History Funny / SaturdayNightLive

* This whole page, and no mention of the infamous Cowbell sketch? For shame! A performance such as ChristopherWalken's, in which he got ''[[BeyondTheImpossible the entire assembled cast]]'' to [[{{Corpsing}} corpse]] due to his LargeHam performance was an absolute joy to see.

** "Sorry I'm late. I had to take numbers three and four."

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* [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/2306/saturday-night-live-point-counterpoint-lee-marvin-and-michelle-triola "Jane, you ignorant slut."]] "Dan, you pompous ass."
* Even if you're not a fan of the current cast, {{Norm MacDonald}} making a surprise cameo as Burt Reynolds for ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' and Tom Hanks playing a moronic version of himself on the last episode of Season 34 (hosted by Will Ferrell with musical guest Green Day) certainly counts.
* "The Chris Farley Show", with Chris meeting Paul [=McCartney=]. Also a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* The Schweddy Balls sketch. Even funnier if you close your eyes during it.
* Any [[MemeticBadass Bill Brasky]] sketch. "I once saw him scissor kick Angela Lansbury!"
** Here's [[http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/148829/ one]] from his [[TheFunInFuneral funeral]].
* "[[http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/happy-fun-ball.html Do not taunt]] HappyFunBall."
* A site devoted to transcribing ''SNL'' sketches [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/1995.phtml notes]] that the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoSslYOUi8M Wake Up and Smile]]" sketch in Season 21 defined how the show was recovering from the embarrassing previous year, and indeed it did — the audience response to the revelation of the winner in the battle between the host (Will Ferrell) and the weatherman is one of true, and truly ''shocked'', laughter. Four words: "'''[[spoiler:The weatherman is DEAD!]]'''"
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK1jpywBQLM Everything Sean Connery says]] in the ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' sketches. "I'll take Anal Bum Cover for 7,000."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4 "Jizz — in — my pants!"]]
* The very first [[TheEeyore Debbie Downer]] [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/68225/saturday-night-live-debbie-downer sketch]] is so funny, even the entire ''cast'' in the sketch starts cracking up.
* ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin D* ck in the Box]]''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg 'Nuff said.]]
* Natalie Portman does a TakeThat on her squeaky clean image by dropping a ClusterFBomb in a hilarious [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8e6-IeQ0aw rap number.]]
* From the original cast, [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046/saturday-night-live-bassomatic the Ronco Bassomatic '76 commercial.]]
* Lorne Michaels trying to bribe the Beatles to come on the show...with $3,000. "You can split up the money however you want. If you want to give Ringo less, that's fine."
** Turned into a MissedMomentOfAwesome when you find out that Paul McCartney and John Lennon were in Lennon's New York apartment that night watching the show, and seriously considered taking a taxi down to Rockerfeller Plaza and taking Lorne up on his offer.
* WillFerrell, in a post-9/11 show, in one skit, was going along with his company's policy of wearing patriotic articles. He comes in [[{{Squick}} wearing a belly shirt with the American flag and a star-spangled thong]].
* Anything that comes out of Will Forte's mouth as Zell Miller in the ''[[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04chardball.phtml Hardball]]'' [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04i.phtml sketches.]] '''''PISTOLS AT DAAAAWN, MATTHEWS!'''''
* [[http://videosift.com/video/Jingleheimer-Junction?theme=dark Jingleheimer Junction.]] Four glorious minutes of GettingCrapPastTheRadar. The Junction Gang's [[GenreBlindness inability to see what the big deal is]] and Jingleheimer Joe's [[GenreSavvy near-violent reactions to what's going on]] make it even funnier.
* The real Janet Reno appearing in the final "Janet Reno's Dance Party" sketch. "It's Reno time!"
* [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/4183/saturday-night-live-down-by-the-river "I LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!"]]
* Will Ferrell as George W. Bush explaining the conditions under which China would return a U.S. spy plane. These include a guarantee that America would get all their top-secret documents back; the Chinese would have photocopies. China also agreed not to share those photocopies with other nations; however, photocopies ''of'' photocopies are still allowed...''provided they are '''readable'''''. "I fought hard for that one."
* During the 1993 World Series, the opening skit was that poking fun at the Blue Jays/Phillies series. It showed the Phillies in their dugout while "O Canada" was being sung, but each and every one of the Phillies were A) not standing at attention, B) had their caps or helmets on, and C) were chewing Chewin' Tobacco and occasionally spitting on the ground — all spot-on representations of the at-the-time Phillies. Extra points go to ChrisFarley, whose impersonation of John Kruk was ''dead on''.
* The TakeThatUs which opened the first show back after 9/11:

* The Amazing Alexander, a Broadway hypnotist! [[CreepyMonotone "I loved it. It was much better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again."]]
* The first George Bush / Al Gore debate, where Will Ferrell cements his Bush character by summing up his presidential plan in one word — "Strategery".
* Chris Farley, in his last ''SNL'' appearance before his untimely death, playing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoHz56jWGY El Nino.]]
* Basically any time Bill Hader shows up as Stefon on Weekend Update. Seth Meyers, Hader (despite his best efforts to hide it and not be like JimmyFallon), and the entire audience begins cracking up. For good reason.

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* JimCarrey as "The Black Swan"

* The 2011 season finale with JustinTimberlake and LadyGaga. [[{{Understatement}} THE. ENTIRE. EPISODE.]] including but not limited to ''It's Not Gay if It's a Three-Way'' aka ''[[LonelyIsland Dick in a Box: Part III]]'', Justin and Gaga dressed as a beer bottle and a wine glass [[ItMakesSenseInContext making fun of Kristen Wiig for being a teabag]], and a cameo by [[JimmyFallon Jimmy]] [[LateNight Fallon]] for the return of ''The Barry Gibb Talk Show'' who made a point of noting he had [[RippedFromTheHeadlines survived the rapture]].

* The 2011 season finale with JustinTimberlake and LadyGaga. [[{{Understatement}} THE. ENTIRE. EPISODE.]] including but not limited to ''It's Not Gay if It's a Three-Way'' aka ''[[LonelyIsland Dick in a Box: Part III]]'', Justin and Gaga dressed as a beer bottle and a wine glass [[ItMakesSenseInContext making fun of Kristen Wiig for being a teabag]], and a cameo by [[JimmyFallon Jimmy]] [[LateNight Fallon]] for the return of ''The Barry Gibb Talk Show'' who made a point of nothing he had [[RippedFromTheHeadlines survived the rapture]].

* JimCarrey's black swan.

* BettyWhite, unsurprisingly, was funny all over the place when she (finally) hosted in 2010, starting from her opening monologue in which she called Facebook, on which the petition to have her host had started a "huge waste of time," to the "Scared Straight" sketch where she played [=MacIntosh=]'s badass grandma:

* ChrisFarley, DavidSpade and AdamSandler as teenaged girls (including crossdressing) hanging out at a mall food court. Aside from three grown men trying their best to imitate a teenaged girl's voice, one of Farley's reactions is legendary:

* Basically any time Bill Hader shows up as Stefon on Weekend Update. Seth Meyers, Hader, and the entire audience begins cracking up. For good reason.

* The "lost" ending to ItsAWonderfulLife.

* BettyWhite, unsurprisingly, was funny all over the place when she (finally) hosted in 2010, starting from her opening monologue in which she called Facebook, on which the petition to have her host had started a "huge waste of time," to the "Scared Straight" sketch where she played MacIntosh's badass grandma:

* JimCarrey 's black swan.
** "Sorry I'm late. I had to take a numbers three and four."

* [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/2306/saturday-night-live-point-counterpoint-lee-marvin-and-michelle-triola "Jane, you ignorant slut."]]
** "Dan, you pompous ass."
* Even if you're not a fan of the current cast, {{Norm MacDonald}} making a surprise cameo as Burt Reynolds for ''Celebrity Jeopardy'' and Tom Hanks playing a moronic version of himself on the last episode of season 34 (hosted by Will Ferrell with musical guest Green Day) certainly counts.
* "The Chris Farley Show" with Chris Farley meeting Paul [=McCartney=]. Also a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* I'll go with the Schweddy Balls sketch. Even funnier if you close your eyes during it.
* Any [[MemeticBadass Bill Brasky]] sketch. "I once saw him scissor kick Angela Lansbury!"
** Here's [[http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/148829/ one]] from his [[TheFunInFuneral funeral]].
* "[[http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/happy-fun-ball.html Do not taunt]] HappyFunBall."
* A SNL transcripts site [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/1995.phtml notes]] that the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoSslYOUi8M "Wake Up and Smile"]] sketch in season 21 defined how the show was recovering from the embarrassing previous year. Indeed it did - the audience response to the revelation of the winner in the battle between the host (Will Ferrell) and the weatherman is one of true, and truly ''shocked'', laughter. Four words: "[[spoiler:'''The weatherman is DEAD!''']]"
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK1jpywBQLM Everything Sean Connery says]] in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketches. "I'll take Anal Bum Cover for 7,000."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4 "Jizz -- in -- my pants!"]]
* The very first ''[[TheEeyore Debbie Downer]]'' [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/68225/saturday-night-live-debbie-downer sketch]] is so funny, even the entire ''cast'' in the sketch start cracking up.
* ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin D* ck in the Box]]''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg 'Nuff said]].
* Natalie Portman does a TakeThat on her squeaky clean image in this [[ClusterFBomb f-word laden]] yet hilarious [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8e6-IeQ0aw rap number]].
* From the original cast: [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046/saturday-night-live-bassomatic The Ronco Bassomatic '76 commercial]].
* Lorne Michaels trying to bribe the Beatles to come on the show... with $3,000. "You can split up the money however you want. If you want to give Ringo less, that's fine."
* WillFerrell, in a post-9/11 show, in one skit, was going along with his company's policy of wearing patriotic articles. He comes in [[{{Squick}} wearing a belly shirt with the American flag and a star-spangled thong]].
* Anything that comes out of Will Forte's mouth as Zell Miller in the [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04chardball.phtml Hardball]] [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04i.phtml sketches]]. '''''PISTOLS AT DAAAAWN, MATTHEWS!'''''
* [[http://videosift.com/video/Jingleheimer-Junction?theme=dark Jingleheimer Junction.]] Four glorious minutes of GettingCrapPastTheRadar. The Junction Gang's [[GenreBlindness inability to see what the big deal is]] and Jingleheimer Joe's [[GenreSavvy near-violent reactions to what's going on]] make it even funnier.
* The real Janet Reno appearing in the final "Janet Reno's Dance Party" sketch.
** "It's Reno time!"
* [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/4183/saturday-night-live-down-by-the-river "I LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!"]]
* Will Ferrel as George W. Bush explaining the conditions under which China would return a U.S. spy plane. These include a guarantee that America would get all their top secret documents back; the Chinese would have photocopies. China also agreed not to share those photocopies with other nations; however, photocopies ''of'' photochopies are still allowed ... ''provided they are '''readable'''''. "I fought hard for that one."
* During the 1993 World Series, the opening skit was that poking fun at the Blue Jays/Phillies series. It showed the Phillies in their dugout while "O Canada" was being sung. Each and every one of the Phillies was a) not standing at attention, b) had their caps or helmets on and c) were chewing Chewin' Tobacco and occasionally spitting on the ground -- all spot-on representations of the at-the-time Phillies. Extra points go to ChrisFarley, whose impersonation of John Kruk was ''dead on''.
* The {{Take That Us}} that opened the first show back after 9/11:
-->'''Lorne Michaels''': Can we be funny?
-->'''Rudy Guliani''': Why start now?
* The hypnotist The Amazing Alexander, now appearing on Broadway! [[CreepyMonotone "I loved it. It was much better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again."]]
* The First George Bush / Al Gore debate, where Will Ferrell cements his Bush character by summing up his presidential plan in one word "Strategery".
* Chris Farley, in his last SNL appearance before his untimely death, playing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoHz56jWGY El Nino]].
* Basically any time Bill Hader shows up as Stefon on Weekend Update, Seth Meyers, Hader, and the entire audience begins cracking up. For good reason.

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* Any routine with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. 'Don't refer to me as a MILF!'

* A SNL transcripts site [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/1995.phtml notes]] that the "Wake Up and Smile" sketch in season 21 defined how the show was recovering from the embarrassing previous year. Indeed it did - the audience response to the revelation of the winner in the battle between the host (Will Ferrell) and the weatherman is one of true, and truly ''shocked'', laughter. Four words: "[[spoiler:'''The weatherman is DEAD!''']]"

* "Jane, you ignorant slut."

* "I LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!"

* From the original cast: The Ronco Bassomatic '76 commercial.

* The very first ''[[TheEeyore Debbie Downer]]'' sketch is so funny, even the entire ''cast'' in the sketch start cracking up.