First Thanksgiving - SNL

THIS FOOD IS AMAZING, MOM. >> SURE IS. >> YES, MRS. HONTAS, THE CORN IS VERY DELICIOUS. >> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT, JOHN. BUT, AGAIN, OUR LAST NAME ISN'T HONTAS. >> WE DON'T HAVE LAST NAMES, JOHN. >> RIGHT. SORRY, I GUESS I MESSED UP AGAIN. >> I GUESS YOU DID. >> IT'S OKAY, JOHN. YOU'RE DOING FINE. >> I'M SO NERVOUS. I REALLY WANT YOUR FAMILY TO LIKE ME. >> THEY DO LIKE YOU. >> WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME FOR A SEC? I JUST HAVE TO USE THE RESTROOM. >> OKAY. >> JOHN SEEMS NICE. >> HE IS, MOM. AND THANKS FOR WELCOMING HIM TO THANKSGIVING DINNER, EVEN THOUGH HE'S -- >> A PALEFACE? >> GRANDPA, THAT'S NOT NICE. YOU'RE BEING PREJUDICED. >> I'M NOT PREJUDICED. I JUST SEE THAT THE PALEFACES ARE TAKING OVER. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE NOW. >> MAYBE COOL IT WITH THE PALEFACE TALK, DAD. >> WE CAN'T SAY THAT NOW? WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? >> I THINK IT'S JUST "WHITE PEOPLE." >> WHITE PEOPLE? BUT THEY'RE NOT WHITE. THEY'RE PALE. >> STOP IT. HE'S GOING TO HEAR YOU. >> I GUESS MY STOMACH WAS A LITTLE UPSET. I FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW. >> LOOK. HE DIDN'T EVEN WASH. HIS HANDS ARE BONE DRY. >> SO, JOHN, POCAHONTAS TELLS US YOU'RE TURNING 30 SOON. >> YEAH, COUPLE WEEKS. >> YOU DO KNOW SHE'S 12, RIGHT? >> I DO, I DO. >> WELL, I SEE. >> I HAVE AN IDEA. WHY DON'T WE ALL GO AROUND THE TABLE AND SHARE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR. >> OH, I LOVE THAT IDEA. WELL, I THINK -- >> I'LL START. I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR LAND AND OUR GREAT AND MIGHTY CHIEF. LET'S HOPE HE FINALLY BUILDS THAT WALL. >> GRANDPA. >> WHAT? WE NEED A WALL. I HEARD THOSE ILLEGAL SETTLERS ARE COMING OVER HERE WITH THEIR DISEASES AND GUNS. AND WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS. >> THAT IS JUST SO RUDE AND OFFENSIVE, GRANDPA. >> WHERE DID YOU EVEN HEAR A THING LIKE THAT? >> FOX. >> GRANDPA, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP TALKING TO THAT CRAZY OLD FOX. >> HE KNOWS WHAT'S UP. HE MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE THAN THAT LYING PEACOCK YOU TALK TO. >> IT'S OKAY. EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION. >> EXACTLY. >> CAN WE JUST HAVE A NICE THANKSGIVING DINNER WITHOUT BRINGING UP POLITICS? >> FINE BY ME. >> YES. >> PLEASE. >> YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I HAVE TO EXCUSE MYSELF AGAIN. >> SURE. OKAY, BABE. GRANDPA, YOU'RE BEING A BIGOT. >> IS JOHN OKAY? THAT'S THE SECOND TIME HE EXCUSED HIMSELF. >> MAYBE BECAUSE GRANDPA KEEPS FREAKING HIM OUT. >> OR MAYBE BECAUSE HE'S STEALING FROM US. >> WHAT? JOHN DOESN'T STEAL. >> I'M JUST SAYING, SINCE THOSE ILLEGALS SHOWED UP A LOT OF THINGS HAVE GONE MISSING LATELY. BUFFALOES, LAND. >> GRANDPA, THE PALE -- EXCUSE ME, WHITE PEOPLE, HAVE MADE SOME GOOD CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR LAND. >> RIGHT. LIKE THOSE UGLY BLANKETS THAT ARE GETTING EVERYBODY SICK. >> WHO TOLD YOU THE BLANKETS ARE GETTING PEOPLE SICK? >> THE FOX. HE KNOWS WHAT'S UP. HE ALSO SAID THESE ILLEGALS -- >> STOP CALLING THEM ILLEGALS. THEY'RE JUST REGULAR HARDWORKING PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE. >> SINCE WHEN IS IT OUR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF THIS WORLD'S PROBLEMS? >> OKAY DAD, THAT'S ENOUGH. >> HEY, GUYS, I SHOULD MAYBE GET GOING. >> BONE DRY AGAIN. >> JOHN, PLEASE STAY. >> I'M SORRY ABOUT MY FATHER. HE'S JUST A LITTLE OLD-FASHIONED. >> IT'S NOT THAT. I JUST THINK MY STOMACH IS HAVING A HARD TIME DIGESTING THIS FOOD. I SAW SOME WHOLE CORN KERNELS IN MY STOOL AND I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER CHEWING THEM ALL. >> YEAH, THAT HAPPENS TO ME, TOO. >> ME, TOO. >> YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SKIN ON THE CORN, I THINK. IT DOESN'T BREAK DOWN. >> OH. >> THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY SOME OF THEM IN MY STOOL. >> RIGHT. LIKE THREE OR FOUR. >> YES. I SAW EXACTLY FOUR JUST NOW IN MY STOOL. >> AND I SAW THREE YESTERDAY. WOW. JOHN, I GUESS WE HAVE A FEW THINGS IN COMMON AFTER ALL. >> YES. I GUESS SO. FRIENDS? >> FRIENDS. I'M NOT TOUCHING YOUR HAND. YOU JUST CRAPPED TWICE AND YOUR HANDS ARE BONE DRY. >> OH. OKAY. SORRY. >> GRANDPA! >> HI, FOLKS. I'M WILL FERRELL. IF YOU'RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THIS CRAZY, CRAZY SKETCH. I MEAN, WHITE ACTORS PLAYING NATIVES? WHAT IS THIS -- 2014? BUT NO MATTER WHAT YEAR IT IS OR WHAT COLOR WE ARE OR WHETHER WE GET OUR NEWS FROM A FOX OR A PEACOCK, ONE THING'S FOR SURE -- NONE OF US CAN DIGEST CORN. AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

Channel: Saturday Night Live

Views: 7,582,326

Keywords: snl, saturday night live, snl season 45, snl 45, will ferrell, beck bennett, melissa villaseñor, first thanksgiving, thanksgiving, history, native american, pilgrim, pocahontas, john smith, wall, immigration, Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, s45, s45e7, episode 7, live, new york, comedy, sketch, funny, hilarious, late night, host, music, guest, laugh, impersonation, actor, musician, Will Ferrell SNL, Step Brothers, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, More Cowbell

Id: SDUDlAEv5pU

Length: 5min 16sec (316 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 23 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/constanteggs]

“Bone dry” lol. So true to life, wash ya hands people. 😬

[u/[deleted]]

Yeah, this was a really good piece of work. Also big shout out for the costumes and sets - every single skit seems to have Hollywood quality production values.

[u/HarryPoppins719]

He literally calls the sketch problematic during his “hi I’m will ferrel” part. They knew it was messed up and that was the point. It was basically all an elaborate poop joke.

[u/operarose]

This seems clever at first, but falls flat in my opinion. I get what they were going for, but the metaphor falls through for a variety of reasons.

Few will argue that what the settlers did to the natives (and continued to do for hundreds of years) was anything but objectively bad. I'd argue however, that framing the latter as the out-of-touch xenophobes doesn't quite work; following with the "they turned out to be right" logic of the sketch seemingly asserts that the modern-day people of that mindset that these characters analogs of of are correct as well, which seems at odds with SNL's usual leanings.

[u/fantasty]

I agree with commenters saying it's pretty lazy. There have been political memes framing the immigration debate in terms of 'native-pilgrim' vs 'conservative-immigrant' that have circulated since Trump was in office (if not beforehand as well). It's a stale take considering the SNL writers' talent with political satire otherwise. And to have it result in (another) drawn-out poop joke? C'mon.

Just sucks that people are downvoting /u/buttrflytattoo for bringing up some valid critiques of the sketch, instead of engaging and being able to talk about it. Even if you're coming from the standpoint that comedy is 'allowed' to be offensive, ending an offensive sketch with a monologue acknowledging its problematic aspects is pretty weak writing. Remember "Show, don't tell"?

Not saying I'm gonna boycott SNL since it mostly seems like more of the same old tone-deaf portrayals of Native Americans for comedy's sake. But I'm all ears for how a Native American person would respond to this, how it might offend them, etc. instead of shutting down the topic completely. (Not to assume /u/buttrflytattoo's race specifically, just generally speaking). Why the fragility? It's not a good look.

[u/AwesomenessTiger]

I am unsure about whether I should laugh at this one. It was certainly selfaware, but some of the messaging is still very wrong. Perhaps that was the point.

[u/kayelar]

How? Came off as super lazy to me.