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My All-Time Favorite SNL Sketches, Old and New
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items Whenever I need a quick laugh, I always turn to Saturday Night Live. With 50 years of sketches to choose from, there's a good selection to choose from. Here are a few of my absolute, all-time favorites. Note: This list contains affiliate and cashback...
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50 Years of Sketches That Make me Snort Laugh
About SNL
50 Years of Sketches That Make me Snort Laugh
I grew up watching SNL, and it's had its ups and downs, but it's always had its share of laughs.
I have a fever. And the only prescription…is more cowbell.
More Cowbell - SNL
Kate McKinnon is a comic genius. My sister and I send this gif to each other whenever one of us has an experience that vastly doesn't match the other's.
Close Encounter - SNL
This was a lesser-known sketch that always makes me cry laughing. The Jurassic World lawyer attempting to defend his client.
Courtroom - SNL
Truly, Donald Glover should have been an SNL player. In this sketch, the Barbie PR team works with a panel to caption her social media posts, and the results are hilarious.
Barbie Instagram - SNL
“And I got a robe.” Every mom feels this musical sketch on a soul level.
Christmas Morning - SNL
This sketch introducing Dooneese on the Lawrence Welk show always cracks me up.
The Lawrence Welk Show: Introducing The Maharelle Sisters - SNL
This sketch about George Washington's vision for America (and its follow-up sketch this year) is some of the wittiest writing SNL has seen in years.
Washington's Dream - SNL
Any time Adam Driver hosts, you know it's going to be a winner.
Career Day - SNL
Stefon is one of my all-time favorite recurring characters. It has everything.
Every Stefon Ever (Part 1 of 5) - SNL
David S. Pumpkins is one of the weirdest sketches and characters to come out of SNL. I watch it every Halloween season, and it still makes me chuckle.
Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins) - SNL
Gilda Radner was an absolute comic genius. I could have picked this sketch or Roseanne Roseannadanna. Both are genius.
Weekend Update: Emily Litella on Television Violins - SNL
I can sing this song word for word…"gotta condo made of stone-ah."
King Tut - SNL
The combo of Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek and Norm McDonald as Burt Reynolds/Turd Furgason can't be beat.
Celebrity Jeopardy!: French Stewart, Burt Reynolds, & Sean Connery - SNL
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Ooooo-eeeeee…what up with that?
What Up With That?: Samuel L. Jackson & Carrie Brownstein - SNL
One of the more obscure sketches on my list, Norm MacDonald knocked this one out of the park with his deadpan reaction to the musical nonsense around him.
Cobras & Panthers - SNL
I adore Will Forte, and MacGruber has to be one of the funniest, silliest recurring sketches that he's starred in.
Every MacGruber
The lost ending to It's A Wonderful Life quickly goes off the rails. Dana Carvey's Jimmy Stewart impression is one for the ages.
It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending - SNL
Another Will Forte gem. It just keeps going and getting funnier and funnier.
Spelling Bee - SNL
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey strike gold with this witty game show.
Meet Your Second Wife - SNL
This newer sketch flew under a lot of radars, but it's fast, funny, and witty.
Question Quest - SNL
I literally cry laughing every time I watch this hilariously disturbing sketch.
Amy Schumer Mother Knows Best - SNL
This classic SNL sketch is just short of being NSFW, but Tim Meadows saves the day.
Jingleheimer Junction - SNL
It wasn't a viral video, but Petchow brand rat poison is one of the funniest fake commercials SNL has done.
Petchow: Rat Poison - SNL
This one quickly goes a direction you're not expecting. lol
Little Orphan Cassidy - SNL
A classic from Season 1 SNL…that diabolical Landshark.
Landshark - SNL
This “lost” Wizard of Oz footage sketch gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it. Fred Armisen is hilarious.
The Wizard of Oz - Saturday Night Live
I can't tell you how many times “two, no, four, no, six, BAKER's DOZEN" has run through my head over the years.
Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short
About SNL
I learned a lot from the recent movie about the start of the show. Looking back, it's a miracle it was made, much less lasted 50 years, given the mayhem involved in its beginning.
While you can stream a lot of sketches on Youtube, you can watch all 50 seasons on Peacock.
Peacock: Stream TV and Movies Online, Watch Live News and Sports
This book covers 50 years of the wild ride that's been Saturday Night Live.
Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests a book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
Some of the actors were spot-on amazing in this biopic about the opening night of SNL.
Saturday Night
I personally think that Gilda Radner was one of the funniest cast members of all time. This touching documentary about her life was so interesting.
Love, Gilda
Live from my eyeballs…goodr has limited edition Saturday Night Live sunglasses to celebrate SNL's 50th anniversary!
goodr Limited Edition SNL sunglasses
This fascinating docuseries, created in celebration of SNL's 50th anniversary, takes you behind the scenes of the show. The doc on the More Cowbell sketch is hilarious. The documentary on the writer's room is so interesting. Each episode is like a fu...
Watch SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Peacock
If you like early aughts sketches and specifically Lonely Island digital shorts, this podcast is an absolute must-listen.
The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast