High School Theatre Show: This Day in SNL History

On this day in SNL history, Elizabeth Banks joined the cast of Woodbridge High School's Student Theatre Showcase and dropped some truths.
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[@MegaFlorest]

This is crazy accurate. I went to one of these back in the 90s that my cousin was in. They had this wheels on the bus sketch that abruptly turned into something about self cutting.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Holy cow this is funny.

[@Jray181818]

F Howl LMFAO!

[@e.9874]

holy shit elaborate lol

[@jamjox9922]

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round--ouch. I cut--I bleed--for the wheels.

[@Emily-eq1ts]

F Howl how the hell does that happen?!😂

[@clkou]

I love these! :) "They are all white. It's like they're bragging." 😂

[@tomaskuli177]

@LᗩᑎDO LᗩᑎD GTFOOH

[@mamouilletten1562]

@LᗩᑎDO LᗩᑎD lmao

[@michellecox1742]

🤣

[@SistaChairman]

Kenan has suffered through so many of these ... but I can never figure out who he's there to see.

[@zachary_attackery]

Aidy Bryant's character is supposed to be her kid

[@tajicbladeofthelegion5474]

@@zachary_attackery Kenan, not Vanessa

[@ryanmeneo6301]

I think its beck since Aidy is Vanessa's daughter and i figured that kate was leslie's stepdaughter since leslie went to more than one

[@hayley8806]

@@ryanmeneo6301 He has to be there for either Beck or Kyle. Either that or he's the principal.

[@TheWiseGrif]

Or just trying to support the arts

[@coryleaver31]

Something about the way Kenan says "He doesn't need that" kills me every time

[@nicole4589]

yessss

[@terrenceharris-hughes4436]

The way Taran moves his arms is the best

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Yes! 🤣

[@terrenceharris-hughes4436]

@Martin luther Kennedy III me too

[@veghead05]

Kills me every time 😂😅

[@Megacricketahearn]

I came here to say that. He's FULLY committed to the role, even in the darkened stage!

[@GretchenSchmidtcitymouse]

As a former high school theater kid, this is painfully accurate. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@notfunnybutfunny7333]

@@momvaz6613 you poor parent

[@mloftin6472]

It is not painfully accurate. It is just painful.

[@user-fj4en7cq8d]

Probably most Saturday Night Live cast members we in high school theatre and thats how they know how to play it.

[@stulora3172]

Or is it? SURPRISE!!

[@VeggieNatureGirl]

Haha it so is! I was too and it’s perfect down to the black boxes 😂

[@Hannah-pg3te]

"The proceeds for this show go to Neil Patrick Harris....he doesn't need that.."

[@mikekasich836]

😂

[@emilyspradleyyt]

ahjgdfhskjg ikr

[@squarecrayon]

that part killed me LMAO

[@caitrionawright584]

ok cool but when are we getting more student theatre showcase

[@loveiskind23izamar]

Early

[@lking1540]

Loved this recurring sketch.

[@blipmachine]

When you stop sitting on your asses and send the goddamn water bottles to California!

[@JackMensahBonsu]

@@blipmachine CENSORED!!

[@plasticvideo]

Yeah and Kristen Wiig better be in it.

[@etme1000]

These kids all met a Whole Foods, buying celery and rosé.

[@theabentzon9907]

You.

[@wendevious7809]

This is some next-level comedy

[@bunniipopp1901]

I love this reference thank you

[@devin1192]

a fellow cody ko fan

[@ZMacGregor]

🤣

[@davesecx]

The in between scene music is such a jam. I can't get it out of my head.

[@stulora3172]

Boooom Chack. Boom Chack.

[@MidnightDawn]

is the music from the bop-it toy

[@evanhans5951]

Same

[@glucose_kilometer7873]

"Would you like to be seperated from your children?" "Maybe because of this performance."

[@sylph8005]

That would've been good

[@MakeVarahHappen]

"No, I wouldn't like to be separated from my daughter" "My mom is DEAD" "But I guess that's not my choice anymore."

[@shipofthesun]

"What? I'm her Mom!" Line of the sketch. 9:48 "Yes honey, that's the rules of the Holocaust." Brilliant.

[@thomasquinn8886]

“What’s for dinner?” “Basketball!” “...Those improve lessons cost me $1,000!” LMFAO!!!

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

Taran always commited to these sketches😂 especially the dancing parts

[@Sharky165]

I miss his Brad Pitt. I could literally listen to him do that for hours. 🤣🤣🤣

[@aiai-j7i]

I don't know why they let him go. SNL needs talent like his again.

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

@@aiai-j7i i guess mikey day is kinda like taran? He is also very commited to his roles, but taran's talent is one of a kind.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Who _is_ Taran?

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

@@TheNoiseySpectator he is the one that is really tall and white and kinda chubby, but don't confuse him with Beck, because Taran has darker hair. He is also the one that moved his hands around a lot during the dances

[@mloftin6472]

Kyle is so good at portraying a horrible actor.

[@hunter1308]

I saw it was edited and thought, ah he fixed 'portraying'... I was wrong

[@ragingrick987]

Yes

[@oreomonogatari]

great comment. that was really important for *me* to read

[@mattmoves5920]

Lol savage

[@badlyrosenthal5149]

i was the thousandth like, i feel honored

[@CharlieHarper8]

kristen Stewart would have been perfect for this

[@mloftin6472]

She should have been the one to say, "Would you like to be jacked off for your sperm?"

[@nancykillsyou]

She wouldn’t even have to TRY to be a terrible actor!

[@CopyandPaste101]

NANCY Noise shade but ok

[@mangot589]

She would! She plays angst to perfection.

[@jamielynn4187]

Kristen Stewart is perfect for nothing except for mediocrity.

[@teacherbecca526]

My 15 year old is a "drama" kid and this is pretty much his class showcase each year...minus the cool music and it's about 45 minutes longer😣

[@xenafan234]

Bless you for sitting through it! Really! You a Good Mom!

[@anthonyellis4915]

☹ You're a good mother. Respect.

[@melancholy.xander]

Ok boomer

[@stulora3172]

@@melancholy.xander Ok, write this down: Boomers are your GRANDPARENTS!! Your parents are GENERATION X!!!

[@melancholy.xander]

@@stulora3172 Ok shoomer

[@daaave_]

“Just sounded like bragging” LMAO

[@sourishbanjo5037]

I love how they tried so much to be bad actors in this sketch😂

[@pop5678eye]

It's not about bad acting. It's about bad writing.

[@mloftin6472]

Kyle is so good at being a bad actor.

[@phillyphakename1255]

​@@mloftin6472my favorite is still his fight with Andy Rydell. Cause it's the ham, cause it's the hands that rock his cradle.

[@cosmic7417]

"trust me I made cuts" 😂

[@abbymorrison6857]

Cecily's face, the cigarette and the delivery were on point. You can have one line and steal the show!

[@Megacricketahearn]

@@abbymorrison6857 100%. That director character could have been our elementary school play director!!

[@juniperberry58]

“It says here the proceeds from this show go to Neil Patrick Harris, he doesn’t need that.” LMAO! 😂

[@crouchingturtle6351]

Do you think the Leslie Jones line "Hell No!" is written for her in literally every one of her SNL sketches or do you think that's her best ad-lib?

[@pisceanqueen1]

Valid question 😂

[@latinolawdog5067]

Leslie wasn’t very versatile to say the least. While funny at times, I think she played the same “over the top” black woman in every skit she was in.

[@mattmoves5920]

Hell naw!

[@nzuriahambrick5290]

'' its say the earth" " oh hell nah, nah'' me:*dead*

[@narkahtiks3578]

F

[@outtaherephils]

These are so much like something you'd see at my middle/high school (and that was nearly 25 years ago), it's scary. Trying so hard to be poignant and thought-provoking, yet completely missing the mark

[@thelessimportantajmichel287]

That was normal

[@outtaherephils]

YOU are small

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

Missing the mark is what Marxists do.

[@etme1000]

@@warpartyattheoutpost4987 Missing the Marx.

[@latinolawdog5067]

Young people just don’t have the life-experience to be thought provoking and wise. That comes with time.

[@loveshell4851]

This is scary accurate except the shows were longer and somehow more painfully awkward.

[@ameliamorgan2287]

"Your daughter's really good!" "She's my stepdaughter and no, she's not." What a proud parent.

[@minnie7453]

The transition with the music is what makes me laugh every time lmao

[@jujuslivin]

the comment section: “as a former theater kid...”

[@tyffaneelavely8087]

Taran always kills me in these. The way he moves his arms when the beat starts up 🤣Taran was always very underappreciated, and not used anywhere near enough. He was really freaking funny, and nailed everything they gave him. Kyle too. Kyle was so good at everything. So funny. Both did not get enough credit or attention.

[@DA-jp3uq]

That "ha ha ha ha haaaa" at 1:48 😂😂😂

[@vonvon5785]

um....I speak mandarin and I still couldn't understand what they were saying. SAAAAAAAAAAAAD

[@jodiebug1]

Aidy at 1:48... one of the genuinely funniest things I've ever heard

[@sourishbanjo5037]

Hahahhaha

[@leafletanon]

and so accurate 😭😭

[@comicstarkss5423]

this DESERVES to be in snl history

[@picknbeansmamma]

"Oh hellll no! No!" "She's my step-daughter, and, no she's not." 🤣 "That was not Mandarin, I heard them say Dog in Spanish a few times."

[@Platypi007]

Dog, not dong. They really said it at least half a dozen times, too lol.

[@areyoudumb4372]

you mean dog? perro means dog bro

[@Swayto-]

They might have said pero too. Pero means but

[@Swayto-]

Also I hate how cringy the mandarins was. It was so butchered. They not only said Hello and Yes wrong but they used the wrong version of Yes in the sentence. Just....no

[@picknbeansmamma]

@@Platypi007 yeah, for some reason my phone auto corrected it into dong...even capitalized it for crying out loud! 😂

[@nancykillsyou]

“The Pulse of Progress: Heartbeat of Change” That is such a funny little detail. SO pretentious and stupid! I wish there were WAY more of these!

[@MVD.]

Hope they bring this sketch back one day

[@EricaGamet]

We need another one of these STAT! Kate's little leap between scenes and Taran's arm movements are the best! "Wowwww!"

[@dubzilla6978]

13:13 The two one the left just deciding to kiss one more time even though everyone else was done lol

[@buckycore]

I'm getting hella woke from this performance. THAT WAS NORMAL

[@jeeristueo3539]

Yes same here I now know that a couch equals aids

[@sylph8005]

I bet all of the students were straight too

[@JayMack87]

Yo Kate's leap after each bit is unbeatable! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tyrant-den884]

We still need those bottles of water.

[@akashita]

Nobody: Aidy: **coughs** Nobody: Aidy: Yes, you guessed it. I hAVe aIDS

[@ianlynch8111]

I heard dog in Spanish four times

[@agentwatermelon6325]

All they said was "I like to eat dog. Dogs taste good." Lmao

[@koreanpathfinder]

I thought he said "dong".

[@Swayto-]

They might have said but too. I,myself, did not hear a rolled r meaning it was probably on one r making the word pero, meaning but

[@thekawaiicripple]

Oh god the black clothes and the converse and the in between scene set ups and the improv part brings back middle school drama class memories where we thought we were cool “thespians” but in reality just looked like this haha

[@ryankuhlman7348]

I did high school theater and wow this was pretty much it.

[@adriel4703]

god this is literally how every fake woke person sounds

[@bobybimberbod8500]

if you're actively taking about your political views there is a 20% chance you're just doing it to annoy people 90% if you're on the internet like me in the comments section flame wars

[@FancyNoodlez]

More like all woke people

[@ombrenightcores4153]

It’s all the people who use the word woke

[@daelen.cclark]

The ones only doing it for attention, especially.

[@hornetluca]

The one with Emma was the best

[@faithruckdeschel1294]

@@mloftin6472 Vanessa's face: 😬

[@saintazepam]

Emma is the best

[@DeerKoden]

How they managed to avoid bursting into laughs in the kissing sketch is beyond me.

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

7:21 was so deep they almost dug their way to China

[@myerklamb8529]

All the hosts were great, but Emma was especially committed and hilarious

[@rubymars5493]

That really was not Mandarin🤣

[@stulora3172]

Sad!!1!

[@Emily-eq1ts]

“She’s my stepdaughter and no she’s not” kills me every time.😂

[@hannahkatlee]

Asdfghkl the black boxes, the theatre kid in me is distraught.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

I'm familiar with the black boxes It was for readers theatre and we did Wiley and the hairy man, I was Wiley

[@laykantheealien5722]

I actually am loving reese's little emo hair moment hah

[@Rigspelt4ever]

One of my all time favourites, these sketches never fail to make me laugh. Please make more of them!

[@kaz2y548]

11:33 Oh, that's not what I guessed she had...

[@mae8826]

As a 14 year old girl, I can confirm this is deep

[@francislin9575]

10:55, everything except "Ni Hao", which translates to "hello", is not Mandarin

[@daveiscreative]

"They can never know you said that!"

[@claudiah8506]

Aidy's little pose whenever she raises her arms up is too funny :)

[@hayley8806]

I love these sketches but they're so painful, I have to take a break between each one.

[@kie93]

I remember watching this and loving it at the time but now I.... love it even more

[@mayaal-azzawe5420]

I really just need this! Having a bad day, but now feeling better.

[@ThePiantanida31]

Maya Muro, hope you have a better day!

[@richaveritt7297]

Welcome to the bad day club

[@ozzieenglelewis]

helped my day too

[@Emily-eq1ts]

Maya Muro you ok?

[@mayaal-azzawe5420]

Emily I am doing way better, thank you 🙏🏼.

[@leonmeyers7009]

The one with Emma Stone is so savage! Can't stop laughin 😂😂🤣

[@lujedeja578]

Kenan 🤣 11:24 He was kinda write. They said "perro" few times, although it sounded more like "pero" which is also Spanish. 😅 Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪

[@lh7369]

Now I know how my parents felt having to watch me in A Level Drama

[@weirddood1774]

Look look! It’s a guy scrolling through the comments while watching the video! *CAN I GET A SELFIE!! CAN I GET A SELFIE*

[@xxwhitewolfgachaxx9187]

Wrong! I’m a *gurl*

[@luckybones7808]

Woooooooow

[@markieman64]

😂 These sketches get me every time. The movement, subject matter, reactions by the parents. So funny!

[@drewmertens7704]

Taran Killams lame dance moves are the best

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

Today I was thinking about how they should do a video with all the highschool theater showcases and they did I am just that connected with the staff

[@drewmertens7704]

Then think about how they need to make more of them

[@eggmayonnaise325]

But they missed out the one with Cameron Diaz!

[@RogerHerzler]

“Hell naw”. I miss Leslie.

[@mattmoves5920]

Really?

[@HayderAbdulridha]

11:24 "THAT was not mandarin, I heard them say 'dog' in Spanish a few times".

[@tuluin_]

i absolutely LOVE these sketches!! one of the running skits snl had that actually made me crack up lmaoo

[@CSG0103]

'If you save them, you can frame them." very underrated lmao

[@blugreen123]

I always thought The Girl You Wished You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party should have appeared in one of these sketches. It would have been a hilarious crossover! 😆

[@deelee1569]

Kept hearing the beat every time I seen the thumbnail

[@vaporray4245]

I'm watching this right after the opening night of my highschool's play 😂😂 great timing

[@elnombre5597]

The song and the blue lights omg it’s perfect

[@speratum]

I just LOVE Taran's arm movements during "scene changes" or whatever that is... 😂

[@giantsdiscord3857]

7:42 let me grab that ringtone! Boss Calls: RUSH RUSH STRESS STRESS Mom Calls: RUSH RUSH STRESS STRESS

[@robb6823]

LMAO off at Leslie Jones! "Ahhhh hell naw!"

[@delaneyburke4444]

Those blocks😂😂😭

[@wvman2374]

NOW IS THE TIME ON SPROCKETS WHEN WE DANCE

[@jillianmcqueen5954]

Someone I know: yeah, I was a theater kid. Me: yEAh mE tOo

[@MichaelM-gp1xi]

Best recurring sketch. Should be on every week.

[@matthewmcneill5320]

I had a girlfriend about a decade ago in Greenwich Village who used to take me to these shows, so yes, they are a thing and they nailed the high horse/bad acting combo perfectly

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

I used to be dragged to films about the immigrant experience in North America ... they were all the same film.

[@saint_yves]

That first scene was really meaningful, though. How the Earth was dying and everybody living on it just neglected and ignored it until it was too late. Save the Earth, folks.

[@ambercoley9170]

WOW

[@josephcowan6779]

they can never know you said that.

[@dimitravasileiadou9771]

2:45 was like a documentary that straight people would make about homoromantic relationships without doing their research first

[@Victorio667553]

1:13 - when Leslie leaves and the mic on her leg leaves the opposite direction 🤣

[@andrewkohler3707]

3:50 - Kenan's gesture of piteous consolation gets me every time.

[@myfriendscallmepat]

This is one of my favorite sketches, I wish they'd do it again sometime.

[@PabloVestory]

I am profoundly hypnotized by Taran's dance moves between scenes 🙃

[@matthewhorizon6050]

You can tell that everyone of these dorks were in theater.

[@sumared]

As a thespian, this is so accurate it’s scary 😂

[@Prison_Siege4020]

What's a thespian?

[@drewmertens7704]

The fact that you said thespian.... 😂

[@EvilFookaire]

@@Prison_Siege4020 Kate McKinnon is a thespian, and a damned fine one at that (as she is at just about everything). Even has a degree in theatre.

[@thatssofetch3481]

KINGMIZCRAFT it’s a girl who has sex with girls

[@sumared]

That’s So Fetch! No, that’s a lesbian. A thespian is an actor 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@bobbart6498]

This is exactly like the drama department at my school.

[@s.hoffman297]

"If you save them you can frame them" was that, was that something xD

[@theheeze]

"Now more than ever we artists cannot and will not be silenced"

[@leethenpc7683]

Kenan's emotion when saying "He doesn't need that!" felt way too real.

[@sophiaplingos912]

13:12 was the closest I've ever come to seeing Beck break

[@leofreaking]

13:28 That's probably how a lot of SNL sketches start ^^