"Linda..." may be the best line reading in the history of acting. Hader's voice and inflection pop into my head at random times and make me question my place in the Universe.
That's what separates the great from the mediocre. Taking a few words (or a single word, in this instance) from a piece of paper and delivering them in such a fashion that people will remember them at the most random moments for the rest of their lives......and smile!
@@ScootyPuffSr7 I pitty you. To have a shit sense of humor like that. I know you try to wear it like a badge of honor, we see you trying to act like it makes you tough but the truth is you hate yourself because of it. You sit up at night, not able to sleep because of the emotional stress and you can feel the rage building inside. Somewhere in your subconscious you're just a little kid, wanting to laugh and feel happy again. But it's over. You've got nothing left besides deep sadness cloacked by the narcissistic wall you hide behind
@@robforas Nah, I keep seeing dozens of comments using the same stencil. Just wondering what's up with people saying the same dumb thing over and over.
I wasn't that familiar with him untill a few months ago. But I just knew it was him just by the way his eyebrows look. Don't know if those are the original ones but if they're cat make-up, they just exaggerated his original eyebrows.
@@MrMan-sp2zf agreed, I actually have the DVD of the 1997 production of Cats starring Elaine Paige as Grizzabella, Ken Page as Deuteronomy, and Sir John Mills as Gus The Theater Cat and it is AMAZING
Warner bros is making a animated movie about book because the mike meyers movie was complete garbage I hope it better than the last movie we got it comes out on March 6th 2026
@@gabethebombbird9259blasphemy, Mike Myers created the best Cat in the Hat film possible. What other film would have allowed a Dr Seuss character to say “I’ll get you, and I’ll make it look like a bloody accident” while pretending to be a cupcake informercial salesman.
aww.. that's only because you've never seen the one from the 80's where Tony Danza is in a play about the War of the Worlds or the one where the drill sergeant runs out of insulting names possibly from the 90's 😊
@@Miya_6002 I assume cats because Jonathan doesn't have dark hair like the son. Cat has the dark hair. So I assume the son got that hair color from cat
it amazes me that the simplest least funny lines seem to throw people to laughing in these skits. Nobody commenting on the fact that the kids are from two different parents, which is subtler and pretty funny.
@@greatpower6063 You know, it wasn't really about the joke, it was the way he said it. Besides, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's objectively bad or something.
idk what to call this shiz 0:20 to 0:28 the Cat in the Hat: Hello little Kiddies a-rat-a-tat-tat! When you haven't put it all together I'm The Cat in the Hat!
but the house in the opening looks like the house from the 2003 movie and three and the plants and the garage and the car looks like the same car and tree and plants like the 2003 movie
I couldn't agree more, MontagZoso. Yam Jam didn't give any commentary; we don't hear so much as his/her personal response to the quote, much less something more profound or even something between the profound and the superficial!
Lmao Pete Davidson and Bill Hader are perfect together “So tell me young kitties where is your dad, like does he live here is he in the picture still or-“ “Do some tricks!” “But oh the places she let me go!” Lmfao I’ve been wondering where mine was this whole time
@@samanthaflynn6127 They've obviously have lowered they're standards so it should be piece of cake since I don't have any artistic habilities. If I was interested and didn't have any dignity or pride I would be applying asap. But I do.
this the weirdest, most cursed, the most hillarious thing i've seen snl do, at this point i've seen like a hundred clips of them, but this is just... there's nothing i can compare this to, it's too good. edit: BUT LIKE WHY IS THIS SO !GOOD! IT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO BE THIS GOOD
What's crazy about this sketch is Bill Hader is gonna voice the Cat himself in the upcoming Cat in the Hat animated film. Once you see this and watch the new one, oh boy. We're in for a game of 'try not to laugh'.
This is the best acting in an SNL sketch I've ever seen.
Yeah okay. Watch the Chippendales audition
I clicked the like button and it rolled over from 1.9k to 2k. Is it sad that this is the highlight of my day?
Not a high bar. They keep looking at the cue cards still.
Watch papyrus. It's great
@@Magooch86 lol still on that huh
"But all the places she let me go..."
And that smirk. Hader is really _fine_
Don't get me STARTED 😏
yea. like, why do i find him hot even if he's dressed like that!?!
so happy I'm not the only one
I was rly weirded out w how i thought that smirk was attractive HAHA
It's Bill Hader he's always gonna be hot
"Linda..." may be the best line reading in the history of acting. Hader's voice and inflection pop into my head at random times and make me question my place in the Universe.
I somewhat always come back to this sketch and I think yt just knows when I need to hear that *L iN d A*
It really was brilliant 🤣😂🤣
That's what separates the great from the mediocre. Taking a few words (or a single word, in this instance) from a piece of paper and delivering them in such a fashion that people will remember them at the most random moments for the rest of their lives......and smile!
Me too but not as much as Kevin!
If i had a dollar for every guy that said my name like that i could retire.
I love how Bill just has to say the word "Linda" and you know exactly what's happened.
That is why he is TWO TIME Emmy winner, Bill Hader!
Yeah. And it's funny that a guy going "Linda?" is the biggest laugh line in the sketch.
i laugh so hard every time
@@ScootyPuffSr7 I pitty you. To have a shit sense of humor like that. I know you try to wear it like a badge of honor, we see you trying to act like it makes you tough but the truth is you hate yourself because of it. You sit up at night, not able to sleep because of the emotional stress and you can feel the rage building inside. Somewhere in your subconscious you're just a little kid, wanting to laugh and feel happy again. But it's over. You've got nothing left besides deep sadness cloacked by the narcissistic wall you hide behind
"Where is your dad, does he like live here"i laughed like a stoner being tickled.
they way hader changes his tone to say "L I N D A" is fucking amazing
That was pure gold 😂
That is the reason I keep searching for this video
Jesus. I freaked out. I couldn't breathe. When he opened the door I literally covered my mouth. But I lost it when he said Linda
You are absolutely correct, the way he switches his tone is what brought this sketch to my mind for a re watch
I know 😅😅
"She gets it from you"
The crowds reactions
Its the strut, and the smirk as he walks off that absolutely sells that beautiful line.
“I go by johnathing now” was such an underrated line
honestly
That’s a fact
What is it with people saying "blah blah" is an underrated line. Is this some sort of astroturf marketing ploy by NBC?
@@brianbagnall3029 its the type of comment that gives you tons of likes. I guess is funny to see how many likes you can get.
@@robforas Nah, I keep seeing dozens of comments using the same stencil. Just wondering what's up with people saying the same dumb thing over and over.
The fact that he changes his whole tone while talking to Linda-
That voice gets the blood pumping
Oh hi stefon! I miss seeing you in weekend news😂😂
how’s seth?
Stefon!
I no I love that
I literally hate how much I loved Bill's smirk at the end, he is dressed up as a cat in a hat that should not be as effective as that
huh?
@@Research0digo which part is this referring to?
For people who love the cat saying " *L I N D A* "
0:32
TheDrawingFreek Does Artz sorry I just pressed like and canceled it a million times because I was trying to press the replay but I liked it!! 👍🏻👍🏻
The true hero
2:18
If you listen carefully someone says *ha!*
2:53
Okay but I didn't notice it was bill hader until he started talking with his real voice
Same. He can do so many voices! I was like: he looks like bill but his voice is diefferent, who's this guy?
Hahaha😂
I wasn't that familiar with him untill a few months ago. But I just knew it was him just by the way his eyebrows look.
Don't know if those are the original ones but if they're cat make-up, they just exaggerated his original eyebrows.
I didn't realize until you said something 😂
Samr
The immediate change from a bubbly entrance to the serious transition to: “Linda”
He left like a boss. Its even funnier when he rhymes and then just gets very serious
Putting her sex life out there is boss, creep
Bianca I T S A J O K E
Bianca jeez fucking shut up
when aidy went
“mR. cAt YoU wAnNa SeE mE dAnCe?” and then started dancing it had me
ROLLING
I BURST OUT LAUGHING TOO
@@TheHeroFENNEX
Heeeey, look at that…
Ah that shit kind of annoyed me. I out loud went "AIDY NOT NOW!" lmao
*NO!* 🤣 You know that's what he wanted to say.
I laughed as well cause she's such a gross blob and it's amazing she was doing something like that
This sketch is better than the entirety of Cats (2019)
And that Mike Meyers Cat in the Hat movie. Especially that movie.
Mega Facts
Lol literally ANYTHING is better than the movie Cats
@@canaisyoung3601 no that’s a good movie
@@MrMan-sp2zf agreed, I actually have the DVD of the 1997 production of Cats starring Elaine Paige as Grizzabella, Ken Page as Deuteronomy, and Sir John Mills as Gus The Theater Cat and it is AMAZING
"He’s at work. He’s reliable. I don’t have to say a rhyme to make him come home" 😂😂😂😂😂
420 👌😂
Do some tricks
JoJo Pemb the audience totally slept on that joke
Its always very fun to rhyme, when in rome
@Gacha verse with Kaiya can you explain it
now he’s actually playing cat in the hat in a movie lmao
When I heard that I immediately thought of this sketch 😂 the way he says “Linda” and that’s my name
@Valox_Dreamer58it’d be more Flint Lockwood than anything tbh
Warner bros is making a animated movie about book because the mike meyers movie was complete garbage I hope it better than the last movie we got it comes out on March 6th 2026
@@gabethebombbird9259blasphemy, Mike Myers created the best Cat in the Hat film possible. What other film would have allowed a Dr Seuss character to say “I’ll get you, and I’ll make it look like a bloody accident” while pretending to be a cupcake informercial salesman.
Bill Hader is the cat in this sketch. Mike Myers was the cat in the hat in the bad movie rendition
I am obsessed with Bill Hader! Is there anything he can't do ???
Nawshaba Aziz lol me too
keep a marriage?
same
Elijah Angeles OH MY LORD
Admit that he’s gay for Eddie
I think I found my favorite SNL sketch ever.
Eng. Ahmed not my all time but it's fucking hilarious. Bill hader is great.
Eng. Ahmed Really? What is it?
aww.. that's only because you've never seen the one from the 80's where Tony Danza is in a play about the War of the Worlds or the one where the drill sergeant runs out of insulting names possibly from the 90's 😊
If this is your favorite SNL sketch then you are missing out man.
Eng. Ahmed this is the only video in my favorites playlist
ok but the smirk bill had on his face was so much more attractive than it should’ve been
"Hey Thing 2"
"Actually, I go by Jonathing now" lmaoooo
I lowkey wanted him to say chocolate thunda like from the live action film
@@javenlane8465 I also would've accepted Thing A, Superthing, or Ben
I almost screamed
@@ChartreuseDan A fellow fan😂
@@tiny-monsterz16 it's a thing thing you wouldn't understand
I love how he swaggers out of the door at the end. Bill needs to come back and host at least once an month.
Francesca Baines he is this Saturday
He just did it
Last week he did it
666 likes
Didn't catch that at first. Bill Hader will be revered as a legend.
This new movie better be an expansion of this sketch lol
Well Bill's playing the cat now so you got your wish
“She gets it from you “ “wait is she my daughter”.😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂
3:20 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦🏿♂️
Yes, we all heard that too. Your comment doesn’t make it funnier
So is the boy also cat's kid or "Johnathing's" kid
@@Miya_6002 I assume cats because Jonathan doesn't have dark hair like the son. Cat has the dark hair. So I assume the son got that hair color from cat
I always appear when children are sad so tell me little kiddies where is your dad? Like does live here or 😂
When Linda saids “she gets it from you “ The Cat In the Hats face leaves me dead! 💀😂
Cat: high pitched fun voice
*Sees Woman*
Cat: *L I N D A*
💀😂
it amazes me that the simplest least funny lines seem to throw people to laughing in these skits. Nobody commenting on the fact that the kids are from two different parents, which is subtler and pretty funny.
@@greatpower6063 You know, it wasn't really about the joke, it was the way he said it. Besides, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's objectively bad or something.
"Does he live here or...?"
Worst Producer hilarious!!
Is he in the picture or...?
😂😂😂
Pete with that hair and sitting like that is just perfection. I love it when he plays a younger character it’s greatness. His kid voice is amazing too
Ikr pete is so cute here
Who else wants this to be a series now? Like I highkey want to see where this love triangle goes...
Lovely lillies or u can sit on my face
I also high-key want to see Bill Hader get it on
Huidos001 TF?!?
lovely lollies, love triangles are not fun.... the past should stay right where it is. All my exes live in Texas and I miss them all 8.
OMG *YASS*
A perfect mix of funny and sad, wouldn't mind more stuff like this...
villevn wow 1.3k likes and no replies damn
I was expecting this to rhyme 😂
Dont you mean
A perfect mix of funny and sad, would't mind more stuff like this and that
This is literally one of the best skits to ever exist in history.
I could juggle with this I could juggle with fish ....
*you cut me out of this picture*
😂😂😂
Bookwormish Culture I could juggle these balls, I could juggle your...
@@zackcordle4814
OMG LOOOOL
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@@at-rexontheinternet1388
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@@haroldtwining7645 Y E S
Oooh the places she let me go ...
*but aaall the places she let me go...
Rnld G when you correct it to something incorrect lol... that’s not the quote
😂
Lovely Rage The book is ‘oh the places you’ll go’, he’s parodying the title. Trust me, the original comment was correct.
The Cat in the Pu***
FUN FACT: the guy playing the cat in the in this sketch has now been officially casted as the cat in the hat for the new movie
The whole sketch was created for that last line.
“you get out of here cat!”
?
HAG V most likely means the last line of the Cat with the “all the places she’s been”
@@mepperpops7075 he knows
The smirk and raised brow at 3:26 . I can't sleep. Help
Forreal he definitely knew how slick he was lmao
Hello Rara, how're you doing?
@@joewilson1313 🤨
And now he’s voicing the cat in the hat in the animated movie
**Mr. CaT WaNnA sEe Me DaNaCe?**
That was the most random thing i ever heard
Ahahahaha! Thank you for make me focus my attention on it
You obviously haven't met a cat owner before
Kids be like that I stg 😂😂😂
Cinemasins: comment does not include an icarly “random dancing” reference in it
*DING!*
Yah, but it's consistent with stuff little kids do. They get bored and do something to try and get your attention.
" Actually, I go by Johnathing now."
lol
And he’s now the Cat in the Hat in the new animated movie coming soon
Let's just hope he isn't worse than Mike Myers.
I go by Jonathing now
Minna Linnea Oh but the Places she let me go.
I'm just gonna Minna Linnea
M
Well, I'll bet it wasn't to Solla Sollew.
I go by johnathot
linda: C A T
cat in the hat: l i n d a
idk what to call this shiz
0:20 to 0:28 the Cat in the Hat: Hello little Kiddies a-rat-a-tat-tat! When you haven't put it all together I'm The Cat in the Hat!
Daz Black: LINDA!!!!!
Linda: *doesn't answer*
Kaitlyn Griffith Hello fellow Dazzler :0
@@liuuuuuuu haiiii
Cat in a heat
i love how this turned into like a proper soap opera. the audience got really into the drama lmao
It’s like what would happen if Dr Seuss books were written by soap opera writers. 😂
And now Bill is actually voicing the Cat in the Hat. Funny how that works
This adaptation is truer to the original than the 2003 movie
The book only had 225 words in the entire thing, the movie would’ve been even worse if they had stayed true to the original
Why is that, Lambert Brother?
Lambert Brother Idhshshdhr
This is to create
but the house in the opening looks like the house from the 2003 movie and three and the plants and the garage and the car looks like the same car and tree and plants like the 2003 movie
Cat and Mom are weirdly really cute together.
Quyen Duong Thuy yeah they were
Its weird
Quyen Duong Thuy hell no they make me really uncomfortable
Isabel Elephant me too! i thought i was the only one with this weird ship😂
But wouldn't fur get everywhere when they were... nevermind...
Who’s here after they announced that Bill Hader was gonna voice the Cat in the Hat
What???
@Punk61125 Yup! They are making an animated Cat in The Hat that comes out in 2026. And Bill Hader is voicing the Cat.
“I want someone to play with! Someone who’s fun!”
*brother is sitting right next to her*
@@snxism *SWEET HOME ALABAMA*
Lol
Brothers thought: I know something fun
Que the song: sweet home Alabama Lord I'm coming home to you
Lol this comment section is legendary same with the orginal comment
Damn yall perverts
The way the crowd sounds so genuinely shocked at the girl being the cat’s daughter is the level of audience participation this show needs.
it can't be genuine because no sane person would make a sound out of shock
Leaked footage of the cat in hat movie (2026)
This show needs Bill Hader
Magooch86 he's hosting on Saturday March 17th.
Right? I mean it's no wonder he blew up the way he did.
Yes
Magooch86 it really does
So true
When you can still have a crush on a man when he’s dressed up like this, it’s serious. It’s love. That smile at the end.
I agree
SAME OMFG
Ditto - and ... Season 4 of Barry airs on my birthday!!
Why is that smirk so fricking ATTRACTIVE???
Did you know that the cat in the hat movie is the reason the suess estate won't allow any more live action remakes?
I never said it was a bad thing. Jim Carrey was not the right choice for the cat.
Idk I'm not sure about anything
Grandma Susan you Mean Mike Myers.
That's great. The movie was absolutely awful!
Grandma Susan Jim Carrey played the grinch
HELLO little kiddies! a-rat-a-tat-tat
If you haven't put it together, I'm the cat in the hat!
*...Linda*
Yam Jam LINDa
Noice
The second portion of the rhyme should have said "in case you haven't guessed/in case you don't know...".
Yam Jam yes, we all saw the skit, why the constant need to quote it again?? Jesus.
I couldn't agree more, MontagZoso. Yam Jam didn't give any commentary; we don't hear so much as his/her personal response to the quote, much less something more profound or even something between the profound and the superficial!
The soft way that Mr. Cat says "oh woah look, I didnt plan on this" has me melting
That romantic tension though...
The Cat makeup in this low budget skit was better than the one in the big budget film
Not really
You’re delusional
Don’t disrespect that movie ever again
Cat: “Hello little kiddies, aratatah-
*...L I N D A?”*
Still cracks me up!
Is this what Richie was doing before Mikey called him to come back to Derry? 😂😂😂
jacksonfan4life123 Y E S
I’m wheezing-
jacksonfan4life123 that’s what I was thinking
Every skit Bill's in, that's my thought process. It's Richie in that 27 year gap
Probably
“Now tell me young kitties where is your dad?”
“Oh... he went to get milk”
PFFTTT
how relatable
Spelled milked
Damn….this is relatable. My dad went to the store to get some milk……20 some odd years later and now my cereal is stale
kiddies
This sketch has aged gracefully
L I N D A
It's *L. I. N. D. A*
@@_xx__xx_999_3 locomotive interor neurotic design assistant
LOL
Crappy Covers yes?
L I N D A .
This guys comedic timing is fantastic!!
Here since Bill Hader got cast as Cat in the Hat. LMAO
THE FACE BILL MAKES WHEN HE SAYS “but oh the places she let me go” OH MY GOD IM SCREAMING
Linda: “He’s at work, he’s reliable, and I don’t have rhyme to make him come home”
Boy: .....Do some tricks!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He did he disappeared.
aw pete looks so cute in this sketch
“Oh the places she let me go..”
YOU GET OUT OF HERE CAT!
“But all the places she’d let me go, are the ones you will never get to know.”
That would've been awesome!
After hearing that bill hader will be the cat in an official cat in the hat movie this aged extremely well
But OH The Places She Let Me go
YOU GET OUT OF HERE CAT!!
“But oh the places she let me go...”
IM DYING
"You cut me out of this picture." Lmao Bill never misses a beat!
I think I'll go by Jonathing now too. 😂
Duly noted.
Idk why but that smirk in the very last shot is so hot lmao
LITERALLY DKJSHDS
Rebecca Friedman cuz it's Bill 😍
Watches this again and went through the comments to find someone who agreed with the hot smirk!!
Rebecca Friedman Bill Hader IS hot!!! 😍😍😍
Rebecca Friedman he’s a cat
How weird he's been casted as Cat in the Hat movie 😆 🤣 😂
that dancing though hahahaha
Lmao Pete Davidson and Bill Hader are perfect together
“So tell me young kitties where is your dad, like does he live here is he in the picture still or-“
“Do some tricks!”
“But oh the places she let me go!”
Lmfao
I’ve been wondering where mine was this whole time
That bpd nigga had like 2 lines lol how are they perfect together?
Dave Peterson or whatever is the worst "actor" SNL had ever had. Right at the bottom.
@@andresjordano6608 I'd like to see you on SNL sometime then
@@samanthaflynn6127 They've obviously have lowered they're standards so it should be piece of cake since I don't have any artistic habilities. If I was interested and didn't have any dignity or pride I would be applying asap. But I do.
@@andresjordano6608 dude y were u even watching this if u dont care for snl. get out kid
Came here after the news that Bill Harder is voicing The Cat in the upcoming "Cat in the Hat" animated film by Warner Brothers.
These children have got some serious imagination!
deborah adebayo
Cat's job is to entertain bored kids. Linda was one of his charges.
this the weirdest, most cursed, the most hillarious thing i've seen snl do, at this point i've seen like a hundred clips of them, but this is just... there's nothing i can compare this to, it's too good.
edit: BUT LIKE WHY IS THIS SO !GOOD! IT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO BE THIS GOOD
Sometimes the way he says "Linda" just pops into my head and I just sit there for a minute laughing
Why is Bill haders facial expression in the end killing me?????!!!?
It’s legendary
He's an icon
If The Cat wasn't played by bill hader this wouldn't be hilarious.
Exactly
I hope Bill Hader voices the Cat in the upcoming animated film
689 likes before me, and...
ayyyy i was ur 1000 like
@@popesaunt8350 Congratulations!! Your going to Disneyland 🎉
The way Hader tags the scene with that little eyebrow raise, friggin perfect!
*Thing 2*
Actually I go by Johnathing now. *lol*
Linda: cat?
Cat in the hat: *l i n d a*
Who’s here after the announcement by Warner Bros that Bill Hader is gonna voice the Cat In The Hat?
the cat & linda sure have some unresolved issues 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
mR cAt Do YoU wANnA sEe Me DaNcE!!!
What's crazy about this sketch is Bill Hader is gonna voice the Cat himself in the upcoming Cat in the Hat animated film. Once you see this and watch the new one, oh boy. We're in for a game of 'try not to laugh'.
it's funny how this custom looks better than the movie's one
“You know the cat guy?”
“Yes-no-I-I-I met him before”
Hello Clara, how're you doing?
This aged well that bill hader is voicing him lmao
One of the best snl sketches by far. “Oh the places she let me go” had me dying
I’ve always imagined Bill Hader as the cat. I was right
Bills smile at the end is to die for 😍
I laughed so hard at “ she picked me cat, JONATHING” and but all the places she let me go