Herb Welch: Junior High School Report - Saturday Night Live

[@vincek6613]

This is my favorite Herb sketch. Possibly favorite Hader sketch. "They burned my friend" is the best and most underrated line delivered

[@floatingsara]

Totally agree

[@FancyStorm018]

Yessssssss

[@pattonorr7572]

Similar delivery to “That woman is mean to me”

[@lecookie007]

@@pattonorr7572 same energy, better line

[@mrbigfloof]

It's fantastic. The only other one I can think of is "lay it on me my man" to Keenan 😂 Even Hader had to look away because he was breaking before he even said the line

[@NibberKSmooth]

Love how it's the same sketch each time and it never gets old.

[@amandab3946]

New Thought Unlike Herb!

[@preacherjohn]

Just gets funnier every time XD

[@guillecarandini8208]

I love so much when people defends Herb. "His soul is wise". Hilarious.

[@richwheeler2854]

Matt Foley, Church Lady, Waynes world, celebrity jeopardy..I could go on

[@puppysoccer9465]

“supplies”

[@GDT1124]

"They burned my friend." is one of the best Herb Welch lines.

[@alumpyhorse]

4:00 👏😂

[@Beeimus]

Every time Bill looks away to laugh, a year is added to my life.

[@SpaceCattttt]

You don't like Bill?

[@sarroumarbeu6810]

@@SpaceCattttt "added" as that's a fricking blessing to this earth.

[@ThePeterVannShow]

Are you immortal by now????

[@ammarmuneeb6762]

I I I

[@lL338]

You're blessed.

[@W4RRIORW1Z4RD]

"You suck Herb Welch" "Thank you" - absolutely killed me

[@rekhaajr9509]

That was Andy 😁

[@alumpyhorse]

3:15 😂

[@ernesterikm]

With the finger gun 🤣👉

[@chickmcjr]

I love the continuing story of how everyone in the public is super understanding of Herb despite him constantly hitting them with microphones.

[@katc5051]

Justin Timberlake had always been a terrific guest.

[@saifkhanchishty9580]

Yes, Hader is great, as usual. And so is Timberlake who has never disappointed here. But I think people forget Sudekis. He is a true professional and his reactions are just a right mix of subtle sarcasm and confusion.

[@Kasino80]

Everyone in a Herb Welch skit were always on their A-game. The writing brought out the best in everyone.

[@floatingsara]

I would add that acting as a "stooge" is one of the most difficult things to do

[@natereg9747]

Sara vF Unless you’re a stooge sometimes in real life. And I mean that in a good way haha

[@jeremywhistler2850]

True, but did anyone else notice him blinking a lot in this sketch?

[@radhiadeedou8286]

He's always been underrated

[@szepenszoloszolo5177]

"They burnt my friend"

[@MegatronRacing237]

szepenszoloszolo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kazatron10000]

szepenszoloszolo THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD

[@scottyPsychotty]

I always forget about that line 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FancyStorm018]

I was not prepared for that level of genius. My fault really. Why isn’t SNL like this anymore? They have talented people. The writing sucks. It sucks so bad. I don’t even laugh anymore, yet I scream laugh at this sketch. Sad.

[@ImpaledCaptain7]

@@FancyStorm018 lol when this cast was live everyone hated on it, they would say stuff like the 90s were better, and now youre doing the same thing lol

[@RHMGubloid]

“Like it or not, the folk scene is here to stay” just amazing.

[@alumpyhorse]

one of my absolute favorite lines in a series of many

[@oriolez555]

The second mic that he managed to get was hilarious 😂 love Herb!

[@yougants8927]

And another one☝️

[@flisko123]

why dont u get back to the kicthen

[@beckiesmith8406]

@@flisko123 Why don't you go to the kitchen you lazy fuck

[@ImpaledCaptain7]

@@beckiesmith8406 oh beckie

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

It's really the same mic, because you never see it in Timberlake's hands after that. Part of the "Magic" mic gag.

[@arjanghosh8797]

Hader's expression just before hitting the camera is always priceless. Absolutely epic.That guy is really talented.

[@nunyabidness3429]

"'ah bonzai, remember me?!" *starts hitting him*

[@thatnerd9374]

Best part

[@BigFredMachine]

bAnzai, bonz(s)ai are the little trees.

[@noobsavant]

Did you catch the "supplies" (surprise) at the end? 🤣

[@milascave2]

@@BigFredMachine I think it is also what Japanese Kamakasis shouted as they flew into ships. Probably the meaning is different. Yi, of course, is a Ch9nese name.

[@BigFredMachine]

@@milascave2 Yes, that's the joke... He's so old, he thinks every Asian guy is a Japanese soldier during the war ;)

[@MaskedManMikeMD]

im trying so hard not to laugh in study hall, but i lost it on "They Burned My Friend."

[@hansmuller3611]

what was the name of the person they burned?

[@veljkosimovic6779]

+Hans Müller It sounded like Shep Cramer to me...

[@BigToeBePoppin]

Idk why but the poses Bill makes whenever he “dies” always gets me

[@guyperson5886]

"Do you think uh...do you think Lucille Ball's a pinko?" one of the more underrated lines ever delivered at SNL

[@rockinblock5]

“Name names!”

[@georgejungle138]

She was

[@davisgriffin1677]

The way he says “they burned my friend” is priceless 😂😂

[@majajonsson1541]

"SUPLICE!" I am such a bad person for laughing so hard at that

[@adarshlakshman4715]

so am i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@laukuokliang3450]

i think is the best part.

[@lumideo1]

Thanks for pointing that out to me

[@no_handle_found]

Yes you are, now go to the kitchen

[@phillipgrande9147]

supplies!

[@Julezhaki]

"Come on the war is over herb!!" Lmfao i died of more laughter 😂😂😂

[@lori_marie]

Justin’s ability to stay in character and not break is so impressive!

[@RayMardia]

Like with the macaroni...and the...*breathes heavily*...the yarn--BOOSH

[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

. . .

[@rain_man3981]

My favorite part besides bonsai

[@georgejungle138]

You’re beautiful

[@MrStensnask]

"...suck an egg, you mannequin...." AHAHAHAHAAAA! I LOVE IT!

[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

. .

[@BobbySacamano]

"As always, we apologize to you in the Asian and female communities." That's gold

[@Alex-jg2bc]

Bil turning away at 1:45 to hide his laugh and the lil shake of his shoulder was too cute

[@KellyB-sg9mz]

"I'm an art- art teacher.." "With the macaroni and the... the yarn..?"

[@possumcollector1455]

"What leaked!?" *Smacks the microphone into the teacher's face*.

[@HypnoSwag]

3:03 "Stay tuned for Playhouse 90 with Lee J. Cobb.." All these 60s references. 😂😂😂😂

[@Beeyo176]

I've watched this countless times and just realized he yells "supplies!" at the end.

[@PhiloVance-yl2ko]

Is it 'supplies' or 'surprise' because he takes being dead?🤔

[@Dazlidorne]

I felt really sorry for Herb when he said "They burned my friend."

[@leishayoung4124]

"Bonsai! Remember me?" SMACK! - Oh my god, I almost peed my pants 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonystark341]

Banzai

[@leishayoung4124]

@@tonystark341 My bad.

[@kelxox55]

As someone who has worked in a retirement home I can confirm that I have met this exact same elderly man!!!

[@garyrutledge7639]

Not to take anything away from the actors in the sketch because they’re all perfect. But whoever writes these is brilliant. All of Herb’s random questions and his, “Back to you, Jack” outros are amazing.

[@lidoanhoxv9662]

Tbf the main actor in the sketch is usually very involved in the writing, so Bill Hader probably had a lot of influence on this.

[@Jx0654]

“They burned my friend” had me rolling

[@katiee4396]

"Hey, don't write my copy you life guard"

[@jhen8900]

What does that mean 😂

[@matthewlabbe8395]

How did Justin Timberlake keep a straight face in this sketch?

[@datgrrl_official]

...dick in a box...JT can do anything...

[@mrianwonder6527]

He probably didn't understand a lot of what was being said.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@mrianwonder6527 dumb

[@mrianwonder6527]

@@iGaveLiaHIV Yes, you are, aren't you.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@mrianwonder6527 aw you thought that was gonna be a sick burn

[@3dgar7eandro]

Bill is a perfect actor: he nails every character 😁👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@absoluteterror9098]

Watching this then seeing the real reporter this is based on makes it even more impressive

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

Got to give Herb Welch credit! He is one news anchor that’s straight to the point!

[@RareHarmony]

1:15 "There ya have it. Like it or not the folk scene is here to stay. Back to you, Jack."

[@mikelucas2432]

"Yeah, go back to your kitchen" that had me crack so hard...lol

[@diljitsingh3887]

I died laughing at suplise..but couldn't understand, 'they burnt my friend.."

[@sherelleburbeck]

The anchor said that they cremated the guy, so Herb said "they burnt my friend" as cremation is the burning of a body

[@DailyDoseOfRandomLogic]

"They burned my friend!!!!" 🤣

[@growthisfreedomunitedearth7584]

I literally fell to the floor in laughter and pulled a fkn muscle when he took the mic and Herb pulled another one out without a beat.

[@Sonosempreme89]

“You s*ck Herb Welch” “Thank you 👉🏼“ Can’t stop watch that moment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

this is one of the few running sketches that I don't think I could ever get tired of

[@muhannedk6763]

Herb Welch is the best character they came up with.

[@SayAhh]

Based on a real reporter.

[@fabalmz894]

@@SayAhh who was that reporter?

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

​@@fabalmz894 it's all based on this real footage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6XdeGatmauSf7c

[@queen-of-chaos]

"They burned my friend." 😆😆😆😆😆

[@xdaethsheadx8661]

I LOVE Herb Welch! And Bill Hader is awesome in pretty much everything haha! :D

[@FirstnameLastname-ij4vv]

hit me HADER with that microphone!

[@rindarling]

good one

[@FandPrulethesky]

They burned my friend made me LOL so much

[@cianaleemartin1031]

Love when he hits the microphone at Justin 😂😂it’s so funny

[@poolguy6018]

The guy who faked his death more times than Batman. Lmao!!!

[@cody95]

This is such an underrated sketch. This is hilarious 😂

[@rogeranderson4593]

"They burned my friend" Herb Welch cracks me up, the character fits Bill Hader like a glove lol.

[@Il.mentore.1459]

"They burned my friend." 💀💀💀

[@skaterbecke]

They burned my friend. hahahaha!!! I've never seen a funnier sketch. This guy; bill hader, is hilarious.

[@factsoverfiction7826]

Teacher: The students were put in real danger by our principal ... That man right over there! Principal: Tthat is absolutely not true! Herb: And that's the news! Stay tuned for Playhouse 90 with Lee J Cobb. (2:53 - 3:05)

[@Tootsmagoot]

Supplies!

[@gregpeloquin6345]

This is easily the best Herb Welch sketch and clearly up there in my top SNL skits.

[@PandaFishSpiderBear]

Herb is one of my all time favourite SNL characters. No question

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

I was watching or listening to an interview with Bill and he said there were a lot of people who hate the Herb sketches, that makes no sense to me, they’re absolutely hilarious

[@Anna-mm1pl]

i love how they made it a recurring thing that bill dies

[@ZenitsusFurry]

“They burned my friend.” 🤣😂🤣😂

[@Malik_Free]

"Hey. Don't right my copy, you Life Guard!" Lmao 🤣🤣

[@EmiliosFather]

The transition to the second mike was so smooth. Love Herb tho😂he said “bonsai,remember me?”😅 supplies! I’m dead

[@mannarnold5475]

4:03 is absolutely hilarious. I can watch it repeatedly and laugh like it is the first time I heard it. #BillHader

[@kuhneegit]

I like to imagine that Richie’s face when he got hit with the Deadlights in IT 2 was Bill doing his best “dead Herb Welch” impression

[@thomasthomas2418]

"Stand by for Playhouse 90 with Lee J. Cobb!" I love it! 😂

[@steele_heart77]

"Surprise!" **BAM BAM BAM** KILLED ME 😂😂😂

[@joshuawilliams8252]

Supplies

[@LordLaroyalty]

"I got a question for you." *Hits Justin with a mic* *Justin takes mic, then Herb pulls out another mic and hits him with it* 🤣🤣🤣

[@CamilleNadia]

My mother yelled "Hit him with it!" when he took the mike away. 😂😂

[@gabethyrubenstein7984]

For timeline reasons: this is ten years after Herb Welch investigated the shots fired outside the apartment building

[@butcherben82]

"They burned my friend !" Best senile old man ever ! ! ! !

[@eccojamsvol.1285]

props to justin too, he did great in this sketch i would have been doubled over laughing

[@jaybutler779]

“They burned my friend.” I nearly fainted

[@camillemckenzie3235]

My mother yelled "Hit him with it!" when the guy took the microphone away from him. 😆

[@FlashakaViolet]

As always we apologize to you and the Asian and female communities 😆

[@DXKramer]

Between Herb Welch and Celebrity Jeopardy, they have to do a lot of apologizing.

[@lindsayalisonstevens3592]

Despite being clearly annoyed with Herb, Justin’s character showed a lot of patience and empathy towards the elderly. What a lovely sentiment 🥰 On the real though, Herb is problematic 😂😂😂

[@manfri2]

He always gets me when the arm suddenly appears and hits Jason

[@rose-ui6hk]

i don't know if it was scripted or if bill just misspoke but herb shouting *SUPPLIES* at 4:49 is hilarious

[@andrewbloom7694]

He said it that way on purpose. He said it in a stereotypical japanese way, continuing the gag of him thinking the teacher was an enemy in WW2

[@RedmayneDeadmayne]

I've seen this sketch a hundred times and am just now realizing when Herb comes back to life he says "supplies" instead of surprise lmao

[@kaiarun8591]

I want the line "they burned my friend" tattooed in somehow the exact way that Bill Hader says it

[@ninjachannel007]

I give Justin Timberlake a lot of credit for not laughing through this whole sketch

[@chikitabowow]

Hahaha 'They burned my friend...' x)

[@jorge.barcelos]

"Banzai remember me", 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣the best

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

Macaroni and yarn, folk scene 😂. He's having way too much fun with that mic! I need one!

[@catytheredheadedalaskan8118]

Honestly, Hader just gives me joy.

[@nelsonvanvickle8862]

“Suplize!!” 😂😂😂😂

[@hugmynutus]

"Do you think Lucille Ball is a Pinko?" said this to a friend once in a baseball game and a old dude behind me just about died laughing. He hadn't seen the sketch. He explained kids used to call each other that in elementary school or something.

[@sausagegabbagoochi1959]

The “what????” Build up is the greatest like he’s so annoyed bahahahaja

[@floatingsara]

I'm discovering this series on Herb Welch just now, and I'm laughing way more than appropriate

[@m4csvlog]

I’m coming back to review this amazing masterpiece and my god it’s perfect

[@Global00Vintage]

Here again in mid-2022 for that dopamine hit. Who’s with me?

[@marioeliasdiaz]

they burned my friend !

[@cody95]

*just when it starts to get interesting* AND THAT’S THE NEWS, BACK TO YOU

[@Trockenshampooleopard]

We need a computer game where you have to (try to) control Herb Welch and do a decent interview.

[@RottenbergZhenya]

When he pulls out another mic...LMAO

[@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

I had the "It's the same thing." As an earworm repeating in my brain for 2 weeks without figuring out where it was from. Only today I realised it after seeing a video for "Barry".

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

"They burned my friend" I lost it there 😂😂

[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

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[@Asongfromme]

"as always, we apologise..." he's never gettin fired

[@briarrose3687]

These are my favourite sketches. 😂🤣

[@geraniaceae4470]

The Herb Welch sketches are my favorites. The Californians are a close second.

[@FirstnameLastname-ij4vv]

"she can go back to her kitchen!" LOVE THIS LINE!