Irish Dating Show - SNL

Eileen (Kate McKinnon), Molly (Aidy Bryant) and Siobhan (Cecily Strong) vie for Niall's (Bill Hader) heart.
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[@eminem2]

Me & my Irish cousin watched this and laughed so hard that we woke up our baby upstairs

[@veselgana]

😂😂😂

[@sandravegavera2954]

AJAJAJAJAJAJAJA, no ma, buenísimo!

[@kingdomkom]

OOhhh, poor lil bird bones McBrownblood, at least the lil one doesn't have tic tac teeth...

[@1Cheeweguencha]

You fucking bastard 🤣🤣🤣

[@Diya.Thomas.]

I was like it's a perfectly normal sentence and then I reread it geezzz🤣🤣🤣

[@vallurirajesh]

"Dinner with a guy who isn't my cousin". That girl will never get married with that attitude.

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

Picky picky 😁

[@wassimouday2887]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HungryHelpings]

Pro tip: read that response in an Irish accent.

[@rosiepestel7836]

😂😂😂

[@forfun2777]

i can't stop laughing!

[@bkm223]

I got the opportunity to meet Bill Hader once. I told him that this was one of my all time favorite SNL skits and asked him, had the skit gone on longer, who he thought Niall would have picked as the winner. In an Irish accent, he answered, "My cousin obviously." I said, "Which one?" He simply grinned and said, "Exactly." Respect.

[@ak538]

Did this really happen??

[@wuffalo]

@@ak538 probably not but it's a nice thought

[@annajohnson2367]

@@ak538 I’d like to think it did. Even if It didn’t, haha.

[@davidglasspool4921]

@@ak538 I figure it probably didn’t happen. It would be a weirdly specific thing to lie about in the comment section of a KZbin video. But you never now

[@JSDewey]

What a legend!

[@zefurin7300]

Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong's irish accent is impressive.

[@robh1780]

So is their red hair wigs.

[@joshr9740]

Everything Cecily has ever done is impressive, she perfect

[@srsieg1155]

@@joshr9740 for real.

[@vikasanandame]

Aidy is partially Irish btw.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@Aerozine you mean *Real iRA*

[@itchitrigger1]

I'm Irish and I felt really bad for sleeping with my third cousin so after that I quit counting.

[@centerflag982]

Holy shit that was brilliant... the perfect delay between reading it and the joke dawning on me

[@sydhamelin1265]

Not sure how you delivered a joke so well, through text..but ya did.

[@violetkalico]

Omg

[@DjSaltyNuhts]

G.O.A.T

[@danielhogan7749]

Literally laughed out loud at that! ;o) * polite clap *

[@madisonrose1893]

Watching this and knowing Conan O'Brien took a DNA test, turned out he's a 100% Irish and his doctor said no one is 100% something unless he might be inbred............

[@terra5507]

WHAT LMAO

[@moniquelee8713]

I mean he`s unusually pale....

[@terra5507]

@@jp4431 thank you!!

[@martinpalmer9810]

LMFAO

[@radekchrabota]

Are you sure you're talking about Conan O'brien and not our dear leader CallMeKevin?

[@clevelandbci9562]

"Saint John's ghost, this game just got a lot more competitive!!!" Bill's delivery is PERFECT!!! And "Picky, picky" had me in tears.

[@sophbenj.8840]

“picky picky” ALWAYS gets me omg

[@SStupendous]

"Saint John's ghost" DEAD 🤣😂

[@arx3516]

Wich St.John?

[@matthewlee8725]

"Very rarely does the bachelor pick the non-cousin when there are 2 cousins in the running" is such a great line.

[@ede292]

Picky picky

[@manimal4136]

In my home state of Alabama its illegal to do reverse cowgirl because in Alabama we never turn our backs on family

[@walkswithowl6329]

LMAO

[@seankullavanijaya7419]

Lol that's so terrible in the best way

[@Silwany]

Savage!

[@moderndaywyattearp5792]

Bastard stole that law from Mississippi! And we want it back!

[@matlhatsimat9606]

LMAO CLASSIC

[@COM70]

This is such stereotyped crap , no one has two good looking cousins like that , Bahahaha .

[@badactor3440]

The Irish people are among the most attractive on Earth

[@bobdooly3706]

I do !

[@bourbonbeaucoup1872]

It is a spoof where stereotypes are meant to bring smiles, even to sourpusses.

[@COM70]

Bourbon Beaucoup yup, got that, am Irish was just pretending not to have 2 smoking hot cousins. Your comment is appreciated if not Ironic.

[@COM70]

Bob Dooly lucky lucky bastard ! 😂🤣

[@watsisbuttndo829]

"I punched bono in the back of the head, least i think it was bono". "Better to be safe than sorry"

[@StCreed]

I agree!

[@stevenobrien557]

That deserved a bigger laugh from the audience

[@ramdymarte]

3:52 Cecily flubbing her line and saying "We didn't have sex - We just had sex" made it 10x funnier 😂

[@glenneric1]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a flub. She was downplaying the meaning of the word sex, from romantic sex to casual sex.

[@rgk9ruler777]

Cecily is sooo hot

[@non_brewed_condiment]

i dont think that was a flub, that was the joke

[@mavs2147]

@@glenneric1 no it was a clear flub. That's why she started laughing

[@glenneric1]

@@mavs2147 I understand what you're saying but I don't really "understand" it.

[@carolineoshea2566]

As an Irish person from Ireland I can confirm this is a real show based on real romances. I would know, I'm Niall's cousin.

[@MikeRiderOOO]

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” ❤️

[@ServantofTruth]

You are a hottie... Too bad we are not related.

[@mrabrasive51]

Oh are ya now?

[@heavnnnsent]

What happens between cousins, can never be denied :)

[@abaikospen9178]

@@heavnnnsent ;)))

[@ultanbrady]

If he’s really Irish he would’ve chosen number 1 for the free pints

[@qwertyuiop123456168]

He probably would've gotten it anyway since his uncle's the owner

[@brockalbert5111]

His uncle owns the pub. So he doesn't need her to get free pints.

[@ernieparker00]

Aye, pints and shepherd’s pie !

[@ccggenius]

@@qwertyuiop123456168 If that were all it took, the guy'd be out of business. Dating/marrying is CLEARLY the safe course of action.

[@jamesbarrick3403]

Id go with 1 & 3... I think they would be good with that. No fatties!!

[@christygodfrey1752]

They really nailed it with the weddings, funerals and communion joke. It's true its the only time you ever see the majority of family some of which you wouldn't have seen in years

[@ooburrisukai9287]

I met a lot of cousins when my great grandma died and most of them made a move on me hahahaha

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

😮 ...REALLY, ​@@ooburrisukai9287???

[@fidebagwell5697]

This should've been about Iceland since they legit have an app they use to make sure someone's not related before dating them.

[@Ashuraizumi99]

Is that true?

[@Ketothev]

@@Ashuraizumi99 it is true.

[@ah5721]

Is island that small?.

[@walrus6348]

I'm not Icelandic, I'd be a stud there? Hell yeah

[@chungus_khan]

*The Norwegians brought alotta Irish slaves over to Iceland* 🍻🥃😵‍💫☘️

[@rickpontificates3406]

I phoned my Irish uncle to see if his daughter was offended by this skit. He replied, “Ask her yourself! She’s your wife!”

[@Rob25AZ]

Good one

[@joannebattersby8365]

T'anks me love I need that disparit. Love from Canada on a grey day.🇨🇦

[@NazriB]

Lies again? EURO Winner

[@k.nicoledavis8537]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lily-uo6hp]

I made it 1.9k

[@Gagaloopony]

I was secretly kinda hoping the American girl would turn out to be his cousin too

[@SiyabongaAfrica]

That would've been a great plot twist🤣

[@connaeris8230]

Destiel forever

[@marymcewen6888]

I bet after the commercial

[@joefelice5062]

@@marymcewen6888 yeah, technically the show wasn’t over yet.

[@XYZ-tx9id]

But as he said she's 500 years late

[@catherineshaw1122]

This entire comment chain makes me so damn proud to be Irish, lol. Pure gold, everyone!

[@dj3114]

@@Lugh444 I see what you did there!!!

[@esther-do2fr]

Bill's "picky picky" always makes me laugh💀💀

[@Tyler-yy5ds]

I like how Bill can clearly see the three contestants from where he's sitting.

[@hectorarredondo6929]

Tyler Alexander never realized that he couldn’t see them and I wondered how does he not realized that 2 of them aren’t his cousins

[@adgato75]

@@hectorarredondo6929 This layout , with the wall , is from an old , actually real dating show where they really couldn't see them. But in this skit, the way they set it up, the wall looks too short. Probably just cause they didn't have room on the stage or something.

[@hardlyparanormal1060]

I hate when sketches on a comedy show aren't more realistic and accurate to real life. It really takes me out of the silly comedy when minor details aren't paid the proper attention.

[@AynMax666]

@@adgato75 I don't know, it seems possible to me that "The Dating Game" made it easier for him or her to see than we thought so that they'd end-up with the dates they actually wanted. Then again, Harlan Ellison was a contestant once, and when he wrote about it he didn't mention anything like that, and he would have jumped at the chance. (When asked where he'd take his date on a first date, his answer ended with their going to the City Dump to shoot rats. He didn't get picked, for some reason.)

[@pakkmann]

maybe "Niall" couldn't see them... brown blood and tick tack teeth take a toll on the vision

[@peeepepeheeeeheee]

“Under the makeup their skins red” all of us Irish immediately exposed

[@stephysteph9538]

Hopefully not exposed to the sun without sunscreen 🧴

[@dandylionriver]

@@stephysteph9538... Lol. ♡

[@prankgirl9112]

I'm swedish and that is my skin too. Sigh.

[@lavish_1717]

I wish that was my skin, you lucky Irish !!!

[@ArtBear88]

EXPOSED

[@Classicrocker6119]

Bill Hader did an absolutely awesome job by staying in character. Incredible!!

[@jocularpaddy]

Dad owns a pub, game over TBH.

[@williamvouk2911]

Contestant #2 actually ended up winning once it was discovered that she was in fact his half-sister

[@hebe._.1501]

William Vouk omg 😂

[@philipm183]

Well all I can say, is that we don't take kindly up here in Arkansas when people make fun of our wives. Ain't that right sis?

[@negralopez5025]

Philip M oh shit you really made me laugh out loud thank you

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

Are you sure you're not thinking of Pakistani Muslims?

[@defencebangladesh4068]

😅😅

[@SirEriol]

"I'm a good catholic girl, which means I love God and God hates me". I'm no longer catholic anymore, but this hits so close to home.

[@cocolime6496]

@@MsHopeH catholic guilt. you had to be there.

[@Worgen33]

@@MsHopeH God doesn't hate you, he just hates everything you do that you could possibly enjoy and every thought you have.

[@cocolime6496]

@@MsHopeH you've been lied to your entire life then

[@Worgen33]

@@MsHopeH Well, a few of those things could be risk mitigation but most are just weird.

[@cocolime6496]

@@MsHopeH well I'm sorry you got to miss out on so much culture. it's really a blast.

[@HalfGodHalfManYourWelcome]

Cecily Strong is amazing and vastly underrated. How she doesn't have more sketches I'll never understand.

[@HelgeStrichen]

Shes in every Sketch, how many more do you want

[@siobhanofarrell4646]

“More competitive? The game should be over!” Niall’s right - picky picky! Her attitude wouldn’t go over well at all at our family reunions!

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

One of the few times I wished an SNL skit went longer to the conclusion. I kinda want to know which cousin he picked.

[@dandylionriver]

Ikr? Hahahaha

[@marukenna]

I WANT TO KNOW!

[@LisaGallegos]

Same lol

[@frankspikes7858]

@thisguy Kissing cousins. Who would have thunk it. Lmao

[@MIGHTYBOOSCH198]

I'd guess Kate because he already slept with the other cousin

[@AlternateRealityMusic]

Somehow the accents are both brilliant and shite at the same time

[@gsofficial]

Were they at least funny though?

[@satchemo24]

I'm American and I think Americans trying to do an Irish accent are the worst. Not many get it right. But I do love the Irish accent!

[@Alvan81]

But, If they were accurate American audiences would struggle more to understand?

[@sushislurpee3273]

That's what happens when you try to do an Irish accent while sober...

[@ed95755]

Shit

[@ambergris9359]

I love Cecily Strong in whatever role she plays 😍

[@witchcraftwilliam7879]

Agreed. She is something ❤💙

[@Exotic3000]

As an Irish ☘️ Catholic, I found this funny as hell! ❤️

[@ianlee692]

My mam is one of 16 brothers & sisters, dad one of 9, I literally had to travel to meet my first girlfriend because I was related to almost everyone I knew haha

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

That day is gone .... if you can afford 1 or 2 children you'd be lucky nowadays .... all the economic migrants coming in and getting free housing.

[@oldcunt574]

@@theeggtimertictic1136 der da der they took our jobs xD

[@rrraynoorrr]

@@theeggtimertictic1136 They wouldn't be getting a place in your society if you were good enough to contribute as much as them.

[@kingkylie9655]

lol same here

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

@@rrraynoorrr How is getting free housing contributing?

[@benmulli7055]

"You're watching Ireland one, the only channel on the telly not controlled by the bleeding British" Very underrated line, funny cause it's true!

[@caomh6168]

TG4?

[@andrewkiely305]

hate to say it, but there is no TV channel here that isn't run by the British tv companies in one way or another.

[@dawidtan8]

@@caomh6168 telegiornale or just a Irish Language TV Channel?

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

@@andrewkiely305 You sound like you may be as oppressed by the crown as Scotland. You guys need to get together and do something about that. We did it here almost 250 years ago. Kicked those fucking red coats in the ass! 🇺🇸. Good luck with that.

[@lumpycharlie]

@@andrewkiely305 Erm.......All the RTE channels are Irish! Do you even live in Ireland ya gobshite?!!.........."RTÉ is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Ireland, with general management in the hands of the Executive Board, headed by the Director-General. RTÉ is regulated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. RTÉ is financed by television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee"

[@iMatti00]

😂😂 *@**3:20** ~ “Wait. The audience likes that?”* I freaking love Aidy Bryant on SNL. There are so many skits that she is great in.

[@jamalwoods9649]

The talent in this sketch is top notch. The accents are on point.

[@homerunhitters]

THIS IS A COMPLETE MISREPRESENTATION. RTE1's PRODUCTION VALUES AREN'T NEARLY THIS HIGH.

[@killcam4924]

Haha why is this so fuckin true

[@OperaCantata]

hahaha

[@_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500]

Ha! See what you did there... fookin' brilliant!

[@KatchouroBlade]

Boyzone dancing on Gay Byrne's show is my impression of Irish TV.

[@zacharyh.4662]

Truth!

[@lildollarkingv2741]

"Aren't you worried about inbreeding deficiencies" "Great advice but you're 500 years late"

[@williamwooten6156]

this surprised me I didn't know SNL was still funny THIS WAS HILARIOUS

[@1QKGLH]

Hahaha. I agree. Maybe SNL hired a new writer for one skit.

[@RCAvhstape]

To be fair, this is from a few years ago, when the chances of seeing a funny sketch were greater than 0.1%

[@IHardlyNoah]

"We didn't have sex, we just had sex!" the best flubbed line in the history of the show award goes to Cecily

[@dj3114]

Yep, her follow up of not getting married or anything was probably supposed to the first line.

[@FatBat65]

I should be offended, but I've seen my genealogy report

[@Lynx-Ash-23]

Ha ha .. yeah I saw your genealogy report too.. congrats on the recent birth of your daughter by your cousin .. ha ha 😘

[@ebubechiibegbula5968]

Loooool

[@thedeuce1374]

{In an Irish brogue}: The family tree is long on trunk, short on branches is it?

[@annajane8890]

lol same.

[@itssheena9688]

Hey i am your 1000th like !

[@mihlemtshwane3358]

I know Bill’s character did not say “my favourite food is grey” wtf 😂😂😂😂

[@danclayton9551]

I think grain I’m not sure

[@gavintantleff]

Lmao snl captions

[@carasanders3809]

Grey because all of the boiled foods?

[@miriamhavard7621]

SURE did.......😂

[@krisandersen8695]

You haven't seen much authentic Irish cooking, have you? Most true Irish food is pretty much grey.

[@chrismoseley349]

Alex Moffat makes some of the best facial expressions in his bit roles. So much character and just funny as hell. Literally in a sketch for like two seconds and just f'in hilarious.

[@shhoppe]

Oh man, I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. Hilarious!

[@cyheemwilliams639]

"Well number three is my cousin so she's definitely off to an early lead." LMAO 🤣

[@calebm9000]

Okay Kate McKinnon with an "Irish" accent is pretty hot

[@davidheaven8950]

infinitydreamzz Her Surname could be also scottish.

[@GenghisKen]

Agreed ❤

[@The_Notorious_N.O.E.]

So hot as a redhead too 😍😘

[@anatheistmyself]

Kate McKinnon is of Scottish descent.

[@claireb3004]

Right? I'm a straight woman and I thought she was hot.

[@mollymahoney3037]

"Each one as beautiful as their skin is bright red" I feel called out.

[@benedyctedwuardo8561]

And one of them name is molly 😂

[@monkeypatee]

I know you ain't my cousin or nothin but you sound like a beautiful lass

[@niccisstudios5509]

Molly Mahoney pidge!

[@yournamehere1886]

@ Molly Mahoney~"Each one is as beautiful, as their skin is bright red, under their makeup"....lol!

[@SLFinSF]

..under her makeup." Now that WAS was funny (it would have been funnier if they'd said "under her bright orange fake-tan makeup...")

[@nhlanhlasithole2899]

Aidy Bryant is so good at being the confused straight character.

[@MikePatton_pls_convert_2_a_JW]

Tears rolling down my cheeks from laughing. Funny. Daughter's name is Siobhan.

[@oscarwilde399]

"Number 3 is my cousin, so she's definitely off to an early lead."

[@melindalepe1900]

SweEt HoME ALABAMA

[@ernieparker00]

Oscar Wilde it’s not like she’s his sister or anything.

[@placeholder29]

@@melindalepe1900 Ireland*

[@Andrew-hk8qi]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_East Inbreeding is a specifically middle eastern and African phenomenon. It does not happen in Europe or America at all except immigrants from the middle East and Africa.

[@rrraynoorrr]

@@Andrew-hk8qi You do realize most marriages in history have been between cousins? That's how we overpopulated the planet.

[@fightclub6291]

“Calm down we didn’t have sex...we just had sex”?? Fair enough. The defense rests your honor.

[@johnnymcblaze]

She messed up her lines.

[@micahbush5397]

I though it was, "We didn't have sex, we said 'sex.'"

[@ajo8075]

@@micahbush5397 she meant to say "we just had sex, we didn't get married or nothing" but she messed up the first part

[@Miblive]

@@micahbush5397 That´s what I heard too.

[@davidconnellan6875]

I think she was supposed to say "it isn't like we got married... we just had sex"

[@TQM]

The only thing better than the sketch itself are the Irish folks in the comments taking this joke, and running even further with it 😂

[@snoopygonewilder]

I was ready for contestant #2 to be the daughter of the bachelor's long-lost uncle who left for America after getting his heart broken by his cousin.

[@squatin4479]

I wish they did this when Saoirse Ronan was there

[@anitatharmarajah7905]

Yes omg they should have recreated it

[@maxwellqklinger]

And sinead o’connor

[@baylorstars648]

Niall Horan too

[@psychopathdave7393]

Why? She was born in the USA.

[@niavheffernan1661]

PsychopathDave no no saoirse Ronan is Irish

[@drrockkso8882]

"I'm a good Catholic girl, which means I love God and God hates me." Hahahahaha this is such a perfectly-succinct description of Catholic guilt.

[@danivuk2036]

Do you do cocaine?

[@carolrademacher7002]

@@ghanphol what

[@mishynaofficial]

Ah, religion.

[@kiltilly98]

My mother used to say she woke up each morning and took her daily slap in the face from God then went on with the rest of her day.

[@user-kt3qm8jy8y]

she didn't finish her saying. her full line was " I'm a good Catholic girl, which means I love God and God hates me because I'm having impure thoughts about you".

[@Murchad99]

I was in Doolin as a child passing through on vacation, had the honor to receive a tin whistle lesson from Micho Russell in between sessions. The village is essentially one or two square blocks surrounded by a scattering of B&B's, I imagine you have to range a bit to find new dating opportunities with no blood relation.

[@sparkle11231]

😵

[@KathleenGWhiz]

Doolin is my family name. I only married my husband to get non-red faced children. That and Kathleen Shannon Garcia is freaking funny.

[@depressedpebbles]

I'm an American who went to Ireland for a while and wow, Bill, Kate and Cecily's accents are especially good!

[@grossoutgal4863]

I was kind of wait for the Irish American girl to be a long distance cousin 😂

[@mmmike150]

MY EXACT THOUGHT! It would have been hilarious

[@gornfoo]

I was waiting for the same thing😂

[@lyssakate]

@Ryan Donovan whoa, that was rude. Aidy Bryant is awesome. And obesity rates are up all over the 1st world so at this point she could have been from anywhere and it would have been accurate.

[@timbrink]

@@lyssakate Adenovirus 36

[@risus5086]

I was waiting for it to be his mom

[@kevinstewart449]

"I'm afraid you're in a tough spot, Molly. Very rarely does the Bachelor pick the non-cousin when there are two cousins in the running". Brilliant skit, and #3 is a keeper.

[@WaffleEBay12]

Especially if she's ya couzin'

[@markfryer9880]

In Australia, the usual winner would be the girl with the father who owns a pub.

[@jameslarimer9211]

Are you crazy?! Cecily is a lovely woman, but 3:27! How could she compete?

[@miranx5735]

I keep reading these comments in my own Irish accent 😄

[@jameslarimer9211]

@@miranx5735 Wahl, then yer a right quare geg, ta be sure!

[@kellyzavandro456]

"Whose skin is red under their makeup" - I feel attacked 🤣

[@lindiwengwevela524]

"St. John's ghost, this game just got more competitive" LOL 😂😂😂

[@annasmith5606]

I’m Irish and Kate’s accent is very good! Cecily mixed Irish and Scottish but it’s still great!

[@yef122]

And Bill Hader's character says he's from Dingle, but his accent sounded more like an attempt at an Ulster accent. No matter, I thought the skit was hilarious 😆

[@knightrdrx]

No one laughed at the I killed Kenny name

[@adamw116]

Which is funny because McKinnon is the one who's actually of Scottish decent.

[@rav3style]

So you saying Cecile sounds scouse? Cause that’s what I’m hearing

[@koenigkorczak]

I'm not Irish, not even a native English speaker, but I thought that Kate's accent sounded a bit like the Australian one 😅

[@donsmore]

Contestant number two is such a prude 😂

[@FergusHodgson]

The accents are so well done-priceless. I also love the way Irish people can laugh at themselves.

[@Sooner757]

"The audience likes that?" Closed caption line: "What's not to like here? You don't love your family?"

[@jeremywhistler2850]

Woah. That's awesome. I'm very thankful for this comment.

[@kevinzacharywalker7758]

Actually she wasn't aware that the whole audience are all cousins.... ...from the same family going by the name o'inbred

[@matthewcurlee6661]

@@kevinzacharywalker7758 the funny part here though is that is not a line that is said in the sketch. That's just the guy who did the captions for the video being funny.

[@lightningbot85]

oh geez they do special captions? Now I have to re-watch all the scenes with captions on :)

[@Sooner757]

@@lightningbot85 It's closed captioning they do for the hearing impaired. I have tinnitus, and every now and then I'll turn on the captions if it gets too loud.

[@Emma26301]

I’m an Irish person and I have to say that this was fecking hilarious! I loved the shitty accents :) I also didn’t know that Irish people were stereotyped for being inbred but honestly I couldn’t give a shit, it’s just a bit of lighthearted comedy and everyone knows that this stuff isn’t true. The actors are just taking the Irish and really over exaggerating for laughs which I am 100% here for.

[@JanMichael-Vincent]

gurgy3 you fucked mate? Snl has always been a political platform, whilst still mocking across the aisle. You probably know 0 people who watch the show bc you align yourself with people of similar views. If you aligned yourself with people of conflicting views, maybe you’d know someone who watched the show. Also, streaming is the future. You’re treating it as if it’s a fad.

[@maem7462]

Harry O'Sullivan I didn't think that was a stereotype. It might not even be a stereotype and they might have just thought about that for a skit because maybe they thought if doing that with a different thing but maybe they just wanted to do an Irish accent

[@aisharedacted658]

@@gurgy3 actually it is a stereotype in the US. I've known people who made inbred jokes about the Irish and in the 1st grade some kids told me that the Irish do their cousin

[@roseJ96]

I'm American. You're not stereotyped by that at all. Skit was still hilarious, though. Thanks for being able to take a joke, lol.

[@thedexterbros]

This is the first time I've ever heard that stereotype. Maybe they were just stereotyping country Irish people or something or they didn't think that actual Irish stereotypes other than drinking would be well-known enough in the states

[@Make_SL_Great_Again]

This accent from Kate, Cecily and Bill, but with subtitles, can hold me for hours easily! What a soothing, Bewildering, Confusing, Enigmatic, Incomprehensible, Mystifying, Perplexing, Unfathomable, hard-understanding accent!

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

"Number 3 is my cousin, so she's OFF...To an early lead."

[@taylormanes8113]

“my favorite fruit is grey” is such an underrated line from this one lmaooo

[@pawwalker3492]

I hate to be _that_ _person_ but his favorite FOOD is grey.

[@sunofpeter2]

i dont get it

[@ellegolightly8512]

Eulalie Grace no he said *FRUIT*

[@pawwalker3492]

@@ellegolightly8512 according to my CC he's saying FOOD. Try it. My grandparents were from Ireland, and half the time it was hard to figure out what my grandfather was saying - his accent was so thick. And when they spoke Irish - fuggedaboutit !

[@splenderella9]

@@sunofpeter2 Me neither!

[@tomasruckett]

Lol at all the accent debate: 1) They write and rehearse this in one week. None of these comics are dramatic actors trained in foreign accents. It's all for fun 2) It's filmed for an American audience, who doesn't care about the quality of the accent. That's not where the comedy is.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Agreed. Hint of a lilt is sufficient to sell the location. And Bill, Kate, and Cecily each had their moments of getting it more or less right, so that it didn't resemble working class English.

[@gllyflower]

Yes and if I have to sit through British actors doing terrible American accents while being paid millions of dollars (I'm looking at you, Benedict Cumberbatch)! I think this is okay. I will say though Irish actors usually do a good job...Saoirse, Colin Farrell, Fassbender, etc...

[@jameslarimer9211]

Actually, I'll take it further. The point is to find the uncanny valley of an accent that's not perfect, but close enough to be funny, preferably exaggerated. That's what makes this kind of sketch funny. Just look at Fat Bastard from Austin Powers. If it's spot on, there's nothing funny there.

[@waynej2608]

Exactly. I thought, this was pretty much understood. Saints, preserve us. ☘

[@jameslarimer9211]

@@waynej2608 Faith and begorra!

[@Denyshowe]

I haven't watched SNL for years bc I never thought the skits were that funny. Even though SNL has been a training ground for many of our greatest comic talents. But this skit IS funny.

[@murphymagic]

No it isn't

[@natalie651]

I looove Ireland so much! But this may explain why I got no play while I was there.

[@UGNAvalon]

I was waiting for a plot twist that Molly was actually Niall’s long-lost (not-so?) distant cousin....

[@katla_phc]

Same! I demand a continuation of this sketch. Or a rematch, especially if they have an Irish or Irish-American host in the near future.

[@watcher1258]

That was the disappointing part of the sketch :)

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Twin sister separated at birth.

[@cwaltzmusic]

That actually would have made the skip even better like maybe he chooses her and then after the commercial they get to talking and find out they're related.

[@abbycross90210]

Only "distant" cousin?? She wouldn't have a chance.

[@angelapotter8084]

I love how he's in a track suit like a true chav. 😂

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

D'ye not think it shud be inna powder blue, tho?

[@aj42k]

As a marathoner myself, I love this.

[@fillipoenzagi2731]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver periwinkle blue

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@aj42k Marathon? Is that a pub, then?

[@aj42k]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver could be.

[@itshammertime4297]

In Ireland it's actually illegal to marry your 2nd cousin, but not your 1st

[@justinthislife]

Is like that in most ex English countries

[@Degjoy]

Kate McKinnon's Irish accent is very very good.

[@SilentFlames907]

"...I punched Bono in the back of the head. At least...I think it was Bono" "Well, better to be safe then sorry" GENIUS

[@busterstation]

**than**, but yes.

[@MrManfly]

@@busterstation "number tree is my cousin, so she's off to an early lead"....LOL !!

[@fenianbastard6672]

Well look at her last name it's her natural accent.

[@pan2aja]

I know right !

[@sarahr5513]

“Picky, picky.” 😂😂

[@beringstraitrailway]

That was the funniest line!

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

Hahahhahah

[@7sev7en7]

I read this as it was said in the video! 🤣🤣🤣

[@michellelee8933]

Once in a while I come back here just to relieve Bill Hader's "picky-picky"

[@nettahak8967]

picky picky is something I quote every day

[@sully1865]

I'm Irish. And I love this. Anyone "offended" by it probably shouldn't leave their house in the morning. It's just a piss take. If you can't laugh at yourselves then you can't laugh at all. Good job SNL!

[@toyotaprius79]

It would all be accurate if all the contestants were from County Cavan.

[@kristenherrera9517]

Where you from?

[@kassandraallbright699]

That's a healthy outlook to have. Are you single, then?

[@HappyCynic]

Be a different story if this were an English comedy show.

[@joncampos5551]

sully1865 You’re a cute laddie.

[@miri8851]

THIS IS SO GOOD, I live in Alabama and I had no clue we had so much in common with the Irish!

[@annaoop9515]

I-

[@annaoop9515]

😂

[@goratasephuthe8933]

😂😂😂

[@dianarobison3045]

Lol 😂

[@miri8851]

Alabama dating website should be called incestry and should also have a genealogical service so you can see just how inbreed you and your boo are... I wish that were a real thing.... not that I’d use it or whatever just for the lols

[@Andesu]

It would've been hilarious if Molly found how that she was a distant cousin.

[@jamescrossland2599]

"This is why Irish n' alcohol shouldn't be mixed!" Brought to you by the 'PSA of the National Irish Tourism board'-🙃🇮🇪☘️💚

[@geniusiknowit]

"What... like bird bones? Soft skull? Strawberry nose? Tic-tac teeth? Brown blood? One big toe? Great advice, but you're about 500 years too late."

[@jh58]

Seriously best line of entire thang.

[@NoFear69262]

And then Kate McKinnon’s arm...Omg, lol!!!

[@ellaninyo3580]

Shit is TRUE tho!! I'm 87% Irish and I have and am carrier of so many Celtic diseases it insane Including ankylosis of spine , the Celtic curse " Iron disorder And because we have a lot of Neanderthal (yes big toesbit tiny pinky toes )

[@laurethjezebelle8707]

And you know I grabbed my big toe as if to cover it when he said that too, at least my Finnish grandmother kept me from being utterly inbred hahaha.

[@ronalds.658]

Hilarious

[@abbyniloingsigh7188]

He says he’s from dingle but his voice says Derry

[@sailorjess2893]

Abby Ní Loingsigh yessssssss can’t unhear it now

[@recepege]

Also known as londonderry

[@redflags6583]

@@recepege No, just Derry.

[@affiniti3]

Yes! He’s doing a Northern Irish accent and Dingle is about as far south as you can get. A totally different accent! Argh!

[@karmakameleon113]

Americans only know one Irish accent and he didn't completely butcher it so he deserves a pat on the back. Lol

[@George-xh6cu]

I think I blew up my appendix 😢 laughing 😮😢😮

[@pamc3338]

HILARIOUS! Sharing to all my Irish BFF's and kissing cousins.

[@alexas.7634]

"Diner with someone I'm not related to _ Picky picky" 😄

[@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw4443]

Inaccurate stereotype. I'm Irish and none of my cousins are good looking. Neither am I, for that matter.

[@mroverkill6983]

What county are you from

[@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw4443]

@@mroverkill6983 It's in a galaxy far, far away.

[@mroverkill6983]

@@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw4443 if your from the north your automatically going to be ugly

[@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw4443]

@@mroverkill6983 You hail from the north, then?

[@rustyshakelford1279]

But your honest, ya son of a bitch! Here’s to ya!🥃

[@gingernut93]

The only inaccuracy in this is that an Irish audience wouldn't shout out the name of the show in the intro like that 😂

[@jjdvideo]

3:51 She flubbed her line 😂

[@ariannecarey2664]

each one is as beautiful as their skin is bright red under their makeup 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 the luck of the irish women

[@alorable26]

That shit had me triggered

[@ariannecarey2664]

alorable26 TRIGGERED AS FUCK THEY REALLY HAD TO GO THERE DIDN’T THEY

[@ariannecarey2664]

xxGodx fuck donald trump and that’s what they make foundation for

[@youshallnotpass7921]

xxGodx Who asked what some man likes a woman to look like? The sheer male entitlement in your comment is astounding and very very sad. This is why we need feminism.

[@ariannecarey2664]

xxGodx sunburns and red skin are 2 different things lmfao

[@mypal1990]

Dang this should've been a saorsie Ronan skit. They missed it with this one.

[@oscarcruz8465]

I’m dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@austriehavannah3402]

Emmanuel Alejandro I HAD THE EXACT SANE THOUGHT😂😂 lol!

[@georgecoulson5256]

Emmanuel Alejandro I

[@AlexandraOlifirowicz]

YES

[@KennyBky92]

Lol she was a bit passive aggressive about them inviting her on the show in December instead of St Patricks day.

[@DebNKY]

If Bill Hader was my cousin, I'd risk bird bones. ❤

[@AbbasIdris]

FYI, 80% of Icelanders are married to their cousins, but still, the nation is among the healthiest in the world somehow!

[@joannebattersby8365]

And there is as much mitochondrial DNA in icelanders as in their Irish ancestors. Irish women made tough and hard working slaves - and wives. And vengeful as Icelandic lore tells us.

[@davidhackamack4143]

Love this. Humor is the trait that binds us

[@VeritasIncrebresco]

Incestuous relations through cousins (not siblings) takes several generations to see any type of negative effects (i.e. a small isolated village with zero outsiders). It's actually safe to have children with your first cousin

[@JesusPulledMeThrough]

I find myself just marveling at Bill Hader. The acting he does in his body movements alone is great.

[@ciara7264]

JesusPulledMeThrough i actually agree. His accent couldnt be more off but his body movements were spot on

[@Layput]

And they cast Neil Patrick Harriss as Count Olaf. Bill Hader would have been the perfect one.

[@larryjohnson5710]

I just love Kate McKinnon. Especially, with this hair and accent.

[@psychopathdave7393]

@@rebeccareid89 hrmm, don't know. I was raised in crossmaglen. Sounded pretty close to normal.

[@rebeccareid89]

juhoismi I have not seen a single Irish person say anything even close to that being a good accent- speaking as an Irish person- a real one not an American claiming to be Irish- this is a brutal accent. But please- show me the comments from the Irish applauding it.

[@MrMuttly55]

@@rebeccareid89 So are you African or Pakistani?

[@nicoleheinzmann8780]

the scalded hand is what does it for me

[@bravo.siguenza]

McKinnon does the exact same accent in absolutely all of her sketches. Overrated! 😁

[@sound-nin6852]

This has got to be one of my favourites alongside the medieval burger restaurant thing with Adam Driver

[@Lupiot7]

The way Bill says "contestant" make the subtitles goes "Corn Testan"

[@oddvloggers]

This is a total misrepresentation. RTE's production values aren't nearly this high.

[@ClassifiedCat]

lmaooo

[@harleykhat4409]

Hahahah this is hilarious!!!

[@melchristensen8282]

Fuck you that's hilarious. This should be top comment.

[@clarabunnie]

arual duo 😂

[@2b1coolcat]

HAHAHA