A documentary by James Franco about making an episode of Saturday Night Live. Was filmed in December 2008 and wasn't released to the public until 2014.
For anyone confused, this was filmed in 2008, was released in 2010 to the SXSW Film Festival, and then released to the public in 2014. It was edited all the way up to the 2014 release. That's why you see dates from way past 2008.
Well and even more particularly what I was thinking, like I'm about 45 minutes in so far and it feels fair to say that John Malkovich is a quality host in so far as seems really open and game for stuff, has a good sense of humor, not only generally but also about himself, how he's perceived, etc. I can't help but think how there might be a whole different film in looking at a given week where the host is so pompous and overly full of themselves, doesn't bite on anything. like I've heard a couple different cast members over the years who were there for it say that Steven Seagal was the worst host they'd ever dealt with because of how seriously he was about himself and his ego.
no that's the culture. it's kindergarten for adults. trust me. the writers dug it. nothing about power...it's all about keepin shit informal. by this time lorne is old and cannot sit on a floor, otherwise he'd sit on the floor too.
Still my favorite SNL ensemble cast: Bill Hader, Forte, Fred Armison, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Kirsten Wig, and Keenan . I miss that era of SNL, the humor, writing and overall vibe isn't the same since Seth Myers and John Mulaney left
Let's take a moment to realize John Mulaney and Colin Jost wrote the Diner Lobster sketch right around the time this documentary was made. Bet they had absolutely no idea how and when that sketch would finally come to life. (Although in retrospect they wrote it closer to when it came out than when it was made).
@@marihoneey there's a behind the scenes (behind the joke) video about it, I think released by SNL's YT channel, I think. But yeah Jost and Mulaney talk about writing the sketch a decade ago and it never working or even being able to be pitched then. It just proves to me even MORE their collective genius, and how much talent is in those writers' room for such a powerhouse sketch to never even see the light of day originally.
I really think this was the most talented era for cast. Maybe when Tina and Amy were there is better but that core of Bill, Andy, Fred, Kristen, Will, Jason and Kenan was magic
If you haven't already watxhed it, there's a 92Y panel on Bill Hader's show "Barry" with John Mulaney as the host. It's actually an hour plus of John making Bill laugh uncontrollably, knee slapping, falling out of his chair - it is the epitome of pure joy and comedic genius.
@@owenhunt Whenever life or some BS existentialist nonsense or my BFF's apparent support for that Orange A Tan Man or COVID-19 has gotten to me over the past week or so, I no longer have to watch the entire 92Y Mulaney/Hader Barry 2019 panel to cheer myself up. Now, I just read this comment and I'm back to chasing Amazer Beams in no time! 💫
@@TabethaAurochs I hope that makes you happy. I am certainly no John Mulaney, but I do love Manhattan and Woody Allen. Try some fava bean, bacon and paprika soup as another pick-me-up.
@@owenhunt Indeed it did, and again it has. I am particularly grateful you included some top shelf, fun-jacket nutritional inspiration - I must admit, quarantine so far... I'm not sure how to say this... It's too much tuna!
@@nathalieroy1841 i mean... these people are up until the morning hours and hardly getting any sleep. thats gonna cause you to gravitate towards substances to stay up and/or calm down. plus this is the entertainment industry, like everyone does shit.
There is some magic in the sleep deprivation ritual. This formula is sacred. Substances will always play some part in the process, depending on the individual and their proclivities. But staying up all night is a free high, all on it's own and then, a couple hours of sleep and rise, to present, the shit you hammered out when you were wasted the night before. What could go wrong?
kjts 101 IMO, there were some great cast members that held their own after people like Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig left, like Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer. Unfortunately, most if not every cast member after Beck Bennet and Kyle Mooney has only been fine at best. The writers are also way less funny. At least the current state of show is nothing like the mid 80s, where the only good cast member was Eddie Murphy. I believe the show can bounce back (eventually) like when it did in the late 80s and early 90s.
I love the part where they're trying to find the right fart sound to use and the woman asks does this one overstay it's welcome, and the fart goes on for literally 23 seconds and she genuinely is looking for a response as if the possibility of it not being to long is high from her perspective.
"Whoever was on during someones middle school and high school years, thats the cast they're gonna think is the best" These guys were my middle school years and I.... 100% agree with that quote.
actually i’m in high school now and only really remember watching on tv the recent cast of kate and keenan and cecily, but i honestly enjoy this era of writers and cast best with bill hader, bobby moynihan, john mulaney, kristen wiig, i could go on. but i don’t really like the oldest ones. comedy tends to change over the years.
Seems like they could just give Bill Hader some caffeine and put him in the middle of the circle and get a hundred ideas just listening to his inner dialogue.
That must really suck when you literally don’t sleep for one specific sketch - it gets through all the hurdles, but bc it “doesn’t work” during dress, it’s as if it never existed. Being a cast member, thats got to be the most devastating part of the show. I felt bad for Forte.
That’s true, I wonder how often sketches that don’t air one week are recycled on future shows. If not then a lot of really funny ideas have gone down the drain.
@@tyleralbrecht2623 while I'm not sure about recycling sketches, I know from different snl interviews they've done for late night shows that there have been numerous pitches that get recycled, if a writer or cast member wants it badly enough
@@tyleralbrecht2623 it does happen sometimes. Some examples i can think of rn is that in the Kevin Hart christmas episode the Active Jack sketch was recycled from another episode (forgot which lol) and the Don Pauly sketch from the Bill Burr episode was recycled from the Adam Sandler episode
@@jetster4117 and while many sketches have been quality expressly due to how immediately culturally relevant they are, that's what great about also having an idea that's funny AND timeless, and isn't at all hinged on a particular host's baggage or whatever. It maybe didn't make it initially just out of time constraints, especially if some other major thing was going on that week, it's the kind of thing that could fit in at any given show.
I am in disbelief that not only have I never seen this, but never knew it existed. I’ve seen so many SNL Documentaries and behind the scenes footage. This by far, REALLY gives you a full glimpse of how hectic and nerve racking everything is. Great upload!
you know, i’ve been thinking lately about going into a career of comedy (specifically sketch comedy) and after seeing this documentary, it really only makes me want to pursue it more. yeah, it’s super stressful and you forget what sleep is for a while and your sketch might not be funny or make it, but when it does make it on the air and people genuinely think it’s funny- that’s what i live for. the instant gratification of knowing “i did a thing that people liked!” just seems like a really good feeling to me and all the ‘downsides’ seem worth it in the end. this is such a good documentary, thank you for posting this!
Omg same here SNL is like my dream job, seeing this makes me want to be on SNL more, and IK it’s very hard to get on the show (I mean Jim carey and Kevin Hart didn’t get on) but i’m not a person that loses hope right away, and being an actress now I can see it happening.
@@factsoverfiction7826 that had nothing to do with what i was saying but yes i have researched that. i don’t really get your point, it would be nice if you could explain what you meant by that?
Never knew so much work went into writing the show. Lots of pressure. And very little sleep. Fascinating. Because making a skit is so difficult..I see why they use the good ones over and over.
@@koala201211 okay I get that but if it was realised in 2010 then how did the know while editing it when each cast member left (they put the person's name and how long they stayed next to them) eg bill hader 2005-2014
SNL is definitely one of the most stressful and nerve-racking places to work at and yet everyone that worked on it talks about the show with such love and appreciation. It really shows it’s a dream come true, even with all the ups and downs.
Goddamn I feel so bad for Casey Wilson....they caught her on such a bad week. All of the cast members..even the greats had them....it just really sucks to have a camera in your face when that happens.
She said 'you' lose all your confidence when it should be validation to get that gig because everyone else around you is at the top of their game. LOL naw sweetheart, YOU lose all your confidence because youre trash at this and now its been confirmed. All I kept thinking when she was on was "how in the hell did she get that job? Holy Shit" and "who in the hell did she beat out in that audition??" She shouldve never happened.
she had a really rough run on SNL, little she did clicked. sometimes really talented people just aren't good for SNL, and she has proven that with her post SNL career which has been fantastic
@@salinapiddington8244 yeah right like you wouldn't be nervous starting at snl -- her sentiment is echoed by pretty much every other snl castmember or writer
Now this is a documentary! That’s about as genuine and candid as you can get when everyone is still aware of the camera. This truly shows how insecure even these brilliant comedians really are, and how everybody is still very human. It’s intimidating and the vets of the studio are clearly more comfortable but also stressed by the weight of the show. And you can see how the really funny jokes shine compared to the mediocre ideas that get silenced out. Now do you see how this isn’t just a liberal propaganda machine, you neoconservative psychotics?
Michaels leans right, and was all for Trump to be on SNL in 2015, and to be treated "nicely". They are, or at least were, friends (I say that because, Lorne cant possibly be that horrible) But good job, genius!
@@pleaserewind295 trump deserved to get shit on every single week for the absolutely absurd and dumb shit he did every single day in office. dude was and still is corrupt as fuck and there is a vast amount of people who still don't realize that, whether because they are completely misinformed, or because they just simply choose not to believe it.
I’ve been to one SNL show. One thing I noticed that you can’t really articulate in this documentary is how unbelievably loud the band and musical guests are in that tiny studio. It pummels your whole body. I loved it.
I’ve been having a really hard day and then I found this on my recommended. I didn’t even know they made this doc AND it’s with my favorite era of snl. Thank you for this! :)))
the sense of humor has definitely changed. if it were documented now, they’d probably be picking out from what’s trending rather than complete original ideas
It's Sunday morning. Tomorrow I go back to work, writing and producing videos for my clients. Watching this inspires me and calms my fears. These people at 30 Rock were fearless.
If you like this doc I recommend watching 6 Days to Air. It's a documentary about the making of South Park in a week like SNL. The stress and sleepless nights are a theme in both. They both also feature Bill Hader as a writer.
Mad respect for the set designers, builders and prop people, lights, music, sound, the camera crew etc all those who build the world invented , in like a day
This is I think my third time watching this since I found it. Thank god the editing is such that in splices back and forth between Casey Wilson talking about her pitch, and the pitch itself. Because I tell ya, I've crushed plenty hard and been a fan of Wilson for several years now, and I just couldn't look at the actual pitch footage again, it's so painfully awkward. I was just about to start skipping ahead when they show the room at first when I remembered that it does at least cut away from it to talk to her personally later, so you only have to deal with a few seconds of it at a time.
lol ngl this was my exact thought too! I didn't remember him being quite so handsome! Also seeing him work made him seem even MORE attractive. Something about those funny, smart, quick, skinny brunette boys I guess.
I didnt like that lorne tried to cut this great doc down by implying people were being fake. Ending with the next weeks pitches was like a xox. Lucky to have malkaovich. If the doc was shot with a terrible host it would've took on a different vibe for sure. Another thought I had the whole time was man they need an interior decorator and why is lornes office so unaccomadating
Them talking about bombing in the writers room made me so sad for the lady singing all that jazz. But that's why you have these meetings, to know why something doesn't work
absolutely geeking out over this because i love this era of snl so much and i’ve heard about all the behind the scenes processes but actually getting to watch them was so fucking cool
This is really cool, I’m glad James Franco made this. Only someone like him could get this kind of access and accommodation. This generation of performers and writers has become so legendary, it’s a pretty amazing serendipity that he was going to film school and needed to make a project at this specific time. Otherwise we’d never get to see this.
My goodness! I had no idea the show was built this way. I thought there were some writers and all the crew were only performers. Very surprised all crew participates in the scripts and the whole preparation.
This was so fascinating. I love love hearing the pitch meetings and table reads, maybe more than the actual show! I wish we had more of this behind the scenes content, thx James Franco
For anyone confused, this was filmed in 2008, was released in 2010 to the SXSW Film Festival, and then released to the public in 2014. It was edited all the way up to the 2014 release. That's why you see dates from way past 2008.
Okay well that explains the titles. This thing seems super obscure.
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Lol, 😆!!!
Me too
They should do a documentary like this for every decade. It has been 10 years, too.
James Franco did this originally for a project as a student at New York University. Look it up. Super cool. I do agree with you tho.
Well and even more particularly what I was thinking, like I'm about 45 minutes in so far and it feels fair to say that John Malkovich is a quality host in so far as seems really open and game for stuff, has a good sense of humor, not only generally but also about himself, how he's perceived, etc. I can't help but think how there might be a whole different film in looking at a given week where the host is so pompous and overly full of themselves, doesn't bite on anything. like I've heard a couple different cast members over the years who were there for it say that Steven Seagal was the worst host they'd ever dealt with because of how seriously he was about himself and his ego.
Like it would be interesting. SNL needs a complete overhaul. There's nothing too good anymore.
Jon C. Reilley
Snl sucks now
wow this documentary has proven to me that i would 100% marry either bill hader, andy samberg, john mulaney or seth meyers in a heartbeat
yo we have the same bill pic as profile
how nice
@@giuls1669 of all the pictures in the world wow
You too good for Jason Sudeikis!?
DUH!!! Who wouldn't??
Not just ALL?? Puritanical wuss.
smart move putting john in the thumbnail
That's what pulled me in...
yes i clicked for john and now i can’t leave on principle hahahaha
I will click on ANYTHING with a picture of John mulaney in it
Was he even in the video???? I didn't see him.
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Lorne Michaels pulls a power move and makes the SNL writers sit on the floor in a meeting.
They've been doing that since like the beginning I think. Conan has mentioned it on his podcast.
Or maybe he doesnt have room to put 30 chairs in his office?? Lol
Yes. You know there's a conference room or stage where 30 people could sit on chairs like adult professionals.
no that's the culture. it's kindergarten for adults. trust me. the writers dug it. nothing about power...it's all about keepin shit informal. by this time lorne is old and cannot sit on a floor, otherwise he'd sit on the floor too.
@@sonquatsch8585 mmm lorne on the floor 😌
Still my favorite SNL ensemble cast: Bill Hader, Forte, Fred Armison, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Kirsten Wig, and Keenan . I miss that era of SNL, the humor, writing and overall vibe isn't the same since Seth Myers and John Mulaney left
I think you didn't list all of them so many amazing people
but the most recent cast is very funny !! i do prefer this cast but it’s uncalled for when ppl hate so hard on the current cast!!
WoW you must be young lol.
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@@Seamalicous lmao exactlyyyyyy
I just want a whole video of Bill Hader and John Mulaney coming up with ideas, they really seem to bounce ideas off of each other well.
Watch their 92nd Street Y video
Let's take a moment to realize John Mulaney and Colin Jost wrote the Diner Lobster sketch right around the time this documentary was made. Bet they had absolutely no idea how and when that sketch would finally come to life. (Although in retrospect they wrote it closer to when it came out than when it was made).
That's one of my very very favorites!!
Really?!!! How do you know that?
@@marihoneey Mulaney said he wrote it around 2010
seth was an amazing head writer. snl is not the same without him. it's not the same without a lot of these people
@@marihoneey there's a behind the scenes (behind the joke) video about it, I think released by SNL's YT channel, I think. But yeah Jost and Mulaney talk about writing the sketch a decade ago and it never working or even being able to be pitched then. It just proves to me even MORE their collective genius, and how much talent is in those writers' room for such a powerhouse sketch to never even see the light of day originally.
I can't believe that Kenan Thompson has been on the show since 2003! 17 years is like 4 lifetimes when you're on SNL.
It's so weird. I was in middle school when he started and now I'm 30. Lol
And before SNL, he was on All That (which was basically a kids' SNL.) He was born for this.
@@SM-dq3ix very true
I think he's more of a performer than a writer so he's not that stressed. People who insist on doing both suffer. Bill hader was a stressful mess.
he must be a total zombie at this point lol
I really think this was the most talented era for cast. Maybe when Tina and Amy were there is better but that core of Bill, Andy, Fred, Kristen, Will, Jason and Kenan was magic
You must not be old enough to remember the 70s and 80s if you think this was the best era. Although Kate McKinnon RULES!!!
Don't forget SETH MEYERS!
Agreed
@E Price unfortunately everyone does...he was so underrated in my opinion. I think alot of people didn't get him which is a shame.
@@bethanyduffy5381 I love Seth, you’re right, he doesn’t get enough love but he did some fantastic stuff.
Before John mulaney had an audience to laugh at his jokes, he had a Bill Hader
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Seeing hader and mulaney working together, armisen, wigg, and meyers is just so nostalgic
You can really tell how well John Mulaney and Bill Hader work together.
If you haven't already watxhed it, there's a 92Y panel on Bill Hader's show "Barry" with John Mulaney as the host. It's actually an hour plus of John making Bill laugh uncontrollably, knee slapping, falling out of his chair - it is the epitome of pure joy and comedic genius.
@@owenhunt Whenever life or some BS existentialist nonsense or my BFF's apparent support for that Orange A Tan Man or COVID-19 has gotten to me over the past week or so, I no longer have to watch the entire 92Y Mulaney/Hader Barry 2019 panel to cheer myself up. Now, I just read this comment and I'm back to chasing Amazer Beams in no time! 💫
@@TabethaAurochs I hope that makes you happy. I am certainly no John Mulaney, but I do love Manhattan and Woody Allen. Try some fava bean, bacon and paprika soup as another pick-me-up.
Yes! I've seen that panel. It's one of my favorite videos out there.
@@owenhunt Indeed it did, and again it has. I am particularly grateful you included some top shelf, fun-jacket nutritional inspiration - I must admit, quarantine so far... I'm not sure how to say this...
It's too much tuna!
Now I understand why the show has a drug and alcohol reputation lol.
Same as chefs
I don’t think so. At least in air, I think they seem all sober. That is why they nailed it everytime.
@@nathalieroy1841 i mean... these people are up until the morning hours and hardly getting any sleep. thats gonna cause you to gravitate towards substances to stay up and/or calm down. plus this is the entertainment industry, like everyone does shit.
@@nathalieroy1841 stress and trauma contribute to substance use disorders
There is some magic in the sleep deprivation ritual. This formula is sacred. Substances will always play some part in the process, depending on the individual and their proclivities. But staying up all night is a free high, all on it's own and then, a couple hours of sleep and rise, to present, the shit you hammered out when you were wasted the night before. What could go wrong?
seth was an amazing head writer. snl is not the same without him. it's not the same without a lot of these people
It basically went downhill after 2012-2013, when Bill, Fred, Jason, Andy, and Kristen all left
@I know who did it Imagine how funny Kate Mkinnon could have been with that quality of writing
Idk my favourites are Melissa, Kyle and Beck now but they are woefully underutilised
kjts 101 IMO, there were some great cast members that held their own after people like Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig left, like Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer. Unfortunately, most if not every cast member after Beck Bennet and Kyle Mooney has only been fine at best. The writers are also way less funny. At least the current state of show is nothing like the mid 80s, where the only good cast member was Eddie Murphy. I believe the show can bounce back (eventually) like when it did in the late 80s and early 90s.
@@BROJANGSTER I hope you're right
Man, this really has everyone. Mulaney, Hader, Armisen, Meyers, TLI.
...MTV's Dan Cortese...
onmy computer2020gal and samberg, sudekis, the cast was so good’
Samberg
@@ferda9476 and look over there! It's the lady from CVS - but do NOT try to talk to her because she is ON BREAK!
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I love the part where they're trying to find the right fart sound to use and the woman asks does this one overstay it's welcome, and the fart goes on for literally 23 seconds and she genuinely is looking for a response as if the possibility of it not being to long is high from her perspective.
I thought “wow this is way too long” and then it went on for 14 more seconds
Her name is Paula Pell
A couple far shorter ones were used in a Rear Window sketch with Jason Sedeikis- it was hilarious.
"Whoever was on during someones middle school and high school years, thats the cast they're gonna think is the best"
These guys were my middle school years and I.... 100% agree with that quote.
Hobi Hope Same goes for music too. 🤘
absolutely agree... these guys were my childhood
The Real Wilfred Dierkes m’
actually i’m in high school now and only really remember watching on tv the recent cast of kate and keenan and cecily, but i honestly enjoy this era of writers and cast best with bill hader, bobby moynihan, john mulaney, kristen wiig, i could go on. but i don’t really like the oldest ones. comedy tends to change over the years.
These guys were my college years, they were great. But I always longed for the Farley, Sandler and Myers days.
Bobby Moinihan smoking a cigarette at the window wearing a che guevara cap is a mood
John Mulaney prophetic "sack lunch" reference.
Yes! :D Just saw it too
omg wait where
lmaooo found it at 13:49
Well done :)
Man, that tall child looks terrible!
THAT PHONE IS BLACK . . . A TRAILBLAZER! killed me
Seems like they could just give Bill Hader some caffeine and put him in the middle of the circle and get a hundred ideas just listening to his inner dialogue.
On top of his debilitating anticipatory anxiety, he drank 2 double shots of espresso before every show. And he couldn't sleep Friday nights.
@@Research0digo poor guy. That is terrible.
That must really suck when you literally don’t sleep for one specific sketch - it gets through all the hurdles, but bc it “doesn’t work” during dress, it’s as if it never existed. Being a cast member, thats got to be the most devastating part of the show. I felt bad for Forte.
That’s true, I wonder how often sketches that don’t air one week are recycled on future shows. If not then a lot of really funny ideas have gone down the drain.
@@tyleralbrecht2623 while I'm not sure about recycling sketches, I know from different snl interviews they've done for late night shows that there have been numerous pitches that get recycled, if a writer or cast member wants it badly enough
@@tyleralbrecht2623 it does happen sometimes. Some examples i can think of rn is that in the Kevin Hart christmas episode the Active Jack sketch was recycled from another episode (forgot which lol) and the Don Pauly sketch from the Bill Burr episode was recycled from the Adam Sandler episode
@@jetster4117 and while many sketches have been quality expressly due to how immediately culturally relevant they are, that's what great about also having an idea that's funny AND timeless, and isn't at all hinged on a particular host's baggage or whatever. It maybe didn't make it initially just out of time constraints, especially if some other major thing was going on that week, it's the kind of thing that could fit in at any given show.
His jingle sketch was funnier than the calculator sketch
Seeing Bobby Moynihan smoke is crazy to me, for some reason
same, lol
I find him unfunny
@@IamSweetViolet violet youre fucking hilarious
absolute stress and nonstop work. as soon as it’s done, make a fresh pot and start over. they’re legends.
I am in disbelief that not only have I never seen this, but never knew it existed. I’ve seen so many SNL Documentaries and behind the scenes footage. This by far, REALLY gives you a full glimpse of how hectic and nerve racking everything is. Great upload!
i cant tell if this doc makes me desperately want to work on SNL or absolutely never work on SNL, no in between
They literally had to decide on what fart sound to use. Amazing.
James Franco is like holding Bill at gunpoint to do those impressions
you know, i’ve been thinking lately about going into a career of comedy (specifically sketch comedy) and after seeing this documentary, it really only makes me want to pursue it more. yeah, it’s super stressful and you forget what sleep is for a while and your sketch might not be funny or make it, but when it does make it on the air and people genuinely think it’s funny- that’s what i live for. the instant gratification of knowing “i did a thing that people liked!” just seems like a really good feeling to me and all the ‘downsides’ seem worth it in the end. this is such a good documentary, thank you for posting this!
Omg same here SNL is like my dream job, seeing this makes me want to be on SNL more, and IK it’s very hard to get on the show (I mean Jim carey and Kevin Hart didn’t get on) but i’m not a person that loses hope right away, and being an actress now I can see it happening.
don't make it your career make it your hobby, otherwise you will spend a lifetime working crappy jobs thinking they're your "side gig"
Most of the comedy writers went to Harvard/an Ivy League college. Same for other comedy show writers. Please research their backgrounds.
@@factsoverfiction7826 that had nothing to do with what i was saying but yes i have researched that. i don’t really get your point, it would be nice if you could explain what you meant by that?
@@factsoverfiction7826 more didn't go there tho lol
Never knew so much work went into writing the show. Lots of pressure. And very little sleep. Fascinating. Because making a skit is so difficult..I see why they use the good ones over and over.
gotta love those classic bits, it becomes almost meta
what kind of back-handed slap was that?!
15:39 wow old youtube layout, so nostalgic.
It had only been around for 2 or 3 yrs at that point!
This is making my quarantine better.
I’d kill to be a part of SNL during 2010
same it's low key gone down hill
@Qazwsxedc Plmoknijb um it says 2010 in the title
@@rclarke4113 to make it more clear, it was made in 2008, but released in 2010
@@koala201211 okay I get that but if it was realised in 2010 then how did the know while editing it when each cast member left (they put the person's name and how long they stayed next to them) eg bill hader 2005-2014
@@koala201211 wait sorry that came across really passive aggressive I genuinely didn't mean it too I was just confused
SNL is definitely one of the most stressful and nerve-racking places to work at and yet everyone that worked on it talks about the show with such love and appreciation. It really shows it’s a dream come true, even with all the ups and downs.
That's not at all true
In hindsight everything looks better.
Not everyone no. Listen to Julia Dreyfus, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Michaela Watkins who is in this very documentary... and more
Goddamn I feel so bad for Casey Wilson....they caught her on such a bad week. All of the cast members..even the greats had them....it just really sucks to have a camera in your face when that happens.
She said 'you' lose all your confidence when it should be validation to get that gig because everyone else around you is at the top of their game. LOL
naw sweetheart, YOU lose all your confidence because youre trash at this and now its been confirmed. All I kept thinking when she was on was "how in the hell did she get that job? Holy Shit" and "who in the hell did she beat out in that audition??"
She shouldve never happened.
she had a really rough run on SNL, little she did clicked. sometimes really talented people just aren't good for SNL, and she has proven that with her post SNL career which has been fantastic
@@salinapiddington8244 yeah right like you wouldn't be nervous starting at snl -- her sentiment is echoed by pretty much every other snl castmember or writer
@@blew1t exactly. Bill himself has stated several times that he had weeks where he failed at the table read.
I don’t understand, what did she do wrong? She said something about being six pages behind or something?
Bills impression of Malkovich is perfect. Close you're eyes and its him.
And Seth Rogen! I mean, wow
Now this is a documentary! That’s about as genuine and candid as you can get when everyone is still aware of the camera. This truly shows how insecure even these brilliant comedians really are, and how everybody is still very human. It’s intimidating and the vets of the studio are clearly more comfortable but also stressed by the weight of the show. And you can see how the really funny jokes shine compared to the mediocre ideas that get silenced out. Now do you see how this isn’t just a liberal propaganda machine, you neoconservative psychotics?
It's gotten much worse since these days. SNL always had propaganda, but I'm guessing a lot of that comes from Michaels.
Michaels leans right, and was all for Trump to be on SNL in 2015, and to be treated "nicely". They are, or at least were, friends (I say that because, Lorne cant possibly be that horrible) But good job, genius!
@@pleaserewind295 lol what.
@@pleaserewind295 trump deserved to get shit on every single week for the absolutely absurd and dumb shit he did every single day in office. dude was and still is corrupt as fuck and there is a vast amount of people who still don't realize that, whether because they are completely misinformed, or because they just simply choose not to believe it.
way to help divide the country - just like drumph.
All this effort makes me appreciate SNL shows so much more.
Lul it didn't even get picked for this episode sadly
I’ve been to one SNL show. One thing I noticed that you can’t really articulate in this documentary is how unbelievably loud the band and musical guests are in that tiny studio. It pummels your whole body. I loved it.
I was stressed just watching this
liz vb like a goddamn damien chazelle movie but real
same I am still amazed 8 years of this didn't kill our Billy.
I’ve been having a really hard day and then I found this on my recommended. I didn’t even know they made this doc AND it’s with my favorite era of snl. Thank you for this! :)))
This is my favorite find on TH-cam of all time.
"I have dreams where is should be working. Cuz I should be." I identify with that Seth
I’ve listened to “Horse Cops” probably 100 times and I desperately hope that Sudeikis secretly filmed a demo for it.
bill hader's seth impression sounds like pete davidson
Accurate! 🤣
It's so strange seeing Will Forte just working. I'm so used to seeing him play the weirdest characters
I really want to see a new version of this with the current cast. This was really insightful but it feels like things are really different already.
the sense of humor has definitely changed. if it were documented now, they’d probably be picking out from what’s trending rather than complete original ideas
which is it you want?
I take it back i dont really want to watch that anymore.
It's Sunday morning. Tomorrow I go back to work, writing and producing videos for my clients. Watching this inspires me and calms my fears. These people at 30 Rock were fearless.
At the end of empire sketch he should have said "oh that's perfect, we got it" while he was breaking down crying
Like Lars Von Trier would.
My husband & I are in the Friday night part being interviewed. I had on the purple hat.
Jamie Klein you’re so lucky!! how long do people generally have to queue? I’d love to go see SNL if I ever get to visit NYC!
That's awesome!!
@@NoName-qr5ft They got there at about 5 in the morning on Friday - the 2 shows start late Saturday night.
So happy this is back on the internet. Used to be my favorite doc but then it seemed to have totally disappeared. Thanks for posting!
no problem!
Kristen...Kristen Wiig...where...is the Kristen Wiig content??
She was in the room eating while they chose a fart noise for a skit.
@@guynoir5968 And between Malkovich and Jason during the table read
The diarrhea from chocolate cake and the sleepover sketches.
One of my favorite docs ever... THANK YOU!
being an SNL writer seems like a fucking nightmare
You should see Jim Downey now - a thin shadow of his former self. Sure, he's old now - but he doesn't look a thing like he used to.
If you like this doc I recommend watching 6 Days to Air. It's a documentary about the making of South Park in a week like SNL. The stress and sleepless nights are a theme in both. They both also feature Bill Hader as a writer.
Mad respect for the set designers, builders and prop people, lights, music, sound, the camera crew etc all those who build the world invented , in like a day
The shot around 1:00:10 where John and Seth start smiling when they see Malkovich dressed as a girl on the monitor is my favorite part
This is I think my third time watching this since I found it. Thank god the editing is such that in splices back and forth between Casey Wilson talking about her pitch, and the pitch itself. Because I tell ya, I've crushed plenty hard and been a fan of Wilson for several years now, and I just couldn't look at the actual pitch footage again, it's so painfully awkward. I was just about to start skipping ahead when they show the room at first when I remembered that it does at least cut away from it to talk to her personally later, so you only have to deal with a few seconds of it at a time.
I absolutely loved this!! It was amazing to see the internal workings!!! I'd watch a Playlist of these, for days!!!
Holy shit I miss 2008.
Also, watching John Mulaney and Bill Hader riffing off one another was incredible.
It’s really adorable to see Seth and Shoemaker working together so long ago.
Seth is so cute. And the smartest one.
Damn, will forte was so handsome here! Still is but jeeeez
lol ngl this was my exact thought too! I didn't remember him being quite so handsome! Also seeing him work made him seem even MORE attractive. Something about those funny, smart, quick, skinny brunette boys I guess.
john really looked like what he describes just a troubled dude on drugs and alcohol (edit: bill and john are perfect together)
Oh my god i forgot Colin Jost used to look like that 48:58
"Is that an apple? You're hired!"
This explains how wonky the sketches can be! And why I laugh more when I'm sleep deprived. New appreciation for SNL writers! 💛
I didnt like that lorne tried to cut this great doc down by implying people were being fake. Ending with the next weeks pitches was like a xox. Lucky to have malkaovich. If the doc was shot with a terrible host it would've took on a different vibe for sure. Another thought I had the whole time was man they need an interior decorator and why is lornes office so unaccomadating
Huge fan of the show, it’s nice to see behind the scenes stuff, thanks for uploading
Glad you enjoyed it
Them talking about bombing in the writers room made me so sad for the lady singing all that jazz. But that's why you have these meetings, to know why something doesn't work
The Fiji water budget was wild back then damn
Product Placement. :)
Oww, just wish there was a documentary during Tina's years as head writer, loved the Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Jimmy Fallon years!
thank you james franco
Paula Pell so stoically listening to the fart soundboard gets me every time.
Thank you for uploading . I loved this.
I can’t believe they cut the empire carpet sketch
absolutely geeking out over this because i love this era of snl so much and i’ve heard about all the behind the scenes processes but actually getting to watch them was so fucking cool
I always wanted to be on SNL until I watched this! Waaay more work than I ever thought!!!
thank you so much for downloading this.
could you also download Live From New York! Documenttary?
That Empire commercial sketch is the best SNL sketch that never was
This is like the Ivy League of american comedy...
17:00 - Bill Hader nailing the internet scheme.
Ooh, just randomly found this video while scrolling down my homepage. TH-cam algorithms _are_ good for something!👍
This is my Beatles: Get Back
Simon, Marika and John sitting in their little triangle 🥺🥺🥺
Merika. :)
This is really cool, I’m glad James Franco made this. Only someone like him could get this kind of access and accommodation.
This generation of performers and writers has become so legendary, it’s a pretty amazing serendipity that he was going to film school and needed to make a project at this specific time. Otherwise we’d never get to see this.
This doc would have been 100x better had James Franco not interjected himself.
It's called reversals.
Great documentary, and I love that sketch.
This is amazing
This is truly precious. I'm so glad it exists
AN GOLDEN ERA
My goodness! I had no idea the show was built this way. I thought there were some writers and all the crew were only performers. Very surprised all crew participates in the scripts and the whole preparation.
This was so fascinating. I love love hearing the pitch meetings and table reads, maybe more than the actual show! I wish we had more of this behind the scenes content, thx James Franco
There's a whole series of clips of how the show is made.
Thank you so much!!!
"Jizz in my pants" slaps. What a great track, seriously. Very really 00s timbaland production.
Bill Hader's impressions are second to none. That Seth Rogen voice was ridiculously good.
This video is proof that snl used to be funny and the ppl on it were also funny
It just feels like they are in their childhood rooms and they are writing sketches. A childrens dream
49:12 those Standards notes are golden