Baby Names - Saturday Night Live

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A couple tries to come to an agreement on baby names. Aired 09/26/92
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[@jongarzamx]

I love how Nic commits 100% for a SNL sketch, a true pro.

[@rareposts]

Nick commits 100% to all his roles! (Face/Off; The Rock; Leaving Las Vegas; Ghost Rider)

[@joshcarroll2181]

Benjamin Harrison and Nate Rockney were a stretch. He's a lunatic 😂

[@yellowlife8182]

@@rareposts Raising Arizona

[@23Eulogy23]

Anyone who doesn't isn't very smart. Being on SNL is part of your legacy. Especially back in the SNL golden days

[@adamfrazer5150]

@@rareposts He seemed to dominate the box office for the last sweet half of the 1990's. Con Air too 🤗

[@chrisstephens3196]

I saw this when it originally aired and I was laughing so hard. There’s a few SNL skits that are burned into my memory and this was one of them

[@misters2837]

I was 14 when this aired in 1992, and I was a religious watcher of SNL back then "Wayne's World" was the cinema after affect of SNL that same year! And though I have not seen this clip since 1992 and my memory was (incorrect) that Asswipe was his LAST name, which would have been funnier because no matter what you name the kid, he is gonna get teased...it's still just as funny 31 years later...and I distinctly remember John let's go to the John...LOL

[@AZVIDS]

I quote it constantly and tell friends to KZbin it!👍👍👍👍

[@summerjonz]

I wish they'd do another sketch to raise awareness about dyshidrosis since not many people know about the condition. It would go like this: 'I hate junk mail!' 'You know what I hate? Dyshidrosis! It is SO annoying!'

[@Spider-Geek916]

LMAO, I did, too, and I'm still laughing _hard_ at it all these years later.

[@johnbohl]

This has one of the best endings in the history of SNL sketches. They coulda ended it with choosing the weird Icelandic name and it woulda still been a great skit, but that “Awz-wee-pay” epilogue really slam dunks it.

[@pts5217]

“Hey Paul! Play me a folk song! Then I’ll beat the crap out of ya!” “Benjamin Harrison. How’s that tariff going?! Is Montana a state yet?!?” Hahahahahahahaha

[@byronm1919]

You have to admit, that Montana putdown is a pretty solid burn.

[@ikigai47]

I thought for sure he'd say Ben Dover.

[@peterkennedy8363]

Cage is on fire here👍😁

[@mehmoonaqazi4317]

Wow , Nick Cage gave his 100% , the acting ,enthusiasm at top .🤣😂😂love this sketch .

[@natalieschannel7675]

“Hey Ben..Where’s Jerry? Gimme some ice cream or I’LL BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA YA!!!”

[@JakeKoenig]

Kids can be cruel, especially when they bring out the tariff jokes. I had to change elementary schools after a bully made some trade agreement cracks about me and the other students all joined in.

[@kholebelleskeeterbug5104]

LOL 😂

[@guadalupebaptista9757]

Considering he was criticized for giving his son the name Kal-el, this was kind of funny and ironic.....

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

I don't understand why the name is Bearker it made no sense to me everything else was funny but there was no connection to the name BR Kerr or any way you spell it did they run out of inspiration in the middle of the script I could have come up with Eunice May you nice me a anything but what they came up with

[@jrockoclock7088]

I'm pretty sure 95% of the weirdo celebrity names you hear about aren't the kids' actual names. It's just what they tell the public so the kid can maintain a relatively private life and avoid weirdo fans while they're children. Like MJ's kid wasn't actually named 'blanket'

[@MrGrumpyGills]

@@donchonealyotheoneal5456 They were spelling it Bjaardker ;) This choice was supposed to be ironic since it is a very unusual (weird) name that everyone and their dog would make fun of, while perfectly normal names were rejected.

[@knobdikker]

ROFLMFAO! I still call toilet paper "Ozweepay."

[@aprilleerose]

My son’s name is William and he gets called Willie Nelson and Willy Wonka almost daily lol

[@Hedra718]

He's great and he's not even looking over at the cue cards like a lot of hosts do.

[@abc-bu7nr]

Sure he is just not staring at them like a lot of others

[@apseudonym]

@@abc-bu7nr it's harder to do than you think. you don't have time to memorise lines because writers are changing them constantly up to the show. also lorne hates when people improvise

[@joshuav8061]

I mean... He is, though. The cue cards aren't straight on, they're positioned for the people that use them in a specific orientation to look more natural. His is to his far left, hers to the right. Not to say he wasn't absolutely fantastic here.

[@terrygracy8345]

Yes. He is. He’s just a top tier ACTOR.

[@pagen5219]

cant you tell he is????

[@michaelgryboski1]

It must have been over 25 years since I last saw this skit, and I still remembered it vividly. My compliments to the talented actors involved, whatever their names may be!

[@JonyTony2018]

Nick Cage is hilarious

[@r.v.biagioni7210]

One of the greatest SNL skits of the 1990s!

[@cataorshane]

I have to be honest. I'm like Cage's character when thinking of baby names x)

[@mmatcham]

SAME! My wife wanted to name our son Ryan. I said, “Oh great, his friends will be like, ‘Here comes Cryin’ Ryan!’” 😂

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

@@mmatcham hey I would’ve appreciated that, my big brother is Ryan and he was mean as shit to me growing up, he needed to be humbled. But he never cried, just made me cry!

[@nicolelewis6312]

I was only like this with one old name Margaret or Margot. My train of thought went like this: One day, someone will call her Maggie and the natural process from Maggie will be mag pie as in maggot pie. BTW, I've heard this nickname used for Margaret before.🤣

[@MatthewSchellenberg]

That's why I'm here. Picking a name is impossible

[@jaerivus]

While I too love this sketch, it has also ruined choosing baby names for me. Also, somewhat related, if anyone has ever read The Monkey's Paw, that ruined wishes for me. Now I wish like a lawyer, and it takes five minutes to blow out my candles.

[@TheeWorldsGreatest]

I knew a kid named Bjaardker. He had a great childhood.

[@leightnite3056]

Im so glad I found this one! Remembered this one for years!

[@niirceollae2]

Dude.. Nic cage is so good

[@hawkenjc]

Good sketch with a great punchline! That's how you end a sketch.

[@rodrickmaclean9660]

"That's cheating you changed the name" "well yeah it took me 5 sec. It might take a kid 10" had me laughing

[@billiejennings3531]

Nic Caged named his son Pilot ...

[@InnannasRainbow]

He named him Ka-El.

[@CptCool-xt8ht]

Jason Lee named his kid Pilot.

[@773SleepyHollow]

And he took the last name of a Marvel superhero for himself.

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

@@CptCool-xt8ht Pilot Inspektor to be exact, I believe spelled all cooky too. So lame, trying too hard to be a weirdo and making your kid pay for it

[@starbuckanderson9564]

@@773SleepyHollow Luke Cage AKA Powerman!

[@starbuckanderson9564]

Me and my buddy Chimp call each other "Ozweepay" all the time! Nic Cage is smeggin' awesome!

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

I had this on a VHS tape, I used "asswipe" as my new insult for a while after I originally saw this. Later on, "ozweepay" became a private key word between my ex & I to tell each other when the other one pissed us off 😂

[@jesushchristonapopsiclestick]

Bjaardvarker. Took me all of three seconds.

[@badbiker666]

Guy goes in front of a judge to change his name. Judge asks, "What is your name now?" Guy says, "Asswipe Johnson." "Oh my God that's a terrible name! I don't blame you for wanting to change it. What do you want your new name to be?" "Asswipe Smith."

[@balasmj]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@91doctorj]

It's used to be shithouse......love the change

[@jimb.7523]

**rimshot**

[@fungidungie]

As my circle narrows, Cage is still in it.

[@murraypassarieu9115]

One of my favorite SNL skits ever.

[@dlperk5035]

When I first saw the Mr. Asswipe skit, I roared with laughter....I saw it in prime time many years ago...

[@dannyvalencia5224]

She’s the most patient woman in the world.

[@h00liganismo1]

Who's here after Sarah Tiana (writer on LIghts Out w David Spade) said she named her 24 hour old baby "Cage" after this old sketch?

[@ponch2100]

Why?

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

@@ponch2100 because Nick was already taken, like a lot. Gage is cool for a name, Cage though? Interesting

[@MotownFan1962]

She named her baby after Nicolas Cage because of a sketch in the '90s he did with Julia Sweeney? That's high praise.

[@TheLadyinblack1989]

He's never change

[@americanpancakelive]

Nick being Nick. I love it.

[@LIBREPUB]

Nick never goes half-assed.

[@clandestinesyndicate3463]

Saw this LIVE and it really highlights Nick Cage and his acting skills.

[@doger944]

OMG Nic Cage as the Joker!

[@scarebear1265]

We were robbed of that

[@RRTNZ]

Dude, I have been saying that for years. Would have been the best and craziest Joker ever.

[@primepm8861]

I love these long setup jokes with the big payoff at the end. My favorite was the Johnny Hildo skit.

[@willlofland3559]

Only Adam Driver is a more committed to the bit SNL host. One of the most instantly iconic skits that ive been quoting for decades.

[@YodatheHobbit]

No one saw Harry and The Hendersons? My entire childhood is a lie.

[@Nan.C]

I did! As a kid and loved it.

[@TheBigBigSean]

"Kids saw it." And now we're all adults.

[@jadentheprinceofdarkness4824]

I’ve seen it And I’m 17 and I’ve seen Harry and Hendersons and I loved it

[@henrytawnn8694]

I've watched that movie plenty of times. I love me some John Lithgow.

[@LuisMedinaInformador]

Nic could have been a good JACK Torrence.

[@adamfrazer5150]

.....that's actually not a bad call man 👍 I can totally see him in his element as Jack 👌

[@punkbastid973]

I think Jack Torrence could have been a convincing Nic Cage.

[@kevkosterman6619]

I love Harry and The Hensersons 😔

[@Ir0nMa1d3n]

She played Pat so well in those It's Pat sketches.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

The internet legend himself.

[@bryanaa196]

Saw Nick Cage and I just have to click it.

[@Storbang]

One of my favorite SNL sketches of all time! Inspired a sketch I have on my channel, with an action hero twist

[@apseudonym]

This is my grandfather telling my mother not to call me Georgia because I'd be most definitely be called “Georgie Porgie pumpkin pie kiss the boys and make them cry” as if any child knew that rhyme in the 90s or that it was offensive in any way. I hate you grandpa.

[@CigarDoug]

Best surprise ending for a skit ever.

[@azraelle6232]

This is me when I'm trying to name the characters in a story.

[@driplerthadripper]

When you think of a cool name and then realise another piece of prominent fiction used it already and you wanna be unique

[@henrytawnn8694]

That's why I like picking Aztec/Incan/Mayan/Nahuatl names. Most people never use those.

[@stevengardiner4867]

Reminds me of a certain, Mrs. Bucket...

[@jimb.7523]

I never thought I would see a casual "Keeping Up Appearances" reference in a KZbin comment section. Lol

[@FollyKat]

Oh NICE! -onslow

[@starbuckanderson9564]

My local PBS station used to run KEEPING UP APPEARANCES on Saturday nights. PBS also introduced me to "The boys from the DWARF!!" I miss the old PBS.

[@kholebelleskeeterbug5104]

It's Bouquet Pronounced " Bo kay"

[@henkka6456]

Priceless! If they only knew what a weak name Björkur is. A birch tree sap, a birchling.

[@crochunter35]

Wouldn't you know it....a genuine Icelander weighs in. Excellent knowledge.

[@henkka6456]

@@crochunter35 I'm not actually, I just grew up in a one horse town and wanted a taste of the big world so I taught myself dozens of languages to a degree as my own language is useless beyond the borders. That's why I'm writing in English right now. Otherwise I'd just go: mitäpähän tässä nyt ossais puhua pukahtaa, ko eippä nuo ymmärtäne ees sen vertaa ko nuo saamelaiset tästä puhheesta. This is the best SNL sketch, a bit like the Elton John as a cowboy sketch had similar style, the end cracked me up good. But this Nick Cage is the best by SNL in my opinion.

[@amesadamson]

so good.

[@SucsForYou]

This is one of my all time faves from SNL: It's 'Asswipé'

[@grapefruitm00n]

To this day, my friend and I are always emulating this one with our own takes on various names. "Get me some ice cream, or I'll BEAT the CRAP outta ya!"

[@pibly7784]

Great skit.

[@meltax4870]

Classic 😂🤣

[@jaynadeau7777]

That hit too close to home. I laughed/cried. Changed my name in court over 25 years ago and this still makes me cringe.

[@erickjason9092]

That was hilarious!

[@melodylynd4917]

I just love Nic. He's the man and excellent!'😘♾

[@jaredporikos2197]

always felt the way he acts in his movies felt like SNL of this era, Julia holding her own

[@bobkiriakidis2468]

Come on after this sketch aired we were all calling each other Oz-wee-pay 😝

[@michaelparylak5649]

Another roll where Nick Cage plays a high strung individual 🙄 well......... He does do an excellent job of it 😁

[@raynapelletier9753]

Fun as hell

[@happydayz7857]

Memorable skit.

[@Owyourhurtingme]

Wow, Nick is good..excellent comedic timing.

[@Alerwick]

So funny 😂

[@maureenmcbride3845]

He needs an oscar . Nick Cage is my spirit animal please get him back on.. i cannot wait to see him as joe exotic. I always wanted him to play gary oldmans part on dracula

[@caseycostello4357]

He got an oscar for leaving las Vegas

[@apseudonym]

He has his Oscar but he has no idea where it is anymore

[@TheJaxMG]

You’re essentially getting your wish with Renfield

[@FunkyMonk_96]

Doesn’t look like that Joe Exotic movie is happening.. I haven’t heard anything in a long time. I’m really hoping for it though.

[@joncarbone]

I saw this back in HS. Freaking hilarious.

[@TheJstaten1]

HOW doesn't this have more views??

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

The internet generation dweebs are busy watching current woke garbage ‘comedy’ from modern leftist SNL and thinking it’s actually funny

[@MATTNMEMPHIS]

This is a running joke between my wife and I that's been going on since this aired. When we need flushable wet wipes, we call them ASWIPEES.

[@grahamcampbell7117]

It's no wonder Nicholas Cage was in that movie,because he is a national treasure.

[@Daniel-Weaver]

This was before he named his son Kal-El.

[@srso4660]

Did she really consider John Johnson?

[@g.casanovaalig2717]

I saw this when it aired, for three decades I remembered the punchline being Asswipe as the surname, which I think is better because, John Johnson makes no sense, and young Bjaardker would still burdened with a terrible last name. Also its disappointing that "Bjaardker" does not translate into something embarrassing in Icelandic. For instance "Rassþurrka" is Icelandic for 'asswipe'

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

Bjaardker might stand a chance of not getting made fun of. As long as the other kids don't know how it's spelled. If they find out they're going to call him BJ Bard. "Hey Bard, why don't you give me a BJ *then i'll beat the crap out of ya!* "

[@snoopy8294]

Not to mention his last name is Johnson 😂

[@archiveseeker]

Lmao!! I haven't seen this since it first aired, I thought Victoria Jackson was the wife haha!

[@lowbo47omsascotave]

*Eastside Low Bottoms sh*t !* _Tappin' in from South Central Los Angeles_ Do u know how long I've been looking for this one ?!!!! For some reason I've had it in my head that there was a sarcastic ending that went, "Yea whatever, ass wipe" by Schneider whn he was corrected with, "That's Ahswipe'."

[@Widdekuu91]

Lol, my ex did this. He said Lily, Gilly, Penelope, Emily, Lorelei, Libby (Liberty) and Luna were all horrendous names. No....the child would be named Leia. Or Laya. Or Laia. Or Lee-a. As long as it was Star Wars themed.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@jasminejacobs6862 Well..as you could read (third word in the comment) he's my ex. I mean, my names are too hollywood-y, I agree with him on that. But calling your daughter Leia and your son "Luke Aytron Senna Peter Steven Justin Case" just wasn't my thing Imagine the horrible bullying you'd get when you're called Luke and your sister is called Leia.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@jasminejacobs6862 Bytheway, that comment was 4 years old, haha, I'd forgotten about that one completely. Funny to see my name-list back like that.

[@crochunter35]

I'll bite....what did you finally name her?

[@Widdekuu91]

@@crochunter35 Haha, luckily it never got to that stage. Once I was done studying, and there was a serious prospect of us living together, he got "coldwaterfear" as we call it. And decided to end the relationship and said he needed to think about us. It had been 4 years of friendship and 4,5 of relationship. (so 8,5) But he did a little more than just thinking. I lived 2 hours away, so I didn't know. But his friends alerted me to the fact that well..youknow. And after a month of silence I told him via Facebook; This is not working, if you need more than a month to consider our relationship, you are not in love with me." And he got angry and then upset. He asked me not to make it public yet and we made plans for me to pick my stuff up. Next day, it turned out he had made it public and told everyone that I was a coldhearted, distant bitch that had been a ball-on-a-chain on his leg. So I picked up my stuff (he send me a few things, later on, in a box full of mud) and while I was there, he proposed to stay in touch as best friends with benefits. When I said I wasn't going to be best friends and that I was heartbroken, he replied that 'just sex' was also a good idea, as long as he was single and I was the one that, as done before, was traveling to him. I politely declined and when he called me again and asked to hang out, I refused. He proposed I'd come over again, with a USB, to pick up my pictures. The ones I had always asked him about and he had always refused to send me. I politely declined again. And it's been yéárs, but apart from a bit of bitterness and anonymous complaining on KZbin, I have made peace with most of it xD Bottomline: The story is a fraction of what happened, but I think it clearly shows why I am happy that I don't have to bring a "Luke Ayrton Senna Peter Steven Justin Case" to his dad every other week.

[@veronicasantos8269]

@@Widdekuu91 christ, what an asshole. Good riddance.

[@robinrobyn1714]

How about"Robin"?!

[@snoopy8294]

That Benjamin Harrison burn was definitely excessive teasing back in the early 90s

[@jolenetwomey8280]

Nic Cage is such an effing weirdo I love him!

[@thrashpondopons2776]

When My Granddaughter was on her way, I suggested As-swip-eh! I was voted down.

[@goldenboatcaptain]

theres a similar simpsons bit

[@dooleh84]

Goldenboat Art, Cart, Dart, Eart... I see no problems.

[@loriwest4777]

It's pronounced Du Mas!!😂😂

[@dynjarren8355]

Nic Cage nailed this sketch! I didn’t know he could do comedy! This is funny!

[@alanfoy9974]

You need to see "Raising Arizona " to see Nic Cage funny

[@dynjarren8355]

@@alanfoy9974 He’s capable of comedy. But I recently saw him in Bringing out the Dead and he’s a brilliant actor!

[@KurtI2525]

half his movies are comedic.

[@dynjarren8355]

@@KurtI2525 He’s one of my favorite Actors. Really good in Bringing out the Dead and Season of the Witch. As well as many others. The dead film was morbid subject matter but he really stood out!! I was impressed and he’s so likable and believable as a Heroic type. I think he’s really like that in real life. He cares about people. I like Nic Cage a lot! And he made me laugh during Face Off, too! Playing a wild criminal. Brilliant actor!

[@368studio]

Anyone else here because of that Sara Tiana chick from David Spade's show? yeah, sure, me neither

[@krankyjsmith9780]

Cool, Rob Schneider made me laugh.

[@ashylarry4867]

This explains why Elon Musk named his child X Æ A-12. You can't make fun of a name you can't pronounce

[@VooXoo]

incorrect, other kids can just call him whatever they want now

[@indran6509]

Very patience wife.

[@JustinTaylormade]

Bjaardker...that's a tough little name to crack.

[@nehaniharika2079]

I dont know why but I am getting a ROSS GELLAR feeling

[@MikeJones-vb1me]

Holy shit at 4:21 he copped a feel!

[@blanenoel4231]

George Henderson was in Army! Look up’

[@steveremley6325]

Cage simply rules.

[@abc-bu7nr]

I know the Coens don't do sequels but I'd love see how HI & Ed made out after all these years

[@denisecontreras1635]

dingo was her name oh but it used to be bingo and she changed it but love your heart too! Go baby go! stay tuned and dont cry cause I cry too! peaceful thoughts maybe walk down by the river with your guy or mom

[@Shottoru]

Shithead? ITS SHETHEED

[@afrojoe9244]

Why can’t they barely glance at the cue cards today?

[@vishwanathjesh1176]

Wow, 30 years...

[@ecsyntric]

never run out of oz-weepay

[@themisbabalis899]

I remember in the late 1990s he starred in The Rock, Conair, Face off...all in the same year (felt that way)...then he had those National Treasure movies that were underrated I feel.

[@TomBVoxman]

Some sketches have a great premise and great delivery but a terrible wtf ending. The punchline in this is SO worth it. Well done, writers.