- 6/22/2025
Get ready to laugh and groove as we showcase the most memorable dance moments from Studio 8H! From iconic celebrity impressions to unforgettable original characters, these sketches combine comedy and choreography in the most hilarious ways. Which routine had you dancing along?
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00:00Well, we got a new dance, so get up on your feet. It's real easy to do, and it's called the creep.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:09And today, we're counting down our picks for the most hilarious and side-splitting dance scenes that Saturday Night Live has ever produced.
00:15Whatever. Can you step aside?
00:18Why? What are you going to do? Dance?
00:20Good idea!
00:23Number 30. Walton Goggins' monologue.
00:26My character in White Lotus is pretty brooding, which the internet seemed to find attractive.
00:32Some of my friends have even asked me, Walton, what's it like to become a sex symbol at 53 years old?
00:38And you know what? If I'm being honest, it feels fantastic.
00:44After years spent toiling away as a criminally underappreciated character actor, multiple Emmy nominee Walton Goggins broke out in a huge way in 2025.
00:53This was largely due to his acclaimed supporting role on the HBO comedy series The White Lotus.
00:59As such, it made all too much sense for the veteran performer to earn his first SNL hosting gig as a result.
01:04And since it's Mother's Day tomorrow, Mama, would you dance with me?
01:09Yeah. Come here.
01:16That was my hand.
01:18One, two, three, two.
01:24Tasked with anchoring the show's annual Mother's Day episode, Goggins paid tribute to his mother by recalling the dances they would attend.
01:31In a heartwarming moment, Goggins invites his mom up on stage, at which point they promptly burn the house down, country style.
01:38Let's kick this up a notch.
01:41Fellas, if you don't mind.
01:51Oh, we got a great show for you tonight.
01:54Arcade Fire is here.
01:57Happy Mother's Day.
01:58Number 29, Les Jeunes de Paris.
02:01Julia, s'il vous plaît.
02:03Je suis désolée, François.
02:05C'est ne pas vous.
02:07Il est moi.
02:07Pourquoi? Pourquoi, Julienne?
02:11Je peux boire le monde.
02:14Au revoir, Marie-Ace.
02:16Estouate.
02:17Bon voyage.
02:21Non!
02:21This wild, colorful sketch gets off to a markedly unfunny start.
02:26Declaring that she wants to travel the world, host Emma Stone's character returns Taron Killam's wedding ring.
02:32But not before he makes one last, dramatically French plea for her to stay.
02:37Over three spellbinding, wordless minutes, Killam and Stone twist, tango, and weave their way back into each other's arms.
02:44And that's complete with Fred Armisen as Napoleon, who officiates their impromptu marriage.
03:05Killam, who co-wrote the sketch, shared in a 2011 interview that it was, quote,
03:10sort of just our exaggerated portrayal of our American interpretation of French youth culture, inspired by the song.
03:16Number 28, Lollipop.
03:28What the hell?
03:29You just made me spill my whiskey.
03:31And you don't want none of this, man.
03:33Oh yeah?
03:34I reckon I do.
03:36Oh, well then I guess we got some business there.
03:38All right.
03:39Come on, y'all.
03:39Clear some space.
03:40There's gonna be a fight.
03:41Ho, ho, ho.
03:42Put my fight song on, Rick.
03:44It's the same old story you've heard a hundred times before.
03:47After one inadvertently causes the other to spill his drink,
03:51two roughneck bikers at a dive bar square up, hoping to resolve the dispute the old-fashioned way.
03:56To set the mood, Beck Bennett's character requests his trademark fight song in order to throw hands with Don Cheadle.
04:02And of course, no one's surprised to hear British pop singer Mika's Lollipop.
04:06What is this song?
04:08Uh, I don't know.
04:10It's very bright.
04:11It's very fun.
04:12This is your fighting song?
04:13No.
04:14Hey, Rick, what's up with this song, brother?
04:15Did you do 826?
04:17Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
04:18I think I put on the wrong song.
04:20Oh, good, brother.
04:20I ain't here to listen to music.
04:22I'm here to fight.
04:23Guess that makes two of us then.
04:25The two mortal enemies can't help but move their feet to the infectious beat.
04:28And the Testosterone Fest slowly gives way to one of SNL's rowdiest dance parties.
04:34At least, until its closing moments when Beck finally tackles Cheadle.
04:37I'm fucking too hard on your mouth.
04:39If possible, love's gonna get you down.
04:48What the hell, man?
04:49We were having fun.
04:50Fun's over, poop.
04:52Much like Les Jeunes de Paris, SNL fans have Taren Killam and his twisted mind to thank
05:19for this, well, let's call it memorable sketch, over a song that sounds like if Vincent Price
05:25tried his hand at reggae, Kenan Thompson delivers the bizarre, spoken word story of
05:29Mokiki, the fictitious New York City urban legend slash cryptid.
05:33He does not respect personal space.
05:36Mokiki does the sloppy swish.
05:39He's most likely carrying diseases.
05:43Some say he comes from far away.
05:44Some say he is a spirit.
05:46His police report will tell the truth if you wish to hear it.
05:49His real name, Thomas Burke, used to be a laughter's dummy.
05:52Thompson notes that Mokiki's origins are appropriately shrouded in mystery, but his signature move,
05:57the sloppy swish, is indisputably hypnotizing.
06:01According to Killam himself, the sloppy swish derives from an actual dance that he came
06:06up with while in college.
06:07We can only imagine what his friends must have been put through.
06:10It makes his dance literally contagious.
06:13Mokiki does the sloppy swish.
06:17Everybody's doing it.
06:19Mokiki does the sloppy swish.
06:23They're starting a family.
06:26It's a really stupid dance created by a crazy person.
06:30Number 26, Space Pants.
06:33My name is Jonathan Comets, and this song is called Space Pants.
06:38Begin transmission.
06:40That's one small step for man, one giant leap for...
06:44My pants!
06:47Emmy winner Peter Dinklage just seems to carry an air of gravitas, no matter what role he's
06:53taken on.
06:53And that's no less true than in this beautifully baffling season 41 sketch.
06:57Bobby Moynihan and Beck Bennett's mobsters bring Pete Davidson and John Rudnitsky to a
07:02fancy restaurant, confronting them for a number of defaulted loans.
07:07While Davidson and Rudnitsky attempt to plead for more time, and their lives, Dinklage's
07:12Jonathan Comets rather noticeably takes the stage.
07:14When I say space, you say pants.
07:18Space...
07:18What?
07:20When I say space pants, you say...
07:23Are intergalactic space pants.
07:27Space pants!
07:28Are intergalactic space pants!
07:31Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
07:34As Moynihan and Bennett attempt to shake the two beleaguered pals down, Comets' performance
07:39becomes increasingly immersive, including a cameo from Gwen Stefani.
07:43We hope Pete and John wrote Comets a thank you note for saving their lives.
07:47Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to report, my friend Gwen Stefani is wearing space shorts.
07:53People on Earth hear what I say, my shorts are for my galaxy, far, far away.
08:00Asteroids, comics, meteors, my shorts, boys, show and go, shorts go buy me for space shorts.
08:05Space shorts!
08:06Number 25, The Creep.
08:08When you're out at a club and you see a fly girl through the creek, then do the creek.
08:15To paraphrase Bill Hader's beloved Stefan, this sketch has everything.
08:20The Lonely Island, John Waters, Pencil Mustaches, Voyeurism, and of course, Nicki Minaj.
08:26In this cutoff of the comedy trio's debut album Incredibad,
08:30Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone rap about a new,
08:34particularly unsettling dance craze that they've come up with.
08:37Lift your hands up and round like a marionette.
08:41Pop your knees up and down, shake your neck.
08:44Paying tribute to filmmaker Waters' famous look and directorial output,
08:48The Lonely Island regale a disgusted audience with tales of peeping that will give chills,
08:53and not in a good way.
08:55Unsurprisingly, Minaj proves a perfect match for the trio's sensibilities,
08:59committing to the bit so impressively that she almost makes the creep look good.
09:03Almost.
09:03Almost.
09:04Number 24, Domingo.
09:14We're out, the shots are flowing, yeah.
09:16Guys on the dance floor grooving, yeah.
09:18We say no thanks, she's taking, yeah.
09:20Woo!
09:21Sing it!
09:22Now team, with the hot guy, but he looks gay, heard his name's Domingo.
09:28Second location, maybe he's by, still dancing with Domingo.
09:32Third location, fully straight.
09:35In a viral sketch that blew the internet wide open in late 2024,
09:38the magic that Matt and Kelsey's wedding captured was lightning in a bottle.
09:42At a painfully typical wedding reception, Kelsey's bridesmaids, including host Ariana Grande,
09:48take things in a totally different direction.
09:50In the bathroom, we take her aside, she says don't worry, we won't cross the line.
10:00Think of your fiancé, she says good reminder.
10:04Hands me her ring, then we can't find her.
10:09You took off your ring, is this true?
10:12What starts off as an innocent, if off-key,
10:15parody of Sabrina Carpenter's inescapable espresso
10:18turns into a shockingly juicy story of infidelity,
10:21much to groom Matt's chagrin, as he's hearing all of this for the first time.
10:25Seeing as we're highlighting dance sketches,
10:27we couldn't pass up the chance to call attention to the bridesmaids' endearingly uncoordinated moves.
10:33Hey Matt, came out this way, had to explain, direct from Domingo.
10:39Kelsey's a friend, she's like my sis, but we did hook up though.
10:44What?
10:45Why would you guys tell me this through song?
10:48I hope we can still be friends!
10:50Number 23, Omeletteville.
10:52Who's hungry for a rootin' tootin' freshness?
10:54Did somebody say they were hungry?
10:58We got eggs!
11:01We know how to cook them!
11:04Bring it on in, I'm a bell!
11:07There was a time when Justin Timberlake was considered the SNL host to end all SNL hosts,
11:12on board with pretty much anything and never failing to bring anything less than his A-game.
11:17While Timberlake's reputation took several lasting hits during the 2020s,
11:22looking back to his classic SNL appearances will remind you of his initial appeal all over again.
11:27Little ditty about jack-o'-cheese eggs, bring it on in the Omeletteville!
11:34Take, for instance, the first installment of the recurring mascot sketches,
11:38in which Timberlake's soulful vocals and groovy moves decisively stole the show.
11:42Even while dressed as a giant omelette, Timberlake proves that, at least at one point,
11:47he was the consummate showman.
11:49I'm a slave for you.
11:55I can't, I'm not, I can't.
11:58I had a dance break.
12:05Bring it on in, I'm a bell.
12:08Number 22, Church Lady.
12:11Well, I'm afraid my casserole's just a little bit superior to yours.
12:15Therefore, I do my little superior dance, Pearl.
12:19Oh, my God!
12:21Admittedly, this one's a bit of a cheat,
12:24but given that fan demand to see the sketch listed was strong,
12:27who are we to deny you?
12:29One of Dana Carvey's most famous characters during his tenure at SNL,
12:32the Church Lady was perhaps best known for admonishing celebrities
12:35whose behavior she disapproved of.
12:37However, that wasn't her only defining trait.
12:40The other would be her trademark superior dance,
12:43which looked like the combination of the chicken dance
12:45and Steve Martin's famous King Tut.
12:47Just a little bit superior to all of thee.
12:50Okay, hit it, Pearl.
12:56Possibly the most iconic superior dance appearance
12:58was during the Wonder Years' Fred Savage's 1990 hosting gig,
13:02in which the child star nearly outshone the actual church lady.
13:06Sounds like it could only be the work of none other than...
13:09Number 21, Three-Way, The Golden Rule.
13:16Summer time in the city, and everybody's having sex.
13:21You know, I just got a page from a girl that I met last week at the playlist.
13:26She was so...
13:27When it comes to Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's lovably randy bozos,
13:32we were tempted to go with their first outing,
13:34You Know What in a Box.
13:35Ultimately, we decided to go with their third and most recent hit,
13:39the scarily catchy Three-Way.
13:41Here in the dark...
13:43Here in the dark...
13:44In perhaps the fullest realization of their unmistakably 90s aesthetic to date,
13:56Timberlake and Samberg bop around New York
13:58looking like they've just stepped off a set of a Biz Marquee video.
14:01Bonus points for the duo's chemistry with featured guest Lady Gaga,
14:05whose hilariously chaste dance moves give way to a beautifully cringey technique
14:09that, we'll just say, evokes helicopter blades.
14:11And all of that was okay
14:13Cause it was in a freeway
14:15It's quite clear when your city is a replay
14:17Maybe two isn't enough, but they'll stay
14:20Number 20. Late Night Battle
14:22In this 2018 sketch, host Awkwafina took the opportunity to show off her dance moves.
14:29She plays a member of a dance crew who meets for a dance-off against a rival crew.
14:34When it's her team's turn to show them up, their choice of music is surprising.
14:39Let's get that!
14:43Using the Price is Right theme song, the sketch receives an uproarious laugh from the studio audience,
14:51which is amplified by the choreography.
14:54The scene ends with musical guest Travis Scott serving up his own moves along to the Jeopardy theme,
14:59making the sketch a definite winner.
15:01Number 19. What up with that?
15:18If you've tuned into the first season of Ted Lasso,
15:21you know that SNL alumnus Jason Sudeikis is an expert at doing The Running Man.
15:27Before he co-created the series, he perfected the dance on Saturday Night Live in the recurring sketch,
15:32What Up With That?
15:33The sketch is set up as a BET talk show hosted by DeAndre Cole,
15:38aka Kenan Thompson, who's a little obsessed with his own theme song.
15:42Ooh-wee!
15:44Yeah!
15:45What's up with that?
15:47What's up with that?
15:48Ooh-wee!
15:51What's up with that?
15:53What's up with that?
15:54In the background, Jason can be seen doing the dance that was popularized in the 1980s
15:59and created by MC Hammer.
16:01There's a lot going on in the sketch,
16:03but in the midst of the chaos, Sudeikis' moves stand out.
16:07Number 18. Peyton Manning Locker Room
16:17For sports fans, Peyton Manning is a god amongst men.
16:21The athletic titan has achieved greatness on the field, and when he came to host Saturday Night Live, he also proved himself worthy of comedy gold.
16:30During one of the night's best sketches, Peyton plays a basketball captain whose team is down in the dumps after a disastrous first half.
16:38His coach, Will Forte, does everything he can to pep up his team, including getting them up on their feet to dance.
16:53Forte's ridiculous moves cause his co-stars to break character.
16:58Eventually, the former Denver Broncos player joins in on the fun, making this sketch a certified touchdown.
17:04Oh, two years! Can you feel it? Hold it!
17:07I am feeling it, coach!
17:20Number 17. Halloween Party
17:22In 2014, radio stations were blasting Sia's hit chandelier on repeat.
17:28The popular tune ended up finding its way to SNL in a sketch that mashed up the music video's signature bodysuit, angular dance moves, and the Halloween season.
17:38Starring host Jim Carrey and player Kate McKinnon, the two have a dance-off when both of them attend a work party dressed in costume as the girl from the music video.
17:47Both experts of physical comedy dance their way into the live studio audience, and even Lorne Michaels can't help but get in on the action.
18:05Number 16. Jillian Chiz helps students find their Fosse.
18:23Before she assumed hosting SNL duties,
18:25Christina Applegate was learning how to master the Fosse technique
18:28during her run in the 2005 revival of Broadway's Sweet Charity.
18:33Years later, in 2012, she used her skills in Studio 8H.
18:37This is Fosse! That is Fosse!
18:41This is not Fosse, okay?
18:44If I see any of you doing that, I will be doing this,
18:47which is me pointing to the door.
18:49Playing a dance teacher by the name of Jillian Chiz,
18:51she teaches a class on the legendary choreographer's challenging moves.
18:56However, she uses some interesting terminology,
18:59such as kakonks and za-zahs,
19:01much to the bewilderment of her students.
19:04I'm confused.
19:05Yeah, sorry, you just said donka-dunka.
19:07Yes, that's correct.
19:09And from the donka-dunka, we have a kank, we have a za-za-za-za.
19:13You got that? All right, come on.
19:16This don't make no sense.
19:18It's a fun sketch, especially for any theater lovers
19:21who will appreciate all the musical theater references.
19:24Number 15. Black Swan.
19:27There's someone whose Black Swan is far superior.
19:31Who? Her?
19:35No, not her.
19:38Her!
19:39In early 2011, one of the most topical films of the moment
19:45was Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller, Black Swan.
19:48The future Academy Award-winning film
19:51is a deep dive into the dark side of the ballet industry,
19:54and SNL doesn't hold back from having some fun with that.
19:57She is hungry.
19:59Hungry for breadcrumbs.
20:06Featuring host Jim Carrey as Mila Kunis' character Lily,
20:10aka The Black Swan,
20:12the comedian takes all the elegance of ballet
20:14and turns it upside down.
20:17The contrast evokes some hilarious results
20:20and showcases Carrey's signature physical comedy style,
20:23which is a crowd-bleaser.
20:25Number 14. Anne-Margaret.
20:34Following the success of the 2012 bit,
20:36Kristen Wiig revisited the same premise
20:38a year later with this sketch.
20:41Playing 60s screen icon Anne-Margaret,
20:44Wiig shimmies and flails around
20:46in the retro-inspired sketch.
20:47It's right over there.
20:52Yeah, you're not very close.
20:54It's over here, actually.
20:58Co-starring host Ed Helms,
21:00her long-lasting attempt at disposing of the garbage
21:03is side-splitting,
21:04and some of Kristen's best physical comedy.
21:07Okay, now you're straddling it.
21:09Now you're straddling it.
21:10How do you not know it's there?
21:12Now where you going?
21:14While it's super niche,
21:16the concept works well,
21:17and although it might not live up
21:19to the same popularity of its predecessor,
21:21the scene holds its own.
21:25Oh, there's someone at the door.
21:30Let's make this happen.
21:33Number 13.
21:35James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party.
21:37As one of SNL's most legendary cast members,
21:40Annie Murphy became well-known
21:42for his spot-on impressions.
21:44He covered everyone from Stevie Wonder to Mr. T,
21:47but perhaps his best impersonation was James Brown.
21:51Hot tub!
21:53Hot tub!
21:54I'm full of water!
21:55I say hot tub!
21:57I say that!
21:58I say that!
21:58I say that!
21:59I say that!
22:00I say that!
22:00Hot tub!
22:00Hot tub!
22:00In James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party,
22:03Murphy plays up the Godfather of Soul's iconic dance moves.
22:07More focused on his choreography
22:09than actually getting into the tub,
22:11this sketch is peak physical comedy.
22:13Plus, we can't help but suspect
22:15that a later sketch featuring Kristen Wiig
22:17was inspired by this memorable moment.
22:19God!
22:20Hot tub!
22:23Good job!
22:24Put me down in the hot tub!
22:26Let's go with me!
22:27Good job!
22:28Put me down in the hot tub!
22:30Don't step free!
22:32Don't go away!
22:33We'll be right back with more
22:34than the hot tub!
22:35Number 12.
22:36King Tut.
22:37Arguably Steve Martin's most famous
22:39Saturday Night Live performance,
22:40King Tut's success didn't end
22:42after the cameras stopped rolling.
22:45The song actually reached the top 20
22:46on the Billboard Hot 100,
22:48making the whole sketch quite a sensation.
22:51Now when he was a young man,
22:53he never thought he'd see
22:55people standing live
22:57to see the boy King.
22:59King Tut.
23:01How'd you get so funky?
23:03Funky Tut.
23:04Composed by Martin himself,
23:06the song parodies the Egyptian pharaoh's
23:08popular roving exhibit that toured the USA
23:11in the late 70s.
23:12Throughout the sketch,
23:13Steve dances and sings his way
23:15through the funk-inspired number.
23:16Dancing by the thine.
23:18Disco-tuck-tuck-tuck.
23:20The ladies loved his style.
23:22Boss-tuck-tuck.
23:25Rockin' for my.
23:26Rockin' tuck-tuck.
23:28He ate a crocodile.
23:30In recent years,
23:31the performance has come under fire
23:33and even sparked a protest
23:34at a college in Portland, Oregon
23:36for cultural appropriation.
23:37Nevertheless,
23:39audiences went wild for the sketch
23:40at the time
23:41and it remains unforgettable.
23:44Born in Arizona.
23:45Got a condo made of stoner.
23:47Pinted.
23:48Number 11.
23:49Blues Brothers' Soul Man.
23:51I'm a soul man.
23:55I'm a soul man.
23:59I'm a soul man.
24:03I'm a soul man.
24:05I'm a soul man.
24:07I'm a soul man.
24:07I'm a soul man.
24:08I'm a soul man.
24:09Conceived by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi,
24:12the Blues Brothers got their start
24:13when they made their on-screen debut in 1978.
24:17During a performance with Art Garfunkel,
24:19the comedians dressed in their now infamous suit
24:21and tie combos and accompanied Garfunkel and his band.
24:25The shtick paid off,
24:26and before they knew it,
24:27they were musical guests themselves.
24:29I was brought up
24:31on the saxophone
24:33that I loved
24:35I was educated
24:39for good stuff
24:41and I've got love
24:43I just can't stop
24:45Performing the song Soul Man,
24:47which would go on to become a chart topper,
24:49they move and groove to the bluesy saxon harmonica-driven track.
24:53Not only is it a great moment,
24:55but it goes down
24:56as one of the most famous acts in SNL's history.
25:09Number 10.
25:10Cha-Cha Slide
25:11In 2019,
25:12ex-SNL writer and returning host John Mulaney
25:15got an opportunity to show off his dancing skills in this sketch,
25:19along with cast member Ego Wodum.
25:22I'm sorry to be weird.
25:23Is, like, your mom here?
25:24I told you everyone's here.
25:26Take it back now, y'all.
25:27What hot this time?
25:29Now shoot them dice.
25:31Now roll them 70s.
25:33The two play a couple attending a wedding,
25:36and Mulaney is riddled with nerves
25:38about meeting his girlfriend's family.
25:40Now pull out the church band
25:41and wave that band.
25:44Church band?
25:45I didn't bring a church band.
25:47Oh, I have an extra.
25:48Shaking off his worries on the dance floor,
25:50the pair partakes in the wedding's staple
25:52of dancing to DJ Casper's 2000-hit Cha-Cha Slide.
25:56But this time,
25:57it features a bunch of new moves.
25:59Hey, Daniel!
26:01I thought that was you.
26:02Hey, Miss Daly.
26:03I'm your chance.
26:04At least I didn't even know you was here.
26:06You know Daniel?
26:07Yeah, we was partners,
26:09spade partners,
26:10in a tournament down at the church.
26:11We won $60.
26:13Turns out this plus one knows everyone better than he thought
26:16and proves to be a pretty good dancer, too.
26:19I'd love for you to meet my brother.
26:20He's the DJ.
26:22All right, I want to thank everybody for having me.
26:24I just want to give a quick shout-out
26:25to the man that produced my first mixtape,
26:28Daniel Weissman.
26:29He loved me.
26:30I love you, man.
26:32Appreciate you, Demarcus.
26:33Number nine, Cobras and Panthers.
26:36It's been said that imitation
26:37is the sincerest form of flattery.
26:40And if that's true,
26:41then this sketch is one heck of a compliment.
26:43And when the Cobras are done,
26:46there won't be a one left standing
26:48call to look out, passers,
26:53cause they're the Cobras!
26:58Parodying musical theater legend
27:00Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, West Side Story,
27:03this sketch features host Robert Downey Jr.
27:05and a gang of singing and dancing gang members
27:08a la Sharks and the Jets.
27:10The choreography features West Side Story's
27:12signature snap and ballet-inspired moves
27:14made famous by Jerome Robbins.
27:16No, it does not happen.
27:18This was clearly choreographed.
27:20Well, you know, he was dancing
27:21and I saw what his legs were doing.
27:23I kind of copied it like that.
27:25Yeah, I know.
27:29The sketch is a funny and light-hearted poke
27:31at not only the musical,
27:33but also the entire musical genre
27:36for its spontaneous nature
27:37of breaking into song and dance.
27:42Number 8.
27:47Dancing in the Dark
27:48When it comes to comedy,
27:56sometimes the most simple idea
27:58is the most effective.
27:59During this sketch,
28:08Steve Martin and Gilda Radner
28:09play googly-eyed strangers
28:10who meet each other's gaze
28:12in the middle of a crowded restaurant.
28:19The lights dim and time stops
28:22as they begin to dance across
28:23the famous 8-H studio
28:25and around the live audience.
28:26They're not the most graceful
28:35or skilled dancers,
28:36but it's their commitment
28:38to playing it straight
28:39while simultaneously looking
28:40absolutely ridiculous
28:42that makes this sketch comedy gold.
28:44in 2008,
28:59Beyonce's Single Ladies
29:00put a ring on it
29:01took the world by storm.
29:03Not only did the song,
29:09music video,
29:10and signature choreography
29:12become a sensation,
29:13but so did this sketch.
29:19Featuring Queen Bee herself,
29:22Justin Timberlake,
29:23and cast members
29:24Andy Samberg
29:25and Bobby Moynihan,
29:26the scene asks,
29:27what if these guys
29:28were her backup dancers?
29:29Outfitted in the famous
29:40black leotards and heels,
29:42the guys put their own spin
29:43on the dance,
29:44which is less than stellar.
29:46However,
29:54when it comes to comedy,
29:55the badder,
29:56the better,
29:57making this dance
29:58absolute perfection.
30:03Spartan Checkup!
30:05Take a chance!
30:06Drop your pants!
30:07Pee in the cup!
30:09Dr. Spartan's in the house
30:10and he will fix you up!
30:11Bring it down now!
30:14Spartan Fever!
30:15It's hard to name
30:16a more dynamic duo
30:17than cheerleading hopefuls
30:19Craig and Ariana.
30:20These characters,
30:21created and performed
30:22by Will Ferrell
30:23and Sherry Oteri,
30:24are full of school spirit,
30:26high kicks,
30:27and a willing attitude
30:28in their recurring sketches.
30:30I'm getting so wired!
30:31I know.
30:32Well, maybe it's because
30:33we've had nine cups of coffee
30:35within an hour!
30:35The practice one
30:36sees them sneaking
30:37into the gym
30:38to rehearse for tryouts,
30:39where they pull out
30:40all of their best moves.
30:42Unfortunately for this pair,
30:44their enthusiasm
30:45gets the better of them.
30:47I wanna wanna want
30:48Valdez!
30:49Say what?
30:49I wanna wanna want
30:51Valdez!
30:52Say what?
30:53His beans,
30:54they come from
30:55Colombia way!
30:56He rides on
30:57a spooky donkey hill
30:58every day!
30:59Between their ridiculous
31:00chants and messy
31:01high kicks,
31:02their dreams of joining
31:03the Spartan cheerleading
31:04squad might never come true,
31:06but their commitment
31:07and dedication
31:08are certainly admirable.
31:09I wanna wanna want
31:11Valdez!
31:12Say what?
31:13I wanna wanna want
31:14Valdez!
31:15Say what?
31:16We're on a caffeine high,
31:18so hold on tight!
31:20Live from New York
31:21at Saturday night!
31:22Number 5.
31:23The Roxbury Guys
31:25Inviting viewers
31:35into a 90s club,
31:36Chris Kattan
31:37and Will Ferrell
31:38offer up two of the most
31:39memorable characters
31:40of their era on SNL.
31:42What is fun?
31:44What is fun?
31:46Hey!
31:47Known as the Roxbury Guys,
31:50they're two club dwellers
31:51who can't dance,
31:52can't flirt,
31:53and have zero game,
31:55often joined by
31:56a third person.
32:03When that person
32:05is host Jim Carrey,
32:06the trio bounce around
32:07from party to party,
32:09bobbing and bouncing along
32:10to Hathaway's
32:11What is Love?
32:12The recurring sketch
32:20became such a hit
32:21that it successfully
32:22head-bobbed its way
32:23right to the big screen
32:24when the characters
32:25received a big screen
32:27adaptation in 1998's
32:29A Night at the Roxbury.
32:35Number 4.
32:37Haunted Elevator
32:38featuring David S. Pumpkins.
32:40And now,
32:41hold on for dear death.
32:45In 2016,
32:46Saturday Night Live
32:47introduced viewers
32:48to one of its most
32:49talked-about characters
32:50of all time.
32:52Featuring host Tom Hanks,
32:54this sketch starts off
32:55with a couple
32:55visiting a haunted attraction.
32:57How's it hanging?
32:58I'm David Pumpkins,
33:00and I'm gonna scare
33:02the hell out of you.
33:05There, they are introduced
33:06to David S. Pumpkins,
33:08a man dressed head-to-toe
33:09in a jack-o-lantern patterned suit
33:11accompanied by two
33:13dancing skeletons.
33:20The sketch,
33:21from the costumes
33:22to the dancing,
33:23is truly bizarre.
33:24And even the characters
33:34themselves can't quite
33:35figure out what's happening.
33:37Despite all this,
33:38the character became
33:38so popular,
33:39he even received
33:40his own animated special
33:42a year later.
33:43Any questions?
33:44I'm crazy!
33:48What?
33:48David Pumpkins!
33:58Number 3.
34:00Liza Minnelli
34:00tries to turn off
34:02a lamp.
34:02Oh, sure!
34:03I'd be delighted!
34:05Just let me turn off
34:07some of these lamps!
34:08National treasure Liza Minnelli
34:10is a triple threat.
34:12She can do it all.
34:13Sing, dance, and act.
34:15But can she turn off
34:16a lamp?
34:16It's a question
34:17for the ages.
34:18And thanks to SNL,
34:20we have an answer.
34:21You can't get once!
34:22You can't get twice!
34:25You can't get three times!
34:28And the lamp goes on
34:29and the party starts!
34:32Starring Kristen Wiig
34:33and Jonah Hill.
34:34In this sketch,
34:35they play Minnelli
34:36and her unnamed friend
34:37as they prepare
34:38to leave her apartment
34:39to watch the opening night
34:40of the Broadway musical
34:41Cats.
34:42Before they go,
34:43Liza has to turn off
34:44a lamp,
34:45but instead
34:45turns the simple task
34:47into a dance.
34:49Is it a foot temper?
34:51Once!
34:53Twice!
34:55Three!
34:58Will a Fosse neck do it?
35:01Wiig makes a meal
35:02out of her Fosse-inspired
35:03gestures
35:04and earns every laugh
35:05in what has to be
35:07one of her funniest
35:08moments on the series.
35:09And we miss the show!
35:11The heck with cats?
35:13Let's dance!
35:18Number 2.
35:20Lunch Lady Land
35:21As an SNL cast member,
35:23Adam Sandler gained notoriety
35:25for his original musical comedy.
35:27Just know everything's
35:28doing fine down here in
35:30Lunch Lady Land.
35:35Armed with his guitar,
35:37Sandler blessed viewers
35:38with this song
35:39told through the perspective
35:40of a high school lunch lady.
35:42Of course my red hair
35:43is falling out!
35:45The unsung hero,
35:46played by fellow cast member
35:48Chris Farley,
35:49dazzles with graceful turns,
35:51spins,
35:51and commitment
35:52to the sketch.
35:53Sloppy Joe,
35:54Sloppy Sloppy Joe,
35:56Sloppy Joe,
35:57Sloppy Joe,
35:58Sloppy Joe,
35:59The two are even
36:00joined on stage
36:01by a cast of foods
36:02like garlic bread
36:03and a Sloppy Joe sandwich.
36:05From the get-go,
36:07Farley goes the extra mile
36:08to try and make Sandler laugh,
36:10which he successfully
36:11pulls off several times
36:13throughout the performance.
36:14Sloppy Joe,
36:15Slop,
36:16Sloppy Joe,
36:17Sloppy Joe,
36:18Slop,
36:19Sloppy Joe,
36:20Sloppy Joe,
36:21Sloppy Joe,
36:23Slop,
36:24Sloppy Joe.
36:26What makes the sketch
36:28stand out is that
36:29not only is it hilarious,
36:31but also a special moment
36:32between two friends.
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36:58Number 1,
36:59Chippendale's Audition.
37:00Marcy, music.
37:06In the sketch,
37:08Patrick Swayze
37:09and Chris Farley
37:09play aspiring
37:10Chippendale dancers
37:11who make it
37:12to the final round
37:13of auditions.
37:20Both Swayze
37:21and Farley
37:22are totally committed
37:23to the outrageous choreography.
37:24that includes
37:25lots of thrusting,
37:27jumps,
37:27and even the worm.
37:29Second chance,
37:30oh,
37:32you wanna be for my heart.
37:33In the 21st century,
37:35the sketch from 1990
37:36has received criticism
37:38for its portrayal
37:39of body image.
37:40It's an important reflection,
37:41especially considering
37:42that the sketch
37:43still continues
37:44to gain
37:44a lot of attention today.
37:46Farley's athleticism,
37:57energy,
37:57and fuel
37:58are the driving forces
37:59of the piece
38:00and prove that
38:01no matter how much
38:02time passes,
38:03he'll always be
38:04one of the best
38:05and brightest
38:05in the history
38:06of the show.
38:07Which SNL sketch
38:15on our list
38:15got you kicking
38:16and stretching?
38:17Be sure to let us know
38:18in the comments below.
38:19And I like to kick,
38:21stretch,
38:23and kick.
38:26I'm kicking.
38:27And I like to kick.
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