Best Of SNL Star Roasts 🤣

A look at some of the most unforgettable roast moments from former SNL stars like Pete Davidson, Bill Hader, and more.
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[@fearlessgambino]

Watching Saget choke up at a real heartfelt message from Norm is S-Tier. Always gets me.

[@jolttsp]

Norm for all his flaws was the absolute best

[@TVGUY333]

When Bob chokes up and then gives Norm a desperate hug I remember that they are both gone and then I choke up too. So sad

[@Vero.does.better]

Two great ones gone. That clip is sad now

[@mistervader]

@@TVGUY333 Not to mention Gilbert Gottfried and much earlier than the three of them, Greg Giraldo.

[@SportsBossMan]

Norm truly had that side of him he rarely let people see - showed his love for both Bob Saget, his close friend, and David Letterman when Norm made his final appearance on his show.

[@StevenKombolis]

Norm was the master at bombing intentionally just to make everyone uncomfortable. The people that know what he is doing are dying 😂

[@beppo2814]

​@@bigrudd9346he's "bombing" with most of the audience who don't get it, that's why they're silent. They only start applauding later because the assume they heard something funny and think they're supposed to clap. Gilbert Gottfried had the same type of humor.

[@bigrudd9346]

@@beppo2814 you know what, that's a fair statement and explanation. Very respectful too, unlike how I responded. So ty, and I'm now going to delete my previous negative answer. Respect to you both.

[@StevenKombolis]

@@beppo2814 Bob said in his podcast after Norm died that Norm didn't like the idea of roasts in general and didn't see the art form in it. Plus he just didn't want to say mean things about Bob. Pretty much an ideal situation for someone like Norm who likes to go against the grain anyways.

[@Vibecult_]

What an absolute honor it probably was to be in the midst of this show!!!

[@emu314159]

Not bombing so much, but telling Dad jokes instead of the really nasty stuff you're sposed to spew. And he never breaks character. My favorite roast.

[@citisoccer]

I think Norm may actually be one of the sweetest individuals to have ever existed. That moment between him and Saget was totally him.

[@kingayy9267]

Bob almost looked like he was tearing up. Like he had that frown that isn't actually upset.

[@SportsBossMan]

Oh he very much was choking up. Bob Saget was a close friend.

[@emidom2004]

Bob totally knew Norm was sick. On the Norm show, when Bob was in, they were talking about illnesses and Bob says something like "well you don't want to talk about your thing" something like that and Norm goes "no, no..." kind of dismissive and they move on, I'm telling you, you guys should go back to that episode.

[@user-wi8nc9wo3x]

I remember him saying he didn't want to roast his friend.

[@landonmiles97]

Norm was awesome 😂 “How could you not get that?” 😂 rest in peace

[@mobucks555]

Norm telling 40's era jokes that half the audience doesn't get makes me love him so much more. Probably my favorite comedian.

[@grahambecker]

The reverse phy of Norm... making bad jokes on purpose makes me so happy.

[@user-wi8nc9wo3x]

He could just make unfunny into really funny. And switch it back to straight funny. Thriving on discomfort. There never has been someone else like that.

[@sabloff]

They cut out Andy Samberg's final joke which was the punchline to the entire bit, where he suddenly drops the nice-roast thing and just calls Jeff Ross a melting hippo.

[@kyoji6]

Trying to perform the Mandela effect in real time

[@sam_the_man]

Every single time that joke always seems to get cut out of all of the shortened versions. I have no idea why, it’s the payoff of his whole roast

[@nakednick89]

It was my favorite part from my favorite roaster for Franco. I bought it on KZbin 🤣

[@jamespettit6352]

Such a gutsy bit. But he committed to it and pulled it off. Could have been a disaster

[@moonmullen9992]

five star

[@Listman11]

Norm is roasting the roast. That’s why every comedian is laughing so hard.

[@mountcomfort740]

Norm was great

[@PokeyMan69]

Reach, brother. The fact is Norm was overrated. Pigeon was the highlight of his career.

[@AprilJM]

Norm was the Man!

[@apauln]

norm is usually great. but he was not great at all with these jokes here. that was not what anybody would call "laughing hard".

[@deenine]

@@apauln All these jokes came from a very old speech joke book. They all knew this, that is the reason they are laughing so hard is because they know where the joke are from. That is why is reacting that way to the "well" joke. Knowing that and knowing he is adding bits to it makes it funny.

[@fercho2040]

Norm's silence after the birds joke, like demanding the missing applause, is part of what made him legendary. I love how the biggest comics were the ones laughing the hardest at his jokes. Rest in peace.

[@deenine]

The jokes came from an old speech joke book. They all knew that and that is why they're laughing so hard.

[@opaljk4835]

@@deenineI don’t think they all knew that. I think they probably just knew what he was doing because…you know, they are all comedians.

[@deenine]

@@opaljk4835 No, they knew about it. I don't remember who it was but someone talked about it in an interview.

[@opaljk4835]

@@deenine I’ve listened to plenty of interviews about it, and nobody literally says they knew about it in advance

[@mhewett5193]

Anyone notice how half of the first roast group is now gone. All before their time too. Norm, Greg, Gilbert, Bob... All were comedic legends.

[@erikkibler3466]

I was thinking that watching it.legends never die

[@Godzilla_Cheeze]

Just a coincidence.

[@rachelmeckley920]

Was looking for this comment

[@justingoldstein1577]

I disagree it's always been long past time Norman Mac- Donald's was dead

[@MBrown.AlternativeFactualNews]

Well that's how time works..... are you shocked that everybody born before 1900 is not around anymore too?

[@Calderman96]

Will Farrell and Pete killed this. Will just walking up and flicking a lit cigarette at Bieber had me dying

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

I hadn't seen Pete's set before, like you said he absolutely killed. I knew he did stand up but tbh I only knew him as the kid that occasionally showed up on Weekend Update and the background of SNL sketches.

[@dustinhuiting]

Norm is the best comedian for comedians he was not afraid to bomb in on purpose to just entertain his friends

[@jdz8364]

Where else can you be very bad at your job and be considered a great? All those “comedians who love his bits” would never want that few laughs.

[@ramerefauntleroy4881]

If people laughed then he didn't bombed

[@joeschmoe3665]

Yeah can we stop overrate someone "bombing on purpose" comedy is ruthless and either people laugh or they don't saying he's performing for the comedians is just snobby

[@rickerpenor]

Norm McDonald was a master at the uncomfortable, seeming to bomb was genius.

[@SolaceEasy]

Or tired schtick. Whatever...

[@mahmoudjaziri2054]

or maybe he was just bombing. i don't think norm made me laugh once in all of the things he did

[@tomdeloache20]

@mahmoudjaziri2054 That’s ok, his comedy is mostly for intelligent people. Shame you don’t understand it.

[@Chris-ev5ok]

Norms stare down after his jokes had me rolling.

[@qqwertyuiop13]

"The Lions playing the Tigers" is extra hilarious because those are teams in two different sports, and are also in the same city.

[@r4v4g3r]

😂😂😂😂

[@ramerefauntleroy4881]

Thanks captain obvious

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

​@@ramerefauntleroy4881not everyone would know that, especially if you live outside the United States...which, you know, most of the planet does.

[@nicolelala10]

Norm. I love how he just pulls back the curtain on comedy...goes way beyond where anyone else would go, and it seems like only Saget and Gilbert were laughing. So much under-appreciated comedy lost in such a short time.

[@coreyclarke1604]

He was there for the comedians. Unfortunately most of the people on these roasts are not comedians. Bet the people that wrote the rest of the acts were laughing.

[@kimchiwasabee]

Lovitz,too.

[@kiddsexy13]

Andy Samberg with a Norm impression

[@daryle02]

You’re right. I never realised until you said after all Therese years and I’ve seen the Norm MacDonald clip a million times and watched Samberg do his on tv premier. He’s obviously a fan. It is a bit of a nod to Norm.

[@angadsanghera7606]

norm's was anti-comedy while andy's was more anti-roast. both really funny tho

[@BrandonH321]

Norm impression with a nice twist

[@JoeLink56]

I love it…I came to make this comment and wanted to see if anyone else had. Props to you…I defer to your commentary here!

[@JoeLink56]

22:50 the joke about Kevin Spacy is interesting…way before anyone knew his alleged proclivities!

[@jacobmccain8082]

"Roasting so hard right now" makes me laugh every single time.

[@ginomuzzalupo9795]

Norm getting emotional at the end there killed me inside.

[@romulanwarbird6600]

Norm's comedy is garbage.

[@Poker_dealer82]

@@romulanwarbird6600That’s something a troglodyte would say.

[@joenelsaracho4836]

​@@romulanwarbird6600omfg get out marks

[@christosanagn.9041]

@@romulanwarbird6600 Oh yeah? I actually eat trash and I don't think they are all that bad as you think they are!

[@late8641]

I just love watching Ann Coulter absolutely seething in her chair 🤣

[@charles9571]

Why?

[@late8641]

@@charles9571 Because she has some rather unpleasant political views.

[@SandwichGlitch]

She looks so out of place because she is

[@snmkelley]

Because it's funny.​@charles9571

[@mattbronsil6336]

She totally had no idea what a roast was about at all. Clueless in more ways than one.

[@papagrounds]

Bill Hader's "Mr. Hollywood" is purely an epic character! Freaking brilliant!

[@thesmalllebowski284]

Andy samberg's anti roast is a piece of comedic art

[@cymbman]

Si

[@nybullish1671]

Couldn’t agree more

[@HazbinFan-cq2uk]

Andy is exactly like his character on Brooklynn 9-9 I absolutely love him

[@JerroldGarrison]

Andy Samberg had me WEAK! OH MY GAWD! So underrated! That was Geraldo & Norm blended! Absolute comedy gold!

[@Tty27]

I was thinking the same thing 🌟

[@kingayy9267]

"Underrated?"

[@CharlesShabubby]

You’re kidding, right?

[@Ziomaletto]

That comment was funnier than Andy Samberg's entire career.

[@marshallwilver8831]

Watching Bob watch norm warmed my heart. You can see the respect/joy he had that whole clip

[@ChuckMock3826]

Norm’s set was brilliant! He was told to make it raunchy and crude - and so he did the exact opposite, reciting clean jokes from one hundred years ago. He’s truly the GOAT!! ♥️ RIP Norm, 😢

[@Romeo_Blues]

Pete Davidson absolutely crushed it at the Bieber roast 🔥

[@danielbarlev1901]

Its crazy how many people on stage are now dead at saget's roast unreal

[@saroachman]

Crazier still that Cloris Leachman outlived most of them

[@hurleyinc686]

I can't like the comment.... All of those guys are missed. I noticed that as well.

[@jimmyispromo]

Pete Davidson had me cracking on EVERY joke 😂😂

[@Dubfit704]

Andy Sambergs style of this roast was absolutely hilarious lol

[@intersanctum]

The beauty of Norm is that he doesn't even try and thus mocks the whole agenda, yet he achieves the goal of the whole sharade.

[@anall3l3]

Norm at 5:08 is so endearing. He and Bob sharing that moment was beautiful, not to mention his experimental and hilarious anti-comedy roast.

[@kopkiwi08]

With what happened not long afterwards, the last words of Norms roast for Bob really hits.

[@growapairandstopwhining6645]

Man, I miss Norm.. he and Farley were my two favorite actors/ comedians.

[@Vortec496]

Man.. Norm, Greg, Gilbert, Bob all in the same room.. what a legendary time 😢

[@landonmiles97]

14:15 Snoop’s equivalent of a spit take 😂

[@willdenoble1898]

Exqctly

[@carlynielsen2343]

It really makes me sad that both the roaster and roastee aren't with us anymore 😞 so much talent.

[@growapairandstopwhining6645]

Greg Geraldo is gone as well. He was the best roaster of them all lol

[@DAZO-lv4lx]

Gilbert also

[@dbird2997]

Five of the people on the stage, are no longer with us.😢

[@jonathankral6787]

Yea so many of them are gone now…genuinely talented guys who I miss so much

[@KeithWilliams-er6ss]

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[@hankscorpio8928]

23:05 these folks knew about Kevin Spacey for a long time. This roast aired 13 years before he got in trouble.

[@noodlehat3250]

Andy Kaufman would be proud of Norm.

[@themichael3105]

It brings me down to see all of these great comedians who aren't with us anymore together on stage.....a stage of legends who should still be here....thank you to all of them. Thank you for the memories and laughs.

[@jrob2430]

I love how Saget is just on the same wavelength through Norm's whole thing. I have a friend like that where we just are in that same frequency. I hope everyone finds somebody like that at least once in their life

[@rickthepower]

Norm brings notes just for the extra bomb 😂

[@conburgundy]

Norm was a genius, man

[@sclawatts5333]

the audience got was he was doing after the 3rd joke towards Geraldo 😂 classic

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

bill hader roasting andy was what i needed today

[@Notimp0rtant523]

“This one is for the birds” and that’s when everybody knew

[@chrismasters1411]

Yes Norm !!! There cannot be anyone else with that genius level of creativity

[@WickedSZN]

Most people don’t realize how hilarious Norm’s set actually is

[@scawtr00lz]

he was definitely a comedian's comedian

[@aboxofbeans]

Every comment on this video is about how great Norm's set is

[@WickedSZN]

@@aboxofbeans the most unnecessary hate comment 😂

[@WickedSZN]

@@aboxofbeans anyone who’s watching this is probably a legit comedy fan, I’m talking about most people in general

[@iceybundles]

We can all agree Pete Davidson absolutely kills on roast.

[@curtismcdonald6838]

@ 23:05. Colin’s Kevin Spacey joke, oddly enough, aged well. Colin pulling out his inner Nostradamus for a roast!

[@scg81790]

Because they all knew what was going on and said nothing.

[@harefeldm]

I am just now watching this and catching this!! Wow!!

[@curtismcdonald6838]

Hmmmmmmm, so he was found not guilty…..does his not guilty verdict make him less creepy? I dunno.

[@aplus20100]

Nobody outside Hollywood got that. Now rewatching we get it. Lol brilliant

[@curtismcdonald6838]

Now that Spacey was exonerated, my original comment didn’t age well. The tables have turned!

[@EddieVH77]

Everyone is talking about Norm (deservedly so) but I think Rob Riggle is seriously being overlooked in this collection, he made me holler the most out of everyone

[@widmfan7]

Time for another CC roast in USA! 2019 was the last one. Come on CC give us another one!

[@jan.plays.guitar]

On behalf of Germany, we want that too ❤ *bites into a pickled fish sandwich, wearing a fisher hat

[@korseygorle955]

@@jan.plays.guitarI thought Germans called them “anglers”

[@jan.plays.guitar]

@@korseygorle955 I’m not too sure 😂

[@Ziomaletto]

@@korseygorle955 Or so the Germans would have us believe...

[@JRMagro]

The most stand out set on here (imo) , is Chris Redds set. All i heard leading up to the roast was that he didnt belong up there with the legends.. yet he not only showed up, but had probably the best set of the night 👏 He deserves more props.

[@BrutalDongshart]

Dude also killed, skit after skit, week after week on SNL and doesn't seem to ever get any love. It's criminal.

[@jessicarichter6436]

Same for me. He absolutely killed it!! Surprisingly this is the 1st Iv seen of him so I never heard those bad stories about his set b4 I think he had one of the best roasts Iv seen.

[@r4v4g3r]

Came here to post exactly that, even comedians on the dais looked like they didn’t want to laugh. Some genius jokes in there for sure.

[@necrophobya]

Ferrell's roast was the most brutal. You can never get more brutal than publicly pointing out the horrible things someone has done when they don't expect it

[@BedrockLeadership]

RIP Saget, Giraldo, Gilbert, Cloris, and Norm.

[@Devillocks13]

“Lenny presses the heart rate monitor and a picture of John Candy waving to him comes up…” now that’s savage lol

[@noparking10001]

Who is that comedian?

[@Crates-Media]

Terribly bittersweet to see Norm Macdonald, Gilbert Gottfried, Cloris Leachman, Bob Saget and Greg Giraldo referenced and/or depicted in the first five minutes. What a cavalcade of tremendous, talented artists we've lost. You are deeply missed.

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

Greg is my favorite.

[@johnhawk1089]

Jewel is smokin'!

[@davidmackie5850]

Agreed and she freakin killed roasting Rob Lowe

[@dlwmkc]

Man, this hits hard. Rip Bob, Norm, Gilbert and Greg :(

[@st.charlesofaberdeen154]

I was coughing my lungs up laughing at this s***😂😂😂😂

[@apauln]

samberg did a great job of landing his "lame comedian" skit. everyone quickly understood what he was going for...

[@ducati4dj]

Norm McDonald's end got me watery

[@org0th884]

Norm's performance is the greatest roast performance of all time

[@jjbyrd04]

Norm’s set was a master class on comedy

[@pv3Hpv3p]

Love him or hate him, Pete Davidson crushed it

[@shannenspence3318]

Awww.....Bob,Norm Greg Geraldo and Gilbert are gone now--😞😭😢

[@joymarchione5128]

14:06 the snoop dawg smokey spit take is about the most snoop thing I've seen in a while.

[@AGooeyCookie]

Dang they cut out Andy Samberg's best joke lol

[@ChroniclesofaRunawayBride]

I was thinking the same thing! He just blasted Jeff 😂

[@terryschilling5320]

Norm was truly one of a kind. His appearance on Letterman's last show is a must watch, too.

[@jimmyispromo]

Love they started with Norm

[@bochica3562]

Norms honest compliment makes me tear up. Always. I miss him, Bob and Gilbert as if they were my real friends.

[@Nvrgiveup15]

So sweet what Norm said.

[@ImYourBias]

Andy Samberg’s self-roast is probably my favorite routine altogether. The dais is dying the entire time.

[@PenguinWarlocks]

Norm is just on another level. His ability to bomb and still be hilarious is fantastic

[@joshuaeddy1463]

I love all of the comments about Norm. He is my absolute favorite.

[@ericcannon2765]

This is why I love Saget, he got the joke.

[@christophersanchez5514]

We miss you, Norm and Bob ❤

[@water.77]

2023, RIP to a few genius comedians on that stage

[@tyallen6636]

2:40 the duality of “getting it”

[@kiddsexy13]

Norm is the goat

[@mattg6390]

That Shaq Superman joke from Pete Davidson was really clever and hilarious

[@latenitecaptain]

Mr. Hollywood needs to grace us with a film or two.

[@navneetgupta3600]

Norm is being rediscovered ❤❤

[@erikkibler3466]

He never really went away..

[@rileyboberg8927]

Rip to Bob and Norm love the first clip

[@caseyjudson1062]

Honestly this is transcendent. You can see the love in everybody’s eyes. An angel came in and reminded everybody to love. Now I know Normie probably was not an actual angel, but it felt like that. Rest in peace, Gilbert Gotfried, Bob Saget, Greg Giraldo, Norm MaCdonald ❤

[@JohnWagner-c5n]

Rob Riggle was definitely the MVP of the Rob Lowe Roast

[@samsincuba3904]

Norm and Samberg genius

[@Muhammadshaheen3612]

I love bill hader and I think he’s hilarious and super talented but honestly the “Hollywood president character “wasn’t his best idea

[@erikkibler3466]

I agree with that

[@Jormar2009]

The jokes that that I don't know the reference for always make me laugh the most...I don't know why? 😂😂

[@kevingray8256]

I've loved Norm for so long.

[@Marzl]

Man, half the people on the stage with Norm are already dead...and I didn't even know they were sick! 😮

[@maurivibes9003]

Andy samberg reverse roast is for history

[@Slinkx]

Norm couldn't bomb. He actually eliminated bombing as a comedian. Nobody could hurt him.

[@KenLongTortoise]

invulnerable

[@Redmenace96]

Rob Riggle is bent. I love it.

[@sockhopper]

I think the Greg Giraldo joke is when the comedians on stage realized what Norm was doing, and they were basically the only ones laughing after that.

[@TheDeadzulu]

Norm is a legend, a special kind of human

[@Yomata007]

So many greats at this roast taken from us so early.

[@isaacokwuzi70]

man I love pete 😂😂😂

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

The thing I remember most about Norm's roast was Jim Norton's clueless/baffled response during and after the set. There used to be clips of what had been cut from Norm's set and Jim is clearly getting worked up about what's happening because he doesn't get it. Then of course Norm had the amazing comeback to Jim's "Henry Fonda picking blueberries" joke.

[@SomeNorwegianGuy]

I miss Norm..

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Norm and ron burgundy made my day everyday

[@thosetwodudes]

2:27 was Norm bad on purpose? but yes later on, a very heart-felt message and I'm sorry both men are gone. They were both great!

[@benjaminwilson8234]

My head and heart explode each time I watch Andy Samberg