But Dana as Biden all season has been my personal favorite. I guess they want to give Biden a "break" now, so Dana may not be impersonating him in the next 6 wks.
Comebacks? You're going to bring up comebacks? Do you really think that compares to Jon Stewart coming back to The Daily Show?? Okay yes I guess it does.
Hartman, Carvey, and Spade. This takes me right back to when I knew life couldn’t get any better. SNL, thank you for this. I NEEDED this more than you know.
Well, it was Soto that brought up the Mets. You could tell Dana was not expecting that answer at all, you can see him break character right after Soto said it. I think the bit was meant to go on longer, but Soto didn't set it up, so Dana shut it down. You watched him leak the answer before the announcement!
Well, considering the offer was made during the show….and, half of Times Square/Manhattan aka the snl studio audience is Yankees. A little shocking to hear a Mets cheer.
@@huffy6192 Queens is a 20 min train ride m8. The entire audience isnt from Manhattan. In fact most probably arent lol. Id expect a lot of them to be from Brooklyn and Queens. So a decent amount of Mets fans is expected imo.
@@CynthiaVaricalli Spade was never my favorite wity his sarcastic attitude, but he is funny when in the right role. Dennis on 'Just Shoot Me' was perfect for Spade!
Yeah, I to grew up during the same era as SNL as you.. early 90s-00. I just happened to leave NBC on after WWE went off and watched the SNL cold open and I was like holy shit its Church Lady is this an old episode? I haven't seen SNL in years and I have no clue who any of the people are on there now except for David Spade, Dana Carvey, and Kennan Thompsons lol.
The cast of SNL has sucked for awhile now. I miss Dana Carvey,Mike Meyers and a lot of older cast mates like Chris Kattan,Molly Shannon and Will Farel.I stopped watching it awhile ago because it is not as funny as it had been.
#SNL Thank you for keeping Phil Hartman's voice in the introduction. It's a wonderful lasting tribute to one of your finest and most-talented cast members.
GO GO CHURCH LADY - LOVED THE CHATS,..Dana Carvey "nailed it"...the whole opening was over the top and the Church Chat Singers brought back the good ole days of SNL. AMAZING....GRATEFUL for the laughs....Merry Christmas to all of SNL
@@RaymondHng-- 😃😂 Karen will always be my favorite Carpenter! 😢 (I just wish she and Mama Cass had shared that ham sandwich. They might both be alive today.....). 🤪
That was awesome. With Dana appearances I’ve been wishing for a Church Chat skit. Felt like I was 12 again! Smiling and laughing all the way through. Thank you Dana and Lorne for making my wish come true!
You won't think it's funny when people are being held accountable, on The Judgement Day. Also, for the record, YAHSHUA DIDN'T "hang out" with prostitutes. He ministered (preached to them) & there's a HUGE difference. They weren't eating with Him & His disciples (unless He was feeding the 5,000, etc., while ministering to the masses). Blessings in FOLLOWING CHRIST, BEFORE it's too late. 🙏🏻👣👣
Great choice to use the original opening with Phil Hartman voicing the intro. He was one of my favorite cast members from that era. Also, it would be cool if we got a return of Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts.
He's one of their former writers and still exists, so it's possible they could get him to make a comeback & resurrect it, which I agree would be very cool
They famously complained on their podcast how hard it must be to get on in modern SNL because of how many celebs and former cast members come back for regular cameos these days
@@yvonnecooper5004 I was in the front row with my friend. He was looking at everyone, so maybe. I felt like I had a hanger in my mouth throughout the show from laughing non-stop. 😊
Y'all making me cry . Church lady was my mums fave character. She did 2 impressions really well -taxi driver de Niro -church lady She loved SNL, never missed one. Ever. She knew entire skits by heart. Especially the exorcist one (your mama eats kitty litter) church lady of course,, thank you.
Church chat was always one of my favorites. My next door neighbor acted, looked, dressed, and talked just like that - same exact voice. I know she thought I was the most cheerful person in the world because I always had a smile on my face when I saw her. 😃
Dana Carvey is my one of my favorite SNL alums of all time and the minute he came back I wanted them to do a church lady sketch. I am not disappointed!
The Church Lady is my favorite character! Thanks for bringing her back. My late grandmother was 100% the Church Lady and I think of her every time I see these skits.
❤❤❤ Marcelo (aka Domingo) Hernandez. The best addition to the cast in decades! So cute and talented, and so good to have a bilingual cadt member, too. ❤
So lovely to hear Phil Hartman's voice one more time. And look at how delighted James Austin Johnson (who's said what a big fan of Dana he is) is in this.
"Look, we've done a lot of things we're not proud of - robbing graves, uh, plundering tombs - double parking... but nobody got hurt... well. Maybe SOMEbody got hurt, but nobody we KNEW..."
This felt like a hug to all of us who were teens in the 90s!!! Thank you SNL!!!
Totally!! ❤
And the eighties!
"Did someone say teens?" - Matt Gaetz
80s
'80s
I was so happy to hear Phil Hartman say, "Welcome to Church Chat." RIP Phil, you hilarious angel.
My first thought as well. So happy to hear that intro.
Same!
Same I’m glad they used a recording instead of having a new VO
It was worth it just for that.
I'm so glad they didn't change it 😭
The best thing that came out of 2024 is having Dana Carvey back on SNL! Seeing Church Lady made me so happy!
But Dana as Biden all season has been my personal favorite. I guess they want to give Biden a "break" now, so Dana may not be impersonating him in the next 6 wks.
I still get him confused with David Spade. This did not help.
and Andy Samberg, he deservers a Emmy nom for Guest Star this season.
@@tommytrombone this should have been easy for you to tell the difference in the future. Dana as Church Lady and David Spade as Hunter Biden.
Comebacks? You're going to bring up comebacks? Do you really think that compares to Jon Stewart coming back to The Daily Show?? Okay yes I guess it does.
Hartman, Carvey, and Spade. This takes me right back to when I knew life couldn’t get any better. SNL, thank you for this. I NEEDED this more than you know.
Spade and the gap girls must return!!!
❤❤❤❤😂
Lies again? Carling Cup Hell On Earth
Amen!
Dana Carvey has made me laugh for decades. What a gift. One of the most brilliant comics/ actors to ever walk the Earth.
" don't let the door hit you on your forehead on your way out" still laughing! Best opening SNL! Made my weekend!
I thought it was a rerun😅
Church Lady is ICONIC!!
Also David Spade as Hunter was so good
Who was that dude, that was cast as Matt Gaetz?
😮 I did not know it was David Spade!
@CalebJacobs1981 The talent-free member of the cast.
Inspired
I like how it took the audience a moment to realize who it was.
Soto actually signed with the Mets, I can't believe SNL called it
Well, it was Soto that brought up the Mets. You could tell Dana was not expecting that answer at all, you can see him break character right after Soto said it. I think the bit was meant to go on longer, but Soto didn't set it up, so Dana shut it down. You watched him leak the answer before the announcement!
@@DonMachadothat…wasn’t Soto. It was Marcello Hernández AS Soto
Well, considering the offer was made during the show….and, half of Times Square/Manhattan aka the snl studio audience is Yankees. A little shocking to hear a Mets cheer.
@@huffy6192 Queens is a 20 min train ride m8. The entire audience isnt from Manhattan. In fact most probably arent lol. Id expect a lot of them to be from Brooklyn and Queens. So a decent amount of Mets fans is expected imo.
@@DonMachado it was part of the bit. What are you talking about?
It is never a bad time for Dana Carvey! One of my favorite SNL alums. Totally underrated.
He sucks
@@brooke8567 You would know.
@brooke8567 His movie career was lackluster, but got watch his stand up and try not to laugh.
Or David Spade
@@CynthiaVaricalli Spade was never my favorite wity his sarcastic attitude, but he is funny when in the right role. Dennis on 'Just Shoot Me' was perfect for Spade!
I'm so glad they brought Dana and David back the 90s was funniest for SNL.
& 70s , 80s!!
Agreed!!!!
Yeah, I to grew up during the same era as SNL as you.. early 90s-00. I just happened to leave NBC on after WWE went off and watched the SNL cold open and I was like holy shit its Church Lady is this an old episode? I haven't seen SNL in years and I have no clue who any of the people are on there now except for David Spade, Dana Carvey, and Kennan Thompsons lol.
I love that the Church Lady, who was old nearly 40 years ago is canonically still alive and kicking in 2024.
Just like the Catholic school teachers in my school in the 90s...
like Lorne Michaels 😉
Like Vicki Lawrences' "Mama" from the 1970s still kicking around today.
and looking good for nearing 80!
Several people in the Bible lived extra long lives. Seems fitting that the church lady should.
"you know instead of hawk-tewy you need to walk-tewy a church"🤣🤣
why is this like a roast🤣🤣🤣🤣
Weaned from the milk, and on to the meat of the Word😅
My thoughts exactly tbh.
that's the bit. you're 12 so you wouldn't remember
All these throwback cast appearances make me so happy...seeing Spade was real treat.
Seriously ❤❤❤🥹 I cried and laughed
Me: Is that SPADE? It can't be? It's ♠️!
@@tejaswomanright I didn't know that was him until I heard his voice
Spade and Carvey have a weekly yt podcast, "Fly On the Wall".
The cast of SNL has sucked for awhile now. I miss Dana Carvey,Mike Meyers and a lot of older cast mates like Chris Kattan,Molly Shannon and Will Farel.I stopped watching it awhile ago because it is not as funny as it had been.
Yeah David Spade!!! Love the guy!!! More of him please.
He looked incredibly good in this skit
David Spade... you're certain...?? 🤔 ...such a close resemblance... 😮
Hey David.
I love that they used the original Phil Hartman intro.
#SNL Thank you for keeping Phil Hartman's voice in the introduction. It's a wonderful lasting tribute to one of your finest and most-talented cast members.
I had to go back and listen.
"You might remember him from such films as...." 😂
Lionel Hutz
@@luckyjasonfanI believe you mean Troy McClure
Isn’t that just a sound alike?
Colon Blow
HOLY CRAP! Spade looks GOOD!
Right?!
Like better than he did when he was on the cast 😅
Spade is such a gilf!
Right? I never thought I'd be feeling things about *David Spade* of all people.
He always has. 😎💯
I love that Dana Carvey is making appearances. He was always a classic SNL star and Church Lady hits hard.
He had already signed the contract to play Biden for a season
I’m really glad he’s back, because he lost his son about a year ago and it’s probably good for his mental health. I love Dana Carvey
It’s weird but so many younger adults never (or rarely) went to Church, so they don’t get the humor
GO GO CHURCH LADY - LOVED THE CHATS,..Dana Carvey "nailed it"...the whole opening was over the top and the Church Chat Singers brought back the good ole days of SNL. AMAZING....GRATEFUL for the laughs....Merry Christmas to all of SNL
Dana Carvey - GOAT. ❤❤❤
"Do you know who's the best Carpenter? *Jesus* " 😂😂😂
“He’s working late cause he’s a savior!” 😂😂
I guess it's not Karen.
@@RaymondHnglol!😅
@@RaymondHng-- 😃😂 Karen will always be my favorite Carpenter! 😢
(I just wish she and Mama Cass had shared that ham sandwich. They might both be alive today.....). 🤪
@@RaymondHng That's who I thought of.
Phil Hartmen RIP one of The GOATS of SNL very missed! We love You Dana Carvey! Put some respect on His name❤❤❤ Love You David Spade 💙💙💙
You know its a bit right? As in satire. Pretty sure Carvey is an atheist. Just in case facts suddenly decide to matter to you.
Love seeing Carvey and Spade back. Two legends
Thanks to Carvey, Spade and others at SNL for making this skit possible! Now, bring back Toonces the Driving Cat.
YES PLEASE!!!!
Absolutely love seeing these old cast members showing up…brings back some great memories.
Agreed!!!!!
Also a sign of how inept the current cast is.
that bit with David Spade as Hunter was hilarious... "Pardon me?" 😂
He really captured Hunter Biden's whole aura, as the kids call it these days 😅
Was it?
The pacing was slow, they both acted like they were hearing some long-ass laugh breaks before they trundled to the next line.
Church Lady: Jesus didn’t walk around in a robe with his bits out hanging with prostitutes.
Hunter Biden: Uh yeah, I think he did. 😂😂😂😂
I laughed so hard at that line. It was so nice to see Dana Carvey and David Spade again.❤
@Tao_Tologyit WAS so great to see them both, but yes, it lacked a bit of punch or pace. Still, wonderful.
She returned when we needed her the most. Take that SAAATANN.
The WORLD goes damned beginning on 01●20●25
EPHESIANS: 6 :12
Dana Carvey is the best. Flawless performance! :)
I love the Church Lady! What a wondrous Christmas present from SNL to all of us!
*OMG! Dana AND David!! This is awesome!!*
That was awesome. With Dana appearances I’ve been wishing for a Church Chat skit. Felt like I was 12 again! Smiling and laughing all the way through. Thank you Dana and Lorne for making my wish come true!
"You know who's the best carpenter? Jesus." ❤
Marcelo did great as usual 🎉
I love him!
No he didn't....itsukd
40 years ago the church lady brought us all joy ! Glad to see her back.Now we need the goat man back !!! 🙂
SNL ..... on it's 50th season!!! Born on rabbit ear antenna's and still delivering LIVE FROM NEW YORK.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wish there was a ticker for counting the "rabbit ears" search
Hearing Phil Hartman's voice gave me chills.
I wish he could've been here for the milestone 50th season.
Me too. Can’t believe is no longer with us. Definitely one of SNL’s best cast members. RIP Phil 😢
I got that shiver up spine when I heard his voice
@@rhyancoleman6462I agree. He would’ve DEFINITELY made an huge impact on our generation.
His wife stole a treasure from all of us.
During the Soto interview, the headline about him getting $765M from the Mets popped up. Great timing!
"You had me at 17"
😂😂😂
Do you Venmo?
@@willvgo2950 only for minor purchases.
Well there you have it.. Soto signed with the Mets at the suggestion of the Church Lady.. to help the needy and unfortunate..
Imagine telling yourself there’d be a Hawk Tuah reference in a Church Chat back in January
That line about Jesus hanging out with prostitutes was GOLD.
That was the best joke in the skit.
YES! 😂
You won't think it's funny when people are being held accountable, on The Judgement Day. Also, for the record, YAHSHUA DIDN'T "hang out" with prostitutes. He ministered (preached to them) & there's a HUGE difference. They weren't eating with Him & His disciples (unless He was feeding the 5,000, etc., while ministering to the masses). Blessings in FOLLOWING CHRIST, BEFORE it's too late.
🙏🏻👣👣
@@shellbellbutterfly you forgot to mention that it's "the love of money" that's the root of all evil. If you're going there, be thorough about it.
Pure gold
Great choice to use the original opening with Phil Hartman voicing the intro. He was one of my favorite cast members from that era.
Also, it would be cool if we got a return of Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts.
It's so comforting hearing Phil's introduction!
His wife murdered him.
He's one of their former writers and still exists, so it's possible they could get him to make a comeback & resurrect it, which I agree would be very cool
@@macazootie Are you serious about Phil Hartman making "a comeback"? The man was murdered (by his wife) in 1989.
Hopefully for the SNL 50th Anniversary special reunion next year we will get Deep Thoughts again.
You can tell most of the audience didn't get that podcast joke is likely a reference to the fact Dana and David run an SNL podcast together. 😂
Nor did I till now. Thank ee!😊
I watch every week, laugh out my Cheerios see ya there : )
liking this comment because their podcast is so underrated. fly in the wall is hilarious.
They famously complained on their podcast how hard it must be to get on in modern SNL because of how many celebs and former cast members come back for regular cameos these days
Also perhaps the number of celebs per capita has increased if the amount of content generated has also gone up manifold
I wore the shirt with the church lady to Dana Carvey’s live stand up this year. One of the best nights!
Did he notice? That's cool.
@@yvonnecooper5004 I was in the front row with my friend. He was looking at everyone, so maybe. I felt like I had a hanger in my mouth throughout the show from laughing non-stop. 😊
I'm so thankful that they used Phil's old audio and didn't ruin it by having someone rerecord the line.
when he asked who the best
carpenter was I screamed "Karen!!!" Forgive me Jesus
I said the same thing
I did too 😂
Myself too!!!
Me too
Yep, me too!
Y'all making me cry . Church lady was my mums fave character. She did 2 impressions really well
-taxi driver de Niro
-church lady
She loved SNL, never missed one. Ever. She knew entire skits by heart. Especially the exorcist one (your mama eats kitty litter) church lady of course,, thank you.
David Spade's Hunter Biden impression was strangely perfect.
It was. That somber but rich catty way Hunter Biden is is hilarious. 😂
@@toobiasjtriggered
Hunter has dead eyes. He def has bodies buried somewhere.
@@toobiasj Your comment makes no sense.
David looked very handsome.
“Satan had a good year” those lyrics with the harmonies, absolutely PERFECT! and brilliant
Weare all of Santa....Oops I mean nasa wifi... just for gicks and kiggles❤
6:55 ... AND HE DID SIGN WITH THE METS!!!! 😲😲😲
1:03 he's working late coz he's a savior 🎵
Omg.
Please keep bringing Dana back. He never got the recognition he deserved, and it's amazing watching him killing it week after week.
Agreed. He’s the reason I’m watching SNL again. Brilliant.
One of my big-three all-time SNL favorites, along with Martin Short and Kate McKinnon. But I do think he got plenty of recognition, no?
He definitely got the recognition he so deserved when he was a regular…but it’s absolutely wonderful to see him back often now…
He is really one of the very bests!
He really didn't get the recognition he deserves at all. And The Dana Carvey show is a masterpiece
The world needs the Church Lady more than ever!
The timing of the Juan Soto Jokes was top tier given what just broke today
The Carpenter joke was just perfectly executed lol this is exactly what I expect my church aunts to say during xmas lol
Church chat was always one of my favorites. My next door neighbor acted, looked, dressed, and talked just like that - same exact voice. I know she thought I was the most cheerful person in the world because I always had a smile on my face when I saw her. 😃
❤
_"And now it's time for Church Chat"_
Great yalls using Phil Hartman! The more you can inject his voice back into SNL the better ❤
omg I didn't recognize his voice - I loved that man 😞 And am so happy church lady is back on
Bringing back the great cast members of the 90s is the only thing funny about SNL.
@@paulstewart6203 that's called "bias", old man
"Well i'nt dat special?!" Like going back in time 30+ years. Dana still got it!!!!
this was one of the best cold opens EVER. so amazing to see Dana & David together.
Dana Carvey is my one of my favorite SNL alums of all time and the minute he came back I wanted them to do a church lady sketch. I am not disappointed!
Church Lady AND David Spade coming back to SNL was DEFINITELY the best part of my night!!! 😁😁😁
Isn't that special?
@@ZeroShadow1998 It sure dang is! 😁
😂 BRO! please, you are too good at this. Unbelievable performance for you last night. Thousands of cringe filled upvotes
Most underrated part of this skit? Church Lady calling Hunter Biden "Hunty"!
"......Pardon me??" Lmao 😂
Looks like Juan Soto took church lady’s advice 😂
Spade and Carvey! Its like having a partial Beatles Reunion.✨
The Church Lady is my favorite character! Thanks for bringing her back. My late grandmother was 100% the Church Lady and I think of her every time I see these skits.
My aunt was just like the Church Lady too!😂
Mine too!
Praise Jesus
Phil was the best
My grandmother too. She loved Church Lady. I miss my grandmother so much.
Been a fan since the beginning. Thank you for all 50 years.
Same here!
"I'm 50!"
Yes, all fifty years a fan.
So happy Spade FINALLY got to say it... "live from NY...it's Saturday night!"
Did he never get to before?
❤❤❤ Marcelo (aka Domingo) Hernandez. The best addition to the cast in decades! So cute and talented, and so good to have a bilingual cadt member, too. ❤
I agree. He is so talented and hilarious 😂
Thank you to Dana Carvey and others involved for doing that piece!
Unexpected but, the church lady is just what we needed right now🤣.
good to see the church lady, she hasn't aged a bit ❤
😉
Aged into it perfectly 😂
Realizing that David Spade can look handsome is one of the best ways to end this crazy year.
Seriously though! I was just thinking: am I old or would I totally take a minute with David spade ❤🫠🫠🫠🤤🤤🤤
I mean....he looked great!
You ain't kidding. He's REALLY aged well.
I just commented the same 😈
Loved they kept Phil Hartman’s voice.
4:05 LOL Hell naw. LOL I think he was....
Damn, give David Spade a roll in a action crime movie.
Just found their Podcast and now this?!? Life is great! Spade has never looked manlier.
David Spade looks GOOD with a beard! 🥵
Distractingly good.
Right?!.. The beard & darker hair! It took me a lil to realize & then I was like, "DAAAAAAANG!" 👀
I thought the same thing. I was like is that David Spade?😂😂
I thought for a minute it was a rough looking Brad Pitt.
Well, I guess Juan Soto felt generous this Christmas.
That Soto bit aged well 😂
It's nice to see Dana Carvey back on Saturday Night Live
So true!
And of course David Spade
@@josearriola3087 Also true!
He is out of work
@@RonGerstein Ha! You can only WISH you were as successful financially as DC.
So lovely to hear Phil Hartman's voice one more time. And look at how delighted James Austin Johnson (who's said what a big fan of Dana he is) is in this.
Paused 5 seconds in to comment the same.
Oh boy! What a treat. I heard Dana foreshadowing the appearance of Church Lady on the Superfly Podcast. Nice to see David as a Hunter!
Who's here after Soto signed with the Mets?!
LOVE DANA CARVEY!!!!! Please keep bringing him back, he makes me truly laugh 😆 😂
This was not on my Bingo card for 2024 I'm loving it
David Spade perfect as Hunter Biden 😂
We nearly lost Dana 20 years ago to botched heart surgery but look at him now. Hasn’t aged a bit,
Yes, he aged 20 years
Yes! The church lady is still an old lady... somehow she... er, HE looks exactly the same
The Church Lady is one of my fav SNL characters 😂❤ Glad she gave her two cents on current issues and loved to see David come back too😂
I absolutely love Dana Carvey!
This was so funny. I was doubled over laughing. Only me and the cats, but they don't understand SNL HUMOR
Cat lady!
This really needed an appearance from Father Sarducci
"I guess there was a gas leak next door or what, then BOOM - no more Chinese laundry. It was like a SIGN from GOD. I found, myself, that boom."
"Look, we've done a lot of things we're not proud of - robbing graves, uh, plundering tombs - double parking... but nobody got hurt... well. Maybe SOMEbody got hurt, but nobody we KNEW..."
Guido!
Since Mr. Coffee was a big hit, introducing "Mr. Tea"....
And Fernando was it? Marvelous Billy Crystal.
The best! David Spade and Dana Carvey have a Podcast together.
I love Dana Carvey & David Spade together! They are “special” 😂❤
Yesssss! They brought her back!!!!! Missed you church lady!!!!!
“Could it be-SATAN!”
Church Lady finally returned. So many happy memories. 🙌
Why no close-up tho!!
Wow havent seen David Spade in a long time. He has aged well. Also loved his Hunter Biden bid
David Spade suddenly looks hot. This year has been insane
He's always been a stud. And I mean pre fame, he's one of the most real of that world.
American Psycho makeover 😂
David now almost looks like an adult, still cute!
He looks fine AF
The Juan Soto bit aged well
He did sign with the less fortunate. 😂
"Aged well"? Like a week?
David and Dana, my night is complete!
I can go to my room and my day will be complete !