Airport Sushi - SNL

[@michellee806]

By the fifth time Mulaney hosts, it’s just gonna be a 1 hour long musical about the grid system in NYC

[@canaisyoung3601]

That's silly. It's gonna be on the fourth time he hosts. EDIT: Just found out Mulaney is going to host again. Now we have to wait to see if the rest of the prediction will come true. EDIT AGAIN: It was fifth time they had the subway musical. Though, to be fair, a lot happened in the world...

[@maggiee639]

Yea I’d watch that

[@danhemme3930]

You say this like it’s a bad thing

[@love-hammer]

As a Southerner that's never been to the North-East states, this musical tour of NYC has me excited to one day visit this magical world-class rathole.

[@samantham1041]

5 up one over YA SIMPLE BITCH

[@erenj9065]

as soon as i saw chris and pete standing at a counter i knew........we are so blessed

[@KreatyvOne]

As soon as I saw the title I said oh no, it’s John tonight

[@creativeblunder]

Did you watch any further..?

[@AM-ne9kv]

As soon as I saw he was hosting I knew we were in for another one.

[@bootscooty]

You're probably the same type of person who thinks that raising the minimum wage is a blessing

[@grapejuicerry1982]

Boot Scoot How does that even correlate dipshit? lmao John’s an amazing host, that’s why we’re “blessed”. get the stick out of your ass.

[@SailHatinSoap]

Plot twist: he already ate the sushi. This is a hallucination. Also, that's Kenan's best costume yet

[@josephdaumen9560]

Soap Suds I still say the lobster was his best. His look of kingly pride as he entered was not to be ignored.

[@CallusWyndry]

It bothers me how the wings are upsidedown

[@SailHatinSoap]

@@CallusWyndry that's half the charm

[@stlDMS]

Anyone who's been to Laguardia knows this is no hallucination 😂 🤣

[@saintfisuto1072]

Actually it's a coma dream from diner lobster.

[@Ruggedystim]

Rest in peace Eugene Lee. Passed away last week, was set designer on SNL since day 1. He was an amazing man, genius is a good word. I had the honor of being his driver from Providence RI to SNL on Wednesday where he would work until after dress rehearsal and headback to Providence, we would get there around 230 am, in his spare time he designed the sets for plays, Wicked is a notable one. I see this and think about him. I'll never forget the time I spent with him. It was an honor.

[@brianbaez5283]

damn dude, rip always sad when the industry loses one of their own genuises

[@Ruggedystim]

@@brianbaez5283 true. He was a humble guy, and yet accomplished so much. We would stop for Nathan's hotdogs on the way home almost every trip. I miss him for sure. We took that trip hundreds of times over the last decade and other places too, one time we took a 6 hour trip to Princeton just for a 20 minute meeting and another 6 hours back home. Lol

[@katc5051]

This is a lovely tribute. Thanks.

[@tylerdowling]

@@Ruggedystimthat’s a long trip for such a short meeting… curious what the meeting was for if you remember?

[@AnjaliBakhru]

i love that the rat is just never acknowledged he just sometimes shows up

[@hadracks]

Central part of the NYC ecosystem. Or maybe they just have the costume...

[@skinsey85]

Pretty self explanatory when it's a sketch about New York lol

[@jadiahavala4656]

have you never seen a random rat in La Guardia before??? *cues music

[@michaelbwahlstrom]

It's implied

[@Jemppu]

As expected a sight as the flight attendants.

[@JoeAnello]

I can't say how many times I've watched this but Jake Gyllenhall rolling in and doing a Wicked parody about being searched up his ass gets me every. freaking. time.

[@tubbellebunk]

which song is it because i'f been wondering about this for years

[@mirainhaf]

Gerben van den Berg Defying Gravity from Wicked

[@tubbellebunk]

@@mirainhaf Thank you so much! Bit late, but awesome!

[@JaiCatLady]

Yessss

[@joshcrain1]

I was reading this comment and as soon as I read Jake's name he appeared on screen like some sort of prophecy.

[@MandyLorien]

“There’s just a bird loose in the airport?” If you think that’s wild, wait til you hear about the horse in the hospital

[@johnnyhawk6825]

I got that reference *insert cap image here

[@zkarebear]

👏👏👏 bravo sir

[@jillsalkin7389]

The horse....is brilliant!

[@JGunit]

Terminal* You misspelled "Airport"

[@esobelisk3110]

Everybody’s seen a bird in a airport!

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

“Why are you doing this to me?” “Because we’re LaGuardia Airlines, and life is a fucking nightmare.”

[@hussainbedair7676]

LaGuardia is an airport tho

[@drphilstan]

@@hussainbedair7676 it's a reference to a joke from a Mulaney stand up where he says "Because we're Delta Airlines, and life is a fucking nightmare"

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

@@hussainbedair7676 yeah but it’s like the Delta Airlines reference. I know it’s an airport lol

[@hussainbedair7676]

@@drphilstan I know I'm just being an ass

[@Sully2001]

***Nightmeer

[@madeline4099]

You can tell Bowen Yang was a theatre kid. I mean, everyone on SNL was a theatre kid, but especially Bowen Yang

[@aricgoss]

It might be my favorite part 😆

[@misse0077]

He's super talented and extremely funny. Love him

[@canaisyoung3601]

Does being a child star on Nickelodeon count as being a "theater kid" in the case of Kenan Thompson?

[@jamesonbornholdt7302]

My EXACT thoughts when he came on.

[@osahju914]

Canais Young id say so lol

[@jondunmore4268]

This is all Pete Davidson's hallucination for eating that bad sushi.

[@jordansweet8054]

That should have been in The King of Staten Island.

[@noahfriedman6357]

Bold of you to assume Pete Davidson was only hallucinating from the sushi

[@haley8484]

RIGHTT 🤣👏

[@badgerbadgerton966]

Lol... he did it in purpose. Like licking a poison frog.

[@askadoctorifheresyisright4you]

I'll have what he's having.

[@ShinRyojin]

As soon as they showed John as a cashier and Chris and Pete as his customers, I was like "aww shit, here we go! Musical sketch!"

[@haydenelliott3654]

ShinRyojin frrrrrrr lol

[@SCSilk]

Same.

[@googoomu22]

I think the lobster diner sketch is the longest and hardest I've ever laughed at an SNL skit : )

[@carollipton4584]

Chris and Pete are so perfect together in this and the Lobster in a Diner sketch. And it would be nothing without Keenan's fantastic Andrew Lloyd Weber sendup.

[@ickess]

I was waiting for it!

[@foxyboiiyt3332]

It's really lovely that you can clearly see how much the cast love the sketch.

[@origami_dream]

Except Pete Davidson who you can clearly see how much he loves being high and not giving a damn.

[@DavidCherrie]

The only thing missing in this is a cutaway shot to Pete Davidson hysterically laughing mid-song.

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

He was laughing looking up at Jake when they made the flight change announcement

[@XylessBrawl]

@@SisterFromAnotherPlanet It was just a pretty small smile, in comparison to him breaking HARD in the Diner Lobster sketch (not that I blame him).

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

@@XylessBrawl Yes, true :)

[@centerflag982]

@@SisterFromAnotherPlanet Also the little grin at 1:03 where he seems to have just realized they put way more effort into the set design than he'd thought

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

@@centerflag982 Yes! lol

[@alaire1]

Let's talk about Pete and Chris's characters. They must be close. They've been to a diner and a bodega and now they've flown to Cleveland together. And despite the fact that Pete's character keeps buying ridiculous food in all the wrong places, Chris's character stays with him. That's real friendship. Or maybe they're a couple, who knows.

[@harry69007]

What happens to the bodega pete gets given in Bodega bathroom ?

[@MasonSanchez.]

Couple or not, they've got a great friendship going. You can marry your friend if you like. ;^)

[@amaliahjohnson6145]

What about all of John's jobs???

[@CarlyBarley333]

Amaliah Varazo they’re clearly all identical triplets, though who knows how many of him they’re actually are 😂

[@anamarvelo]

Cleveland is pretty gay

[@ahuman6901]

You can tell the exact time in March this year that this skit aired.

[@davethefish5]

Yes, you look at the upload date

[@Cudicut]

Was just thinking this!

[@emmakilburg9221]

I guessed the 3rd😂 so close

[@vitaniweapon413]

4th person

[@Boatsidebbq]

yeah, the covid jokes aged like the sushi.

[@katherinewilder746]

I love that Jake just screams and flies offscreen

[@sidratstudios]

Me, too.

[@JuanMorin]

Its the battle cry

[@dazem8]

Why was he even there? 😂 like he wasn't hosting...

[@Ludo_Mellark75]

@@dazem8 He's on broadway a bit so it makes sense also he just cameos when there's a sketch that involves singing.

[@itssofiachill6112]

If John Mulaney hosted SNL without a musical sketch, did he really host?

[@creativeblunder]

Sofia Loves pizza great comment sof

[@brian554xx]

without a dream logic* musical sketch

[@ItsNikolai]

Top 10 questions science can't answer

[@jaleesagreene6800]

No he didn't

[@wades2132]

We should never find that out.

[@smilesally90]

Mulaney: takes a minor inconvenience and makes it a skit

[@canaisyoung3601]

Let's see: ordering lobster in a diner, using the bathroom in a bodega, ordering sushi at LaGuardia Airport, 1980s sitcoms with messed-up premises, dying on the toilet, people with horn body-mods, getting to know people's names, problematic age gaps on "The Sound of Music", turning relatives into Internet memes, drag brunch waitresses who go too far...yeah, those are all the things. It's just missing something about Back to the Future. These were all the sketch premises he did from all three times he hosted.

[@kallangrace3045]

And that why we love him also his gift of always being extra af

[@stevek662]

this will age well

[@AydanM]

The Larry David approach as I call it

[@OneofOne316]

U really up on that snl lore

[@Gingerm0nster]

Best underrated joke: Cecily reprising her role as the chef from Diner Lobster

[@canaisyoung3601]

I feel that that's just a coincidence that Cecily played a food service worker in two John Mulaney musicals. The only true continuity is Pete, Chris, and Johnas the normal characters.

[@gregbuster4187]

Why does EVERY comment thread from SNL have at least one comment that uses the word "underrated" incorrectly? Every. Single. Time!

[@sheridan7475]

That’s true- probably underrated because no one noticed!

[@jessejames2486]

@@canaisyoung3601 lol John isn’t a normal character

[@calisongbird]

@@gregbuster4187 seriously!!

[@hannahsmith7583]

The Mulaney episode is always a reminder that the SNL cast are really just theater kids at heart

[@seoulv8427]

OMG that “profiled Asian” part is amazingly funny and yet oh so true. As a Korean-American I can relate to that these days.

[@alien2640]

Especially right now

[@deanandwinnie]

It was my favorite part. And to do it to "Suddenly Seymour" was brilliant!

[@mdmk]

And prophetic too. Turns out most New York cases indeed came from Europe instead of Asia.

[@canaisyoung3601]

They should have done a full song on it. A "Little Shop of Horrors" parody about modern Asian stereotypes and struggles? I'd watch it.

[@RhytAwAyMistahJ]

I'm sorry for what you've had to go through. Also don't cough on me.

[@mrsrockylunch]

This skit is a mash up of John Mulaney's two favorite things: musicals and shitting on LaGuardia

[@poutinequeen4518]

Yes. Yes yes yes yes. New York's hottest club is Shitting on LaGuardia. This place has everything...

[@kennethfharkin]

If you have had to fly out of LGA you would know shitting on it is a favorite thing of everyone in NYC and Long Island.

[@BusteloMaster]

I read that with John mulaney's voice in mind. It checks out.

[@JoaoPessoa86]

shitting on LaGuardia is everyone's favorite past time

[@thnktank1]

Westside story and Wicked?

[@Kirette]

The songs that were parodied, in order: 1. "Phantom of the Opera" from Phantom of the Opera 2. "America" from West Side Story 3. "Tomorrow" from Annie 4. "Cool" from West Side Story 5. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked 6. "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors 7. "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads

[@ineedaname2064]

Kirette that’s why I didn’t recognize that least one! It isn’t from a musical

[@funnybunnie4801]

THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@anglib78]

Not all heroes wear capes. Bless you. 🙏

[@nicolascuenca254]

@@ineedaname2064 Funny, It was one of the only ones I recognized.

[@mellamobrianyo]

Such an important PSA

[@cherylgalvez9651]

The bit was hilarious! Bowen Yang singing "Profiled Asian" to the melody of "Suddenly Seymore" was hands-down the best part of this bit!

[@jakeryan9469]

Thank you! I knew the song but couldn't remember the name.

[@canaisyoung3601]

And now I want a Little Shop of Horror spoof about Asian prejudice in America starring Bowen Yang. Does SNL have to do it? Not really, but it's highly recommended.

[@TQM]

​@@canaisyoung3601 damn, i'd pay good money to watch that

[@butternuttt]

"a profiled asian. no i wasn't in parasite." lmfao

[@House0fHoot]

My favourite bit, love Bowen Yang! 💜

[@Candorhavoc]

"Hello Jake? I need someone to play 'the guy who goes to the airport in pajamas' in my Broadway parody sketch on SNL. Yea, you're gonna sing about how you enjoy getting groped going through airport security to the tune of Wicked's "Defying Gravity', are you in?"

[@beberivera7011]

Jake: "I thought you'd never ask!"

[@eshbena]

@@beberivera7011 He probably broke land speed records getting to the studio.

[@checkerphil]

I heard this in John Mulaney's voice as I read this.

[@frankmaitland2569]

Jake cavity search throwback to the gay Cowboys movie

[@lanebourn]

"It's the part I was born to play, baby!"

[@sydneyslife5167]

“BECAUSE WE’RE DELTA AIRLINES” “and LIFE IS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE!”

[@user-pe2yx9kt4e]

Sydney’s Life haha Delta

[@roscoeperson]

"And we're framing you for murder!"

[@NEUTR0NDANCE]

"We've ALL seen a bird at the airport!"

[@kacisapp2040]

I would've died if he said that 😂😂😂

[@laurenring9721]

Ok I was WAITING for someone to address this. New In Town and SNL? Count me in!

[@amalaspina]

Jake Gyllenhaals face when he says "cavity" is its own reason to watch this bit.

[@albinoskwid]

yesss 5:16 it’s hilarious

[@samanthathomas5538]

Me too! I just love the guy! He's hilarious and super handsome!

[@glitterspray]

@@samanthathomas5538 and quite a decent singer too! As is that last guy: David somebody? 🙂

[@owlsareeverything4152]

When I first found the video I rewatched it at least 10 times just for that part.

[@robertomulero514]

Total commitment. Omg. So funny.

[@fairlyregretful]

my favourite genre of snl sketch is “john mulaney finally living out his dreams of being a musical theatre kid”

[@rramirez4444]

fairly regretful also “Bodega Bathroom”. Good work.

[@becky2933]

John Mulaney sure does sing a lot for someone who claims they can’t sing

[@mj6962]

Becky he still can’t sing-

[@joanneweiss3864]

He was off every timr & really can't sing hahaha but so funny!!!

[@popburnsy3207]

Pretty sure why they do these sketches

[@neegas3490]

Oop

[@ValensBellator]

What he lacks in natural singing talent he more than makes up for with confidence and humor 😂

[@mranderson718]

Man if this is John Mulaney’s mind sober, I can’t even imagine how he was on cocaine.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Maybe his short time on cocaine still messed with his head. Like Rick James said: "Cocaine's a helluva drug."

[@SKa-tt9nm]

And Adderall

[@juanitau2012]

Stefan is his mind on cocaine

[@johnenigma8506]

John Mulaney did cocaine?

[@serendipanni7064]

@@johnenigma8506 Yup. He's done bits about it! The last time he hosted SNL he mentions it, too

[@glitterspray]

This is one of THE best SNL sketches ever, start to finish. Don’t know how many time I’ve watched. Everyone is excellent.

[@NicoleKells]

The one with Pete as Eminem signing about cryptocurrency and also the one with him and mgk doing that hilarious screaming rap fucxing gets me every.time. not even sure they're even that funny to anyone but myself... either way I'm going to stop wasting my time typing out my opinions on a comment thread that is irrelevant to anyone including and most importantly myself! I have wasted more time doing way more pointless shit trust me ... #soyunperdedor #getcrazywiththecheesewhiz 🤙🏻🗯🫡

[@RajitKamboj]

Yeah, this along with the George Washington skit are of my favorites

[@Clubfredi]

John Mulaney really nailed the trilogy tonight after his “I’m getting back at those jerks for never giving me a chance in high school theatre” musical number. Best 3rd installment in a Franchise since “Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi.”

[@blipmachine]

True, but Return Of The King would like to have a word.

[@DigiRangerScott]

Captain America Civil War and Avengers Infinity War

[@justincoleman3805]

Neked Gun 33 1/3 has entered the oh never mind

[@JJJameson.]

The unknown wonders of the world trilogy

[@erent1476]

𝔊ℜ𝔗𝔄ℑ kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4iQkoKsrrRsZ68

[@Maddieray11]

You can tell how much John loves these sketches by how precise he is throughout the whole thing: his little choreography, his facial expressions. Especially during the west side story part

[@pennydesouza]

Oh he's been preparing for sketches like this his whole life...

[@scarletwitchstan_5878]

His Dad taught him to respect Leonard Bernstein, he best be great in the West Side Story stuff🤣

[@vialofton]

IS NO ONE GOING TO ADRESS THE FACT JAKE GYLLENHAAL JUST WALKED INTO THE SKETCH?!!!!!????

[@lanaaxfilms]

Via Loaf 4:36 is when he comes in for anyone wondering

[@kenglin13]

That’s Jake Gyllelphaba to you

[@DeathnoteBB]

Via Loaf After this and him being in the Sack Lunch Bunch, I’m convinced he just follows John around until he can be a chaotic tornado again

[@DrewSpeedDemon]

Then Lorn walks out all non chalant and shit

[@RodionBatiev]

the only thing matter is the way he walked out!

[@blueturtle3623]

I'm clueless about the last song, but here's every other one. 0:57- "The Phantom of The Opera" from the musical of the same name 2:29-"America" from West Side Story 3:11- "Tomorrow" from Annie 4:05- "Cool" from West Side Story 4:52- "Defying Gravity" from Wicked 6:11- "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors.

[@patrickoshaugs8880]

“Road to Nowhere” from David Byrne’s American Utopia (originally Talking Heads)

[@jakeryan9469]

​@@patrickoshaugs8880speaking of American Utopia, does anyone know a link to when they did Once in a Lifetime on SNL?

[@chrismill5303]

about the 6:11 "suddenly seymour" number---what did he say kind of agent he was?

[@harrisgoodman1564]

@@chrismill5303He said he was a “profiled Asian.”

[@NolaChick82]

I love that this is OVER 8 MINUTES long.

[@JoyKeaton]

until I read your comment I didn't realize it was that long! It felt like it flew by in seconds!

[@bernlin2000]

Lorne clearly was no holds barred on this one XD

[@richardterroni9433]

@@JoyKeaton Same here, it was that good

[@solarnaut]

4:16 is where I tap, Tap, TAPPED to check comments... funny, but feels like it was written by a h.s. drama teacher taking mushrooms ? ;-)

[@SeanFerree]

For real! Same

[@kellishere]

I need John Mulaney to host this year’s Tony Awards. No if/thens or buts.

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

Agree (BTW the expression is "no ifs, ands or buts")

[@AstridLana]

sisterfromanotherplanet if/then is a musical title which would make this a nice pun though :)

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

@@AstridLana Aha!

[@Tytytytyty1776]

Wont happen as long as its on CBS

[@Dreamlillie_95]

I second that! He would be so good 😊

[@LoganWH8]

Pete: other than the first one, how were those songs supposed to make me not want the sushi? John: shut up. this isn’t about you anymore

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

@Quentin Leslie wat

[@Me-wx1mt]

I like how Alex Moffat just shows up in a rat costume and nobody questions it

[@shawns1050]

😂 it’s LaGuardia Airport why would anyone question it?

[@Me-wx1mt]

@@shawns1050 good point

[@dielaughing73]

Or anywhere in NYC really ​@@shawns1050

[@GarlickBred]

Pete: And I’ll take some sushi. John: *Ah I see you’ve chosen Death*

[@megpruden20]

🤣

[@jkm4645]

He chose... POORLY.

[@JG-cf2lz]

Haha

[@LegallyDistinctVALISclone]

This sketch screams early 2020 VERY HARD.

[@milliefreg]

Kinda sad

[@laurabyrne5879]

Ya, some of these jokes aged like milk.

[@tobybartels8426]

I will always come back to this sketch to remember.

[@AntiComposite]

Yeah, some of it aged like sushi.

[@griffinmoore9530]

And what a scream it was

[@Polo-rp9hk]

I can’t even comprehend how this was written

[@anitapricecheck9554]

Vina Le weed

[@MUSE1795]

John Mulaney

[@HamboPlayzMC]

a fever dream

[@marjar.5978]

Very well

[@frog212whyd4]

Brilliantly

[@paulyun4832]

You know you’ve done something right when David Byrne is the normal one in the sketch.

[@IRMacGuyver]

Who?

[@jaredpeacemaker795]

@@IRMacGuyver the talking heads… he’s the man who sang the last song ‘plane to nowhere’ a parody of his song ‘road to nowhere’

[@peregrino9154]

@@IRMacGuyverDuh.

[@edp3202]

​@@jaredpeacemaker795you're right

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

John Mulaney should just become a proper cast member at this point.

[@imrebeccap]

He was a writer on the show for years.

[@DeathnoteBB]

JustSomebody I wouldn’t mind Jake Gyllenhaal staying either

[@peytonrowe571]

He's auditioned they won't let him in 😂

[@kaytequila]

@@DeathnoteBB I second this.

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@peytonrowe571 Their loss.

[@ShelbiAndersen]

These sketches are just a way for John Mulaney to be in every musical he was never allowed to be in

[@canaisyoung3601]

And that's a problem, how?

[@IsabelHernandez-bt8uu]

it’s not

[@ShelbiAndersen]

@@IsabelHernandez-bt8uu that's....the joke

[@ShelbiAndersen]

@@canaisyoung3601 did I say it was a problem? I'm just stating facts

[@MikeSylvester1995]

That line about the Chobani yogurt without the spoon is a very underrated shout out to frequent fliers everywhere

[@jemiebridges3197]

I'm having church's chickens mash potatoes with mad hot gravy and no spoon so I know exactly how that feels.

[@blazaybla22]

Honestly the jokes in the first 20-30 seconds went pretty unappreciated. I had no idea where the sketch was going the first time I watched it, but I knew, if they were just tossing out solid bits like that in the first few seconds of the sketch, that I was in for a treat.

[@solangedesantis5515]

And the $15 water bottle that will roll to the back of the plane.

[@SuperSkinandHairCare]

And that is why I carry a reusable spoon with me at all times...you never know when you will eat yogurt, on the go...😆

[@honeymoonriver6050]

@@solangedesantis5515 I forgot to tuck my expensive ass soda in the holder on my backpack and lost it.

[@phyllisnunn2061]

Beck in that bonnet singing "Goo, gaah! Goo, gaah!" in his deep voice cracks me up. The whole thing is great!!

[@KKAkuoku]

Diner Lobster Bodega Bathroom Airport Sushi It feels like we got three Empire Strikes Backs in a row.

[@AidanMcLeodProductions]

KK Akuoku still want the G Train one

[@larrymcjones]

Lol perfect description

[@jamesmorris911]

Well played sir!

[@MrKenimora]

love love love this!!!

[@TommyShlong]

KK Akuoku Diner Lobster is high art

[@laurenredding1419]

When Jake Gyllenhaal was clearly wearing a harness to fly, that's when it really got real

[@bernlin2000]

Hehe...sketch literally soared then XD

[@KaiWritesCode]

All Timestamps: 0:56 - "Phantom of La Guardia" ("Phantom of the Opera" from Phantom of the Opera) 2:28 - "La Guardia" ("America" from West Side Story) 3:10 - "De Blasio" ("Tomorrow" from Annie) 4:05 - "Stinky Stool Boy" ("Cool" from West Side Story) 4:50 - "Enjoying Security" ("Defying Gravity" from Wicked) 6:10 - "Profiled Asian" ("Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors) 7:14 - "Plane to Nowhere" ("Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads)

[@angiefrancis8633]

I need a full version of Plane to Nowhere 😂

[@JuliePerriello]

It was originally by the Talking Heads, but is also in the Broadway musical American Utopia.

[@cUser691]

Thx for timestamps- appreciated- didn’t know a few references

[@monikaszymanowska5142]

Thanks!

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

Thank you for this! I now love Road to Nowhere, that song slaps

[@mothersuperior2673]

The way Jake Gyllenhaal walks in and says "Did somebody say security?" sends me every time I watch this

[@Goblinkatie]

“Profiled Asian” was spectacular.

[@canaisyoung3601]

That should be its own musical.

[@executioner4115]

If I cough then its over; you'll get off the plane. I know the virus is bad, but its coming from Italy, too.

[@oya6870]

"No, I *wasn't* in Parasite... (disgusted, withering glare)"

[@jerrychen6142]

As an Asian, I’m honestly not sure if I should wear a mask at the airport. (No I’m not sick)

[@30catsinacardigan22]

I would jump to be in that so fast

[@hutch1197]

"Auntie Orphan Annie" is just genius.

[@SuperBC1975]

Wow. This sketch has taken things to 11, it can't go any more wacky and out there. Jake Gyllenhaal steps in as a man wearing pajamas at the airport. Yes. Yes, it can.

[@yaya-mk3nn]

Keiuran subway churros perhaps?

[@kkibela]

The level of creeps ville... Im never prepared 😂😂😂😂

[@LakeFX]

I have to stop reading comments before I finish the video.

[@dawnaustin4556]

Joe S where’s your sense of humor? Seriously, take a breath and exhale.

[@EchoesDistant]

I love how you can clearly see that the cast is having so much fun in these musical skits.

[@donellehatcher7463]

Everybody gangsta until Jake starts floating in an avengers level threat manner

[@austintrousdale2397]

D-chu Chan No worries, just an illusion 🔮

[@DibsOnOdair]

alex moffat getting almost no screentime for weeks only to finally re-emerge as a giant rat with no solo lines is my villain origin story

[@curerainbow4343]

Yes! Same. Where is his screentime?

[@sydney7701]

same with melissa and she wasnt even in this one

[@David0gden]

I thought he was awesome as the rat. Made me laugh.

[@DibsOnOdair]

@@David0gden oh he definitely was great as the rat! I just wish he could get some bigger roles in addition to fun ensemble parts like this one

[@David0gden]

@@DibsOnOdair Yeah I suppose maybe they are treating him a little bit like Eric Trump lately.

[@jackiet359]

Cecily's got both chops : acting And singing.

[@candylove1234]

She is amazing!

[@ninalove3044]

And looks! She's everything!!!

[@tizodd6]

Nina beat me to it

[@justincoleman3805]

She can read too!

[@Qermaq]

Justin Coleman plus she has excellent posture!

[@kardastrophy]

i love any sketch where the cast sings because you can tell they're having fun

[@molls2512]

In case anyone wants to know the songs: 0:57 “Phantom of the Opera” from Phantom of the Opera 2:29 “America” from West Side Story 3:12 “Tomorrow” from Annie 4:02 “Cool” from West Side Story 4:51 “Defying Gravity” from Wicked 6:11 “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors 7:14 “Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads/from American Utopia

[@yaboicolleen]

Dammit, I typed up that comment for nothing! Yours is better tho.

[@Tia-Marie]

The American Utopia addition was a fine choice

[@hellrats]

tysm

[@b.sharp.]

Too much westside story and not enough grease smh

[@freddiegrace3770]

Thanks!

[@Deedj1]

“Because we’re Delta Airlines, and life is a f****** nightmare”

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Dylan Applegate “she’ll be like let’s see if Southwest has a flight... so it’s better!”

[@williamhughes2445]

I can only read that in his voice.

[@Heavenzvoice]

Dylan Applegate I liked when they framed him for murder!!

[@bullheaded85]

Funny and classic bit but Delta has stepped their game up tremendously since the and I own their credit card now soooo I guess you can say things are getting pretty serious

[@battlestarnomore]

Looks like you amd snl can't say fucking.

[@vicky248123]

I love how they're all marching off stage while Jake Gyllenhaal is just stuck hanging from the ceiling behind them

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Floating behind David Byrne. Lol.

[@gypsytarot22]

They had two traffic control agents stay behind with him as spotters.

[@katharinehorowitz1709]

He seems comfortable, though.

[@TheClintDavis]

Kenan is honestly who makes all of these musical sketches work. He always sets the tone so brilliantly and everyone else tries to match him.

[@littleblueclovers]

As an Asian with really bad allergies, “profiled Asian” hits way too close to home lmao

[@Undergroundtec]

Cough.... cough on them all!

[@OneofOne316]

U should not

[@Mertanos_]

littleblueclovers sorry 😐

[@raw_oyster]

Do people scatter???

[@fenecofeneco19]

Don't worry ,as you could see snl,once again used italians as the racism bin to "save" others.

[@humantornadah]

You can just tell there is so much genuine pride and joy amongst everyone involved in this

[@joesamaniego4664]

They all experienced LaGuardia

[@emmae2520]

Headcanon: John Mulaney spends all these sketches internally reciting HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW speeches addressed to his high school drama teacher who never gave him a part

[@sparklemotion101ni3]

He's hilarious and he's a major talent... but he still can't sing. That "Sound of Music" sketch really shows why in school they wouldn't even cast him in the chorus.

[@SAILOREARTH89]

I don't know if you watch late night with seth myres. but john was on there after lobster diner. and seth was his boss at the time and wouldn't let them do it.

[@dannyfirst6544]

He sucks a bit less than others on show. Shit show now

[@ryancarter2959]

Emma Eisenberg probably accurate

[@dannyfirst6544]

@Mike Nunyabizness damn Mike! You're angry.

[@coco-no6ob]

bowen always puts one hundred percent in and nails his parts

[@TheKillahKyla]

I wish he was in all of these musical sketches

[@michellelove2438]

If SNL has learned anything in the past year, it's let the theatre kids take over

[@canaisyoung3601]

So they need to get theater kids as cast members, preferably those who can do comedy.

[@bakerstreet101]

Quite a few of the cast members sing very well, especially the women. I thought that when I watched Bodega Bathroom, too.

[@laurenring9721]

THEATER KID CHECK!!!

[@bobjohnson9806]

pretty much all actors were theatre kids before their career.

[@williamcondon7729]

Except Mulaney wasn't a theater kid

[@NobodyC13]

Does this mean every time John Mulaney hosts SNL, there must be an obligatory sketch that's a pastiche to Broadway shows and musicals? I'm not complaining, however.

[@jkap34]

Once he joins the 5 timers club, the entire episode should be one giant musical.

[@GabrielaTorres-do3cg]

@@jkap34 They need to do this when he's a five timer.

[@matthewkuhl79]

Thanks for making me look up a word

[@SuperBC1975]

Yes, yes it does.

[@impIicit]

*googles pastiche*

[@JuliePerriello]

Everyone is talking about how good Cecily’s voice is, but Bowen’s is actually fire.

[@mandaleigh5249]

They’re both absolutely fantastic!

[@samanthathomas5538]

I Love both of their parts but my favorite is Jake Gyllenhaal"s song. How can someone still be so attractive in baggy pajamas, a 5 o'clock shadow and shaggy hair? I just love him.

[@humanphillips3091]

Right? He is soooo good

[@WhatAreHandlesFor]

FUCKING THANK YOU - I was A C T I V E L Y searching for a comment about his singing. Thank youuuu 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨

[@whynotlin7998]

Singers are a dime a dozen, especially in show biz.

[@spooky-spaghetti]

watching this back and remembering that bowen was so new in the cast then. what an icon then and even more now, so proud of how far he's come.

[@FumbleAIBO]

Kenan actually has a good singing voice. So does Cecily. The tall child with the feminine hips can dance well. The whole thing is just so good.

[@andrewmpachetti]

That’s Kate McKinnon

[@Reznerface]

The tall child 🤣🤣🤣🤣 great callback. You're a true fan.

[@saskialolita]

@@andrewmpachetti lol no the tall child is John Mulaney

[@ElliotDomoney]

ooooh wee

[@internziko]

Nooo! That's the one thing he's sensitive about!!!!

[@TheNiallmac12]

There always seems to be more fun when John Mullany hosts.

[@vonniesmith8829]

He should have a variety show

[@amyill9280]

He's awesome. But I have to admit that it's still weird for me to see him dressed like that. I'm used to him dressed up like an old man with Nick Kroll or in a nice suit.

[@bananaslippers9]

Because John is very familiar with all the staff at SNL. He was a writer there.

[@freddiegrace3770]

He writes the best scripts. He is the one who wrote this script!

[@everythingdibs344]

It’s weird the content isn’t funnier it’s just I laugh more

[@jurrasicore8682]

gettin real nostalgic for when covid was still thought of as only a thing in china, hinestly feels like years ago

[@camillemckenzie3235]

Yep. I really never imagined it having the effect it did worldwide.

[@egg9525]

@@nightmarevision7676 hope you get better

[@hopskip1746]

@@nightmarevision7676 stay strong, really hope you get better

[@apollofrequency1090]

I hate to admit that I feel the same but it goes to show how short our attention spans are.

[@BILL-uh3tr]

@@nightmarevision7676 stay strong and positive, I'm praying for you

[@homeworkhopper4610]

This was aired a year ago to the day and I can't believe how things were still normal then. COVID was only briefly mentioned in this skit because it hadn't gotten out of hand yet

[@AronT260]

Tbf its fair to say COVID was probably all over the world in December 2019 :/ but ofc we didn’t know until it was detected. (I personally think there are way more cases than we think)

[@klina7645]

Yeah, I think the original airdate was 2/29/2020. Only a short time later everything changed with COVID.

[@ezra_vz1]

I didn’t know that I needed Jake Gyllenhaal singing a version of “Defying Gravity” about wanting/liking to be searched and frisked.... Wow, thank you for all the likes!

[@davidadams2395]

Oh, I've always known I needed it.

[@dodgingdurangos924]

I thought Jake Gyllenhaal was supposed to be that lead singer from the band Creed. It made me sad when he didn't sing 'Can You Take Me Higher?'

[@jefferyrockey5353]

Remember when he hosted and legit rocked "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"?

[@bluemoon9530]

Ok that was too cute!

[@kankolinka]

Look at Gyllenhaal's performance 'Music everywhere' in Mulaney's The sack lunch bunch. It is GENIUS.

[@jennimurphy252]

I love how this had nothing to do with sushi

[@rachelgrubbs]

Yesss, they’re like sushi you get it it’s musical time!

[@sherlockwatson101]

Jenni Murphy I know - at the end I was like “so he still bought the sushi?”

[@SeanFerree]

Right!! 😂😂

[@canaisyoung3601]

It did for the first three minutes.

[@justingaga84]

That's what I was thinking 😅

[@suzphillips8162]

David Byrne: Not only allowing the lyrics to one of his hit songs be revamped for comedy, he's actually singing (and dancing) along! What a great sport!

[@kdfkdf1711]

Suz Phillips oh finally. A comment saying who that man is for us non theater nerds. Now to search “david bryne and Broadway”

[@suzphillips8162]

@@kdfkdf1711 Search "David Byrne Talking Heads Road to Nowhere."

[@caniwishformorewishes8654]

He has always been my fav, way back in the CBGB days, when he was a New York college student

[@canyonblue737-8]

@@kdfkdf1711 he isn't a theater guy! he is the lead for the Talking Heads, the musical guest that night.

[@racinefo]

He's adorable - I love the way he starts giggling when the audience applauds over his line. And his speaking voice sounds very soothing.

[@cjrican5]

Auntie Orphan Annie gets me every time

[@carterpaine5079]

"Ok Jesus we get it," said John Mulaney, fully knowing he wrote this sketch

[@AlexRN]

As a non John Mulaney scholar or theater nerd... what makes you think he wrote this sketch? Not saying he didn’t, just trying to understand what gives this impression?

[@joshuaberthiaume5174]

@@AlexRN Everytime he hosts he does a musical sketch. Watch Bodega Cat and Diner Lobster

[@carterpaine5079]

AlexRN I just assume because he used to write for the show so it would make sense he would want to write the sketches he’s in and I think the hosts usually write the sketches, or at least help write them

[@christopherowen2759]

@@AlexRN He previously stated in interviews that the diner lobster sketch from his first hosting gig was one that he and Jost had written when they were on staff but it was rejected. When he came back to host, Jost was head writer, and they decided to finally go for it. It's safe to assume he is continuing to contribute to the musical sketches in subsequent hosting gigs.

[@youmaboi5279]

@@AlexRN Mulaney used to be a writer on the show, and when he comes back he likes to do skits he helps write, and highlight skits that don't normally get picked by the host. The musical ones are an example of both. My all time favorite is "What's That Name"

[@alynswim1463]

the phantom of the opera - the phantom of the opera west side story - america annie - tomorrow west side story - cool wicked - defying gravity little shop of horrors - suddenly seymour talking heads - road to nowhere

[@iheartwalle]

Bless you for this

[@audreyrivers4238]

alynswim Thank you! It’s hell when you recognize the tune but, can’t remember where it’s from.

[@alynswim1463]

haha yeah im a huge broadway nerd so i was able to recognize them all (besides the last one, which isn't broadway) and i couldnt find anyone that posted a list so i did it myself :)

[@iheartwalle]

@@alynswim1463 I recognized all of them except west side story somehow lol

[@alynswim1463]

the first wss song is my favorite so i recognized that one easily. i had to search for the second one but i knew it was wss because of the snapping lol

[@fwsimon110]

“We’ve all seen a bird in an airport”

[@ratbian]

This is a HORSE, LOOSE IN A HOSPITAL!

[@isabellasagastume6008]

I feel like this joke was far to under appreciated I'm glad somone else got it

[@OceanHedgehog]

I like how they probably thought, “Who’d be the most unexpectedly perfect person to play an airport deviant singing like Idina Mendel in Wicked?” And came up with Jake Gyllenhaal

[@Ludo_Mellark75]

Makes sense you should listen to him in Sunday In The Park With George and he was also in Little Shop of Horrors as well

[@TearLilyd]

I love every musical sketch they do when mulaney is there. Lobster diner is still my favorite though but this had wicked spin off so it's up there

[@silviadiaz1248]

Im from nyc so bodega bathroom is it for me.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

Bodega Bathroom was my favourite.

[@julia_butler]

John: I have an entire page of DiBlasio jokes. Lorne: ...Do ‘em. John: OK, Lorne, now I have an entire song excerpt about DiBlasio. Lorne: ....Do it.

[@johnny--guitar]

This sketch also shows Bowen Yang was a great addition, because he can actually sing!

[@misse0077]

He's flawless every time he's on. Very talented

[@snarkbait6058]

Yeah, he's alright. But it's pretty obvious he's going to be the new unrelentlessly hyped member no matter his actual contribution to any sketch he's in, much in the vain of Kate McKinnon, so I'm going to start hating him early.

[@xm1328]

@@snarkbait6058 Lmao what? Are you off your meds?

[@dylanmccoy6029]

He’s no Shane Gillis

[@kelleys5330]

Snarkbait Crazy thought: he’s a talented comedian, writer, singer and improviser that deserves recognition

[@alexaduran2477]

"No, i wasn't in parasite" the most hilarious line in the whole sketch

[@ray5952]

*"If I cough then it's over"* "No I was not in parasite" Ya'll going hell for this!!🤣

[@SuperBC1975]

Theory: Diner Lobster, Bodega Bathroom, and Airport Sushi are all a coma induced hallucination fantasy of a broadway musical critic who was struck by a flying piece of metal that became airborne due to a malfunctioning turntable during the barricade sequence at a production of Les Miserables.

[@SuperBC1975]

The theatre critic is the man played in all three sketches by John Mulaney. As a young man, he dreamed of being a Broadway musical actor but kept getting rejected at audition after audition. To make ends meet, he worked as a waiter at a diner, a clerk at a Bodega, and as a cashier at a sundry shop at LaGuardia Airport.

[@mono9806]

You’re my hero

[@georgeweasley54]

this genuinely reads like a john mulaney bit

[@jaschul]

@@SuperBC1975 I would watch this play, watch this movie, read this book, whatever

[@mygreenenvy]

BC- brilliant ! You get to write the Mulaney Musical now !

[@hybrina790]

“why, it’s the baggage claim man who tosses everyone’s luggage into long island sound!” killed me

[@jschnabl85]

After seeing Wicked in theaters, all I could think about was Gyllenhall crushing it on those wires!

[@Jupiterninja95]

“This airport is its own world!” “Yes, a third world.” That line didn’t get enough love 😂😂

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Ikr!🤷 😆😆

[@broadspectrum8933]

I guess I better fly out of JFK, lol

[@clauson8]

He makes every sketch 10x funnier

[@Jupiterninja95]

Aron James second world refers to communist/socialist countries during the Cold War. Third world has come to mean undeveloped when it originally meant not aligned with the US or USSR during the Cold War.

[@Jupiterninja95]

Aron James first world

[@HurtnCryin]

“I’m just a profiled Asian, no I’m not from Parasite” 😂

[@crossbronx63]

Sammie Xiong 😂

[@miloesalazar]

Out got that line all wrong.

[@lking1540]

I'm pretty the song is from little Shop of horrors.

[@yazajag]

Was lmfao when my caption said "Probio Agent" instead of profiled Asian. Lol. 😅

[@theamiller5885]

Omg yesss it is the truth

[@camilleosborn5314]

I love that there's a specific genre of SNL sketch where Pete Davidson makes bad decisions while John Mulaney and Keenan Thompson sing about it and Chris Redd looks on in disgust and awe.

[@42flyingphish]

Can you add more suggestions please. these are hilarious

[@meinoly809]

matthew Ameel Diner Lobster fits the category

[@Ntyler01mil]

@@42flyingphish- There are two other similar musical sketches linked in the video description.

[@kallekonttinen1738]

Hello from Finland, This is best SNL clip ever. Return to watch it couple times every year..

[@miketimmons4504]

Started off weird, got weirder, then Jake G showed up and cranked it to 11. Not a dull moment, with a boffo finish! Just fantastic!

[@simplicitylost]

Mike Timmons It's like a fever dream.

[@northofyou33]

David Byrne cranked it to 13.

[@steffo0302]

Okay but can we talk about how Cecily is a great musical actress, the way she delivers "mistake!" Is hilarious

[@kennethfharkin]

I think she loves these more than anyone else.

[@jeffrey-k5y]

About two or three seasons ago she became awesome! She’s like the “glue” the same way Hartman was: always makes skits better

[@pennydesouza]

I've never seen her break before but even she seemed amused by her own delivery of "This great... MISTAKE!!!"... I could see the trace of a smile...

[@catwhisperer7655]

Has she done that dumb party girl that goes through her purse and rambles on and on while she's sitting at the news desk? I have not seen that yet and I wonder if she retired that character?

[@whateverlolawants]

@@catwhisperer7655 I haven't seen her do that in quite a while. Too bad. It's a great recurring character.

[@fonz-ys6xu]

Auntie Anne's as little orphan Annie had me dying.

[@ws4jb]

The fact that a weekly sketch show has these sets in mind blowing

[@sla9432]

SNL is the longest running and best known sketch show for a reason