Forbidden Romance - SNL

[@steventhomas4499]

The first "HEY SOUL SISTER" makes the whole dramatic build-up so worth it

[@tvmayer]

I actually spit out my water

[@videogamechangers605]

Surprised this sketch didn't go viral.

[@thetruth_hurts1013]

Why though?? Can u tell me, I didn't get the context.

[@djofanaccount]

LMFAOOOO LITERALLY

[@cursedtiki213]

Ego's little break at the beginning was hilarious.

[@henrytawnn8694]

If I knew what song they were going to play before he played it, I would have done the same thing. When I heard what song it was, I was laughing out loud, clapping my hands, just hysterical, especially since my sister loves this song and used to play it often.

[@trevorhembrough1290]

I’m guessing the histrionics during the version from dress are even more animated.

[@Ron-Ayres]

That delicate little snort that crept out suggests the dress rehearsal found them all 'corpsing' big time!

[@svscared]

Time stamp?

[@mel-grx67]

@@svscared At 1:11, actually more humorous that a full belly laugh.

[@MayLily]

How the heck did I not notice- "You're so Gangsta and I'm so Thug" in the the lyrics all these years?? lol.

[@ReyMundoMakavel]

I’ve always thought it was weird that is for sure, hated that line since I was a kid

[@Mbejar09]

WTF??? 😲😲😲

[@AmanCreatesArt]

I love how simple the premise was. It was just one joke. They all fully committed to it. And the sketch was brilliant!

[@Vil-qp6xl]

Agreed

[@Alexa-Raine]

It was such a good setup right from the start. The thumbnail, title and intro text already had me laughing. 😂

[@icevariable9600]

Yeah…I don’t really get it.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@icevariable9600 I'll help. The joke is that all he cared about, all that matted to him, maybe all he even knew about her, was that she's black.

[@icevariable9600]

@@akrenwinkle But how does that make for an interesting skit? It just doesn’t seem like a compelling enough point to build an entire comedy skit around.

[@LotsofLisa]

“…I’m retracting my blessing” 😂😂😂

[@muffinland8660]

"And I think I'm gonna go a step further and say that maybe we should stick to our own kind."

[@MemeMonkey_Games]

I haven’t heard Soul Sister in so dang long, and I was happy to hear it on SNL tonight. Andrew Dismukes’s singing voice is great!

[@ramirezproductions0826]

I agree. Andrew has a good set of pipes! 😊

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

But…

[@ptkwilliams]

woosh

[@faustocardy5018]

🤔 hmm, he was mostly yelling than singing. But ok 😅

[@houseofaverell4539]

@@faustocardy5018she I yell songs I don’t sound this good.

[@GKNW]

She said “Sister” with that hard ‘R’ and we all felt it

[@Littlething41]

😂😂😂

[@preettyE]

🤣🤣

[@cherryloveu1]

no she did not quit reaching

[@GKNW]

@@cherryloveu1 it’s called sarcasm, I was joking around. Chill. Also she literally did say “Sister” with a hard ‘r’ vs “Sista” like when they were singing so technically I was telling the truth anyways.

[@balusmbox]

Woah, that "we will exit through the kitchen" was dark humor at its best.

[@Katkittypaws57]

I feel so dumb, I don’t understand the joke

[@realinsurancegal]

@@Katkittypaws57during segregation, people of color could only use back entrances, never the front. It’s a very clever, very dark joke 🤣

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

I caught that too!

[@1midnightfish]

@@realinsurancegal So dark and so clever that it made me wonder if Che might have had a hand in it... I know he's not head writer anymore. But he is, and always will be, the "all buildings matter" guy

[@saras_mind]

Right 😂😭😭

[@adamschroeder5842]

IVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS THIS FUCKING SONG IS WEIRD. I cant believe they addressed it.

[@atiyem.8455]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ZaraAxelrod]

Yes, very satisfying

[@xray5043]

Ok please explain I'm lost lol

[@egco5945]

@@xray5043soul is a black thing thats all my knowledge

[@BooksForever]

@@xray5043Let’s start with lipstick on his brain… she blew his mind…

[@chrisknight5996]

That Heidi Gardner shoulder bop goes hard 😂😂😂

[@biobagholder8081]

Blue text? KZbin wtf

[@heathercreates]

This comment is how found out that KZbin does the TikTok search thing now

[@ANGIEHINA]

My favorite part by far 😂

[@itzcami]

his parents vibing to the song sent me

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

For me it was her dad and brother with looks on their faces like, "Ooh, I might need to walk this way back now."

[@hkfast]

Where did you go?

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

@@hkfast (disappears into the hedges)

[@Jay-zk7xk]

What a weird saying

[@dieWeltkarte]

songs that get white people turnt

[@javierav8930]

Heidis little shoulder shimmy had me cackling

[@dluvscupcakes]

And the look on her face 🤣

[@gabrielrosenberg6734]

She picked it up on the steamy streets of N'awlinz.

[@apatel478]

“Kenan’s look” makes every sketch 10 times funnier

[@jayandree4361]

Hilarious 😂

[@9sheri9]

Agreed 💯

[@genericbeansmile756]

Kenan is probably the second best SNL guy ever after John Mulaney

[@poppybell8217]

What. He’s the sane in every. Single. Skit. How is that funny?!

[@xavvi]

It really doesn't. I hate how he does the same thing in every sketch 20 years later

[@carcar113]

All jokes aside, he can actually sing

[@dawnlinnell]

I just said that 😅

[@MsOldschoolflow]

Mexican gang make stream go

[@commontater1785]

At this level, these people have deep talent. Jimmy Fallon can sing and dance so well, that if he ever loses his talk show he can start a boy band!

[@momentsinstockhistory8330]

@@commontater1785 The entire premise of James Corden's show seemed to be to create a boy band.

[@Test-vr3kf]

seems to be playing the ukelele for real as well

[@timbax3267]

I don't think I ever truly listened to the lyrics to that song till now.

[@jaredR207]

I knew the "hey, hey" part because that meant it was time to change the radio station.

[@tidypeaches]

Me either

[@indigentphd]

Sadly, except for “Hey Soul Sister” and something about a “radio,” I never really tuned into what it was saying. I guess we are colordeaf-LOL.

[@Its_Me_MKC]

@@jaredR207danggg😂😂😂

[@InBetweenMen]

Always hated that song and yet it's always one of those songs that gets stuck in my head.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Such a thin premise but Andrew carries it off perfectly. He brings sincerity to those deluded roles. I like that the end is Kenan saying they're going and Ego initially objecting before realizing it's a great idea.

[@Littlething41]

And they exited through the kitchen and the audience seems to not pick up on why 😂

[@kengeorgejones6855]

@IAmTurboman That's a very good sketch, although it's very different to this one.

[@kareninalabama]

I agree. It reminded me of his commitment to the Jumanji argument in the Jumanji sketch, which I thought was another one that kind of started out with a thin premise, but turned into a really great sketch. I thought so, anyway.

[@elizabethjolly2335]

Dismukes has both the singing chops and the awkward charm to pull this off perfectly. I died laughing when he sang "HEY-AAY" into Kenan's face.

[@BRLambert4]

Ego's uncomfortable reaction the whole time along with Heidi's vibin' when it cuts to her are the little things that make this hilarious to me

[@gracepeterson7483]

Wow. Not easy vocals on that song. Andrew nailed it.

[@quinnreilly7681]

Yeah when I heard the opening chords I assumed the joke would be that he butchers it because it’s a tough one to sing. But the sketch only works because he kinda nails it.

[@tatianatshibuyi7729]

Being called “Beloved soul sister” had Ego praying against interracial marriage equality 😂

[@edward3630]

Such a groundbreaking episode. This was the first time in history that someone covered anything by Train.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

😂😂😂

[@siulumlion]

With any luck, the last time too.

[@aly6596]

I know you’re joking, but Drops of Jupiter has been covered by like…everyone. I remember buying Taylor Swift’s cover on iTunes back in the day.

[@daddiesgurl68]

​@@siulumlionawwww, I like Train! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ebarteldes]

They used it on CSI:NY but it was actually the vocalist singing it playing his character

[@WishYouWereQueer1]

This was literally such a good sketch. Simple joke but done with such commitment and skill by Andrew, such excellent reactions from Ego and Kenan, no filler, just brought me some good laughs. Dismukes is really winning me over as a new(er) cast member, I feel like he's really shining this season so far.

[@seffishestopal5950]

” I’m going to retract my blessing.” that’s a good idea Kenan 😂.

[@cameronrmwarren]

they could do a whole series of skits about the origin of absurd lyrics in songs its an endless vein to mine

[@malovina]

What's absurd about them? He is. Communicating a feeling. 😅

[@kunjiklub]

Hey Soul Sister Wikipedia page already updated mentioning this skit. Damn they’re fast

[@mariyamwaniki]

And you went there so fast

[@Cvuntykind]

​Fr😂

[@lalaland7961]

@@mariyamwaniki you know what else is fast...?😏

[@sheydoll]

You do know anyone can edit Wiki😉❤️

[@scottjustwrite]

😂😂

[@mrwassef]

The fact that they paid just to get clearance on the song for the sake of the entire sketch is absolutely worth it. And while I always thought the lyrics were super cringe, this skit does an incredible job at illustrating this. And how also it means vastly different things to different people. A+ concept and execution. Bout time they called this song out, no matter how catchy and infectious it is haha

[@RobeLifeMusic]

Ego Nwodim looks amazing 😍

[@Ron-Ayres]

That 50s style really suited her and she wears pale blue beautifully - the only thing missing was a pair of dainty gloves.

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

She is a beautiful lady, & very funny, I love her delivery & her facial expressions.

[@prospect689]

she's always does😍

[@jagbrit3723]

Everybody loves Ego...

[@lisargiles]

"We just gonna exit through the kitchen." That should've gotten a laugh--or gasp, too! I guess it went over everyone's heads.

[@samsamsam4790]

What does it mean?

[@Suz1]

@@samsamsam4790 Servants and tradesmen don't get to use the front door. You may recall references to this in To Kill A Mockingbird. If you were Black you didn't use the front door of a white person's house. It's a dark joke.

[@Emmere]

😂😂😂😂

[@ericmartineau1569]

@@samsamsam4790they don’t wanna be seen walking out the front door

[@kyraspikes7542]

@@ericmartineau1569 It's more complicated than that. Due to Jim Crow, non-whites had to exit any whites-only space through a separate entrance, which was usually an act of humiliation to emphasize their supposed inferiority. However, the joke was that his song was so cringe that rule actually works in their favor because of the embarrassment; not wanting ANYONE to know that they know these people is a bonus.

[@hollieanderson6317]

the little spoken "tonight" at the end of the song ended me

[@hangtowndreamer]

That's literally how the song ends.

[@luke-alex]

@@hangtowndreamer no it's not, at least on the studio version

[@hangtowndreamer]

Lol. In concert, I've seen it around 100x.

[@cori742]

andrew really sold this hahahahaha - knew it was gonna be hilarious from the first “HEEEEEEY” 💀

[@niclas9625]

Dismukes is really growing on me... he fully commits to the madness of the sketches and it's hilarious!

[@PlatinumState]

I guess he should've ordered......DELIVERY

[@somerset8088]

Every time I see this living room set, I can’t help but hear Matt Foley saying, “And I live in a van down by the river.” Chris Farley ❤

[@tobelikegodnow]

I drive...I drive a Dodge Stratus!

[@mariyamwaniki]

Todd Lupner before that.

[@Littlething41]

​@@tobelikegodnow😂😂😂 I wanted a Dodge Stratus so bad. Went with a Saturn 😂

[@Prettykittychimi]

You know, I was looking at that coffee table hoping nothing happens to it.

[@RoyalPandora]

Eating government cheese 😂

[@CancellerPalpatine]

It might just be two am, but I laughed by butt off . More Ego centric sketches please. She is the the best.

[@Eevee19]

The way the audience was laughing before they even knew what the song was 😂

[@Satsujinki1973]

I think some of that was because he started strumming before the ukelele track started.

[@jg2722]

1:10 I could tell this was gonna be a good sketch because ego almost broke so early and she rarely does that 😂

[@seattlevixen]

1:08 i had to rewatch a few times to see where the stifled laugh snort was coming from... Ego knew what was coming and kept it together. 😂

[@oregono]

I like how he literally just sang the song straight

[@olivergarrick1175]

Probably my favorite sketch of the night dismukes absolutely never miss it was so delightful batty loved his commitment with the singing and the ukelele.

[@villanessa]

Andrew is adorable. He's my favorite cast member at the moment ❤

[@Tarantulisimo]

Ego's lil break at 1:11 -- priceless magic. It's those spontaneous unscripted moments that are really special

[@ramirezproductions0826]

The SECOND I saw Andrew pull out that tiny Ukulele, I instantly knew this was gonna be good!!! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@Tiniestwombat]

I love it!

[@wiredforstereo]

Excuse me, that's a normal sized ukulele.

[@datgrrl_official]

Stop spamming the comments jesse. Past your bedtime.

[@leaaugusta9924]

​@@wiredforstereo🤔

[@truegrit7697]

Ok - I'm a black woman, and I actually love that song (I love ska), but this is hysterical!!! The words of that song are truly whacked! 🤣

[@TheMickaelD]

Ska? How is it ska?

[@brfreddy]

Calling it ska is really damn funny 😂

[@nialcc]

@@TheMickaelD - Because it actually is.

[@RandyRanderson-p9x]

@@nialcc: No, it is not.

[@nialcc]

@@RandyRanderson-p9x - It actually is.

[@stoptorturingme]

The song used to be one of my fave songs and i have never realized the lyrics sounded so michigan-white-boy-gangsta until now

[@danielblair2168]

Hey don't put this on the Midwest. Train is from San Francisco.

[@charisamcnair2995]

@@danielblair2168😂

[@Littlething41]

😂😂😂

[@rooseveltwilliams1073]

😂😂😂😂

[@busfan9874]

​@@danielblair2168and the singer is from Erie, Pennsylvania

[@danromero]

Kenan's looks, Ego's face almost cracking up the entire time, Heidi's shoulder shimmy, and Andrew's earnest singing. So genius!

[@SVUE-jj9jc]

But why they got to exit through the kitchen?🤣 The undertones.

[@Ron-Ayres]

Oh gosh I missed that, as in 'tradesmen's/servants' entrance'? Or that the neighbourhood wouldn't see, or...?

[@Unagodd]

That's the button. They'd RATHER perpetuate segregation and keep having to go through a white family's kitchen than contribute to creating a world where that song could exist un-ironically. Also, jokes are ALWAYS funnier when you explain them, so a-you're welcome!

[@brodull1142]

@@Ron-Ayres The latter obviously because the brother exit from the front. Kenan got to keep his street cred untarnished.

[@stevestadterman9270]

yep..servants entrance...

[@Ron-Ayres]

@@brodull1142 I assumed it might be a reference to the racist idea that black people can only be servants, so should only use the tradesman's entrance, and not go through the front door of the house. The back door in my part of Europe is still often colloquially referred to as 'the tradesman's entrance'. Traditionally tradespeople wouldn't dare ring the front door bell.

[@ashleytaveras9035]

Andrew gave me goosebumps. His vocals were on point. 👍🏻

[@Markeydokey]

He is good!

[@cvok]

Andrew’s commitment here is unbelievable 🤘

[@sharifayasmin7734]

I have been waiting for the sketch FOR YEARS

[@TheSaxon.]

Slappin' da bassss brought them back in the end.😂

[@CalebJacobs1981]

I love Kenan and Ego's faces.😂😂

[@AlonzoJ-pf4dt]

😂

[@johnmarr2695]

Anytime Kenan is playing angry with the boo boo lip and narrowed eyes, gold. National treasure.

[@AjahsWrite]

The amount of times me and my friends drag this song in a week is diabolical

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Congratulations, you have friends😅

[@jaydenlevi4569]

I wish we could see Train’s reaction to this😂😂😂

[@sedanurbaspnar8554]

He can SİNG so impressive. His singing is so good.

[@MayLily]

One of the best skits of the night! Andrew really impressed me with this one..

[@juliancisthebest]

The part with Heidi jamming at 2:17 sent me 😂😂

[@egco5945]

So thats what Hey Soul Sister is about

[@kingbarb842]

Yes 😂😂

[@OvSpP]

They went from ‘we should all be able to share this love’ to ‘nah, y’all can have him’

[@britaeirikr8609]

I love Andrew Dismukes. He's so cute. I never realized how that song is kind of inappropriate.

[@GetBackToWorkSteve]

This is sort of a deep-cut reference, but this sketch reminds me of the musical Purlie, where the well-intentioned hippie son of the plantation owner keeps trying to write folk songs to bring the white and black folks together on the plantation, and Helen Martin keeps responding: ".... that ain't it, honey."

[@fmalone03]

I love how Ego is struggling not to break at 2:42 lol.

[@adaptordie2455]

Let’s not ignore the chance to follow up with ‘Drops of Jupiter’ for Part 2!! Because what is: “Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you Even when I know you're wrong? Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance Five hour phone conversation The best soy latte that you ever had, and me?

[@Emmere]

😂

[@rauly5140]

He didn’t change any of the lyrics and it makes it even funnier 😂

[@shabadu9084]

Hey Train. It's your cousin Marvin Train. You know that new sound you're looking for?

[@joshuaingobo1559]

Well listen to this!

[@GetBackToWorkSteve]

It's your cousin, Marvin TigerBeatMagazine!

[@jamesbernald2850]

If he’s singing about Mr. Mister he’s definitely from 1985.

[@Rattenhoofd]

10/10 reference.

[@mrseals8586]

Well played...😅

[@nanookdan]

Kenan slays me every time, shoutout to Dismukes for being able to straight-face and SELL it, I've watched this every day ;)🤣🤣🤣

[@mattrobinson47]

Ego Nwodim’s almost-imperceptible snicker at Kenan is hilarious. She handled that flawlessly

[@DBZ003]

Who knew Andrew could sing? He's good

[@whocares12345]

Ego on the verge of laugh when the ukulele came out. Also are those the real lyrics to the song??

[@PoppyCorn144]

Yep, thems the lyrics. I wanna say the 80s were a wild time in pop (so much coke) but the song’s from 2009…

[@ericvyl1]

Yes

[@Minka_The_Millennial]

Yes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

Yes and they always have been 😂😂😂😂

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Dismukes definitely read the reddit i did this week finding out this is what that song is about 😂

[@TheRealThunderTurtle]

It is so magical when you see behind the camera at the end. I feel like I'm in an other world.😍😍😍

[@Suz1]

I heard (but can't confirm) that when they pull away like that at the end it indicates that they posted the dress rehearsal footage instead of the live show. If the live show doesn't go as well, then they switch. Here's a terrific one featuring Cecily Strong and Chance the Rapper: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5zGaXavqtR6oNE

[@Tiniestwombat]

"Just a little stank... Hey soul sister!" 🎸

[@spiegeltn]

"There is some stank, on that love."

[@Vamatt99218]

I just realized Andrew wasn't actually playing the ukulele and it was probably prerecorded. Sounded believable

[@BrianaGarrett]

The way i started cackling the moment he started playing “Hey Soul Sister” 😂

[@Alittlebitofeverything76]

Andrew is cute in this sketch! He seems to be coming into his own skin on SNL. I know the song was suppose to be funny but his vocals are really fabulous. He could easily have a career as a singer or on Broadway. I think he was purposely trying to get Ego to crack up. lol. Need a part 2! ❤

[@kraigpearlman3283]

excellent sketch all around. love kenan's "Hmmm" after the singing was done lol

[@areyoufriendly]

This is the sketch that needed to be done. Finally!

[@cambells]

the moment ego laughed i knew this was gonna be gold @ 1:10

[@TanyaWilliams-s6y]

Yay!

[@Ron-Ayres]

That delicate little ladylike snort while fixing her face into a rictus grin! 💙🩵

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

0:55 Oh god, knowing what the song is going into the sketch for the first time.... oh god oh god oh god

[@biblicallyaccurateangel420]

whoever wrote this sketch GETS MEEEEE this used to be my Anthem. watched this live and i sang every word with my boy andrew

[@lorenzosegote]

Andrew Killed and everyone brought it home. That is a five star sketch. Bravo!

[@TheGoldKing]

Every once in a while SNL drops some legit funny skits😂😂

[@olivergarrick1175]

The white parents being into it kills me 🤣.

[@OvSpP]

Ego crushed this on facial expressions alone.

[@kleptrep94]

Can't believe that this 1955 anthem inspired the band Mr Mister.

[@markie9739]

🤣🤣🤣

[@demitasse22]

I cannot STAND that song. God this sketch was the greatest thing I’ve ever seen

[@nnn248nnn]

Lost it at his first, "HEYYY-AY" xD

[@charblack52]

“so gangster, i’m so thug” HUHHHH

[@felicitousfeline9956]

I don’t recall hearing the audience clap after a performance during a skit before. Yay, Andrew!

[@tarttizzle]

Dismuke's has the perfect voice for an early 2010's indie band 😂

[@eltravos99]

Or you know, the 90's band Train. LOL just kidding around.

[@jasa_TheRealOne]

I can't believe Andrew wrote such a popular song like 16 years in the future. It's gonna be a huge hit in the late 00's, I can feel it!

[@sallysu3424]

Omg andrew's singing is great

[@lindsayalisonstevens3592]

Andrew is so silly, I love him 😂😂😂

[@olivergarrick1175]

The accuracy of the black wife effect" 😂.

[@sithumiperera5212]

I never knew he could sing like that...he ate that straight up....pls SNL give him one more sketch like this so he could sing...😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉

[@yippeehaha24-y1y]

Andrew has really become of my fave SNL players

[@davido1953]

Kenan Thompson projects so much humor in every look, the guy is priceless.

[@englishwithviviana]

So true. He doesn't even need to open his mouth.

[@NeoDragonFlame]

ok but Andrew NAILED THAT! 👏 👏 👏 🙌

[@JamesSimmons-d1t]

Pre-song wincing nearly fatal. Hurts so good.

[@whitneyalbright3744]

He actually has a really good voice, I wasn’t expecting that! Lol

[@b3blueblue]

Can’t help it: Ego is classically beautiful!