@@PennyMsElite Kinda. He had an opportunity to do some things on his own, but Lorne Michaels wasn't tryna let him miss the SNL work to do it, so he rolled out and bet on himself.
He chose to leave, he was getting so much praise for his impersinations that he demanded more from SNL and it went to his head. He decided to try out on his own as a stand up comedian and ended up flat on his face. Just because you are good at impersonations, does not mean you are good at stand up. Dude would be rich right now if he realized how made he had it with SNL.
@@elliotriosrivera2196 he was a stand up popular up and coming comedian before he joined SNL, his most popular sets involved impersonating Eddie Murphy. Not sure what happened or why he did not hit so hard after leaving SNL though.
@@ironroad18 he wasnt as popular as you think. He had his 5 secs of fame because of his amazing impersonations, like the one you just mentioned, but his stand up material wasnt that good and you cannot be a succesfull stand up comedian with just impersonations, what made his success in SNL was the perfect combination of his impersonations and the writter skit/jokes and he thought he was bigger than the writters and burned the bridge with SNL. He had his 5 secs of fame on his own, but burned out quickly.
[to the tune of FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR THEME]Now, this is a story all about how I let my industry all down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there,about how I wrecked everything by not being self aware.In south California with the sun's rays, on a backlot is where I spend most of my days. Workin' hard, actin', tacklin' each role,and over time, on my marriage, that took a toll.So some guys knew my wife, they were f*ckin' her good.I would never run but I knew Jada would. Chris Rock made one little joke how she shaved her head.She said, "You're standing up for me if you want back in my bed." I walked up to Chris Rock and when I got near,he laughed and called me "Richard" without one ounce of fear. If anything, he was caught in the stage light glare, Then I slapped him in his face like, "That's my lady fair!" I walked back to my seat and in front of the crowd,I yelled two times, "Keep my wife's name out your f***in' mouth!"I won't go to prison 'cause I'm a millionaire.I sit in my home with the bitch with no hair.
yes, that's how SNL works, the cast mates are all writers and pitch sketches thus jay wrote this and thus since it was selected by lorne he got to do it.
Jay Pharoah is always killing with his impressions. Will Smith is one of his best! But, let's not miss how good Keenan nailed Carlton Banks in the scenes not the interview.
He wasn't a good cast member just like melissa isn't a good cast member. All they can do are impressions and although they are both great at them it's not enough.
@@muhammadadamsyahavicenna4900 I read the article and watched the video. To me it does not sound like he was fired because he was black. In fact he himself said he was the catalyst for getting more black women hired as writers and performers. He himself said he did not get along with the show very well.
Considering Home Improvement debuted at least a year after Fresh Prince, I’m thinking Tim Allen got it from Will Smith who apparently got it from Scooby Doo. 🤷♂️
@@brandonhunter3036 Tim Allen was doing that grunt shit in his comedy routine years before he was on Home Improvement, those grunts literally gave him a sitcom
Yes! Kenan is constantly given a hard time for "always playing the same character" but I think it's just that some of his acting choices are subtle. This is a great example. He's spot on! And his line about being classically trained "on _Silver Spoons_ " was very understated.
Jay Pharaoh ranks up there with Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, and Darrell Hammond as one of SNL best impersonators. He's also one of SNL's most underrated cast members.
Wow, I knew Jay Pharaoh was good, I've never heard him do a Will Smith impression. Almost spot on. I am only now seeing this on 2/5/2022 at 4:10 a.m. And it shows this was uploaded in 2013. SMH! How many more SNL clips have I missed out on? I have watched every single MADTV episode that was ever made. I still watch them. I honestly wish they'd come back. :( Loraine & Stuart are one of my favs. And the one who plays Stuarts mom and many other characters, oh yeah, she played Loraine too, duh.
No, it was at 4:09 a.m. when you watched this, not 4:10 a.m.! Please don’t lie about things like this because you could have seriously put a lot of people’s lives in danger by being dishonest about the time & date you saw this. How could you be so careless and disregard people’s safety like that?! I really think you owe some of us an apology!
@@TheWaynelds Oh dear, I am only now seeing your reply a year later at 10:27 a.m. on 4.16/2023. My sincerest apologies. You are correct, I watched it at 4:09 but probably made the comment at 4:10. Oh noo, I have to be more careful. Please forgive me darling?
Bruh that "Cha Ching" moment had me dying just now. Seriously. I'm practically rolling. I had to stuff my face into my bed just now so no one would hear my laughing
Oh yeah, I just noticed...she looks way more attractive in this clip than any other clip or movie I saw before... Evangeline Lily took everyone out in Averngers Endgame though... she was smokin hot...
This is a rare scene that is hilarious, but you forget to laugh cause you focus SO HARD on his impression. It's so bloody good, that it takes over the skit.
1:31 I recognize that officer. She is the "head" of the "LADP" Gang task force. She has helped taken down many "Gang Bangers". She's taken on 2, 4, 6 sometimes 8 "members" at a time. No "unit" is too big for her.
Saw this about a million years late! Had my husband listen to the video without watching the screen and asked him if he can guess the actor. Immediately, he said Will Smith, duh! I watched this a million times.
Jay's ability to mimic the specific tonality of people's voices is actually incredible, he seems super underappreciated for that.
You mean impressions
He's awesome!
Really? He’s so damn good at most but this Will Smith one might be his worst
yea hes the only person who can do impressions? and this one sucks.
He is really good
Best Will Smith impersonation ever
I love the fresh prince of bel air
Every impression he does is the best impression ever..
+CptEgo have you seen idris elba?
Brett Wilson yeah Same expressions n all
But his voice is just a little to deep, Smith's voice wasn't that deep.
They didn't appreciate jay on snl. It's a damn shame smh.
He quit?
@@PennyMsElite Kinda. He had an opportunity to do some things on his own, but Lorne Michaels wasn't tryna let him miss the SNL work to do it, so he rolled out and bet on himself.
He chose to leave, he was getting so much praise for his impersinations that he demanded more from SNL and it went to his head. He decided to try out on his own as a stand up comedian and ended up flat on his face. Just because you are good at impersonations, does not mean you are good at stand up. Dude would be rich right now if he realized how made he had it with SNL.
@@elliotriosrivera2196 he was a stand up popular up and coming comedian before he joined SNL, his most popular sets involved impersonating Eddie Murphy.
Not sure what happened or why he did not hit so hard after leaving SNL though.
@@ironroad18 he wasnt as popular as you think. He had his 5 secs of fame because of his amazing impersonations, like the one you just mentioned, but his stand up material wasnt that good and you cannot be a succesfull stand up comedian with just impersonations, what made his success in SNL was the perfect combination of his impersonations and the writter skit/jokes and he thought he was bigger than the writters and burned the bridge with SNL. He had his 5 secs of fame on his own, but burned out quickly.
WOOOW! Him punching Chris, I mean Carleton, DEFINITELY AGED REALLY WELL! 😂
[to the tune of FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR THEME]Now, this is a story all about how
I let my industry all down.
And I'd like to take a minute,
just sit right there,about how I wrecked everything by not being self aware.In south California with the sun's rays,
on a backlot is where I spend most of my days.
Workin' hard, actin', tacklin' each role,and over time, on my marriage, that took a toll.So some guys knew my wife, they were f*ckin' her good.I would never run but I knew Jada would.
Chris Rock made one little joke how she shaved her head.She said, "You're standing up for me if you want back in my bed."
I walked up to Chris Rock and when I got near,he laughed and called me "Richard" without one ounce of fear.
If anything, he was caught in the stage light glare,
Then I slapped him in his face like, "That's my lady fair!"
I walked back to my seat and in front of the crowd,I yelled two times, "Keep my wife's name out your f***in' mouth!"I won't go to prison 'cause I'm a millionaire.I sit in my home with the bitch with no hair.
@@dianapevtsov lmao, this is honestly the funniest thing I’ve seen. This should have way more views
@@dianapevtsov 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 if u wrote this yourself 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 #underrated
I love Carleton. He is so funny. Carleton is the best
It hits different now doesn’t it!
That classically trained on Silver Spoons line was everything.
I lost it 😭😭😭😭
How am I 7 years late with this?!?
And I'm 2 days after you.
Me too! I never knew this skit happened! 😂😂😂
@@meesterSmeeth4182 and I'm 2 days behind you
9 years actually!
Bro Carlton is wearing same thing in every scene 😂😂😂
Jay Pharoah's impressions are nothing less than perfect
Sounds like him and the movements are on point
But can he do Obama & Biden 🤔
the whole sketch was to show that Jay pharaoh can do will smith
...and not much else.
I bet he could do an impression of Will Smith doing an impression of Jay Pharaoh and kill it
Smh. And nothing else
Can he?
yes, that's how SNL works, the cast mates are all writers and pitch sketches thus jay wrote this and thus since it was selected by lorne he got to do it.
his will smith impression is just dead on!
I would say its Just OK 😂 he did good noises like Will though. But he doesn't speak slang with a proper accent as well as Will lol
No he should of turned the uncle phil part to a fat joke
His Jay-z and Kevin Hart impression is better 💯
The should have never let Jay Pharaoh go.
reason I stopped watching SNL, after they fired Jay and Taran
exac, the whole new snl cast is kinda iffy..
@@nyckingballa3 did they fire taran? That's stupid
@@Be1smaht Sure did.
@@shanef06 Cecily Strong and Kate are good but the rest of the cast...meh
"I found this joint in your room..." *Punch*
"Welcome to Earth! Woooaaa!!!"
LMAO!
“That line didn’t make sense in that scene so much” 😂😂
Jay Pharoah does a great Will Smith
he does a great Obama and Denzel too.
He does!
You should see his Webster.
2:28 Will was preparing for the Oscars
🤣
Kebab Thompson probably wrote this based on impressions of Will Smith’s personality! Just a thought.
there it is.....I knew someone would reference that.....😂
They need to get Jay as a host. He’s impressions are some of the best ever
Jay was not used nearly as much as they could have used him.
On a side note Gwenyth Paltrow looks so much better and less generic when she has dark hair
@HoneyBee 2020 how obnoxious of you to assume no one cares, when 221 people liked my comment and 0 liked yours.
She does, but she is also still selling Goop
Didn’t even recognise her at first
I disagree she looks worse lol
You're literally the definition of a White Knight, @HoneyBee 2020 . News flash: People can stand up for themselves
Jay Pharoah is always killing with his impressions. Will Smith is one of his best! But, let's not miss how good Keenan nailed Carlton Banks in the scenes not the interview.
Martin is more funny than will
"Ah yes, thee 'Aroo' moment" 😂
"Mr. Haney touched me."
The best Will Smith impression so far !!!
K.T.’s greatest ability is in not overdoing a character. He’s just enough “Carlton” to become Carlton.
he usually steals a ski. Not this one.
Maybe he REAL reason why jay had to go ahah
“Welcome to the oscar’s!” Guess the Simpson’s can’t be THE ONLY ONES predicting everything! Lol
jay pharoah is easily one of the best new snl cast members
awesome420ication imo he is the best
Racism at work again.
Muhammad Adamsyah Avicenna why was he fired? do you know?
He wasn't a good cast member just like melissa isn't a good cast member. All they can do are impressions and although they are both great at them it's not enough.
@@muhammadadamsyahavicenna4900 I read the article and watched the video. To me it does not sound like he was fired because he was black. In fact he himself said he was the catalyst for getting more black women hired as writers and performers. He himself said he did not get along with the show very well.
He sounds just like Will. 😂😂😂😂
IKR? XD
@@natwalsh2710 tickle my pickle what a curious george
Kind of sort of 🤷♂️
That wasn’t a scooby doo reaction that was Tim Allen’s home improvement grunt.
Considering Home Improvement debuted at least a year after Fresh Prince, I’m thinking Tim Allen got it from Will Smith who apparently got it from Scooby Doo. 🤷♂️
@@brandonhunter3036 Tim Allen was doing that grunt shit in his comedy routine years before he was on Home Improvement, those grunts literally gave him a sitcom
@@Richitsu cool. his standup was a bit before my time.
@@brandonhunter3036 I feel I've aged myself haha. It was before my time too, I've just looked up a lot of old comedy.
@@Richitsu I didn't even know Tim Allen did stand up
That guy looks nothing like Will Smith but his voice is 100 percent accurate
Lies again? He could had spoken on the phone and I couldn't tell the difference
I thought Keenan did a solid Carlton impression.
Yup, I'm surprised they didn't give him a little fake Carlton mustache. That would've helped seal the deal!
Yes! Kenan is constantly given a hard time for "always playing the same character" but I think it's just that some of his acting choices are subtle. This is a great example. He's spot on! And his line about being classically trained "on _Silver Spoons_ " was very understated.
@@MarcelLWalker I’m with you. I don’t think people give Keenan enough credit. I’ve been watching him since his famed Keenan and Kel days.
@@MarcelLWalker hes a funny guy but a terrible impressionist
@@paulelroy6650 except when he does steve harvey, uhhyukhyukhyuk!
I lost it at "Welcome to earth"
I can’t believe people aren’t cracking up laughing at this! This is funny!
Oh my God that little "ye" he even did at the end of the sentence, had me dying 🤣
Bro read the new comments! It’s just triggered libtards!
Jay Pharoah doing Katt Williams hilarious check it out!
It's too funny
That might have ruined it.
Jay Pharaoh ranks up there with Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, and Darrell Hammond as one of SNL best impersonators. He's also one of SNL's most underrated cast members.
Wasn't watching the screen initially, honestly thought it was Will Smith. Bullseye.
Simon Brooke only a cock would click to watch a video and not watch it.
Looks nothing like him
@@Cacao613 WASN'T WATCHING THE SCREEN
I was literally thinking the same thing.
@@stevegates9490 true
Wow, I knew Jay Pharaoh was good, I've never heard him do a Will Smith impression. Almost spot on. I am only now seeing this on 2/5/2022 at 4:10 a.m. And it shows this was uploaded in 2013. SMH! How many more SNL clips have I missed out on? I have watched every single MADTV episode that was ever made. I still watch them. I honestly wish they'd come back. :( Loraine & Stuart are one of my favs. And the one who plays Stuarts mom and many other characters, oh yeah, she played Loraine too, duh.
No, it was at 4:09 a.m. when you watched this, not 4:10 a.m.! Please don’t lie about things like this because you could have seriously put a lot of people’s lives in danger by being dishonest about the time & date you saw this. How could you be so careless and disregard people’s safety like that?! I really think you owe some of us an apology!
You’ve missed out on a lot , the show low key funny sometimes
This is too funny. I miss Jay.
Will Smith impression is what made him go viral initially that got him a Job at SNL.. it was the Will and Denzel vids he used to do on TH-cam
@@TheWaynelds Oh dear, I am only now seeing your reply a year later at 10:27 a.m. on 4.16/2023. My sincerest apologies. You are correct, I watched it at 4:09 but probably made the comment at 4:10. Oh noo, I have to be more careful. Please forgive me darling?
Smith actually mimed along with the other actors lines before he spoke his. You can see it in the early episodes.
Thank you Steve
Thank you Steve
Thank you Steve
thank you steve
@@Homeboy467 You're all very welcome.
That punch aged well 🤣🤣
You all need to get off Will's case. If that chick was taking me to the hospital, I'd say "cha-ching" too.
😂
I would too
Gweneth Paltrow was the hot lady cop in that scene.🔥💯
@@troysmauldon3669 I thought so but was not sure.
@@troysmauldon3669 I had no idea Gwyneth Paltrow was ever on Saturday Night Live.
Bruh that "Cha Ching" moment had me dying just now. Seriously. I'm practically rolling. I had to stuff my face into my bed just now so no one would hear my laughing
"I dont think anyone is gonna mistake you for a, brother."
Best Will Smith impression I've ever seen.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
“But it was FUNNY!” That sh** had me dying!! Sounds exactly like him.
He even does the facial expressions perfectly!
Christ I really want to see the reaction of actual Will Smith seeing his doppelganger here. 😆 🤣
jay just wanted to show that he was able to will smith AND scooby doo
I love it when he goes "WOOOO!!!!!!!!!" in all of his SNL scenes 😂
That orange shirt will wore in that last scene looks like a Gordon Quantrell shirt from the Cosby show
Gartrell. Gordon Gartrell.
You ain't right, but it doeslol
Quantrell. Dead.
@@7superdaimajin oh thank god someone else knew this was wrong.
Considering he knocked him down to the ground, i'd say the "welcome to earth" line worked really well in that scene, a true master of.....Acting!
I know I’m 7 years late with this reply.. DAMN. I remember DVDs.
What's funny is that the first season of Fresh Prince when Will was untrained has a lot of dramatic moments, possibly more than the rest overall
yeah the first season u can see him mouthin other ppls lines😂
2:27 This literally hits different today.
First time Keenan nailed an impression.
“Ching Ching!” Lmaooo and Gwenyth Paltrow of all people was there to witness it 🤣
Thought she looked familiar
That's Gwenyth Paltrow?
@@ecardullo10 yea lol
That will impersonation is damn near perfect 😅
Is the female cop Gwyneth Paltrow??
Cha ching!!!!! (Translation: yes it was!! Sorry, couldn’t resist! 🤣🤣)
@@TheSMPStudios 😂😂😂
I thought that was her lol
Oh yeah, I just noticed...she looks way more attractive in this clip than any other clip or movie I saw before... Evangeline Lily took everyone out in Averngers Endgame though... she was smokin hot...
Wow yea. I was trying to figure out who it was.
Am I trippin or was Gwyneth giving off serious Lisa Ann vibes when she played that police officer?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well.....90's sitcom acting from extras is the same level of acting as porn stars in the 2000's...soooo, yeah.
@@TheStormbringer8751 Wow, all you had to do was say lol or yeah and keep it moving but thanks🤦🏾♂️
No, you're just trippin 😝
That's what happens with when she's surrounded by Gang Bangers all day working for the LADP
@@TheStormbringer8751 😆
Jay is so freaking talented... when he gets in character, it’s surreal.
I'm impressed by that impersonation of Will. Really nailed it!
Lmfao @ "ahhh yesss, the ARrrRooOoo moment" omg lmfao
This is a rare scene that is hilarious, but you forget to laugh cause you focus SO HARD on his impression. It's so bloody good, that it takes over the skit.
0:23 That face and sound he makes at the end keeps cracking me up
Finally SNL putting up some skits on the Tube. Thanks for that, you only got a million of them.
Jay Pharaoh is so freaking talented! He nails all of his impressions 👏👏
I'm from California and I didn't even realize will had a different accent then we do until watching this sketch. That's how you know he's good
Even people doing an impression of Will Smith are punching people...that guy is out of control!!
Bill Hader should've been in this skit doing his Andy Borowitz impression explaining what happens during productions of these episodes NBC didn't air.
they used that punch scene again at the oscar.
2:45 missed such a good opportunity to say "cha ching"
The impressions of both Will & Anfonso were spot on! Great work.
The best part is now Will Smith is winning Oscars for dramatic roles and Alfonso is hosting America's Funniest Videos.
1:44 that's actually very accurate that got me lmao
Keenan nailed how Carlton is on and off set. Give him his flowers
no, i wont
@@Erebos2517 why not if u don't mind me asking
If you close your eyes, he’s REALLY nailing Will Smith actually
Where has this gem been hiding ?!?! 💎 ♥️
We asked Will to act defensively, and well he made a strong choice.....AYO if this shit didnt predict the oscars
2:27, SNL predicted perfectly Will Smith doing this in real life to Chris Rock
Scooby doo? i thought it was Tim the Toolman Taylor!
The Fresh Prince actually came out first.
My teacher in Alaska let us watch this 5th grade after we finished math and we got to have parakeets on our shoulders during math , best teacher ever
Didnt know Gwyneth could look like that
1:31 I recognize that officer. She is the "head" of the "LADP" Gang task force. She has helped taken down many "Gang Bangers". She's taken on 2, 4, 6 sometimes 8 "members" at a time. No "unit" is too big for her.
Interesting for this to pop up in my feed after the Oscars incident
Same
2:29 I guess he hasn’t really changed that much as an actor.
SNL predicts the future just like the Simpsons! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Saw this about a million years late! Had my husband listen to the video without watching the screen and asked him if he can guess the actor. Immediately, he said Will Smith, duh! I watched this a million times.
that punch kinda reminded me of something
His Will Smith impression slaps.
It’s decent
This last scene, actually worked with The Oscar's with Chris Rock.
Thank u Captain Obvious! Lol
This was funny, but Carlton's behind the scenes reactions felt like something the OG aunt Viv would say lol.
Lol
I just want to see these two do a whole Fresh Prince sketch for real. Just get whoever to fill in for the other characters and just spoof the show.
Biggest casting mistake of all time: SNL losing Jay Pharaoh.
the impressions in this are amazing!
Probably Jay's best skit on SNL. CHA-CHINNGGGGGG 😉🤣💀⚰️🪦
Spot on will Smith impersonation. I closed my eyes and swear that was will
Lol....I thought Will punching Chris at the Oscar's was the first time. I see the archives shows differently.
Gwyneth you foxy fox!
Paltrow? surely must be kidding
Pannemat I think it's the uniform...
Those frosted highlights are awful tho lool
+iced peach queen Those are called Philip bangs!
Dude, that hit is so much better now that the Oscars happened.
This aged well
So where can I find the deleted scenes LOL like welcome to Earth whoo 😂
Jay Pharoah's Will Smith impression is PERFECT!!!!!
He does such a great Will impression!!
"ah yes, the _aruu_ moment"
That’s an excellent impression of Will Smith. Even got the physical assault part down.
Will: And that made 800 million dollars
Me: Cha ching
He literally sounds like will smith. Close your eyes and listen to the opening. He is amazing.