A rare stellar SNL sketch from that era. The fact that Fallon and Sans didn't break but Janet did makes it even more endearing. Well written, greatly performed.
I like how, instead of just saying "69" (which would have gotten laughs), they instead milk it and say "between 68 and 70", which got even more laughs.
Maja Jonsson, the best part was that Horatio was suppose to say “69” and purposely said “70” to try to throw Jimmy off. Watch Jimmy’s reaction....classic!!
I thought it was somewhat easy humor, not thaaat funny in itself. But seeing Janet laughing about "cork soaking" emphasizes how it was kinda childish, and that to me is funny. But hey, to each his own!
@@sssbob I agree. The most recent I've seen of him was in the first episode of The Mandalorian. It was easy to miss, as he played the blue alien guy that's taken into custody at the beginning.
Me and My mom watched this when it aired, i just got home from work (i live in phoenix), i brought home mexican food for dinner and one this sketch started my mom who was 60 start laughing so hard, she choked on her food, then spit taked after she drank water to stop her from coughing when jimmy was talking about the Grandma lol. Good Times i miss her. BTW, Janet was still fire at this time, so gorgeous.
My mom loved the movie *Planes Trains & Automobiles* She'd laugh so hard it would have her gasping for air lol. I miss her a lot. Your post gave me the impression that your mom had passed away too. If so, I'm sorry for your loss.
I couldn't stop laughing at every time they said corksocking or soaking cork, and that Janet Jackson couldn't help but laugh while trying to say either of them. XD
SNL has a spotty track record for quality, but goddamn, getting this many people to one-take while walking the FCC fine line is impressive. Kudos, you massive cork soakers.
The FCC rules only applies to the times between 6 AM and 10 PM. So, technically SNL can say whatever they want since in airs at 11:30 PM. They might lose sponsors though.
I haven't seen all SNL episodes, but I've seen a whole lot and this one is the FUNNIEST EVER! Weird I've never seen it on any of the funniest SNL skits of all time lists. The part about the year in which they soaked each other's corks was pure comedy GOLD.
Goes to show how these guys over there at SNL are true pros and worth every penny. That wasn't easy to repeat at all, even with the transcripts. One of my favorite skits along with Pete Shweaty.
I had an idea for a boxing skit. With an old Russian coach. And his line is that you have to "be tough" to get in the ring at his gym. But in Russian accent it sounds like "beat off". I made a few good punchlines about it but that was about it. It's funny in my mind lol. " if you want to come in my ring, you must "bee toff first". "Not everyone is born toff, here we can teach you to bee toff". Maybe someone reading this will find it funny. My friends didn't laugh when I told them my idea lol
Whoever wrote that skit is a godamn genius. That whole cast was great together. I really loved SNL back then. This particular cast had a shitload of great sketches and skits back then. The writers/cast members really knew how the push the envelope and thinly skate around that FCC rule about the 7 words you’re not allowed to say on television. Great stuff.
I know I’m late to the party but I watched Johnny Dangerously numerous times and I never saw anything resembling this other than Maroni mispronouncing the curses. And I watched that movie many times…..not just once…..ONCE! *pointing finger*
As a kid my parents watched snl religiously every single weekend, even inviting friends and family every so often to watch that weeks episode. Out of ALL the episodes and skits i've seen over the years growing up, this is the skit that sticks out in my memory the absolute most for whatever reason lol, along with a few others as well. Wish i could go back, you just had to be there..
4:10 the best part about this joke is that they never land on the punchline. Because they don’t have to. The joke’s already been told. What point would there be in saying 1969? The audience already knows that’s the punchline. I like it when jokes do that.
@@Phlogiston2312 I remember missing that episode the night it aired. When I got to school, a kid kept saying “schwedy balls”, and I never knew why until like 2005. I wish I’d seen it live to appreciate it more.
I'm just amazed that nobody managed to slip up and mispronounce either 'soak' or 'cork'. You can tell Janet was having a difficult time and was being so careful
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 what's fake? Are you denying Janet Jackson exists? I mean, we have video proof right here so I don't know what you're talking about.
@@inquizition9672 The fake giggling and break ups trying to draw attention to herself. Every time she had a line, the same reactions, fumbling her lines, trying to be cutesy, giggly. She nearly ruined one of the best skits ever. If you read the comments those that saw through her act say the same, unfortunately the majority like you bought thatBS. I'm sure you thought Michael's "marriage" to Lisa Marie was legit too. The Jackson Five Fakes...lolol
Not at all, if anything she made it better. That's what I loved about Jimmy Fallon when he was on SNL, sometimes he just couldn't control his laughter either.
I've enjoyed the cork soaking expertise of these men dozens of time, and I still find it deeply stimulating. I like clever or weird SNL sketches a lot, but damn is this sketch a hilarious classic! I think I have to go watch Schweddy now...
This skit has a special place in my heart. My father was Basque , born in the Pyrenees mountains . he had a wonderful , beautiful accent. ..and used masterfully when laying down sexual innuendo and telling dirty jokes.
Why are people talking about Jimmy not losing it? He definitely did! And for all the right reasons. This is one of the greatest SNL skits ever! Break character!! You're not shooting a Hollywood movie. You're in New York on SNL and breaking character just makes it all the better!!! We all feel it.
Janet Jackson doing one of the best Jimmy Fallon impressions I have ever seen
A rare stellar SNL sketch from that era. The fact that Fallon and Sans didn't break but Janet did makes it even more endearing. Well written, greatly performed.
I agree. I think the fact that she was the only one makes it so much funnier.
Thanks!
Obvious FAKE breaks, she ruined the scene, along with her terrible "acting"
Sans actually begged Fallon not to break character because he loved the sketch so much and didn't think they'd be able to get away with it again.
@@allrequiredfields If people hadn't been so freaking UPTIGHT about it, it would've made a great Carol Burnett skit during the 70's - 80's.
"Thank you, I dabbled in college" lmfao
I thought he said doubled, but now I get the joke...
@rj zander how he dons that gay apparel
...
"When you a-came in a-here, I thought, 'That guy is a cork a-soaker'"
It's the way he says it 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
"You know, when'a you walked in here, I could have sworn you were already an expert cork soaker." 😂😂😭
I dabbled in college
Janet"s reaction 😂😂😂
That one killed everyone.
It was definitely the sweater that gave it away...
Jimmy Fallon didn't break character in THIS sketch? WHAaaT?!
Such a funny skit!
+fla la I kept expectin him to, and he never did. Jimmy fallon: man of mystery
Connor Hutcheon Totally
Seriously!
He did break.
He later said he was laughing when the camera looked away and that's why the she was cracking all the time.
Pure comedy gold. Horacio Saenz is just bursting with joy in delivering his lines.
LOL at Janet Jackson cracking up at her own lines.
I am better covered than progressive.
No she's not cracking up on her own lines she keeps saying suck. She's not very entail with comedy.
Jimmy later said he was laughing when the camera looked away and that's why the she was cracking all the time.
She ruined it
Meh.
*"Somewhere between 68 and 70"*
Nice
Totally hillirious
That was brilliant
I’m shocked Jimmy kept a straight face through the whole thing
Nik Painter I caught him break lol
He's a coarksoaking pro.
That's because in reality he soaked a lot of corks n now it's haunting him.
I was surprised by the same thing but then I realized he LiTerally only fakes laughter
Nik Painter it because his mustache cover his lips 😂
Chris Parnell is THE sketch Champ... he NEVER breaks character.
Almost as good as Phil
The one scene Fallon & Sanz didn't break & it's ironically the best scene they've ever done together
not one
that's not ironic
I think they both realised how important this sketch was
@@seanshatters It is ironic. The sketch where it would have been very easy to laugh, and that’s the one sketch that Jimmy DIDN’T laugh.
@@seanshatters thank you ~ they weren’t even supposed to laugh to begin with 🙄🤦♀️
Bruh, Janet was dying 😂😂😂
LOL
She was weak lol
Will you soak my cork? It's been awhile since I've had my cork soaked.
That's part of why it's an all-time sketch for me. She's not a comedian, then is placed in this silly situation. H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!!!
She was so cute in this lol
Best 69 joke ever made. Jimmy and horatio are true legends
I like how, instead of just saying "69" (which would have gotten laughs), they instead milk it and say "between 68 and 70", which got even more laughs.
Maja Jonsson
He laughs at jokes not the truth! He loves soaking the cork!
Maja Jonsson, the best part was that Horatio was suppose to say “69” and purposely said “70” to try to throw Jimmy off. Watch Jimmy’s reaction....classic!!
I caught that too 😂
This skit never gets old. I remember watching this episode the night it premiered. 😭😂😭😂
You could hear a pin drop when Fallon said cork soaker the first time. Like what did he just say?? Lol 😂 Brilliant skit!!
Chris Parnell was criminally underutilized and underrated on SNL. Absolute pro in this sketch.
I always thought the same.
@Tony El And Rick & Morty
@Tony El And on 30 rock
They call him Parnnnnsssssss
@@orilevi1123 and in Bob's Burgers
Lol Janet cannot deal
HEE hee
Jasper Jamm
I know she tried so hard not to laugh 😂
She seemed very nervous she would say the wrong thing. lol
jesus michael jackson wouldve been great on SNL
“You can also massage the grapes” Lol
"can also"? It'd be rude not to!
- '68?
- I want-a-to say, '70...
- Let's just a-say, between '68 and '70, OK?
This is they type of humor thats timeless, 2024 anyone?
Ya I’m with ya
What happened to SNL surprised it’s not canceled yet
Yes classic for sure! Watching 2024
December 16th, 2024.
Chris Parnell is made of stone, he never, ever breaks.
Amazing that Jimmy kept a straight face in THIS sketch! Also, Janet could NOT keep it together, lol
When Janet messes up it adds to the sketch. It shows how funny it is.
Matt Mier nope Janet Jackson ruined the sketch she was the worse
Enrique Benitez alright got me
Enrique Benitez I second that she ruined it.
I think it shows that she has said cock suckers enough times that she tends to lapse into it and that in itself is funny as hell
I thought it was somewhat easy humor, not thaaat funny in itself. But seeing Janet laughing about "cork soaking" emphasizes how it was kinda childish, and that to me is funny. But hey, to each his own!
The fact that nobody actually mispronounced cork soaker is amazing
Janet Jackson came close!!!
1:53
Janet did. She said sork by accident then corrected herself.
This Jimmy Fallon's best skit ever.
He almost manages not to laugh out of turn or stare at the camera.
The one sketch where it would have been normal for Fallon to break, yet he keeps it together. Must be the discipline from all that Corksoaking.
This was one of the best written sketches of all time! Kudos to the writers and the actors!
no it was not lol. wow
@@swettyspaghtti Yes it was, wow
wow its almost like humor and opinion cant be quantified
@@MrAllie-bf6zt Its my favourtie SNL bit, ever
- an expert corksoaker, yes
Getting Janet Jackson to break makes this sketch.
Janet laughing is the cutest thing ever.
0:04 I like how it barely started and Seth is already smirking like we're all definitely gonna break character.
This skit is a testament to the brilliance of the writers!
And yes, performed excellently by the cast!
Stolen from Redd Foxx's bit from 70 years ago. They hoped you wouldnt notice. th-cam.com/video/qiSlYB0v5b8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zWQJeatyobys4NXc
I LOVE SOAKING CORK
You wanna make $20?
Lmao, this skit is freaking hilarious.
The year they soaked each other’s corks was between ‘68 and ‘70. How did I not get that until now?
When I saw Rachel Dratch's face come in focus, I spit my water out all over my floor!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Janet just wanted to say it.
LOL😂
Right up there with Schwetty Balls, Colonel Lingus, & Sofa King 😂
stolen joke from REDD FOXX
Jimmy and Horatio in the same sketch? A recipe for delicious disaster! gotta love those guys
Whatever happened to Horatio after snl? He just disappeared. I thought he should've got his own sitcom.
@@sssbob I agree. The most recent I've seen of him was in the first episode of The Mandalorian. It was easy to miss, as he played the blue alien guy that's taken into custody at the beginning.
How are the people behind Janet doing so well not laughing? Amazing
Oh my goodness! This is so funny. And the way Janet can't hold it together is killing me 😂😂😂
This was brilliant word play seeing Janet Jackson break is priceless. I've seen this so many times still funny..
How is this the one skit Jimmy Fallon didn't crack up during?
I feel like he broke more than most, but in actuality he didn't break as much as people think. . . Just the "best of" skits that people actually watch
He didn't break in any of the Barry Gibb talk show sketches
Haha, I was thinking the same thing. But commenters here make a good point.
Not to mention all he does on the Tonight Show is break.
He had just gotten done soaking cork
lol yeah I kept waiting for him to lose it, but somehow he held it together. Unbelievable.
"You know when you walked in here I could have sworn you were already an expert cork soaker"....."thank you I dabbled in college"
We do love our flamboyant guys
Me and My mom watched this when it aired, i just got home from work (i live in phoenix), i brought home mexican food for dinner and one this sketch started my mom who was 60 start laughing so hard, she choked on her food, then spit taked after she drank water to stop her from coughing when jimmy was talking about the Grandma lol. Good Times i miss her. BTW, Janet was still fire at this time, so gorgeous.
My mom loved the movie *Planes Trains & Automobiles* She'd laugh so hard it would have her gasping for air lol. I miss her a lot. Your post gave me the impression that your mom had passed away too. If so, I'm sorry for your loss.
I couldn't stop laughing at every time they said corksocking or soaking cork, and that Janet Jackson couldn't help but laugh while trying to say either of them. XD
The 1969 joke was brilliant. Played out so long
LOL! -- no pun intended of course. :)
The fact that Jimmy Fallon didn’t burst out laughing when they walked on stage is really impressive for him
There was a wine bar called Cork Soakers in Houston. Shame it closed down, I guess they didn't have enough corks to soak.
SNL has a spotty track record for quality, but goddamn, getting this many people to one-take while walking the FCC fine line is impressive. Kudos, you massive cork soakers.
You're at 69 likes right now. Not gonna change it.
I remember watching this one the saturday it first aired and wondering how they got it past the fcc.....
The FCC rules only applies to the times between 6 AM and 10 PM. So, technically SNL can say whatever they want since in airs at 11:30 PM. They might lose sponsors though.
"Ever since I started soaking cork, I am the most popular girl in school!"
Yeah that's usually how that goes🤣
I haven't seen all SNL episodes, but I've seen a whole lot and this one is the FUNNIEST EVER! Weird I've never seen it on any of the funniest SNL skits of all time lists. The part about the year in which they soaked each other's corks was pure comedy GOLD.
This and ‘Colonel Angus.’ 😆
They should have moved on to the brick layers. You know, the mortar forkers.
Lmfao
So underrated haha
Goddamit datts hill Larry us
Timothy...I salute you for that one.
HAHAHHA
Goes to show how these guys over there at SNL are true pros and worth every penny. That wasn't easy to repeat at all, even with the transcripts. One of my favorite skits along with Pete Shweaty.
The most amazing thing about this sketch is the fact that the extras are not breaking character at all. I could not do it.
The skill needed to pull this off without saying something very career-ending on television...unbelievable. One of the top 5 all-time best SNL skits.
I had an idea for a boxing skit. With an old Russian coach. And his line is that you have to "be tough" to get in the ring at his gym. But in Russian accent it sounds like "beat off". I made a few good punchlines about it but that was about it. It's funny in my mind lol. " if you want to come in my ring, you must "bee toff first". "Not everyone is born toff, here we can teach you to bee toff". Maybe someone reading this will find it funny. My friends didn't laugh when I told them my idea lol
Your friends are true cork soakers
Harley James aren't they? I thought that was some funny stuff I made up
I concur!
So long as it wasn’t stolen from this idea. Then it’s pretty good for a loser. Haha just joking man you’re alright
That’s pretty good man
Whoever wrote that skit is a godamn genius. That whole cast was great together. I really loved SNL back then. This particular cast had a shitload of great sketches and skits back then. The writers/cast members really knew how the push the envelope and thinly skate around that FCC rule about the 7 words you’re not allowed to say on television. Great stuff.
I mean..the movie Johnny Dangerously is where it came from. This sketch isn’t original by any means
@@Red_Panduh This is fargin plagiarism. The somanabatching iceholes stole the idea.
@@Red_Panduh Elaborate
I know I’m late to the party but I watched Johnny Dangerously numerous times and I never saw anything resembling this other than Maroni mispronouncing the curses. And I watched that movie many times…..not just once…..ONCE!
*pointing finger*
Chris Parnell is hilarious.
Nah, he's just a happy cork soaker.
Sometimes the simplest things can get the most laughs 😂
As a kid my parents watched snl religiously every single weekend, even inviting friends and family every so often to watch that weeks episode. Out of ALL the episodes and skits i've seen over the years growing up, this is the skit that sticks out in my memory the absolute most for whatever reason lol, along with a few others as well. Wish i could go back, you just had to be there..
Might be the greatest skit in SNL history in my opinion.
I vote for the Schweddy Balls sketch as greatest of all time.
I still like Jingleheimer's Junction better.
D*ck in a box is the best
I laughed so hard when I saw this, to this day it's still just as funny
J.J is so cute. I can see her thinking: " mom is gonna watch this" :)))
Jimmy didn't crack. He's serious about cork soaking.
How they didn't break character more is beyond me. CLASSIC!
I've watched SNL for almost 40 years and this is one of the funniest skits I have ever seen on SNL.
I love that you get the joke of the whole sketch by the second time they say it, but the next 4 minutes are still hilarious anyway
Every time I need a good laugh I come here. Never fails 😂😂😂
That's probably the most genius sketch ever. It was perfect
@oldmanwitherspoon ooh that's a great point... mmmm
one the best Jimmy Fallon momments ever of SNL, lol you cork soakers!
Man this honesty made me burst in laughter, I didn’t get the word play until they said it out loud!! XDDD
This skit will instantly take you out of a depression. Best skit ever
Stole it from redd foxx
4:10 the best part about this joke is that they never land on the punchline. Because they don’t have to. The joke’s already been told. What point would there be in saying 1969? The audience already knows that’s the punchline. I like it when jokes do that.
If you didn't like this sketch you're a cork soaker.
MAC4a1 Sauce *you're
MAC4a1 Sauce or heard redd fox 35 years ago...
Or maybe a fargging ice hole
i'm a cork soaker and i looooove it
Lmao
Probably the most well written SNL sketch of that era.
Corksoakers was a riot but Colonel Angus is even funnier! Both are hysterical.
I personally loved the "Schweaty Balls" skit. I have no idea how they kept a straight face
@@Phlogiston2312 I remember missing that episode the night it aired. When I got to school, a kid kept saying “schwedy balls”, and I never knew why until like 2005. I wish I’d seen it live to appreciate it more.
Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer were legends of keeping a straight face about the comedy
And it's not even that funny
Kudos to these actors because this would have been impossible for me!!!
Cork soakers!
Still watching in 2024
Still soaking corks in 2024
Chris Parnell is so underappreciated. Without him being a straight professional this skit would be trash
The way he delivered the line, "Thank you, I dabbled in college" made it for me. He had such a neutral reaction and was showing so much restraint.
I'm just amazed that nobody managed to slip up and mispronounce either 'soak' or 'cork'. You can tell Janet was having a difficult time and was being so careful
Yeah right and you believe that scene stealer. So fake.
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 what's fake? Are you denying Janet Jackson exists? I mean, we have video proof right here so I don't know what you're talking about.
@@inquizition9672 The fake giggling and break ups trying to draw attention to herself. Every time she had a line, the same reactions, fumbling her lines, trying to be cutesy, giggly. She nearly ruined one of the best skits ever. If you read the comments those that saw through her act say the same, unfortunately the majority like you bought thatBS. I'm sure you thought Michael's "marriage" to Lisa Marie was legit too. The Jackson Five Fakes...lolol
i dont think i could have kept a straighter face
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Looks like someone really really does not like the Jacksons. 😂
damn I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing this . too bad I'm at work and I can't stop crying
Horatio Sanz was so under rated!!
janet didn't ruin it , its funny no matter what
Not at all, if anything she made it better. That's what I loved about Jimmy Fallon when he was on SNL, sometimes he just couldn't control his laughter either.
I liked it. I thought she was funny
@farmersinsurance
Thank you 👍
YES SHE DID...Worse yet...FAKE breaks along with terrible "acting"
one of the best skits from SNL I have ever seen. Pure genius. At the top of their game with top talent and writing.
I've enjoyed the cork soaking expertise of these men dozens of time, and I still find it deeply stimulating.
I like clever or weird SNL sketches a lot, but damn is this sketch a hilarious classic! I think I have to go watch Schweddy now...
Afterwards, you should consider Colonel Angus.
this is the best skit theyve EVER written.
absolutely GENIUS!
i love soaking cork so much, sometimes i get choked up when i do it.
Whomever thought of this sketch is a goddamn genius.
Janet's laughter reminds me of MJ so much
Crying laughing!!! “You can soak my cork for aslong as you want” 🤣
There's something about JJ breaking in this skit that makes it a bit funnier!
What an amazing observation. It gets funnier when people break character. Almost every episode.
This skit has a special place in my heart. My father was Basque , born in the Pyrenees mountains . he had a wonderful , beautiful accent. ..and used masterfully when laying down sexual innuendo and telling dirty jokes.
Why are people talking about Jimmy not losing it? He definitely did! And for all the right reasons. This is one of the greatest SNL skits ever! Break character!! You're not shooting a Hollywood movie. You're in New York on SNL and breaking character just makes it all the better!!! We all feel it.
Janet breaking was so adorable. And the way Chris said, "I dabbled in college." 😂
this is legit one of the top 20 moments in the entire franchise of this show.
Teacher: so what would you like to be when you grow up
Me: a cork soaker
This never gets old, if I need I good laugh for the day. The cowbell skit is hilarious too.😂😂
This is a true representation of having the most fun at your job.
Can’t believe this has only 3.7 million views. One of the greatest son sketches ever
snl xd typo
The cork soaking jokes were so punny, that was awesome!!!!😊😅
This is so stupid yet hilariously funny :D
I've been in love with Janet Jackson since her days on "Different Strokes." She's adorable.