Get ready to laugh as we count down the most hilarious moments when SNL cast members just couldn't keep it together! From classic sketches to unexpected giggles, these breaking character moments will have you in stitches and show why Saturday Night Live is comedy gold.
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00:00Hey, next time you interrupt a woman in my courtroom, we're gonna send you off to a lighthouse, crawling with gators.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best times performers broke in an SNL sketch.
00:15When I open, uh, when I open the door...
00:21Number 30, gift wrap.
00:23Oh yeah, she's gonna have the best Christmas ever flip in life.
00:27I hope so, she's pretty special.
00:29Oh, I know she will, sir. That is my Christmas guarantee.
00:34Oh, ow. Mmm.
00:36Oh, sugar, are you okay?
00:38Mmm, yeah, just a, just a little paper cut.
00:41This might not be the first SNL sketch with lots of blood, but few ever go this wrong.
00:46James Franco's gift wrapper cuts his finger and unleashes a geyser.
00:50Leslie Jones is right in the splash zone, with some of the fake blood getting into her mouth.
00:54The actress is clearly struggling as she tries to compose herself.
00:58It might be funny for a second, but it's also really gross when you put yourself in her shoes.
01:02Dear Lord!
01:04What's happening?
01:05Your Christmas dreams are coming true, that's what.
01:08Let me find my special choo-choo paper.
01:13You know what, I think we good, man.
01:15Kenan Thompson looks concerned as he stands next to his scene partner.
01:19While Jones tries not to be sick, Franco breaks after a gag with a fake foot.
01:24She might even deserve an award for hanging in there.
01:27That's what, a foot, that's what she said.
01:31Number 29, Beavis and Butthead.
01:34Host Ryan Gosling certainly likes to break, or at least he can't seem to help it.
01:38Look, they even sitting like they do on the show.
01:41You two really don't know that you look like Beavis and Butthead.
01:48This translates to yet another modern classic from the evil geniuses at SNL.
01:52The show puts Gosling and Mikey Day in makeup as the cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead.
01:56This sends Heidi Gardner into a laughing fit before some of her co-stars follow suit.
02:01The host also loses it, with the sketch taking a few pauses so performers can collect themselves.
02:13We don't blame any of them for giggling considering the script or the prosthetics.
02:17In the future, we hope this absurd idea comes back to crack up more people like Chloe Fineman.
02:22I don't know this gentleman.
02:24You don't know each other?
02:26No, no.
02:28Hi, I'm Dean.
02:30I'm Dean.
02:31Jeff, Jeff.
02:32Nice to meet you.
02:33Nice to meet you too.
02:34Number 28, Maine Justice with Jamie Foxx.
02:37I'll take a seat right here, right now, okay?
02:39Alright, here we go.
02:40I'm about to serve up a heaping spoonful of Maine Justice, yeah.
02:44Considering the circumstances, this sketch wasn't gonna play out any other way.
02:48Jason Sudeikis plays a judge in Maine with a southern accent.
02:52Maine's already crazy before the trial gets going, confusing audiences with its funny details.
02:57Okay, alright, alright, alright, okay, okay.
02:59Order my courtroom, order my-
03:01Shut your butts.
03:03That's right.
03:04Sudeikis' character then issues a punishment for Bobby Moynihan that breaks Jamie Foxx's bailiff.
03:10With the lead performer adding in a kiss, he forces Foxx to hide his face.
03:14Bare lily-white butt across the swamp to put out that ass fire.
03:20Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
03:23Oh, Jes, look!
03:25The entire script feels like a fever dream that only gets better with these interactions.
03:30While we might have more questions than answers, we can't help but laugh as the breaking enhances the scene.
03:36Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
03:40Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
03:43Number 27, Another Close Encounter.
03:46With how things went the first time around, you'd think that SNL learned their lesson.
03:50I'm hauled on board with my bush and my tush hanging.
03:56I see my old pals, the gray aliens, with the big, stupid, fat eyes.
04:00And I'm hit with the realization, first time I've been on a second date since 2009.
04:06The sequel to Close Encounter brings back Ryan Gosling for even more antics.
04:10It also keeps him laughing throughout the increasingly strange alien stories.
04:14It's a fantastic source of comedy, guaranteeing big reactions from the host as he deals with Kate McKinnon's character.
04:20We were led down a passageway of light.
04:23Cradled by what felt like a big, fuzzy mitten.
04:28And it almost felt like I was, uh, like God himself.
04:32You know, it was playing with my hair.
04:34There's also a more in-depth demonstration this time around.
04:37While handling her co-star, Kate McKinnon does wonders to break the Barbie actor into pieces.
04:42Gosling's giggles are definitely contagious, as this chaotic follow-up earns its place alongside the original.
05:06In another take on this sketch, Jonah Hill's Adam Grossman is a precocious six-year-old.
05:11Leslie Jones plays his nanny, Miss Lily, and tries to keep it together through all of the jokes.
05:15Hill's role also lets him sing, using reggae tunes to break Jones.
05:30The sudden burst into song makes it harder for the Superbad star to keep a straight face, too.
05:34Both performers enjoy themselves through this scene, earning even more laughs from the audience.
05:39The pair becomes a great comedic team here, even after tripping each other up.
05:43If you love Bob Marley, you'll probably get a kick out of this one.
06:01Fred Armisen plays this role with both dedication and chaos.
06:05The inclusion of Jason Sudeikis only makes things funnier, with the two playing people that derail a party.
06:19Armisen's abrasive guest stretches out, puts her foot in guacamole, and tests the other's patience.
06:36It also causes the former cast member to drop his act.
06:40Not only that, the likes of Vanessa Bayer can't contain herself at one point.
06:59The sketch itself is hilarious, and these moments heighten the experience even more.
07:03By the end, Aidy Bryant also breaks as the ensemble and props are pushed to the limit.
07:21If you pair up Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, you'll make any sketch better.
07:25This scene also shows that the two can break like the best of them.
07:29Both performers play interviewers, asking all kinds of awkward and invasive questions to Scarlett Johansson.
07:35This culminates with a slushy drink gag that might shock you.
07:38Wiig knows it's coming and still struggles through her lines, with Hader completely broken next to her.
07:44Even Johansson can't keep a straight face in a reaction shot.
07:47There's a fair chance that anybody would laugh under the same conditions.
07:50Despite all these setbacks, this sketch remains one of the funniest of its era.
08:00You have no idea how much I love this sketch.
08:03It's so funny.
08:04It's so funny.
08:05It's so funny.
08:06It's so funny.
08:07It's so funny.
08:08It's so funny.
08:10You have great skin.
08:12What's your secret?
08:18Let's not forget her baby sister Lisa, who flew all the way from Temecula to celebrate with us.
08:23Lisa, we've heard so much about you.
08:25It's so nice to finally meet you.
08:27Mm-hmm.
08:28That's cute.
08:29But don't think I'm giving up the butt tonight.
08:31With her dedicated performance, Ego Wotem sets off a chain reaction that nobody can recover from.
08:36Her character cuts into a well-done steak and starts to shake the table.
08:40Host Pedro Pascal can't keep a straight face, cracking up as he tries to deliver his lines.
08:45This dog followed me home.
08:46I'm about to tear this thing up.
08:52When I opened the door, he just...
08:58He just sprinted inside.
09:00That man didn't give me no ketchup.
09:02He isn't the only one desperate to stay focused either.
09:05Wotem pushes through in an outrageous sketch, leading to some more funny reactions.
09:09Even Bowen Yang can't control himself, falling apart as the scene builds to an entertaining climax.
09:14Hey, everyone, just want to check in on you.
09:16Is everything going all right?
09:17We've been getting some complaints.
09:18Oh, because we black?
09:23Through it all, the cast looks like they're genuinely having fun.
09:26We over here minding our business.
09:29I'm just making sure everything's okay.
09:31I'm just making sure everything's okay.
09:33Actually, everything...
09:35Everything is not okay.
09:41Tonight, Barry's guests are...
09:43An old room full of strangers.
09:47Former California recall candidate Ariana Huffington.
09:50Disgusting politics.
09:52Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante.
09:54And the F-Shows of the day.
09:57In many versions of this sketch, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake have carried on a musical tradition.
10:03They play Barry and Robin Gibb in this ridiculous talk show.
10:06Fallon takes over with his lively accent, sending his collaborator for a loop.
10:11Robin, do you have anything to add?
10:14Nah.
10:16Nah, I don't.
10:17Nothing, nothing at all.
10:19Nothing.
10:24The Gibb brothers have never seemed so dysfunctional or hilarious.
10:28Timberlake cracks under the pressure, unable to stay in character as his co-star flies off the handle.
10:34The host understandably breaks after listening to his scene partner's falsettos.
10:38With the singer trying to keep up, this bizarre premise gets both the guest performer and audience chuckling.
10:43Talking about crazy cold medallions.
10:46Talking about that.
10:48Bada, bada, bada, bada, bada.
10:54Any time this recurring sketch shows up, you know you're in for a good time.
10:58Maybe you should get going before Stewart gets home.
11:00Alright, I'll say I'm gonna take a Canterview driver to San Vicente,
11:04and then make a left and come four or five north.
11:06From there, just get off of Mulholland.
11:09Totally like that.
11:11This scene lets the cast poke fun at soap operas and Southern California in general.
11:16When Fred Armisen's character Stewart shows up, the sketch starts to break down in funny ways.
11:21Bill Hader tries to keep a straight face, but he's no match for Armisen's expressive voice.
11:26There's nothing going on, Stewart.
11:28Get back on San Vicente, take it to the ten,
11:33then switch over to the four or five north and let it dump you out into Mulholland where you belong.
11:41You can see Hader hanging on for dear life as his co-stars keep pushing forward.
11:47Even the best SNL performers lose control,
11:50with Kristen Wiig almost cracking up during a later moment.
11:53Everyone manages to finish strong as the dramatic revelations and directions keep going.
11:58When you see the Zanko chicken on the left turn right,
12:01take Venice and follow it all the way down.
12:03Then you're in Marina Del Rock.
12:06Queen? How do you know so much about Marina Del Ray?
12:17In 2018, Bill Hader hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time since leaving the show five years earlier,
12:23and he left everyone, including his co-stars, in stitches.
12:27In this sketch, Hader plays Horace,
12:30the elderly wheelchair-bound husband to SNL regular Cecily Strong,
12:34who's attending a game night with her girlfriends.
12:39It's revealed that Horace has just popped a Cialis,
12:42causing Strong to hop on his lap as the pill only lasts a couple of minutes.
12:46Hader proceeds to use his vehicular prop to great comedic effect,
12:50ultimately causing everyone involved to break character.
12:54What is the problem?
13:01Hader later discussed the scene on Late Night with Seth Meyers,
13:04and once again struggled to contain his laughter.
13:07You should be ashamed of yourselves.
13:16The brainchild of Bill Hader and John Mulaney,
13:19Stefan was introduced in 2008 and quickly became a fan favorite.
13:30The world said goodbye to the Weekend Update correspondent,
13:33whose knowledge of New York City's most bizarre hotspots was both hilarious and unparalleled, in 2013.
13:39But since then, Stefan has still found time to make a guest appearance or two.
13:50Not a thank you shot.
13:53In 2018, Stefan resurfaced, along with his lawyer Shy, played by Mulaney,
13:58and wasted no time getting everyone to crack up,
14:01including Hader and Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che.
14:04Hader laughs throughout the entire sketch,
14:07leading us to believe he was reading the script for the first time.
14:10How else do you explain it?
14:11And he whispered in my ear to make me laugh, he said,
14:15My girlfriend works at Yoshinoa Beef Bowl.
14:26These two iconic characters have made numerous appearances over the years.
14:37Played to perfection by Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig,
14:40Garth and Kat are a songwriting team that just can't find time to rehearse their songs.
14:53In fact, to get into character, Wiig and Armisen never rehearse their performances,
14:57something Wiig called, quote, freeing and fun.
15:00Perhaps that's why both actors regularly burst into fits of laughter during sketches,
15:04as neither knew what to expect from the other.
15:06Watching Wiig try and keep up as Armisen just wings a performance is truly amazing.
15:11It's no wonder they couldn't keep it together.
15:23A recurring sketch from the 80s era of SNL involved Billy Crystal
15:26parodying Argentinian actor Fernando Llamas in a sketch called,
15:30Fernando's Hideaway.
15:31I made a hideaway today with one of the biggest names in baseball.
15:34It's got 12 letters in it. I counted it myself.
15:37Crystal would slap on a thick Spanish accent and interview celebrities,
15:41often getting their names and other tidbits of personal information wrong throughout the interview.
15:45One of the most famous sketches saw Crystal interviewing wrestlers slash actors,
15:49Hulk Hogan and Mr. T.
15:51Despite their attempts to keep a straight face,
15:53Hogan and Mr. T both break character near the end of the sketch,
15:56after Crystal ad-libs a line about exercise equipment.
16:00I was at... I was at a Hollywood party where this wasn't all dirt,
16:03if you know what I'm saying to you.
16:07It would appear that everyone is susceptible to breaking
16:10while in the presence of a gifted comedian like Billy Crystal.
16:13You know when you laugh, your little things, they go bambi, bambi, bambi, bambi, bambi.
16:19This sketch from 2009 had no shortage of top-notch comedic talent.
16:23We caught these kids drinking beers behind Pathmark.
16:26Tracy Morgan, Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg
16:30and Bobby Moynihan are all featured.
16:32And when that many funny people are in a room together,
16:35things are bound to get a little silly.
16:42The sketch saw Morgan and Thompson playing convicts
16:44attempting to scare a trio of kids who were arrested for underage drinking.
16:48The only problem, they keep using the plots of popular movies to describe prison.
16:55Boys, learn your lesson.
17:00Boys, learn your lesson.
17:05Thompson and Hader are the worst offenders in this one,
17:08but everyone cracks at one point or another.
17:10You try making it through without letting a smile creep across your face,
17:13because this here is real.
17:18Featuring SNL legends Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen,
17:22Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph and Taran Killam,
17:25as well as Paul Rudd.
17:27This sketch is a blueprint for how to make A-list comedic talent break character.
17:37The Kissing Family is a recurring skit that involves an outsider
17:40being introduced to an overly affectionate family.
17:42In this instance, the outsider is played by Killam,
17:45and he is justifiably shocked to learn that his boyfriend's family
17:49kisses each other on the lips, among other things,
17:51with zero regard for anyone else's feelings.
18:02Armisen cracks first, followed by Hader,
18:04but there are fissures of laughter peppered throughout the entire sketch.
18:07With this much talent in the room,
18:09it's no wonder this sketch devolved into a full-on breakfest.
18:22NBC vs CBS
18:24As longtime friends and collaborators,
18:26it isn't exactly surprising to learn that Justin Timberlake
18:29does a mean Jimmy Fallon impression.
18:37He got to bust it out during a 2013 appearance on SNL
18:40during a game of Celebrity Family Feud.
18:42And guess who was also playing?
18:44Jimmy Fallon.
18:51Fallon, who is infamous for his inability to keep it together during sketches,
18:55was playing the Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons.
18:57The two celebs went toe-to-toe right off the bat
19:00and immediately had to turn away from the camera to hide their laughter.
19:13Later, Timberlake's impression was so accurate,
19:16it caused Fallon to duck behind his podium,
19:18struck by a serious case of the giggles.
19:21So great, it's classic Fallon.
19:27The late, great Phil Hartman was a fixture on Saturday Night Live
19:30between 1986 and 1994.
19:32In that time, he portrayed a slew of iconic characters,
19:35not the least of which was his hilarious impression of Frankenstein's monster.
19:44In this sketch, Frankenstein's monster, Tarzan and Tonto
19:47are being asked what they think about things like fire and bread.
19:50This naturally leads to some hilarious responses
19:53from the three famously poor speakers.
20:00We actually have to applaud Hartman for staying in character as long as he did.
20:04However, even the best break eventually.
20:18For Hartman, that moment came when he was asked
20:20how he felt about a recent nuclear arms treaty.
20:23This stuff never gets old.
20:27Introduced in 1999, the Boston teens made regular appearances
20:30during the run of Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Dratch.
20:40Known for their thick Boston accents and love of the Red Sox,
20:43as well as for constantly bickering and making up,
20:45the characters regularly caused others to bust a gut.
20:53One of the most infamous cases involved Boston boy Ben Affleck,
20:56who simply could not contain his laughter
20:58while at a party with the Boston teens.
21:00Watching him say bro over and over again
21:02while struggling to keep it together is priceless.
21:05Naturally, Fallon couldn't keep a straight face either.
21:10Adam Driver helped SNL kick off their 44th season
21:13with a handful of hilarious performances
21:15that all deserve their time in the spotlight.
21:17However, this list is about actors breaking character,
21:20so we'll focus on just one, Career Day.
21:30In the sketch, Driver plays an elderly and ruthless oil baron
21:34who visits his son's class for Career Day.
21:44Pete Davidson plays the son,
21:46and boy is he ever put through the ringer.
21:48Driver delivers a blistering performance,
21:50causing Davidson to break character on multiple occasions,
21:53including the first time he's addressed.
22:02From there, it's all downhill for the young actor,
22:05as Driver never once falters in his performance.
22:13It was clear from the first minute of this sketch
22:15that host Ryan Gosling was not gonna make it through
22:17without breaking character.
22:30After being abducted by aliens,
22:32Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and Gosling
22:34each recount their experience with the extraterrestrials.
22:44However, McKinnon's version differs wildly from the other two.
22:48So much so, in fact,
22:50that Gosling was basically stifling a laugh for the entire sketch.
22:53Strong, Bobby Moynihan, and Aidy Bryant all eventually broke,
22:57and even McKinnon had to repress a laugh at one point.
23:00Later in the episode, Gosling fell victim
23:02to a hilarious performance by Aidy Bryant,
23:04whose portrayal of a boundary-less teenager
23:06caused him to once again break character.
23:13No one knows how dirty I am.
23:15Do you like that, Mr. Dillham?
23:20Actually, no, I do not like that, okay?
23:23That's disgusting.
23:27Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph took a forgettable game show sketch
23:30and elevated it to new heights
23:32with their hilarious fake European accents.
23:34Show Debra what was in her showcase.
23:37Bad news, Debra.
23:38You didn't win his and hers matching luggage by luggage guy.
23:41It's not luggage guy luggage.
23:43It's just a bunch of luggage from some place.
23:45The two SNL alumni play off each other beautifully,
23:48though that means as soon as one breaks character,
23:50the other isn't far behind.
23:54If you love golf, you'll have the next prize.
23:56You didn't win.
23:57Things start to spiral out of control
23:59when the two women roll up in a golf cart.
24:01While Wiig immediately catches a case of the giggles,
24:04Rudolph manages to stay in character a little longer.
24:07You'll be a rough swinger with these.
24:10Matching golf clubs by golf club guy.
24:18Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Bill Hader,
24:21who has to hide behind his hands to contain his laughter.
24:24The whole thing culminates with a still laughing Wiig
24:26crashing through the set in a golf cart.
24:28Seriously, how did they come up with this stuff?
24:31It's almost time for 12 o'clock!
24:37Number 8.
24:38Lovers in the hot tub.
24:40Surprise, surprise.
24:41A sketch featuring Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon
24:44ended in multiple people breaking character.
24:46Barbara, what brings you to the prestigious Welchley Arms?
24:50The usual.
24:51Quiet strolls, family style dining, archery.
24:55This iconic bit saw Ferrell and Rachel Dratch
24:57playing overly affectionate lovers soaking in a hot tub
25:00and trying to play matchmaker to Fallon and host Drew Barrymore.
25:03Dave, Dave, Dave, David.
25:12Well, as you can probably glean from Ferrell's ridiculous costume,
25:15it didn't take long before everybody was on the verge of a full-on meltdown.
25:19Barbara Hernandez is the top female archer in the Northeast Division.
25:27That's unbelievable.
25:29Tack on the fact that Ferrell later admitted
25:31that the goal was to, quote, make Jimmy Fallon laugh,
25:34and you have the recipe for a sketch that's guaranteed
25:36to have multiple broken characters.
25:38Need more proof that Ferrell is a character-breaking machine?
25:41Check out his short shorts for the USA clip.
25:44You are welcome.
25:45I guess what it all comes down to is that the angle of my dangle
25:51is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat, right?
25:57Number 7.
25:58Right to extreme stupidity.
26:00In this iconic sketch,
26:02SNL legend Gilda Radner and host Candace Bergen
26:05prove that breaking character is as easy as flubbing a single line of dialogue.
26:09You're not too bright, are you, Fern?
26:12I mean, whatever your name was.
26:16The slip-up occurs when Bergen accidentally refers to Radner as Fern,
26:20which is actually the name of Bergen's character.
26:23While Bergen attempts to rectify her mistake,
26:25Radner uses her trademark wit to destroy her, quipping,
26:29We all can't be brainy like Fern here.
26:34At this point, all pretense of finishing the sketch as planned
26:37has gone out the window, as both women are dying of laughter.
26:41Extremely stupid people are discriminated against all the time,
26:45and I should know, and so should Fern, because we are.
26:50It's moments like this that make SNL so much fun to watch.
26:54Happiest place on Earth?
26:56Debbie Downer is one of the funniest characters in SNL's prestigious repertoire.
27:00Brilliantly brought to life by Rachel Dratch,
27:02Debbie can instantly transform any situation into a total bummer.
27:06For the other characters, that is.
27:08Roy of Siegfried and Roy.
27:10He was attacked by his own tiger and suffered devastating injuries.
27:15As far as the audience, cast members, and viewers at home are concerned,
27:19she is a riot.
27:21One of her most famous appearances occurred at Disney World,
27:24where she somehow managed to ruin the happiest place on Earth
27:27with her depressing anecdotes.
27:29While Fallon breaks first, shocker, Dratch is not far behind.
27:39This inevitably caused the whole thing to fall apart,
27:42This inevitably caused the whole table to crack up.
27:44Horatio Sanz cries, and Lindsay Lohan bangs the table in a fit of laughter.
27:49All the while, Dratch can barely keep it together.
27:55In this hilarious sketch from 2004,
27:57host-slash-musical guest Janet Jackson visits a winery
28:00and learns how to soak corks from a group of Italian winemakers.
28:04The scene is littered with double entendres meant to have viewers in stitches.
28:12However, as the writers probably assumed
28:14when they penned this side-splittingly funny sketch,
28:17it was the actors who were laughing harder than anyone.
28:26With giggles emanating from all corners of the set,
28:29Jackson can barely get her lines out,
28:31and honestly, we feel for her.
28:42Soaking cork?
28:43Well, she used to when we were dating. Now, not so much.
28:47However, the biggest surprise was that perpetual character-breaker Jimmy Fallon
28:51stayed composed throughout the entire sketch.
28:57Few comedians are as revered as the late, great Chris Farley.
29:01He could make anyone break with his unique brand of physical humor,
29:04and often did.
29:05I am 35 years old,
29:08I am divorced,
29:10and I live in a van down by the river.
29:15While he has a slew of iconic SNL characters,
29:18you'd be hard-pressed to put any of them above Matt Foley, motivational speaker.
29:22Brian, from what I've heard,
29:26you're using your paper not for writing,
29:28but for rolling doobies.
29:31In the character's first Saturday Night Live appearance,
29:34Farley managed to break host Christina Applegate
29:36and SNL regular David Spade in seconds with his over-the-top performance,
29:40which included hoisting Spade into the air
29:42and warning the teens about ending up like him.
29:45He broke everyone else the moment he screamed,
29:48I'm sick and tired of living in a van down by the river.
29:54In this 2001 sketch,
29:56host Sean Hayes joined Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in their Jeffrey sketch,
30:00which sees the three men playing retail workers at a high-end clothing store.
30:04Yeah, look, we don't carry diesel. We work at Jeffrey's.
30:07We read Italian Vogue. It's our deal.
30:09The gag involves them being extremely rude and condescending to customers
30:13who they deem unstylish.
30:15True to form, Fallon is laughing before the skit even begins.
30:19This is a genuine Looney Tunes jacket.
30:28Hayes breaks shortly thereafter, and for the rest of the sketch,
30:31the two men can barely contain their laughter for more than a few seconds.
30:34Once Will Ferrell appears on a motorized wheelchair,
30:37this sketch is over and done with.
30:50Oddly enough, this isn't the first time a clothing-based sketch
30:53involving Horatio Sanz and Jimmy Fallon
30:55devolved into one giant character break session.
30:58We give you The Leatherman.
31:01Customers...
31:05Makes no sense, really.
31:09Featuring vets like Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan,
31:13Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz,
31:15not to mention the indomitable Christopher Walken,
31:17More Cowbell is the stuff of sketch comedy legend,
31:20and was so the second it began to air.
31:23Are you sure that was sounding okay?
31:25I'll be honest, fellas, it was sounding great,
31:27but I could have used a little more cowbell.
31:32The cast plays Blue Oyster Cult,
31:34while guest Walken portrays record producer Bruce Dickinson,
31:37a man who has a fever for more cowbell.
31:40Watching Ferrell gesticulate all over the room
31:42in a shirt that is way, way, way too small
31:45is absolutely side-splitting.
31:47I'd be doing myself a disservice,
31:49and every member of this band
31:51if I didn't perform the hell out of this.
31:53Walken breaks, Kattan breaks,
31:55Sanz breaks, Fallon breaks,
31:57even Ferrell breaks.
31:58In the pantheon of SNL's worst or best character breaks,
32:01this one takes the cake,
32:03or as the case may be, the cowbell.
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32:24You all knew Stefan would be back at number one.
32:27In this all-time moment,
32:29fan-favorite Stefan stops by Weekend Update
32:31to advise party-goers on where to find
32:33some not-so-family fun on Halloween.
32:36Located in an abandoned white fish factory
32:38in little Israel.
32:40Bill Hader breaks character numerous times,
32:43something he'd replicate in an autumn-themed appearance
32:45a couple of years later.
32:47Needless to say, this place has everything.
32:49Skunks, K-Fobs, Cookie Crisp,
32:52Dan Cortez.
32:55As one YouTube commenter points out,
32:57it makes you wonder whether Hader developed
32:59Stefan's signature hand-over-mouth quirk
33:01as a way to hide his constant giggling.
33:12Throughout the clip,
33:13Hader finds himself unable to speak,
33:15overcome by laughter.
33:17And while Seth Meyers does his best to remain composed,
33:19he is far from invincible
33:21when it comes to keeping a straight face.
33:23You know you've come up with comedic gold
33:25when Hader is crying tears of laughter.
33:27Enjoy, folks!
33:29Did we forget another hilarious break from SNL history?
33:31Let us know in the comments below.
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