Steve Martin Cold Opening - Saturday Night Live
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As Steve Martin gets ready in his dressing room, he begins to reminisce and sing a song. Aired 12/14/91
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Without hyperbole, this has an argument for the best cold open in the whole show’s history. It encapsulates so many of the show’s trademarks, and does so with a quintessential host and one of the best cast line-ups they had any year. Lorne even appeared. If one were ever to introduce the show to someone with absolutely no exposure, this would be a pretty ideal entry point really.
This is why I think they lost their way acting like they have to open with politics every single week. They've forgotten their own show's DNA.
I think without a doubt this is the most memorable cold open ever. If I were given the opportunity to compile a prime time special with all of my favorite sketches and musical guests, I would open with this number. Loved it when it first aired, love it even more now.
@@mikestevenson576 It's not just opening with politics that is bad. It's having the same few plots for every, single, sketch, all, night, long.
@@david203 It's a very tough era for writing SNL comedy. Woke NYC audiences shut down very fast on certain topics, words, or attitudes. Don't mean that as a political statement. It's just got to be very challenging for the writers to thread the needle.
@@mikestevenson576 That's a very good point. Just after years of the unavoidable insanity that was Trump and still being mired in the many problems of pandemic, a morose or picky audience will not inspire comedians to show their genius.
Chris Farley acting like a mesmerized child is always hysterical 😅🤣😂
By all accounts that was always the most genuine version of himself on the show. Chris Farley absolutely loved the fact that he was treading on the same floorboards as his heroes. Him finding pieces from wardrobe worn by previous cast members and hosts like he does at the beginning of this sketch isn't too far off from real life. David Spade said he'd always go out of his way to pick out shirts and pants worn by John Belushi whenever he could.
Chris Farley isn't REALLY ACTING in this skit anyways !!!!!
after nailing the entire thing without missing a beat, asking "line?" at the end always kills me.
Yes indeed like he really needed a line and that in itself made the opening even better!
I love that Lorne is having his portrait done while getting his nails done and then sings with an opera voice.
And whoever's idea it was to have Lorne Michaels' opera part so obviously dubbed over is a genius.
The best part of the whole thing is Lorne's self-satisfied smirk right after "singing" that note!
The fact that the cue cards say to put the cue cards down is epic lol. Love it.
“I wouldn’t do that, Phil.” “Ok.”😂
I feel like that was Steve's favorite line.
@@tugboat2030 The timing was incredible.
I love David Spade jamming to the opening theme at 6:40 and then gets embarrassed when nobody joins in.
Lol I was hoping someone else noticed that.
@@MadMax-sc1su I did the bass goes hard tbh
I’ve never seen a cold open go so flawlessly. So many different cast members, and nobody made a mistake. Impressive.
Because they weren't phoning it in!
And don't forget Chris touching the photos his mom was freaking out when he did it
Not just cast, but the crew as well!
Steve did drop the King Tut hat. LOL
@@david203yeah, who was Joe? Also was Wally the cue card guy on Seth Meyers here?
Best cold opening in SNL history.
If ever I host SNL (yeah, right!) I'm giving it my all! #onceinalifetime
True dat!!
Imagine how fun it was to be writing and rehearsing this during the week. An incredible time at SNL, old enough to have a legacy but still young enough to have that original energy and magic.
My favorite part is Lorne's overdubbed opera voice.
Actually, Belushi’s Demands cold open is the best.
Holy crap what a cast. You got Phil Hartman, Chris Rock, Tim Meadows, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Kevin Nealon, Schneider, Sandler, omg this is the decade!!
Really love watching Chris Rock try and do the choreography.
Best cast ever. Even better than original cast.
@@ikgreatful And considering who made up the OG "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players," that's saying a lot!
Dana Carvey and David Spade were squeezed in there too.
Wish I could name one of the women to get a female mentioned... but nope...
Melanie Hutsell (Jan Brady) , Ellen Clegghorn, Victoria Jackson, @@TheJollyGreen
Props to the musicians who have to change tempo every time a new person starts singing.
Saw it live, all those years ago, still the greatest cold open ever.
God I wish
Lucky!!!
That’s so cool!!!
Were you the fat guy? I kid, I kid... have to admit I'm jealous, the best lineup, the best cold open, and the best bit ever written by Smigel.
Smigel wrote this - a rarity. Obviously his skill shining through.
Why didn’t he write himself into the sketch? Wasn’t he attempting to be a cast member this year?
They need to bring Robert Smigel back for the 50th anniversary season. That season better be an all timer and bring back those great writers.
This was Epic - I remember watching this live - RIP Phil and Chris - You always made us laugh.
Seriously, Farley’s line about not drinking until binging halfway through straight to Phil H was a gut punch
I think my favorite part probably starts around 1:45, when Steve walks into frame and in the background they have random extras dressed as ... almost everything and anything. Extras that never even appeared in a sketch for the show that night, rehearsal or live. Just men and women to stand around as set dressing in weird-as-hell costumes. I wonder who came up with that touch in the writers' room, because it's awesome.
It looks like a Hasidic Jew, an alien, Elvis and Santa. Think it's probably in the tradition of MAD Magazine where they'd fill their backgrounds with weird characters.
@@jedijones That definitely sounds like something Steve Martin would do. Him or maybe Bill Murray or, if he were alive, Robin Williams.
@@cainster Also sounds like something you'd see on The Simpsons. SNL this season had two future Simpsons writers on staff, Daniel McGrath and Conan O'Brien.
It's a tribute to the old movies with a scene set on a movie backlot. Two characters will walk thru the lot and inevitably you'll see in the frame cowboys, centurions, some monsters, two guys carrying a very long part of a set background . . .
This has to be the most elaborate opening of any they did: complete show tune song, full cast choreography, and it moves throughout the studio fluidly. Excellent work.
Not to mention the lampshading and Lorne Michaels' song being so obviously dubbed over. It just works perfectly!
Chris Farley at 1:05 when he goes "Mr. Martin?" always cracks me up lol.
What a great cast they had at the time
Interesting fact about this: Chris Farley had OCD, so when you see him first coming down the hall behind Steve Martin, you can see him touching all the pictures in the hall.
No matter how many times I watch this, when it gets to the line “now it’s in sight… live from New York…”, it’s like I’m hearing it for the first time, that instant when you suddenly know what’s next. You even know how the melody will go.
And the fantastic musical swelling. Chills every time
Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Chris Rock, David Spade and Adam Sandler... That was a talented cast.
The band does a really good job keeping up with whoever is singing.
1:40 If you have seen the I am Chris Farley documentary, it talks about how Farley had really bad OCD and he had to excessively touch things as he does with pictures hanging on the wall
That is fascinating! I would never have noticed that.
wow, nice catch
you should watch the new HBO Belushi doc
his trajectory and Chris' trajectory are very similar
Wow! That’s fascinating
@@dimitreze I watched that documentary, it was really good, may John Belushi and Chris Farley rest in peace
Amazing cast on that stage..holy crap you'll never get that much talent up there ever again.
That was the perfect cast. The blend of the 80's and those "new kids" in the 90's. Best SNL ever had.
except rob schneider
That early 90's cast was so stacked with talent --- Farley, Myers, Schneider, Sandler, Hartman!
This is, unquestionably, the best open in SNL history. I remember watching it live.
So lucky!!!
I hope they do something like this for the 50th season premiere. That would be so epic to see!
yes
It would be wonderful to see a lot of the former cast members do it --- like Will Ferrell and Amy Pohler
@@davemullins6999 You read my mind 😊
@@davemullins6999 I agree! They should definitely have a line up of cast members new and old perform something like this to kick off the season.
Think of the technical challenge of this live...camera moves, music, singing. Wow
I watched it live! One of the best SNL cold opens ever!
Now I never saw this and I was still watching SNL then too! Oh well better late than never and it was indeed one of SNL'S best openings ever! RIP CHRIS and PHIL!!!!
About once a year I search this up and need to hear it. It'll stick with me forever I imagine.
Me too.
Steve Martin wrote a book in the 70's called "Cruel Shoes" and in he wrote a passage so funny, that I think of at least once a week since I read it.
Victoria Jackson looking absolutely adorable.
More like a legendary opening with the best ever.Mr Chris Farley!
@andrion waser i did not know that was Hartmans voice.Thanks.
One of the best cold openings ever
Mines too thanks to that snl 90s documentary
My god, so many moving parts in this opening. What a Herculean effort and execution by everyone involved.
31 years later, and somehow, Steve Martin looks exactly the same!
Hell, he's looked exactly the same since the 70s!
This makes me cry and literally break down to helpless tears and for all of you without a similar reaction come back a few decades later and you may or may not see.
I think what you felt there is called Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
I got it too!
@@themiddlepath8939 Nostalgia for the early 90s when the bit aired, or the 70s nostalgia the bit is about?
Chris Farley was a GEM!!!
Truly nobody has filled his shoes since! And no one ever will!!!
Awww this brought me to tears 😭 I love the fact everyone was included
3:14 - Farley’s most honest moment -
“Not gonna get liquored up tonight!
Not gonna have a drink tonight!
I’m not gonna drink
Til Update is through
That’s a promise to you the viewer!
Yes, after the show,
I’ll drink til I spew...
But for now I’m committed to you!!!!”
“Clear headed”
@andrion waser "I'll touch my nose, I'll walk the line, I'll-" [falls over injured friend's hospital bed]
So sad considering
After watching the mediocre most recent Holiday Cold Open (they didn't even use Steve Martin...who was hosting!), I had to go back and watch this classic again - it's just unbelievable how good this was.
That's also why I'm here haha!
I’m here because oh “The murder in the building”. I need to remind myself: what a great actor Martin was… Back then. Alas.
truly amazing
I love how excited Chris looked! 💕
Acting...!
Brilliant!
My all time favorite cold open. Now, so many years later, it's amazing to watch that last chorusline with all those young performers who ended up becoming legends.
Anytime I find a new Farley clip, it makes me smile.
Quite possibly the GREATEST cold opening in SNL history!
5:43 Chris Rock looks like some random person from the audience just decided to join in
I remember this from years ago. So glad they uploaded. I came here for Chris.
Holy crap, the painting of Lorne Michaels as the devil had me in hysterics xD
Not to mention how obviously dubbed over his part in the song is.
@@TuckerWhite94 And he gave Ashlee Simpson crap for lipsyncing.
"But I'm not that fat!"
"Please..."
My favourite line from this is how Farley only promises to not drink until Update is through, which is only halfway through the show.
When I first watched this, I was not that much older than my son is now, and the next day was the last Miami Dolphins home game of the season (I watched them lose in enraging form to miss the playoffs alongside my dad and brother). This was an incredible opener in 1991 and it works three decades later.
“Steve, it’s the ‘90s.”
“Whatever.”
I was in HS staying up watching this, and it was one of the best things I have seen on SNL ever... had already watched the 5 timers club with Tom Hanks so totally got his phone it in reference.
I think one reason this works so well is that it's actually about opening the show, plus the cast itself is star-studded.
A lot of the cast was not that well known at this point. You may notice that Sandler is so far in the background, he may as well not even be there. This group though, would go onto be considered by many the 2nd best cast ever.
Wow, I didn't know Steve Martin could sing so well. That was amazing.
He's got 5 Grammys
I take it you haven't watch "Little Shop of Horrors" yet (If not, you're in for a treat)?
He also plays the banjo. Extremely well.
Love that they included the crew in it!
THIS 91-92 season had the best hosts and musical guests
"I wouldn't do that, Phil."
"Okay."
😆
What a goated cast. My goodness. Wish I was around this time to witness how amazing this show was with this cast.
Then watch the season
Exactly! Now, you have to fill the quota of specific races, and gender... it will never be the same again. Sorry, woke people if that came off racist or if I didn't use the right pronouns. Bla Bla Bla.
I was around. Let me tell you there was no other amazing feeling then being in the 80s, 90s and 00s.
@@saturnlights5239 not the same. Experiencing it as it was happening would’ve been amazing.
@@mkombat5 that’s so cool! 😊
Arguably the best SNL cast ever
Arguably the year just before this was the single best cast, the 90-91 season. This is 91-92, which no longer had Dennis Miller and Jan Hooks. 91-92 added four new female cast members who did some good stuff, but not quite worth trading in Dennis and Jan. 90-91 had lost Jon Lovitz and Nora Dunn, but well worth the trade-in for the huge crop of new cast members, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Tim Meadows and Adam Sandler. So this year is close to the best I think, but I'd give the edge to the previous year.
I haven't been able to get into SNL for the last 10 years or so, but now realise why its been so popular. This was amazing. Of course it would take Steve Martin to get me into it
Oh man, I remember when this aired. I've always loved Steve Martin and this was a fabulous bit.
Man, I wish SNL still had this kind of spirit and fun.
The best SNL opening show 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Bravo! Love seeing Phil Hartman again. Miss him.
We all do
This song has been living rent-free in my head for the past 31years!! 🤣
Chris Farley: “I’m not gonna get liquered up tonight.”
Chris Farley “I’ll drink til I spew, that’s my promise to you, the viewer.”
Perfect….😂
Lol thanks
Showing my age, but I have to say this was one of the best cast arrangements as a whole. Ever.
"I wouldn't do that, Phil" ROFL!
My parents taped this episode when I was 8 and I memorized this whole thing over the Christmas break.
The best SNL Broadway cold open in the history of comedy.
Yup
I hope they all celebrated accordingly at the after party that night. They deserved it for performing the greatest cold open ever, with arguably the greatest SNL cast ever.
Farley stole it as always. Legend.
That was probably the absolute pinnacle of SNL right there.
I used to love how SNL was not so clean, it was clearly live and being put on. It was like a play.
No one told Chris Rock that they weren't phoning it in that night.
Right? He looks like an audience member who got lost going to the bathroom and ended up on stage.
Haha he doesn't even sing a word of the song
Agreed. Chris Rock was awful on SNL - with exception of The Dark Side with Nat X.
Ironically when Rock shows up and starts dancing he's the only one really doing the right beat at that time.
that was the best cold open i got goosebumps wheb they said "Saturday night live"
Best opening ever!
“I’m worth 17 million…”. Now he’d sing “I’m worth 140 million”
My favorite cold open ever. I remember seeing this episode rerun on Comedy Central like all the time as a kid.
I dont know how much the red head is worth, but Rob Schneider and Kevin Nealon in 2022 are both worth USD 12 million. Martin is now worth 140 million, so he can still buy and sell them 30 years later.
Chris’s lines about drinking hit differently now. RIP. What a cast though. One of the best times at SNL
I almost cried when I saw Phil Hartman
I saw this the first time it aired and it never gets old.
They did this on my tenth birthday. It makes me feel special.
Freeze at 1:52. The words, "Mr. Cue Card Man, put those down over there..." is printed on the cue cards.
I love this. It was a great time for SNL even though, sadly, we lost some of these beloved cast members. I was 17 when SNL started. So loved it ever since lol.
I was a little younger when it started. The show was never better than the late 1980s thru the 1990s.
I still cry thinking about how Farley and Hartman died --- so tragic and un-necessary deaths
My favorite opening of SNL of all time.
this is pure gold
The dancing teamsters kills me…Everytime.
Lol yup
"Hey, I'm not that fat!"
"PLEASE." [smiles]
I remember a similar Broadway-style cold opener with Christopher Walker singing “Let’s Face The Music And Dance”, around the same time. Would love to see that one again.
When I first watched this and Julia Sweeney pulled off her Pat wig and glasses, I was like, "See, I knew it was a girl the whole time!"
Line! Pure Steve right there.
"I wouldn't do that Phil."
1:43 - Farley's OCD - having to touch every photo in the hallway as he passes them - reminds me of Adrian Monk.
Good eye. I never spotted that before.
There's something just so damn funny about how obviously dubbed over Lorne Michaels' part in the song is.
I remember watching this live.
I’ll never forget it.
My favorite cold open in SNL
History
Chris Rock just not singing at all is maybe the funniest part of this
everyone looks sooo good in this sketch. mike meyers is so cute