Cut For Time: The Sparkelles (Taraji P. Henson) - SNL

[@vantrelllewis943]

Taraji have a beautiful singing voice

[@melvinpruitt3907]

I would love to see Taraji play Diana Ross, with Kelly Rowland playing Mary Wilson and Faith Evans playing Florence Ballard.I think it would be incredible.. anyone else agree???

[@Gettingback2God_ABW]

@@melvinpruitt3907 she should play her twin Tammy Terrell in a bio pic. Taraji was born 6 months after tammy died.

[@melvinpruitt3907]

@@Gettingback2God_ABW I agree wholeheartedly with you.Iv'e also spoken about that as well.But I just thought that they'd never give Tammy Terrell,the love or respect to do a Bio-pic of her.

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

@@melvinpruitt3907 or Tammi Terrell

[@nathans9036]

@@Gettingback2God_ABW I agree.

[@mandem010]

"And I play the drums" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnstrange6799]

"Why would you ask that!?" lol

[@suncore598]

+John Strange Donnell is my favorite part of the sketch.

[@moniqueadenaike7971]

Me when I'm in class lol

[@jeremywhistler2850]

Me being disappointed in the lack of intuitivity.

[@The_Notorious_N.O.E.]

"Why would you ask that?" LOL

[@Sassynbluntaf]

NotoriousNoe SHUT UP, DONELLE!

[@jailam9209]

LMFAOAOAOA

[@Rajaniclarrk]

.....what all my essays and presentations are like.

[@k0koarmaan619]

RajaniMy imo number ad me 00923494630532

[@d12kiem7]

Im know the teacher be like is there more after the intro paragraph? Im like uhhhh....yeah of course ill present it now

[@dakotajohnson2714]

Rajani Nixon 😂😂😂😂 be at the computer for hours like ..................😒

[@JulianneHannes]

Yup, talking out of my ass saying and um and um and um annnnnnd....

[@EnLaLuna23]

When you've had 3 weeks to prepare for the presentation but your group left it til the last minute and don't know shit

[@jonaya9202]

Claudia hahah

[@AC-ro6ib]

Yep. Been there.

[@evanderzufarsetiawan2511]

True

[@isaaiahwilson4512]

Taraji has a lot of potential in her voice.

[@She17pj]

isaaiah wilson she was playing, she has a remarkable voice

[@mullet_head_666]

The third song sounds like actual songs from that time haha

[@vrinda5303]

It sounds like one actual song from that time - "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las.

[@laobok]

I met him at the candy stooore!

[@rhiannemee1208]

"So things are going good with him?" 😂😂

[@corinneswanson9638]

This is one of my all time favorite sketches. It’s hysterically funny, Taraji is brilliant, and you really get to hear how gorgeous all their voices are.

[@Tinymoezzy]

Leslie Jones, she might be my favorite cast member.

[@NewmanEntreprises2025]

Facts

[@USA_WeAre_BACK_47]

Here here!

[@hardcandy9880]

True. Even tho she keepa screwing her lines, she is juat hilarious

[@manonponchel9751]

"let's do that third song that exists"

[@mariasoto8600]

Manon Ponchel That was the line that made me laugh the most 😆

[@Lesliedipasalegne]

Why would you ask that? I LOVE Leslie Jones!!!!!

[@calliecalliej.6431]

"What are ya'll talkin' about?" - Leslie Lol.

[@aisosaihama]

And this is why The Sparkelles were the first and last interracial girl group of the 60s haha

[@kelepituibua6415]

Aisosa Ihama 😂😂😂😂😂

[@danilejai7801]

The ronnettes were interracial

[@danilejai7801]

Truth-Rationale Scientist yes, technically. Ronnie and her sister was half black/half white. The other girl was half black/half Puerto Rican.

[@teresadalessio1]

Aisosa Ihama lol. Good joke. Dabs.

[@kristinesmart24]

@@danilejai7801 Thanks for a lesson in music history; that was a positive story, too. And...why can't we all get along? Why does someone have tI be a coward & respond like a bully to someone?

[@quajetae12]

shut up donelle! lol she sounded like COOKIE then

[@leehooker2861]

Agreed. I love Cookie!

[@ladennayoung2939]

Lol. She did channel that character then.

[@TheCstar07]

I lost it when Kate asked "so things are going good then? "

[@paige4128]

Leslie: Why would you ask that? LOL

[@crystalsherman8896]

Taraji should really play the life of Tammy Terrell. She looks a lot like her

[@Tpeele88]

They said she is her reincarnated she was born 6 months after she died

[@reekahd7695]

Yes

[@GorgeouslyJustine]

@@Tpeele88nope reincarnated they get born the same day that they die.

[@takakhan-z3w]

I don't know why, but this skit made me laugh more than any other SNL skit I've ever seen.

[@mamc1986]

"What are you all talking about?" Love you Leslie! You are hilarious!

[@threshingsong]

Taraji Henson is the fricking BOMB

[@zorrowithoutamask5675]

Why would you ask that? I'm fucking done 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maryannemunyiri5613]

I love Taraji P. She's awesome!

[@briananorman2903]

Yeah that's me, all those other girls with relationships and Im like, "And I play the drums" AKA single for life....

[@chiqichiqi9073]

Briana Norman sux to be u

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

I can relate!!!!

[@SevenPhotonsFilms]

I really love this music genre...even in this form, I enjoyed a lot, aside from the comic relief!

[@Rixhpapi]

And I play the drums!

[@aisosaihama]

*mouth pop*

[@NclinedMuzaclly]

"what are ya'll talkin about?" lol

[@Gettingback2God_ABW]

Taraji should play Tammy Terell in a Bio pic..

[@rozziec.3197]

Arlethia Boykin she would be good I always say that

[@peoplecrazy68]

I really agree

[@JanetLewis10]

That would be very interesting 🤔 they look alike.

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Thought that for years

[@lilsept77]

Taraji Henson resembles so much of Tammi Terrell, especially as she rocks the 60s hairstyle along with the long eyelashes. Why Tammi couldn't live at least a little over a decade longer to hit the huge fan base for a movie to be done on her, and Taraji would have been excellent to portray Tammi.

[@Tpeele88]

She was born 6 months after she died I believe she is tarji all over

[@stevencorrea8032]

​@@Tpeele88I hope reincarnation is real

[@lilsept77]

@@Tpeele88 And what's scary is not only that Taraji could sing sounding similar to Tammi, she's also streetwise like how Tammi was.

[@juanvargas7208]

So far I have seen this clip 123 times in a week.... don't tend to stop. Love it so much. All songs are fantastic, if there were an album I'd buy it.

[@starcherry6814]

Leslie on the drums 😹genius!

[@abbiedalegoyal1081]

Your song ends in an and? Yes. On purpose 😂😂😂

[@rickyspanish3649]

Omfg I want more of the 4 of them!!!!!

[@darrylskylar8757]

Taraji P Henson can really sing!

[@ainsleyhamilton4020]

The last one was my favorite,and I think that they are going to make it big😆

[@daniellesimone02]

I had no idea that Taraji could sin that well and tht lil hi note at the end lol i am all for it gurl

[@ayanna4148]

Ok but Taraji can really sing👏🏽👏🏽💛

[@jimmyface71]

This sketch was awesome! Thanks for sharing it!

[@tobermory88]

Her voice is amazing

[@aslfdjalskjflkajs134]

This made me laugh so hard! Such a funny spoof of the time period, costumes, the stiff white announcer pretending to be "down with the cool black music," the curtains, the format, the rhythms... On the other hand, I just want to point out that the women in the old groups worked really hard and definitely didn't do a half-assed job on the fly...and they didn't have interracial groups in that era unfortunately...and the music is actually pretty cool and catchy. (I'm a fan anyway.) Just felt the need to point that out, not sure why! :)

[@vrinda5303]

There were interracial male groups, but they were more common in the late '60s - Booker T and the MG's, the Equals, etc.

[@JulianneHannes]

That's why it's funny, them being unprepared, dysfunctional, and trying to look like they didn't waste all their prep and rehearsal time bickering and chasing that deadbeat Johnny. Shut up Donelle!

[@steffiepoole7878]

Leslie just cracks me up😂😂

[@mitch_hellen]

I've watched this like 50 times

[@ladyd9107]

When Leslie popped her cheek I died

[@KOST1110]

Why we're all the songs soo good !!!!!!

[@MasterofPuberty]

An interracial girl group with a black female drummer playing live on-stage in the 1960's? Haha, that's fuckin' funny!

[@47Cartoonguy]

I knew i was gonna see a comment like that lol

[@Lilmusicman13]

+47Cartoonguy I'm black and I know what he means. You never saw an interracial girl group back in the 60s. Especially with a black girl singing lead and two white girls singing backup.

[@greenhornet8262]

+Lilmusicman13 Dionne Warwick did in the 60s

[@LRS905]

+Ben TEN TEN Man, you are definitely stupid as fuck. Poor mom of yours, had to raise a fucktard like you.

[@moniqueadenaike7971]

It doesn't even matter

[@AmyKnits]

I love Leslie Jones so much! She is hysterical!

[@tymberlynnj9875]

she's a racist shit actress I hate that she only plays a stereotype

[@mikan1998ful]

Yes. She should make her own show since she has vast opportunity in Hollywood.

[@hanonondricek411]

"AND I PLAY THE DRUMS."

[@Bubbleyumizchewi17]

Especially this clip! "Why would you ask that?!?!"

[@declandavis5099]

AmyKnits you're right

[@todiepkhanh4509]

I really enjoy their songs.

[@Breannica]

That would be me “I play the drums” 😂 lol

[@spainkeys5634]

Leslie Jones! made this

[@Plain007]

I'm attracted to this look . Idk why

[@ladennayoung2939]

Nothing wrong with that. I tend to like the style of clothes and what not from back in the day.

[@eddierayporter1716]

The head singer has eartha kit eyes 😎

[@melissamurray1328]

Eddie Porter she looks like Tami Terrell... split in image

[@TieraOwens]

Donelle just keeping it real! 🤣

[@rachelbk5881]

They remind me of ´The Supremes‘

[@LEGENDARYYTLEGENDARYS]

I would really want to buy the shut your mouth album :)😂🤣😍😂🤣😍

[@adjente]

Lol I didn't know that Taraji could sing

[@jaythe90skyd49]

Adjente Burgess You never saw hustle and flow?

[@mariahgoodgrl22]

Seriously!? What rock have you been leaving under? Lol

[@peoplecrazy68]

Yes she really can

[@juliusmaloney]

Crying laughing!!! Leslie Jones is genius!!

[@vidwatcher365]

Taraji almost coming in too early is too cute!

[@BrotherJudahIsrael60]

I ADORE ME SOME "SEPTEMBER SUGA" TARAJI P. HENSON💯💖

[@bandana.7077]

"Let's do that third song that exists" 😂😂😂😭😭

[@michelerich1590]

Taraji is just soooooo pretty

[@annagetrude1745]

Taraji is certainly talented

[@aminadodd5605]

Taraj p Henson your my favorite actor

[@bobbybobbinson]

I love this. I love girl groups

[@SeptemberBluez]

leslie’s adlibs and that last song saved this

[@lovelee1772]

I'm really cracking up😂😂😂

[@oddly5446]

Finishing the second song and close the door, lord know I don’t need you anymore aaaaaawwwwwoooooooooohoooooo

[@sierrataylor9379]

Saaaang!!!!! Taraji!!!!!!!!!!! 😆😆❤️❤️💗💗💗

[@guilhermebarrosooo]

cant stop watching this

[@gristmill1213]

"Let's do that third song that exists " . . . hilarious!

[@margaretforsey7763]

Leslie Jones is so adorable!

[@felicitypicturesent]

This right here got me crackin' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marquishalsell]

Taraji can sing OMG WOW

[@JaneFrieman]

I like that! Taraji can sing.

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

Very funny! This reminds me of clips from that era that I've watched on You-Tube!

[@RTDavis0503]

Taraji 😍

[@tysonb3568]

Was that Leslie really playin them drums back there?? You betta do it girl!

[@lilycyrene6863]

y’all really not gonna talk about how great kate looks here??😭❤️

[@_rebekah06]

I'm Darnell all day every day 😂😂😂

[@blameitoncapitalism]

The first guy went from Tennessee Ernie Ford singing to Michael Jackson talking in a second lol

[@fredwatts6260]

This is hilarious. Loved it!!!!!!

[@hirosavage]

Had no idea Leslie could drum. Cool!

[@depitesenate8247]

The songs are actually good

[@juanvargas7208]

Love it love them all ladies

[@svetoslavkrastev228]

1:11 - I am simple man, I hear that sound, I love it to death 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I love Leslie for keep doing it 👍👍👍🤣😂🤣😍 4:24 - NO, Leslie, you NEVER apoligise for THAT. NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@soulaymab.y6077]

I'd still buy that album

[@michaelwhan5797]

Who else came here after Taraji sang on THATS MY JAM😂

[@jahking2169]

“and I play the drums” 😂

[@RocanolaTwins]

I actually think this is quite funny xD

[@cbanks1980]

MISS HENSON..😍😍😍

[@joyswanigan7025]

Why would you ask that! Lol

[@schnikta1991]

Why would you ask that??? lmfao!!!!!!!

[@ngtszyan6103]

I like how Leslie Jones playing the drums behind.

[@nkwari]

The lyrics to the song should have been things black women wanted to say back then but could not -- like "they won't let black people vote" or "why is birth control illegal in America"? And have the host panic to get them off live tv.

[@suziecute9873]

wow its just a skit LOL

[@LNSMITH-iq6ye]

Shut up

[@muveemania]

thats such a good idea

[@adriannag3831]

If they do that for the forth song might actually work 😂😂

[@SonnySkye]

This was actually pretty funny.

[@xoxoprincessarmy]

this how it is when your bridesmaids don't show up for rehearsals and they freestyle.🤦🏾‍♀️🤣

[@DestinysChild-vn5hm]

Taraji is literally Tammi Terrell

[@vidwatcher365]

That film needs to happen stat

[@ladyd9107]

Taraji is sooooo cute

[@SirEriol]

"SHUT UP, DONELLE!"

[@carbonintellectuals8346]

Taraji sound good