Top 30 Saturday Night Live Sketches That Went Horribly WRONG

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • Live TV is never forgiving! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most memorable and/or entertaining slip-ups in “SNL” history. Our countdown includes sketches "Samurai Stockbroker", "Jeffrey's", “Dog Court” and more! Did we forget another “SNL” sketch gone wrong? Let us know in the comments below.
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  2 месяца назад +30

    Did we forget another “SNL” sketch gone wrong? Let us know in the comments below.
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    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@_Cinenerd_ nobody cares kid

    • @tiger31623
      @tiger31623 2 месяца назад

      ​@@Reaperguy67if you don't care why make a comment

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@tiger31623 It's called telling the truth. He does it when he wasn't. Also stop trying to start something again.

    • @tiger31623
      @tiger31623 2 месяца назад

      ​@@Reaperguy67you patented your are the king of RUclips. You can't tell someone else what to do or say

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tiger31623 nope you are wrong and I'm not telling him what to do . Guess what you are trying to tell me what to do as well. Keep on crying.

  • @timothyduffy8538
    @timothyduffy8538 2 месяца назад +134

    The fact that they would change the script on the Stefan bits without telling him is evil geinus

    • @AlWorth9738
      @AlWorth9738 2 месяца назад

      they didn't.
      watchmojo just makes up bs stories for every video

    • @s4v223
      @s4v223 2 месяца назад +17

      They did, John Mulaney wrote the Stephan skits and changed the script to prank Bill Hader

    • @AdamG1983
      @AdamG1983 2 месяца назад +6

      John Mullaney, what can you say?

  • @iBridgee
    @iBridgee 2 месяца назад +83

    The best SNL sketches are often the ones where things go hilariously off the rails.

  • @AdamG1983
    @AdamG1983 2 месяца назад +38

    Fun fact for the Matt Foley sketch:
    Only Chris Farley knew about the breakaway table gag. Everyone in the scene's shocked reaction was genuine.

  • @VonSley
    @VonSley Месяц назад +18

    Cant wait to see the Beavis and Butthead sketch on future lists like these. They must have not shown heidi what they looked like before 😂😂😭. My favorite sketch in a minute

    • @treehuggerkyle
      @treehuggerkyle Месяц назад +4

      I heard they do a bit of makeup during rehearsal, but they don’t see the whole thing until showtime. I can see how being told what those two would look like doesn’t prepare you for what’s coming!

  • @manchesterunitedno7
    @manchesterunitedno7 2 месяца назад +30

    The Barry Gibbs Talk Show series is the only SNL skits when Fallon somehow never break character.

  • @gfear24
    @gfear24 2 месяца назад +36

    I swear Kate Mackinnon is this eras version of Tim Conway. She goes out of her way to get people to break, and keeps a straight face as good as he did whenever he would torture Harvey Korman.

  • @CraftAero
    @CraftAero 2 месяца назад +36

    The Candice Bergen / Gilda Radner sketch went wrong soooo right. (S02E10)
    The way Gilda leaned into it for the win was spot on genius.

    • @trevormiles5852
      @trevormiles5852 2 месяца назад +1

      you can see true friendship there. Like when you start making your friend the butt of a joke but all know you guys are best buds, your friend just looks down and takes it. Candice in her own right was an awsome comedian.

  • @PsychoThirteen
    @PsychoThirteen Месяц назад +2

    I remember "Massive head wound Harry" when it was live, but still laughed way too hard at it's inclusion here!

  • @maps_3377
    @maps_3377 Месяц назад +5

    Sandler and Farley doing Zaggat’s guide could have been included here. Sandler didn’t break very often but almost always did with Farley.

  • @JazzyJonas
    @JazzyJonas 2 месяца назад +8

    The Candice Bergen/Gilda Radner sketch Is one of the greatest saves in live TV history.

  • @joannharrison8207
    @joannharrison8207 2 месяца назад +8

    I really miss Phil Hartman. He was an amazing comedian and person.

  • @AnitaHanjaaab
    @AnitaHanjaaab 2 месяца назад +16

    Lmao the first Californians had me in real tears. The “What’reyoudoinghere???” Gets me every time. 😂
    The sketch is terrible but the constant breaking made it amazing.

  • @HPALM22
    @HPALM22 2 месяца назад +6

    Thanks for narrating over the funny parts

  • @GG-py9vp
    @GG-py9vp 2 месяца назад +22

    I didn’t think cork soakers was a sketch that went horribly wrong, I thought it was hilarious. If you thought that went wrong, maybe you should consider schweaty balls! I thought that was hysterical too 😂😂
    Edit: not to forget Betty White’s muffin - that was so funny too

    • @afriend38
      @afriend38 2 месяца назад +1

      I do agree!!😂

    • @normmurray9810
      @normmurray9810 14 дней назад

      For Betty White's iconic performance, all 3 of the performers professionally maintained character, so it wouldn't qualify for this segment. I agree, it's one of my all time favorites, too.

  • @Coyotek4
    @Coyotek4 2 месяца назад +7

    Up to 30, and you still don't include the Steve Martin jury sketch where a bird flies away before rendering a decision.

  • @Kritacul
    @Kritacul 2 месяца назад +15

    #1 is a all time classic and I still laugh to this day watching it.

  • @twist58
    @twist58 2 месяца назад +13

    (1:21) THAT one had me cracking up on the first go when he mentioned the word. 🤣🤣

  • @loboblanco4426
    @loboblanco4426 2 месяца назад +8

    The only show I watched with more enjoyment when the skit gets blown is the Carol Burnett show

  • @kelleyk28
    @kelleyk28 2 месяца назад +6

    I love the cowbell episode!

  • @tonytrotter8175
    @tonytrotter8175 2 месяца назад +6

    Delicious Dish and the "Pener" sketch. HILARIOUS!

  • @amerz2477
    @amerz2477 2 месяца назад +4

    Disappointed you didnt list Phil Hartman as Bill Clinton at McDonald's

  • @renatoism
    @renatoism 2 месяца назад +7

    I heard in the hot tub sketch Will Farrell was tickling Jimmy Fallon's feet underwater

  • @robbieallan6522
    @robbieallan6522 2 месяца назад +2

    Chris Farley "IN A VAN DOWN BY 5HE RIVER!!" Is in my opinion probably the best enl sketch ever and only he could do that sketch and have EVERYONE trying so hard not to break down in tears of laughter...❤ RIP Chris 🙏 🕊 ☮

  • @PadisherCreel
    @PadisherCreel 2 месяца назад +2

    The incredible feat with the Adam Driver sketch, he did that without any cue cards

  • @IamLegendaryguy1998
    @IamLegendaryguy1998 2 месяца назад +6

    It’s not Saturday until WatchMojo post Saturday Night Live videos

    • @bigrudd9346
      @bigrudd9346 2 месяца назад +1

      This or The Simpsons.

  • @ckotcher1
    @ckotcher1 2 месяца назад +2

    SNL sketches that went horribly wrong: basically every season for the past 20 years

  • @brandonnewby178
    @brandonnewby178 2 месяца назад +6

    #7: Of course he looks like he's having the time of his life. He's got Cecily Strong on his lap!

    • @AdamG1983
      @AdamG1983 2 месяца назад +2

      Preach

    • @DTD110865
      @DTD110865 2 месяца назад +2

      Not only that, she looked like she was getting something more from him than we can see.

  • @zejaguar
    @zejaguar 2 месяца назад +4

    Go way to the80s. Martin Short hit Billy Chrystal too hard & knocked his wig revealing his Baldhead that was prepared for another sketch. The other actors had a hard time to keep the sketch going.

  • @JStorm13
    @JStorm13 2 месяца назад +4

    Oh what we could have gotten, had Farley not passed away.

  • @anthonydrake4244
    @anthonydrake4244 2 месяца назад +10

    Let's not mention that Jimmy Fallon's character breaks are so frequent that they seem intentional... to draw attention to himself.

    • @GG-py9vp
      @GG-py9vp 2 месяца назад +3

      True I agree. I find that on his talk show too. It’s not about his guest. It’s all about him. I stopped watching him because of that

    • @TayWoode
      @TayWoode 15 дней назад

      Definitely, it’s usually coz the actual joke isn’t that funny so he does that to try and get people to laugh

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia Месяц назад +2

    SNL is only good when cast mates and hosts are on the brink of laughter

  • @mistrjt9213
    @mistrjt9213 2 месяца назад +4

    From San Francisco here so SNL is way past my bedtime but I’ve watched all these skits lives, and prob will as long as SNL continues to film. Wish I can go to a live taping one day! 👍

  • @hayeonkim7838
    @hayeonkim7838 2 месяца назад +7

    Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always 😂😂😂

  • @dauntlessasmr7910
    @dauntlessasmr7910 2 месяца назад +8

    Oh you guys definitely forgot a hilarious one. Biggest blooper by a Host: Brandon Frasier dressed up as Xena, Warrior princess. In a sketch that explores her Alternative Lifestyle tendencies. Frasier in character gets knocked down on his stomach (that was scripted) but loses his wig as it falls off his head. He instantly breaks character as he grabs the wig and shoves it back onto his head before trying to continue with the sketch.

  • @karenfountain1171
    @karenfountain1171 2 месяца назад +2

    I enjoy all your videos. Thank you 😊

  • @fanboysreign
    @fanboysreign 2 месяца назад +2

    Or the episode with Fred Armisen and Bill Hader playing the two doormen with weird accents and they can't even finish the sketch ..

  • @markalexander3659
    @markalexander3659 2 месяца назад +4

    I lost it at the same time as Bowen in the Lisa from Temecula skit where Ego says "Oh, 'cause we black?" 🤣
    Reminds me of the court room one from last season where Bowen says "And now the judge is trying to silence three women of colour" and two of those people are him and Amy Schumer.

  • @user-qg5wg9ut2o
    @user-qg5wg9ut2o 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for reminding us about these awesome SNL sketches❤🎉

  • @SpeedyEric1
    @SpeedyEric1 2 месяца назад +33

    I don't blame Adam Driver stabbing that fake bird with a cane, because he was a Marine before he got into acting.

    • @chloesmithwalker7565
      @chloesmithwalker7565 2 месяца назад +5

      He went all Birdemic on that bird lol.

    • @Clavers1369
      @Clavers1369 2 месяца назад

      Huh??
      Was he an anti-aircraft gunner?
      Improvise, adapt, overcome?

    • @trevormiles5852
      @trevormiles5852 2 месяца назад +2

      shame they stepped all over his lines. Each line was pure comedy. Go look at full sketch. hope it made you smile even more.

    • @chrismaxwell2274
      @chrismaxwell2274 28 дней назад

      I guess I didn't know being a marine just makes you just stab fake birds.

  • @josephcottam1382
    @josephcottam1382 13 дней назад

    I fell off the couch LMAO viewing the schweaty balls with Alec Baldwin😂😂😂

  • @SPAnComCat
    @SPAnComCat 2 месяца назад

    That Video was PURE COMEDY GOLD!🤣

  • @EvaGrammer
    @EvaGrammer 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for this one. Beautiful.

  • @user-bh6sc4nq9b
    @user-bh6sc4nq9b 2 месяца назад +2

    Lisa from Temecula is one of my new favs

  • @MORON_Gaming
    @MORON_Gaming 2 месяца назад +8

    Sometimes the mess ups make it wven funnier. In my opinion.

    • @MORON_Gaming
      @MORON_Gaming 2 месяца назад +1

      I messed up my own comment lol

    • @kurdtfury808
      @kurdtfury808 2 месяца назад +1

      For reals. The way everybody breaks during that career day sketch makes it 10 times funnier.

  • @CIS101
    @CIS101 2 месяца назад

    This is really funny. All of this breaking character makes all of these skits even more funny ! It's great !

  • @blackphilipalvarez1305
    @blackphilipalvarez1305 2 месяца назад +4

    Horribly wrong may be a bit of a misleading title, just skits where they broke character and laughed but that doesn’t mean it’s horrible.

    • @kennethgammell9457
      @kennethgammell9457 2 месяца назад

      Actually I was expecting this video to just play the sketches without the lady talking all over them.

  • @williamlopez8676
    @williamlopez8676 2 месяца назад +1

    The funniest thing about the John Belucci Samauri Stockbroker scene wasn't even mentioned. This was Chevy Chase's last SNL episode before he left the show. After Henry showed up with a bandage on his head, so did Chase, only his was bigger. After that, every time Chase appeared on stage again, his bandage was bigger. Finally by the end of the show, Chevy Chase sported a huge mass of gauze on his head that was actually bigger than his whole head.

  • @Evocati-Augusti
    @Evocati-Augusti 2 месяца назад +1

    CorkSoakers might have been one of the most clever skits written and performed.

    • @Evocati-Augusti
      @Evocati-Augusti 2 месяца назад

      In high school i thought i was going to become a comedian , in 9th grade I was doing really edgy content in front of the whole school, we were in such a small bubble kids didn't even get the jokes, and I used a skit I saw with my dad at New York comedy club, Dangerfield's, Bob Nelson and an Entire Football Team , which got so many complaints from parents and teachers me and my there teacher went in front of the school board, that would not be the last time, in the summer of 1990 i went to Dangerfield's school of comedy , which cost my grandmother 1,200 bucks, but my dad was going to put me in the USAF no matter what , and one morning a USAF Officer showed up at my house at 4 AM, my dad had packed a bag and I was in Texas before noon, in 1998 I sent in 3 commercial I wrote in High School to SNL, and they used one of them and then it was banned ,if you post it they will take it down...

  • @Animeguy300
    @Animeguy300 2 месяца назад +2

    You guys did awesome

  • @Buggy-su4oy
    @Buggy-su4oy 2 месяца назад +2

    The Space Corn Thanksgiving with Steve Carrell and Pete when during the first airing the purple background behind Pete fell surrounding him in a black screen.

  • @Smokin_N_Jokin
    @Smokin_N_Jokin Месяц назад

    The breaks are the best 😂

  • @rubberroast1598
    @rubberroast1598 Месяц назад +1

    best sketches all time have to be Cowbell, Matt Foley, and Swyze/farley Chippendale tryout. Best episode overall though I have to admit......despite having a lessor cast these days compared to the previous 20 years, that Ryan Gosling show from 2 weeks ago is in top 3. it was awesome, damn near every sketch.

  • @worldscalephotography
    @worldscalephotography Месяц назад

    I read somewhere that will farrell was 'pushing' his leg underwater to Jimmy on purpose to make him break.

  • @matthewwilliams8978
    @matthewwilliams8978 Месяц назад

    "Gone wrong"? These breaks were hilarious and made the show so much better!

  • @davidlee6649
    @davidlee6649 2 месяца назад +46

    I wish you’d actually play the skits and scenes for us to enjoy them. Frustrating to just hear 90 % commentary and 10% seeing the scenes. Love mojo but hate mojo lol

    • @QueenOfTheNorth65
      @QueenOfTheNorth65 2 месяца назад +7

      They don’t own the rights to show the whole skit.

    • @Baysidemom2
      @Baysidemom2 2 месяца назад +4

      do you know what the phrase "copyright claim" means? if not, I suggest you look it up then re-evaluate your comment

    • @richrelaxes1154
      @richrelaxes1154 25 дней назад +3

      If only you could look them up somewhere…

    • @ECG3485
      @ECG3485 18 дней назад +4

      DMCA compliance is the bane of Mojo's existence. They can only do as much as they can while respecting copyrights

    • @Mark-gf6jn
      @Mark-gf6jn 16 дней назад

      Amen. The producer of all these mojo videos loves to hear herself talk rather than allow the audience to engage in the commentary that is being presented.

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 9 дней назад

    This is just out takes and I LOVE SEEING people laughing.. especially Ferrell..

  • @leobien0717
    @leobien0717 2 месяца назад +1

    Like wrong, wrong wrong, or absolutely right lol.

  • @AlWorth9738
    @AlWorth9738 2 месяца назад +3

    #4 Faint? The cowbell in Don't Fear the Reaper is NOT faint at all... it clearly stands out; it is obvious to anyone who knows what a cowbell sounds like.

    • @jonmendelson1104
      @jonmendelson1104 2 месяца назад

      When I was around 18 I went to visit my older brother and his buddy's band was playing a gig at a local bar. The only way I could get in was by being "part of the band" so I played the cowbell for their band, and I didn't know their music so I played as quietly as possible.

  • @FUGP72
    @FUGP72 2 месяца назад +1

    Gee..how did I know that 90% of this would be from 2000 on, and 75% would be from 2010 or so on, long after anyone with a brain had stopped watching? And that it WOULDN'T include any of Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo's sketches where they break, including one where they literally have a food fight during a sketch until Eddie has to say "This is live television!" to Joe.

  • @JasonNation72
    @JasonNation72 Месяц назад

    It seems like Kristen Wiig was responsible for a vast majority of SNL character breaking moments in history.

  • @m.i.t.h.
    @m.i.t.h. Месяц назад

    In the hot tub sketch, Will Ferrell was rubbing his leg against Jimmy Fallons under the water. Jimmy has said that was what kept making him laugh.

  • @andreparker3707
    @andreparker3707 2 месяца назад

    I love the Lisa from Temecula skits 😂

  • @natet5959
    @natet5959 Месяц назад +1

    Farley was freakin brilliant!

  • @macwyll
    @macwyll Месяц назад

    Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo had a bunch of break-up moments too!

  • @Asrugan
    @Asrugan 2 месяца назад +1

    I still want to see the bit when Brendan Fraser completely loses it when he loses his wig while playing Xena, how about that instead of a tenth list with Debbie Downer?

  • @CreepyBlueAnimals84
    @CreepyBlueAnimals84 2 месяца назад +2

    I always loved watching Cecily Strong get Colin Jost all wet with her alcoholic beverages and watching him and Leslie Jones interact. The three of them were great when appearing on Weekend Update.

  • @macross25
    @macross25 Месяц назад

    You need to re-update this with Heidi Gardner from the Beavis & Butthead skit. That & Lisa from Temecula are official Top 10 moments in SNL history of breaking character.

  • @dkakito
    @dkakito 2 месяца назад +1

    Not sure how Shweaty Balls and Dusty Muffins didnt make it on here.... lol

    • @rubberroast1598
      @rubberroast1598 Месяц назад +1

      Because they didnt break character on them

  • @procrastinator9
    @procrastinator9 2 месяца назад +2

    Debbie Downer definitely should have been #1

    • @ChristineCAlb1
      @ChristineCAlb1 2 месяца назад

      Racheal Dratch just has to look at the camera to make us Lol!!!!

  • @SilentFlames907
    @SilentFlames907 2 месяца назад +2

    HOW DID YOU MISS ADELE IN THE AFRICAN TOURISM SKETCH?!

  • @HobbitFeet42
    @HobbitFeet42 24 дня назад

    Tom Green and the squealing piglet. That thing just freaked out.

  • @VivianRodriguez37
    @VivianRodriguez37 6 дней назад

    PLENTY!!! LOL

  • @haroldbirge6881
    @haroldbirge6881 2 месяца назад

    🏆🍀Freaking hilarious 😆✌️

  • @brandiwheaton838
    @brandiwheaton838 2 месяца назад

    I laugh so much harder when they break character

  • @jbrisby
    @jbrisby 9 дней назад

    Fred Armison is the Mouth of Sauron. Seriously, it's fucking unnerving.

  • @alishamorris1555
    @alishamorris1555 2 месяца назад +1

    Stephan is my favorite

  • @AdamG1983
    @AdamG1983 2 месяца назад

    "Went horribly wrong" = "become hilarious and iconic"

  • @Janewomanpower
    @Janewomanpower Месяц назад

    Mojo you get thins so wrong. i can't even.. oh why did i even tune in.

  • @WingcommanderIV
    @WingcommanderIV 23 дня назад

    I've watched three...
    And the skit going "horribly wrong" because James Franco cracked a smile and giggled a little is a bit of hyperbole.

  • @sherryelle225
    @sherryelle225 6 часов назад

    That’s weird. Dabney Coleman DID just die, a couple weeks ago.

  • @Trix897
    @Trix897 2 месяца назад

    I KNEW that Lisa from Temecula had to be on this list!

  • @Typical.Anomaly
    @Typical.Anomaly 2 месяца назад

    Gotta go find out what happened to Dan Cortese now. Haven't heard that name since 1990s MTV.

  • @thomasturner6827
    @thomasturner6827 2 месяца назад

    I hate recent SNL, but the classics are the classics

  • @user-bl3zv7lr5h
    @user-bl3zv7lr5h Месяц назад

    I've made lots of MEMEs based on More Cowbell but replace Cowbell with other words.
    Like for the Big Bang Theory... I made we need "More Stewart". 😁
    That's just one example.

  • @99999myk
    @99999myk 2 месяца назад +2

    Every few years, I tune onto SNL for yet another, laugh free episode . It is live yet they need to use a laugh track because it is sooooo unfunny.

  • @rockstargunit55811
    @rockstargunit55811 2 месяца назад

    Herb Welch talking to Keenan before he asks him what went wrong

  • @Buggy-su4oy
    @Buggy-su4oy 2 месяца назад +1

    Hope that Lorne didn't get mad at the woman from #18....she just made a mistake.

  • @giggityking6505
    @giggityking6505 2 месяца назад +1

    Top 10 Anime fights with no winner

  • @BrainDamage922
    @BrainDamage922 2 месяца назад

    Idk how Omletville, the Hogwarts skit with Lindsay Lohan, Mike Meyers Hyper Hypo kid skit, and the Christmas Time Is Here skit doesn't make these.

  • @GlorifiedTruth
    @GlorifiedTruth 2 месяца назад

    SNL cast members breaking character can't really be classified as "going horribly wrong," because it happens damn near every episode.

  • @daydreamer8662
    @daydreamer8662 Месяц назад

    As iconic as "Morer Cowbells" is, the song actually doesn't use cowbells. But it's still hilarious as hell

    • @wendeboyd503
      @wendeboyd503 Месяц назад +2

      Yes it does. Bouchard covered the bell with tape to hit it for a unique sound. He's credited on the album for percussion, including cowbell

  • @TylerMRedman76
    @TylerMRedman76 2 месяца назад

    You missed an opportunity to mention in the Buck Henry episode that throughout the remainder of the episode more and more cast members started sporting bandages as a further joke on the accident.

  • @BabyFaceBren
    @BabyFaceBren 22 дня назад

    RIP Dabney Coleman (for real, just found out the day before seeing this, May 2024)

  • @JonnySuite13
    @JonnySuite13 2 месяца назад

    😂😂😂 OMG, hey, live TV, what're you gonna do, right? 🤷

  • @majoraslayer64
    @majoraslayer64 Месяц назад

    They broke on EVERY Californians sketch.

  • @IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts
    @IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts 2 месяца назад +1

    I feel like "horribly wrong" isn't the right phrasing.

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 2 месяца назад +1

    In 2024 living in a van down by the river is hip, but not so in 1994.

  • @jbrisby
    @jbrisby 9 дней назад

    When WatchMojo says 'compete' when they meant 'contend'.

  • @kurbads74
    @kurbads74 2 месяца назад

    Pretending of not pretending forgets that there was pretending in the first place.