Debbie Downer: Disney World - SNL

An Ohio family's visit to Disney World is ruined when Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) only discusses depressing topics. With Lindsay Lohan, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz. Aired 05/01/04
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[@byronswart6199]

It’s honestly the best thing seeing people break character. It’s genuine laughter and that’s what makes this skit gold. I will never not laugh at this.

[@Bonks55]

William Fink L

[@NoteFromSELF]

@@willd622 I dated someone that was in his Groundlings group (briefly) and they said he would always start laughing and the acting coach would just make him stop the scene because it was always a waste of time (from a learning standpoint.)

[@D4JC]

I agree

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Monotech2.0 Ok whatever you say Ms Downer...

[@suicidalpotato9235]

Unless it’s fallon he just ruins it

[@Snake3yesEddie]

The fact they are all supposed to be getting progressively more miserable, but instead are getting progressively more hysterical with laughter, adds another layer to it being hilarious. They accidentally made this way more funny than what they intended. Love it.

[@hardrock7634]

Completely disagree ... once again jimmy fallon stuffs up another skit by annoyingly constantly laughing ... the worst mistake on two legs hosting late night ... give me Conan pre - trump era any day ... but now .....Conan and every late night host isn’t funny anymore...they’re all poisoned by Hollywood leftist woke ideologies....

[@bradsmack1]

@@hardrock7634 Comedy writers? What are THEY? Now, they're just lefty, "woke" activist propaganda scribes. They now judge their "success," not by laughs, but by applause lines! Sad.

[@deanneely3443]

@@hardrock7634 This would have been made many years before Trump was president.

[@CaneFu]

@@hardrock7634 Good god, how can you watch an old comedy skit like this and manage to drag politics into it? Honestly, you Trumptards are all mentally ill....go get some counseling you lunatic.

[@kevinDAninja]

@@hardrock7634 Annnnnnnd along comes Debbie Downer. Whoooooomp Whoooooomp.

[@BubbleBelly]

Jimmy smirking when Rachel said "It's official" cause he knows what line is coming next is hilarious

[@lazylu3k]

Does he tho? They were really cracking up genuinely

[@honeyartstudios]

It seemed like he didnt know xDDDD “....uh was this in the script?”

[@kjfilms784]

@@honeyartstudioslol yeah it wasn’t in the script

[@Ahbenmautadine]

Man after she says that line you can actually the foot stomping in the audience because they laughing so much

[@denaenaeee]

@@honeyartstudios it wasn’t in the script. You can see a 4:17 Lindsay was abt to say her next line after the laughter died down but Debbie began saying the unscripted line. Then after, Lindsay got to say it 😂😂

[@chrisstiles374]

I saw an interview once where Rachel Dratch, who had just started on SNL, said she was afraid she’d be fired after this sketch because she broke character so many times. No Rachel, it’s the sketch that singlehandedly made you an SNL icon

[@Its_zach_jk]

Especially since every Debby Downer sketch ended up with everyone breaking 😂 she killed that role

[@dothebartman9156]

Not denying she was afraid of breaking character but this episode aired in 2004 which was 5 seasons into her being there

[@chrisstiles374]

@@dothebartman9156 possible it was another Debbie Downer sketch, even though I was thinking this was the original. I saw the interview a while back so I may not have the details exactly right.

[@dothebartman9156]

@@chrisstiles374 You're correct this is the first one. But to your point she could have very well still been afraid of being fired, even if not brand new to the cast.

[@jeffer2350]

She definitely had an interview where she spoke of her fear of being fired because of this sketch. But its clear that Jimmy Fallon triggered it and and everyone else in this sketch also broke character. It would have been crazy for them to fire her without firing somebody else first. This is one of the rare situations where I think character breaking makes the sketch better. I can't help but laugh no matter how many times I have watched this video.

[@GingerKing243]

Quick shout out to the Trombone player for being the other half of this sketch. Those "wop wop's" were so well timed and played y him. Especially that beautiful short one that made Rachel break a second time.

[@jojomakes]

EP114587 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShadowEl]

EP114587 it was the trombone player from the live band.

[@justinsaving9814]

They were definitely reacting to the tromboner.

[@michaelpallasmusic1646]

It's Steve Turre. One of the best trombonist ever

[@indiglo1971]

Mistake at 2:09

[@dingdingdingdiiiiing]

this skit went totally wrong in the best way possible, it's the best

[@mus6926]

1.6k likes and no comments? Guess I'll ruin it.

[@toddschendel4999]

@@mus6926 why did you go and do that😎

[@tylerperkinson1677]

Omg Horatio Sanz internalizing the laughter...... omg

[@georgimihailov4906]

Love it. Jimmy and Lindsay are cracking up like all get out while Rachel is struggling to stay in character and keep from cracking up. But she is right, if this green house effect goes on, we will all be living under water.

[@kindermaschine2515]

Georgi Mihailov wahhhhhh wahhhhhhh ;)

[@joshuatxuk]

The sound effects person is truly an unsung hero.

[@hamiltonlevine7524]

The "wah-wah" sounds were performed by live musicians, who are indeed unsung heroes.

[@danseabreeze1404]

Sounds like a Kazoo

[@spencerbali9225]

Yea it seems none of them were expecting the sounds to be so over the top, caught them by surprise and thus comic gold was created.

[@camez2345]

I love the meow meow after the feline AIDS bit @5:10

[@theangelslayer400000]

Meow Meow!

[@bowiee7681]

The fact she’s trying so hard not to break character is so funny.

[@alfredcowans880]

Its Hard For All Of Em... You See Jimmy an Dude in the Yellow 🤣🤣😆😂😆😂😆😂😂😆😆😂😂🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😭😭😭😭😭...That Shit Hard for Probably anybody... We All Love Comedy 😆😆😆😂

[@kaiasmith5404]

Jimmy really tried to keep it together in the end but knew he couldnt

[@alfredcowans880]

@@kaiasmith5404 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😆😆 He Trys Sooooooo Hard...But He Can't Do It🤣

[@kaiasmith5404]

Alfred Cowans yeah even better is bill hader

[@alfredcowans880]

@@kaiasmith5404 lol👍🏾

[@Chuck_Deuces]

I’ve never laughed so hard at someone saying “I can’t have children” in my life😂

[@orioncasablanca9428]

Totally agreed...

[@shreyasvasudev5478]

Yess..!!

[@charliez077]

I CRIED LAUGHING xDDDD

[@orioncasablanca9428]

She have Magic yes yes yes !!!!

[@Snobert99]

My favorite part is when she says Feline Aids is the number one killer of cats then they zoom into her face and go, "meow, meow."

[@namj8145]

Cried laughing at this...again. The moment she says "By the way, it's official..." and knowing what the next line is, and why she's struggling to get it out, makes it immediate top ten SNL moments of all time. Wah-Wah!

[@LouisCasas]

the cat meow-meow sound effect did it for me 😂❤

[@joycefiore2721]

same ​@@LouisCasas

[@kaiasmith5404]

When he wiped his tears with the waffles

[@louisrichards3160]

Right!!!! 🤪

[@leaf6356]

hahaha, timestamp?

[@polipolimaui]

@@leaf6356 5:05

[@leaf6356]

@@polipolimaui thanks so much. it's hard for me to focus sometimes and couldn't recall that specific moment.

[@polipolimaui]

@@leaf6356 You're welcome, no problem. That part makes it even funnier. It looks so ridiculous. Can't have you missing on it, it would be unethical for me not to help you enjoy it ;-)

[@magnificentone4686]

That “can’t have children” remark was so perfect when everyone else is busting out breaking character

[@TTony-tu6dm]

Once Rachel blows her line the game is over

[@ranauldogreer2711]

The Sigfried and Roy line is where I thought they started breaking character 😂

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Fallon started it all. Always the first to laugh.

[@magnificentone4686]

@@porflepopnecker4376 I think the sound affects guy started it. He did the sound effect too soon on one of her lines early

[@reesepettigrew3626]

@@porflepopnecker4376 considering that I was surprised he seemed to be one of the best at keeping it straight, i thought him and Amy did the best at keeping in check throughout overall. he just happened to be next to her so on screen the most with her.

[@sonnyrose965]

Amy poehler said in her book that this skit is a mild cure to depression; I agree

[@JanderVK]

That's exactly why I came to this video! Reading it right now. Did you read Nick Offerman's autobio?

[@KasbashPlays]

She even said it at that photoshoot Glamour did with most of the female SNL cast members.

[@mahmoodlebanon]

Sonny Rose or a cure to mild depression?

[@sonnyrose965]

JanderVK reading it!

[@sonnyrose965]

David B ok smartarse mild cure or cure for mild.. you know the insinuation

[@deecee8601]

This skit is absolutely one of the best that was ever filmed! Her face, tiny little frame somber voice is what sold it the most

[@JordanR1621]

"By the way....it's official....."

[@richevans609]

Haha

[@serenfan4565]

I CANT HAVE CHILDREN

[@olitomar]

she purposefully looks around before breaking the news to provoke them even more. it's just beyond repair at that point and therefore pure comedy gold!

[@qd8735]

😂😂😂

[@charlesware5767]

Oh my God what an all time great joke and delivery. That was perfect.

[@mangarda]

One of the funniest moments ever on the show. Legend has it that when they rehearsed the skit they didn't have the "womp womp" sound effect to practice with so it caught then off guard in the live show. And we all reap the benefits. Carol Burnett level funny!

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Everything came together perfectly on this skit: the actors and Disney characters in the background, the trombone sound effects, Rachel’s perfect timing and hilarious facial mugging, the writing, and the failed attempts of the players to stay in character-all made for what might just be the funniest 6 minutes in the history of SNL.

[@GLaSSesNOlenses]

That's a really cool for a fact if it's true

[@mpwedwards7]

Well said re the Carol Burnett level.

[@crystals2186]

That makes so much sense cause the laughs would come after or during

[@zombiedodge1426]

That happened a lot on SNL. In the "Matt Foley" sketch the table wasn't supposed to break when Chris Farley (who was infamous for trying to crack up his castmates on live TV) jumped on it. In "Massive Headwound Harry" a crew member added baby food to Dana Carvey's massive headwound makeup so the dog would start eating it!

[@chenseler85]

Damn this cast makes you realize how damn long Keenan’s been on this show lol.

[@chenseler85]

@blu Yep lol. Love this group, these were the people I watched when I was in high school.

[@ApolloSol]

Was Keenan not an official member yet cus he's not credited on the video description..

[@chenseler85]

ApolloSol season 29 (2003-2004) was his first season, so he would’ve been a featured player.

[@luxbledstone]

he loves doing it

[@KissChanel]

I know right!!

[@osamabinrotten2332]

I remember watching this live. Even the person on the muted trombone couldn't keep it together. That's the sign of a great skit.

[@peoplez129]

Honestly, props to Lindsay Lohan in this, because her ability to get back in character and still get out her lines while wanting to burst out in laughter, really takes control.

[@chrisrossi267]

They’ve all said that they love when she hosts because she’s so fun to work with.

[@bitesize8884]

She been dope she played as multiple people twice

[@smashhimmungo5798]

Thats a talented Yank !!,

[@fp5495]

Nobody even cared about Lindsay's part when this first aired. It was Rachel. I'm noticing Millennials are focusing on Lindsay now years after this has been posted. Weird.

[@smashhimmungo5798]

@@fp5495 yeah it is werid ! They some werid yanks !! Haha !! 🤣🤣

[@pierre459]

The "I can't have children" line hit way harder than it was probably originally intended. That drop was so freakin' funny, I can't stop laughing.

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

BUT ITS OFFICIAL!! Jimmy Fallin never said a word but he cracked me up trying to hold character

[@CyanideSublime]

Waww waww wah wah wahhhhhw

[@astropioneer3296]

Might be the hardest I've ever laughed for any SNL sketch. Whoever wrote that line is a comic legend. The effect on the room and Dratch was seismic.

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

@@astropioneer3296 I agree but I don’t think he expected them to loose character. Lol

[@chickadeebaybee]

4:20

[@Malrottian]

Ahhhh, the skit that broke EVERYONE.

[@tylerkeller8869]

Definitely the all time winner for breaking character in an SNL skit

[@fatlacesthedon]

Not Fred Armison. Consummate professional

[@unoriginalname6604]

@@fatlacesthedon Fred smiled a few times throughout the skit, but definitely kept it more together than everyone else. Still a HILARIOUS skit.

[@marvindeleon5850]

Jimmy started it. Lousy fucker

[@mikesworldduh]

Right I'm over here dying laughing

[@yeshuatamayo6508]

4:45 is my favorite part. she wants to turn away and laugh but remembers she has to make the face and its a very funny forced expression. comedic gold

[@christopherflesher3032]

That’s the best part! 😂😂😂

[@abemcg3803]

Why isn’t anybody talking about Horatio wiping his face with a Mickey Mouse pancake while he’s just straight up losing it? 😭

[@wildmercuryfilms]

I noticed the whole time. This is the only SNL skit where them breaking works. Usually, I find it annoying, but not this one.

[@mikelawrry9944]

They did....read the comment before comenting...

[@benjaminmateles1353]

That was hilarious but it is a waffle Just a correction don’t get mad at me

[@AEMoreira81]

That's about where the entire sketch goes off the rails!

[@wildmercuryfilms]

@@benjaminmateles1353 How do you say in English? Waffle?

[@keefriff99]

This is the best cast meltdown ever, LOL.

[@queenushiriyah5924]

keefriff99 bb

[@melissamiller2330]

I prefer when Christina Applegate and David Spade couldn't keep it together during Chris Farley's "van down by the river" sketch

[@fosterfuchs]

"What do you want to be when you grow up, young lady?" "I wanna live in a van down by the river" "Well, you're gonna live in a van down by the river if you.....live in VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!"

[@alexmerel9924]

keefriff99 yes fantastic

[@andreafaithchong3333]

keefriff99 i love how horatio and jimmy just lock eyes and break simultaneously

[@dancarpentieri7762]

Pretty sure Keenan was born on the set of SNL and will probably perish there.

[@KairuHakubi]

that would ignore how he was born on All That! he's definitely going to be doing sketch comedy until he's as old as Mavis and Clavis..

[@bryan_witha_whyy]

Yeah I don't get it. He isn't funny without Kel.

[@JudgeDredd_]

All That?! Remember That? That shit was hilarious

[@SLCtica]

Daniel Carpentieri he’s the heart of that show ❤️

[@dancarpentieri7762]

@@SLCtica for sure :)

[@adctd2gtr]

One of the greatest sketches of all time, and the whole cast falling apart into tears just bowls me over every time into sobbing laughter. This particular 6 minutes is something I come back to whenever I need an emotional pick-me-up.

[@divinetime999]

😂 Oh Jeez DITTO ...I've watched it an embarrassing amount of times now. Laughter is MY MEDICINE...

[@hjm9115]

lindsay saying that she ran off the stage because she couldn’t hold in her laughter anymore makes this ten times better LMFAO, i hope she gets to host SNL again, she always killed it.

[@sophiecarr8803]

Hahaha just watched Lidnsay's vogue video too

[@yngads6313]

@@sophiecarr8803 me tooooo hehehe

[@Commonsenseonsocial]

That’s why I am here too! 😂😂😂

[@CreeepinItReal]

I just came here after her vogue video too!

[@gratituded]

Lindsay remembers everything! it’s crazy.

[@TheOneCleanHippy]

Horatio Sanz wiping his eyes with the pancakes and then taking them from all the plates as he leaves is by far my favorite part of this skit.

[@Oscar-hb7uk]

Yes😂😂😂😂

[@Spector_NS5_RD]

Yep! Horatio made that skit funny. The tears, the improv with the waffles.

[@brandonpelly848]

Mine too, like the whole premise of the joke is so funny! 😂 my favorite part by far of the skit, say cheese! Then saying some super depressing haha so funny

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

Me too I actually watched each person behind to end cause I was laughing so hard.

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

I heard of Debbie Downer but it was a buddies gfriend. Never knew it was SNL but she fit it a tee. Lol

[@timothywilliams594]

The phrase "I can't have children" has never been so funny

[@rudolfix7772]

especially when the person saying it is about to break out into laughter

[@OnOtterPilot]

That's why

[@sha11235]

I guess that is good news since we don't need Debbie to have more children and depress them.

[@marksandler5365]

Timothy Williams t The lemonheads interviews IT WOULD

[@ultimatehistoryofcgi8897]

thakns. mister obvious trying to explain everything

[@jmorgan3977]

Fred did the best at keeping it together, but the rest of them breaking is what makes the sketch.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

“The media’s so sensitive there.... ....so SECRETIVE.”

[@pearlmax]

Manipulative.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

James H Yeah, I was pointing out how it was funny how she flubbed a line. Absolutely nothing to do with my opinions of the media.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

James H Maybe don’t take everything so seriously...

[@Caleb9849]

@James H The Debbie Downer "whomp whommmmp" sound should play after every comment you make.

[@Caleb9849]

@James H Lol cool bro

[@Pax8n]

'My name is Billiam' is a drastically underrated joke in this one.

[@sailoritaly]

“Yeah, this is Billiam”

[@Yldcatz]

I thought I was the only one who heard that.

[@alexproulx8431]

can anyone explain this for me?

[@katiehass5980]

@@alexproulx8431 bill is a name, and William is a name, but billiam is not a real name

[@shaynesmith5127]

@@katiehass5980 yet... My son is due in 5 weeks

[@mercyxmutual]

Jimmy constantly looked like he was about to explode trying to hold in his laughter but you can just tell he was trying so hard lol

[@rockon772]

Fallon never tries to hold in his laughter it's literally the first thing he does in every sketch as soon as the camera is on him , he's a piece of shit

[@geraldwatts5492]

@S Albro **sad trombone**

[@kaiasmith5404]

Matthew Bennett he makes the sketch funnier. The breaking in this one made me die. Also Lindsey broke so bad.

[@litehouse6]

I have heard other cast members say they don't like working with Fallon for this reason. I read that Kenan Thompson confronted him about it, and told him to stop doing it on skits they were in together.

[@kaiasmith5404]

litehouse6 funny it’s kenan cause he is the one that does that annoying smile thing

[@marcus3567]

I love how Amy is staring at her pancakes trying not to laugh, Lindsay is trying so hard to remain in character, Jimmy is just lost in the laughter, Rachel is struggling to get back into character and Horatio is laughing so hard he is wiping his tears with the pancakes. Fred is the only one who didn't break. Best SNL sketch gone bad!

[@emilyspecter9532]

Marqus Nuffsaid Nah at 2:34 Fred is looking at Jimmy smiling, he broke too just not as bad

[@tinajeppesen5948]

Cept Fred was breaking too or at least smiling but he does that a lot

[@76carmel]

When the punchline is so good, you can't help yourself. And the cast trying to get back into character was priceless.

[@coopdavyl3574]

Marqus Nuffsaid I’ve always gotten a kick out of everybody struggling to remain in character🤣 Always been my favorite thing about SNL. Adam Sandler trying to compose himself as the Herlihy Boy while Chris Farley rants is one of the best moments🤣

[@themerryprankster44]

Robert Bonds he's a douche. Let him be.

[@leolora4980]

my favorite part in this is rachel railing in every bit of self control in her body for 5 seconds so she can deliver the line *”I CANT HAVE CHILDREN”*

[@edfr7134]

the most underrated line “My name is Billiam”

[@boomboom6577]

IF REALLY IS 😂😂😂😂

[@MCRkrazy1000]

Kenan is always so underrated...

[@christinacollins5555]

Right

[@olitomar]

haha yeah

[@bderrick4944]

I bet his nephew’s name is Anfornee.

[@mlmattin]

Love this! Jimmy Fallon just keeps cramming waffles into his mouth to avoid laughing and ends up with a ridiculous mouthful at one point. The best part is Horatio Sanz, especially when he dabs his tears with the waffle.

[@vingram100]

Marcus Mattingly That's such an underrated part of this hilarious sketch!

[@arthurmorgan3972]

Fallon looks and acts like a douche weasel

[@sshold]

I thought that napkin looked waffle-ish. Lmao

[@xXSakuraTearsXx]

I’ve been on the internet too much. I read to “when he dabs” and my brain decided that was the end of that sentence and I was like when did he dab?

[@KeithCarey33]

Using a waffle as a napkin. Mmmmm, waffles

[@AndySunshine1291]

When Lindsay breaks "You are totally ruining my trip to disn-" kills me every single time.

[@whatever3132]

@TrainingThespian The lines are on cue cards in front of the audience. Why would staring down at the table give her the lines?

[@Probablylani]

Blair Aquilia :0

[@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast]

I didn’t know issues in this

[@82jrounder]

She was so hot back then sad she did so much plastic surgery

[@wilykat]

Jeremiah Vinsant Truth. She looked good back in the Harry Potter skit too.

[@mikeforester3963]

Horatio leaking tears from laughter, slowly falling apart on his chair is just priceless.

[@masterchain3335]

lol, the challenge of creating a skit where everyone's supposed to look bummed out but can't stop laughing at Rachel.

[@Ytbsjsns]

.

[@Ytbsjsns]

^

[@powerrangernerd8122]

That is what makes it even more hilarious.

[@philspill6854]

1:51 Lohan loses it

[@ValensBellator]

“It’s official, I can’t have children” **Hysterical Laughter** Good lesson in the importance of context there 😂

[@johnarroyo921]

i spit out my coffee on that one lolllll

[@gemmaskate]

This is one of my favorite sketches because it went so badly. I could watch this over and over, just to watch each person individually. Jimmy was doing so bad but then at the end he was just jamming his mouth full with waffles. Dratch had to go into full on weeping to try to cover it, and Amy and Lindsay are just starting intently into their waffles

[@PaoloLery]

+Kate Pettersen i know right so funny

[@frostneedle]

Fallon never did a good job keeping character but he may be a brilliant writer and he's a good impersonator. If he could only stop breaking character, just once.

[@Xpujil]

Yeah...he ruins the Shakespearean sketches all the time the rascal

[@simonjenkin]

And Sanz wiping his tears with the waffle!

[@RollOnToVictory]

and at the end Horatios steals all the waffles

[@jr9232k]

I still laugh so hard I cry “by the way, it’s official”😂😂😂😂

[@jerodast]

It's like the drum roll before the big climax, and the longer they hold the camera on her waiting for everyone to stop laughing, the more everyone laughs in anticipation :D

[@HauntFreak13]

They know what line is coming and they know it’s going to destroy them all 😂😂😂

[@CodeNameV13]

"By the way". Sets up one of the funniest deliveries on SNL.

[@shawnenglish9815]

For almost a decade I’ve been saying “it’s official”

[@claudiadekok7619]

So we’re not going to talk about 5:06 where guy in yellow shirt is wiping his laughter tears with the Mickey waffle.

[@hogansavoy6525]

Claudia De Kok... And I'm not gonna comment on your NAME either.

[@bacarlson991]

You mean Horatio Sanz?

[@RobertKekuna]

Hogan Savoy I think it's Dutch for "Cook."

[@hogansavoy6525]

@@RobertKekuna ... Yeah but it's English for PENIS.

[@theo7236]

@@hogansavoy6525 No it's not. That would colloquially be "cock"...

[@RH-ib7bg]

Rachel said they had no problem at all during rehearsal but for some reason they absolutely could not keep it together live. Rachel was very good at not breaking character, that's why I laughi hysterically at this sketch.

[@Islanddude83]

I thought this was dress 🤣. Makes it even funnier that it was live

[@charlesware5767]

This skit was hysterical. All time great

[@Etobeeshawn]

from what I read (cast members, writers themselves) it's all because Rachel Dratch (who played Debbie Downer) made the mistake of saying that the North Korean media was so "sensitive" instead of so secretive (which is what the script was written her to say), which she did not mistake in saying all week and in dress rehearsal, it was at THAT point (when it was live) where the blooper and cast breaking character started

[@RH-ib7bg]

@@Etobeeshawn Really? I can't believe you know all that. I'm glad you sent that so now I know more about this skit. It's so freakin hilarious.

[@sagddesign78]

They added the trumpet (woomp woomp) live, which they didn't use in rehearsal. Took them all by suprise, hench the breaking of character 😄 Edit: grammar.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

2:29 the moment Rachel knew she was never getting through this sketch...... haha.

[@8tonystark8]

Great taste in comedy, Mike 😉

[@YuNo232]

Ok, now this is enough. From now on, I'm gonna play a game called "Found Mike!" and I think I will score high because we basically watch the same stuff on youtube!

[@100blackwoman3]

FELINE AIDS!!!! I DIED!

[@richardmtl]

LMAO!

[@sandiparker8567]

@@100blackwoman3 “The number one killer of domestic cats” omg 😆

[@dougdalsanto588]

One member breaks during a skit... its hilarious, whole cast... its legendary.

[@ionia23]

Only Rachel Dratch could make "I can't have children" hilarious.

[@clarkerots9348]

Notice she tries to start the line 4 times before she can finally get it out. Hysterical.

[@shannoncain8377]

i still remember first seeing this in a compilation before seeing the whole thing and could not work out why everyone was losing it at I cant have children

[@briansheridan9975]

My wife told me she couldn't have children. Even 18 years later we still try and nothing.

[@ronburgundyspetfish]

@@briansheridan9975 whomp whuum

[@Twizzledoc187]

@@briansheridan9975 I never understood people who want children.

[@jchristopher74]

Love that around 4:54 Lindsay looks at Fred to get a cue as to when to deliver her line (he's right next to her, calm, steady, and better at reading live crowds) - you can just see her mouth "now?" and he gives a little nod. Teamwork for the win!

[@proudtobeme92]

Saw that.was so adorable professional 😍

[@jondunmore4268]

Good catch - what a pro Fred is!

[@joshposey6770]

I saw that too. Very professional

[@design1of470]

LOL I've seen this clip countless times, and I wondered why she took an extra beat before the line, but never noticed that she looks to Fred, that's cool

[@JMarchel]

Legitimately thank you for pointing this out. I never noticed it and love the extra appreciation it gives me

[@Chantara27]

Easily one of the funniest sketches from SNL that I've ever seen. The fact that they each broke character by laughing hysterically along with the audience makes it even funnier 🤣

[@adamlee7264]

They were trying so hard to stay in character, but to no avail. Definitely my most favorite SNL skit to watch whenever I need a good laugh 😂

[@rossinilove]

I wouldn't be surprised if some lines were changed before filming and the cast had never seen them before.

[@Roggie249]

@@rossinilove i heard it wasn't that but that was the first time the wah wah sound was played where the actors could hear it really messed with them.

[@rossinilove]

@@Roggie249 Thanks!

[@chipgaasche4933]

The bar got increasingly lower.

[@Vitaluv]

Watched this on 2004. Still have the VHS. I was on the floor in tears. Must have rewinded it a billion times.

[@nursezeldafan4639]

This whole sketch is comedy gold, but the “I can’t have children” comment and Horatio Sanz dabbing his eyes with the Mickey Mouse waffle always has me crying!!! 😂😂😂

[@nicolelush6980]

I always come back to this skit when I'm sad. Rachel Dratch is a gift.

[@InBetweenMen]

Same! Year after year 💯💯💯

[@colstonlchinese]

Great idea

[@amberr2234]

Agreed

[@hi-d12forlife]

Facts!

[@SquashBlossom62]

Rachel is GOLD!!!❤😂😂😂😂🎉

[@sylveonpk]

I never imagined someone saying “ I can’t have children “ could actually make me laugh so hard!

[@aiai-j7i]

I think it is the delivery of "Well it's official!" that sets it up to be so funny.

[@ryanstauffer119]

Especially breaking into tears🤣

[@0newingedcrow]

From the cast's perspective, just hearing "By the way, it's official!" And knowing what's coming next... They were already struggling with keeping it together, but as soon as they heard those words they knew they were in for a world of hurt!

[@ryanhuston40]

I watch this clip every handful of months because that 15 second clip never fails to make me laugh

[@BillGraper]

@@aiai-j7i Plus she looks at Jimmy Fallon & it makes her lose it even more. This skit wouldn't be funny at all if it wasn't for the entire cast losing it. I'm thankful for that. 🤣

[@stoagymahalo5268]

This probably the one skit I always recommend to share whenever to show people when having a bad day.

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

This was the best Debbie Downer ever lmao

[@jbFromNYC]

Charles Russell And it was the first one

[@congratulashuns]

Nah the Ben Affleck one was

[@emilybeckman1377]

They just couldn't keep it together xD

[@masterofpuppets566]

They couldnt even pull off the skit. Only Fred A was professional

[@GarettOleksyn]

1k like

[@greghudson6861]

I think the most emblematic moment of SNL history was at 5:05 when Horatio wipes his laugh-tears with a waffle.

[@ErnieMeji]

This skit is one of the funniest of SNL. The “I can’t have children” moment never fails to make me laugh like an idiot.

[@BillGraper]

I think it's mostly due to the timing. She just finished talking about something else, and went right into that. Plus she just said "By the way" and looked at Jimmy Fallon, which made him laugh again. She was having a hard time getting that one out. That's the part that always has me in tears from laughter. It never fails!

[@amandahallman1091]

Lol and the change in tone of her voice, going up an octave from stifling her laughter makes it so funny 🤣 too

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

Jimmy fallon knew the line was coming but it was so hard for them to stay in character hahaha

[@robinrahmani4705]

One of the absolute classics from SNL. The cracking up is great

[@benbacharach3977]

Can we just give Fred Armisen some props. He held it together pretty well.

[@CJLOVE23]

Ben Bacharach He seems to only really break consistently during ‘The Californians’ skits

[@Smoove_J]

I think Bill Hader usually sets him off.

[@CJLOVE23]

smvj1074 Wwwwhat are you doin herrrre Devin? Just get on the 405, Go to Magic Mountain, Get on Riddler’s Revenge and never get ouuuuf 😂

[@Smoove_J]

Lol! Devin should just go back to Mulholland where he belongs.

[@claireb3004]

He is one of my faves!!!

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Say what you want about Lindsay Lohan, she was in one of the most accidentally hilarious SNL skits ever.

[@antourte1]

I have a lot to say about Lindsay Lohan in the Harry Potter sketch too. Seriously though, this was right when she'd done a great job in a great movie and wasn't yet gone off the deep end. I have no problem at all with her being on SNL here.

[@mickeydrago9401]

She did great, was sweet, cracked up and funny herself

[@bryanmares3830]

Then a week later all the others sitting at the table had to get tested just by being so close to her lol

[@aanon5716]

she had nothing to do with its hilarity.

[@johnnydork5264]

@Krystal Marie It's crazy that mental disorder that celebs get, huh? They turn themselves into these crazy, ugly, cat-like creatures with plastic and swollen lips and puffy cheeks like ex-pro(but horrible) boxers(obviously..if you're taking that many punches) and they ALL do it..so they're taking some sort of drug that normal, human-looking humans don't have access to.

[@katie-oy7wn]

Are we not gonna talk about the fact that the waiters name is Billiam

[@dougrogers835]

A friend of mine recently named his son Billiam.Its a quiet old name.

[@austinsims3741]

Katie what if it was jilliam

[@fuzzysharks2437]

@@dougrogers835 omg why would they name their kid that... poor boy is gonna get made fun of for his name

[@pretzelking4618]

🅱️illiam

[@todellsworth1235]

My cousins name is ted. We call him Tedward.

[@martydespot]

No matter how many times i watch this, i could never not burst into tears laughing at the "i can't have children"😂

[@vatzjr]

OMG the cast couldn't exit fast enough from trying to contain their laughter. Too much. Some skits are better when the actors break. This is a classic.

[@itz_da_zo_goat4854]

Cinesnatch to me honestly the best skits are when they break but that’s me

[@BuddhatheBlackDog]

just about every skit jimmy fallon was in he broke character. cowbell!

[@atrain84]

15 years later and this is STILL one of the best SNL skits ever!!!

[@gloomiii]

Ikr! This is the first time I’ve watched it, and I’m glad I did lol

[@danumd87]

It’s my favorite.

[@KeithCarey33]

Damn. 15 years. Where did it go? Into my belly and out into the sewer. The truth hurts.

[@robertsheets8021]

I remember watching this when it first aired with my friends and we all lost it. The kind of laughing where you can't breathe.

[@ayden_james]

atrain84 damn... 15 years?? wtf

[@denisepayne8684]

Horatio was trying to hold back his laughter so hard he cried

[@princessaria]

denise Payne and wiped his tears with the waffles, I’m rolling 🤣

[@georgeshelton6281]

The July 1989 Penthouse pet Tiffany Stevens; wasn't an SNL (Saturday Night Live) cast member.

[@genjiworks1153]

@@princessaria That's because those waffles were FAKE. Everyone is eating but him.

[@jillianelise5]

@@princessaria LMAOOOOO I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT

[@girliejax]

I was crying too 😂🤣😂🤣 I couldn't ever have made it if I were any one of them

[@ThosC747]

So many tiny funny things, like Horatio drying his eyes with the waffles and at 4:02 Lindsay Lohan actually throws a bit of waffle at Rachel.

[@tjhall9377]

The most glorious train wreck of a skit ever...if the current situation has got you down, just watch this!

[@clemencec3790]

The first Californians is pretty good too, i'd definitely recommend for that

[@afrosamurai1557]

@Michael Richmond Obamagate

[@laurastaffmd8265]

We may never know how many people perished

[@theawesomeran7779]

Exactly what I'm doing.

[@Erik-nj6fs]

@@afrosamurai1557 hahhahhahahhahahhahahahahahaah

[@route9records]

"By the way, it's official....I can't have children" is easiest one of the funniest moments in SNL history.

[@rflcanela]

LOL

[@vplane]

it seems like they knew it was coming, AND they knew there was no way she was going to be able to deliver it without laughing. it was doomed in such a great way.

[@bubbalover71]

Jimmy Fallon lost it completely.

[@paulkwauk3285]

This is probably one of the best SNL skits ever. I've watched it so many times. It's still funny.

[@mr.johnson4095]

I'm with you.

[@charlesware5767]

The way it broke down naturally made everything she said hysterical. It was so perfect.

[@mickeydrago9401]

What place could be better to mock cynically and with black comedy, Disney World all the way

[@brianmccauley3267]

I agree. It's way upon funny.

[@patton303]

Horatio Sanz wiped his tears with a waffle.

[@clevelandbci9562]

3:53 The dedication Amy shows to staring at her breakfast is truly an inspiration to us all.

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Only surpassed by Fred's dedication -- he never broke character.

[@InBetweenMen]

Absolutely 👏👏👏💯

[@vortiz3351]

Legit lol

[@meya7434]

That’s leslie knope staring at her favorite food

[@justjustinin207]

I never realized how little she shows her face in this. Covers up her laughter pretty well!

[@matthewhudson7883]

You know a sketch is out of control when even the background extras are trying not to laugh.

[@thozby]

when

[@spy1965]

I think he means that Tigger character won't stop smiling

[@thozby]

oh

[@saidababee]

the song: ...killer bees... 2020: oooooh write that down, write that down!

[@goodkid3207]

wasabi_mixer they also said a new disease 😅😅 its a virus but same thing

[@delia9859]

Best comment😂

[@ytmndan]

"I can't have children" gets me every time.

[@MrGrillosClass]

ytmndan it’s because this goes deeper into absurdity by the minute. By this moment you’ve lost it

[@Gynecologist]

It’s official

[@singingcowboy674]

This is the only acting where the audience REWARDS YOU for noi being able to keep in character. It's grand. Lol

[@CurtisDonDeano]

lmfaooooo at the fact that they could not stop laughing

[@lancewhite3711]

CurtisDonDeano same lmfaoo

[@rflcanela]

That made it so much funny

[@kmaz8329]

CurtisDonDeano ...

[@picantesworld7723]

I couldn't stop laughing. Every time I saw Jimmy Fallon cracking up I'd bust out laughing

[@nicknack8459]

Why? Nothing was funny. Cocaine?

[@Moon_gazer1XD]

I’ve seen this sketch a million times and I am only just realizing that Horatio Sans is crying with laughter after the “it’s official… I can’t have children” line 😂😂 You can see his tears and he actually wipes his face with the waffles. I’m dying 🤣🤣

[@schnikta1991]

"Its official.........." is THE funniest line i've heard on SNL in at leastvthe past 20yrs

[@granvillebutler5449]

What I love is how Fallon knows the follow-up line from rehearsal and cracks up because Rachel can't say the line when she is supposed to do so.

[@schnikta1991]

i knoooo!!! this is THE best skit

[@littlefurnace]

God, Amy Poehler just staring at her waffles trying not to make eye-contact is hysterical

[@annajolie228]

Something Leslie Knope would do lol

[@maidros85]

Personally, I got the impression she is doing the opposite. Looks like she is not letting anyone see how unfunny this all is to her. Fred Armisen too.

[@fromthehaven94]

+Maidros Fëanoron Personally, I think you're alone in that opinion. Both Poehler and Arisen did their best out of everyone at not breaking character.

[@captainchinook1138]

No hes not. Poehler and Arisen are like Ferrell, they are pros. Fallon, Dratch & Sanzs do this on every skit from the time period. Especially Fallon & Sanzs. Its still funny to you after they do this time & again, skit after skit after skit. Good for you then but it pisses me off. Its so contrived.

[@fromthehaven94]

+Captain Chinook Well, the point where Pluto bolts will always get me. And, "I can't have children"- regardless of who did or didn't break character, or whether it was a common occurrence. Agree to disagree.

[@D84D]

This validates how long Mr. Kenan Thompson has been on SNL

[@BrandonSeattle]

Keenans been on there since the beginning of time.

[@willn8664]

You remember him on that show All That?

[@BrandonSeattle]

@@willn8664 I never watched it, but I remember it.

[@kimberlyarrington9806]

@@willn8664 I do I Love him and All that I am 35 and even as a kid I always thought he be great on SNL lol !

[@dennishena1399]

Right! I just commented that he’s been on the show for 15 years. Everyone else in this sketch has moved on from SNL.

[@kdpowers]

Back here from the Beavis and Butthead sketch with Ryan Gosling and Heidi Gardner LOSING IT and she never breaks!

[@JoeVideoed]

Me too.

[@VanillaLoaf]

5:05 - drying his eyes with waffles.

[@sanoban]

That's my favorite part

[@AhmedMohamedFarrag]

He was like fuck this its too funny

[@MelissaNgai]

I never noticed that and now I'm cacklinggg

[@oswaldocontreras1507]

And as he walks away he snatches waffles off the other plates lmaooo

[@nshearer01]

Nick M I

[@tjordan78]

This skit is 16 years old and I literally cannot watch it without crying laughing. God bless the magic of this skit.

[@Tannerj50]

this is one of those rare snl sketches that someone else broke character by laughing before jimmy fallon , in this case it was rachel dretch!

[@jamiemorrison2389]

Absolutely hysterical. The whole cast are literally crying with laughing, and so was I. Seen this a bunch of times now and it gets funnier every time. One of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@gordonshumway7465]

They're literally not crying.

[@rowltyde]

@@gordonshumway7465 You must be a real blast at parties

[@Irishgui83]

@@gordonshumway7465 don't be a DD

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Not Fred. Also, you used "literally" out of context (like basically everyone nowadays on social media), and it's "*whole cast is..." (not are, because cast is ONE group of people).

[@rowltyde]

@@fjosephgonzales6870 I bet you are LITERALLY a blast at parties.

[@bbanne9142]

At 4:58 the guy in yellow shirt, you can see tears pouring out his eyes😂

[@johnlilly8519]

And he dries his eyes with a Mackey waffle. 😂

[@justinnoonan6928]

The Guy ? THE GUY ?!?!!? That MAN is Horatio Sanz sir ! Dont you forget it

[@springerk2007]

@@justinnoonan6928Damm straight!

[@steveiannelli]

They all knew "I can't have children" was coming, and the anticipation just killed them all. The extra two seconds she held onto the line was cruel. She knew exactly what she was doing.

[@redacted2275]

What? Rachel delivered that line stumbling in pieces of all the broken characters of that skit... stop being unrealistically dramatic. The cast was obviously laughing about the situation.

[@he-lium]

@@redacted2275 jesus nobody died, take a chill pill and relax

[@bluestriad]

@@redacted2275 Thank you Debbie Downer!

[@castlelord8995]

@@redacted2275 I bet you are the life of the party

[@JeremyHoffman]

Yea, it seems clear to me at 4:28 that Jimmy Fallon is looking over at Rachel Dratch as if to say, "how on earth are you going to get your next line out?"

[@MayaTheBeeeeee]

I'm pretty sure nothing is funnier than SNL cast members cracking up

[@marvinzoliansanga7430]

Khaleesi yepp... its just so damn funny

[@nonh1]

I bet the audience wouldn't be laughing like that if the sketch was well delivered.

[@rounakbhattacharjee8714]

absolutely :D

[@alsada307]

Then you sure missed MADtv it's way funnier.

[@rjosephnieto]

+Khaleesi MadTV

[@killed_by_the_architect-829]

Rachel Dratch was such an under rated member of SNL

[@jjthomas2297]

Nice bod, too

[@misscute580]

Yes, Klobuchar

[@scottwaldon7420]

She was great in Colonel Angus too.

[@maggiee639]

She was totally underutilized at SNL. Her facial expressions are gold lol

[@veronicae.3215]

They just could not contain their laughter!😂 I could not stop laughing either!lol

[@Piddles1]

Horatio is dripping tears from trying to hold his laugh

[@ultimatehistoryofcgi8897]

as all

[@jbFromNYC]

He even wiped his tears with one of the waffles 😂

[@samcz1784]

Fallon was worse.

[@0newingedcrow]

Horatio Sanz using his waffles as a tissue is my favorite thing he does in this skit. He probably figured 'fuck it! I can't reach my eyes with my sleeves!"

[@ratvioli8220]

I was the 666th like...

[@dero_oan]

u know it's a challenge keeping a straight face when Amy is cracking up too

[@Gr33nsn33k]

Pizza Fish it's a wrong animal in your picture

[@TJSh0w]

amy cracked a few times. the real challenge would be getting will forte to crack. try looking up the spelling bee sketch and be amazed how he goes on and on without breaking the slightest smile.

[@Horus175]

Forget Amy Poehler, how are the other people in the background not losing it?

[@jermainegroves7430]

This sketch lives rent free in my heart.

[@nalii74]

Amen brother, always!!

[@AD-se7ty]

That trombone in the beginning caused all this…and we thank you!

[@shawningram6349]

Dayum! Rachel BROKE everyone! ...including HERSELF!

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

I think the muted horn is what broke everybody not to mention the meow meow.

[@johnnycincocero]

Including the extras in the background.

[@audreycanter6669]

She is holding back her laughter with tears and if that isn’t a big mood I don’t know what is.

[@cablevamp3163]

Her delivery is what made it funny

[@trysometruth]

+Dilly Dally Absolutely, it was the horn. I think they didn't have the orchestra available during the skit rehearsal so they just saw in the script [horn sound] or something. When they did it live and actually heard the horn, it was just too much.

[@samugi01]

Horatio is actually crying from laughter hahahaha

[@Sochilinda]

yes, poor horatio, almost about to have a heart attack from holding that laugh hahaha, but jimmy started the whole thing! :P

[@marielpare8290]

Watching this sketch the night it aired is one of my core memories. My dad and I were already laughing so hard, but when she squeaked out “I can’t have children” we just about died 😂

[@robertwilliams060]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

When did it air?

[@HJ_from_SJ]

2003? Idk but me and me dad this episode when it aired and seeing all the cast holding back like this on live TV was truly an unintentional all time 21st century snl moment.

[@ArsenicDrone]

@@ronmarvicsin7709 "Aired 05/01/04" says the description

[@charlie.on.youtube]

I, too, watched this live. So dang good.

[@CIAVERMONT]

One of the best sketches in the show's history.

[@cameo64]

Rachel Dratch has to be one of the funniest SNL members ever. Love her skits

[@mrnocal]

One of the funniest and very underrated. I love her facial expressions.