Brenda the Waitress - SNL
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Brenda the Waitress (Jan Hooks) acts sweetly with a pair of locals (Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon) but gets into a steamy, hard-boiled conversation with a mysterious cowboy (Alec Baldwin) who sits down at the counter. [Season 15, 1990]
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"Look at em, sitting on that stool like he's doing it a favor!" What a line...
He was doing it a favor! LOL.
The Sexual Phrases had me Belly Laughing.......Hooks & Baldwin........Great acting.
Haha! That one line has always stuck with me ever since the first time I saw this skit back in the day!
Aw we just come in here and order stuff...
What a great line!
This is SNL at its best.
Jan Hooks was genius.
Yes, Sir. THAT was a classic SNL skit. Top notch stuff.
She was so talented, one of the best cast members of all time.
Absolutely! On the Mt Rushmore of great SNL actors she deserves a spot. Cheers
R.I.P Jan
...and Phil
Arguably the best sketch SNL ever did. The actors' timing and character choices really made me invested in what they were doing. No cue cards; just terrific comedy actors doing it right. Jan Hooks is still sorely missed.
Agreed!
Back then the skits were rehearsed a lot more and fewer changes were made, whereas now rewrites occur up to the last moment. It's debatable which method is 'better': we have to remember that we are only seeing the best of the old skits on here and all the trash is forgotten. But I agree I like this more theatrical style, depending on the skit. We are watching one of the all-time greats here after all.
Has to be the best. If there be another, I'd pay to see it.
Agreed! Also, the writing is so sharp.
@@GenesisTheory23 is it Kevin Nealon? Conan?
This is like some kind of Tennessee Williams play. I remember when it first aired. Haven't seen it since until now and yet it resonated so strongly that it feels like I saw it last week, not 30 years ago.
It's a spoof of the '80s TV show "Alice."
@@alexg3591 - I don't think so.
Me too! I haven't seen this in ages but as soon as the video started, it came back to me.
Like a telenovela
This is an example of a perfect sketch. It tells a story
(with three-demential characters) that unfolds naturally,
and doesn't feel like a five minute long joke.
Jan Hooks did that routine as flawlessly as anyone could. That routine was silly and profound at the same time. A little slice of life...
Jan Hooks was one of the greatest actors in the history of SNL. Not my opinion, just a fact. It didn't matter who else was in a sketch with her, all eyes went to her and not without good reason. Cheers. And RIP Jan Hooks
@@BladeRunner-td8be sad thing is she said later SNL was very hard for her, she wanted her sketches cut, and she had severe stage fright, it's a miracle she did such brilliant work for five seasons
Pie life, thank you very much
@@keithhartman9946 I saw this sketch when it first aired. My philosophy since then has been "Pie is never free"
@@michaelsix9684 Very interesting. I never picked up on her stage fright. Now that you mention it, she did seem a bit on edge whenever I saw her. She must've used that anxiety to hone herself into a great talent.
I've been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. At my worst I was afraid to go outside my home. We're lucky Jan didn't have that problem. She was able to shine despite her difficulty. She picked the right job to challenge herself. Her adversity made her Stronger.
Her skill is impressive. The writers deserve a lot of credit. Maybe Jan wrote on it too. This is great writing and execution. Profound and moving. This character and the whole sketch is incredible. It's almost like a short story in an anthology about Life and Love. When you want to praise a guy you say You're The Man. So maybe it'll work if I say RIP Jan Hooks. You Were The WOMAN.
TRUTH. From The Cheap Bastards :)
Hooks was a mega-talent. And she wasn't always hungry for fame, which adds to her greatness.
She touched me in a way few other performers do, here heart was really in it.
And her muffins were stacked real nice!
The slow realization of the audience at the "Pie is never free..." Line is gold.
Exceptional skit. The nuances, the undertones, the repartee, the little touches, even the set for crying out loud. It’s arguably wacky but this was so well written and acted.
Jan and Phil together just breaks my heart. They were incredible.
Hard to believe Phil has been gone 25 years and Jan has been gone 10.
They were the foundation of the SNL during the years they were on.
"Pie is never free." Truer words never spoken.
This sketch really is art. Jan Hooks is so underappreciated and is easily, easily, easily the finest actor to come out of SNL. Such an incredible talent.
Agreed about Jan Hooks!
Yeah she's great , but the sketch just peters out with no payoff , like so many of them unfortunately do
Jan is brilliant
Easily the finest actor from SNL? Are you high? She's fine but FAR from the greatest SNL has produced.
@@dailyhauntedhistory Sounds like we disagree on that one.
There is some real beautiful humanity in this sketch. Honestly, even the set and backdrop are warm with life
Yes even the backdrop informed the setting, clearly this is some sort of industry town and this is where the workers eat lunch
It's called the Midwest, my friend, it's called the Midwest. It's why America is omnipopular everywhere.
I really miss Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman too.
Imagine if they could have been in a sitcom together.
@@bigmuscles250lbs Phil as Jim Baker an Jan as Tammy Faye is one of the greatest moments in SNL history IMO
I miss them too. They were so funny
Miss that version of Alec Baldwin too. 😉
@@bigmuscles250lbs It would have been epic! So sorry that they died in what was the prime of life, but forever grateful that their talent can be enjoyed for generations to come.
"All I'm saying is : Pie ain't free!"
Is never free
SO TRUE SISTER. SO TRUE!!!
I would be suspicious about that pie if it was lolol
Why wasn't this an snl movie?
The writing and the timing of all of them makes this one of the best skits EVER at SNL. Flawless!!!
"Never give your pie with breakfast. It makes you look cheap."
Funny, I say that line all the time amongst my high school buddies. They're the only people on earth that know that reference. What a great sketch.
@@witzerdog you're such badasses to be aware of sketches like this all these years after it came out and at your age. This sketch is a classic. Evidently.
@@777sn2 Ha! That gave me a legit chuckle. I meant my high school buddies from the 90's. I guess I my post could imply differently. I still like to think that I'm a badass for knowing this sketch. ;-)
@@witzerdog Yes, Witzy, yes you ARE!
@@witzerdog Don’t explain your comments. It makes you look cheap!
Her accent was so good I had to check out where she's from. Sure enough, Georgia. So nice to hear an accurate southern accent for a change, even if this is old.
This is the type of skit you could watch over and over, a total classic
I have! Such a classic.
Tsetsi Yes, it's a classic and you COULD watch it over and over, but you'd never figure out just what the hell it was about. I mean, what the hell was that all about?
@@erikkillmonger5624 That's left to the imagination.
Funny it takes actors to do this.
I love the ending when Phil says, "Brenda...I'll eat his pie" LOL
“Gosh, Brenda, you sure stack those muffins real good!” 😂😂😂
Jan Hooks, you are missed.
True.
Indeed. And Phil. Don't forget Phil.
@@MrDuneedon Spot on.. and you are right about Phil.
Both of them
so much talent in this sketch
"'Cuz we got rules here, Mister. RULES!"🤣🤣🤣
Finally found this ... the best skit ever. When Brenda says "look at him sitting on that stool like he's doing it a favor", that just cracks me up. Also, "pie is never free" ...damn, Alec Baldwin was so fine, then ...
Best sketch they ever did. That set alone is a work of art. Best writing, best acting...just superb.
sketch written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, Jan knew them well, they created Third Rock from the Sun
@@michaelsix9684 Thank you!
I am constantly amazed at how they can set up amazing sets like that during a commercial break.
@@lunsj the crew and staff know what to do or it wouldn't happen
God, Kevin Nealon's buck teeth stole my heart.
My favorite sketch of all comedy sketches ever made. Rest in Peace Mr. Hartman and Ms. Hooks ❤
My vote for: Hall of Fame Top SNL Sketches of All Time.
I am glad to finaly find this skit...HOF for sure
Classic!
yes!
Agreed. One of the all time best. It's like a mini movie.
It was first done on the 9-s TBS show TUSH. The writers are Terry and Bonnie Turner who were in the original along with Jan Hooks and Bill Tush as the Baldwin character.
Look at him-sittin on that stool like he's doin it a favor🤭🤣
Jan Hooks received a nomination for the American Comedy Awards in 1990, and I'm sure this scene was no small part of the reason for that nomination 😊
can't understand why she didn't get it, she was one of a kind, her work years later is still fresh and amazing
R.I.P. Jan Hooks
George Napper Oh no! I had no idea she had passed away until I saw your comment... throat cancer! How sad :(
Also Phil Hartman.
@@roberthenleynola Imagine Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman in a sitcom together.
This one deserves a Oscar. Such raw emotion in just a short number of time. Kudos SNL.
TV shows get Emmys.
If I do remember correctly, this SNL episode DID win an Emmy for best sketch or variety show. AND it was Alec's FIRST time hosting.
Jan Hooks had chops for comedy and drama
Jan moves effortlessly thru multiple persona. What an amazing talent. What a sad loss. I miss her.
Yes. Agreed. This sketch had to get an Emmy for the writing. Wonder who were the writers of this sketch at this time. Shows the BIG difference in quality between this era of SNL and later mediocre seasons. (Post mid-90s for me)
Jan Hooks was highly underrated.
She’s one of the best SNL ever had. And know what’s scary? I remember seeing this sketch the first time around. And Alec Baldwin! He looks good.
Me too!!! Btw, you look so pretty in your thumbnail. When I take a selfie, my nose takes over!!?!!
You’re not alone…I graduated high school the same year SNL started in 1976…seen ‘em all first run too.
I remember seeing it back then. Fell off the couch laughing.
irony is she was passed over on her first audition for SNL, second audition in 86 she was picked, Jim Carrey was at her second audition, he was rejected!
I started watching SNL in 1995, but after watching some old sketches here in RUclips, I’m convinced Jan Hooks is the best SNL actress of all time
Gilda Radner, Nora Dunn, Mary Gross, Julia Sweeney so many great actresses have come through SNL, its really hard to pick the best but Jan Hooks is definitely worthy of the praise.
Everyone's comments are spot on! I'll add this, the roles of Phil and Kevin speak to the old adage, 'There are no small parts, only small actors'. While Jan and Alec are clearly the focus, Phil and Kevin play their 'small' parts with consummate professionalism. I've always loved this skit. I viewed it a few years ago, but for some reason couldn't find it in recent years. Glad it's back available.
One of the greatest skits of all time.
Mike Henry Yepper! RIP Jan Hooks.
Agreed. Best sketch, ever.
Yes, that is what I wanted to say. I have been looking for this skit on the SNL app but could never find it there
Not even close... SNL Career Day with Adam Driver is one of the greatest skits.
@@jonoeschger1552 “more cowbell” is often ranked as #1 but it’s all subjective. This diner sketch is one of my favorites.
R.I.P. Jan Hooks (1957-2014)
One of the most original and best acted SNL sketches ever. Whoever was holding the cue cards must have felt totally ignored.
This was my first time I ever saw Alec Baldwin and I thought "Wow, this guy is a star." Jan Hooks was incredibly talented, and everyone in this sketch brought their A game.
Too bad you were wrong about pretty boy Alec, whose only real gig is back on SNL 30 yrs later, now after a lackluster career.
@@NickNicometi Yeah, only 60 million USD later... :D
@@NickNicometi lol get real
You like some Baldwin, watch you some The Shadow.
That Billy Baldwin, I believe. He's like the "lowest" Baldwin.
That movie is the SHIT....
I saw it dubbed in Spanish and it was fn bad as.
But maybe i just bias for the underdog
@@productwholeslave2122 The Shadow stars Alec.
"Pie is never free!" OMG, I spewed out my coffee on that one.
Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn always worked great together. Hartman played a great hillbilly.
Not all of the skits on SNL have held up with time, but this one has. It's the best of the best of SNL. Jan Hooks was a brilliant comedian.
She was an even better comedienne.
@@randycox3522 "The gendered noun comedienne-the female equivalent of comedian-has been growing in prevalence over the last few years, but its use in 21st-century English is questionable for a few reasons. First, most female comedians refer to themselves as comedians, not comediennes. Second, gendered terms can be distracting, especially where the traditionally male forms have long been standard for describing people of both sexes (as is the case with comedian). Third, such gendered terms can be interpreted as sexist, especially when the person’s sex is beside the point."
@@randycox3522❄️
- "You ready to tell me what you want?"
- "I made that decision when I was twelve."
Epic.
I made it when I was twelve, too!😉
Lololol
I don't get it? Am I being stupid?
@@Mindfuck36 Deciding if you're gay or straight. :)
Jan was such an awesome talent, her work still shines years later--a comic genius
This is was an excellent SNL cast. Absolutely top notch performers! Jan Hooks is so under-rated and under appreciated. She was consistently amazing.
Great and underappreciated skit. When the entire cast of the scene didn't need cue cards or break character by laughing.
NBC, PLEEEASEEE, don’t delete this skit (you always do!!) It’s an utterly timeless, perfectly executed skit...everyone is firing on all cylinders. It might be my favorite SNL skit ever.
So it turns out that Jack and Verna *did* know each other back in the day...
This is what great writing is all about, made even better with great sketch actors that can deliver.
it's like 1/2 comedy skit and 1/2 Street Car Named Desire..
Phil sure did put his all into every skit he did.I think He was one of the best People on the Show.He always made Me crack up.From everything I have heard He was a great guy in real Life too.
He was so flawless, effortless, and amazing in all of his roles but I knew him most from SNL. I didn't realize how much I would miss him and his work until his horrific death made headlines. God, that was a devastation...
@@DarlingNikki2 And Phil was getting really good as a narrative comedy actor by his last season of Newsradio. He was getting better and better at doing subtle things on camera that weren't just going for an obvious laugh. I think he definitely would've done some great work in movies later and probably some Oscar-nominated roles like the kind Bill Murray and J. K. Simmons did.
@@jedijones He was always really good at being subtle. On SNL he could be silly, or he could play a perfect straight man.
Agree
SNL just made a 6 minute classic western film.. Amazing
Oh, that timing and that Georgia accent! Jan Hooks is perfection.
In the "old days", we used to plan house parties around Saturday nights just for this show.... thank you
LOREN MICHAELS and everyone for so many
smile wrinkles!.... 💘
The most overlooked SNL skit ever! Just fantastic! If only all the SNL skits were half this good now! RIP Jan Hooks, you were AWESOME! ♥️
THANKS FOR THE POST!
This is one of SNL's best crafted skits. Well-written and well-performed. All those stereotypes and euphemisms are perfect.
"Sittin' on that stool like he's doin' it a favor." Comedy writing doesn't get much better!
Jan Hooks is one of the best actors ever on SNL
This sketch is brilliant. The writing, the performances, the characters... One of the best in SNL history.
Absolutely fantastic comic acting by ALL. RIP Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman.
"You shouldn't give away your pie at breakfast - it makes you look cheap." Putting this on my business card.
Pie is never free
The sexual tension was off the damn charts! It was a true one act play.
Wow, incredible. Not one mention of the late, great Phil Hartman. A wonderful actor and sketch artist who tragically left this earth much too soon as was the great Jan Hooks. Both are comic geniuses, for which there are not that many in the truest sense of the word. I miss both tremendously, although they both left some indelible sketch performances.
The Saturday after Jan’s death, this episode, which had several Jan Hooks-starring sketches, was shown before the new SNL episode. Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig on the live show payed tribute to her and introduced a clip of another one of her great SNL sketches, “Love Is a Dream” with Phil Hartman 😊
Any sketch that had the good sense to include Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman had a leg up on the rest of the show. Real scene stealers, the both of them.
Imagine Hooks and Hartman in a sitcom together.
@@bigmuscles250lbs If only Phil married her instead of who he really married. They would've been another Gene and Gilda
Great characters by Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon here. Just some shy, good natured country boys adding some humor and warmth to an already brilliant sketch.
Jan Hooks easily top 5 SNL cast members ever.
Hilarious without being goofy and trading the double entendres with Baldwin makes this 'slice of Americana' skit work wonderfully.
Special kudos to the writers for giving all the actors an real character to play.
Alec Baldwin was so good on SNL that he could have been a cast member.
Easily one of the four or five greatest sketches in SNL history and another reminder that the 89-90 season was probably SNL’s best. Flawless acting and timing by all five performers.
100% agree
This is kind of genius. Or maybe I’m just drunk. Jan Hooks is amazing. She’s like an academy-award winning actress who decided to be a sketch performer instead.
"You are driving on bald tires" 🤣🤣🤣
The guys at the counter were perfect by being in the script and their superb interpretation of waitress groupies.
I remember watching this as a young man and thought it was just so smart and funny and genius! I’m a bartender and I still quote this sketch from time to time for nobody really...just for myself (even though o know it will fly over everybody’s head) because I love this sketch! Good work by all here...CLASSIC!!!
Me too! "Pie's never FREE!" is like some kind of private joke for me. "Lookit him sittin' on that stool like he's doin' it a favor" registers with others now and then though, on some level. ;-)
I haven't said this much in 48 yrs. of watching SNL sketches, but that one was absolutely beautiful. It checked all the boxes for a great piece, and then some.
This is definitely an underrated SNL sketch and a favorite of mine. Jan Hooks is at her best here. And look, no cue cards needed, which, IMO makes the dialogue seamless. RIP, sweet Jan.
I hope Jan and Phil are up there kicking back together and getting a chuckle over this brilliant sketch.
Jan was a really talented actress and comedian,she is missed.
This is probably the best acted skit in snl history
This is extremely well acted, and extremely well written.
Both beautiful ladies. RIP Jan Hooks. You left us too soon.
The acting by all is top notch.
Jan Hooks was one the best comedic actresses in sketch comedy period!
Jan hooks was in a class of her own ❤
Comedic perfection! 20 years ago and still hilarious!
It was 30+ years ago when this sketch originally aired. Not 20 years.
Probably the best skit on SNL ever. RIP Jan Hooks!
"You ready to tell me what you want"? "I made that decision when I was twelve". 2:43
That exact same thing happened to me, only it was at a Mexican restaurant. I had an entire lifelong relationship with a waitress in about 10 minutes. It ended about as well.
A great skit, superbly acted by everyone. Jan was so talented and Alec's looks and acting were just killer, no pun intended.
skit? sketch , sketch , sketch
@@eddieloius4592 SKIT: A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. I'll keep using it to refer to videos similar to the one above, hope you don't mind... skit, skit, skit.
This sketch might very well be Jan Hooks's finest moment on SNL! RIP
Hartman and Nealon acting like yokels is several types of insane
Sittin' on that stool like he's doing it a favor.
As much as I abhor Alec Baldwin, I have to say that this sketch is in my top-three favorites of all time. Every single person gave outstanding performances!
out of interest why do you hate him?
Same here... A good talent who spiraled into a cesspool of bitterness.
Don’t know the guy...
@@joefelice5062 That's good news for my taste! lol You've probably seen him on 30 Rock if you watch that show.
My exact sentiment
I remember seeing this for the first time on a rerun on Comedy Central and being beside myself. It was funny, smart, clever, and terrifically performed by everyone is the sketch. Such an awesome, original idea. This one goes into the hall of fame.
This is one of those sketches that I saw when it aired and never forgot it even though I only saw it one time. It may not be the funniest, but it was one of the best written and best acted. Everyone did a superb job. I'm glad they put it up on RUclips so I can watch it again, 24 years later.
In my opinion, the greatest most sublime SNL sketch ever. Just outstanding.
Jan Hooks, incomparable. Gone way too soon...And Baldwin, Dunn, Hartman (gone way too soon), Nealon...perfect.
Jan Hooks will always be one of my top-rated SNL cast members.
greatest word play and chemistry ever, i can rewatch this nonstop
Excellent. One of the skits that almost made you wish it was a series 🤩
sketches and actors like this saved SNL in late 80s from cancellation, Jan Hooks, Phil, Jon Lovitz, etc. made it incredible time
Some of Jan Hooks finest work. She's outstanding. The current actors read cue cards endlessly. All these actors clearly knew all their lines. No need for cards, and it really shows.
I loved this sketch so much as a kid I taped it on VHS. Lol
her check-throwing accuracy is amazing
Jan Hooks was great performer. Arguably the best of any SNL member. I can't ever remember her breaking character. She was funny as hell too!