King Tut - SNL

Steve Martin performs his funky musical parody "King Tut," which satirizes the popularity of the King Tut exhibit. Aired 05/22/78
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[@fae-su6nl]

#Euphoric Prob offensive. Prob delete later.

[@christmemea]

THE HASHTAG 😭😭

[@realhvmanbeing]

Haha

[@michaelmale138]

*sighs* clicks sound

[@lunedekat222]

Yonaga I love Egypt 🇮🇱

[@daejungpak]

Buried with a donkey

[@NickNayls]

i love how steve martin has been 55 for 5000 years.

[@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone]

So dressing up like a Pharaoh is funny?

[@tjbratcher6034]

XtreemMetalMan Yes

[@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone]

@@tjbratcher6034 how?

[@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone]

@@tjbratcher6034 How?

[@HughSHay]

Brandon -- dats da proof aliens built dem piers

[@Aspasia2929]

Only Steve Martin could have pulled this off… his body movements and facial expressions… PRICELESS… LMAO

[@MegaJustGeorge]

Kathleen, this is one of those moments in pop culture history when everything comes together just right - and I'm still enjoying it!

[@randi_godspeed2063]

I remember this from it’s first airing 4/22/1978. Still just as funny. God’s blessings 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnmaki3046]

This was A CLASSIC PERFORMANCE!

[@andyp9985]

when life was relaxed

[@emilyburton4095]

@@johnmaki3046 And Steve Martin is a classicist.

[@rcbeamer]

April 22, 1978. Perhaps the greatest SNL ever.

[@WhiteWizzard]

The sax guy is in Blues Brothers!

[@KarmicSalt]

@@WhiteWizzard He was part of the SNL band "Blue Lou" Marini

[@Loopzxx]

I think we are both here for the same reason

[@stephanieroyy]

Joy you got me

[@andrewth5276]

I’m here bc of Trisha

[@trashleader]

I'm here because of Shia

[@libberjoel8484]

unfortunately

[@ariel9658]

yeah....

[@karenvalenzuela3114]

1:19 lives rent free in my mind

[@andrewth5276]

Mine too

[@kathrynwhitbeck9798]

What is it from???

[@jacobott]

Kathryn Whitbeck It’s from Trisha Paytas tiktok

[@thisolddog2259]

@@kathrynwhitbeck9798 Saturday night live

[@lindseyocheltree4888]

He’s kinda dancing like her

[@MbM-xz9zf]

the deadpan parody just KILLS. and those women, they are absolutely perfect, literally satire in MOTION. they are so into it!! and total respect for all the musicians

[@davidthelander1299]

Looks like the ladies from Tony Orlando and Dawn

[@joeelliott2157]

The two dancers added a lot to it. I think the one on the right, dressed in green, is a tad better.

[@valerieniosi935]

@@joeelliott2157 The one in green really moves.

[@bjbeagles1257]

IF you find this offensive YOU ARE the problem - this IS hilarious!

[@TimothyBruneau]

"buried with a donkey, he's my favorite honky", "buried in his jammies" and "got a condo made of stone-ah". Classic lines. Still funny 45 years later.

[@susanborkenhagen58]

When he gives a blender as a gift I laugh no matter how often I watch it.

[@kagyu1]

I thought it was “ condom made of stona !”

[@johnmaki3046]

AGREED!

[@TheGhostofW.C.Fields-lz6xh]

Don't forget, "How'd 'Ju get so Funky?" "Did'Ju do the monkey??"

[@davidnissim589]

"He gave his life... for tourism!" That line always gets me

[@susanscott3333]

My favorite line is "buried in his jammies"🤣

[@crashcorrigan9733]

Back when SNL was funny, not pushing knee-jerk liberal schtick.

[@s.l.dixononline]

Same.

[@Mrbuttboi]

r/technicallythetruth

[@Mrbuttboi]

@@susanscott3333 mine is “He’s my favorite honky”

[@UltimateGenosyko]

The costumes are actually really pretty for being a satire piece

[@jennymisteqq695]

What a great comment! I was so understandably distracted by Steve Martin’s antics that I wouldn’t have noticed that. Thanks to your comment, I really looked at them and agree with you.

[@AmandaKay]

SNL always went all out.

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

Good costumes, plus the dance moves that mimic Egyptian art, very well done! Someone studied the ancient artworks.

[@rsprockets7846]

Hey it was 1977 first gen

[@kerryedavis]

I thought the two women dancers were really good, they weren't regular cast members and probably didn't have much time to work out their routine.

[@MRC11064]

This skit became so huge, a record of this song hit the top 40. Can't remember how high it got, but I do know it was in the top ten on the charts. When it came on the radio, you could count on at least one person trying to dance like Steve Martin did. The laugh kept coming for months after the skit came out. I am old enough to admit watching the first airing and my sibling and I were on the floor crying tears and trying to catch a breath while watching it.

[@johnlennon8327]

I looked it up on Wikipedia and apparently it hit #17, not bad!

[@tphillips37]

Steve had already recorded the song and asked to do it while he was hosting SNL. "In the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad write that the sketch was one of the most expensive productions the show had attempted up to that point. Martin had brought the song to the show and asked if he could perform it, not expecting the production that occurred-producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind it."

[@HollowayAldermanHomeMovi-or8eo]

Looks like it hit #17 on Billboard's Hot 100

[@johnmeyer6153]

I had the single. Played it over and over again.

[@LegendaryMom]

One of our favorites growing up!

[@retiredyeti5555]

I saw the original performance, and have seen clips many times over the decades = it never gets old!

[@sarahscheel5894]

We learned about King Tut in 6th grade, and my teacher promised us that if we listened well and did well on our test, she would dress up and perform this for us. We did not let her down, and she surely dressed up, played this in the background and PERFORMED. I’m 26 now and this is one of my favorite memories!

[@jimbarber6368]

Wow! Let's hear it for teachers!

[@TheStephenKingdom]

That's what you call education right there.

[@tommurphy4307]

using this song instead of a real lesson is a cop-out

[@JudithYD]

​@@tommurphy4307 She never said this replaced the real lesson. They had the real lesson, and the test, and this was their reward afterwards for doing well. They had already learned about king Tut when the teacher did this.

[@DrZootie]

She must've been a cool teacher!

[@NotMe-fx8lt]

"He gave his life for tourism." Pretty much encapsulates how nutty popular King Tut was at the time. T-shirts and people driving hundreds of miles to see the exhibit.

[@autodoson1]

How much is the poster worth?

[@MichaelJohnson-ln1in]

Ramses 2 was popular in the 90's also

[@valerieniosi935]

I was there. It was a sensation at the time.

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

The exhibit was gorgeous and breathtaking. It was a privilege to see it! The artwork and craftsmanship....and Tut was a fairly insignificant "king".

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

@@valerieniosi935 Me too! I saw the 1976/1977 exhibition in DC, as a high school senior. I am forever grateful to our teachers for taking us on a road trip to see it. We saw the gold death mask, which no longer takes "road trips" anymore. Such a privilege. I still have the exhibition catalogue, which I wisely purchased with my allowance money.

[@jimmybond1723]

This is why Steve is fantastic

[@brockobamagh1851]

Anyone remember back in the 70's when SNL was actually funny? That's how old I am.

[@SeekingHisWill]

Me👋

[@pattisimmons67]

Yup! I miss those days.

[@mbsheisey]

I remember!

[@ayokay123]

Me, but I always assumed it was due to nostalgia bias. Except for some individual standout performers, the show has sucked ever since due to the terrible writing and refusal to memorize lines.

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

I do, and I’m older than you … 71 … so it’s amazing I remember it at all, lol. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@BillPelican]

"He gave his life for tourism" Historically inaccurate, comedically immaculate.

[@susanurban5920]

More like they desecrated and robbed his grave for tourism….and, they’re still doing it today. They just can’t leave those dead folks alone….gotta keep digging them up.

[@punklover99]

@@susanurban5920 it's not that deep

[@smoochypoohrabson3880]

@@susanurban5920 It worked for Tupac.

[@brettdevlin3441]

@@punklover99 it is the point of this whole bit

[@joeysn7hvn]

Not too far off, , The River Nile

[@gljm]

This is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, SNL should invite Steve Martin to perform this live again to commemorate this.

[@SeekingHisWill]

That would be awesome 👏

[@1BSDjunkie]

That would INCREDIBLE! 👑

[@patrickmanway290]

You are in luck, he's hosting next week.

[@danacoleman4007]

Wow! That would be super cool!

[@54raynor]

Personally, I think he should celebrate by remaking this sketch with the Muppets.could also be on SNL.

[@johnmaki3046]

I was 23 years old then! I am 67 yrs. now, and my ribs still HURT from laughing!

[@rld2896]

My son performed this in 2nd or 3rd grade grammar school for a talent show. It was so funny. He had a toy stand up microphone, and he ended up copying Stephen Tyler by putting it through his legs, which was over the top funny, but the rest of the performance was his cover of Steve Martin's hysterical song. I'll never forget it. He was the hit of the show. He had two friends dress up and they were the chorus. The song and Steve Martin are national treasures.

[@bananamundae]

We all know this is a masterpiece, but can we appreciate the 2 women in the back having the time of their life

[@maribethstern8023]

@@paulharris553 Great point! As someone who has done " backups", I applaud you for realizing that it takes a lot of teamwork to make even the most talented performer or performance work!😊😎

[@maribethstern8023]

As someone who has done " back ups" , I thank you for realizing that NO ONE, no matter how talented can do " A Masterpiece" without a lot of teamwork! Lorne Michaels ( Producer of SNL) knew this and that is what makes this show so successful and timeless!🎷😊😎

[@pinkparasollise9646]

The dancer on the right is Doreen Grammer, a nice gal. She was Kelsey Grammer's ("Frazier") first wife.

[@mcarp555]

@@paulharris553 Until then, I'll just say "nice tuts".

[@whatrewater4859]

The two ladies are great.

[@raydunakin]

Steve Martin is a national treasure!

[@kianm9416]

#euphoric 😁

[@noahlmfao1410]

prob offensive

[@robustorange5576]

Prob delete

[@taydrabrookshire347]

💯

[@ellet420]

#euphoric. probs offensive. might delete later.

[@GudieveNing]

Can we give it to the two dancing ladies. :)

[@nancymcmonarch]

HELL yah! That's how PROFESSIONAL actors conduct themselves.

[@Belgand]

I tried to but they told me to get lost.

[@scorpio-girl687]

Steve Martin was and always will be a comedic GENIUS.

[@nid_pai2845]

King 👑 tut 🎶 buried ⚰️with 🤪 a 🦧donkey 🐴

[@kianm9416]

probs offensive. might delete later

[@oilylondon]

funky tut

[@toxicnun666]

Omg i always thought it was "married to a donkey" and found it super weird

[@jakebennett7830]

@@toxicnun666 SAME 💀😭😎

[@thekendrashow]

My stupid self thought they said “married to a donkey” 😭💀

[@LouieC]

Steve Martin has looked the same his entire life.

[@gabbyg7315]

I've read that Steve Martin has vitiligo (loss of pigment); when it occurs on the scalp, the hair grows through white. My long black hair started coming in in large white streaks at only 16 (in the '60s). I didn't know anyone else with this autoimmune condition then, and as I watched, with glee, this wild and crrrazy guy live on SNL, I felt a little kinship. Did anyone happen to see Steve Martin and Martin Short on Bill Maher recently? I wish that talented pair would teach a comedy tutorial to today's comedians. They're just so innately funny, quick-witted, creative, original, and sharp while remaining kind and lovely. Comedians who can be funny without meanness or getting down in the gutter are rare. These two are multi-layered; look at Steve - comedian, musician, author, screen writer, actor and the accumulator of one of the greatest art collections. And just as he is with all of his artistic endeavours, it had nothing to do with snobbery - he just started collecting paintings that he loved, from his early days of being able to afford it, and it grew into a collection of treasures.

[@MossyMozart]

@@gabbyg7315 - Bill Mahr could learn a thing or MANY from Martin & Martin. (Dos Amigos!)

[@LudaChez]

@@MossyMozart I like how you left out the third amigo since he's a dick

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@LudaChez Heard that more than once...

[@ebrufineart]

I wonder if he looked the same as an infant...

[@daisyduke8656]

This is one of the BEST skits of all time. Steve Martin is hilarious!!!

[@damiensebastian]

Saxophone guy's entrance kills me every time 😂😂

[@Kissfan96dr]

he's an Egyptian! (clearly looks New Yorker)

[@yipdoggies]

That's “Blue Lou” Marini, better known from The Blues Brothers movie (playing himself).

[@russwatson8713]

I knew that was Blue Lou! Thanks for the confirmation!

[@mikemartin5749]

It went way better than Derek Small's entrance in Spinal Tap. :)

[@danielobrien189]

I thought that looked like Blue Lou !

[@seanno9744]

“I’d like to talk seriously just for a moment” while wearing that outfit. Classic Steve Martin style

[@lindamcd1217]

He's so so talented in so many ways.

[@bikerbob2005]

It's all about time-ing

[@project395vermilion]

We should put this in a time capsule, just to mess with the future nerds.

[@johncloois3301]

And racists.

[@christhompson9486]

Love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lesleedetchon]

Kleopatra let’s

[@Yeahbuddy-yf2cv]

John Cloois bitch

[@liability3736]

@@Yeahbuddy-yf2cv r/woooooosh

[@Laakona]

Probably one of the best SNL skits EVER!

[@WithdrawalDH]

Don't think I've ever seen a comedy song performed with such gusto. God bless Steve martin

[@sarahssentongo2587]

He’s had gray hair his whole life

[@ubcgirl32299]

yup he went grey supppper early. Like in his 20s

[@willberman1562]

And he’s rocked it the whole time

[@taylor6311]

i don't think i can imagine him without it

[@jessiemessyy]

it’s actually a condition, i forget what it’s called? but yeah

[@roserusso8920]

Except when he was in Little shop of Horrors...... that’s the only moment I can think and I think he was wearing a wig then

[@IOnlySmokeDaFinest]

The way he's dancing makes me laugh more then anything else, his stupid grin with arms pumping to the side... leaned back... love it

[@jonhohensee3258]

Not funny.

[@jonhohensee3258]

@SarahEnn - A lame performance.

[@Coolcro1]

@@jonhohensee3258 Missing your humerus, huh?

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@Coolcro1 - I laugh plenty... at funny things.

[@blueskye6372]

@@jonhohensee3258 Lilacs and Lollipops Aisle 4. 😂✌️👌🤘💜🙂

[@lestercoons3962]

Just had to watch this again today! Just one of those days...I feel much better now! :-)

[@LJBSullivan]

Had one of those today.

[@okiepokie1000]

Back when SNL was funny.

[@allenmitchell8846]

I can't remember what I had for breakfast, but I can remember the words to this song.

[@jcepri]

Google "chunking memory" and you'll learn why.

[@ThomasSDavis-mc9of]

Born in '67 here. I hear you!

[@dennyj8650]

@@ThomasSDavis-mc9of Same here, born in '57.

[@kianm9416]

#euphoric prob offensive. will prob delete

[@jewgirl952]

Then you noticed how he sang, "How'd ya get so funky, did you do the 'funky'"? It should have been "... did you do the monkey."

[@threesugarssevensugars2113]

It’s okay if you’re offended by this but it’s intentions weren’t racist, it was mainly taking the piss out of how white washed, commercialised and popular the king tut exhibit was

[@rae2672]

Are you referring to the comments saying "prob offensive, will delete later"? Because thats in reference to a meme on the popular video app, tiktok

[@threesugarssevensugars2113]

Rae Yeah I know lol that video lives rent free in my mind but I have seen some stuff on tiktok saying that this song itself is like cultural appreciation or whatever that has nothing to do with Trisha’s video

[@rae2672]

@@threesugarssevensugars2113 the people saying its offensive are probably also making tiktoks using die antwoord songs lol i pay them no mind

[@driver4011]

not offensive at all.....classic 70s snl , Steve Martin. when it comes to egypt, egyptian culture, the song that is an all out offense in every aspect is "walk like an egyptian"......everything about that song is disgraceful n offensive along with being just a downright stupid meaningless awful song.

[@chicken4090]

It’s honestly not ok to be offended by this at all, and enough with that stupid term white washed, so stupid

[@CondiBeans]

Tut coming out the coffin playing the Saxaphone is hysterical.

[@d820m]

a nod to both King Tut AND Screamin' Jay Hawkins

[@pattisimmons67]

This was when SNL was at its PEAK funny! This is when the original cast was all together, and they are all the true Greatest Of All Time! The song is a treasure. Steve Martin should be protected forever.

[@larandrew77]

I remember seeing this on SNL as a kid. And the guy in the sarcophagus playing the sax, for any interested, was "Blue" Lou Marini of the SNL and Blues Brothers Band. Hell of a sax man!!!!

[@PoPcBroD]

Thank you. This is the comment I was looking for. I knew the sax player looked familiar

[@globalhawk5328]

Also, that's the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the stage. They were listed as "The Toot Uncommons".

[@davidplues9072]

He'll yeah he is. He got to play onsome still to this day famous songs...although he wasn't credited on the actual show unlike when he was with the Blues brothers who pointed out everybody... He was great by the way he even winks look for it when then do the closeup shot also Paul Schaeffer is the one on keyboard. Rock on King tut .

[@mcarp555]

@@globalhawk5328 They were the backup band on the record, but I think this live version is the Saturday Night house band.

[@tygrkhat4087]

Blue Lou understood what the deal was when they walked into the roadhouse. He understood the chicken wire and, "No man, those lights are off on purpose."

[@Ri_fc]

SNL wondering why they have hella notifications on a video from 6 years ago: 👁👄👁

[@della6737]

All from people born wayyyy after 1978

[@boner3486]

Fr

[@SpainHater]

snl is one person

[@briannalmao690]

@@della6737 i think this person was referencing a certain video that caused the original (this video) to also become just as popular

[@hiccup1dt102]

@@della6737 Not all of us.

[@hajessell]

I did some fact checking. King Tut was NOT born in Arizona.

[@markalexander4611]

The original SNL The best !

[@Ruthbaby175]

Back when SNL was hilarious every week. Also we were watching to laugh not to culturally evaluate every joke for possible offense.

[@ineedanewname9595944]

I never thought this song could ever make me cry, but I just miss my husband so much. He would get a kick out of this. I think I still have the 45 somewhere. I miss my hubby. He died about a year ago. Its just getting to me. Thank you steve Martin. I love you!

[@danielwilliams6380]

*virtual hug* my wife left, too a few years ago and she would have had a fit. Probably would have put this on loop for a while.

[@MimiJoys]

I'm truly sorry for both of your losses. I understand all too well what it is like to lose a dear loved one. I also know the mixed emotions that come flooding in when you encounter something that brings the pain and reminds you just how much you miss them, yet at the same time the joy in cherishing the memory and the good times you had together. Healing from the trauma of the loss never seems in reach, because living without them is far too painful, yet there is just no choice in the matter but to live. We continue on, not because we must, but because they would want us to live life to the fullest. I hope through doing that, we honor their memory, as it is what gives me strength to carry on.

[@ineedanewname9595944]

@@MimiJoys thank you for the kind words. May you be blessed.

[@Laeadern]

I'm so sorry for you loss. I am however glad of your husbands sense of humor.

[@davejaniga2909]

Sorry for your loss..

[@MsMars.]

This was the perfect song for Steve Martin to perform. I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off.

[@ouijaman11]

Jim Carrey? Robin Williams? I could see either doing this well.

[@obscure.reference]

@@ouijaman11 too goofy

[@FusionRChamberlain]

Steve Martin had a subtlety to his zaniness that has been unmatched to this day

[@watson956]

Pretty sure Steve wrote it. The song sure fits his comedic style.

[@rsprockets7846]

@@FusionRChamberlain A wild AND crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy GUY

[@halwakka504]

Steve Martin is the only comedian who can make me laugh with arm movements.

[@mikemartin5749]

I can relate to that. Rowan Atkinson is the only comedian whoever brought me to tears (laughing hysterically) without saying a word (the church sketch where he's falling asleep).

[@VictorianDad]

The amount of money / effort expended on this one sketch. The set. About a dozen costumes.

[@kugelweg]

For those of you who were not around when this came out...this was the FUNNIEST THING EVER when it came out! The song was a big hit, Steve Martin was a big hit, King Tut was a big hit...this was HYSTERICAL business at the time! It's still cute even now

[@WytZox1]

* Back then the King Tut exhibit featuring the mummy and his various treasures was on display across the USA. Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko suggested we return the favor by putting our most famous dead "royalty" Elvis on a world tour including a display of his varoious jewelry, belt buckles, etc and instead of Elvis' actual corpse have an Elvis impersonator jump out of the coffin every hour to perform such Wlvis hits as Hound Dog or Blue Suede Shoes. I liked Royko's way of thinking. ;)

[@gordongo7919]

when you think about it, two of the funniest people(s) in the 70's were Steve Martin and Monty Python. Steve's material was not that funny if you read it written down on paper, but his delivery made it very funny. Monty Python's material, Spam, for instance, is funny, but they performed it deadpan. I mean, look at the Dead Parrot sketch. YMMV

[@georgiasmith64]

WytZox 😀 Mike R from the Tribune or Sun Times? (forgive me as its been many decades since Chicago for me 😕)

[@kimmimcknight3417]

@@gordongo7919 Off, his delivery was genius timing at its best! MAN, i miss those days; these were TRULY some of the best years of my life...i had the HUGEST crush on Steve Martin back then...I still think he was very handsome in his younger years, up til he seemed to just recede into a more private life...i still adore him! 😊♥️

[@danapayne7363]

SO TRUE! I was around. There was nothing or no one funnier than Steve Martin!

[@TheFlutecart]

No matter how bad life gets. We can still come back and watch this. It makes me laugh till I cry every time. 😂🤣

[@nsaadverse8794]

Same here. This reminded me how to laugh. Damn, he just nails it.

[@katymetz4561]

My favorite skit since I could remember

[@jrschroeder3758]

Me too

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Meh Elephant in the Room > this

[@DangerousParent]

He should revive this for the twenty-first century generation: let today's kids know what they've missed🤔

[@erintyres3609]

I love how they open the sarcophagus at 1:56 to reveal the sax player. Steve Martin's moves at 0:31 are pretty wonderful too.

[@blebhan8213]

Blue Lou Marini, all decked in gold!

[@lgb438]

Got home from work in time to see this in late '79 or '80's Still can't stop laughing 😂.

[@NickiePsychedelix]

I like how the new generation is finally finding out about this golden masterpiece from TikTok..

[@jordan8397]

trisha paytas is to thank 😭

[@Ethan-en2ij]

I already knew about this, but I’m back after Trisha.

[@user-nw9kl6jc6h]

I knew this song before but I came here today because of Trisha Paytas😳

[@Jessica-ml6td]

🤣🤣

[@slashersimp44]

I had this on a CD when I was like, 6?

[@emmanemz5824]

The way the whole point of this sketch is the tourism and glazed over commercialism of history, the way he immediately breaks into a catchy song that makes you laugh and groove along is comedy gold. The genius and satire aged like fine wine, such a legendary skit

[@lethargogpeterson4083]

And then he offers a blender, lol.

[@angelwilder2378]

@@lethargogpeterson4083 I know, I forgot about that. Hilarious!

[@bornyesterday21]

@@lethargogpeterson4083.. Hamilton Beach?

[@EmmaWhitaker-gf3uc]

@@lethargogpeterson4083 Great detail there!

[@jaydock1]

I’ve never seen the whole skit but knew the song, so when he said “we use the ancient tones and modalities” i LOST it

[@davidwright8432]

Brilliant! 'Born in Arizona; moved to Babyloinia'! 'Had a condo made of stone-a'! Wit, humor, charm, high production values. The marks of a true classic.

[@ucsbalum73]

I remember seeing this on SNL originally and laughed so hard. Seeing it all these years later it still makes me laugh my butt off. It’s a classic for sure. Vintage Steve Martin!

[@timjones7547]

I'm 75 and remember this skit when it aired. I miss the humor we had in the 70's & 80's like Steve's 'I'm a wild and crazy guy' routine. King Tut popped into my head this morning. Here I am. Best laugh of the week!

[@carolynzaremba5469]

Agreed. I remember it, too. Still cracks me up every time. That and the two Czech hipsters get me rolling on the floor.

[@cbroz7492]

I'm 71...soon to be 72...

[@bigdog6600]

I just turned 64. Guess what Beatles song popped into my head?

[@Adjel1]

I loved when he said before a show "I put baloney in my shoes because it makes me *feel* funny." :D

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@carolynzaremba5469 ...Loved those “wild and crazy guys”...Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd!! Some of the best moments on SNL...❤️👍🏻

[@Ashbash-kf5xd]

My little brother did this as a skit for his talent night at his school. Parents, were cheering and singing and applauding him. His classmates and friends, ...had no clue what was going on. 😂😂😂😂

[@jackee1054]

That is so great! I love it!!!

[@jeffmejia3556]

Wish I coulda been there! Betcha it was great!,,,

[@mlfygirl]

Ash bash 8717 That’s like when my grade school daughter had to recite a poem & she did The Jabberwocky. How funny. I wish I could have seen your little brother.

[@adzisme]

Is there video of this? Please tell me there is! :)

[@Asti60]

Video please!

[@paulhooson6850]

A perfectly flawless comedy song that manages to be funny on so many levels. A parody of old R&B oriented singles along with the outrageous King Tut theme. The saxophone player bit was great comedy.

[@TheChitown5]

Like Alley Oop by the "Hollywood Argyles"

[@griffinbates376]

WRONG ! A PERFLECTLY SHITTY COMEDY SONG THAT MANAGES TO BE SHITTY ON SO MANY LEVELS 🖕

[@AntonyC83]

Steve Martin’s a national treasure 😂😂

[@arnienelson6415]

This is back when Steve is having more fun than the audience. We loved him, still do, no hate.

[@gerardvye9015]

One of my favorite SNL skits think about how audacious Steve Martin was to go out and do this skit he had no reservations that it would not be funny

[@arnienelson6415]

@@gerardvye9015 He's still a wild & crazy guy!

[@donreed]

This is back when SNL was actually funny.

[@lisamichele9876]

My daughter is learning about king Tut in middle school and said “this is what we watched today in class”🤣😂😂

[@peppercat8718]

🤣

[@jordanokoniewski1821]

Lol, I am a middle school teacher and I'm literally looking this up right now to use in class today😂

[@lisamichele9876]

@@jordanokoniewski1821 your students will love it and you along with them will be singing it all day😂😂😂

[@j40bob1]

What else would you watch? Classic.

[@Wildstar40]

My God if teachers are teaching with this in the classroom there just might be hope for future society after all.

[@EmmaWhitaker-gf3uc]

""A condo made of stonah!" This song never gets old!

[@sandraf6476]

I saw the King Tut exhibit in Chicago back in the 70s. Gave me even greater appreciation for this classic Martin routine. I laugh every time I see it. Oh, those were the days when SNL was actually funny.

[@zeero62]

Classic....and Lou Marini's sax solo....phreaking priceless.

[@beverlywilcox4349]

Thanks for providing the name!

[@madrush8]

Blue Lou!

[@janetcallanan7020]

Lou Marini amazing sax player can't decide which I loved better this or the Blues Brothers either way amazing

[@DinoG]

Blue Lou is the best ❤

[@matteaton2716]

I just performed with Blue Lou and Tom Bones Malone. Lou told us the story about this. He said he had to wear the makeup for hours and it was very uncomfortable, also he was surprised that they closed the sarcophagus on him because that was not the way they did it in rehearsal. Bones Malone is also in this. (Top right corner)

[@misterd7843]

One of the best things from SNL ever.

[@jonahpedersen5429]

Once upon a time SNL was funny

[@danacoleman4007]

This is correct

[@AerYdmyg]

but that was A Long time ago. People knew how to raise their children so they didn’t grow up to whiny privileged babies, like the ones who write for snl today

[@mchevre]

@@jonahpedersen5429 BS. I'm not saying this bit isn't funny, but you're definitely looking through nostalgia tinted glasses. Guaranteed if this old sketch never occurred, and current SNL cast were to write and perform this exact sketch with the same level of skill and style, you and all the other haters of current SNL would say it's garbage, not funny, nothing like the past, etc. And I think that goes for the vast majority of old school 70s/80s SNL sketches - you guys would all HATE them if they were made by the current SNL cast, even if performed just as skillfully.

[@johnmaki3046]

YES!

[@StumpkillerCP]

Best SNL skit ever. Saw him do this live in concert in 1978 on a first date . . . with my wife of now almost 44 years (next month). You can build a LOT with humor.

[@jonwurl870]

45 years later and this is still brilliant.

[@txcatlady]

Oh yeah, this will never get old !

[@rogambite]

Random fact: the dancer on the right in the green dress was Kelsey Grammer's first wife, Doreen. They had a one daughter, Spencer, who plays Summer on Rick and Morty.

[@KipdoesStuff]

Thanks, she was and still is gorgeous.

[@Cristian-vm1bg]

man. you have all kids of good info. what else??!

[@Filmation77]

Whoa! Did not know that

[@BangkokJohn]

Interesting.

[@CherryBlossomOhka]

No shit

[@marshalbaek5580]

I saw this when it broadcast live back in the late 70's and it's still hilarious 45 years later.

[@JoeZyzyx]

If only we could go back in time, for real.

[@marshalbaek5580]

@@JoeZyzyx I know. I can't believe life has gone by so fast.

[@samsaulavi]

Please don't tell me I'm that old. I remember. Saw Steve Martin live in NYC that many years ago. Could not stop laughing.

[@marshalbaek5580]

@@samsaulavi You're not that old. 60 is the new 40. We are more alive now than ever. Rock on Sam. Rock. On!!!

[@samsaulavi]

Thank you for the reassurance - and the smile.@@marshalbaek5580

[@hopelesslydavey]

It's that euphoric time of the year again

[@WalterColeman-qf6ww]

honesty and frankness make you vulnerable,have you seen this gem live?

[@ginelleday5412]

You can watch Steve Martin over and over and he is hilarious then and now.

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

True story. In early 1977, my senior high school class (from northern NC), took a "field trip" to DC, to see the exhibit. So, we stood in line, at 6 or 7 in the morning, on a very cold day, to see "The Boy King". Marvelous experience, esp. for a small town person. I very wisely invested my allowance money, and purchased the exhibition catalogue, which I still possess, over four decades later. A few months later, SNL presented this skit. I was over the moon! A NC person felt connected to Ancient Egypt and to SNL! I think this song was played often on the radio, at the time, because I still remember the lyrics. "And when I die, don't think that I'm a nut. Don't want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut." People of my age used to quote/chant the various lyrics to each other...such fun!

[@ITI-xi5zx]

how old are you m

[@ITI-xi5zx]

? I'm surprised a parody song like this was actually played on the radio, but with the blues brothers' version of rawhide slapping so hard, I guess it should be expected!

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

@@ITI-xi5zx , rather old...in the US, people graduate from high school at at age eighteen. Easy to do the math!

[@reginaschellhaas1395]

@@ITI-xi5zx yes, it was popular! It is really a rather catchy song, with a great sax solo.

[@sossieclaire8746]

Great story, I think that’s how we really learn. Don’t care when we’re in school but years later these classic lessons would come back to us in real life, in all subjects. I was in college out of state from NJ, didn’t exactly get all of the humor like I do now, cause I was unaware of why Tut was a big deal.

[@Mr00Chief00]

The line 'He gave his life for tourism' cracked me up the most.

[@bifff2252]

I don’t get it

[@selfishstockton6123]

It’s a killer line

[@ChrisMacri376]

I didnt crack up once.... :/

[@johnward374]

@@bifff2252 You need help.

[@bifff2252]

@@johnward374 ok

[@antoniograncino3506]

A classic. After 45 years, it still plays well. Timeless. Like King Rootin Tootin, or whatever his name was...⚠⚠

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

I still remember the first time I learned about this song from my childhood best friend as she had learned about it from either her older brother or her dad, and she _had_ to tell me about the hilarious King Tut song she discovered! I believe we were 11, and the year was 1998 and KZbin wasn't even a thing, so if we wanted to listen to the song, you'd either have to listen to someone sing it to you, or pray that someone had managed to record it on tape (or find it on one of the comedy collection DVDs or VHS tapes that was like Best of [decade] SNL" or "Best of Steve Martin SNL performances" when those were popular)! It wasn't until 2007/2008 that I decided to look up the song on early KZbin to see what I could find... and lo and behold, there was the skit and song in its entirety! I was also completely surprised to see the Blues Brothers band (the SNL band at the time) up on stage performing with Martin - with Blue Lou all dressed up as the Pharoah, as between first learning about the song at eleven and finding the skit 10 years later on KZbin, I had seen and fell in love with The Blues Brothers movie! I have been a fan of Steve Martin since I was a kid, and rewatching this skit always reminds me of what a comedic genius he is! I'm 36 now, and I still sing along and shake my tail feather when I watch it! 😂 Absolute classic! 👍🏻

[@mayaeaton8810]

Back in 99, this couple was having this insane blow out fight and then this skit came on and they calmed down, laughed together, and settled for the night. A day later, they found out they were pregnant with me. Tut literally saved my parents from splitting. 😂

[@randyjordan5521]

I guess you should be lucky they didn't name you Tutankhamen.

[@4QBUD]

I love that story

[@deadhorse1391]

Maya Eaton glad your mother could convince her boyfriend that he was the father and not me

[@josrodrigu3]

Very cool!!!

[@coffeecat2812]

You should tweet that to Steve, I bet he'd get a kick out of it.

[@mcclendon5434]

“He gave his life for tourism.” 😸

[@3Bernie]

Lol

[@ruthyvonne5240]

I can rewatch this over and over

[@ellenchavez2043]

The King Tut exhibit was touring the world at the time. It was the first time that the treasures were taken on tour: the gold death mask was the center. The exhibit and artifacts were laid out as they were found in the tomb. It was fantastic!

[@danmiller2940]

I did some checking around. King Tut was not actually born in Arizona.

[@stevenA44]

LOL You don't say!!!!

[@QED_]

@Dan Miller: Yeah, Google ruins everything . . .

[@fahooga]

But the songwriter's niece was

[@danmiller2940]

@@fahooga my studies at the great library of Alexandria revealed that she was, in fact, born in Arizona. She later was reported to have moved to Babylonia.

[@AA-di8fi]

Actually King Tut was born in BOOGER DEN MISSISSIPPI

[@sarcasticbimbo1420]

'Blue Lou' Marini painted gold and busting out of the sarcophagus to play a blistering sax solo is the aesthetic I never knew I needed in my life. :)

[@biskygiver]

Believe he played on some of Donald Fagen's work.

[@sarcasticbimbo1420]

@@biskygiver He's awesome.

[@nancydemoss7904]

They even made his mustache gold! TC

[@billanderson5317]

Thank God being painted gold never killed anyone. (yes, that was a dig against the "Goldfinger paint myth" that actress had many better roles after that movie & wasn't killed by the gold paint.

[@lindamcd1217]

So great

[@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1ch]

This just popped in my head. This is when SNL was great!

[@almightywhitey6955]

NO ONE moves as funny as steve martin did. Not back then or today. He was a freakin genius!

[@kee7678]

I had forgotten how funny this was. I died laughing at his dancing and facial expression. Man this was HUUUGE when it came out. Everybody had this son memorized!

[@goldeneve]

When I first saw Steve Martin expression I laugh couldn’t keep a straight face

[@susanma4899]

I was in the 6th grade at the time and not allowed to watch SNL. But my dad taped this audio on a cassette and I used to listen to it all the time. I was low-key in love with Steve Martin, lol.

[@dubaiedge]

HUUUGE for sure. It was so out there & bizarre. Lasted years & years in the culture, like so many SNL skits. 😃

[@oaw972]

​@@susanma4899 why do people keep saying "low key"??

[@spookedhorse]

Best days ever!

[@presbyteriangirl9739]

SNL needs to have skits like this again. This is so funny.

[@ih82r8]

Wokeism killed SNL. They will never be funny again.

[@thejenr8tr922]

They were always political from the first show & they always pushed the boundaries. The quality of the writing ebbs & flows.And nobody but Republicans uses the term "woke" anymore!

[@thejenr8tr922]

This old sketch was meant to be satiric, but is now reality: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqwpI2pgZ6Io9E

[@amlbproductionsmusicandorc8084]

​@@thejenr8tr922 Your an idiot.

[@amlbproductionsmusicandorc8084]

​​@@thejenr8tr922 And no one but Democrats use the term "Build back better" when they are loosing 😉

[@meryldykstra2538]

Iconic. I've loved this for decades!

[@agentsarahjane]

This was before I started watching SNL but heard the album version first on a Dr Demento compilation, I'm so glad to see this on YT

[@les4767]

Kudos for "Blue Lou" Lou Marini for going "Full on King Tut" makeup and costume for his saxophone solo...

[@nobodyreally6345]

Yeah that was nice. Recognized him too.

[@ninline2000]

Yes! I remember him from the Blues Brothers.

[@camogrrl]

How long did he have to stay in that coffin?

[@les4767]

@@camogrrl Probably just from the start of the skit, I'm guessing.

[@gunfighterzero]

the rest of the band was members of the nitty gritty dirt band

[@cakeisavegatable]

The internet can be horrible but it's archival of pop-culture like this that can make it so dope

[@PavelDGromnic]

SNL today is really childish compared to the seventies. Today, there is no heart in the show. It clearly panders.

[@cakeisavegatable]

@@PavelDGromnic tbh my big SNL days watching the live episodes was the 2000s up until Wiig and Hader left. So I'm not too familiar with what they do now

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@cakeisavegatable Today you aren’t missing anything... The original cast was phenomenal!!

[@anilliteratejanitor]

@@PavelDGromnic I agree, it's just lazy ass writing about political situations and really shit actors that have been there forever.

[@bujmoose3992]

The Golden mummy that played the saxophone is the legend Blue Lou Marini. You can catch him in the Blues Brothers movie too.

[@43cjd]

Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia and buried in his jammies are my two favorite lines from this song. It is a classic.

[@isabella03]

Who’s here because of Trishas tiktok

[@johnbarker4084]

No one with a brain cell Bring back the vine

[@HauntedandStunning]

that video is hypnotic....

[@isabella03]

Lily B it honestly is

[@mecha7419]

John Barker Redditor detected

[@courtneyc238]

John Barker oh my god calm down

[@everettbutler8193]

There is only one Steve Martin. I saw this when it first aired on Saturday Night Live in 1978. It was one of the most funny momentsof the early years of Saturday Night Live Show.I had forgotten This clip it's been 40 years for me I was just 23 years old. Thanks Steve for given people moments to laugh in a not so perfect world.

[@TJ-vj2hc]

I guess everyone has their favorites. I can't find anything funny in it whatsoever. It's just plain dumb, to put it bluntly. I guess after Nixon and Vietnam and the gasoline shortages and everything else, anything could seem funny.

[@TralfazConstruction]

I would turn 22 a month after this aired. A fabulous memory of seeing it as it happened.

[@Mansellyn]

I had just turned 18 and joined the Army. This was great stuff. I can watch in now and still laugh. This was great stuff!

[@nunya2954]

@@TJ-vj2hc - You must have a sad life. Lighten up and laugh. It is hilarious.

[@tinajeppesen5948]

I liked it for sum reason when I was 8 not sure why now lol

[@proudwomanmoore3181]

The first time I saw this, I laughed out loud. Steve Martin is the only person I've really loved .

[@SeekingHisWill]

I never tire of watching this. I was raised in Arizona but I’ve never been to Babylonia

[@caroln1858]

He gave his life for tourism...lol.

[@mats9245]

i don't get that part, can you please explian?

[@biscuitsandbricks3666]

Well he died and now his bests friends are the tourist. That is the best way I can put it, it is just a funny line in a epic song.

[@proofprof50]

@@mats9245 King Tut was a huge tourist attraction in the 70s. They sent his exhibit all over the world. That's why he "gave his life for tourism".

[@proofprof50]

@@biscuitsandbricks3666 Read my explanation above.

[@gertraba4484]

@@proofprof50 and PHAROH FAWCETT was his MUMMY

[@AG-gi2mg]

Those backup dancers were going OFF

[@johnmaki3046]

A COMEDIC CLASSIC! Thank you, Steve Martin, and GREAT BACK-UP!

[@sebastiancasale-gn8gp]

Seriously this was 1978 and also my 7th grade Social Studies teacher played this in class and I was laughing the whole time 😂