the-top performance has both David Spade and Christina Applegate struggling not to laugh as he gets in their faces, lifts Spade up, and crashes into the coffee table.
27:05Oh, Matt's gonna be your shadow.
27:07Here's you, here's Matt, there's you, there's...
27:10This sketch is the first of many Matt Foley appearances, and it'll make you laugh whether you're in it or you live in a van down by the river.
27:19Number seven, Close Encounter.
27:21Another debut of a recurring sketch, this one sees a trio of alien abductees interviewed by scientists at the Pentagon.
27:29Nuts, man, I mean, we're just small-town buds who saw a UFO in the woods, and we know we're hanging out with the government.
27:36While the first two, played by Cecily Strong and host Ryan Gosling, describe a wonderful experience, the third, played by Kate McKinnon, had a different kind of abduction.
27:46And you, Ms. Rafferty?
27:48Wow. What floor were you guys on?
27:51Her description of urinating in front of a bunch of gray aliens and the weird things they do to her has to be heard to be believed.
27:59Gosling especially is smiling throughout, though even the scientists, played by Aidy Bryant and Bobby Moynihan, are less than government professionals.
28:07Look, it won my worst Wednesday night.
28:09MacKinnon's character may not have been dealing with the best of the best, but her performance here gives us a transcendent experience.
28:18Number six, Lisa from Temecula.
28:21At a birthday dinner for Shana, the spotlight is quickly stolen by her sister, Lisa from Temecula.
28:26Lisa, we've heard so much about you. It's so nice to finally meet you.
28:29Mm-hmm. That's cute. But don't think I'm giving up the butt tonight.
28:33Alongside with her insistence that Paul, Pedro Pascal's character, is hoping for some butt, her order of an extra, extra well-done steak proves distracting for everyone.
28:43As actress Ego Wodham saws on the piece of meat, the table cartoonishly jumps around, spilling food and drink alike.
28:50A few nights back, this dog, this dog followed me home.
28:55I want to take this thing up.
28:56Pascal breaks first, as his character has a story to tell, but the rest of the table isn't far behind, including Wodham.
29:03Actually, everything is not okay.
29:08Much like Lisa's steak, the comedy here is extra well-done, so they couldn't help but laugh.
29:13Number five, Super Showcase Spokesmodels.
29:17On this fake game show, a contestant played by Vanessa Bayer loses out on showcase prizes when she gets a question wrong.
29:23The answer is nine.
29:26Nine, not beef.
29:28I almost said nine.
29:30I said beef, which is wrong.
29:32Bill Hader's host has the showcase models, Shonda and Vonda, played by Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig, show her what she didn't win.
29:39Bad news, Debra. You didn't win his and hers matching luggage by luggage guy.
29:43It's not luggage guy luggage. It's just a bunch of luggage from someplace.
29:47You ought to be the talk of baggage claim. With luggage-go-baggage.
29:50Shonda and Vonda's absurd accents make it difficult for Wiig and Rudolph to get through their displays of various products made by ridiculous generic names with straight faces.
29:59That's not all. You'll be a rough swinger with this.
30:02It's a nice matching golf club. By golf club guy.
30:06For...
30:06Wig having to drive a golf cart around adds even more hilarity and Hader gets the giggles.
30:14That wasn't supposed to happen.
30:22Only Bayer keeps it together. Sounds like she could use some laughs. By laugh guy.
30:27Number four. Gus Chiggins, Old Prospector.
30:30At a military briefing for the Afghanistan conflict, the soldiers are all puzzled during roll call when it becomes clear that one of them is an old prospector.
30:38Old prospector.
30:40Here!
30:41The prospector, Gus Chiggins, proves distracting, given his old-timey sayings and numerous noisy pans.
30:48The group gets separated. Where's the rendezvous point?
30:50Oh!
30:52That's easy. Top of old boot hell. Just follow the dry creek bed.
30:59But be careful. There's quicksand.
31:01Eventually, their commanding officer reveals that Gus is really a character actor.
31:06But that just raises more questions.
31:07Will Ferrell's goofy old man voice is too much for even this gathering of comedic actors, and practically everyone breaks at some point during the sketch.
31:16Hear me make the sound of a chipmunk? Stay real still.
31:20How do we know what that sounds like?
31:22Oh, trust me, Joshua. You'll know.
31:27Gus doesn't need to do any panning, because this sketch is straight-up gold.
31:31Speaking of Will Ferrell breaking everyone, this is one of the most famous SNL sketches of all time for just that reason.
31:41I put my pants on, just like the rest of you, one leg at a time.
31:46Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.
31:49In a recording session for Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper, fictional band member Gene Frankel, played by Ferrell, goes ham on playing the cowbell during the song.
31:59Far from being upset about it, producer Bruce Dickinson, played by Christopher Walken, just wants to hear more of it.
32:06To be honest, fellas, it was sounding great, but I could have used a little more cowbell.
32:11Ferrell's enthusiastic performance and tight t-shirt, as well as Walken's deadpan delivery of increasingly ridiculous lines, leave everyone else struggling to keep the laughter in.
32:21Guess what? I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell.
32:28And for the record, we've tried to get doctors to prescribe more cowbell for fevers, but no luck.
32:33They think they know better than THE Bruce Dickinson?
32:36Number 2. The Californians
32:38This recurring soap opera sketch is guaranteed to have multiple actors break character.
32:43Devin?
32:47What are you doing here?
32:49The over-the-top drama of soap operas, paired with dialogue mostly centered on Southern California's roads and freeways,
32:56which is delivered with nearly incomprehensible Valley Girl accents, is a recipe for hilarity.
33:01I tried to go through to Westwood, but my GPS put me on Beverly Glen, and I didn't want to end up in Encino.
33:07The sketch's most recurring actors, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and Fred Armisen, are the most frequent cast to break, though they're far from the only ones.
33:16And everyone, just help yourself to some dry...
33:18Just seeing them make goofy faces in the mirror is enough to get us rolling, so it's impressive they make it through any of the dialogue.
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33:44Number 1. Debbie Downer, Disney World
33:47The very first appearance of the eponymous Debbie Downer, this sketch sees the character join a family reunion at Disney World.
33:54You guys here on a special occasion?
33:55Well, we're here on that new magical gatherings family package.
33:59Got the whole Matusik clan down from Ohio, right guys? Say hi!
34:03Despite the happy surroundings, Debbie can't help but bring the mood down with dire commentary on world events.
34:08I guess Roy isn't doing as well as they first thought.
34:13What? Who's Roy?
34:16Roy of Siegfried and Roy?
34:19He was attacked by his own tiger and suffered devastating injuries.
34:23However, in contrast to Debbie's grim remarks, actress Rachel Dratch and everyone else in the scene can't stop breaking.
34:30Part of this was due to Dratch messing up a line early, setting everyone off.
34:34But the frequent wah-wah sound effects were used for the first time in the live show, catching the actors all off guard.
34:41By the way, it's official.
34:52I can't have children.
34:57Host Lindsay Lohan claims she ran off stage because she couldn't keep it together.
35:01We can't blame her.
35:02Which SNL sketch do you wish you were a part of?
35:06Tell us in the comments.
35:07This is honestly the first time I've ever heard that I look like this butthead person.
35:12So...
35:13I hope so!
35:13I hope so!
35:24The nation may come.
35:25No.
35:26To be honest.
35:27No.
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