@@elnombre91 He wrote this in 2010 and had been clean for five years at that point, so it wasn't like he was still snorting rails while working at SNL. He's just got a very weird mind, but that's okay. Weird can be funny. Like this bit.
Fun fact: John Mulaney desperately and repeatedly pitched this sketch as a writer and they never let him do it, so when he came back as a host, he just whipped it out out of a spite
Such a miracle Mulaney was able to keep it together!!! But his entrance right after Kenan's character sings really made me laugh already. So dramatic!!
Jimmy Rustling no no, this is about a lobster, not a cat. Though they both have claws. But a cats claws are retractable. So that’s the difference there.
John & Kennan almost breaks at 2:13 Kate & Kennan almost breaks at 3:03 Cecily almost breaks at 3:53 Pete almost breaks at 1:52 & 1:56 Pete completely breaks at 1:35 I love this so much
1. 1:07 "Who am I?" from Les Miserables 2. 2:48 "There is a Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables 3. 3:41 "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Miserables
I'm sure you just mean it as a figure of speech ("I have no idea wht just happened") but just bc I'm curious if it would still be funny not knowing the music.... Did you know Les Miserables and the music from it before you saw this (again just curious lol I'm sure u didnt mean that you literally had no idea what the music was etc lol but I'm curious so just incase lol).
youdon'tneedtoreadthis Same in polish (klozet, and it supposedly is derived from english 'closet' but pronunciation is to different) and had exactly that thought :)
seriously NONE of what I just saw was OK. Cannibalism themes, check. Incest themes, check. Alain Boubill and the ghost of Victor Hugo making love on a baby changing table, check.
@@bdp8102 It just goes to show that you too have a shot no matter how ugly or how many terrible tattoos you get that make your body look like a 3 year old doodled on it...or how many hard drugs you do before eventually going to rehab.
Pete Davidson said this is his favorite sketch. I hope he comes back here and laughs at this clip sometimes when hes down. He kills it in this sketch dude. I always bust out laughing when the camera shoots back to him and hes cracking up.
exactly! people hate pete for breaking in skits but i love it! its good for him to be able to laugh at things considering what goes on for him. and its just funny for me in general :))
Keenan never has been nor will he ever be hilarious. Every sketch, character, joke, is delivered the exact same way. He needs to cash his check and spend the rest of his days fishing.
Jackson Wells I said delivered his character. He may be a lobster but he could be anything else and make the same face and sound the exact same and still not be funny.
@@DrWhoIsTheBestShow I think basic fish and chips at certain diners is a reasonable exception. Or crap like fish filets/patty/sticks are pretty above board.
I was in the dress rehearsal for this sketch and everyone's initial response was so great. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. During dress they couldn't get Kenan's tank through the door.
How did they even get through the rest of the sketch after that? I just imagine that everybody would be in tears laughing and wouldn’t be able to get it back together again. As much as I would have liked to see it I’m actually glad it didn’t happen on the air
I love how Kate is In a full ball gown while at the same time dress as a lobster also pete pissing himself when the camera pans to him and everyone almost breaking
For everyone else who can't stop watching and wants to sing along: Song #1- Who Am I? LOBSTER NUMBER ONE: Who am I? And why am I condemned to boil alive? When all that I have done is live my life? WAITER: And why would someone on a whim, Choose from all to order him? Who's this guy? LOBSTER NUMBER ONE: I thought that there was an unspoken rule, That lobster in a diner's never cool! A diner menu's way too long, And half the things are fake or wrong. WAITRESS: Must he die? How can you ever face his lobster friends? How can you ever face yourself again? Monster! LOBSTER NUMBER ONE: I've lived here forty years I know, An age that lobsters never grow, And in that time there's been no one To order any crustaceans... Who am I? ALL: Lobster Number One! Song #2- Big Tank In The Sky CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN): Papa? LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN): Clawsette! Oh, what are you doing here? CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN): There's something I've wanted to tell you papa.. (SINGING) Father, I've heard they want you dead. Let me go in your place instead. Whether its boiled, Seared, or fried, Up to the great tank in the sky... LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN): NO, Clawsette, I can't let you do that! It's not your time, it's mine! CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN): I love you, papa! LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN): Oh, I love you, too. Now Run! Run from this place! *CLAWSETTE RUNS OFF STAGE, SOBBING* Song #3- Do You Hear The Lobster Scream? WAITER & WAITRESS (SPOKEN): Form the barricade! SMART CUSTOMER (SPOKEN): Wait, there's a barricade? CUSTOMER WHO FOOLISHLY ORDERED LOBSTER (SPOKEN): Wow, this diner has incredible set design! (SINGING) WAITER: Will you join in our crusade to keep the lobster from this pot? WAITRESS: Will you drop the masquerade and give our BLT a shot? LOBSTER NUMBER ONE: Then join in the fight that would give us the right to be FREE! ALL: Do you hear the lobster scream? Screaming the scream of scalding flames? It is the screaming of a lobster And this dummy's here to blame. When the churning in your bowels Matches the burning of his shell, You'll know why lobsters in a diner never sell! Lobsters! You don't order them! IN DINERS!
This is classic SNL. I can almost imagine Bill Murray ordering the lobster and Belushi in the tank. Taking such a simple premise and going so far out in absurdity, taking huge chances. This is among the greatest skits of this very good modern era of SNL (2013-Present).
@Luciano Thomas i knew that, but i read about a stunt snl did decades ago where you had to call in to save a lobster's life, i was affirming OP's point that this would fit with the older seasons.
Grilled cheese “vagina style” wouldn’t have been in the script when the original SNL cast was around. It’s crude and unnecessary, so why say it? The teen writing staff thinks words like this are funny? 🙄
There's a point where something becomes too much, and it's just silly. At that point, you either have to cross the line twice or you are wasting everyone's time. As for the other, that's premature elaughation.
MythicTyrant not absurd. I mean...they ARE technically doing, EVERY Saturday what theatre does. Live performances. It fits well. I'd love to see something of this calibur or effect every Saturday
For some reason I didn't care for either of these sketches when they aired live. But watching them weeks later online, I find them both effing HILARIOUS!
Yep - creative people usually have one thing they're especially good at (comedy for them) but are usually at least pretty good at all areas of entertainment, I've noticed. I mean, are there some actors who can't sing? Or singers who can't act? Of course lol but I think, generally speaking, they all have at least a little bit of talent in all areas. What you said is definitely true though - a LOT of SNL cast members through the years have had Broadway-quality voices.
I bet all of them have been in one high school musical. And when you go in the acting business the more skills you have the better so they probably at least trained in singing
Rachel W it literally had 9 lines, and you’re bashing him for acting. Besides SNL isn’t there for the acting, it’s to make you laugh, and nothing makes people laugh more than other people laughing. People are so Dense sometimes
Les Mis is one of my all time favorite musicals. I was listening to the sketch and when the music came on I just smiled from ear to ear. I'm rewatching just because the sketch was so beautiful.
Mr. Krabs If you are serious then that is sad. I guess the sketches have been absolutely horrible for a while then, cause this was one of the dumbest sketches ive ever seen.
Ryan DaPickle Bitching? Cant someone respond with an opinion of their own? Or is that not allowed? I fully understand the sketch, its just not funny... in my opinion.
I entirely agree with your description of Kate’s voice. When I first heard her sing I was, like, Is that really her? She’s a comedian and the lyrics are a joke, but her voice is hauntingly beautiful, as you say, and I’ve replayed her part a number of times just to savor the sound of it.
Mulaney (with C. Jost) wrote it for guest host Hugh Jackman after the release of "Les Mis" movie in 2010, but it wasn't used. Hard to believe! ruclips.net/video/z3Eyd2xbdkE/видео.html
Fdot Grimes I enjoyed it a lot. But I have two reasons: 1) I think the current debate to stop boiling lobsters alive is ridiculous & this a perfectly done absurdist commentary about it; & 2) I friggin love Les Mis. It was short, to the point, well designed & well performed. So, yeah. I think it's brilliant.
[Who am I?] Who am I? And why am I condemned to boil alive? When all I’ve done is Live my life And why would someone on a whim Choose of all to order him? Who’s this guy? I thought that there was an unspoken rule That lobster in a diner’s never cool A diner menu’s way too long And half the things are fake or wrong Must he die? How could you ever face his lobster friends? How could you ever face yourself again? -MONSTER! I’ve lived here 40 years I know And age that lobsters never grow And in that time there’s been no one To order any crustaceans Who am I? Lobster number one! [Clawset’s Song] Papa I’ve heard they want you dead Let me go in your place instead Whether it’s boiled, steamed or fried Up to the great tank in the sky [The Barricade] Will your join in our crusade to keep this lobster from this pot Will you drop the masquerade and give our BLT a shot? Then join in the fight that would give us the right to be free Do you hear the lobster scream? Screaming the scream of scalding flames It is the screaming of a lobster and this dummy’s here to blame When the churning in your bowls Matches the burning of his shell You’ll know why lobsters in a diner never sell Lobsters, You don’t order them, In diners!
I kinda wish Bill Hader made a surprise appearance tonight considering Mulaney made an appearance during Hader's episode. Hader should've returned the favor
He wrote it years ago and they told him no, so when he made it big and got invited back as host it was apparently his condition that he'd only host if he could do the lobster sketch
Not surprised Pete broke, he's practically Leslie when it comes to that. Kate came out broken, and even Cecily couldn't hold her grin back, she's a tough one to crack. I think Kenan won this round of straight face, he just smirked a bit.
Because they are uncultured swine and should be treated like the lobster would’ve been treated, boiled alive, and shed I’d their feeble skin, with their legs and hands ripped
Why are all of John Mulaney’s SNL sketches fever dreams.
Where do you think he gets the fuccin ideas from, my guy.
Who cares? It's funny and the kind of weirdness SNL excels at.
@@elnombre91 He wrote this in 2010 and had been clean for five years at that point, so it wasn't like he was still snorting rails while working at SNL. He's just got a very weird mind, but that's okay. Weird can be funny. Like this bit.
@@feverspell I think he was joking
Because he did drugs in his younger days and even if you go clean and sober, drugs can still mess with your head.
Fun fact: John Mulaney desperately and repeatedly pitched this sketch as a writer and they never let him do it, so when he came back as a host, he just whipped it out out of a spite
It was seth myers who declined the skit in the past
I just read about this in Colin Jost's book!!
So glad they stuck with it. This sketch is amazing.
Whipping it out out of spite gets people in trouble. Just ask the potted plant that once belonged to Harvey Weinstein.
What a G if true😂😂😂
Kenan's "who am I" at the beginning KILLED me
Ben Skywalker ditto 🤣🤣🤣
I say that to myself all the timr.
The live my life part gets me 😂
hes low key a great singer damn
gets me EVERY time !
This feels like an improv skit that got out of hand in a musical theatre class
and that’s exactly why i adore it
It reminds me of golden age Simpsons song parodies. Just perfect.
It's beautiful
SNL is basically just what you get when you give theatre kids an unlimited budget.
This is such a great rendition of a classic. It’s like Weird Al saw “Les Mis” and went home and wrote another version! Brilliant!
You just know John wrote this one...for gods sakes just let this high waisted man live out his musical theatre dreams, all he wants to do is sing...
He did, in 2010
@@howdypardner6278 Yeah, him and Colin Jost, but it was turned down originally, the dummy Lorne.
@@sha11235 Seth and John said it was Seth who vetoed it.
he...didn't even sing that well here lol
"That tall child looks terrible."
I like how Pete immediately lost his shit when it got to the musical.
I have a feeling he hadn't yet seen Keenan in the tank and full getup.
I lost it when they cut to him. Literally cramped up in pain. 😂
CobaltBW right!?
marijuana
Yeah he said this is his favourite sketch ever 😄
When John says “who’s this guy?” And it cuts to Pete cracking… so hilarious
Cracking... like a lobster?
John mulaney
The best part haha
Such a miracle Mulaney was able to keep it together!!! But his entrance right after Kenan's character sings really made me laugh already. So dramatic!!
I think about this exact
moment often
Kenan Thompson is the heart of SNL and a national treasure. HE MUST BE PRESERVED.
He is wonderful and will be there some time but there is always a new generation.
He's a true gem. Never leave the show, Keenan.
Kenan must be protected at all costs.
Honestly...I can see why they've kept him around for so long, so versatile and seemingly timeless. Love him
I’m still mad the name Clawsette didn’t get a bigger laugh.
I know, my heart broke when it fell flat.
@Jimmy Rustling It's the pun on the name: Cosette/Clawsette.
Jimmy Rustling no no, this is about a lobster, not a cat. Though they both have claws. But a cats claws are retractable. So that’s the difference there.
@Jimmy Rustling stop being an asshole and just let us have a laugh you elitist fuck
“CLAWSETTE???”
and to think that when john wrote this skit initially back as a writer, they DIDN'T USE IT
showed this video to someone (for the 100th time it feels) and saw this had over 350 likes omgggg
amy can we get a source
The world just wasn't ready - it's barely ready now.
cost too much money. if SNL was like this I'd watch every single show and buy anything that sponsored it.
lol why did I hear this comment in John's voice
John & Kennan almost breaks at 2:13
Kate & Kennan almost breaks at 3:03
Cecily almost breaks at 3:53
Pete almost breaks at 1:52 & 1:56
Pete completely breaks at 1:35
I love this so much
Wow.....that’s incredibly sad.....😂😂😂
John’s face gives a glimpse of a smile at 2:14 and then pulls a serious face to cover.
3:02
This needs more attention xD
My fav is where Pete just can’t stop laughing like that’s one of those ugly imma fall to the ground laugh
1. 1:07 "Who am I?" from Les Miserables
2. 2:48 "There is a Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables
3. 3:41 "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Miserables
Thanks brother
I think the first is one day more
@@hystericalqueen3586 You’re making a joke about the melody being the same in both right? ☺️
still not as cool as the Mean Girls ensemble.
@@bvbxiong5791 you better be joking
2:07 Mulaney is FEELING it
2:13 Mulaney almost breaks
2:16 BACK in character
XD
pause at 2:18 Mulaney is feisty!
You nailed it.
Pause at 2:18 is his Mick Jagger "No" face
Yuuf Eternal Yesssssss
Crew: *emotionally sings about not wanting to killing a lobster*
Pete in the background:" *and now its time to get funky* "
@Ulysses432 People loved that he got funky. Maybe he's not for you, but I find Pete hilarious.
@Ulysses432 Same Team. One of the worst Cast Members ever. Even Fallon had much more drive and sense for characters and rhythm.
@Ulysses432 Unfortunately, it really really does...
@Ulysses432 my guy, it's not that deep. Instead of paying attention to every intricate detail, just enjoy the skit god damn 😂
@Ulysses432 go outside read a book or something, you waited like 20 minutes writing paragraph after paragraph 😂
The most unrealistic thing about this is that the diner has an A from the health department.
I thought the same thing...
lmaooooo
LOL
🤣❤️🔥
Lies again? Loyalty Bonus
the entire diner staff being ride or die for the lobster is pretty touching tho
They've gotten to know him well in all that time he's spent in the tank not being eaten
John Mulaney is a truly weird soul and I love him and this
He looks like he was flash frozen from a 1955 Life magazine act, but everything he does is so weirdly subversive.
His mind is a wonderful and probably overly anxious place to be.
John is honestly my favorite SNL host
He looks exactly like the psycho actor
They're not wrong, it was incredible set design.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Hello there!
TheAnduril666x General Kenobi!!
Stupid skit
From MY point of view it was tacky and unnecessary!
Ben Hamilton That comment was unnecessary
3:03 The rare breaking of Kate & Kennan. granted its like 2 seconds. but they both giggled! Love it.
I always thought that Kate's characters were unbreakable)
Kate and Kennan are the ones who usually never break
Well this is the dress rehearsal. So maybe they break more when it’s not live.
Maybe I’ve only seen the rare instances but in all the clips I’ve watched Kate breaks in most of them.
Even more rare is 3:53 both Kennan and Cecily break for a split second as well!
cecily's vocal skills in this dont get enough appreciation!! what a queen.
True. Just so talented. Strong indeed.
“This diner has incredible set design.” This is Monty Python worthy.
I love it
Absofrickenlutely
First thing I thought when I saw the lobster lol
Magic Mulaney
yes
I have no idea what just happened, but I love it
I'm sure you just mean it as a figure of speech ("I have no idea wht just happened") but just bc I'm curious if it would still be funny not knowing the music.... Did you know Les Miserables and the music from it before you saw this (again just curious lol I'm sure u didnt mean that you literally had no idea what the music was etc lol but I'm curious so just incase lol).
Omg! I love your videos, Katherine! I just recently subscribed.
speeeee35 totally okay! 😊 Yes, I know Les Mis. I played Cosette in a concert of it & my channel is all about musical theatre 💕
I love your vids Katherine I can’t believe I found your comment!
what oh my god i love your channel fancy seeing you here
The way John says “Who’s this guy?” just kills me. 😂
Who?
It kills pete too
@@TCt83067695 John Mulaney, the guy playing the waiter
1:34
Gotcha up to 1000, bro! Ur welcome!
Kenans emotional delivery of "who am I?" At 2:12 almost breaks Mulaney lol
His lip snarls right after that are perfect
Thanks for pointing this out, this is now my favorite moment in the sketch
imo one of greatest SNL skits of ALL time. John Mulaney is a comedic genius. had nearly every actor break character
“This diner has incredible set design!” is such a funny way to acknowledge the hard work of those behind the scenes.
I like to think that this whole skit grew from John Mulaney thinking of the name "Clawsette" while taking a dump.
Funny you should say that because the phonetic equivalent of "clawsette" in my native language, bulgarian (клозет) means "toilet"
I think colin jost came up with that as they were writting the script together but yeah it was a clever one!
youdon'tneedtoreadthis Same in polish (klozet, and it supposedly is derived from english 'closet' but pronunciation is to different) and had exactly that thought :)
I love the fact that my additional like makes it 420! U know what time it is!
When Pete breaks it looks like he's the only person in the diner thinking, "this isn't normal"
Lol
Yeah, it actually ends up working pretty well.
@@Dandylion567 - It's a great way to look at it.
seriously NONE of what I just saw was OK.
Cannibalism themes, check. Incest themes, check. Alain Boubill and the ghost of Victor Hugo making love on a baby changing table, check.
As if him breaking during a skit is a rare thing
2:13 I love the emotion Keenan puts into such a dumb role. This man is a master.
who else had to revisit this after Airport Sushi?
Me, this and Bodega Bathroom
This is a shared universe to me now
Me
I'm rewatching the whole trilogy
I hit up bodega bathroom too
"I won my lawsuit against bumble for getting zero matches" LMFAOO
Maybe this is why he got 0 matches, for ordering a lobster in a diner.
Hands down the best line of the skit
ME
@@coolcat6299 Facts.
Y’know, after 4 of these sketches and the questionable life choices this character makes, it makes sense why he had zero matches.
Pete Davidson's "I won my lawsuit against Bumble for getting zero matches" is the surprise quote that gets funnier with each passing year.
AND less true since he has so many incredible girlfriends 😂
@@bdp8102 It just goes to show that you too have a shot no matter how ugly or how many terrible tattoos you get that make your body look like a 3 year old doodled on it...or how many hard drugs you do before eventually going to rehab.
Pete Davidson said this is his favorite sketch. I hope he comes back here and laughs at this clip sometimes when hes down. He kills it in this sketch dude. I always bust out laughing when the camera shoots back to him and hes cracking up.
exactly! people hate pete for breaking in skits but i love it! its good for him to be able to laugh at things considering what goes on for him. and its just funny for me in general :))
Keenan was hilarious. This is one of the greatest skits on SNL.
Keenan never has been nor will he ever be hilarious. Every sketch, character, joke, is delivered the exact same way. He needs to cash his check and spend the rest of his days fishing.
Ryan A.P. yes because him singing and being a lobster is the exact same as everything else. Shes saying that he was funny in this skit
Jackson Wells I said delivered his character. He may be a lobster but he could be anything else and make the same face and sound the exact same and still not be funny.
Ryan A.P. I dont know, he seems more like a golfer to me
Ryan A.P. Take a nap Ryan. He isn’t still on snl after a decade because he’s terrible.
CLAWSETTE
Madison Clayton I thought it was closet lol
I KNOW!!!
Will you believe I'm at Red Lobster right now?!? 🤔🙄♥️✔️
!!!
Omg yes
General rule: never order seafood at a restaurant that isn't a seafood restaurant.
I worked at [redacted] and the amount of people that ordered seafood was astonishing
I ordered fish & chips from an IHOP once 😂😂
i work at {redacted} as well but I've only met one person who's ordered seafood.
@@DrWhoIsTheBestShow I think basic fish and chips at certain diners is a reasonable exception. Or crap like fish filets/patty/sticks are pretty above board.
@@bellowingsilence yeah, those tend to be pretty safe, but never ever order shellfish, those are a coin toss even in seafood restaurants
I was in the dress rehearsal for this sketch and everyone's initial response was so great. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. During dress they couldn't get Kenan's tank through the door.
People really liked this?
How did they even get through the rest of the sketch after that? I just imagine that everybody would be in tears laughing and wouldn’t be able to get it back together again. As much as I would have liked to see it I’m actually glad it didn’t happen on the air
This is actually the recording for the dress rehearsal. In the live version they say tuna melt instead of the veal.
@@JuQui228
That joke at the end must have been dropped if he'd said that. Bummer, the irony was funny
@@JuQui228 So what you're saying is Laura is a liar?
Nobody:
Clawsette: *Hauntingly angelic voice*
@Ian Miscenich castle in a cloud
I know right? Angels in a Clawsette parody, truly a miracle...
Angel of music, guide and guardian-- oh, wait, wrong musical featuring a pretty soprano with extreme boy problems due to her father...
Cecily is really something else
@@dielaughing73that’s Kate
Pete did not even try not to break.
I think he thought the camera was going to stay on the others for that part.
And have you ever tried to not laugh while you’re high? Doesn’t work
catboinomo he's sober now
Not true. He has videos and photos of him smoking joints on his instagram feed pretty frequently.
Henry Peters that was hilarious. I think he didn't even try because he figured his character probably would have been laughing anyway.
I love how Kate is In a full ball gown while at the same time dress as a lobster also pete pissing himself when the camera pans to him and everyone almost breaking
For everyone else who can't stop watching and wants to sing along:
Song #1- Who Am I?
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE:
Who am I?
And why am I condemned to boil alive?
When all that I have done is live my life?
WAITER:
And why would someone on a whim,
Choose from all to order him?
Who's this guy?
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE:
I thought that there was an unspoken rule,
That lobster in a diner's never cool!
A diner menu's way too long,
And half the things are fake or wrong.
WAITRESS:
Must he die?
How can you ever face his lobster friends?
How can you ever face yourself again?
Monster!
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE:
I've lived here forty years I know,
An age that lobsters never grow,
And in that time there's been no one
To order any crustaceans...
Who am I?
ALL:
Lobster Number One!
Song #2- Big Tank In The Sky
CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN):
Papa?
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN):
Clawsette!
Oh, what are you doing here?
CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN):
There's something I've wanted to tell you papa..
(SINGING)
Father, I've heard they want you dead.
Let me go in your place instead.
Whether its boiled,
Seared, or fried,
Up to the great tank in the sky...
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN):
NO, Clawsette, I can't let you do that!
It's not your time, it's mine!
CLAWSETTE (SPOKEN):
I love you, papa!
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE (SPOKEN):
Oh, I love you, too.
Now Run! Run from this place!
*CLAWSETTE RUNS OFF STAGE, SOBBING*
Song #3- Do You Hear The Lobster Scream?
WAITER & WAITRESS (SPOKEN):
Form the barricade!
SMART CUSTOMER (SPOKEN):
Wait, there's a barricade?
CUSTOMER WHO FOOLISHLY ORDERED LOBSTER (SPOKEN):
Wow, this diner has incredible set design!
(SINGING)
WAITER:
Will you join in our crusade to keep the lobster from this pot?
WAITRESS:
Will you drop the masquerade and give our BLT a shot?
LOBSTER NUMBER ONE:
Then join in the fight that would give us the right to be FREE!
ALL:
Do you hear the lobster scream?
Screaming the scream of scalding flames?
It is the screaming of a lobster
And this dummy's here to blame.
When the churning in your bowels
Matches the burning of his shell,
You'll know why lobsters in a diner never sell!
Lobsters!
You don't order them!
IN DINERS!
awesome
👍🏼
@@iciclesquid4807 🤣😂🤣
I hate how so many of these low-effort comments have a bunch of likes and yours doesn’t.
"Smart customer" and "Customer who foolishly ordered lobster" hahaha love your labels man XD
This is classic SNL. I can almost imagine Bill Murray ordering the lobster and Belushi in the tank. Taking such a simple premise and going so far out in absurdity, taking huge chances. This is among the greatest skits of this very good modern era of SNL (2013-Present).
It really reminded of lunch lady land!
S I wasn't there literally a bit in an old season where the audience had to call in to save a lobster from death?
It's refreshing to see something non political or controversial for once that is just plain funny instead of trying hard to make a point.
@Luciano Thomas i knew that, but i read about a stunt snl did decades ago where you had to call in to save a lobster's life, i was affirming OP's point that this would fit with the older seasons.
Grilled cheese “vagina style” wouldn’t have been in the script when the original SNL cast was around. It’s crude and unnecessary, so why say it? The teen writing staff thinks words like this are funny? 🙄
Wow. This was so over the top and out there that it's actually hilarious! Great performances all around!
absurd but it works!
Less is more.
More is more, lol.
I feel like I've been seeing way more skits that end abruptly w/out humor.
There's a point where something becomes too much, and it's just silly. At that point, you either have to cross the line twice or you are wasting everyone's time.
As for the other, that's premature elaughation.
MythicTyrant not absurd. I mean...they ARE technically doing, EVERY Saturday what theatre does. Live performances. It fits well. I'd love to see something of this calibur or effect every Saturday
Ngl the flag that Alex Moffat was waving is such an underrated touch
That's actually the menu folded out.
@@canaisyoung3601 yeah I know, that’s why it’s such a cool touch
I only just noticed it after dozens of viewings.
right?? I love how the pages actually match the french flag as well
Bodega Bathroom brought me back here. Just as funny as the first time!
Same
+
omg Same. I'm cracking up.
One love
For some reason I didn't care for either of these sketches when they aired live. But watching them weeks later online, I find them both effing HILARIOUS!
kenan has a beautiful voice
Maybe he should think of doing broadway instead of becoming part of SNL's furniture.
Salana Salamone Art seriously felt the same!!
When you see the show live, he sings before the show to warm up the crowd. It' pretty incredible.
He really does and it's surprising
Salana Salamone Art “Who Am I?
One of the best they ever did and will go down as a classic
No
I saw Bodega first and much prefer that one. I never saw or wanted to see LeMis so that may be part of the issue.
AIRPORT SUSHI
Only true John Mulaney fans can appreciate the fries vs salad moment
“If I got some crack for the table, would you have some crack?”
i like your pfp riz kinnie
mad respect for this comment
YEEES I'M SO GLAD SOMEONE MENTIONED THIS!! NEW IN TOWN!
@@micahdc1549 ikr!
The fact that almost every cast member was in this makes it better 😂😂
Poor Kyle Mooney! Always left out.
Totinos, nah, he was off with his wife. Maybe Colin also.
just because you don't understand kyle's humor doesn't mean he isn't funny.
i, for one, think he's one of the most talented cast members on the show.
Genta Kyles humor is hilarious. Just because you don’t find him funny doesn’t mean he isn’t funny.
And Leslie Jones
This sketch has Mulaney written all over it. It's absolutely insane.
It’s him and joast. Apparently it was always rejected when mulaney wrote for snl
How do you know this stuff?
sha11235 john tweeted
A lot of SNL performers are terrific singers!
Yep - creative people usually have one thing they're especially good at (comedy for them) but are usually at least pretty good at all areas of entertainment, I've noticed. I mean, are there some actors who can't sing? Or singers who can't act? Of course lol but I think, generally speaking, they all have at least a little bit of talent in all areas. What you said is definitely true though - a LOT of SNL cast members through the years have had Broadway-quality voices.
I bet all of them have been in one high school musical. And when you go in the acting business the more skills you have the better so they probably at least trained in singing
"Clawsette" should have gotten a bigger laugh.
I'm guessing that a whole lot of the audience wasn't familiar with the Cosette character. If I had been in the audience, I would have lost it! LOL
Keenan sure knows how to emote genuine sounding despair in his voice. But great vocals all around, especially Cicely.
this is an all time sketch
Maybe the best of all time!!!
I hope this will turn off people from eating lobsters.
wizkid915 What's crazy is Mulaney tweeted that he wrote this sketch with Colin Jost in 2010, but it never made it to air until now
I love how Pete just laughs to himself in every skit he’s in.
Doodski honestly probably the only time it works for an SNL actor. i find it funnier when he laughs.
Well I don't why don't you just go and smell the roses and dance the dance and eat some good food
I think it's annoying and is a very calculated move for untalented comedians/actors to get sympathy laughs
Doodski HONNESTLY. he's a ray of sunshine.
Rachel W it literally had 9 lines, and you’re bashing him for acting. Besides SNL isn’t there for the acting, it’s to make you laugh, and nothing makes people laugh more than other people laughing. People are so Dense sometimes
Pete breaking character and John singing his heart out is a mood this is my favorite rendition of les mis I have ever seen
to the writers and all casts - this is SO GOOD. well done. honorable mention to "Claw-sette" and "the incredible set design" lol
You must have terrible humour who will laugh at any shit
Imagine all the writers sitting in a room brainstorming and one person says “How bout Lobster Les Miserables?”
SheepUy 12 that’s exactly what John Mulaney & Colin Jost did before John left SNL. The perks of coming back as host
It was Mulany’s pitch and they never let him do it until he was the host and then they had to.
There have been some pretty outrageous things that made it to air. I'd imagine there have been much more outlandish pitches that didn't make it.
@@JammastaJ23 For that reason I highly recommend Seth Meyer's Second Chance Theater if you haven't seen it yet
ruclips.net/video/z3Eyd2xbdkE/видео.html
Funny you say that.
Les Mis is one of my all time favorite musicals. I was listening to the sketch and when the music came on I just smiled from ear to ear. I'm rewatching just because the sketch was so beautiful.
Chimmy89 I don't recognize the song 'Clawsette' sings. Which Les Mis song is that?
Alone Alien hello, the song's name is "Castle on a Cloud."
Chimmy89 Oh thanks! I somehow always tune out that song. I can't stand children being abused, even if it's fiction.
Ok, but what's the Le Mis song KENAN sings?????
Kool Keith 'Who Am I?'
Wow all these years later and im still super happy that i caught this live. I swear my jaw was on the floor when they broke out in song.
"This diner has incredible set design!"
"Wow, This diner has incredible set design" Lmfao
This has to be one of the best skits in a while haha
I understud that this was an old Mulaney scetch that he brought back.
Timo, k?
Mr. Krabs If you are serious then that is sad. I guess the sketches have been absolutely horrible for a while then, cause this was one of the dumbest sketches ive ever seen.
Jesse Lowry, there is something called an opinion so stop bitching just because you are too ignorant to understand the sketch.
Ryan DaPickle Bitching? Cant someone respond with an opinion of their own? Or is that not allowed? I fully understand the sketch, its just not funny... in my opinion.
Kate sounds like an angel. Her voice is so hauntingly beautiful in this, I teared up a little when she started singing.
She's so talented in every way and her voice is fantastic
I entirely agree with your description of Kate’s voice. When I first heard her sing I was, like, Is that really her? She’s a comedian and the lyrics are a joke, but her voice is hauntingly beautiful, as you say, and I’ve replayed her part a number of times just to savor the sound of it.
That Lobster's name is probably... Jean Bel-Prawn.
yes
Yes👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You amazing son of a bitch
Omg so true 😂😂
Les Mis reference hm.
why did they decide to turn the concept of a man ordering lobster in a diner into a Les Mis parody?
- I don't know
am i questioning it
-hell naw
Jeffrey Slagle because it’s John Mulaney, duh
Jeffrey Slagle but........ you just did question it.
Mulaney (with C. Jost) wrote it for guest host Hugh Jackman after the release of "Les Mis" movie in 2010, but it wasn't used. Hard to believe! ruclips.net/video/z3Eyd2xbdkE/видео.html
because john mulaney
Because some diners in nyc have lobster on the menu. No one ever orders them.
You’ve done it, SNL. You win. This is hilarious.
Jacob Heeren is it really though?
Marissa Marotte well a lot of people seem to think so
+Marissa Marotte you typed the words right off of my finger, lol are you fucking kidding me jacob ?
Fdot Grimes
I enjoyed it a lot. But I have two reasons: 1) I think the current debate to stop boiling lobsters alive is ridiculous & this a perfectly done absurdist commentary about it; & 2) I friggin love Les Mis.
It was short, to the point, well designed & well performed. So, yeah. I think it's brilliant.
Boiling things to death is ridiculous, yes.
John: scowling dramatically, acting his butt off with Cecily
Kenan: Who am I
John: visibly struggling not to loose composure
I'm so proud of how good the tall child who can't sing sounded
Stephanie Rideout the proud Asian American women
That high waisted man with feminine hips
He sounds good, but he looks terrible. Get some rest, tall child! You can't keep burning the candle at both ends!
@@owen-cu6gr This comment didn’t age well. Prescient.
[Who am I?]
Who am I?
And why am I condemned to boil alive?
When all I’ve done is
Live my life
And why would someone on a whim
Choose of all to order him?
Who’s this guy?
I thought that there was an unspoken rule
That lobster in a diner’s never cool
A diner menu’s way too long
And half the things are fake or wrong
Must he die?
How could you ever face his lobster friends?
How could you ever face yourself again?
-MONSTER!
I’ve lived here 40 years I know
And age that lobsters never grow
And in that time there’s been no one
To order any crustaceans
Who am I?
Lobster number one!
[Clawset’s Song]
Papa I’ve heard they want you dead
Let me go in your place instead
Whether it’s boiled, steamed or fried
Up to the great tank in the sky
[The Barricade]
Will your join in our crusade to keep this lobster from this pot
Will you drop the masquerade and give our BLT a shot?
Then join in the fight that would give us the right to be free
Do you hear the lobster scream?
Screaming the scream of scalding flames
It is the screaming of a lobster and this dummy’s here to blame
When the churning in your bowls
Matches the burning of his shell
You’ll know why lobsters in a diner never sell
Lobsters,
You don’t order them,
In diners!
Thanks
this proves how wonderful john mulaney's mind is
Heather Lorenca oh yeah he’s terrific! Maybe we could discuss it further over dinner?
BooRadley3400 I don’t know man been listening to an album for a while- seems to be What’s new Pussycat on repeat- or at least its a very long song
BooRadley3400 omg
Heather Lorenca doesn’t even have to be dinner. We can just go out for ice cream?
BooRadley3400 I like these ideas
i’m so happy the musical sketches are a tradition when mulaney hosts now. i cant wait for another one
John Mulaney made snl step their game up. Well done!
jesus... "well"
Just noticed that John almost breaks at 2:13 when Kenan does the “Who am I”😂
At about 3:03 Kate and Kenan both quickly break
"this diner has incredible set design" XD
I just lost it as I heard him shout that offset.🤣😂🤣😂🤣
John: Who's this *guy* ?
Pete: [giggles like a fucking Ed, Edd n' Eddy character]
Very nice hahaha
I love how this is so over the top just for the sake of being extra.
They need to do more of this in order for the show to be funny again.
I kinda wish Bill Hader made a surprise appearance tonight considering Mulaney made an appearance during Hader's episode. Hader should've returned the favor
This sketch almost makes me want to watch Les Miserables. Almost. LOL This sketch has 'Mulaney idea' written all over it.
you should watch the key and peele le mis its funny
He wrote it years ago and they told him no, so when he made it big and got invited back as host it was apparently his condition that he'd only host if he could do the lobster sketch
You're a depressing person...
I feel all of his sketches must have been a "no" he got once.
I’ve been in Les Mis the skit is a disgrace and I love it
5 years later this sketch still makes me die laughing
I'm a little concerned with how Pete dances to musical theater.
Rocca Flocca he's feeling it, he's jamming to it
I know there's no wrong way, but he's still doing it the wrong way.
Rocca Flocca Chris was doing the millyrock 😂😂😂
At least he didn't dab.
Rocca Flocca Pete is more a Wu Tang guy
Kenan deserves a damn Emmy for his performance throughout season 43
I don't know why, but John Mulaney's "Who's this guy?" really got to me.
Dkutla Osterhagen The shot of Pete losing after that line just added to it. 😂
Seems like it got to Pete too
I love how excited Kenan was about the "Clawsette" pun but disappointed he didn't get more of a laugh from it.
4:15 IM SCREAMING LOOK AT PETE
GOD
omg i was looking for this comment
Yes. Just yes.
Did anyone else come here because Pete Davidson stated on Variety that this was the one sketch that broke him?
every sketch breaks him
Hammad Ali that’s a lie i see him laughing in every sketch except for the chad ones lmao
Nope i came here from Bodega
manikaaa aren’t the chad ones filmed in advance too?
The one?
Clawsette 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this was too much
I love how Pete Davidson appears truly surprised by the punch lines and other characters in sketches. They must not allow him in on rehearsals.
Short term memory loss from smoking weed 🤪😂
Pete’s dancing 😂😂😂❤️
It keeps him from laughing too hard.
Annelise Jr the doink doink
Yeah, he really got into it there, didn't he?
Chris' dancing too. Why did he to the Milly Rock? LOL!
OMYGODLMAO
I’ve watched this at least 30 times and I still genuinely laugh out loud EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. at “who’s this guy?”
Everytime I ask myself "who's this guy" this is the exact way I hear it
Same
They had to ruin a skit with a damn song
Jean Valclaw
Heath Rawls Jean Valclaw aka Lobster Number One
what does JW mean?
Lol, I want the lobster veal pate with crab and baby asparagus ha ha ha, with a side of bacon!
In a omelette made out of humming bird eggs!
Les Lobster
This may be my all-time favorite SNL sketch.
Pete breaking as always. Makes it 100% better. Still want to marry him.
luxyauti me too ❤❤❤
So thirsty
Not surprised Pete broke, he's practically Leslie when it comes to that. Kate came out broken, and even Cecily couldn't hold her grin back, she's a tough one to crack. I think Kenan won this round of straight face, he just smirked a bit.
luxyauti I know, right?And John Mulaney can DEFINITELY get it.
its all manufactured. its obnoxious and lame that they "break". Youre a sketch actor, hold it together
Wow this did not go how I expected HAHAHAH
The Pikachu Brothers what? You’re gonna tell me you expected kenan to come out as a huge lobster singing les mis?
Lola Bolarianista ikr!?
Lola Bolarianista iiii
I'm done. CLAWSETTE😂😂😂😂
The guy on left is into it 3:59 I love it
I love how they all enjoyed it. Their happiness made me enjoy it even more
Why did no one laugh at "Clawsette?!?"
If they dont know Losette then ...
Because they are uncultured swine and should be treated like the lobster would’ve been treated, boiled alive, and shed I’d their feeble skin, with their legs and hands ripped
Arthur Fleck: You wouldn’t get it.
im rewatching & i never realized it was clawsette, i only realized reading the comments
Les Lobstérables!
never knew I need this in my life but I do! props to everyone involved, their singing was surprisingly good.
as a theater kid, I am CRYING laughing
Who’s here after the announcement of John’s fourth hosting gig?
Guilty
fifth!
@@martinmart-33 Do we see a red blazer and a customized Five-Timers Club reunion sketch in his honor on the not-too-distant horizon?