Kristen Wiig knew how to break her "SNL" cast members. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most entertaining times that Kristen Wiig got “SNL” co-stars to break character.
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00:00 Welcome to MissMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most entertaining times
00:07 that Kristen Wiig got SNL co-stars to break character.
00:11 "These casta-eyed drunges need a lot of water."
00:16 Number 10.
00:17 Weekend Update - Garth and Kat sing Halloween songs
00:21 Coming together as a hilarious duo, Garth and Kat are two unprepared singers.
00:26 "Are you ready to go?
00:27 Do you need a minute?"
00:28 "No, we're ready."
00:29 "We're ready and prepared."
00:30 Their act brings joy and confusion to Weekend Update, with several songs about Halloween.
00:36 It's clear that there's a degree of improvisation involved here that makes it even more difficult
00:40 to perform.
00:41 "Ready?
00:42 Go."
00:43 "DRACULA!"
00:44 "DRACULA!"
00:45 "DRACULA!"
00:46 "DRACULA!"
00:47 This is apparent from the very first song because Fred Armisen can't maintain his
00:51 composure from the start.
00:53 Kristen Wiig tries to keep up with her scene partner as he crumbles.
00:56 After trying to sing about Dracula, the group set up for another performance that proves
01:00 to be equally silly.
01:02 "Grandma's playing again."
01:04 "I said grandma's playing again."
01:09 It speaks to the power of Wiig that she can hang in there while Armisen loses it.
01:14 Number 9.
01:15 Herb Welch - Falling Ice With Bill Hader playing this recurring character,
01:20 this sketch starts off strong with some wacky interviews.
01:23 "Who are you?"
01:25 "My name is Cynthia Coralina Ronowicz."
01:28 "Pick a name.
01:30 Alright, what happened?"
01:37 The ornery Herb Welch later talks to Kristen Wiig's co-op president in a tense standoff.
01:43 "Tell me sir, how's it feeling like you've been through all this?"
01:48 "Yeah, I'm a woman."
01:49 "A woman, let me see."
01:53 Welch's rude comments lead up to an outrageous line of questioning that includes hitting
01:58 her with a microphone.
02:00 Wiig holds steady through the contact, but Hader has to hide his giggles from the camera.
02:09 The latter has to compete with the former's deadpan expression that doesn't waver for
02:14 a second.
02:15 In what might be the best version of this recurring skit, the actress makes a huge impact
02:20 as one of the most combative interviewees ever.
02:23 "There's always a life in the church."
02:26 "Don't be sore."
02:27 "I don't get away from it."
02:28 "Hey, now come on, Herb."
02:29 Paula Deen on the lawsuit against her.
02:32 Always willing to try out an over-the-top character, Kristen Wiig turns this Paula Deen
02:37 impression into a hilarious comic presence.
02:40 "Hi, Sire."
02:41 "Hi."
02:42 "How's your mom and them all?
02:44 They all good?"
02:46 The celebrity chef appears on Weekend Update to address serious allegations, but she does
02:51 it with a chicken leg and a stick of butter.
02:54 "I feel like I'm standing in a big ol' poodle of butter and oil, and my feet are trying
03:01 to gain traction, but I'm just like, whoop, whoop, whoop, like a three-stooge."
03:05 Getting a front-row seat to some peak comedy, Seth Meyers tries to keep it together through
03:10 Wiig's ridiculous interpretation and wonderful vocal stylings.
03:15 Meyers struggles through his lines after watching his co-star use the butter stick on the chicken.
03:20 "You ever have that happen to you, Sam?"
03:24 "No, not recently."
03:26 Disappearing into the absurdity of the character, the actress loses herself in the moment and
03:31 entertains her scene partner in the process.
03:34 "I would rather die in exercise than use the N-word."
03:38 "Paula Deen, everyone!"
03:42 Number 7 – Weekend Update – Tamara Parks on PG-AD
03:47 Hoping to talk about the struggles of Persistent General Arousal Disorder, this character tries
03:53 to tell her story about fighting the condition.
03:55 "Why?
03:56 It's a little embarrassing."
03:58 "Yeah, I can imagine this is a very sensitive and personal topic."
04:02 Tamara Parks claims to be past it before proving everybody wrong.
04:06 "Yeah, well luckily with the help of my physician I was able to find treatment, and
04:11 today I can say that I'm fully…"
04:15 Her reactions and facial expressions make for some truly funny moments, with even Seth
04:20 Meyers having to cover his mouth.
04:22 "Are you okay?"
04:25 "Yes."
04:26 "See?"
04:27 "Mm-hmm."
04:28 "Um, I thought something was going to happen, but it didn't."
04:37 The six-performance is so subtle and hilarious that the Weekend Update host has to laugh
04:42 along with the audience.
04:43 The Parks character has a mix of awkwardness and tragedy that's a signature of the performer's
04:49 time on the show.
04:50 With that in mind, it's easy to see that it could break up the likes of another comedy
04:54 master.
04:55 "Tamara Parks, everyone!"
05:00 Number 6 – Weekend Update – Rebecca LaRue, the Flirting Expert
05:05 While she's on Weekend Update to talk about romance, this Kristen Wiig character seems
05:09 more interested in wooing the host.
05:11 "Hi Seth, thanks for having me."
05:15 Rebecca LaRue says that she's a flirting expert, but all of her methods seem to miss
05:20 the mark.
05:21 She likes to throw herself around and make loud movements in her pursuit of relationships.
05:26 "Rebecca, do you want to explain what you're doing right now?"
05:30 "Just like body language stuff, you know, that people can do."
05:34 These continue to make Seth Meyers uncomfortable until they reach a boiling point, including
05:39 a moment with her legs in the air.
05:41 Wiig's co-star has to deal with her getting up close and personal in a hilarious dose
05:46 of physical comedy.
05:47 "Rebecca, what are you doing?
05:48 What are you doing?"
05:51 The lead performer doesn't even need words to crack up Meyers, taking him down with her
05:56 aggressive advances.
05:58 Number 5 – Hollywood Dish with Scarlett Johansson
06:02 Alongside Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig plays an excited journalist interviewing Scarlett
06:07 Johansson.
06:08 "I'm Brady Trunk."
06:09 "And I'm Anastasia Stix."
06:10 The TV personalities are broad parodies of interviewers that play up their reactions
06:15 to every answer.
06:17 This includes one moment where Hader does a spit-take directly at Wiig, later emptying
06:22 the entire cup onto his co-star.
06:24 "Just tell us how excited you are for the next and probably final season of the Jersey
06:29 Shore."
06:30 "Oh, I've never seen that show."
06:36 The sight of red slushy all over her makes both of her scene partners crack up.
06:41 It's even harder for Hader, waiting for his co-presenter to say her next line.
06:45 Due to her laughing and having blocked vision, Wiig takes an extended pause before finishing
06:50 off her lines.
06:51 "You have great skin.
06:52 What's your secret?"
06:53 Johansson luckily gets to be off camera for this moment, likely chuckling to herself as
07:01 she watches everything unfold.
07:03 "I can't believe I went on this stupid show.
07:05 I'm gonna fire my publicist.
07:06 Thank you for a junkie time."
07:08 "Oh, wow."
07:09 "She is so cool."
07:11 Number 4.
07:12 Weekend Update - Garth and Kat sing Christmas songs (dress rehearsal)
07:17 There's no better way to celebrate the holiday season than with some seasonal songs.
07:22 Thankfully, Garth and Kat have some new ones to dish out for audiences.
07:26 "Don't forget about Christmas when the stockings are hung."
07:34 In this sketch, they pretend to have everything written and clearly lie about it.
07:39 Fred Armisen tries to take the lead and dive bombs within seconds of the first track.
07:44 "Was that an actual song?
07:46 Do you know the words of what you're saying?"
07:49 "We're kidding, Seth.
07:50 We're kidding."
07:51 "It's a comedy show, right?
07:52 It's a comedy show."
07:53 This creates a back and forth between him and Kristen Wiig, turning the Weekend Update
07:56 segment into a roller coaster ride.
07:58 "But the mayor said you guys better come along."
08:04 Wiig starts to laugh, helping to keep her co-star chuckling throughout.
08:08 The second song doesn't fare much better, but even Seth Meyers feels inspired to join
08:13 in with them.
08:14 "Good job, you guys.
08:15 Bring it up there, Seth Meyers."
08:21 Number 3.
08:22 Whiskers Are We with Kristen Wiig With another comedy powerhouse like Kate McKinnon,
08:27 Kristen Wiig shines even brighter in this entertaining sketch with cats.
08:31 "Cats are the croutons on the salad of life.
08:35 A cat is an angel that poops in a box."
08:38 The pair are offering up felines for adoption and letting the audience in on their apparent
08:43 love life.
08:44 Kristen Wiig's character gets so handsy at one point that she manages to break McKinnon.
08:48 "That is my nipple and I think you know that."
08:53 "I think I know you like it."
08:56 "Oh, boy."
08:57 There are also lots of animals in this scene, making for additional chaos.
09:01 The lead performer is ultimately no match for her co-star's absurd behavior and constant
09:06 attention.
09:07 "Pearl is white as a ghost because she is one.
09:10 She died in the 1940s but she's sticking around because she has unfinished business.
09:18 If she appears in your mirror, it's over."
09:20 These two legends are so deep into character that they still manage to finish the skit
09:25 without letting laughter or furry creatures stop them.
09:28 "So come on down to Whiskers Are We.
09:31 The adoption process is simple.
09:33 We put cats in your car when you're not looking."
09:35 Number 2.
09:36 The Californians - Karina Returns
09:39 If you're an SNL fan, you know that the Californians can be full of wild surprises.
09:44 "What are you doing here, Devin?
09:47 I thought you were at Comic Con."
09:49 "I was.
09:50 I saw Darth Vader."
09:52 There's also a chance that one or more cast members will break in the sketch.
09:57 This scene is no different, featuring Kristen Wiig's Karina attempting a disguise.
10:02 "Who are you?"
10:04 "I'm Brad the male gardener."
10:08 Once Fred Armisen joins Wiig and Bill Hader in the mayhem, it's only a matter of seconds
10:13 before they fall apart.
10:14 Wiig has to do it all with a fake mustache that makes it harder for her co-stars to stay
10:19 in character.
10:20 "I learned at a gardening school near Dodger Stadium with all the other men."
10:24 After a certain point, the actress keeps the laughs coming in a silly performance.
10:29 Add in some outlandish reactions and you've got one of the funniest versions of this skit.
10:34 "Wait a minute, what?
10:36 Who's Jaya?"
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11:02 Number 1.
11:03 Super Showcase Spokesmodels
11:05 What do you get when you put Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig in a sketch together?
11:09 If you're talking about Super Showcase Spokesmodels, you get one of the funniest skits of their
11:14 careers.
11:15 "You two look lovely today."
11:17 "Thanks, Carl.
11:18 Shonda's wearing Christopher Kane."
11:19 "And Wanda's wearing a Christopher Kane knockoff."
11:24 The pair try to show off the prizes, but the entire presentation quickly turns into a disaster.
11:30 Wiig's pronunciations and accents are enough to send her and her co-stars into laughing
11:34 fits.
11:35 "You love golf, you love the next prize you're gonna win.
11:36 It's a real holland horn!"
11:43 In between chickens and clocks, Rudolph and even Bill Hader try to hold it together.
11:48 "You like chicken, Debra?"
11:50 There's also a golf cart stunt that takes out part of the set.
11:55 "Well, that wasn't supposed to happen."
12:01 It's a hilarious scene from start to finish, easily tripping up some of the best performers
12:06 in the show's history.
12:08 Did we forget a time that Kristen made her collaborators laugh?
12:11 Let us know in the comments below.
12:27 Thanks for watching!
12:36 (laughing)