Cold Opening: Lawrence Welk and the Dawn of Autumn - SNL

To celebrate the dawn of autumn, Lawrence welcomes Eugene Dooalotts and the talented Maharelle sisters to sing a song. Aired 10/01/11
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[@Bubaiel]

Am I the only one who's happy that Dooneese now has someone who gets her? 😂😂😂

[@melaniewood3506]

That's me!!!

[@jeffreypresley2204]

😅😅😅💯

[@sleepnow3053]

Indeed

[@HOTTOGO-g4n]

Omg agreed

[@ronsadventures2007]

Yes we need that

[@JtheMeerkat]

I love that Dooneese gets played by Kristen Wiig every time and everyone else changes

[@prowolf633]

I find it confusing

[@-ashebean-985]

she’s a fan favorite

[@kgabisopoto5039]

And She's Dooneese adododo

[@EXTENDED_PIPE_MURDER]

no one can replace DOONEESE

[@romerjusu3804]

She's one in a million. 😂

[@annmosan1739]

i love how all the cast can act , sing and dance

[@eurodara]

well, not all of them could, look at Andy Samberg

[@LeWildSister]

ann mosan big fucking whoof

[@zztopz7090]

Gabriela Piechowicz He can kind of act.

[@inthapocket378]

Vanessa Berberi didn't your mother tell you if you don't have anything positive to say don't say anything. Best to take your negativity elsewhere.

[@susanq6030]

Gabriela Piechowicz he can kind of sing

[@ziyandadyani8012]

kristen wigg and mellisa kill it all the time.......and the baby hands😂😂😂

[@nunyadamnbidness2531]

Shes a carny! Must smell like cabbage.

[@myotherbrotherdarrel4495]

I'm only allowed upstairs

[@adamwrobel6485]

I like chasing cars.

[@romerjusu3804]

And her forehead that never ends.

[@lou6904]

😆🤣

[@nancywhite1114]

“We play kick the crow” just kills me!

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

Taran is a surprisingly good singer. Great tone to his voice.

[@chokinonashes61]

Shame he isn't funny..;;)

[@Poopjunkful]

He actually does broadway too

[@blakes5827]

Does a great Lion-O too.

[@michaeljordan6008]

chokinonashes61 - He’s got that type of face that you really want to punch.

[@OctavinaPlayer]

I think he's still playing King George in Hamilton on Broadway

[@ellendinkelmann9342]

haha at the end theres a bubble stuck to kristens forehead

[@ellendinkelmann9342]

no

[@pepeseyelash4217]

Mikey if you look there is a bubble you dumb ass

[@dustinkeo6667]

Ellen Dinkelmann I didn't notice that the first time! 🤣😂

[@TheBarber5550]

That's not her forehead....

[@AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

Ellen Dinkelmann You mean fivehead

[@jakeryan2425]

There’s one lady in the audience with a stand out laugh - every time she laughs I’m laughing!

[@blackpoptart4781]

There's always that one woman or man who has that "I don't care who's around me laugh" 😂😂😂.

[@yaelfeder9042]

@@blackpoptart4781 Lol I’m that kind of person. I just can’t help myself sometimes🤪

[@andrewgarrett3555]

She's a grunting sow.

[@aniraminom]

Mine is your corn cob!

[@ryanwebster7756]

Marina Moni we play kick the crow!

[@henryb.little3399]

Marina Rosa
Lmao

[@SundayMourningLove]

NO! NO!!!

[@amybess]

Me

[@abhinav1935]

Lol

[@biancamuldrow3533]

Okay there is someone laughing uncontrollably and it's making this episode so much better

[@NoahRobertGraves]

I re-watch this just for that. :D

[@Dkazakis84]

That lady’s laugh rises above the rest! 😂

[@dorydoesdrawing4804]

I guarantee you that person is me

[@SuperJohnkennedy1]

kristen wigg: mine is your corn cobb.. ...lol.

[@jazzygold]

john kennedy *wiig

[@ruready4adventure743]

john kennedy Cheese!

[@shontapl]

john kennedy lmfao

[@eddielopez1484]

Yeah, I lost it with that one.

[@f1zzy_real]

"NO NO NO NOOOO"

[@tianai.b6071]

“I find a radio tower and I grabbed an old sheet and flew to the ground and land landed on a chicken and an egg popped out and landed in her mouth.......... is that bad? Dudududu”😂😂

[@amyfarah3799]

Thanks for writing It down!

[@shannonludden8283]

Is the Finger Lakes near a nuclear reactor? That's what I'd like to know.....omg I can't 😂😂😂😂😂

[@EagleArrow]

Because Wiig is from the Finger Lakes & there is a nuclear power plant in Geneva NY near Geneva lake. 😂🤪 He's teasing Wiig. Wiig grew up near Canandaigua Lake.

[@TheReal7Bit]

Taran's look of disgust gets me the most here

[@blucantrell2140]

Mr. Tulip funny as hell like he really takes it personally lmaoo

[@kerplunkety]

They've really tapped into bizarro world with Dooneese's hands. So simple, yet so out there

[@SupahActorboy]

Wiig and Mccarthy are so hilarious! love them♡

[@mottopanukeiku7406]

Such a talented set of folks. Funny thing to me about this skit is that this is really just like the Lawrence Welk show- the whole set-up, costumes, lyrics, music etc. Very corny, very wholesome. What a different time it was when there was no irony in watching it. My grandparents loved the show.

[@brettneuberger6466]

Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Larry David, Bill Murray, Dave Chappell, Martin Short, Eddie Murphy, Kevin Hart, Norm McDonald, Don Rickles.....and I’m barely getting started. The list of truly funny men is almost endless. The fact is, there are just as many hilarious women in this world as men, but they don’t get the exposure or similar opportunities. In my book, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are two of the funniest PEOPLE I’ve ever seen. And I’m old.

[@kerplunkety]

but does it strike you that Melissa McCarthy has to exploit herself putting on the most hideous looks for a laugh? I guess that's the way it's always been

[@valeriejohnson2770]

And Gilda of course! And Carol Burnett! I think Kristen is right up there with these comic geniuses!

[@The_Wicked_0ne]

Taran's discomfort when she reaches for him is hilarious

[@delilasloan8914]

COME HERE! COME HERE!

[@kaitlynharger978]

2:44 "We play kick the crow!"

[@5TailFox]

When she tried to get him with the little hands!😅😅

[@Sammie1053]

Hey, c'mere
C'mere
C'mere

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

😂😂💀💀😭😭

[@beverlymendonca7597]

Kristen pawing at the bubbles is my nightmare and dream simultaneously!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@beverlymendonca7597It gives you odd sensations in your testicles.

[@southparkfan01]

My dad always made us watch Lawrence Welk when we were kids, so I find this hilarious on so many levels!

[@Esterabides]

I loved the Lawrence show we would dance along

[@fredrika27]

I remember when the Osmund Brothers went on!😄😄😄

[@MsWarriordiva]

My grandparents did, too, when we'd spend the weekend with them.

[@sweetblaqcoffey962]

Same here! Yeah, in a Black house. Which gives me evil giggles watching this 😈

[@sweetblaqcoffey962]

@Sue Bina I didn't find it funny 😐 Remember that kids were the original remote controls; I had to actually turn it on 😤

[@Papa_Romeo]

I love how easily you could see the hinge on the tree that she supposedly chewed 😂

[@kylestubbs8867]

Hey, pretty creative use of a USB.

[@schallrd1]

Don't let it get you unhinged.

[@kingblake2490]

@@kylestubbs8867 I thought that was USB - but said to myself that it wouldn’t make sense for it to be a USB. 😂

[@ernest747]

omg that image of kirsten wiig will scare me for months now

[@KingRevingtonRebel]

ernest747 CHANGE YOUR FUCKING PROFILE PIC OMG I SPENT 3 MIN TRYING TO REMOVE A NON EXISTENT HAIR!!!!!

[@proudvegan4232]

ernest747. By looking at your profile picture it looked like there was a hair on my phone

[@vijsm]

Funny TH-camr Same ... huh...

[@emiliehiggins594]

Damn. You got me with the hair. I blowed on it...

[@proudvegan4232]

Emilie hahahah I also blew when I seen it 😂

[@AnnieBornAgain]

Love the dresses in these sketches they are so pretty :)

[@pennydesouza]

+Annie BornAgain I love them too!!

[@SupahActorboy]

+pennydesouza indeed so nicr

[@SupahActorboy]

+Michael Rodriguez nice*

[@sweems14]

yes girl lol

[@mysmirandam.6618]

I was thinking the same

[@yaelfeder9042]

Kristen and Melissa must have had so much fun with this omg🤣🤣🤣

[@kaikun2236]

Does anyone know where I can buy her muscle arms?
I'm asking for a friend...

[@kat35lulu88]

Kai Morgan Get the small hands to go with the muscle arms.

[@ca3neus115]

YES. Try checking amazon maybe?

[@kat35lulu88]

Kai Morgan You are in luck they have “muscle arm costumes” on Amazon.com..... MCvogs was correct. Is that you in the pic? You are really really nice looking.

[@pepperforpresident3039]

Kai Morgan that smile tho boy...forget the muscle arms and work that smile😁...gorg!

[@quinnrollen]

Steroids

[@yaelfeder9042]

I bet Dooneese and cousin Gert always think about how excited they are to see each other again when they’re apart

[@davidmoreno5690]

"And our panties were gone"😂

[@ke7892]

When Taran starts yelling "no, NO" after Kristen makes a play for his corn cobb I die!

[@schallrd1]

3:25 knawing the tree with buck teeth is comedy gold.

[@pbp125]

That show still plays every Saturday night in Minnesota. Reminds me of my teens. This parody is hysterical!

[@MickSupper]

And it's always sponsored by funeral homes.

[@antoniobrajkovic1977]

Just can't get enough of this...
Btw, Taran is a great singer indeed

[@Guildnstrn]

WE PLAY KICK THE CROW

[@andysksk221]

elly hocking I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@LogoMan7777]

3:27 - "I chew wood for head"

[@jackdolinger820]

TIMBERRRR!!!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You forgot *_freezes creepily_*

[@KazunoCamui]

i always love the ending on lawrence welk XD kristen catching bubbles xD

[@missroxy1484]

2 of my favorite comedians Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wigg 🤣😂

[@TheLadyEve]

When I was a kid my father used to watch Lawrence Welk and I always thought it was so weird--this sketch pretty much sums up why.

[@amyfarah3799]

So this is a parody if a real show?

[@hawktalon7890]

​@@amyfarah3799Yes, and one that was on air for quite a while.

[@camsss7744]

God! Taran is a good singer! 😍

[@baritonebynight]

And he's HOT

[@jencypetersen3410]

Come heeere, come heeere, come heeere..
**claps baby hands menacingly**

[@davidlarson9125]

It's funny because it completely disrupts Lawrence Welk's ecosystem of wholesome perfection.

[@fignewton0000]

"Walking through a field
Looking for love
But all I see is corn"
Will be my new theme song

[@Yvng_Trvble]

How did dooneese even climb a radio tower with those tiny hands

[@Jimmersaunt]

“Mine is your corn cob”-best line ever!

[@LRS905]

"and I´m Durniiise!!" ha ha that cracks me up all the time, lol...

[@binabonina]

It’s Dooneese...

[@jobblywobbly1741]

Will they ever do one where the guy falls in love with the gross sister?? And she's not about it

[@parryyotter]

Her last one with Jon Hamm, but she was into it lol

[@kylestubbs8867]

Hey, at least she had a companion this time.

[@weirdxwonderful]

I died at the crow getting impaled

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

I was wondering "Who is this for? Surely there aren't that many other people in my age group who watched Lawrence Welk with their grandparents, or grandparents who still watch SNL", right up until 1:43, when I laughed so hard I paused it. Whoever this is for, it certainly got me.

[@yoloforlife_____________]

3:17 mine is your corncob

[@jccoello]

3:30 wait, is that a flash drive? clever! :o

[@helenlunn3829]

+Vegalus It's a clever way to make a prop, it's not an easter egg or something like that.

[@nebulousisgod]

No, it’s just a device on the hinge that unlocks and allows the tree to fall that direction

[@nurmadihahbintizulkifli1734]

the crow at fred 😂 and yes taran's voice 👌🏻

[@simona_sigmund1001]

could anyone hear that person laughing really loud in the audience? XD

[@Mr.8.7.8USCH]

SophieXSphynxKatz Great

[@trblemker00]

I can hear her 🤣🤣

[@xanithkl]

We play kick dead crow!

[@suzannenichols6900]

Chad Thompson yeah. ;)

[@pianoman2245]

Suzanne Nichols ;)

[@catxo169]

this entire episode with melissa mccarthy was by far one of the funniest 😂

[@remington1844]

"Which lake? The longest and dirtiest one." Oh my gosh.. I'm dying.

[@nitelife1438]

OMG I'm crying 😂😂😂 Melissa's teeth!!

[@jessicagiles8794]

Melissa and Kristen are hilarious haha I love them😂😂👌🏼👌🏼

[@tomitstube]

kristin popping out of the hay thing was too funny.

[@LadyVoldemort]

I replay this countless times. I love Taran's singing voice very much! I think this is one of my most favorite sketch with the newer casts. 👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@cindysunshine08]

"Mine is your corn cob" 🌽👀 😂😂

[@dero_oan]

Did they just use a flash drive for that tree?

[@inthapocket378]

QPizza Fish I saw a USB plug end, but flash drive???

[@AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

Pizza Fish That's just the metal that lets it swing down.

[@nebulousisgod]

Hazel Grey Exactly. I don’t know why everyone thinks it’s a flash drive or USB plug. Doesn’t even make sense

[@TheBriceKennedy]

It's a fucking hinge! You don't have to be a contractor to see that! A flash drive. Yep. That's what they're used for.

[@cynthiarowley719]

I'd forgotten this sketch, 😅 except for Melissa eating the tree. 😅

[@a.walters123]

These Lawrence Welk PBS shows might be the funniest skit on SNL. I laugh sooo hard.

[@bbooii2392]

😂😂😂 That laughing in the background was killing me 😂😂😂

[@Mr.8.7.8USCH]

bbooii 23 me 2

[@chairwcheese]

This is one of the best SNL skits ever made

[@BostonHollyAndSnoop]

" Book sh Boop" outta the gate 😅 still didn't prepare me for Wigg & Mccarthy HAHAHAHA

[@snitmeiserCalpitso-pp2ou]

Hands down, my favorite Christen Wiig character!

[@J.P.Robles]

Kristen

[@asmokeus]

"but let's not think about that, or my little head will go boop-she-boop" 😭😂

[@B1onde_Lady]

These never get old.

[@healthycathy9782]

“We play kick the crow” kills me everytime! 😂😂😂😂

[@youthere5117]

why do I hate crows? just CAWS

[@LadyVoldemort]

I keep repeating it because I don't know what he said and it's funny. Thanks for introducing me to the word "CAW" (in high pitch), LoL. 👍👍

[@burnerbaby26]

Hilarious 😂

[@Slithery_VrOfficial]

its the way dooneese says "come here come here" to that dude

[@harveycooper2882]

We play KICK THE CROW!!! 😂😂😂

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"AND I'M DEWNISE! ... C'mere. C'mere. COME HERE."

[@pim666]

Is it me or is there a USB stick in the tree that was cut in half???

[@JoshWitte]

Woodn't you like to know 😜

[@nebulousisgod]

Nah it was just on a hinge so the tree would fall properly. Thought that was obvious

[@JoshWitte]

@@nebulousisgod they were being facetious. Thought that was pretty obvious.

[@poshlady43]

@@JoshWitte wow...lol

[@lorrainerichter8960]

The crow stuck no the music baton... I was laughing so hard I was crying

[@pennydesouza]

taran is dreamy...

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I think this one is my favorite! Taran Killam really has the Lawrence Welk vibe down pat.

[@FizzWizardHD]

I wish they could make me of this skit... never gets old!!

[@dionsawyer]

I used to work for Lawrence Welk Resorts in San Diego.
It’s a great company.
Very pure culture.

[@larsstoerloes6619]

Marry me, Doonese, my sexy Goddess of love!

[@thisisajang]

dude, you're making my day

[@kimanderson2342]

Dont piss her off.... she will head butt you str8 to the after life...😏😏😏

[@Rainy_R]

She’s the star of the show

[@YouTuber-my2ky]

Oh what a beautiful...oh, God. We really need to bring them back!

[@carlamitce443]

2:23 we don’t only do that in Oktober

[@dannysimion]

Hahaha we play kick the crow lmao 😂

[@themostproninjaever]

hahaha kristen wiig got a bubble stuck on her forehead 4:38

[@NiaJustNia]

I love cousin Gert being the perfect friend to Douneese 😂

[@splouffy]

Kristen wiig: mine is your corn cob?
Me too: ....(silence)...

[@MissSunny1966]

If only PBS were this entertaining!!

[@lisaward9202]

Ahhhh,I loved watching Lawrence Welch with my family. My dad loved this show. I know it's very wholesome,but I like it because my dad loved it. ❤

[@ho_nomo468]

We PlAy KiCk ThE cRoW

[@maggiee639]

Those baby hands omg

[@svagrod]

When the crow got stuck on his wand...LMAO!!!

[@redboneshoneypot2960]

Those baby hands get me every time! LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@Cherrybomb510]

"Does anyone know if the Finger Lakes are near a nuclear power plant?" *Hahahaha!!*

[@katygroves7729]

Literally when Kristen wiig climbed out of basket I literally lost it

[@TheBriceKennedy]

I hope you literally found what you literally lost. Literally.

[@christopherburk9082]

those tiny hands though

[@Chentzilla]

1:09 - strong Mr. Trololo vibe.

[@shubhamdutta1609]

taran is so cute

[@no_peace]

2:53 lmmmaaaooooo

[@amandas2252]

I actually kind of love the dresses they are wearing

[@chloeproductions1817]

Doonese is my favourite she’s hilarious Kristen wiig is so talented