Il Cantore Restaurant - SNL

When a couple (Kevin Nealon, Kirstie Alley) comes to an Italian restaurant for dinner, the husband is shocked by the overly affectionate staff (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider) who keep groping his wife. [Season 17, 1991]
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[@maestrogringo]

R.I.P. Kirstie Alley! This is one of my all-time favorite SNL sketches, she fully committed, never broke character!!

[@RagaDagga]

I was brought here by Rob Schneider paying his respects on Twitter.

[@cliffbythesea2114]

@@RagaDaggaRob Sneider is still alive?

[@jayjoejeanz]

@@cliffbythesea2114 yes and he has a daughter who’s sings in a rock band!

[@shijo222]

Hilarious..she is good

[@bidensniffedmetoo1005]

@@cliffbythesea2114 yup going to see him in my hometown in Jan! Got our tickets for $50 now I looked and the same area of seats are going for $500! Lucked out 🍀

[@cz2165]

Kirstie Alley such a pro for not breaking down. One of the best skits ever!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

funny as all hell

[@maxthereof]

TY, you said it, pros - stars - don't break character !!

[@theprojectsvet]

such a good sport

[@matko-cro-can]

too bad she's a fascist

[@yieldinhiding]

Except now she'd probably want all of the wait staff deported.

[@Gynecologist]

Most hilarious to me is Farley in the bottom corner of the window, not even trying an Italian accent, just screaming at the top of his lungs. 4:27

[@matthewbiondic4465]

100% agreed!

[@hedkace]

Yep, the whole sketch had me dying, but I totally lost my shit at Farley through the window screaming!

[@ghostrider2664]

Lmao

[@cbmalta42]

YES

[@flipjupiter1]

Duuuuuuuuude!!! My buddies and I would always talk about that back in the day. He's just yelling. Hahahaha

[@jasondownsnet]

How Kirstie Alley and Kevin Nealon had a straight face all the way through that is astounding.

[@SirJamesthePaul]

Nealon was always a pro comic foil/straight man (on top of being a solid impressionist).

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

Nealon was so underrated in this scene.

[@TorrentFiend10]

@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Kevin Nealon is underrated in general. He is still awesome.

[@billriddle9215]

Kevin could turn Medusa to stone with his stare...he does that on many past SNL skits.

[@kamranahmad4592]

Kirstie had a damp face by the end of it! 😆

[@81animallover]

How she kept a straight face during this sketch i'll never know. RIP Kirstie we'll miss you.

[@Glum1964]

I’ve seen this skit a million times over the years, and Chris Farley’s screaming in the background when Nealon and Alley are standing outside the restaurant still makes me laugh out loud! 😂😂

[@modiggady]

The last scream is the nail in the coffin😂😅🤣😂🤣😅😅🤣 stole the skit with screams! Only Farley 🍻

[@suzymeister]

😂😂😂😂

[@ironhead108]

Omg it’s an absolute killer when he screams 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@namj8145]

Still funny as hell. The moment Dana mounts Victoria Jackson, just one of the most gut bustingly funny SNL moments ever. Add a game Kirstie Alley, a beefcake Adam Sandler, Farley screaming, and perhaps the best last line of any of the cult classic "best" SNL skits ever, and this just fires on all cylinders.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

It was OK Not close to tje best ever

[@sportycat1234]

I laughed so hard I almost cried. I listen to Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast- Fly On The Wall. They had Rob Schneider on as a guest and they were talking about this sketch as one of their very favorites. Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel wrote this sketch.

[@rickleemusic1]

they thought it was Debra Winger.

[@newjerseymom]

I came here from the podcast, too! Great podcast!

[@JNMKlover]

I am here because I am listening to part II of Rob's episode. This was SO dirty for back then!

[@JNMKlover]

@@rickleemusic1 Debra Winger and Kirstie Alley were the mega babes of this era. Their voices, their beauty, their talent.

[@thermalrain_yt9725]

Same

[@Corinne19821]

Heard of Kirstie Alley’s passing today and it brought me here. One of my favourite sketches of all time ❤❤ RIP

[@Lubbylove89]

Dana Carvey doesn't get the credit he deserves. EASILY one of, if not the best, cast member SNL has ever had. So talented.

[@SAWWRESTLINGCHANNELNJ]

Well said extremely underrated,couldn’t agree more my friend!

[@danschuster5187]

Because he is ok

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Pepperboy was great

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

Exactly, how Sandler and Ferret Ferrell went on to make millions is beyond me. Sandler was funny in SNL, but acting and his movies? TERRIBLE. And Ferret...NEVER FUNNY.

[@psilva2462]

He gets tons of credit? He’s a legendary cast member lol

[@drakon32]

This is the most memorable cast. I loved this “era”.

[@ElGranBurroPuto]

Every was not offensive to the audience and rap

[@jbscotchman]

Agreed, the late 80's and early 90's had the best cast.

[@1badjesus401]

2:51 ...WALKS over to other table.. starts BANGING Female customer.

[@divergentthinkingproductions]

The cast was strong during this period, but maybe too much personality wise. This was a time when they started having sketches with funny characters with bits that were building up to something, but no punchline. Something like "Canteen boy" is funny, but at the end, he calls on the squirrels like he was Tarzan. This sketch however is funny and expertly constructed.

[@mightisright]

Rob Schneider said this sketch was an exaggerated version of a double date he had with Adam Sandler where the waiters were hitting on their dates. When you start with something real it helps a lot. Love this cast. You're right that most of them had very strong comedic voices, but they also had the best utility player of all time - Phil Hartman. If Norm Macdonald had been the Weekend Update guy during this period there would be no topping it.

[@bryanscholtes8548]

Definitely one of those SNL sketches where the audience clearly goes wild. There are only a few of these that get better and better every line. By the end, being in that studio audience must have been electric.

[@laurierken]

RIP Kirstie Alley. Seen this when it aired. Electric funny, clear-the-decks hysterical. This drove a bulldozer through everything. I remember almost puking I was laughing so hard. Every cast member hitting on all cylinders. Every time I'm in a restaurant, I always yell, "You don't like-a da Bruschetta?". Someone always laughs.

[@TheDontflinch]

lmao!!

[@Davidbeattiification]

SAW this when it aired!! Not seen ffs

[@joesolo7719]

Kirstie Alley has the hottest "after sex hair" ever lol

[@aperson2943]

I love how Farley didn't even try to sound Italian

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

Well if you watched his movies he didn't even try acting.

[@fffffffffffffffff777]

​@@spaniardsrmoors6817 pysk nahui duhas act better

[@chriswade1139]

well, he didn’t need to sound to sound Italian he just needed to sound Farley!!!! All HOFS

[@robertopacifico6015]

As an Italian I can confirm every restaurant in my country is exactly like that

[@ethanevans2689]

Even the small appearance from Mike Myers made me die laughing 😂

[@landonlewsaw1762]

as Don Corleone...

[@terrycraig6386]

Yah,Wayne and Garth together for just a few seconds there.😅😅

[@philpeterson2333]

RIP, One of the best sketches ever! How did she not break?!?! Sandler in the speedo...

[@TheTerre86]

I'm Italian and I approve this restaurant

[@hottuna2006]

Golden age of SNL. Hung on until 2021 but couldn't pretend it was entertaining any more and left for good.

[@flipjupiter1]

Ah, the good old days. I was 12, Pearl Jam just released Ten, SNL was great every week and had the best cast of all time.

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

same here-ish.

[@Ultradude604]

I was 13. This sketch and a few others from this cast etched in my mind forever.

[@danmseattle975]

The early 1990s were great!

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

You were 12 and your parents let you stay up past 1am to watch adult comedy???

[@h.epennypacker2598]

Amen Flip

[@daveh9551]

I havant heard SNL audience laugh this hard in ages. Def one of my fav skits.

[@Danimal77]

Haven't*** not havant.

[@daveh9551]

@@Danimal77 stfu bitch, it’s an IPhone.

[@DimitriosChannel]

Chris Farley screaming at around 4:27 on the bottom glass window for a few seconds tops the current SNL for one full month. Damn I miss the old SNL.

[@Steve-mp7by]

He was so coked up

[@shijo222]

Agreed

[@1ftsports678]

This skit is CRAZY! Can't believe they got away with this. Kirstie Alley a true pro, great sport, and gorgeous.

[@LipeAzzi]

Great times. Nealon, Carvey, Myers, Farley and Sandler in just one sketch. The early 90s is by far the best SNL cast ever.

[@BradCrystal007]

True dat!

[@doacarnage]

Mike Myers isnt in this sketch, Rob Schneider is tho

[@daweller]

@@doacarnage at 0:30 Mike Myers takes her coat, he has a mustache

[@anthem74]

@@daweller And nibbling Kirstie's butt or sniffing it as the couple leaves 😂

[@SumTingWong1482]

Yep!

[@bumpnscore]

Yeah I thought of this sketch too when I heard the sad news. This was one of the funniest sketches of the era, she certainly kept it together! RIP

[@mattsbaseballcardbreaks5952]

I still use the "oh you like?" line.

[@Warriorpoet79]

Matt's Baseball Card Breaks dude! So do I!!

[@shawbros]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zcf5SJr5KtkKM

[@dhurley8522]

You like a the juice ?

[@v4v819]

So does Borat...

[@russelltowers8864]

Way before Borat, silly.

[@blinko656]

Rest in peace Kristie alley. You were a class act, funny great sense of humor, the ability to laugh at yourself and a fine person. Never got involved with the big shots in Hollywood which is a good thing.

[@scentlessapprentice88]

She was absolutely gorgeous in her prime. Such an amazing talent and a beautiful human being. The looks were merely a plus. Even when she put on weight she was beautiful. Just a natural beauty. Didn't need makeup. Rest in paradise.

[@kennykistler6735]

"There's a Greek restaurant across the street -- let's go there." 😂

[@Chsrles62]

Everyone was going around university saying “Bel-LISS-ssima after this aired 🤣

[@waynesanchez6504]

THE single FUNNIEST comedy skit EVER, and, yes, Kirstie Ally absolutely made it possible!

[@NoellaScott]

Pretty high on the list of, "sketches that could never air in 2022"

[@joefelice5062]

Dana Carvey said the censors made a note about the Victoria Jackson thing, but he never got it before the skit. So when he was “doing it”, he saw one of the writers freaking out off camera and waving “no!” to him, but it was too late.

[@user-dv6dg5gu6d]

Incredible…this is better then anything SNL has created in the past decade

[@slipperyjohnson7016]

This was a great sketch. You could never do this today without a lot of crying

[@equest943]

I'll take "Skits That Would NEVER Get Made Today" for $1000, Alex. At 3:00 when he goes in, "It's just their custom" loooooool

[@bholaoates1542]

I've watched this a few times but this is the first time I noticed the little pelvic thrust Rob Schneider does in Kirstie Alley's direction at 2:05.... haha

[@JesseOsher]

Crazy how the best SNL sketches are the least viewed. This would go viral if today.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Jesse Osher or get the show to issue an apology.

[@GARY84ROCKS]

zing! :)

[@mssaltygiggles]

True

[@jerseyjoe1677]

Check out the one with Janet Jackson about corks you will pee your pants

[@southrules]

Jesse Osher Every generation thinks this and that we're better blah blah blah. This isn't all that great, it's ok

[@Piwork69]

“I’m not perverted, I’m just Italian.” -Andrew Cuomo

[@anandbissoon4111]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dianecourtney2724]

Molto buffo 😂

[@gogotero99]

GRAZIE 👏🥂

[@r.v.biagioni7210]

Kirstie Alley went all in on this. One of my all time favorite SNL skits

[@KaneRobot]

This is probably next door to Fresh-a-Pepper

[@joemcfadden7717]

Mike Myers did fabulous with his Vito Corleone impersonation. 0:28

[@dhmig88]

So funny, you couldn’t write a sketch like this today.😂

[@carolineahlers6912]

Farewell, Bellissima! How you managed to be so beautiful and so funny at the same time was absolute art. ❤🙏🙏🙏

[@chrisf8855]

Dana Carvey, in my opinion, is the best SNL has ever had.

[@ghostrider2664]

Chris F I don't agree. I do agree he was one of the best...especially in this sketch. I'd say it's between Farley and Sandler.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

What would the Church Lady think of this sketch? She'd think it was written by.... i don't know.... could possibly be.... *SATAN?!*

[@flipjupiter1]

Yeah man. He would be the MVP of my SNL All Star Team which is basically 90% of this cast.

[@alcanline]

You must of forgot about Eddie

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Phil Hartman was the GOAT. He even made Frankenstein funny.

[@adammariucci]

One of the most epic sketches of all time. What a cast this is! My goodness. RIP kirstie Allen!

[@stevenhill3136]

*Allena

[@MichelleCoonO4ANY]

Alley

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

Hysterical, I don't know how Kirstie didn't lose it when Dana was licking her face! I loved this cast too. Oh, the memories!

[@JNMKlover]

Did u see her in North and South? She is a great actress, her range is chef's 💋

[@Nightrelic]

There is a point where she's smiling, where I think she's close to losing it, but she manages to keep it in.

[@alanr4447a]

The big "punchline" about the "Greek Restaurant" goes by almost unnoticed...if the husband was unhappy about what ALREADY happened, just wait until "the tables are turned".....

[@AutisticPersona]

I still don't get it.

[@outtaherephils]

I remember when I first saw this, I was about 11 or 12 and a little too young to get the joke about the Greek restaurant. Definitely funnier to me now than it was back then

[@iamthelaw82]

that wasnt the joke, the joke was that greek culture is similar to italian culture with the kissing, etc. nobody assumes modern day greeks are all gay.

[@DimitriosChannel]

I'm Greek but the anal sex isn't really true. I did it with maybe 2 girls but they have to be hot and clean. Clean hygiene matters a lot for me.

[@promn2627]

@TheTruthIsRacist no it doesn't.

[@manhalen7046]

This is a top 10 skit in my opinion. Effing classic man 😂

[@guitarman8462]

She said that this was her fav skit .

[@mayssm]

Nealon, Farley, Spade, Myers, Carvey, Sandler, Hartman...it's like an all-star team of comedians.

[@boodybunz]

Saboth you forgot Schneider

[@jfitz3133]

It’s not Hartman, it’s Kevin Nealon.

[@ScreamingLordRocky]

Phil is in this sketch?

[@mayssm]

@@ScreamingLordRocky Nope, thought he was in the background, but that wasn't him.

[@jameswilliams-zr8co]

90's snl cast was the best

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Watching Dana Carvey plow Victoria Jackson on that table will NEVER get old!

[@armandoucles5346]

OMG I lost it when he starts licking her face at 2:32 HAHA!!! Kirstie Alley is one tough, professional actress to handle all that saliva on her face HAHA!!!

[@matthewdietzen6708]

Notice, though, that she shied away from Deuce Bigalow.

[@FrankQC100]

Amazing. Bellissima!

[@tc9660]

"Those guys were creeps" "I thought they were sweet"

[@llandson]

Why is this skit not spoken of as one of SNL’s all-time best? It’s perfection. Kevin Nealon plays the best straight man ever.

[@timormandy5598]

and to this day I still will joke w friends..."carpaccio no good"?

[@DiceyJJ]

Carvey’s dark brilliance holds this sketch together

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Top 5 all time best sketch

[@veerchasm1]

It’s the Pepper guy and his trainee resurrected

[@fragwagon]

Fresh-a-peppa?

[@Danimal77]

This came before that sketch.

[@vijaynair2403]

I’m a 90s kid. I remember watching this live. It wasn’t until I was much older that I got the last “Greek” joke. This was a wonderful era of SNL. I’ll always cherish it.

[@boodybunz]

Same here watched it live. Laughed so hard How could we have known at the time, we were watching comedy royalty to be

[@kingdomcome1980]

I was "today" years old when I got the "Greek" joke at the end. LOL

[@tontobuzz]

Can you explain the greek Joke to me. Is this an innuendo that greeks are also touchy to the women like the Italians. Or is it about the joke that the Greek are the "inventors" of gayness and would adore the man?

[@vijaynair2403]

@@tontobuzz No, the joke is that the term “Greek” is slang for hmm...how shall I put it. It’s slang for a sexual act where the man put his you know what in the “backside”. (I don’t wanna get in trouble with KZbin. Haha) So, the joke is that the husband is about to take the wife to a place that may be far more sexual than the Italian restaurant that they’re leaving from. But your interpretation is something I didn’t really think about. If that’s the case, the joke works on two levels. Maybe Kevin Nealon the husband, knows that it’s his turn at the Greek restaurant! 😂

[@tontobuzz]

@@vijaynair2403 hahaha I see what you mean. You are right, so the joke seems to work on several levels. No matter how it was ultimately meant, let's just hope that both the husband and wife of the couple got their money's worth that night hahahaha

[@championdesigns]

Victoria Jackson (blonde on the table) what a good sport!

[@outtaherephils]

Fitting for her last season on SNL. She was basically an afterthought by that point

[@albertobenelli]

i'm italian and i can confirm this is absolutely 100% how we are treated at our favourite restaurants ! BELLISSIMAAAAAAA

[@powerswish]

I remember my friends and I yelling this to Sandler when he was still doing colleges between seasons. He cracked up and lost his train of thought for a couple of seconds.

[@MM-iy7gz]

RIP Kirstie. May you find comfort in the 700 arms of Xenu. The thetans can’t hurt you anymore.

[@Chet73]

😂😂😂

[@ryanmalone2681]

SNL was never better than with these cast members. Golden days.

[@user-dv6dg5gu6d]

Best SNL crew in the shows history

[@patskers1]

Farley’s so out of place with his Italian accent that it just makes it even funnier.

[@thelionheart7178]

One of the funniest sketch snl ever made

[@paulredinger5830]

Kristy was absolutely beautiful. RIP darling.

[@wackychimp]

Wow - Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider in the same sketch. What a season.

[@Ghaladh]

That was hilarious! I laughed so hard, especially since I am Italian and I love when people make fun of us in such a great way!

[@EZRDEN]

I lost it when Sandler was in his underwear.

[@Squiggy2010]

😂

[@terrylight2863]

He's got a nice ass

[@sueperez9961]

Me too!!😂😂😂😂

[@kimjensen8838]

In a speedo no less lol!

[@tb7667]

4:30 Farley 🤣

[@vincentbarney3091]

What I love about this SNL was during this time they can get away with stuff like this but not in today's time and these guys were waaaay more funnier than the SNL cast of today who are not even on the same level as this cast from the 90s

[@PH-wc8ll]

there it is everyone! I found the "back in my day" post!

[@leob4403]

​@@PH-wc8llI found the whiney zoomer response

[@PH-wc8ll]

@@leob4403 lol you mad bro? Get fucked.

[@RDArtist81]

Sometimes, as in this case, they're 100% right.@@PH-wc8ll

[@LS-ki9ft]

One forgets how physically beautiful she was back then. She was a talented, hot-mess with great comedic timing and I hope she is at peace now.

[@AmiraSmyrna]

best group of comedian actors in one skit.

[@bozzwick]

Really? Sandler and Schneider are the ones you’re gunna go with?

[@nikkif.409]

Bozzwick, of course you pick the two conservatives to hate on. Liberal much?

[@ledzeppelin725]

@@nikkif.409 Or he could be referring solely to their comedic talent... Butthurt conservative much?

[@jasonlandy3491]

Epic!!

[@chrisf8898]

Hearing Farley yelling at the end lol

[@jimpolk3553]

Whatsa matter? Carpaccio no goo? Hahahahahahah

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

The woman that Dana was mounting on the table still had her wine glass in her left hand lol

[@basiccodingwithadam8125]

Mike Myers Italian impression is the best!

[@t.s.taylorhatlestad3662]

I’m here because I just listened to the Fly in the Wall podcast with David Spade and Dana Carvey interviewing Rob Schneider. Rob’s behind the scenes point of you on this was fantastic! 😂😂😂

[@eltravo2112]

Chris Farley screaming through the window was hilarious 😂

[@JKahil]

Oh, Chris Farley can't do the accent but he's so great!!!!

[@Axess-sv8nq]

In the corner of the window: "Arrrrrggghhh!! Arrrrrrrrggghhhh!!!!"

[@Decalto]

1:48 when Sandler comes out some dude is dying 😂😂😂😂

[@EvanWecksell]

All-time skit! Thank you Kirstie!

[@dkbsoulman]

I remember watching this the night it aired and I was laughing so hard I was falling out of my chair 😅.

[@adameves5970]

3:25 the POP they get when Schneider comes out pantsless lol. audience erupted

[@nene90047R1]

I lost it when the host went to the table behind to the lady in purple dress 😂😂😂💀

[@angelsky6869]

Dana Carvey and Victoria Jackson.

[@joeyfoster9237]

RIP Kirstie Alley. This was some funny shit.

[@pork_friedrice]

Sketches like this one and Sharon Stone at the airport are like time capsules of a bygone era

[@antmagor]

Someone please post the sequel to the sketch, that one was my favorite of the two

[@luvzlara]

I miss those SNL days!! I am so glad I watched those guys come up!

[@sowsidestl2.070]

I remember seeing this live when I was 14 or 15 back in the day and as an Italian American I found this.....absolutely hilarious 😄

[@jasonlandy3491]

I also remember seeing this skit live on tv and me and my dad Michael busting out laughing it was so hilarious!

[@b.whisky9438]

Rest in heaven Kirstie Alley. You were a superb actress.

[@ghostrider2664]

Adam Sandler entrance on this one is so fuckin funny. Has never watered down even after 30 years. This is one of the greatest sketches in the shows history.

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

When I saw this I couldnt believe the censors let this fly!! Still hilarious!! Dana Carvey with the woman on the table is what I'm talking about!! 😳😳😳😳

[@hubbali666]

Kirstie Alley is hot like fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamshaw9047]

Was. Not "is hot like fire." Was.

[@austinpearce5442]

William Shaw the Scientology really screwed her up

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Cheeseburger Cheeseburger Cheeseburger! Chips! No Coke, Pepsi!

[@TRJ2241987]

She was hot for the most of the 90s, after the movie 'For Richer or Poorer' with Tim Allen is when the weight and aging happened

[@2113rush]

Now she’s a beached whale

[@alexcobav]

Reminds me of when I worked at an Italian Restaurant, that had most of the crew from the old country.

[@doubler713]

Lmao @2:59 when he layed that lady on the table then Schneider came out with no pants.

[@tc9660]

I laughed when her date moved the drink out of the way to make room on the table

[@Alevi02]

Sincere condolences. May she rest in peace 🙏..

[@randyjohnson5426]

LMAO!!!! Him doing the chick at other table!!!