TV Gama , you said it!!! I love SNL and it's honestly in my mind; an American Documentary of Sketch Comedy. I think it was Netflix that has or for sure had EVERY single episode and season on SNL. Starting In 1975. I have always had a dream to be a cast member of SNL. The way SNL has changed over the years is amazing to see. Especially notice the live audience and how back in the 70's it seems as if the audience is weary on laughing out loud at certain jokes that are made. And it makes sense.. I was watching some episodes yesterday from season 2 , and some things that made me laugh so hard I was crying , and I noticed how audience wouldn't laugh at things that where more racial, or about gays or lesbians etc.. 2022 episodes of SNL the audience is laughing at every word.. idk it's just cool to think about , and I really feel strongly about SNL being an American Documentary of Sketch Comedy and some of our best actors and actresses who started in SNL. OR obviously host.
One of the main differences between the current cast and the cast from this era (circa 1990) is their acting experience. The 90-91 cast had actors with improv acting experience (mainly Groundlings and Second City). If you look at the current cast, I think there’s two or three out of roughly 15 cast members with a background in improv.
Idk the new ones have like this shitty hyperactive play vibe, I guess that's what happens when you've got no real competition in the once highly-competitive sketch show market
@@steveconn I think you're thinking of a Scottish-accented character he played on WEEKEND UPDATE (I believe Tony Danza was hosting). Easy to get the two characters confused.
SNL was comedy genius for many years. This is a great example of writing and actors working in sync to produce great entertainment. Sadly, the SNL of today is more concerned with political statements and other agendas over entertainment. Thankfully, we have these pieces of SNL gold that will live forever in the cyber world.
The wonderful Bob Odenkirk, who wrote on SNL during this season, attended the College of DuPage back when; idk if that's an indication he wrote this (could be a collabo with Smigel and/or Conan...)
I'm *SO* glad that fashion trend has died out! I hated it even when it was "in." Luckily, I was just a little kid, so I never had to wear the God awful things. And my mom didn't like them much either, so I wasn't too exposed to them. Lol. But man, were they awful when I did see them at stores and neighbors wearing them. Smh. Awful, awful. Just as bad as the big hair! 😆
When I watch SNL from this period it makes the current show look like a high school talent show. It’s so embarrassing these days. A highlight reel is usually comprised of the cast breaking up at themselves. The show used to be antiestablishment and dangerous. Now it’s the complete opposite. They’re still doing Trump jokes with an obvious target like Biden in office. What happened to SNL? Does anyone else feel this way?
@@brianbrown366 really? That’s the best you can come up with as a response? That might actually explain why you think the show is still good? If you think my opinion has anything to do with generational changes or the passing of time think again. The viewership for SNL has dropped dramatically and consistently over the past 15 years. the numbers are so low now it’s miraculous that NBC retains it in their lineup. Many people in the industry are talking about the low quality of SNL; in particular, the low quality of the writers on staff. I know this may be hard for you to hear; but the current version of SNL is very much an indication of the dumbing down of our culture. The show was once cutting edge in terms of comedic talent, both in acting and writing. Now it’s not much better than stuff you see from novices online.
@@JonBlackstone It may shock you to learn that ALL television viewership has dropped dramatically in the last 15 years. ALL. Also, using the "Many people ... are talking about" rhetorical device ... nice Trump impression!
I always wish Victoria Jackson just wasn't there, but it's interesting that in this sketch, she's playing a character who's almost exactly the opposite of her - in real life she would have been the one doing the inviting to her and her husband's little get together. Most likely with sample photographs.
The 80's had the best economy in my life. The last 3 years were amazing too before Covid, everything in between was shit. I just don't know what the fuck you are talking about.
The look Phil Hartman gives when he says, "We're looking for new ways to express our tenderness to each other," is spot on.
This was an incredible sketch. Very well written, acted, everyone had a part to play and internal story to get out. And Dennis Quaid was great in it.
It could be a series.
I turned it off in the middle because there was absolutely nothing funny going on.
I had forgotten what it was like to have professionals doing the show, showing acting chops and not breaking every two minutes.
what a great cast, the maturity, the acting chops, the subtleness
Exactly my thoughts. I forgot what it was like.
Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman had amazing chemistry.
imagine if he got married to her instead
@@HogartHughes ❤️
Love Is A Dream, yet it's so real...@@HogartHughes
@@HogartHughes would have been great because she didn't even want to be famous
"I'm from Telluride Colorado, but my energy is in the Bay Area" This writing is so spot on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dam a Creek
Jan Hooks was so damn talented. Her and Hartman both.
And Farley dumb dumb
Sigh... Three talented, irreplaceable people taken by cancer, murder, drugs. Too soon. These clips are special reminders of the laughter they brought
I dont wanna be that guy but....more like 2/3 Aged Man. What? Too soon?
Good obscure character driven sketch. SNL is great at these types of sketches, especially with the 70s, 80s, early 90s casts.
The amount of talent in one sketch.... These were the best years of snl... The best cast there ever was or will be...
Lets be careful not to piiiiisss her off!! Oh my god, I was in tears!
Too funny, I went to College of DuPage in Illinois! Oh and as with the couple, I lived in Wheaton (Illinois).
RIP Jan,Chris and Phil
Phil and Jan were soulmates
I said it a million times and I will say it a billion times more:
I love Chris Farley!
"Why'd ya stop...it hurts but...it's a GOOd hurt!!!" lol, he made any skit he was in better with little touches like this, hahaha.
Cary Grant!
Myers does the best British accent
And he has the best time doing them
He really really doesn't... 🤣
Them shoulder pads 😂😂😂
3 of these actors are gone now. RIP :(
This is the kind of Monday morning humor you need during the holidays thank you#!
It's so interesting to watch how much the comedy rhythm has changed over te years. The modern ones looks frenetic compared to this.
This is complex art.
Yeah it's unfortunate. I enjoy the less frenetic.
TV Gama , you said it!!! I love SNL and it's honestly in my mind; an American Documentary of Sketch Comedy.
I think it was Netflix that has or for sure had EVERY single episode and season on SNL. Starting In 1975.
I have always had a dream to be a cast member of SNL. The way SNL has changed over the years is amazing to see. Especially notice the live audience and how back in the 70's it seems as if the audience is weary on laughing out loud at certain jokes that are made. And it makes sense..
I was watching some episodes yesterday from season 2 , and some things that made me laugh so hard I was crying , and I noticed how audience wouldn't laugh at things that where more racial, or about gays or lesbians etc..
2022 episodes of SNL the audience is laughing at every word.. idk it's just cool to think about , and I really feel strongly about SNL being an American Documentary of Sketch Comedy and some of our best actors and actresses who started in SNL. OR obviously host.
One of the main differences between the current cast and the cast from this era (circa 1990) is their acting experience. The 90-91 cast had actors with improv acting experience (mainly Groundlings and Second City). If you look at the current cast, I think there’s two or three out of roughly 15 cast members with a background in improv.
Idk the new ones have like this shitty hyperactive play vibe, I guess that's what happens when you've got no real competition in the once highly-competitive sketch show market
This was a really great sketch.
Dude, Phil Hartmann was brilliant
Have to wonder if this wasn't coming from a real place knowing what we do now...
I remember when this aired, the little applause Mike Meyers received for his first fully-fleshed character.
Wayne's World was already popular when this aired. He had several fleshed out characters at this point
@Matt Polzkill that's right! Yeah seems like Sprockets was popular even before Wayne
Edit: oh and also Lothar of the Hill People.
Actually this was his first appearance on the show.
@@steveconn No, it wasn't. He joined the year before this.
@@steveconn I think you're thinking of a Scottish-accented character he played on WEEKEND UPDATE (I believe Tony Danza was hosting). Easy to get the two characters confused.
They seemed more like professionals and actors back then, like they have their crap together and know what they are doing.
This SNL crew are the best and the skits during this era were so damn funny. Many SNL skits present day are childish, imo.
Victoria Jackson is so perfect for these types of characters.
Sorry, this was a bit before my time. Is she the Cindi Lauper one with the leo print leggings? If so I agree :-)
Yeah, she had her time on the show and did a few movies, as well. I don’t think she’s been in anything in a long time.
@@ForlornFreddy Thanks for the swift response, much appreciated.
Excellent group. And the masseur was quite competent.
Yeah great script and dialogue.
SNL was comedy genius for many years. This is a great example of writing and actors working in sync to produce great entertainment. Sadly, the SNL of today is more concerned with political statements and other agendas over entertainment. Thankfully, we have these pieces of SNL gold that will live forever in the cyber world.
That last bit with hartman and jan😂😂😂😂
Phil and Jan could sell any character that they had played.
Once again, Chris Farley is the best part of the whole sketch!
College of DuPage!! LOL I went there 😂 outside Chicago by Wheaton.
Me too, Glen Ellyn Illinois.
The acting and writing is excellent in this. It's better than sketch, it's character driven and believable.
Seasons 12-19 were the best.
The wonderful Bob Odenkirk, who wrote on SNL during this season, attended the College of DuPage back when; idk if that's an indication he wrote this (could be a collabo with Smigel and/or Conan...)
Cod baby bring it home
@@fletchercp . COD alum here !!
seems like something he would write
How come I do not have a check mark the chair adderondicc.🤣.
Phil Hartman 😂
This is such a great sketch!
The swingers were a good addition
Oh, I miss wearing those shoulder pads. Love these old videos to bring it all back.
awesome sketch with that exibit creep couple and crying at the end
I would have loved to see Farley as Fatty Arbuckle in Mamet's film.
Skilled. Well done
Lmao Kevin nails the creep.
How much talent was in that room, and we all were watching it in the day (guilty, here!) and saying they suck.
I’m from Wheaton just like Nealon!!!
that's awesome. I used to live in Lisle and passed by COD a million times.
Mike is the best part of this skit.
The host brother was a castmember on SNL during the 85-86 season 😆
Coach Dobbs. Cousin Eddie. Coach Dobbs.
@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 - Randy has a whole other thing going on now.
@@douglasdavis8395 That's a diplomatic way of saying "out of his fucking mind"
@@yellowblanka6058 - Hehehe. Aye!
Little did Mike Myers know was that he was prepping for his Austin Powers accent he needed 7 years after this.
Damn, I didn't know that Dennis Quaid hosted a SNL show. I wonder what movie he was promoting. Something after "Great Balls of Fire."
Prolly star wars or Indiana Jones
Maybe Bladerunner
sad trombone
Its so weird to see Chris Farley performing with the 80's cast. I lived through this but I forgot about his overlap.
Omg I miss these days of SNL. So much better than recent SNL years. Hartman was truly the best
Back when they actually learned their lines and didn’t read them right off of the cue cards.
Amen
Dennis is definitely reading the cue cards
They just had better camera placement. But some actors really did memorize their lines.
The Ol' Mike Meyers British Massss-age
It hurts so good, I don't understand....infatuation Rod Stewart
I have been sitting on one pressure point all day long.
Is that Austin Powers as a senior citizen?
Phil Hartman's glare! LOL
Mike Myers first pronunciation of MAssage ala Austin Powers
The dream team
Michael Myers going for the gold!
I drove limos for 6 years. So much for great decisions! * Cav *
Damn bro SNL really used to be the College of comedy legends. Holy shit everyone in these clips is a face. Didn’t even see Mike chilling there 😂
Kevin nealon young as shit in this sketch lolol my God it's a strange one but I like it
Amazing the cast actually look at each other when they say their lines...unlike today.
Telluride is great
Can't Touch This
Who is the actor who plays Todd Schyler?
Why does a part of me reside here?
Thats Bryan Cranston, the lady's husband isnt it?
~Hmph!
derp
Good characters, but it doesn’t really go anywhere.
Shoulder pads...ugh!
I'm *SO* glad that fashion trend has died out! I hated it even when it was "in." Luckily, I was just a little kid, so I never had to wear the God awful things. And my mom didn't like them much either, so I wasn't too exposed to them. Lol. But man, were they awful when I did see them at stores and neighbors wearing them. Smh. Awful, awful. Just as bad as the big hair! 😆
Skinny jeans on dudes is the new shoulder pads on girls
@@davidsandall you can’t find any other types of pants these days. I hate it
Sher rah what ever will be the future is h 🤣.ours to see.
wow, that fell flat
The couple with Hartman in it is so real its not funny. Time for a divorce. Run dont walk.
Since when is it not cool to do drugs?
You have to realize these skits were done during the "war on drugs" era.
When I watch SNL from this period it makes the current show look like a high school talent show. It’s so embarrassing these days. A highlight reel is usually comprised of the cast breaking up at themselves. The show used to be antiestablishment and dangerous. Now it’s the complete opposite. They’re still doing Trump jokes with an obvious target like Biden in office. What happened to SNL? Does anyone else feel this way?
Everything evolves. How is your blackberry
@@brianbrown366 really? That’s the best you can come up with as a response? That might actually explain why you think the show is still good? If you think my opinion has anything to do with generational changes or the passing of time think again. The viewership for SNL has dropped dramatically and consistently over the past 15 years. the numbers are so low now it’s miraculous that NBC retains it in their lineup. Many people in the industry are talking about the low quality of SNL; in particular, the low quality of the writers on staff. I know this may be hard for you to hear; but the current version of SNL is very much an indication of the dumbing down of our culture. The show was once cutting edge in terms of comedic talent, both in acting and writing. Now it’s not much better than stuff you see from novices online.
@@JonBlackstone It may shock you to learn that ALL television viewership has dropped dramatically in the last 15 years. ALL. Also, using the "Many people ... are talking about" rhetorical device ... nice Trump impression!
@@brianbrown366 SNL has devolved not evolved. It is mostly unwatchable now
I always wish Victoria Jackson just wasn't there, but it's interesting that in this sketch, she's playing a character who's almost exactly the opposite of her - in real life she would have been the one doing the inviting to her and her husband's little get together. Most likely with sample photographs.
1991, damn audiences were dead in those days. they all stoned? beaten down by the reagan 80's?
The 80's had the best economy in my life. The last 3 years were amazing too before Covid, everything in between was shit. I just don't know what the fuck you are talking about.
@@rickyleahey9286 anecdotal evidence isn't proof of anything dumbass. because is snowed doesn't mean global warming isn't real.
@@tomitstube Look who's the real dumbass. You can't even form a coherent sentence!
@@vol_opt okay...
@@vol_opt , thanks bud! I didnt realize this loser replied to me....I was busy with his mother, she asked me to warm something for her.
Deeply weird.
It's sketches like this that gave SNL a bad name.
Talk about poor writing! How these SNL writers weren't sacked after this sketch is beyond me.
It's subtlety of humor and character interplay. You should attend more actual theater.
@@steveconn indeed 💯
Chris Farley is never funny.
Lol he makes every sketch!