>>> OKAY, CLASS, BEFORE WE DIVE
INTO THE UNIT REVIEW, I HAVE -- CUE THE GROANS -- RUBRICS FOR
MIDTERM EXAMS. [ GROANS ]
>> YEAH, YEAH. GET IT OUT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP --
>> MR. C, SORRY I'M LATE. MY DOG ATE MY ALARM CLOCK.
HOLD MY BACKPACK, DANBERG. OH, MR. C., KELLY'S A THIEF.
SHE TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. >> GO AWAY.
>> OW. THAT HURT MY FEELINGS.
>> REJECTING ME AGAIN, HUH? MUST A LESBIAN.
HOLD IT. BRAD, IS THAT A CIGARETTE?
LET ME CHECK. IT IS.
SHAME ON YOU. MR. C., I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS
FOR YOU. HE'S A JERK.
OH, FINKEL STEEN, LET ME HAVE YOUR YARMULKE.
MR. C., I CAN'T DO ANY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK IT'S ROSH HASHANAH.
SO LONG. OH BOY.
WHAT DID YOUR MOM MAKE ME FOR LUNCH?
EGG SALAD. VERY GOOD.
I'LL DO YOU A FAVOR AND THROW THAT INTO THE TRASH.
YO, YO, YO, LITTLE D, NICE -- NICE KICKS.
DAMN, GINA. >> SORRY.
BAD TIME TO EMPTY THE TRASH. >> IT'S THE JANITOR.
QUESTION. IS THE FIRST THING YOUR WIFE
SAYS WHEN YOU GET HOME, YOU SMELL OR YOU SMELL TERRIBLE?
I'M KIDDING WITH YOU. MR. C., THE FOREPLAY IS DONE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT OF ENGLISH LIT?
>> SHUT UP AND GET YOUR FEET OFF THE DESK.
>> YES, SIR. >> YOUNG MAN, IN MY 38 YEARS AS
AN EDUCATOR, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING AS MISGUIDED AND BRAZEN
AS YOUR BEHAVIOR IN THESE LAST THREE MINUTES.
ESPECIALLY BEING AS YOU ARE NEW HERE.
IT IS YOUR FIRST DAY AT THIS SCHOOL.
[ LAUGHTER ] NONE OF US HAVE EVER MET YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ] MY NAME, BY THE WAY, IS
MR. NYSTROM, NOT MR. C. AND THEIR NAMES AREN'T WHAT YOU
CALLED THEM. [ LAUGHTER ]
FURTHERMORE, THIS IS AN ALGEBRA II CLASS, NOT ENGLISH LIT.
>> I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A SPLASH.
>> WELL, IT WAS A BELLY FLOP. I THINK YOU OWE EVERYBODY HERE
AN APOLOGY, STARTING WITH THE YOUNG LADY THAT YOU DROOLED OVER
LIKE A PIG. >> I'M SORRY, KELLY.
>> MY NAME IS JACQUELINE, AND YOU ARE RIGHT I AM A LESBIAN.
IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO COME OUT, BUT THINKING ABOUT
DATING A GUY LIKE YOU MAKES ME REALLY GLAD I DID.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> YEAH, YOU GOT TO APPLAUSE
THAT. >> AS FOR ME, YOU DON'T GET TO
KNOW MY NAME. YOUR ENTIRE INTERACTION WITH ME
WAS BAD, YOU OPENED WITH YO, YO, YO, AND CLOSED WITH, DAMN GINA.
>> I'M SUPER SORRY, AND I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME ONE DAY.
>> NAH. >> AND MY NAME IS AARON, YOU
CALLED ME BRAD. I'M ALLERGIC TO SMOKE AND HAD TO
STICK THIS EPIPEN IN MY LEG AFTER OUR INTERACTION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I'M SORRY, GUYS.
I'M REALLY SORRY. >> NO, YOU ARE NOT.
AND FOR FUTURE REFERENCE MY NAME IS RANDY GOODMAN NOT
FINKELSTEIN. AND PLEASE NEVER USE MY YARMULKE
FOR YOUR PROP COMEDY EVER AGAIN. >> I'M ALSO SORRY AT WHOEVER'S
LUNCH I DUNKED IN THE TRASH. >> OH, NO WORRIES MAN.
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A STOMACH ISSUE AND EVERYTHING IN THAT
LUNCH WAS CAREFULLY PICKED OUT BY A DIETICIAN.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] KILLER JOKE.
>> AND THAT LEAVES ME. [ LAUGHTER ]
I'M SORRY MY WORK ISN'T UP TO YOUR STANDARDS AND IF YOU WANT
TO LET MY WIFE HOW BAD I SMELL, SHE'S EASY --
SHE'S EASY TO FIND. PLOT 199-J AT THE NEW HAVEN
CEMETERY. >> WELL YOUNG MAN TODAY WAS NOT
YOUR DAY BUT PERHAPS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE PAST IT SOCIALLY.
NOW WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> BRODY CHOAD.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> NOPE.
NEVER MIND. YOU'RE DOOMED.
>> OH, YOU STARTED WITHOUT ME? >> OH, MR. LYNCH HOW NICE OF YOU
TO JOIN US. >> YEAH, I'M SORRY, MR. NYSTROM
I LOST TRACK OF TIME WHEN I WAS WRITING IN MY DIARY ABOUT HOW
MUCH I LOVE THIS CLASS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU SEE MR. CHOAD, THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I really think this sketch right here was his big chance to prove himself. It's too bad that they didn't give him many more opportunities like this. I just don't think the audience was into it.
Saw it was live. Thought it was stupid. But this second time, the payoff was hilarious.
The reveal was so over the top ridiculous that even Kenan Thompson was laughing throughout the delivery. And while he does crack sometimes, he's the one on the show that cracks the least.
I feel like whenever this sketch is talked about or brought up, people criticize Luke and say how much he failed at the beginning.
But, as far as I can tell, that's the point of the sketch. That's the joke. How unfunny his characters antics are in this world, and their lack of patience for his bullshit bad boy wisecracks.
Without him playing to crickets up top, the pay off in the back half doesn't happen. It's a slow burn.
And I've always heralded this sketch as being pretty ballsy to put up on live TV. Its not your prototypical SNL sketch, and one that asks a lot of an audience.
This was a really great sketch that would have been better had the audience understood what was going on.
On second viewing I laughed incredibly hard at this sketch. Like knowing where it was going made the intro way funnier and the punchline land harder. Sucks for the boy Luke though
The "Yarmulke Dot Comulke" line is, despite being the only good line of the sketch, probably one of the best lines of the entire season.
oooofff that shit was a trainwreck.
I saw it live on tv and cringed so hard
This sketch does seem puzzling. If the lines were intentionally written to be bad and unfunny, just to bring home the point that Luke's character is an irritating idiot, then there's some skillful writing going on here. In a way, it makes the second half of the sketch work better- he almost HAS to be completely unlikable for you to be able to feel sorry for him when the truth comes out.
On the other hand, this was a very bold thing to do with a new cast member, especially one who, in essence, was getting their first lead role in a sketch with this sketch. I will guarantee for the first 30 seconds of this sketch, the majority of the audience is trying to process a) "Who is this guy? Why have I never seen him before?" quickly followed by b) "Why isn't this sketch funny?"
You really can't take huge swings with traditional sketch format like this, especially this early in a person's tenure on the show. One really wishes Luke had pitched his "Wedding Toast" sketch early on in the season, so the audience could become comfortable and familiar with him, before trying something as avant-garde as this.
By any chance, are you a big brother fan?