Interestingly I thought it was actress Bridget Fonda who was playing the customer here, because in the beginning she asks if the movie is called "Point of no return", and I thought it was maybe a funny reference. I checked that movie (there's a movie with that title from 1993) and Bridget Fonda was in it, and they do look a bit similar, so I thought it was Bridget Fonda!
Best Denzel impression I have ever heard. Given his wide repertoire, Jay was totally underutilized at SNL and at the time, I was shocked to hear SNL let him go.
@@clairerose6907 He and Taran Killam were let go at the same time. It's a shame because they were both great at doing impressions. Jay's Denzel, Will Smith, Kanye, Katt Williams, etc., and Taran's Eminem, Brad Pitt, Ashton Kutcher, Piers Morgan, etc., were dead-on. And their original characters like M.C. George Costanza, Daniel Frye, Jebediah Atkinson, the Merryville robot/animatronic. They were hilarious.
I hate the people that bring stuff up to your register and then decide they don't want something and expect you to put the item with the returns..., like cashiers have nothing better to do then pick up after lazy people.
@@wilclark2272 yes!! Also I was once waiting on a woman who's little boy (maybe ten) was putting the cart away & there were other stray carts so he begins putting those away too & his mother says all nasty like "that's THEIR job!!" I wanted to back hand her. I turned to the boy and said "thank you for being so helpful and considerate. It's a shame more adults aren't... " Went right over her head but he totally got it & smiled
@@heydeanie Hey Deanie..., yeah..., some people shouldn't have children..., but that boy is going to grow up to be a great man..., with respect and regards for others. In an unrelated story..., years ago..., here in Maine..., the second whitest state in the country..., I was working at Rite Aid, standing outside for my smoke break and saw this elderly woman approaching the front door. I was only a few feet away and went to open the door for her. This woman was about four feet tall and a million years old..., old white lady..., I opened the door..., she looked up at me, smiled, patted me the arm and said, "You're a very polite negro" What the....? What?!!😱 But, what could I do...?, she was being genuinely sincere. It was actually kind of sweet. 🙂
heres johnny the skit was a little awkward, I couldn't laugh because all I was thinking was that poor woman but that just goes to show the dude is really good at acting
Ropsana Khanom, This skit was made years ago, when people were smart enough not to be over sensitive and appreciate a joke. Unfortunately not today, just look at you. Crying because you felt a woman was getting verbally assaulted in the skit instead of enjoying the comedy. The way people view things has fundamentally changed for the worse.
Sean Steel you are reading way too into it 😂😂😂 the guy put me on edge with his questions and if the customer was a guy I'd be saying the same thing because the return counter gives me anxiety man. I like how you think I'm being over sensitive when it's you that's gotten the wrong picture because I started off watching this as a comedy but then shit, it became a tense drama in my head where I was in my seat wondering if she'd get her money back or not. Verbal abuse be damned I don't give a shit, honestly you need to chill some more and realise not everything is about, well whatever you're on about.
This is one of my all time favorite SNL skits ever. Jay nails the impression and the line of questioning could have been from any one of a dozen actual Denzel movies.
Pretty sure Jay literally channeled Denzel's spirit. Somewhere Denzel had stopped moving, with a glazed over look in his eyes, bcuz Jay had to have borrowed his spirit. The impression was SPOT ON! Not just the voice, but *everything.*
J.3 yes, he does reminds me of Melissa Villaseñor.... mmm, maybe it's time for both of them to get together and do comedy stunt. It will have a lot of reviews!
*SNL* : ''We need a skit.. Jay any ideas?'' *Jay* : ''I can do a pretty good Denzel.'' *SNL* : ''How good.. ?'' *Jay* : *Smiles, slightly overlapping his top teeth over his bottom lip and claps* *SNL* ''We got a skit.''
Who is this guy doing Denzel Washington? By faaaaar the best impersonation I’ve seen on SNL. He was spot on..hand movements..body language..eye contact..the words used..everything. A million times better than Alex Baldwin doing President Donner Tramp.
Best Denzel Washington impersonation I’ve ever seen.
Check out C King
Leah Smith , agreed.
@@Chinese080808 Truth, not many people want to hear it though.
@@KeyserSoze23 ain't that a bit#h.
Right on
Even the facial mannerisms are spot on.
@@achism1Denzel said he loved it and even did a video with him after this
man the way he moves his body is exactly like Denzel.One of the greatest/funniest celebrity parodies i have ever seen.Simply hilarious.
agreed , great interpretation, alot of Training Day Swag in there 👏👏👏
You could even say.... he Amorphed into him
I'll show myself out
Agreed! The lips & two-finger hand gestures are crazy funny! 😆
Just saw this now. Agree with you Amorphis 💯 👍
Lies again? Good impersonations are hard to come by. I bet every teacher wished for that
its so weird to see jane lynch playing the intimidated one.
She looks out of her element
legal isso man
hahahahhaa this is so true... She's still the boss to me!! lol
Interestingly I thought it was actress Bridget Fonda who was playing the customer here, because in the beginning she asks if the movie is called "Point of no return", and I thought it was maybe a funny reference. I checked that movie (there's a movie with that title from 1993) and Bridget Fonda was in it, and they do look a bit similar, so I thought it was Bridget Fonda!
I would love to see her and Denzel working together as themselves
This guy. This guy. This guy has talent...
HE HE HE....My Man
''Maa Ni...'' You know.
"Did it change color ?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Best Denzel impression I have ever heard. Given his wide repertoire, Jay was totally underutilized at SNL and at the time, I was shocked to hear SNL let him go.
It is still schocking to me. He is one of the most talented impersonators they have ever had on that show.
Guess SNL returned a black hand bag coz he didn’t match their shoes
SNL let him go? That’s insane, he’s terrific!
Seems there are so many funny and extremely talented people who seem to disappear from one season to the next. Cheri Oteri comes to mind.......
@@clairerose6907 He and Taran Killam were let go at the same time. It's a shame because they were both great at doing impressions. Jay's Denzel, Will Smith, Kanye, Katt Williams, etc., and Taran's Eminem, Brad Pitt, Ashton Kutcher, Piers Morgan, etc., were dead-on. And their original characters like M.C. George Costanza, Daniel Frye, Jebediah Atkinson, the Merryville robot/animatronic. They were hilarious.
As someone who's spent 24yrs in retail, I looooooooooooove this. "You knew what color it was when you bought it, didn't you?!!"
We need more retail-based sketches. Spent about 13 years there myself.
At first, when she said "it was the wrong color", I didn't really think about it until he said this line xD I laughed sooo hard
I hate the people that bring stuff up to your register and then decide they don't want something and expect you to put the item with the returns..., like cashiers have nothing better to do then pick up after lazy people.
@@wilclark2272 yes!! Also I was once waiting on a woman who's little boy (maybe ten) was putting the cart away & there were other stray carts so he begins putting those away too & his mother says all nasty like "that's THEIR job!!" I wanted to back hand her. I turned to the boy and said "thank you for being so helpful and considerate. It's a shame more adults aren't... " Went right over her head but he totally got it & smiled
@@heydeanie Hey Deanie..., yeah..., some people shouldn't have children..., but that boy is going to grow up to be a great man..., with respect and regards for others. In an unrelated story..., years ago..., here in Maine..., the second whitest state in the country..., I was working at Rite Aid, standing outside for my smoke break and saw this elderly woman approaching the front door. I was only a few feet away and went to open the door for her. This woman was about four feet tall and a million years old..., old white lady..., I opened the door..., she looked up at me, smiled, patted me the arm and said,
"You're a very polite negro"
What the....? What?!!😱
But, what could I do...?, she was being genuinely sincere. It was actually kind of sweet. 🙂
the best impersonation of Denzel.... enough said
Ha- HAA!
The subtle lip bite is amazing.
ha ha My man
'Nuff said
Jay was OVERLY talented, OVERLY underrated, and EXTREMELY under appreciated
@Menace Dennis fired
Taram and Jay killed it on SNL
@Menace Dennis he didn't want to do a skit where he was in a dress
Real he was really good, wish he were still on
@mic mccoy he was doing a interview and said there was a skit where he'd be in a dress and he refused to do it so he quit
this guys denzel and will smith impressions are spot on..deserves bigger laughs from the dead audience.
ye agreed just watched the fresh prince too and this guy is sooo good :} soo good man
heres johnny the skit was a little awkward, I couldn't laugh because all I was thinking was that poor woman but that just goes to show the dude is really good at acting
Ropsana Khanom, This skit was made years ago, when people were smart enough not to be over sensitive and appreciate a joke. Unfortunately not today, just look at you. Crying because you felt a woman was getting verbally assaulted in the skit instead of enjoying the comedy. The way people view things has fundamentally changed for the worse.
Sean Steel you are reading way too into it 😂😂😂 the guy put me on edge with his questions and if the customer was a guy I'd be saying the same thing because the return counter gives me anxiety man. I like how you think I'm being over sensitive when it's you that's gotten the wrong picture because I started off watching this as a comedy but then shit, it became a tense drama in my head where I was in my seat wondering if she'd get her money back or not. Verbal abuse be damned I don't give a shit, honestly you need to chill some more and realise not everything is about, well whatever you're on about.
His chris tucker impersonation is flawless too
Smile, shoulder shrug, pointing, every nuance was PERFECT!
This is one of my all time favorite SNL skits ever. Jay nails the impression and the line of questioning could have been from any one of a dozen actual Denzel movies.
I never knew someone could actually pull off such an accurate impersonation of Denzel Washington ! Well done.
Hot damn! There is literally not a better impression out there!
This isn’t just the greatest Denzel impersonation ever. This is one of the greatest impersonations period.
Perfectly valid point....she did see the color of the bag before taking it home 😂😂😂
This is the best DENZEL ever! WoW!
That Denzel impression was soo good!
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This is where Denzel did research for the Equalizer
That's Denzel in almost _every_ role that he's in 😁🤣
Damn you...Now I have to watch the Equalizer.....A-gain.
This is up there with Chris Farley living in a van down by the river for me. I've seen this a hundred times and am blown away every single time.
That Denzel impression is SPOT ON??!!!!
When he came in laughing I was like whatttt
I thought Denzel was doing a voice over.
I hope Denzel himself watched this one! 😎
Pretty sure Jay literally channeled Denzel's spirit. Somewhere Denzel had stopped moving, with a glazed over look in his eyes, bcuz Jay had to have borrowed his spirit. The impression was SPOT ON! Not just the voice, but *everything.*
Hands down the absolute best Denzel impression. I’ve watched a lot of them.
His Denzel impression is SPOT. ON. 😂😂👍🏽👍🏽
Best impersonation of D.Washington ,, I mean even his face expressions ,he nailed them!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
OMG that's an awesome Denzel impression!! His facial expressions even look Denzel! Perfect!
Jay Pharoah is amazing at impressions. He got a little bit of the short end of the stick while he was on SNL.
Thank you for putting his name... now time to search for more of his great skits!
@@jvellkarine3311 He's really good at stand-up comedy as well 🎤😃
When Jay Pharaoh walked off the crowd should’ve given him more energy than that, wtf
The way that the skit was playing out I think that maybe they thought that he was coming back.
I did think he was coming back. I wanted him back.
Holy Crap! Perfect Denzel ..Not to mention that's also a spot on impersonation of Denzel as Denzel
“ Wrong color!? You knew what color the bag was when you brought it home!”
JAY - YOU ARE BRILIANT ! GOD BLESS YOU, MAN !
He is incredible, what a talent!
He does an amazing Denzel voice.
Daaaaamn that had to be one of the greatest impressions ever
He even looks like him. LOL. That's one of the best impersonation I've ever seen.
his mimic absolutely looks like denzel. the intonation was just f**king right compared to denzel's
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One of the best pieces when it comes to impersonation - Great stuff!!!!
WoW!! I've never seen anyone do Denzel even close to that good. Amazing!!
His Denzel impression is amazing!
jane looks pretty with that hair :)
Wills Gomez Yeah she does look hotter than usual
Right!?!?!
@Archit misal Yeah, pity a pre-requisite of being a MILF is being a mother... and she's not.
Oh my daaayys this dude TOOOOOOO on point!! "I _specifically_ stated" I can't deal!!
"How can can we get Denzel working in a department store"
"Yes"
This is the most amazing Denzel impression!
When I close my eyes, it's 100% Denzel
I'm convinced Jay could impersonate any black celebrity
Absolutely. He could impersonate a black celebrity impersonating another black celebrity.
he couldn't do Idris Elba
any black celebrity and Jason Statum.
Ikr! They all do look alike.
BattleMage and John mulaney
this guy doing a excellent job!!
bravo!!
Guy reminds me of Melissa V right now. Amazing impressions that arent worked into the show as much for one reason or another but damn do they impress
J.3 yes, he does reminds me of Melissa Villaseñor.... mmm, maybe it's time for both of them to get together and do comedy stunt. It will have a lot of reviews!
What Jay does with his eyes is epic 👀
He nailed that perfectly.
My favourite Denzel impression ever!
That’s the best Denzel Washington impression that I have ever heard on SNL!
ok....all...right...! To do D and hit it like that- and make it funny AF! Makes me laugh every time i watch!
Jane actually looks amazing with that hair lol
She really does!
brilliant denzel impression/ terrible audience
well, works for me this ratio
@Archit misal Jand Lynch
I'll never get tired of seeing his Denzel impression
Best impression ever and super funny. One of my favorite vids
I showed this to my uncle and he actually thought that was a young Denzel Washington. If it was the quality of the video would be a lot worse.
I never realized Denzel had a distinctive voice until now. This guy is amazing 😍
I love his hand movements
Best impression i've ever seen. Watched it like 100 times :p
Omgggg this guy is straight up AWESOME
WOW am speechless its funny but he sounds exactly like denzel you are in awe first,then you laugh
Did i just watched the best Denzel impersonation ever ? yes i did, is that what you saying? haha my men!
*SNL* : ''We need a skit.. Jay any ideas?''
*Jay* : ''I can do a pretty good Denzel.''
*SNL* : ''How good.. ?''
*Jay* : *Smiles, slightly overlapping his top teeth over his bottom lip and claps*
*SNL* ''We got a skit.''
Such an awesome , awesome impression! So accurate.
Jay Pharoah is a genius!
The bane of all Karen’s everywhere
😂!!! Jay’s Spot On with Denzel Washington!!!
"Speak up. You're at Macy's." 😂
This is incredibly good. Best ive ever seen
spot on impression
Best Denzel impression ever👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This guy is AWESOME!!!
Best Denzel ever!! Hilarious 😂😂
Surprised the audience weren't reacting more!!??
His Denzel is GENIUS!
If you couldn't see his face, you would swear it was Denzel! Brilliant Comedian, love him.
Oh god..that was Denzel indeed.. :P so good
"Well then you gotta answer the questions, darling." 😂😂😂😂
Love his head shake and roll!! Nailed it hahaha
1:34 - the stammering is fuckin’ perfect
So good! It was like I was watching Denzel. 👏👏
One of the best. Impersonating is not easy this man puts in the work and has talent to boot.
One of the most underrated impressions of all time
I saw this on a short IG post and actually thought it was a really young Denzel. Amazing impression had me fooled.
this is exactly how Danzel be like when he works at a retail!!...hahahahahahahha lol
Yes, Jay‘s impression is spot on. But more importantly: he is so hot! 😍
And she never had her $340 back...
Wow amazing impersonation, there were a few times when the camera panned out and his facial expressions nearly caught me slippin, very good.
3:41 lol the training day clap when they find the money
Lmfao!!! If u listen to this without the video, it's literally Denzel talking
Wow ... this is epic ! Chin down ... head rocking ... hands clapping ... made my day
He killed it!
Bravo!
I wish they had more of these denzel skits.
OMG, dude is an awesome Denzel !!
Who is this guy doing Denzel Washington? By faaaaar the best impersonation I’ve seen on SNL. He was spot on..hand movements..body language..eye contact..the words used..everything. A million times better than Alex Baldwin doing President Donner Tramp.
Completely Amazing. I love jay soooo talented
Jane being timid is a change 9f pace and she does it well.
The real Denzel Washington gets training from this guy so that he could be more like Denzel Washington.
LMAO! 🤣 Get out of here 🤣