Category Archives: SNL Classics

SNL Classics: Jimmy Tango’s Fat Busters (aka Ride the Snake)

Posted on February 6, 2013 by ilmozart

I remember everyone being so surprised when Jim Carrey’s SNL hosted in 1996. Considering his years on In Living Color, his ability to perform even the most odd and bizarre of sketches, should not have surprised anyone. Plus I find … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef

Posted on January 30, 2013 by ilmozart

There were several of these, possibly the most memorable being the time the Anal Retentive Chef cooked with the Creole chef played by John Goodman. But there is something about the low-level insanity of this Anal Retentive Chef sketch that … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: Lothar of the Hill People

Posted on January 23, 2013 by ilmozart

Let us give thanks for the SNL sketch that introduced the kid-friendly euphemism of “walking with a woman”: I am able to walk, but I do not walk very well Lately I have taken many short walks…by myself. Help them … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: The Love Toilet

Posted on January 16, 2013 by ilmozart

We all know those couples. They have to spend every waking minute together and can’t bear to be apart for more than a few minutes. Lucky for them, SNL has given the world the love toilet — from France, the … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: Cowboy Song Part 2

Posted on January 2, 2013 by ilmozart

The Kyle Maclachlan SNL episode from 1990 is really the gift that keeps on giving. I previously posted “All Things Scottish” and now for the sketch that I can’t remember anyone else ever referring to – outside of my own … Continue reading →

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SNL Classic: Gore/Bush First Debate

Posted on October 3, 2012 by ilmozart

Tonight will be the first of the 2012 Presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.  Rather than watch Mitt and Barack go at each other, especially now that Mitt’s got his “zingers” I thought this debate might be more … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: The Closet Organizer

Posted on August 22, 2012 by ilmozart

So while this isn’t really a clip from the vaults of SNL since it aired two years ago, I frequently quote bits from this sketch. Everything – EVERYTHING – about this sketch is a study of the absurd. Let’s start … Continue reading →

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SNL Classics: Red Ships of Spain

Posted on August 15, 2012 by ilmozart

For so so many tangible reasons and many that are intangible, this is one of my absolute favorite SNL sketches. It has all the necessary components: Will Ferrell, Chris Parnell, Alec Baldwin, and wonderful, terrible songs. But yet, I feel … Continue reading →

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SNL Classic: Middle-Aged Man

Posted on July 24, 2012 by ilmozart

Yet another Mike Myers classic. There’s just something wonderful about the opening sequence, with the old man shoes, the shuffle/run down the street, the hunch, and the slowing down to catch his breath. Without saying a word in that opening, … Continue reading →

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SNL Classic: Who’s More Grizzled

Posted on May 2, 2012 by ilmozart

What do you get when you combine Robert Duvall and Garth Brooks in a wig and plaid? That’s right, the classic game show Who’s More Grizzled, which has categories such as “Dead Wives”, “Mining”, and “Ailments.” This was during the … Continue reading →

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