Bill McNeal singing and playing the piano

Here's my favourite moment in NewsRadio (S04E03 The Public Domain).
Trivia: Phil Hartman didn't actually play the piano, the musical score was played by a professional and later synced with Hartman.
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© National Broadcasting Company and Universal Studios, 1997.

[@Archedgar]

Phil Hartman was excellent but this show's entire cast was very good overall and they had great synergy with each other too.

[@fmargaret2825]

It was a great show. If he hadn't been murdered...

[@timidbeauty2355]

This was the first episode rerun that aired on Wednesday June 3, 1998, the week after Phil Hartman's death. Immediately after that last scene, they showed a photo of Phil holding a microphone, with his years 1948-1998 written below it.

[@fmargaret2825]

Of all the celebrity deaths, this one.... what a waste.

[@BettinaBalser]

Dave Foley was a fantastic straight man for Phil Hartman.

[@ryanevans8566]

Any Newsradio scene that involved any combination of Dave Foley, Maura Tierney, Stephen Root, and Phil Hartman was absolute solid gold.

[@jedijones]

@@ryanevans8566 Add Andy Dick and Vicki Lewis.

[@jshell]

“That’s really all I have so far.” Beautiful.

[@joelburgos69]

The chemistry of the Newsradio cast was great, this show is awesome, really underrated...

[@justanadams9430]

The part when he said they're beautiful the gayest guys in the Marines Phil Hartman had me rolling no one never be another comedian like him f***-you Brynn

[@motorcity7137]

When I was a kid I used to see Mark Russell on PBS. This was so brilliant

[@SchmitaEclipses]

Classic. My favorite is the airport episode.

[@mariofernandez7227]

You miss where Bill punched a guy in a face. My favorite.

[@stereomois]

"Dave, bring this goon unto me"
I remember laughing really loud when Bill suddenly punched the efficiency expert.

[@bradleykemper9488]

@@stereomois Dave: "That was your plan." Bill: "I panicked."

[@josephbostrom5344]

The best is Dave's reaction

[@josephschaefer2357]

Phil Heartman at his best.

[@SrChalice]

So effortless

[@timidbeauty2355]

*Hartman

[@Mediic1]

I love thses parts from newsradio :p

[@_Merovingio]

This was hilarious 😂

[@raggededge82]

Just saying, Lauren Graham was stunning

[@scavrefamndragonclaw9785]

You're not wrong. Yum.

[@jedijones]

I'll take two pickets to Tittsburgh.

[@junglemoose2164]

That dress . . .

[@thomaslandry283]

Phil hartman did play the piano

[@ATEGD]

just gotta love that. "yes... that must be the uh ...emergency back up bathroom stereo I'll turn that one off aswell"

[@weirdloverwilde]

Twinkle twinkle Kenneth STARRRR special whitewater PROSECUTAAARRRRR (rip ya heard!)

[@babyyoda1758]

When Johnny comes marching home he's gay he's gay hilarious.

[@pittland44]

Never fails to make me laugh.

[@kangfesher]

@JKos14 Oh the Lincoln Bedroom costs this much moolah moolah good Fred thompson says it's bunk oh the moolah hey.
Great episode :)

[@fmargaret2825]

Mark McKinney did a similar bit on SNL in '96.

[@vdoggydogg3922]

Lauren Graham was a smoke show here

[@mattbarr6732]

RIP Mark Russell

[@poindexterflex3528]

Fantastic! But with one small problem.
The funniest part about the second song was the staring Bill and Dave did after the 'I've waited oh so long!' line.

[@kingcobrajfsofficial]

How is that a problem, exactly?

[@kangfesher]

@JKos14 Oh the Lincoln Bedroom costs this much moolah moolah good Fred thompson says it's bunk oh the moolah hey.

[@GHC3]

I wasjust reading this comment when it started playing on screen

[@brocktonma.1816]

What a loss. Crazy *itch.

[@justanadams9430]

I second that emotion

[@karlesgossick7687]

What song is the oh joe camel one

[@MusicWithoutReservation]

Oh Susanna

[@CaesarInVa]

I'm not sure but I think Matthew falling off the piano was ad-libed, based on Hartman's and the chick's reaction.

[@jt7250]

I believe that's Lauren Graham (Andrea). Her reaction is because when Mathew fell backwards he grabbed the coffee mug on the piano and splashed Lauren.

[@RustinChole]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aaronjenkins815]

😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@BettinaBalser]

Oh, Bryn. What did you do?

[@junglemoose2164]

That dress . . .

[@tokyosan7906]

What, a tv show mocking a democrat? They used to do that?

[@kingcobrajfsofficial]

I mean... SNL has mocked Biden clear back since the debates but, by all means, keep acting glib with an obvious agenda.

[@BradyPostma]

There has never been a year of television without mocking Democrat politicians. Not since TV was invented.

[@scavrefamndragonclaw9785]

It's very rare but yeah. Also it's because Phil Hartman was extremely savage and a great comedian that could pull it off without the higher ups pulling it off air.

[@Archedgar]

They'd get banned or censored these days for sure. Possibly arrested. You can't speak out against ze fuhrer party like that.... fkking socialists.

[@crescentfreshbret]

EVERYBODY mocked Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and even before and after it. SNL and Conan did it all the time. I’d say that about 50% of SNL’s material during the first half of 1998 was mocking Clinton.

[@Kinemacolour]

@JKos14 "Oh the Lincoln Bedroom costs this much -- Whoo-hah! Whoo-hah!
At this time there was a big political scandal, substantial contributions to the Democratic Party could buy you a night in the Lincoln Bedroom.

[@Raison_d-etre]

It was "moolah", and it was an invented scandal like most of the ones targeted at the Clintons. Thanks for being played.

[@kathylesley9581]

Joe Rogan was my favorite!!!