History Funny / SaturdayNightLive

** Leslie Jones, Sasheer Zamata, and Kate [=McKinnon=] visit a restaurant, and when the maitre d' (Taran Killam?) informs them that he can't seat them until all four members of their party have arrived, Jones explains that the fourth member "...is just in the bathroom." As the maitre d' leads the three ladies to their table, Jones reveals to the viewers where their friend ''really'' is: "The bathroom at ''her house!''"

** The Halloween sketch where a couple find themselves in a graveyard, with a scary tree (Kenan Thompson), the Grim Reaper (Jay Pharoah), talking tombstones (Bobby Moynihan and Kate [=McKinnon=]) and...Paul and Phil (Taram Killam and Jim Carrey), a couple of good-natured ghosts who just want to join in the song.

* ArianaGrande in a sketch where she plays Chloe, a shy intern at the Tidal music streaming service. The power breaks down and the supervisor(KenanThompson) gets Chloe to quickly fill in as they get the songs back online. Grande does perfect singing impressions of BritneySpears, {{Shakira}}, {{Rihanna}}, CelineDion, and WhitneyHouston.

-->'''Lincoln:''' "The only thing I'm really tired of is arguing with slave owners as if they'e not just (bleep)ing (bleep) holes. They're like ''Oh but I like owning people!'' 'I get it. I totally get it.' You gotta act like you're totally cool with it. 'Naw if I could own a couple of dudes, I'd love to own a couple of dudes. I totally get it.' You gotta act like it's a 50/50 issue. You know... I kind of think...that owning a person is NOT COOL YOU STUPID DICK."

** Kristen Wiig appearing as LanaDelRey on Weekend Update, defending the claims that her ''SNL'' performance on the Daniel Radcliffe episode was a disaster because her horrible singing and lack of movement, while, at the same time, admitting that she's terrible and no different from other flavor-of-the-moment singers and singers who change their names to be more marketable (like Music/LadyGaga, Sting, Bob Dylan, and every rapper since rap became a mainstream genre).

* From the Matthew McConaughey episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2zyjbH9zzA "A Thanksgiving Miracle"]] a filmed sketch where a family arguing over politics and current events is stopped when a little girl plays {{Adele}}'s new song "Hello" and they all suddenly start lip synching to the song. They start to dress like Adele and with hair, makeup, fur coat and walking outside and everything turns black and white like in the "Hello" video.
** {{Adele}} was the musical guest that night and was laughing watching it backstage as seen in this [[https://41.media.tumblr.com/8259166aa039192a9706b4f3b06786bd/tumblr_ny7di6CJmT1qzcunco1_1280.jpg photo]].

* A celebrity edition of ''NakedAndAfraid'' featuring PeterDinklage and Leslie Jones, with Leslie Jones trying to eat Peter Dinklage by pouring hot sauce on him, Dinklage wondering why Leslie Jones hasn't been sued for sexual harassment due to her suggestive comments about Peter's body, Leslie trying to keep Peter warm in the tent, and the announcer stating that Peter is a better survivor than Leslie Jones because he did one thing no man has ever done: survive 21 days with Leslie Jones.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDAa1If-u4 God Is a Boob Man]]" a parody of heavy-handed Christian films like ''Film/GodsNotDead''. Vanessa Bayer plays a baker named Beth who refuses to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple who sue her and force her to say "God is gay".

-->''Three men on a Brooklyn corner wax poetic about artsinal mayonnaise, spin class, and brunches. "It’s a low-key, fantastic interaction between Thompson, Hart, and Jay Pharaoah. The biggest conflict arises from the use of the word “Evite”...and also the fact that Hart’s character actually kills someone during his dogwalking job. And yet $8 mayonnaise gets a bigger rise out of the other two than the tale of murder. Great writing and acting, coupled with a great twist (which came on the heels of the segment-as-twist) make this a season highlight. Like the best “SNL” sketches, it feels like it only could have come at this time with this cast.''
* From the JKSimmons show, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzg9Iu0uEeg "The JayZ Story"]], a BioPic that details Jay Z's rise from drug dealer to rapper to mogul but with Mike O'Brien as Jay Z, Sasheer Zameda as {{Beyonce}}, former cast member Jason Sudeikis as Music/KanyeWest and JK Simmons as {{Nas}}. Mike plays Jay Z as a bashful, humble guy.

* From the James Franco episode, Tinker Bell's half-sister, Tonker Bell (portrayed by Aidy Bryant, reprising a role from Jim Parson's episode the previous season), flies onto the set of ''Theatre/PeterPan Live!'', and ridicules the un-intimidating incarnation of Captain Hook (portrayed by Franco attempting a Christopher Walken impression). She also refers to herself as the "Reverse Tooth Fairy", who flies into a kid's bedroom, takes a dollar, and leaves behind one of her own teeth.

** On Weekend Update, Pete Davidson getting shot by Norman Reedus as Darryl Dixon from ''TheWalkingDead'' because his pasty complexion and the fact that he smoked weed before he came out to do his review on ''The Walking Dead'' (which turns into a commentary on how Davidson would be mistaken for a zombie if a ZombieApocalypse ever happened due to how white he looks and his marijuana smoking) makes him look like a zombie.

** TheRock appearing on a morning talk show and freaking out the hosts just with his presence alone. It caps off with him singing [[ElvisPresley "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"]] (with MickFoley providing backup vocals while TheBigShow does interpretive dance in the background)
** The Nicotrel skit, where TheRock is a live-in smoking habit breaker:

*** This also has a run-in by other wrestler friends, with TripleH, TheBigShow and MickFoley trying to stop the Rock...only to beat him up harder. Mick even drops a People's Elbow!

** In the first, Miss Ross - or "Inmate #54899-B", as she claims to be called in jail - laments from inside her cell that jail is ''not'' like several of her career's highlights, such as the glamorous PhotoMontage from the 1975 movie ''Mahogany'' - although she does note that her burly and mustoiched bunkmate Roberta (played by Finesse Mitchell) bears a surprisingly strong resemblance to co-star Billy Dee Williams.

** The 40th Anniversary sketch starts going ''completely'' off the rails, starting with Turd Ferguson arriving, apparently having "driven" his podium (he claims he was late because he had to pick it up from the garage). From there, celebrities start randomly replacing one another, with Alec Baldwin's Tony Bennett suddenly replaced by Jim Carrey as Matthew McConagahey, who apparently recorded his own voiceover for it, referencing his recent Lincoln car ads.

* From the 41st season finale with returning cast member Fred Armisen as host, a parody ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6LpKOJVf0 "Farewell Mr. Bunting"]].

* From the 41st season finale with returning cast member Fred Armisen as host, a parody ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6LpKOJVf0 "Farewell Mr. Bunting"]]

** In the first, Miss Ross - or "Inmate #54899-B", as she claims to be called in jail - laments from inside her cell that jail is ''not'' like her glamorous PhotoMontage from the 1975 movie ''Mahogany'', although her burly and mustoiched bunkmate Roberta (played by Finesse Mitchell) does bear a surprisingly strong resemblance to co-star Billy Dee Williams.

** In the first, Miss Ross - or "Inmate #54899-B", as she claims to be called in jail - laments from inside her cell that jail is ''not'' like her glamorous PhotoMontage from the BoxOfficeBomb ''Mahogany'', although her burly and mustoiched bunkmate Roberta (played by Finesse Mitchell) does bear a surprisingly strong resemblance to co-star Billy Dee Williams.

** In the first, Miss Ross - or "Inmate #54899-B", as she claims to be called in jail - laments from inside her cell that jail is ''not'' like her glamorous PhotoMontage from the BoxOfficeBomb ''Mahogany'', although her burly and mustoiched bunkmate Roberta (played by Finesse Mitchell) does bear a surprisingly strong resemblance to co-star Creator/BillyDeeWilliams.

''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' is a sketch comedy show that, despite its near-constant changing of cast members and writers and occasional [[SeasonalRot dips in quality]] (often due to the aforementioned cast and writer changes), has remained on Creator/{{NBC}} for almost 40 years (completed 40 seasons and is currently on its 41st). And it stayed around for two reasons: 1) NBC didn't want to lose the show, even in the early-to-mid 1980s when it always seemed to be teetering on the brink of cancellation, and 2) because, even at its lowest point, it still turns out some memorably funny moments (your mileage may vary, of course).

* A celebrity edition of ''NakedAndAfraid'' featuring PeterDinklage and Leslie Jones.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDAa1If-u4 God Is a Boob Man]]" a parody of Christian films like ''Film/GodsNotDead''. Vanessa Bayer plays a baker named Beth who refuses to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple who sue her and force her to say "God is gay".

* From the 1979 episode hosted by MichaelPalin. "The Adventures of Miles Cowperthwaite" A sketch similar to an episode of Palin's ''RippingYarns'' series. It is purportedly based on a 19th century novel about a British orphan(Palin) who becomes a cabin boy on a ship "The Raging Queen".

* The infamous "Attack Of The Masturbating Zombies" skit, meant as a parody of Grade-B 1950's horror movies, but generating such controversy that numerous advertisers yanked their commercials from the episode. [[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7b266f28c7/attack-of-the-masturbating-zombies?_cc=__d___&_ccid=e9f1ad33-052e-470d-8384-143e7b41ec8c]]

* From the TinaFey and AmyPoehler show, the GOP debate Cold Open. Including the part where Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) reveals Jeb Bush's real first name on his birth certificate: [[spoiler: Jeborah]].

** Leslie Jones, Sasheer Zamata, and Kate [=McKinnon=] visit a restaurant, and when the maitre d' informs them that he can't seat them until all four members of their party have arrived, Jones explains that the fourth member "...is just in the bathroom." As the maitre d' leads the three ladies to their table, Jones reveals to the viewers where their friend ''really'' is: "The bathroom at ''her house!''"
** Cecily Strong goes grocery shopping with one of the guys, and when she puts a container of ice cream in the cart, he points out that he already picked one up. In response, she volunteers to put her container back...but leaves it in the bread aisle instead.

-->'''Beth''' They say we're bigots but Christians are the most oppressed group in this country!