So a lot of people have told me that I simply
had to watch the Saturday Night Live 40th special. I remember watching and enjoying the 25th anniversary when it premiered, but that was a long time ago, back before real life lunatic characters dedicated entire Youtube channels to their specific hang-ups. I'm only a few minutes in, and I got to say, watching Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake awkwardly stumble through forty years' worth of catchphrases (as a musical medley!!!) while conspicuously eyeballing the cue cards is... not the strongest start for this show. Regardless, I'll power through this thing for nostalgia's sake.
Then I got to thinking: what are some of your favorite sketch comedy bits of all time, from any show? I don't watch a wide variety of TV shows anymore, so I honestly don't know if there's anything new out there in the genre. As for my favorite of all time, I still have a soft spot in my heart for the
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club skit from SNL. It's just so ridiculous and goes in a bunch of different directions that it always made me laugh as a kid. Similarly, I also enjoy Phil Hartman as
Officer Miller, again because it's just a string of crazy.
Also The State had some bizarre stuff, like say...
Also since we all love complaining, feel free to also add in the worst sketches you've ever seen. It'd be hard for me to pick out an absolute worst, though I'm sure it's probably something from All That or Roundhouse, because loudmouthed kids mugging for the camera can't possibly make anything better. I remember hating both of those shows even when I was in their target demographic, and I watched all sorts of annoying bullshit back then.