SNL50 - Top 20 Sketches (Season 11 - 20)

 

These are sketches from Season 11 to 20. This is the decade where Dana Carvey and Phil Harman shine. This is also the decade when I started watching SNL.

20. TRANSIT WORKERS
EPISODE: S18E11 (01.16.1993)
HOST: Harvey Keitel
MUSICAL GUEST: Madonna
It’s a silly gag but is quite typical of New York subway announcements. This explains a lot.
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19. SASSY’S SASSIEST BOYS
EPISODE: S19E05 (10.30.1993)
HOST: Christian Slater
MUSICAL GUEST: The Smashing Pumpkins
I don’t know why Phil Hartman saying ‘sassy’ is so funny, but it just is. I also enjoy Mike Myers’ Joey Lawrence impression.
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18. NUDE BEACH
EPISODE: S14E02 (10.15.1988)
HOST: Matthew Broderick
MUSICAL GUEST: The Sugarcubes
This one got a lot of angry phone calls back in the day. That happens when the word ‘penis’ is said more than 40 times. This was written by Conan O’Brien and Robert Smigel. Juvenile and funny.
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17. KARL’S VIDEO
EPISODE: S19E03 (10.09.1993)
HOST: Jeff Goldblum
MUSICAL GUEST: Aerosmith
This one is well cast with David Spade as a video store clerk with too much information. Steven Tyler is a great capper.
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16. THE HONEST MAN
EPISODE: S12E09 (01.24.1987)
HOSTS: Joe Montana, Walter Payton
MUSICAL GUEST: Debbie Harry
Great use of the inner monologue.
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15. MUSICIANS FOR
FREE-RANGE CHICKENS
EPISODE: S16E18 (04.20.1991)
HOST: Steven Segal
MUSICAL GUEST: Michael Bolton
SNL did a few of these, but this is one of the best. Michael Bolton gives his all. Chris Farley as part of Wilson Phillips is perfect. That must have been a quick change for Dana Carvey to go from Casey Kasem to Bob Dylan in the same sketch.
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14. 16TH ANNUAL STAR TREK
CONVENTION
EPISODE: S12E08 (12.20.1986)
HOST: William Shatner
MUSICAL GUEST: Lone Justice
I have a feeling that Shatner had been wanting to say this to Trekkies for years: “Get a life . . . It’s just a TV show . . . You’ve turned a little job I did as a lark into a colossal waste of time.” (My SNL fandom is different.)
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13. SPORTS BEAT
EPISODE: S19E15 (03.12.1994)
HOST: Nancy Kerrigan
MUSICAL GUEST: Aretha Franklin
There was so much attention given to Nancy Kerrigan at the Olympics that other stories were ignored. You can hear the bitterness of the other two medalists.
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12. CASTAWAYS
EPISODE: S13E08 (12.19.1987)
HOST: Paul Simon
MUSICAL GUEST: Linda Ronstadt
Victoria Jackson goes all out one-upping Paul Simon’s Christmas gifts on a desert island.
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11. SLIDE WHISTLES
EPISODE: S13E01 (10.17.1987)
HOST: Steve Martin
MUSICAL GUEST: Sting
Great use of a sound effect.
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10. ELEVATOR
EPISODE: S16E11 (01.19.1991)
HOST: Sting
MUSICAL GUEST: Sting
Such a long elevator ride. Nothing like fans singing your songs to you. Roxanne!
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9. PEPPER BOYS
EPISODE: S20E04 (10.22.1994)
HOST: Dana Carvey
MUSICAL GUEST: Edie Brickell
Who would have thought pepper grinding could be that sexual? Adam Sandler is a slow learner.
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8. CAMP UJAAMA
EPISODE: S20E17 (04.08.1995)
HOST: Damon Wayans
MUSICAL GUEST: Dionne Farris
Just a fun list of crazy names.
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7. ED GLOSSER, TRIVIAL PSYCHIC
EPISODE: S18E04 (10.24.1992)
HOST: Christopher Walken
MUSICAL GUEST: Arrested Development
Christopher Walken’s wide eyes and predictions are pretty entertaining.
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6. RON’S WINGS ‘N’ THINGS
EPISODE: S17E04 (10.26.1991)
HOST: Christian Slater
MUSICAL GUEST: Bonnie Raitt
I love all the ways the restaurant tries to keep Christian Slater from eating the super fire hot wings.
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5. MASSIVE HEAD WOUND HARRY
EPISODE: S17E06 (11.16.1991)
HOST: Linda Hamilton
MUSICAL GUEST: Mariah Carey
Very gross and very funny. Apparently the prop people added more meat to the wound which caused the dog to get more aggressive with the prosthetic.
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4. SUCCINCTLY SPEAKING
EPISODE: S13E08 (12.19.1987)
HOST: Paul Simon
MUSICAL GUEST: Linda Ronstadt
Phil Hartman rarely breaks but he absolutely loses it as Frankenstein.
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3. THE SINATRA GROUP
EPISODE: S16E11 (01.19.1991)
HOST: Sting
MUSICAL GUEST: Sting
Phil Hartman shines as Frank Sinatra making fun of his guests. He is so slick.
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2. THE DENISE SHOW
EPISODE: S19E04 (10.02.1993)
HOST: Shannen Doherty
MUSICAL GUEST: Cypress Hill
I love the premise of this show and its different segments. This was back when you could actually have a public access show like this.
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1. CHIPPENDALES
EPISODE: S16E04 (10.27.1990)
HOST: Patrick Swayze
MUSICAL GUEST: Mariah Carey
Chris Farley is fearless. He will do anything for a laugh. Farley is also surprisingly athletic. This dance off with Patrick Swayze is simply incredible.
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