Top 20 Funniest Saturday Night Live Sketches

live from New York they're the skits that crack us up most welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 Saturday Night Live sketches number 20 macGruber [Applause] inspired by MacGyver macGruber always has the same set up and pay off the titular Special Ops agents got several seconds to defuse a bomb and the bomb altum Utley goes boom the only bombs we're gonna have to watch out for the sake bomb so we're gonna drink after we get out of here every time though this sketch puts an explosively side-splitting new twist on an old concept whether he's teaming up with Nana Russell until he was 12 years old or endorsing Pepsi 50/50 patty patty the results are guaranteed to make you laugh yourself silly despite being only one minute long macGruber motivated will forte and his crew to make a 99 minute feature film that has developed a worthy cult following since its 2010 release number 19 Sarah Palin interviews with Katie Couric governor Sarah Palin the SNL library has no shortage of hysterical political sketches and this one wins the election via landslide notably becoming NBC's most viewed viral video of the time I was disheartened by how many of them were foreigners Katie Couric's real-life interview with the former governor of Alaska was already so ridiculous that the dialogue here practically writes itself you've got Alaska here and this right here is water and they mess up there's Russia what elevates the skit to comedic gold territory is Tina Fey's pitch perfect Palin impression which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending cuz Barack Obama you know however Amy Poehler deserves just as much credit for summing up Couric's thoughts on Palin with one constant deadpan glare Katie I'd like to use one of my lifelines number 18 James Brown celebrity hot tub party if asked its success is measured by its quote ability than this one's a winner as the lone star in the SNL Dark Ages Eddie Murphy was given ample opportunity to shine and shine he did in a gold speedo what's most impressive about this one is it's basically just Eddie mumble squealing and dancing wildly we still can't get in a hot tub without picturing James Brown that's weird [Music] number 17 Colonel Angus all it takes is a southern accent and a knowing wink for this gift to hit its climax Colonel Angus could it really be mama written by head writer Tina Fey and brought to life by Rachel Dratch Amy Poehler Chris Parnell and the host to end all SNL hosts Christopher Walken Colonel Angus is one sly innuendo after another fYI if you don't get the joke we are not explaining it here number 16 total bastard Airlines sarcastic clearly obnoxious absolutely memorable oddly yes excuse me could you tell by I'm sorry what what part didn't you understand the book or the bike the bike though this recurring skit only ran a couple of times it was enough to implant-- this catchphrase into our brains for good sure these bitter flight attendants were hated in their time but total bastard Airlines has staying power we bet you've said buh-bye at least once and for that you can thank David Spade and SNL today pegleg number 15 Olympia cafe you may know this get better as to do cheep-cheep-cheep starting a trend that would continue for decades this was one of the first truly quotable and quoted sketches SNL produced playing in perfect harmony beside Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd John Belushi displays his uncanny ability to gibberish his way through a sketch as a Greek restaurant or in a greasy spoon diner just don't try to order a cook [Applause] number 14 the Sinatra group is crap Sindbad O'Connor in addition to being one of the finest impersonators ever to grace the SNL stage Phil Hartman was often considered the glue that held his fellow cast members together his impact especially shows in this illustrious ensemble piece that mocks the declining state of music you don't need the blue stuff kid you got talents you got it kid now you listen to me the whole panel from Jan hooks as Sinead O'Connor to sting as Billy Idol gets in on the laughs yeah I forgot the question its Hartman send-up of Frank Sinatra that Bond's the dysfunctional group though reminding us all that this late comedian could take control of any sketch who would you rather nail I just swallowed by myself because I'd done them both number 13 baba wawa welcome to not for wadies only it's hard to think of a female cast member who had a greater influence on SNL than Gilda Radner renowned for her celebrity impressions and iconic characters perhaps radner's most famous contribution to the show was baba wawa a take-off of Barbara Walters no I think you're being very reasonable Harry weesner the first time a comedian parodied a well-known journalist the queen of comedy dominated the stage with her massive hairdo and one of the funniest speech impediments you'll ever hear whether Wawa's guest was Marlena Dietrich Godzilla or someone radner's performance would be consistently pretty tewwific be sure to drop by next week when our special guest will be Elmer Fudd's number 12 the fest drunk brothers also known as two wild and crazy guys swinging in our bachelor five tonight immigrant brothers from Czechoslovakia your tooken georg festrunk understand women about as well as they understand American culture every second of their lives is a wild and crazy soiree dancing with every step they take problem is that these oblivious swingers can almost never get any Fox's to join them on the dance floor there's no other pair of Czech brothers who Cruise and swing so successfully in tight slacks although they're inseparable conduct rarely attracts the ladies they defiantly rope in the left [Music] even with dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin in their senior years these two are still the life of the party because digital shorts did you ever expect to hear a rap about The Chronicles of Narnia that's either but Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island pals know how to take the ordinary and turn it into a digital piece of hilarity for our viewing pleasure we have to say when SNL host extraordinaire Justin Timberlake gets in on the action that's the greatest gift Chippendales auditions believe it or not this was one of Chris Farley's first episodes and already he loomed large as a cast member in this classic sketch we see how agile the big guy really is because he keeps up with the dirty dancer and then some we still can't decide which is more distracting Swayze's mullet or Farley's ass-crack either way this sketch wormed its way into our hearts no Barney no no no Barney we've made our decision number 9 Wayne's World by the time we get to the final sketch most of us are ready to call it a night [Music] Wayne's world went from an idea that hardly anybody believed in to being a staple of SNL proving that gems are sometimes found in the most unlikely time slots that was really interesting not Wayne and Garth remain two of the most excellent characters in all of comedy continuously making us laugh with top-ten lists number three Garth's mom dream sequences Garth we're in Madonna's bedroom and catchphrases their antics would inspire two successful movies burden me do you have any Grey Poupon and it's always fun whenever they return to party on number eight sprockets back home two sprockets I'm your host Geetha originating from a second city theater sketch sprockets pokes fun at various German stereotypes with Mike Myers as dieter karl-heinz you are beautiful and angular only possessing a black turtleneck in his wardrobe and about three facial expressions in its repertoire this West German is the epitome of every pretentious artist rolled into one while dieter generally seems disinterested in what his guests have to say he will give his monkey the time of day still one of the most recognizable characters of Meyers career dieter never fails to make us as happy as a little girl number seven the delicious dish with peach sweaty ru Margaret Cho going to leave any treats out for Santa this year oh absolutely I always do I like to leave Santa some tap water and rice in the off chance you've never seen this sketch will set the mood it's the holidays Anagha star and Molly Shannon are monotonous NPR radio hosts and joining them is Alec Baldwin as peach sweaty chef and proprietor of seasons eating's together they discuss their favorite Christmas nibblies what follows are enough to double entendre to last you until New Year's we've never been more impressed to see SNL is not break character my niece would love a sack of sweaty balls [Applause] number six the Spartan cheerleaders Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri as a couple of cheerleaders my name is Craig we're laughing already really okay all right we're cheerleaders are typically the coolest kids in school Craig and Arianna even make the Chess Club look badass by comparison so that makes you they're so peppy and passionate however that the two could not care less about what their fellow classmates think the Spartan cheerleaders will look for any excuse to spread school spirit be it at a basketball game or a math club competition I guess we are differential calculus bodies really kicking them down I know with unlimited energy and chance we'd gladly check out either of these classic characters number five super bass-o-matic 76 during SNL's inaugural season writers and cast members were still trying to find their niche along comes dan Aykroyd with one of the strangest most surreal and bizarre sketches you ever did see parodying hyperactive fast-talking infomercial pitchman Aykroyd introduces a tool that will let you use the whole bass with no waste we complain that he should have drunk the bass himself but we've got bigger fish to fry super bass-o-matic 76 it's clean simple and after 5 or 10 fish it gets to be quite a rush number 4 mr. Robinson's neighborhood would you be mad during his four years on SNL Eddie Murphy owned the spotlight with legendary sketches like Bo wheat sings [Music] and even more significant mr. Robinson's neighborhood vote chippy my neighbor the anti version of mr. Rogers neighborhood this is one children's program you boys and girls likely never saw on PBS this is how you answer though in my neighborhood nevertheless mr. Robinson taught us essential lessons about the darker side of growing up not to mention numerous new words special word for the day buzzing he may not be welcome in his own neighborhood but this disturbingly happy criminal is welcome on our TV screens any day of the week my wife bought that oh isn't that nice number three celebrity jeopardy inexplicably stupid celebs antagonistic ref art days and ridiculous categories make this recurring sketch perfection with Will Ferrell leading the charge as mustachioed jeopardy host Alex Trebek a revolving cast of characters offers up spot-on impressions of random celebrities I'm a late bloomer Alex and in double jeopardy I'm gonna bloom sure you will some show up more than others with Norm Macdonald cocky Burt Reynolds and Darrell Hammond surly Sean Connery squaring off against Trebek on multiple occasions we couldn't possibly pick a favorite so we won't even try but remember mothers are fair game this is the sound mr. Connery move no well that's the sound your mother made last night number two more cowbell I'll be honest fellas it was sounding great but I could have used a little more cowbell if asked it spawns a catchphrase beloved by an entire generation it's a hit Will Ferrell is one of the biggest stars ever to grace the SNL stage and we've established that Chris Walken is a killer host tack on porno stashes Farrell's tiny shirts Fallon's incessant giggling walkins deadpan dialogue and of course the cowbell itself and you get fireworks or at least a temperature of some kind do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos number one Matt Foley motivational speaker created by Bob Odenkirk Matt Foley is the worst motivational speaker money can buy now as your father probably told you my name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker if his thick glasses tight pants and greasy hair don't say enough about his inept social skills the fact that he lives in a van down by the river certainly does first up I am 35 years old I am divorced and I live in a van down by the river constantly out of breath yet somehow restless Chris Farley was tailor-made to portray this larger-than-life character you're probably gonna find out as you go out there that you're not going to amount squat we had to give this honor to Farley's career defining role Oh Matt's gonna be your shadow here's you here's Matt there's you do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 16min 40sec (1000 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 24 2019