Glengarry Glen Christmas: Elf Motivation - SNL
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- In this parody of Glengarry Glen Ross, Winter's Breath (Alec Baldwin) is an elf sent by Santa to motivate elves (Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers) building toys for Christmas, reminding them to Always Be Cobbling. [Season 31, 2005]
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Dude, if you’re a Glengary fan this skit still hits 15 years later.
I'm a Glengarry fan, and this is not funny
@@owenrees7544 Agreed, not very funny, but sweet reminder of a great scene in a great movie, "Put. The Coffee. Down."
I believe he got an oscar nod for being on screen 10 minutes Classic scene shown in sales training classes as a joke
Glengarry Glen Ross - 1992.
Yeah, I dont go to Broadway plays, dont need to, the movie is a classic
He acted in Glengarry Glen Ross thirteen years before this came out and he still said "always be closing" by instinct.
Cause it's true! :)
Because he's actually stupid and he needs to have everything he says written down for him. Now that doesn't mean he isn't a good actor. He could have been Zeppo Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Shooting the Crew.
The genius here is all Mamet. And not only is he a great writer, he is a great chooser of second wives.
To quote a great Italian: I'm through with this guy.
And who cares? It was a Perfect blooper!
He probably gets asked to say the line daily though.
Doubt it was a mistake
"Because you rode in here on a hedgehog and I rode in here in a Talking Moose."
I was Rolling!!
my favorite line.
@wmfivethree Yes, second only to a flying reindeer.
Seth Meyers wrote this,they discuss it here ruclips.net/video/py922dcFOUE/видео.html
You need to see the movie to appreciate that line
I get the feeling 80% of the studio audience never saw Glengarry Glen Ross
You're right.
I think the audience got it after 02:25
If they don't watch the movie, they should educate themselves on the YT video where this skit alludes to...they'll thank themselves later
I have no idea how I've never seen this move but I must watch it immediately
If they had, they would have laughed louder. Anyone who's seen the film even once can't forget that scene and the words Alec Baldwin used.
Rachel Dratch’s face (and the camera cut to her) holding the big cup of cocoa is one of the SNL moments that always makes me laugh.
incredible how almost none of the audience even realized how genius this was.
I thought the same thing. It appeared, at least, that few actually realized this acute reference to the movie.
@@12345682900A few most definitely knew this was a reference to the movie
That’s who the SNL audience is now. Midwits.
they laughed. what did you want them to do? this is one of the most famous scenes in film history, let’s not pretend like it’s alluding to something in the third man.
It's genius. But it's also so hard to laugh at it, because of the intensity and derogatory nature.
Alec's "Always be closing" mistake is one of the greatest, almost poignant, moments on SNL ever. His smile of acknowledgement to Seth was just, well, endearing.
I feel like everyone must have been kind of stoked when he said “closing” lol
I wonder how many times he has done that speech at parties, or for friends. I don't think that part is in the original play, is it? Something must have ingrained it into his memory.
@@Shutterbun4 Good question---I think from I've read and heard actors say that a script or play written my David Mamet is Holy Writ--to be said exactly as written...and I remember the "Always Be Closing Speech" from the film. But I bet you're right, it HAS to be ingrained in his memory as it is so iconic.
Yeah that's one time where breaking character made the sketch.
@@Nunya_Bidness_53 Yeah, I think that's right on the mark.
I like how the box of candy canes looks just like the box of steak knives
And is actually an even lamer gift.
I was ROTFLOL after that. A cool funny throwback to Baldwin's greatest role.
Love the part where he flubs the line, "always be closing [cobbling]." He accidentally falls right into his actual Glengarry character.
i think it was scripted though
Actually I respectfully disagree. I think he made a legitimate mistake. Of course we'll probably never know the truth but it just has the ring of an honest error.
Dias Amreé, I say Not Scripted because he goes back/ forth between the words an extra time _after_ he catches himself.
Plus if you look carefully, his shoulders shake, he's laughing at his own mistake!
I think Baldwin was in the play? So he would have gotten used to 'closing' like Hundreds of times.
Not scripted. He didn't even catch it the first time he said it. He realized what he said the second time. That is when he started laughing. But he moved on quickly, which is what you're supposed to do.
No way scripted.
This remains one of the most underrated sketches in the history of SNL.
I think so many of the audience weren't familiar with the original scene and were just judging it as a standalone sketch. But it's SO MUCH BETTER if you've seen the original scene.
i bet half the audience doesn't get the reference, probably one of my favorite sketches on snl
Don't do fentanyl, kids. Stay clean, stay safe.
@@bhsdhmu yeah bruh only u know the truth fam, everyone else is just a magamoron right bruh? skull emoji skull emoji
It's really a niche sketch but boy does it slap hard if you are in that niche. You can tell by the people who laughed at "third place is you're fired".
3:21 “Drinking fermented dew out of acorn caps” is such a well written line. I feel like many would just say hot chocolate but nope, gotta be booze
The writing truly is brilliant!
The audience didn’t seem to get the reference. That was so perfectly done. The original is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time.
Agreed! When he said put that cocoa down, they were likely laughing at the size of the cup not the movie reference. My personal favorite was second prize is a box of candy canes. 4 people really laughed and no one else got that. Same box but, Candy canes instead of Steak knives. Oh well.. at least a few of us enjoyed it.
Perfectly done would be not staring at the cards the whole time.
@@daveumpref I actually lands better than the steak knives because it's such a lame gift. I totally laughed out loud at that one. Also no surprise he does Trump so well. The original character very much like a young DT.
Me too. I'm going to rewatch the original clip now.
I saw Glengarry Glen Ross was free to watch on RUclips and turned it on, when I saw that scene I was smiling ear to ear because I FINALLY got this skit all these years later.
Haha, great comment!
Never too late! Glad you're part of the GGGR secret club now!
@@dodgelogical4076😆😁😂
GGR was not particularly successful on initial release, it is no feel-good film. It was more successful as a video and has built up a cult following but even so it wouldn't surprise me if much of the audience failed to get the references.
This monologue is so powerful that it works even in a parody. Mamet is a great playwright.
Mamet didn't write the monologue, it was not in the play
He wrote it specially for the movie.
@DrVanNourwrong, Mamet wrote the monologue, he wrote the screenplay , he created the character ''Blake'' . So there, pompous ass
Speaking of pompous asses, David Mamet.
@@DrVonNostrand Aren't you a dermatologist?
If you saw, "Glengarry Glen Ross" then this is one of the best skits, ever!
If you didn't, then I feel sorry for you.
The number of people who miss the point are humorless drones who do not understand sardonic humor.
A friend sent me the ABC on the black board as a gif. I then found the speech here on RUclips. Going to see if I can watch the movie tonight.
@@matthewmehegan3475what is sardonic humor😢
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
You call yourself an elf, you son of a bitch?! LOL
😂😂😂😂
One of the all time best elf skits this & the Eddie Murphy #SantaKnew skit are my 2 favourites!
Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross was extraordinary, absolutely blood-chilling.
Not as chilling as Kevin Spacey. :)
Great cast doing a great job in that movie.
Interesting factoid. The Alec Baldwin scene in the film was NOT in the original play. It was made up for the film only.
@@messedupdude11: Yes, and I"m glad they did!
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin made the movie. Mixing old salesmen with new.
Put that cocoa down. Such a fantastic movie.
"second prize is a box of candy canes" lol
I have watched the Glengary Glen Ross scene more times than I can count. I can't believe I never knew this was made. I love the smile he gave with the Always be closing line.
As a Glengarry Glen Ross movie fan, this is one of the funniest parody skits I've seen on SNL. Would like to know if that film set was existing, or built especially for this.
I will pay money to see the rest of the movie adapted to Santa's Workshop!
I want to see Al Pacino elf rant at Kevin Spacey elf.
that will be a major R-rated elf moive
Classic! You nailed the speech!!
@@jmccuanu2 WHERE DID YOU LEARN YOUR TRADE? YOU...
Or, (my favorite part) the look on elf Jack Lemon's face when he finishes his epic rant, and elf Kevin Spacey figures out he was the one who stole the power tools a.k.a. the leads.
I would TOTALLY pay money for that! I'd pay 20 or 30 bucks in a theater!
I worked with a bunch of sales guys who could all recite the entire Glengarry Glen Ross monologue from memory. It was frequently bantered back and forth in the office. This SNL skit was simply brilliant. If you never saw Glengarry Glen Ross, watch it now. It may still be free on RUclips.
You can tell a lot of the studio audience hadn’t seen Glengarry Glenn Ross.
lucky them, it was a sad and tension provoking movie
The movie was a flop...though it's gained some steam as a cult classic.
@@donsurlylyte Glengarry Glenn Ross is for Closers!
@@BubblesBubbles commercial flop but an absolute critical and cinematic masterpiece.
still today many never saw glen gary glen ross, great movie with a great cast..and alec's scene in the movie is brillaint ! and best part of the mo
I’ve never seen glen garry glen ross. I always loved this skit. I just watched the original speech and now I can appreciate the brilliance of this skit
What's funny is Rachel didn't have to change her voice at all, to be an elf.
Fred's impression of Spacey'character is so true.
Deleted line: "Get out there! You got the prospects coming in, you think they came in to get out of the snow? A kid don't walk in the shop, unless he wants a toy. They're sitting out there waiting to give you their cookies! Are you gonna take it? Are you elf enough to take it?"
LordoftheJimmy except Santa gets the cookies.
Love it
That was actually really good broh
Boy! How could they miss such a perfect opportunity! Wonderful line!
Excellent! SNL needs you on their writing team!
This went over the head of way too many people. One of the greatest skits in SNL history
Truth.
Yeah it's a real shame when you write something so genius yet many don't truly get it or appreciate it for the genius it is!
It took me a couple seconds to remember the gumdrop was supposed to be a Rolex and when I got it I was in hysterics
My entire family watches this clip together every Christmas - it's a tradition for us now. Never gets old!!!
I love your family
“Always Be Closing” Loved this scene from GGGR.
This is an absolute gem sketch. Notice the flow of each and every line to mimic the movie...quite brilliant. Alec is speeding up his cadence, has to for tv time, but it still is quality start to finish. And the audience, half of which never saw the movie and don't know the references (you can tell) are loving how every sentence is quality. Different than most SNL sketches written today. That's because the masterpiece screenwriter did the heavy lifting in GlenGarry. All Alec has to do is insert appropriate elf magic. And this works great. I replay it and still laugh it's so good. Always Be Cobbling.
I have seen Glenn Gary Glenn Ross several times. One of the best acted movies ever. Recognized it immediately.
you're a fancy boy huh. get yourself a cookie
no he just remembers a great movie. you should watch it
I have seen GGR countless times and it is one of my all-time favorites as well. Everyone in it is at the top of their game, acting-wise. I especially love Al Pacino and his scenery-chewing performance! When he chews out Kevin Spacey, wow, it just doesn't get any better than that.
Wait,you can be funny and respectful at the same time?WOW
Great homage to one of my favorite films! sad to say I think a lot of people didn't get it.
When he started going off, I could scarcely believe my ears!
"You rode here on a Hedgehog, I rode in on a talking Moose! that's my name!" Oh my goodness, comedy genius.
PositiveLastAction that's what happens when you parody a film that not many people have seen, obviously.
This crowd sucked. Get some fucking pop culture knowledge. What a let down. I would have been dying from the first line.
people it's not rocket science really, the film made less than its budget at the box office, and guess what? some films are better left as cult classics, makes it way fuckin cooler anyway.
also, you "would" have been dying? what happened when you watched it on RUclips lol, I understand the live experience is always better but don't exaggerate just try to make a crowd of people look bad. makes you look bad.
PositiveLastAction I never knew it was a movie but before i thought it was so funny.
"A. Always. B. Be. C. Closing...I mean Cobbling."
I forgot that he screws that up not once but twice.
You could hear that that's where a lot of the audience probably figured the reference
I Like how the cmera cut to seth after that since he wrote the skit
Baldwin’s a genius if he did make the mistake on purpose, because it worked perfectly!
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t an accident, watch it again. He puts emphasis on closing twice.
Get the feeling most of the audience have never seen glengarry glen ross, what a shame
Yeah, this should have got much bigger laughs in spots where it was nearly quiet. They reacted like it was a one off skit.
Yeah based on the timing of the laughs that was obvious.
I get the feeling that not a lot of RUclipsrs have seen Glengarry Glen Ross because this is not a top comment...
Martin Riggs87 Too toxically masculine for the 2010s coastal elitists.
@@TokyoXtreme lol. Maybe some truth.
I just used the film as an example of hypermasculine work culture in an English course. My angle was that the workplace is one of the last vestiges accepting of masculine behavior while women do not dominate the space. The overt masculinity is the result of having few other outlets in which to be traditionally masculine. Wrote it in a California Bay Area community college course and received an A so I feel good about not taking the typical PC angle.
"You see this gumdrop?" LoL
The interesting thing is that many of the big laughs in this sketch come straight from lines in the movie and not how the SNL writer's changed up the dialogue to fit in the elf motif. For example, "third prize, you're fired" gets a big laugh but that's pretty much what he says in the film with no changes made. I'm sure many of the people laughing have no idea where it's from. David Mamet is a pretty powerful writer.
I get the sense that the majority of the audience had NO idea what this was referencing, never having seen Glengarry Glen Ross. I also bet the majority of the people in the comments also haven't seen the source movie. If they and you have, you will fully understand just how hilarious this sketch truly is. It's what we call a "parody" of epic proportions.
Pacino's explosiveness in that role will stay with me for the rest of my life. He proved that he deserves the respect as one of the greatest actors of all time.
@andrewthomas6784 agreed. Just watched the movie again today. Damn it is so good. Pacino is a beast in this movie.
@@awizard2006 Al was good,but he's no Jack Lemon.
The best part was when he said "Always be closing" by mistake.
Yeah it's almost like he slipped back into the original role for a second there.
I don't think it was a mistake.
I think it was a mistake -- almost every cast member was having a hard time not cracking up at that point.
Wooooo
Love Alec Baldwin, but he is often sloppy like that. It was written on the board right in front of him!
I think if most of the audience had SEEN Glengarry Glen Ross they would have been rolling in the aisles with LAUGHTER! That was absolutely HILARIOUS... And just the fact that Alex Baldwin was actually doing it made it even MORE hilarious!
I love how Seth and Amy had to squeakify their voices while Rachel just used her normal cutesy voice :P
"Hey, what's your name? Screw you...that's my name." I was laughing so hard I was crying!!!
Nick Mason It’s even funnier in the real movie, where he definitely doesn’t say “screw”.
That's a great line to say when someone asks you in real life. If you can get away with it, that is LOL :)
One of the best skits ever! GGGR is one of my all time fave films. Love me some Mamet. He probably loved this bit.
Scott Shiff only part of the movie to watch
No way its great
Seth Meyers wrote this,they discuss it here ruclips.net/video/py922dcFOUE/видео.html
i don't think he flubbed the line. i think he did on purpose. it's too perfect. the smirk between alec and seth was one of acknowledgement. The audience wasn't getting the references bc if they did they would've been cheering and WOOing, nevermind laughing.
The audience definitely weren't getting most of it, agreed. But it felt like a genuine flub.
@@Shutterbun4 there was like one guy laughing his ass off hes probably the only one getting it lol
They were woooing
I think he flubbed it. It was a real moment.
If he said "closing" on purpose, I say, Bravissimo!
"I rode in here on a talking moose!
*THAT'S* my name!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
“Elf you!” Just a normal work day for elf’s 😂
"Elf you!"
LMAO
That was superb. I dont think too many in the audience had seen Glengarry Glen Ross though, otherwise they'd have been laughing harder I bet. That cup of cocoa made my day.
Almost too good. Spot on rendition. Genius. Saturday Night Live
Haha!!! He says candy canes just like steak knives. This is hilarious.
genius premise for a sketch, just absolutely savage!
And I love at 2:23 when Baldwin screws up and says always be closing by mistake and laughed
This is my all-time favorite Christmas film.
"These are the Good leads--the Glengarry leads ...."
Him going back into the actual scene with "Closing" by accident at 2:09 was priceless...
I had to watch the Glengary Glen Ross clip before this one and even you’ve also never seen the movie, you’ve got to appreciate how Alec can call forth his character for that performance despite the intervening years.
This was a ton of fun to watch! I had just been looking up parodies of this speech and found this old video, and it was a lot of fun. Alec was fantastic in reprising his character, with an Elfy twist, and I loved when he said closing instead of cobbler, whether it was a genuine accident or cheeky nod to the original speech being parodied, it was still quite funny.
Great sketch!
Haha... He said Always be closing twice...that monologue is so engrained in his memory he almost didn’t catch his goof...Love it!
Referencing something like GGGR and getting it SO right makes this work for me. It’s like Documentary Now. I don’t get every reference, but it’s made with love and that’s brilliant.
Alec is especially funny in this scene because he is the only elf that doesn't have an elf Voice.
Wow, Very Good Point. I wonder if they tried it with him using an elf voice before deciding it was better like this. It does completely separate him from the other elves. So interesting.
I would watch this full length elf version of Glenn Gary Glenn Ross in a heartbeat
this was awesome!!!
YEP....very funny
YEP....great SNL skit
How have I not seen this after all these years?!?? He was spot on with this skit... classic movie!!!!
Of course no one understood the Glengarry Glen Ross references!! Why?! Because EVERYONE that saw that movie are at work....CLOSING!! 😄😂🤣
They are all completely demoralized but he brings them back by letting them know they all get a xmas bonus 😂
The timing is like he's touring around the globe with this speech.
"My hammer is falling apart in my hands." I DIED!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had no idea, and it's one of my favorite movies. Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino are brilliant
His best performance ever is in Glen Garry Glen Ross and it’s only an 8 minute cameo
I forgot he was only on for that amount of time. Incredible. He stole the show. Incredible skill. Years ago I heard him talk about doing Street Car Named Desire on Broadway. There was a particular line where he got used to hitting his fist on his chest really hard. After several performances he started getting chest pain. This guy's the real deal.
Alec baldwin speaking to you seriously: " do you see this gumdrop??"
Elf you!
Lol!!!
This is winters breath 😂guys a breath of fresh air
this clip is so hilarious! i salute u alec baldwin. true legend
Seth Meyers wrote this,they discuss it here ruclips.net/video/py922dcFOUE/видео.html
" Scr.. you that's my name" LOL 😂😂😂😂😂
ALWAYS BE CLOSING 🤣
I noticed when he was holding the drill that his finger was NOT squeezing the trigger but somehow that drill did not go on
he's just a really good comedic actor. there's a reason he's hosted a million times.
I think AB is one of the funniest guys on tv.
Turns out he's a good shot too!
Baldwin IS funny *and* a heckava shot.
AlwaysBeClosing. God it's long since I've seen that movie!
This is nuts. I just watched Glengarry last night after years of not seeing it and now I see this. This is amazing.
GGGR is 30 y/o now so I don’t blame anybody for not catching the reference. It’s basically a stage play put on film so it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but this was spot on parody.
"ELF you!" LOL!
My, probably, most favorit movie scene of all times. This was awesome too :D
Always Be Closing!!! Coffee ☕️ is for closers!!!
Bwhahaha. How did I miss this skit? Gold. Baldwin always brings it.
He messed up the ABC and its still great
Hopefully he won’t bring a gun when he does
Alec is a putz, but this was gold
This is so funny if you’ve seen Glengarry Ross. Such a wicked mock.
And you call yourself an elf you son of a bitch?
Just watched that scene for the first time a couple days ago. Baldwin was young and fabulous in it. He really is a good actor.
This is great!! I was cracking up! I couldn't why the audience was so quiet.
The brilliance of this skit is how they were to relate high-pressure real estate sales to Santa's workshop or perhaps sweatshop.
After that it's all magic.
Im dead, im in my grave, this was sooooo funny to me!. Glengarry Glenross is a classic
ELF YOU
GGR will always be one of my go-to, favorite films. I found it around 2008 and wish I could've seen the play. I recommend it to many people but rarely do they watch it. This skit is a gem.
"3rd prize is you're fired" i couldn't take it
1st place is a new toboggan sled
2nd place is a box of candy canes
3rd place is you’re fired.
Love Alec Baldwin and his Christmas skits.
Or how about- " You company man! You Christmas fairy!!"
actually made me laugh out loud - good one
You Santa’s man!
Lol, I hadn't seen this before, and I loved Glengarry Glen Ross.
Ha! He said closing
Frank Hamilton Seth knew it too lol
Probably his PTSD from the movie this is based on.
When nobody in the audience has done their homework.
lol he almost got into character when he pulled the board out