Saturday Night Live TV show sketches 3107819 225040544 2008-07-11T16:28:45Z 68.6.181.160 /* Simon */ <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> Since the beginning of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake [[commercials]] and [[parody|parodies]] of [[TV]] shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the [[talk show]] format. However, anything from [[Police procedural|cop shows]] to [[Children's television series|children's shows]] has been fair game for the ever-changing cast. Sketches with TV show themes are listed here chronologically. Some TV show sketches do not appear here, because they fit into one of the other categories listed below. '''Character lists:''' [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches|Alphabetical]] and [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically)|Chronological]] '''Character categories:''' *[[Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update|Weekend Update characters]] *[[Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live|Short-lived characters]] *[[Saturday Night Live animal sketches|Animal sketches]] *[[Saturday Night Live musical sketches|Musical sketches]] ==Minute Mystery with Mike Mendoza== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> '''Mike Mendoza''' ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) is a crime scene photographer who gives the audience a list of clues and 60 seconds to solve a mystery. == The Mr. Bill Show == '''Mr. Bill''' is the clay [[figurine]] star of a series of [[Short film|short subjects]] shown from 1976 to 1980 on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (SNL). The "Mr. Bill Show" was a [[parody]] of children's shows. Mr. Bill got its start when [[Walter Williams (comedian filmmaker)|Walter Williams]] sent ''SNL'' a [[Super 8 mm film|Super-8 reel]] featuring the character in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 skits based on Mr. Bill. Each Mr. Bill episode would start innocently enough but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer various indignities unintentionally inflicted by Mr. Hand, a man seen only as a pair of arms (played by [[Vance DeGeneres]]).<ref name="imdb-20th-anniv">{{cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892883/ | title = "Oh Noooooo! It's Mr. Bill's 20th Anniversary (1995)" | work = [[Internet Movie Database]] | accessdate = 2008-06-04 }}</ref> Sometimes the abuse would ostensibly come from the mean Mr. Sluggo, another clay character. (However, Mr. Hands did most of the violence himself, because Sluggo would tell him to, i.e. "Mr. Sluggo says to...".) The violence would inevitably escalate, generally ending with Mr. Bill being crushed or dismembered while squealing, "Ohhhh noooooooooooooo ..." Characters: Mr. Bill, Mr. Hands, Spot, Sluggo, Miss Sally, Mr. Bill's Mom & Sluggo Clones. The character's popularity spawned the 1986 live-action movie ''[[Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures]]'', which did poorly at the box office. === Beyond ''SNL'' === * In the 1980s, was featured in advertising spots for [[Pringles]] Butter and Herb flavored Potato Chips, where he gets run over by a can of Pringles and says "oh no". * In the 1990s, Williams created a series of Mr. Bill-like advertising spots for [[Pizza Hut]], featuring "Pizza Head" in the usual Mr. Bill role and a [[pizza cutter]] named "Steve" in the Sluggo role. * In 1998, Mr. Bill was given his first television series in nearly 20 years, which was titled ''[[Ohh No!!! Mr. Bill Presents]]'' and aired on the [[ABC Family|Fox Family Channel]]. As well as featuring typical Mr. Bill-type skits, other sketches, most notably ones from British personality [[Mr. Bean]], were present in the one-hour variety show. It lasted forty episodes. * In 2004, Mr. Bill was part of a campaign aimed at teaching people, especially children, about the loss of [[Louisiana]]'s coastal [[marsh]]es and [[swamp]]s. According to CNN, one segment predicted the effects of a [[hurricane]] on [[New Orleans]] about a year and a half before [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}} * In early January 2008, Mr. Bill became one of Subway's spokesmen, along with Mr. Hand. * [[MasterCard]] has enlisted Mr. Bill for one of its [[MasterCard#Advertising|"Priceless" ads]], which officially began airing on [[June 9]], [[2008]].<ref name="Lee">{{cite news | first = Wendy A. | last = Lee | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/business/media/03adco.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | title = Mr. Bill Returns (in One Piece) to Pitch a Debit Card | work = [[New York Times]] | date = [[June 3]], [[2008]] | accessdate = 2008-06-04 }}</ref> === External links === * [http://www.mrbill.com/ Mr. Bill's website] * [http://www.americaswetland.com/article.cfm?id=112&cateid=4&pageid=3&cid=0 Mr. Bill and the Estuarians Begin Filming] * [http://www.vancedegeneres.com/ Vance Degeneres' Official Website] ==Consumer Probe== Toy maker Irwin Mainway ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) would appear on this talk show and hopelessly defend his company's extremely dangerous products such as "Bag O' Glass", "Bag O' Vipers", "Bag O' Sulfuric Acid", "Mr. Skin Grafter", "Pretty Peggy's Ear Piercing Kit", "Doggy Dentist", "Chancellor Tron's Secret Police Confession Kit", "Johnny Switchblade Adventure Punk", and "Chainsaw Teddybear". A sketch frequently aired by ''SNL'' on their Halloween retrospective special had Mainway defending Halloween costumes such as a military outfit that included an actual working rifle ("very popular in Detroit!"), an entirely black and non-reflective uniform called "Invisible Pedestrian" (which had a warning on the package that read "NOT FOR BLIND KIDS"), an airtight plastic bag that was to be affixed over the head with a rubber band called "Johnny Space Commander Mask," and an oil-soaked costume called "Johnny Human Torch", which came complete with an oversized lighter. Each sketch would end with the host (Jane Curtin) condemning Mainway's products, while Mainway would make pathetic attempts to show how more commonplace toys/clothing were equally harmful. ==E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina== Sleazy public access host '''E. Buzz Miller''' ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) made crude and lascivious remarks about otherwise commonplace subjects (such as fine art or exercise) to which his ditzy co-host '''Miss Christie Christina''' ([[Laraine Newman]]) would giggle and make obtuse responses. ==The Continental== {{main|The Continental (Saturday Night Live)}} This character has been played six times by [[Christopher Walken]] so is technically not short-lived (four appearances or less). He is a stereotypical middle-aged European playboy who refuses to be put off, after he has attracted a woman to his apartment. His approach is non-violent but also hilarously uncharming. Camera angles are always from the woman's view. ==Leonard Pinth-Garnell== '''Leonard Pinth-Garnell''' was a recurring character played by [[Dan Aykroyd]]. Pinth-Garnell, always clad in a tuxedo and black tie, would [[Wiktionary:lugubrious|lugubrious]]ly introduce a short performance of "Bad Conceptual Theater," "Bad Playhouse," "Bad Cinema," "Bad Opera," "Bad Ballet," "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," or "Bad Cabaret for Children," and then exult in its sheer awfulness. Aykroyd played the character nine times from 1977 through 1979, and returned for a single appearance on November 3, 2001, introducing "Bad Conceptual Theater." (The show was hosted at least one time by [[Laraine Newman]] as '''Lady Pinth-Garnell'''.) Pinth-Garnell was loosely based on the longtime [[PBS]] ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'' host [[Alistair Cooke]]. ===Memorable quotes=== *"Stunningly bad!" *"Monumentally ill-advised!" *"Perfectly awful!" *"Couldn't be worse!" *"Exquisitely awful!" *"Astonishingly ill-chosen!" *"Really bit the big one!" *"Unrelentingly bad!" *"Rally socks!" *"There... That wasn't so good now, was it?" ===Episodes Featuring Leonard Pinth-Garnell=== *[[March 13]], [[1977]] host: [[Sissy Spacek]] *[[April 9]], [[1977]] host: [[Julian Bond]] *[[May 14]], [[1977]] host: [[Shelley Duvall]] *[[October 8]], [[1977]] host: [[Madeline Kahn]] *[[December 10]], [[1977]] host: [[Mary Kay Place]] *[[March 18]], [[1978]] host: [[Jill Clayburgh]] *[[May 20]], [[1978]] host: [[Buck Henry]] *[[November 18]], [[1978]] host: [[Carrie Fisher]] *[[February 24]], [[1979]] host: [[Kate Jackson]] *[[November 3]], [[2001]] host: [[John Goodman]] ==The Ex-Police== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> Joe and his ex-partner Bob ([[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Bill Murray]]) are two cops that were kicked off the force (apparently for being intrusive bigots) that harass the people that live in their apartment building for not living up to their arch-conservative standards (a man and a woman living together without being married, an allegedly [[lesbian]] couple, etc.) with disastrous results. ==The Franken and Davis Show== ''SNL'' writing partners [[Al Franken]] and [[Tom Davis (comedian)|Tom Davis]] host their own fictitious variety program, on which they would appear onstage as a [[double act]] similar to [[Rowan and Martin]], with Davis generally as the straight man and Franken as his self-obsessed, dimwitted [[sidekick]]. They would also perform skits within the context of their "show". The sketch was often a late-addition to the show as a time filler if the broadcast was running short. Their best-known skit consisted of Davis appearing in normal dress, while Franken appeared in a flowing garment, with a shaved head and a pony tail and announced he was becoming a [[Hindu]]. Davis responded by cutting off the ponytail, angering Franken who said, "Now people will think I'm a [[Buddhist]]!" Aside from "The Franken and Davis Show", the two have made several appearances—either separately or as team—in many ''SNL'' sketches throughout the years. They also appear together in the film ''[[Trading Places]]'' as a pair of drunken baggage handlers. Al Franken later hosted his own talk show on which Tom Davis has made numerous appearances. Franken is probably best known for his character [[Stuart Smalley]], and for his on-air proposal at the end of the 1970s that the 1980s be known as "The Al Franken Decade." ==Woman to Woman== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> A talk show sendup where feminist Connie Carson ([[Gilda Radner]]) speaks with professional women about their careers. ==Telepsychic== '''Telepsychic''' was a recurring sketch featuring [[Dan Aykroyd]] as Ray, a pseudopsychic with his own TV show. For the character, Aykroyd wore a blonde wig and tinted sunglasses, and sat behind a desk with five telephones on it. By calling 555-1231, 555-1232, 555-1233, 555-1234, or 555-1235, callers (voices of other members of the cast) asked for advice about personal issues. His flippant delivery and outrageous suggestions while answering phones are indicative that he was nothing but a fraud. In response to a series of questions that involved time spans, his answer for each was, "Ohhhh...about a month." There were two Telepsychic sketches, which opened the show both times. ===Episodes Featuring Telepsychic=== *[[December 9]], [[1979]] host: [[Eric Idle]] *[[May 19]], [[1979]] host: [[Maureen Stapleton]] ==The Bel-Airabs== '''The Bel-Airabs''' was a sketch from [[History of SNL:1975-1980#1979-80 Season|the 1979—1980 season]]. It was a spoof of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'', instead featuring paranoid Arabs. Only two sketches appeared, on [[December 8]], [[1979]] (host: [[Howard Hesseman]]) and [[February 9]], [[1980]] (host: [[Chevy Chase]]). As all of the cast members left the show at the end of that season, it was not continued. It appears to have been an offshoot of [[Gilda Radner]]'s "Granny" character, which had appeared in a sketch called "The Shah's Final Days" during the previous season. ===Cast=== *Abdul Asad - [[Don Novello]] *Fatima Asad - [[Laraine Newman]] *Mudhad Asad - [[Bill Murray]] *Granny - [[Gilda Radner]] *Miss Hathaway - [[Jane Curtin]] ===References=== *[http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=20 The Bel Airabs at the SNL archives] *[http://ameu.org/page.asp?iid=107&aid=151&pg=10 The Arab Stereotype on Television, by Jack G. Shaheen] ==What's It All About== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Mister Robinson's Neighborhood== '''Mister Robinson's Neighborhood''' was a [[parody]] of the children's show ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', a [[PBS]] staple where new information about the world was presented by [[Fred Rogers]] in a quiet, methodical, highly elocuted manner. In the sketch, [[Eddie Murphy]]'s character "Mister Robinson" speaks in a similarly stilted manner, but lives in a considerably grittier venue, with slumlords hunting him down for [[Renting|rent]] and police after him for stealing groceries and defrauding children of toy money. Rogers took no offense to the parody, finding it amusing and affectionate; he even took the opportunity of a promotional appearance on [[NBC]] to seek out Murphy in his ''SNL'' dressing room and tell him such.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} Incidentally, the first installment of "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" where Mr. Robinson gets a package from a drug dealer named "Mr. Speedy" [played by Gilbert Gottfried], was overshadowed by the "Who Shot [[Charles Rocket]]" recurring gag that ran through the episode and the controversy over Rocket saying, "I'd like to know who the fuck did it" during the goodnights. The book, "Saturday Night Live: The First 20 Years" has a still shot from the episode of Eddie Murphy as Mr. Robinson pointing to a sign that reads, "Bitch"[http://snl.jt.org/detail.php?i=198102215]. ==Fernando's Hideaway== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> [[Billy Crystal]] playing [[Fernando Lamas]] who would interview various celebrities. Always during the interview he would say, "You look mahvelous." and frequently the sketch would end with, "It's better to look good than to feel good." ==The Limits of the Imagination== The Limits of the Imagination was a short-lived sketch featured on the 1985–1986 season. It featured Randy Quaid as "The Floating Head", a [[Rod Serling]]-like character who would introduce a creepy, ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]''-esque story with a weak ending (or no ending at all). ===Episodes featuring Limits of the Imagination=== *[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]/[[Simple Minds]]: In a loose parody of [[When a Stranger Calls]], Madonna plays a female motorist who is being followed by a crazy man (played by [[Jon Lovitz]]) living in the trunk of her car. *[[John Lithgow]]/[[Mister Mister]]: [[Joan Cusack]], Robert Downey Jr., [[Nora Dunn]], and [[Terry Sweeney]] play restaurant patrons who are trapped at an "all-you-can-eat" fish restaurant where patrons are forced to eat everything on the menu. *[[Dudley Moore]]/[[Al Green]]: Dudley Moore plays a bad comedian who sells his soul to the devil (played by [[Jon Lovitz]]) in order to be popular. *[[Ron Reagan Jr.]]/The Nelsons: Ron Reagan Jr. plays a man who is treated like a stranger by his wife (Joan Cusack), son (Robert Downey Jr.), and friends (John Lovitz, [[Damon Wayans]], and Dan Vitale). *[[Jerry Hall]]/[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]: Jerry Hall plays "Maggie the Cat" from ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', who traps and seduces a gay man (played by Terry Sweeney) in her hotel room. *[[Catherine Oxenberg]] and [[Paul Simon]]/[[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]: Young Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (played by [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] and [[Anthony Michael Hall]]) sell their souls to the Devil (Jon Lovitz) for success. Later, an elderly Paul Simon (who appears as himself) lives out his personal hell of listening to [[Muzak]] versions of his greatest hits while stuck in an elevator. ==The Pat Stevens Show== Nora Dunn payed the host, a somewhat dim, shallow, ex-model who thought [[Vogue]] was literature. <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> The various mundane events in the lives of a seemingly mentally disabled couple ([[Jon Lovitz]] and [[Joan Cusack]]). ==Actors on Film== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Church Chat== {{main|The Church Lady}} '''Church Chat''' was a Christian-based, distinctly local-TV celebrity interview program, hosted by "The Church Lady" (named "Enid Strict"), a character created and performed by [[Dana Carvey]] as a spoof of on-air, holier-than-thou Christian televangelist. The ''SNL'' character was immediately recognizable and popular, spawning some catch phrases such as "Well, isn't that special?", and "Could it be...''SATAN''?!" On the set of "Church Chat," with its rectory desk and bogus cellophane stained-glass, other cast members of ''SNL'' would appear as celebrities of the day, and sometimes, so would actual celebrities of the day. Church Lady would seemingly praise or soothe her guests during their time of crisis, only to blindside them with judgmental admonishments and damnation. She would always wear a high-collared purple dress, a sweater, and old fashioned glasses. Most skits would end with her telling the church organist to "Hit it, Pearl!" as she'd stand over her "sinner" guests performing her "superiority dance." Unlike most other popular characters from SNL, though, she was never incorporated into a feature length film. ==Instant Coffee with Bill Smith== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Miss Connie's Fable Nook == <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Pumping Up with Hans & Franz== {{main|Hans and Franz}} '''Hans & Franz''' were two muscle-bound jocks played by [[Kevin Nealon]] and [[Dana Carvey]] mimicking [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] with padding for fake muscles, gray sweatsuits, weight belts, and [[Austria]]n accents. They were the hosts of "Pumping Up with Hans & Franz", where they proceed to denigrate others for not being strong, and then strike [[bodybuilder]] poses. They always introduced themselves saying, (Carvey) "I am Hans." (Nealon) "...And I am Franz" (together) "...And we are here to pump [handclap] you up." In one episode, Schwarzenegger actually appears and admonishes them for being [[girlie men|girly men]]. Hanz and Franz appear in the [[EPCOT Center]] presentation [[Cranium Command]] as they make the heart beat. ==Learning to Feel== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Wayne's World== {{main|Wayne's World}} '''Wayne's World''' was one of the most popular recurring sketches on ''Saturday Night Live'', centering around a [[cable access]] show hosted by Wayne Campbell ([[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]) and his [[sidekick]], Garth Algar ([[Dana Carvey]]). The "show" featured their various exploits, including their obsession with [[hard rock]] bands and "[[babe]]s", as well as juvenile antics, such as the "Extreme Close-Up". The sketch was eventually adapted to a film, ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' which was followed by a sequel, ''[[Wayne's World 2]]''. ==Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef== This series of sketches featured [[Phil Hartman]] as Eugene, a fastidious chef who could not bear to be in the presence of anything cluttered or dirty. After peeling some vegetables he advised throwing the peels away by wrapping them in paper toweling, then aluminum foil, then putting them in a paper bag that was then to be sealed with scotch tape. Gene never completed any of his recipes; he always became too distracted by the effects of his psychological complex, and ran out of time. The majority of these sketches featured the Eugene character as a chef, however, he also played an anal retentive sportsman and home improvement expert. The sketch was presented as a [[PBS]] program sponsored by the [[Chubb Corporation|Chubb Group]]. ===Episodes featuring the Anal Retentive Chef=== *[[April 1]], [[1989]] host: [[Mel Gibson]] *[[May 13]], [[1989]] in "Fishing with the Anal Retentive Sportsman" host: [[Wayne Gretzky]] *[[September 30]], [[1989]] in a sketch called "Home Improvement" host: [[Bruce Willis]] *[[December 2]], [[1989]] host: [[John Goodman]] *[[May 12]], [[1990]] host: [[Andrew Dice Clay]] ==Tales of Ribaldry== '''Tales of Ribaldry''' was a series of sketches starring [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Victorian era]] [[dandy]] Evelyn Quince, presenting supposedly "racy, randy, ribald!" tales, presented initially as "[[bodice rippers]]" which, to the host's clear and vocal dismay, develop into rather straightforward, "not very ribald at all!" sexual encounters between consenting adults. ''Saturday Night Live'' later featured a one-time sketch called "Tales of Irony" which used a similar premise. [[Jason Alexander]] played the host who would become clearly agitated when the scenes developed into quite bland pieces with very little irony at all. ===Episodes featuring Tales of Ribaldry=== *[[April 1]], [[1989]] host: [[Mel Gibson]] *[[February 17]], [[1990]] host: [[Tom Hanks]] ==Sprockets== {{main|Sprockets (television)}} '''Sprockets''' was a series of sketches starring [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] as Dieter, the stereotypical German [[minimalist]] host of the fictitious West German television show "Sprockets." [[Effeminate]] or [[asexual]], he would be dressed in tight black leotards with round wire-rimmed glasses and slicked-back hair. He had a pet monkey named Klaus who was chained to a stand between Dieter and his guests. Dieter would harass his guests by yelling, "Touch my monkey!" until the guest would (often Klaus would also shake the guest's hand). ==Lank Thompson== Mike Myers played Lank Thompson in three different sketches in the early 90s. Thompson was a very handsome man who marketed a line of videos to help men look and act more handsomely. The three videos were ''Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Man'', ''Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Actor'' and ''Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Black Man''. ==Simon== '''Simon''' is a sketch about a young [[Great Britain|British]] boy played by [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] who likes to do drawings, and has his own [[BBC]] television program, ''Simon''. The sketches always begin by showing the BBC logo with a faux British announcer back-announcing some ridiculously insipid sounding programming on right before it. The show borrows its [[theme song]] from a British [[children's television series]] called ''[[Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings]]'', though, aside from the concept of a young boy who draws, the premises are completely dissimilar. Simon broadcasts his program from his bathtub, in which he appears to be nude. On the show, Simon displays his drawings (pronounced ''drawerings'' in an exaggerated British accent), which he bends over to pick up, whereupon he scolds the audience, by yelling his [[catch phrase]]s, "Don't look at my bum!" and calling the audience "Bum Lookers!" and "Cheeky Monkeys!" His drawings often depict scenes that are disturbing or morbidly violent, presented with a naive and childlike innocence. From the context of his show, it can be inferred that Simon has an extremely skewed outlook on life due to his upbringing: his mother is deceased (or, as he refers to it, "with the [[angel]]s"), and his father is somewhat of a reprobate who associates with nefarious figures and leaves Simon unattended for long periods of time while he [[Gambling|gambles]]. Simon is seemingly oblivious to his abnormal nature, maintaining a jovial temperament, and a typically juvenile sense of humor. Simon also suffers from [[gigantism]] (an obvious explanation for having a body of a full-grown man). He sometimes has guests on his show, who appear in the bathtub with Simon, and also show their drawings (which are as equally disturbing as Simon's). Simon typically ends his show when he determines that he has been in the tub too long, as indicated by his "prune hands". ==The Dark Side with Nat X== In the early 1990s, [[Chris Rock]] portrayed "Nat X," a militant [[talk show]] host with a huge [[Afro]] hairstyle. He once remarked that he had only a 15-minute show because, as he explained, if he had any more, "[[The Man]]" would regard it as welfare. Many of Rock's original [[stand-up comedy]] bits were incorporated into Nat X's dialogue. Nat X was cruel to all of his guests, "greeting" nearly all of them with, "Sit yo' ass down!" Perhaps the most memorable episode featured host [[Kevin Bacon]] as [[Vanilla Ice]]. Nat told Ice that he could not dance, and even persuaded his other guest, [[Colin Powell]], to dance with him in order to show Ice how to do it. [[Spike Lee]] made a surprise appearance as himself on another episode, donning an "X" cap that was made popular by his film ''[[Malcolm X (film)|Malcolm X]]''. Not knowing this at first, Nat explained to him that he had been seeing these caps all over town but had personally not seen a dime in profits. [[Chris Farley]] often appeared as "Sandman," a manic clown armed with a broom who swept guests away when Nat had had enough of them. Sandman was modeled after [[Howard Simms|Howard "Sandman" Simms]] from ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]'', who performed the same function on that show's famed "Amateur Night" episodes, when substandard performers fell short of audience approval. ===Famous quotes from "The Dark Side with Nat X"=== *"...The same ''Man'' who made [[White-Out]], a tricky substance that only eliminates black letters!" *"...The same ''Man'' who made the black [[jelly beans]] the worst tasting jelly beans in the bag!" *"Why only a [[top five|top five list]]? Because ten would make The Man lose sleep!" *Nat X being introduced: "And now, the man so black, he urinates oil." *"And now, the man so black, he goes to funerals naked." *"A man so black, [[lightning bug]]s follow him in the daytime." *"I'm talking about the same man who calls the black cat bad luck and the white cat pussy." *"February is [[Black History Month]], the coldest month of the year, just in case we wanted to have a parade." *"Damn, I haven't had this much fun since I saw [[The Jeffersons|Weezie Jefferson]] naked!" *"...The Man that says if a bride wears a white wedding dress, she looks like a virgin, but if a bride wears a black wedding dress, she looks like a hooker." *"...the same Man that owns a company called [[Black & Decker]]. Now I don't know what's wrong with that, I'm just mad that they used the word 'black' without my permission." *"...the same Man who live in the big [[The White House|WHITE House]]." *"...the same Man that teaches us if you squeeze hard into a black piece of coal long enough, you can turn it into a white diamond!" *" 'Dear Nat, who's your favorite Christmas character?' Oh that's easy. All the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor [[Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer|Rudolph]] play in any reindeer games. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, he wasn't black, but he sure got treated like he was." *"Top Five Reasons Why Black Men Don't Play [[Hockey]]. Reason number five: It's cold out there! Reason number four: Don't want to get gold tooth knocked out. Reason number three: Don't want to be around white guys with sticks. Reason number two: Don't want to be around white guys in masks. And the number-one reason why black men don't play hockey: Don't feel the need to dominate another sport." * (To Steven Seagal, playing Andrew Dice Clay) "Okay, Crackaboy, I got a nursery rhyme for you! There once was a whitey named Dice / Who looked like Fonzie on steroids / Blah blah-blah-blah / Blah blah-blah-blah / My big black foot in yo' ass!" ===Episodes featuring Nat X=== *[[November 10]], [[1990]] host: [[Jimmy Smits]] *[[February 9]], [[1991]] host: [[Kevin Bacon]] *[[April 20]], [[1991]] host: [[Steven Seagal]] *[[September 28]], [[1991]] host: [[Michael Jordan]] *[[December 14]], [[1991]] host: [[Steve Martin]] *[[May 9]], [[1992]] host: [[Tom Hanks]] *[[November 21]], [[1992]] host: [[Sinbad (actor)|Sinbad]] *[[November 2]], [[1996]] host: [[Chris Rock]] ==Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley== {{main|Stuart Smalley}} ==Coffee Talk with Linda Richman== {{main|Coffee Talk}} [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] played '''Linda Richman''', a stereotypical [[Jewish]] middle-aged woman based on Myers' (now former) mother-in-law (Myers has said he got explicit permission from his mother-in-law before creating and playing the character). Originally, Coffee Talk was hosted by Myers as Paul Baldwin, whose favorite phrase was, "No big whoop." Richman had an exaggerated [[New York-New Jersey English|New York]] Jewish accent (e.g. her pronunciation of "Cawfee tawk"). She sported big hair (which she could not go more than five seconds without adjusting); dark glasses; long, painted fake nails; and gold jewelry. She frequently went into pseudo-[[Yiddish]] rants, using terms like "verklempt" and "shpilkes in [my] geneckteckessoink", and had an obsession with [[Barbra Streisand]]. One episode featured a surprise appearance by Streisand. The other stars of the episode were [[Rosanne Barr]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. ==Theatre Stories== ''Theatre Stories'' was an SNL skit parodying English actors. It is described by the announcer as produced by the "British-American Theatre Alliance", and centered around several English Shakespearean actors recounting acting experiences and anecdotes. However, one of the most memorable performances was [[Dana Carvey]] as embittered former American child star [[Mickey Rooney]], complaining about how the film industry largely turned their back on him, and reminiscing on better times. [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] played the host, Kenneth Rhys-Evans (aka "Cucumber Jones"), an English actor who discovered one day that he could not control the volume of his voice (a joke Myers later used in the first [[Austin Powers]] movie). Other characters included [[Steve Martin]] as an elderly British actor nicknamed "Nobby", because his real name was incredibly long. Quotes: *Kenneth: That reminds me of a story that's in no way related. I was working with [[John Gielgud]] in a production of [[Troilus and Cressida]], when I discovered I had no control OVER THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE! *Mickey: I was the number one star... in the world, you hear me? Bang! <''kissing noise''> In the wooorld. *Nobby: What a fascinating story you ghastly American! <''imitating Mickey''> Bang!"<br/>Mickey: I'm just glad I like women.<br/>Nobby: What are you getting at?<br/>Kenneth: Yes, why don't you go off somewhere and have an American 'hot... dog'? *Nobby: I remember doing a play at the time of an air raid on London when the glass window broke and a bomb from a Spitfire came right in. OH! I soiled my pants!</br>Kenneth: Well, who can blame you? I would too if I was in that situation.</br>Nobby: No, I mean right now! ==Sassy's Sassiest Boys== [[Phil Hartman]] played Russell Clark, editor of ''[[Sassy Magazine]]'', who interviewed young, male celebrities of the day, and incessantly repeated the term "Sassy!", or variations of it ("The French have a word for it: ''Sassé''!" or "Looks like someone stepped in a big pile of Sassy!") after each guest's response. Guests included [[Joey Lawrence]] (played by [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]) whose sole response to everything was the expression, "''Woah''!" (his character's [[catchphrase]] on the [[sitcom]], ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]''). ==The Denise Show== '''The Denise Show''' revolved around [[Adam Sandler]]'s character (Brian), who broke up with his girlfriend Denise (played by [[Shannen Doherty]]), and has yet to accept that the relationship is over. He would feature guests who had seen Denise, and take phone calls. Calls with his father (played by [[Phil Hartman]]) would result in shouting matches about how disappointed he was with his son, with Brian eventually hanging up on him. The show appeared to come to an end when, later in the season, Denise's friend (played by [[Nicole Kidman]]) appeared on the show and became Brian's new girlfriend. However, in a later broadcast, the show was restarted when Brian broke up with Denise's friend as they did not share the same interests, which mainly included stalking Denise. It was revealed on the show's final episode that Brian had previously hosted "The Linda Show" as a teenager in the late 1970s. Though Brian claimed it was entirely different from "The Denise Show," it was in fact exactly the same, but with a different ex-girlfriend. Linda (played by [[Nancy Kerrigan]]), who had moved to [[Florida]] after breaking up with Brian, makes a surprise appearance on "The Denise Show," as she is in town visiting her aunt for two weeks. The couple reunites, with Brian saying that "The Denise Show" would go on a two-week hiatus and probably be followed upon its return by an all-new version of "The Linda Show." ==Good Morning Brooklyn== '''Good Morning Brooklyn''' is a [[Breakfast television|morning talk show]] hosted by [[Brooklynite]]s who spoke in [[Italian American]] vernacular using heavy [[New York-New Jersey English|New York accent]]s. Its hosts were James Barone ([[Jay Mohr]]) and Angela Tucci (played first by [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], then by [[Courteney Cox]]). The two often got into shouting matches, yelling "Shut up!", "No, ''you'' shut up!" back and forth until they cut to a "Please Stand By" graphic. Barone frequently used the expression, "''Fugheddaboudit!''" Also featured were traffic and weather reporter Anthony (pronounced ''Ant'ny'', played by [[Michael McKean]]), who gave vague and uninformative reports (such as, "It's hot as a ''bastard''!"), and field reporter Molly Fahey ([[Molly Shannon]]), who, when asked if her name was Italian, admits, "No, but it's Catholic", which James replies is "good enough". [[Adam Sandler]] played Angelo, a guest whose entrance was always accompanied by his yelling at an off-screen antagonist ("No, you move ''your'' car!" or "No, you suck ''my'' ass!"). In one sketch, Angelo hosted a segment called "Beatin' of the Week," in which someone would receive a beating for making derogatory remarks about Italians. [[Chris Farley]] played a [[hot dog]] vendor who was discovered by Fahey, and was the unfortunate recipient of said beating for his comment that "[[Chevrolet Camaro#Generation 3|IROC]]" was an [[acronym]] for "Italian Retard Out Cruising". The character James Barone later appeared in an unrelated sketch about a Civil War documentary, in which uninformed high school [[dropout]]s commented on the [[American Civil War]]. ==Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly== A fictitious talk show hosted by shaven-head Scottish soccer fans Andy Gray ([[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]) and Ian Daeglish ([[Mark McKinney]]) that aired on [[ESPN2]]. The hosts are presumably named after real Scottish footballing legends, [[Andy Gray]] and [[Kenny Dalglish]]. This show was a weekly show for rowdy Scottish soccer fans, referred to as "Hooligans." McKinney often gets his nose broken by Myers, and Myers often vomits from drinking too much beer. There were several fake sponsors including "Bollocks" brand hot dogs. Meyers would often begin by saying "Let's get down to business because I'm steamin' '''PISS DRUNK''', and I'm gonna be '''SICK!'''. ==Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne== In this mid-to-late 1990s series of sketches, Lionel Osbourne (played by [[Tim Meadows]]) hosts a television show primarily dealing with [[African-American]] issues. However, the show is only broadcast to fulfill [[WNBC-TV]]'s [[public service]] commitment, and airs very early on Sunday morning. Osbourne is generally clueless to the accomplishments of the guests on his show, regularly asking them stupid questions. Also, Osbourne pauses after nearly every dialogue sequence with his guest to announce the time and to re-identify the show, which would always follow the format: "It's (time) in the A.M. and you're watching ''Perspectives''. I'm your host, Lionel Osbourne. With me today is (guest).", followed by a gradually less informative recap of the conversation so far. In one sketch, Osbourne interviewed Dr. Emory Coleman (played by [[David Alan Grier]]), host of the television show ''Viewpoint'' - which was identical to ''Perspectives'', but with Coleman as host and Osbourne as the guest. The sketch repeatedly cut back and forth between ''Perspectives'' and ''Viewpoint'', causing even the hosts to become confused as to which show they were on. ==The Joe Pesci Show== This sketch starred [[Jim Breuer]] as Pesci, the host of his own late-night talk show. The heard-but-not-seen cameraman was meant to be Pesci's brother. Pesci's personality on the show does not so much resemble the real [[Joe Pesci]] as it does Tommy DeVito, his character from [[Goodfellas]]. While interviewing his guests, each guest would invariably, inadvertently say something that Pesci took as an insult. He would then produce a baseball bat, and proceed to beat the guest senseless. There were a few guests who were notable exceptions to this fate. On one episode hosted by [[Jim Carrey]], Carrey played legendary actor [[James Stewart (actor)|James Stewart]], while regular cast member [[Mark McKinney]] played Carrey. Pesci and Stewart teamed up to beat up Carrey, with Stewart going on to beat up Pesci himself. Pesci also spares actors who, like him, are of [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry and who came to prominence in films about the Sicilian Mafia. [[Kevin Spacey]] appeared as [[Al Pacino]] on one episode, in which the two of them team up against [[Rodney Dangerfield]]. [[Alec Baldwin]], [[John Goodman]] and [[Colin Quinn]] made appearances as [[Robert De Niro]], though he is reduced to monosyllabic responses to Pesci's prompts: his lines are usually "I heard things" (a line from Oscar winner "Raging Bull," the first movie to star both De Niro and Pesci), and "Li'l bit" (a line from Goodfellas, another film starring the two actors). The real Pesci and De Niro surprisingly appeared on one episode, criticizing Breuer for playing caricatures of their film characters. Breuer's weak defense of himself insults Pesci, who asks DeNiro if they were just insulted, to which De Niro responds, "Li'l bit." The two of them then proceed to beat up Breuer and Quinn. A [[cel-shaded]] rendering of an episode of The Joe Pesci Show appears in a scene of the movie [[Waking Life]] where the television is scanning through several channels. ==The Quiet Storm== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Shopping At Home Network== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> [[Will Ferrell]] imitates [[Don West (sportscaster)|Don West]], the loud, bombastic, former late-night collectibles show host on the [[Shop At Home Network]] who now serves as a [[professional wrestling]] announcer with [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] ==Celebrity Jeopardy!== "[[Celebrity Jeopardy! (SNL)|Celebrity Jeopardy!]]" was a recurring sketch that parodied the popular game show [[Jeopardy!]], featuring celebrities who quite often seemed to respond incorrectly. [[Will Ferrell]] portrayed the host, [[Alex Trebek]], who frequently ended up frustrated with the contestants' stupidity, and the constant taunts of [[Sean Connery]] (portrayed by [[Darrell Hammond]]). This is also in another Jeopardy skit, featuring the Coneheads and some other actors who are obsessed with Romaine Lettuce. {{main|Celebrity Jeopardy! (SNL)}} ==Goth Talk== {{main|Goth Talk}} '''Goth Talk''' was a late-night [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa Bay]] cable access show recorded in the basement of two [[Goth subculture|goth]] [[high school]] students, Azrael Abyss ([[Chris Kattan]]) and Circe Nightshade ([[Molly Shannon]]). ==Leon Phelps, the Ladies Man== [[Tim Meadows]] portrayed Leon Phelps, aka "The Ladies Man," in this popular series of sketches. Phelps (who is stuck in a 1970s mentality, is obsessed with [[Delta Burke]], and speaks with a [[lisp]]) hosts a television show ("The Ladies Man") where he takes calls and delivers sexual advice. However, Phelps's advice is always over the top, and generally out of line. Whenever he takes a call from a female caller, Phelps says, "Ooooh! It's a lady!" Phelps always has a glass of [[Courvoisier]], a brand of fine [[Cognac]]. This sketch became one of a handful of ''SNL'' sketches to spawn its own feature film. :''Main article on the [[2000 in film|2000]] film: [[The Ladies Man (2000 film)]]'' ==Delicious Dish== {{main|Delicious Dish}} '''Delicious Dish''' was not set up as a TV show, but rather a radio show that appeared to be [[simulcast]] on TV. It was hosted by the characters Margaret-Jo McCullen (portrayed by [[Ana Gasteyer]]) and Terry Rialto (portrayed by [[Molly Shannon]]). Both characters used rather monotonous voices with very little inflection in parody of a stereotypical [[National Public Radio]] host. They'd often interview guests and proceed with a dialogue that would mislead radio listeners since they could not see what was going on in the studio. The most famous iteration of this sketch is likely the "Schwety Balls" skit with Alec Baldwin. ==Issues with Jeffrey Kaufman== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Morning Latte== This sketch features [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Cheri Oteri]] playing two [[Breakfast television|morning talk show]] hosts. Ferrell plays Tom Wilkins, a typical vapid and smiling male TV personality, and Oteri plays his scatterbrained female co-host, Cass Van Rye. The two are depicted as being extremely chipper, and tend to be overenthusiastic about each other's mundane life stories, and about their less-than-stellar guests. This is more than likely due to the large amounts of [[latte]] they consume during the course of a show. The two begin the show by recounting recent events in their personal lives, (in the same vein as shows like ''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]'', which ''SNL'' itself has parodied after Oteri and Ferrell left the show), which are almost certainly never as exciting as their reactions to them. Cass usually tells a story about her and her husband Eli, in which she never fails to include the detail about her inability to conceive children. Tom then tells a story about a recent event involving him and his wife Gail. Cass almost immediately forgets the details of his story, prompting her to ask questions to which he has already stated the answers. There is also usually a producer off to the side who throws out random comments, which Cass inadvertently forgets over the course of the show. The producer eventually gets fed up with her absentmindedness and loses his temper, shouting obscenities (such as, "YOU STUPID ''BITCH''!") at her. The two hosts become stunned at the reaction, until he informs them that he was "just kidding", to which they respond with incessant laughter. They also have guests on the show, yet no matter how boring or insipid they are, the two remain extremely enthralled throughout the interview. [http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=131 Morning Latte at the SNL Archive] ==Pretty Living== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Hello Dolly== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show== This sketch was furnished as a talk show featuring [[Chris Kattan]] as [[Antonio Banderas]], the show's host. Kattan portrayed Banderas as a naïve chauvinist whose only interest was to attempt to charm any female guest into sleeping with him, using his well-documented sex appeal and shaky-at-best mastery of the English language (as evidenced in the show's title). In the show, Banderas was always backed up by his three-man mariachi band, who aside from performing the musical duties on the show, constantly begged Banderas not to unbutton or remove his shirt, for it would be "too sexy". ==Pimp Chat== <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==Uncle Jemima== [[Image:Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Uncle Jemima with his Pure Mash Liquor]] '''Uncle Jemima''' (played by [[Tracy Morgan]]), is the creator of "Uncle Jemima's Pure Mash Liquor" in this [[Saturday Night Live commercial|commercial parody]]. He is also the husband of [[Aunt Jemima]], "the [[pancake]] lady", and the commercial is clearly intended to be a jab at old-time [[racial stereotype]]s perpetuated by products like Aunt Jemima. Uncle Jemima comments that while his wife says "sellin' booze is degradin' to our people", "I always say that black folk ain't exactly swellin' up with pride on account of you flippin' flapjacks". Uncle Jemima's Pure Mash Liquor has a 95% [[grain alcohol|alcohol]] content per volume, which means, as he states, "you get f**ked up for less money!" The sketch was a combination of live-action and animation in the style of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movie ''[[Song of the South]]'', featuring cartoon birds, butterflies, and other animals (which no one can see but Uncle Jemima himself). It is implied that the Disney-esque animations were figments of his imagination brought on by the consumption of his mash liquor, as evidenced by his friend Sammy (played by Tim Meadows) asking "What are you swattin' at?". Uncle Jemima's motto is that his pure mash liquor is ''"more fun than pancakes!"''. The sketch ended with his wife Aunt Jemima (also played by Morgan) ringing a triangle and cheerfully announcing "Pancakes are ready!", to which an enraged Uncle Jemima yells "Woman! You are not going to ruin this for me!" and pursues Aunt Jemima in anger; in effect Tracy Morgan chasing after himself. ===Episodes Featuring Uncle Jemima=== *[[February 5]], [[2000]] host: [[Alan Cumming]] *[[May 13]], [[2000]] host: [[Britney Spears]] *[[March 18]], [[2000]] host: [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]] ===External links=== *[http://www.tracymorgan.net Tracy Morgan's homepage] *[http://www.tracymorgan.net/uncle-jemima.html Script of SNL commercial] ==Jarret's Room== '''Jarret's Room''' was a recurring sketch from 2000 to 2004. It's presented as a [[webcast]] opened up on a [[Macintosh]] computer as if by the viewer. The webcast is hosted by two stoner [[Hampshire College]] students, the jovial cool guy Jarret ([[Jimmy Fallon]]) and the chubby, well-baked Gobi ([[Horatio Sanz]]). In the Lucy Liu/Jay-Z episode, it is revealed that the only person who watches the show is an Icelandic teenager, Jeorg (played by [[Ashton Kutcher]], but Kutcher didn't play Jeorg until he first hosted in Season 28). It frequently featured [[Seth Meyers]] as DJ Jonathan Feinstein starting in season 27 (Seann William Scott/Sum-41) and ending in season 29 (Lindsay Lohan/Usher). Other Characters include Jarrets's roommates, Daniel (played by [[Chris Parnell]]), who appeared in the episodes hosted by [[Lucy Liu]] and [[Katie Holmes]]; and Jeff (played by [[Jeff Richards]]), who appeared in later sketches. The sketch benefitted greatly from the formula of [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]' [[Wayne's World]]: Jarret, the always enthusiastic and childlike host (similar to Wayne), is offset by his awkward co-host; the format is all DIY and low-budget; and the guests are all friends of the host or co-host. However, in Jarrett's Room, the humor was more drug-influenced (particularly focusing on marijuana), rather than influenced on [[rock and roll]] and [[pop culture]] the way Wayne's World is. In the [[Kirsten Dunst]]/[[Eminem]] episode, the actress played a co-ed who hosts a similar web-cam show to Jarret, also with a co-host, played by [[Amy Poehler]]. Because of these similarities, Jarret accused her of plagiarism. In the [[Al Gore]]/[[Phish]] episode, Al Gore played a professor who reprimanded Jarrett and Gobi for being slackers while musical guest [[Phish]] appeared as themselves, also being reprimanded by the professor, who claims that they were once students of his; he asks if they were still playing their music and tells them to "get a job, you dirty hippies". In the [[Matthew McConaughey]]/[[Dixie Chicks]] episode, the actor reprised his ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'' role of David Wooderson, who remains at [[Hampshire College]]. The theme music to Jarret's Room is Wilco's "I'm Always In Love". ===Episodes Featuring Jarret's Room=== *[[December 16]], [[2000]] host: [[Lucy Liu]] as Jenna *[[February 24]], [[2001]] host: [[Katie Holmes]] as Amber *[[October 6]], [[2001]] host: [[Seann William Scott]] as Jason Stamper *[[December 8]], [[2001]] host: [[Hugh Jackman]] as Stanley Justin *[[February 2]], [[2002]] host: [[Britney Spears]] as Summer *[[May 11]], [[2002]] host: [[Kirsten Dunst]] as Janet *[[November 16]], [[2002]] host: [[Brittany Murphy]] as Holly *[[December 14]], [[2002]] host: [[Al Gore]] as Dr. Ralph Wormly Curtis and musical guest [[Phish]] as themselves *[[February 8]], [[2003]] host: [[Matthew McConaughey]] as David Wooderson *[[May 3]], [[2003]] host: [[Ashton Kutcher]] as Jeorg *[[February 14]], [[2004]] host: [[Drew Barrymore]] as Gobi's sister *[[May 1]], [[2004]] host: [[Lindsay Lohan]] as Skylar, the student taking over Jarrett's dorm after he moves out. ===References=== *[http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=90 Jarret's Room at the SNL archives] ==Wake Up Wakefield!== '''Wake Up Wakefield!''' is the name of the morning announcement program for Wakefield Middle School fictionally set in [[San Jose, California]], and broadcast from the school's [[Audio-visual|A/V]] department, and hosted by two of its students, Megan ([[Maya Rudolph]]) and Sheldon ([[Rachel Dratch]]). The show begins with a [[voice over]] by Megan, featuring the words "Wake Up Wakefield" written on a chalkboard. Megan is a typical (if somewhat vacuous) middle school girl who has a crush on another student named Randy Goldman ([[Jimmy Fallon]]), which is borderline obsession (she wears a shirt with his likeness on it, and admits that she camps outside his house when he's sleeping). Sheldon is an awkward male [[nerd]] who always wears a [[polo shirt]] with a tie (apparently, in attempt to look like an [[news presenter|anchorman]] for the program) and always addresses the audience, "Hey." Sheldon is Megan's best friend, and it is implied that he has a crush on her. In several episodes, Megan's crush changes. (In no particular order) They range from Randy Goldman, Justin Timberlake, Clay Aiken and the infamous Adrian Brody episode, in which Megan has a photo of Brody blown up onto a t-shirt that she wears under all her clothes. It is suggested that Maya Rudolph herself had a crush on the actor and during his monologue on the show, Adrian Brody (as he walks down the stairs to the stage) runs off to make-out with Maya before starting the show. The show serves to address current events at the school, but usually sidelines into a platform for Megan to talk about her love of Randy Goldman. Megan and Sheldon are joined on the show by "Jazz x 10", a [[jazz music|jazz]] group made up of Sheldon's friends from band class. [[Horatio Sanz]] often appears as Mr. Banglian, a teacher who inadvertently stumbles onto the show, and then when he realizes they're recording, proceeds to make an "important" announcement. Mr. Banglian often attempts to relate to the students by dancing, using [[hip hop]] slang, and adding an extraneous "[[-izzle|-izz]]" infix to words (e.g. "''hizzouse''"). In one sketch, [[Ray Romano]] plays Sheldon's geeky father in a dead end job. In another, [[Jennifer Garner]] plays a geeky teen with a massive crush on Sheldon. They proceed to kiss, then Sheldon has to go because of a cello lesson. [[Elijah Wood]] also appears as the trumpet player for Jazz X 10 and one of Sheldon's best friends. Sheldon always signs off with his trademark [[salute]] (similar to [[Doc Severinsen]]'s on ''[[The Tonight Show]]''). Jazz x 10 opens the show with a badly-performed version of the song "Pick up the Pieces" by [[Average White Band]]. ==America Undercover== An [[HBO]] show, similar to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[COPS (TV series)|COPS]]'' series, where a white trash couple (played by Amy Poehler and Chris Kattan) fist fight and police (or other authority figures) are called in to break them up. ==The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show== '''The Ferey Muthar Talk Show''' was a very short-lived sketch on ''SNL'', appearing only twice (season 27 on the episode hosted by [[Ian McKellen]] and again on the season 28 episode hosted by [[Nia Vardalos]]). It was a talk show from [[Turkey]], with [[Horatio Sanz]] as the host and [[Darrell Hammond]] as his sidekick. ==Top O' the Morning== '''Top o' the Morning''', starring [[Seth Meyers]] and [[Jimmy Fallon]], was about an [[Ireland|Irish]] morning talk show that takes place at a bar with hosts William Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzwilliam. Guests included [[Dan Aykroyd]] as Willam's father Patrick Fitzpatrick, and [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John McCain]] as Frank McCourt. A recurring bit is where William will say something to Patrick to make him punch the wall. Example: William Fitzpatrick: So, Patrick.. your sister sure is stubborn, is she not? Patrick Fitzwilliam: And what do you mean by that? William Fitzpatrick: I had to ask her to take off her knickers four times before she did it! Patrick Fitzwilliam: (angry) That's my sister!! (Punches a hole in the wall) William Fitzpatrick: (impressed) Good. Well done. ==Two A-Holes== '''Two A-Holes''', starring [[Jason Sudeikis]] and [[Kristen Wiig]] as the eponymous characters whose behavior and mannerisms irritate a third party. The characters seem to be stereotypical [[preppies]]. Unlike most other recurring sketches, the full title of the sketch is announced by [[Don Pardo]] (although in the first sketch, Bill Hader was announcer). The two characters' names are never given, and they only refer to one another as "babe". Kristen's signature phrase in this role is "you look like a rabbit". ===Episodes Featuring Two A-Holes=== *[[December 17]], [[2005]] host: [[Jack Black]] ("Two A-Holes Buying a Christmas Tree") *[[March 11]], [[2006]] host: [[Matt Dillon]] ("Two A-Holes at a Travel Agency") *[[May 20]], [[2006]] host: [[Kevin Spacey]] ("Two A-Holes at a Crime Scene") * [[October 21]], [[2006]] host: [[John C. Reilly]] ("Two A-Holes Work Out with a Trainer") * [[December 9]], [[2006]] host: [[Annette Bening]] ("Two A-Holes in a Live Nativity Scene") * [[January 20]], [[2007]] host: [[Jeremy Piven]] ("Two A-Holes at the Adoption Agency") * [[May 17]], [[2008]] host: [[Steve Carell]] ("Two A-Holes at Karaoke Night") ==Pranksters== '''Pranksters''' is a recurring sketch starring [[Seth Meyers]] as the host of a weekly television show which shows home videos of people pulling practical jokes on relatives and friends. The show begins with Seth introducing a hidden video of a prank sent in by a viewer, with several unnecessary sound effects added. The first video is generally harmless, a younger brother hiding a fake rat in his older sister's jewelry box for example. Subsequent videos are usually more alarming, as evidenced by guest host [[Christopher Walken]]'s video of him "pranking" a coworker who always parks in his spot. The prank involved sneaking behind the coworker in the parking lot and clubbing him several times with a tire iron, ultimately leaving him unconscious. While Seth Meyers usually found these videos reprehensible, the off camera sound effects guy usually did not, adding inappropriate noises whenever possible. Other highlights include: Christopher Walken accusing Seth Meyers of being a Stiffly Stifferson, adding that he likes to take Stiffly Stiffersons to his basement and "prank them for hours". ===Episodes featuring Pranksters=== *[[February 22]], [[2003]]: host [[Christopher Walken]] (who kills [[Chris Parnell]]'s character by repeatedly bashing his head in with a tire iron) *[[December 18]], [[2004]]: host [[Robert De Niro]] (who kills [[Chris Parnell]]'s character by cutting him up with a chainsaw) ==Spy Glass== This sketch is a UK-based version of [[Access Hollywood]] where [[Seth Meyers]] and [[Amy Poehler]] play reporters who gossip about celebrities inside and outside their hometown. Meyers' character would make repeated bad puns about celebrity current events, while Poehler's character would make thinly-veiled confessions to stalking celebrities. American reporters [[Pat O'Brien]] ([[Jimmy Fallon]]) and [[Gene Shalit]] ([[Horatio Sanz]]) would make guest appearances. Episodes: * [[November 1]], [[2003]] - [[Kelly Ripa]] as [[Geri Halliwell]] ([[Spice Girls]]) * [[February 14]], [[2004]] - [[Drew Barrymore]] as Jenny Belvedere * [[January 22]], [[2005]] - [[Paul Giamatti]] as Rupert Smythe Pennington * [[April 9]], [[2005]] - [[Cameron Diaz]] as Edwina Peppermint A sketch on the [[May 1]], [[2004]] [[dress rehearsal]] featured [[Lindsay Lohan]] as a teen beat correspondent, but was cut before broadcast. <!-- READ BEFORE EDITING: Please take note that there is a specific format that applies to all recurring characters write-ups. Three things must be included: A brief description of the character(s) - including which cast members were involved; a story arc, detailing the changes or phases the character went through; and a list of episodes in which the character appeared, in a subsection below. See "Chico Escuela" on the Weekend Update Characters page for a good example. Write-ups should NOT include insignificant jokes or bits of dialogue, unless they received media coverage, or were mentioned in behind-the-scenes interviews. ADDITIONAL NOTE: The official term for the format of SNL is "sketch comedy". The scenes in the show should NOT be referred to as "skits". --> ==Appalachian Emergency Room==<!-- This section is linked from [[Liam Neeson]] --> '''Appalachian Emergency Room''' is a recurring sketch on that debuted on [[January 10]], [[2004]] (an episode hosted by [[Jennifer Aniston]]) and draws on [[Redneck (stereotype)|redneck]] [[stereotypes]]. ===Recurring characters=== *The emergency room '''receptionist''' ([[Seth Meyers]] in a blond [[Mullet (haircut)|mullet]] wig) has appeared in every sketch so far. He simply sits at the desk and plays the [[straight man]] to the other characters. He is also portrayed as relatively articulate and intelligent. On the [[Matt Dillon]]/[[Arctic Monkeys]] episode, the receptionist's name is revealed to be Nerod. *'''Willie Tater''' ([[Fred Armisen]]) only appeared in two installments of [[Appalachian]] Emergency Room: on the [[Liam Neeson]]/[[Modest Mouse]] episode he comes in with an ice pack on his crotch, explaining that his penis slipped into a deep fryer while he was making breakfast; and on the [[Lindsay Lohan]]/[[Coldplay]] episode he has an ice pack on his face after playing "[[Star Wars]]" with his brother, using curling irons as [[lightsabers]]. *'''Mrs. Denmont''' ([[Maya Rudolph]]) and her son '''Jake''' ([[Kenan Thompson]]) have appeared in the majority of the sketches. The first time Rudolph's character was shown was in the [[Ben Affleck]]/[[N*E*R*D]] episode in Season 29. In that episode, she was not called Mrs. Denmont, her son was a white boy with a mullet instead of Kenan Thompson's "Jake" character, and she came in with a tampon machine stuck to her hand (revealing that she got it stuck while trying to fish out the tampon when the machine ate her quarter). It wasn't until the episode hosted by [[Snoop Dogg]] (also in season 29) that Maya Rudolph's character was paired up with Kenan's Jake character and that she was known as Mrs. Denmont. Strangely enough, in the Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys episode, Rudolph and Thompson play the same characters, but their names are changed. *'''Netty Bo Dance''' ([[Amy Poehler]]) and '''Percy Bo Dance''' ([[Darrell Hammond]]), elderly tenants of a [[trailer park]], appear in every sketch so far. Percy always explains an injury he sustained from his druggie son (played by [[Neil Young]] in the [[Jack Black]]/Neil Young episode, but was never shown before that episode and hasn't been shown since). Netty Bo Dance has a very slow, humorous shuffle-walk, and frequently declares that she will keep the [[hospital gown]] as a [[dress]]. *'''Tyler''' ([[Chris Parnell]]) is perhaps the most well-known character from the Appalachian Emergency Room. Nearly every sketch, Tyler walks in and the receptionist asks, "What is it this time, Tyler?" Tyler proceeds to explain how some implausible object has wedged its way into his [[anus]] (although in the Jack Black/Neil Young episode, Tyler actually has a gift-wrapped watermelon stuck to his penis). In the Ben Affleck/N*E*R*D episode, Tyler explains that it is a canister of [[Axe (deodorant)|Axe Body Spray]], and that if he moves in a certain way, he "can still make it spray." ===Episodes featuring Appalachian Emergency Room=== *[[January 10]], [[2004]]: host [[Jennifer Aniston]] as Taytay Phillips, a pregnant woman brought in after she fell on a toilet seat after jackknifing off a Big Wheel. *[[March 13]], [[2004]]: host [[Ben Affleck]] as Rusty Kofich, a trucker whose ferret bit him in the crotch while he fed his ferrets naked *[[May 8]], [[2004]]: host [[Snoop Dogg]] as Booker Fricky, a man who injured his arm while going down a pool slide (and, in the dress rehearsal version shown in the 60-minute rerun on E!, has a large family consisting of both black and white people following him into the emergency room) *[[November 13]], [[2004]]: host [[Liam Neeson]] as Marlon Weaver, a trucker who got seven hypodermic needles in his back after he and his fellow trucker (played by [[Rob Riggle]]) crashed their truck *[[May 21]], [[2005]]: host [[Lindsay Lohan]] as Jerakylnn Dubet, a high-school dropout dressed as a cheerleader searching for employment *[[December 17]], [[2005]]: host [[Jack Black (actor)|Jack Black]] as Sandy Joey Jefferson (a man dressed as Joseph as part of a live Nativity exhibit), [[Neil Young]] as Percy and Netty Bodance's oft-mentioned druggie son, and [[Johnny Knoxville]] as himself (who comes in with a 2x4 nailed to his "ABC" or "ass-ball connection") *[[March 11]], [[2006]]: host [[Matt Dillon]] as Perdy Spotly, a fast-talking con man who chats with the receptionist while his wife (who works as a stripper) steals a car in the parking lot. **NOTE: There was supposed to be an Appalachian Emergency Room sketch on the [[Peyton Manning]]/[[Carrie Underwood]] episode in season 32 (despite that Chris Parnell isn't there to play frequent patient Tyler), where Manning interrupts the sketch to speak out against its redneck stereotyping, but it never appeared in the live show airing. ===External links=== *[http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=8 SNL Archives: Appalachian Emergency Room] ==¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!== '''¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!''' is a recurring sketch featuring [[Fred Armisen]] as [[Fericito]] and [[Horatio Sanz]] as Manuel Pantalones, who are [[Latin-American]] entertainers and [[comedian]]s. ''¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!'' was launched as a vehicle for Armisen's Fericito character, a nightclub comedian from [[Venezuela]], which had appeared three times on ''Saturday Night Live'' already and was quite popular. The sketch is presented as being an [[Spanglish]] show airing on the [[Univisión]] network, and is a [[parody]] of [[Latin America]]n [[variety show]]s such as ''[[Sabado Gigante]]''. This is the only sketch Fericito has appeared in, although he has also been in monologues and on [[Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update#Fericito|Weekend Update]]. ===Format=== Manuel introduces Fericito and the bit. Fericito plays his [[timbales]] and asks the audience, "Did you feel it?" Fericito then goes into a [[monologue]] with jokes. At the end of each joke, he says "¡Ay Dios Mio!" and makes an exaggerated sad face. If someone becomes offended by a joke he makes, Fericito says, "I’m jus' kidding!" while shrugging. Often Manuel or the guest of the night is the butt of these jokes. After his monologue, Fericito interviews a special guest. Often the guest is an outsider to [[Latin America#Cultural Diversity|Latin Culture]] who does not understand the nature or format of Fericito's jokes, or the guest him- or herself will try to crack a joke, which Fericito and Manuel do not find funny. ===Episodes featuring ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!=== *[[October 19]], [[2002]]: host [[John Mccain]] as himself *[[March 6]], [[2004]]: host [[Colin Firth]] as himself *[[May 8]], [[2004]]: host [[Snoop Dogg]] as himself *[[December 11]], [[2004]]: host [[Colin Farrell]] as [[Bono]] *[[October 8]], [[2005]]: host [[Jon Heder]] as himself ===References=== *[http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=201 ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion! at the SNL archives] ==The Prince Show== :''See entry: [[Saturday Night Live musical sketches#The Prince Show|The Prince Show]] on [[Saturday Night Live musical sketches]].'' ==Deep House Dish== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:DeepHouseDish.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The December 2, 2006 episode of Deep House Dish, featuring Matthew Fox.]] --> '''Deep House Dish''' is a recurring [[Saturday Night Live]] sketch that showcases [[house music]] acts. It is hosted by DJ Dynasty Handbag ([[Kenan Thompson]]) and T'Shane ([[Andy Samberg]]). DJ Dynasty Handbag constantly berates T'Shane for not being funny or interesting. He's also known for his catchphrase "Ooo wee T'Shane!" (formerly "Ooo wee Tiara!"). In December 2006, T'Shane replaced host Tiara ([[Rachel Dratch]]). DJ Dynasty Handbag constantly berated Tiara for being so boring, even though from outward appearances she seems to be brain-damaged from heavy drug use. The sketches always feature cast members and the guest host as various musical acts that are designed to parody dance music performer (and in one instance, rap) stereotypes. An example was the portrayal of [http://www.myspace.com/sherealsdavis Shereals Davis] (Maya Rudolph), a tone-deaf but sexy diva who sang her song "It's My Duty" and then lamented that her drug dealing hairstylist was arrested. === Episodes featuring Deep House Dish === * November 19th, 2005 – featuring [[Eva Longoria]] * January 14th, 2006 – featuring [[Scarlett Johansson]] * April 15th, 2006 – featuring [[Lindsay Lohan]] * December 2nd, 2006 - featuring [[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]] * January 13th, 2007 - featuring [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] * March 17th, 2007 - featuring [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] * May 19th, 2007 - featuring [[Zach Braff]] ==The Dakota Fanning Show== '''The Dakota Fanning Show''' is a recurring skit that features child actress [[Dakota Fanning]] (played by [[Amy Poehler]]) hosting her own talk show. The skit also features [[Kenan Thompson]] as her band leader, Reggie Hudson and [[Kristen Wiig]] as "Catherine" (who keeps asking Dakota to call her "mom"). In the skit, Fanning is portrayed as overly intellectual, discussing things like [[Bill Maher]] and comics in [[The New Yorker]] while not being able to relate to her guests or even Reggie; for example, she states she is "not familiar" with ''[[Family Guy]]'' (despite guest starring on the episode ''[[To Love and Die in Dixie]]''), [[ESPN]], or the [[Harry Potter]] films. Fanning shows great disappointment that she has not yet received an [[Academy Award]] nomination and that the highest award she's won is the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]. While talking with the Sprouse brothers, she states that when she hears the word "hotel", it "invokes images of [[Hotel Rwanda]] about the [[Rwandan Genocide]]"; Dylan Sprouse replies "Dakota, you're scaring us". Whenever Reggie says something that relates to the first guest or is unable to relate to what Fanning says, Fanning says a very offensive statement about Reggie (such as "if it isn't a [[Avenue Q|musical about puppets]], Reggie hasn't seen it" or "if it isn't in the check-out line at [[Wal-Mart]], Reggie hasn't read it"). These phrases cause Reggie to have a very deep, angry scowl. Guests on the sketch have been [[Daniel Radcliffe]] (played by [[Bill Hader]]), [[Abigail Breslin]] (played by [[Drew Barrymore]]), [[Dylan and Cole Sprouse]] (played by [[Andy Samberg]] and [[Shia LaBeouf]] respectively), [[Elle Fanning]] (played by [[Avril Lavigne]]), and [[Miley Cyrus]] (played by [[Ellen Page]]). ===Episodes featuring The Dakota Fanning Show=== * February 3rd, 2007 - featuring [[Drew Barrymore]] * April 14th, 2007 - featuring [[Shia LaBeouf]] * March 1st, 2008 - featuring [[Ellen Page]] ==The Zimmermans== '''The Zimmermans''' were a married couple portrayed by [[Chris Kattan]] and [[Cheri Oteri]]. As Jim and Laura Zimmerman, they would often meet other couples in various settings. Normal dialogue between the Zimmermans would often change course suddenly, as the couple work one another into a sexual frenzy which typically ends just as abruptly. Each sketch typically ends with one or both members of the other couple finally adopting behavior similar to the Zimmermans after extensive baiting, at which point the Zimmermans become shocked and appalled by the other's display. === Episodes featuring The Zimmermans === * May 15th, 1999 - featuring host [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] and [[Chris Parnell]] as Karen and John Hopkins * February 19, 2000 - featuring host [[Ben Affleck]] as car salesman ==See also== *[[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches]] *[[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically)|Listed chronologically]] *[[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member)|Listed by cast member]] *[[Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live]] *[[Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update]] *[[Saturday Night Live musical sketches]] *[[Saturday Night Live animal sketches]] *[[Saturday Night Live commercial]]s == References == {{reflist}} {{Saturday Night Live}} [[Category:Saturday Night Live sketches| ]] [[Category:Saturday Night Live lists|Sketches]]