Linda Tripp-Monica Lewinsky Cold Opening - Saturday Night Live

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At dinner, Linda Tripp conceals a wiretap from Monica Lewinsky. Aired 02/07/98
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[@lindasue4237]

Everytime "Linda'' touches the carnation and there is battery feedback, I am laughing. John Goodman is too funny

[@MarianaWenCa]

It feels so different to see this after the american crime story episode

[@jordanbernard1732]

RIGHT!!!

[@darkmatters3821]

Right!! That was brutal lol

[@PallasAthene12]

Same!

[@jxnjxn8106]

I laughed so hard when this popped up in ACS. The thought that Linda Tripp had seen them parody her was hilarious. Even though on some I feel a bit sorry for her too.. The only thing better was the "stand by your man" scene with Hillary. I dont feel a bit sorry about that one.

[@masterelmstreet5886]

@@jxnjxn8106 I don't feel even REMOTELY sorry for Linda Tripp!! As much of a pig as Clinton was & as much as that was an abuse of power, the #1 villain in that whole scandal is definitely Linda Tripp. I felt that way before ACS, and I feel that way even MORE after seeing ACS.

[@skycat04]

Every single sketch as Tripp should have earned an Emmy for Goodman.

[@mrsx7944]

Definitely. I've never seen these but they're GOLD 🤣🤣

[@Aurrrrrrrgh]

“MOOOONICAAAA”

[@xidiamond6851]

Yeah too bad they changed the eligibility rules long after the 90s

[@Madmen604]

He was great!!? The expressions, lol.

[@derlaurenz]

"I'll have a Bloody Mary and 2 AA batteries" XD XD My new pick-up line XD XD

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

Watching the most recent episode: So THAT explains this scene.

[@peteri3982]

how about today's episode?

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

@@peteri3982 yes.

[@juliusseizure4983]

@@peteri3982 Imagine commenting on this video and seeing it in the new episode.

[@myluckettstarz5862]

I was a teenager when this all happened, but as a 40 year old woman watching ACS this is hilariously sad.

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

Glad this skit was shown in the recent episode.

[@Someonesaidthis]

Which episode??

[@prathamsaxena9503]

@@Someonesaidthis acs season 3 episode 7

[@neveirbatlimus6162]

"it's my lucky dress" kinda makes more sense now

[@ATLcentury334]

“Vernon Jordan said you should get liposuction too” LOL!

[@rr7firefly]

Always loved how Bob Dole referred to himself in the third person. Nice to see Dan Aykroyd making this appearance.

[@leandromouli]

"You know it, Bob Dole knows it, the American people should've known it!"

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

The 90s were fun times. I miss the 90S

[@christiejensen1606]

Yes they were. 💯

[@Mel-iy5ih]

Truly miss every bit of it I❤️90’s

[@crh251]

I miss the 80’s too.

[@patmc2916]

same here!!

[@julianbluefeather8491]

Very laid back time in American History

[@eharper7]

I love how he does nothing to feminize his voice. 😂😂😂

[@happydayz7857]

Lol that’s my favorite part too

[@eharper7]

@@happydayz7857 We need more of John Goodman on SNL.

[@dusroots]

I love that he makes his voice even deeper! 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@eharper7]

@@dusroots I have no idea who Linda Tripp is, but I love John Goodman, so 🤷‍♀️😂

[@BlackNerdist]

Linda's voice isn't exactly feminine lol

[@LegoPostPresidency]

Who's Here After The Impeachment: American Crime Story Premiere?

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I would have preferred Goodman play Tripp in the Series.

[@LegoPostPresidency]

I Think John Is A Very Great Actor He Would Have Been Great in ACS

[@julianwooten1172]

I just watched the Paula Jones interview and wow the actress in ACS is crushing her performance.

[@LegoPostPresidency]

They Nailed The Paula Jones Look FX Didn't Actually Reach out To Paula Jones during filming of acs

[@318xoalexis]

Ok I knew I wasn’t alone 🤣

[@tommunyon2874]

The, "...and two double-A batteries," has staid in my head all these years.

[@jdbrownradio]

SNL was straight fire in the 90’s. I remember watching this episode live and laughed til I cried at the “I love BJ’s” line.

[@THectOrtiz]

The stain on her "lucky" dress 😂

[@janedoll3237]

Eww they added a stain 😷

[@mitchellseiff6928]

Molly Shannon is just terrific she can play any role she is so talented. She plays a perfect Monica Lewinsky. John Goodman is the perfect Linda tripp!

[@HeatherLynseyMusic]

My favorite thing she’s ever done is Night at the Roxbury!! IKEA!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cheesecake134]

Really? I love Molly, but she portrayed Monica as some horned up ditz and that’s not how the real Monica Lewinsky is at all. I get exaggeration for the sake of comedy, but none of Molly’s performance seems based in reality. It seems more based on the media’s negative and hurtful portrayal of Monica as a “slut”.

[@sammygirl6910]

@@cheesecake134 Her portrayal seems pretty sympathetic for the time. I'm not getting the sex crazed aspect, but I've only seen this cold open. Apparently there are more Monica and Linda sketches. You're absolutely right about how accomplished and smart Monica Lewinsky is. I have an enormous amount of respect for who she's turned out to be, and enormous empathy for young Monica.

[@cheesecake134]

@@sammygirl6910 She flirts with Saddam Hussein in another one and says “Mmmmmm I love BJs!(referring to Bartles & James wine coolers) in one. Yeah, I’m not getting sympathetic, even for the time.

[@AllAmericanJock]

@@cheesecake134 Only in America does a yt girl get to play the victim for sucking off someone else's husband, and turn it into a lucrative career.

[@phillipphinney206]

Molly was so good at playing Monica on SNL they should have cast her in the FX series.

[@maffieduran]

Yes, but she was too old :( Monica was barely 21

[@doc8013]

Bro, she's like 50 years old now lol.

[@RestingCatNipFace]

@@doc8013She’s 50! 50 yeauhs old!!

[@polemius01]

Goodman as Linda is perfect. Uncanny resemblance.

[@kloatlanta]

Bloody gorgeous

[@Mel-iy5ih]

The voice too 😅😂

[@TheRokkiephantomlove]

I love seeing john goodman in a dress

[@truthhurts3524]

“I’ll have a Bloody Mary and 2 batteries” 🤣😂🤣😂

[@rajifusama]

i just watched this on American crime story and had to find the full clip because its so funny

[@Someonesaidthis]

Did anyone notice the stain on monicas dress 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrs.berniemadoff3324]

I DID AFTER U SAID SO, A YELLOWISH BROWN STAIN AT THE TOP OF HER LEFT SIDE DRESS, WERE SHE SPIT IT OUT..LOL.😬😬🤢🤢🤮🤮.

[@Someonesaidthis]

@@mrs.berniemadoff3324 it was her “lucky dress”

[@gregguralnik2512]

How can you not?!!!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@V.E.R.O.]

Is that supposed to be the dress that Clinton stained? If so, it's the wrong one. Th original dress is all blue.

[@AljIsHere128]

American Crime Story: Impeachment brought me here! 😂🤣

[@KayDejaVu]

Same!

[@ricktherrien8235]

That was good when the feedback went off when they hugged.

[@Madmen604]

John is so good in this and the dialogue is great. The battery squeak.. Too funny.

[@gregguralnik2512]

This never ever gets old!!!!!

[@Omega_X_Factor]

Here’s my obligatory “anyone here after this was on Impeachment” comment.

[@kathtsmall6405]

Revisiting this in 2021 is amazing

[@winterbeaches]

Goodman should have got the Tripp role in American Crime Story Impeachment.

[@tj.espygil4544]

He's too thin now. But they could give it to Linds Tripp herself. She hasn't done anything lately but she stinks. Oh, and she's still dead.

[@ADRHYN]

yo as a kid I remember this and it had me CRACKLING. Low key John Could have gotten a Emmy Nod.

[@samt9097]

Who’s here right after The American Crime Story 3.7?! They showed this scene. Now I understand why he said Battery!

[@LegoPostPresidency]

"I'll Have A Bloody Mary and 2 AA Batteries"

[@solidrock7998]

These skits are comedy gold

[@traod8]

The actual Linda Tripp reportedly got a real kick out of this particular sketch.

[@happydayz7857]

She got plastic surgery cause she knew how ugly she was after these sketches.

[@MrPatrickworthington]

That's true. I remember seeing that.

[@babevan4998]

Surgery didn't change the ugly inside.

[@victorkd9926]

Lol, she got plastic surgery right after this sketch, it's obvious she cared

[@SimplySo21]

Principle Duvall WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ?!? 2:29

[@hughdonaldson]

American Crime Story Impeachment, from the 43 minute 30 second. Start of the scene with Linda and her 2 kids, sitting down to watch SNL and this coming up. John Goodman is an amazing actor

[@dajwe216]

They’re playing this on episode 7!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NileshR12]

"It's my lucky dress" - oh my God 😂😂

[@Jen-lc5yc]

Only John Goodman could portray Linda Tripp accurately.

[@3dartistguy]

The real Linda Tripp openly complained about these sketches

[@ContentMadame]

​@@3dartistguyBecause she's a terrible person and doesn't like people satirizing what a terrible person she is.

[@nanceu1942]

Immediately watched this after seeing it on Impeachment: American Crime Story… Lost it when I saw it was John Goodman who played Linda Tripp! Hahahaha! 😂

[@anonlarson2875]

Me too! Hilarious 😆

[@lizd2943]

"The night you boned that guy from the Promise Keepers in the bathroom at the Smithsonian" most underrated line in the sketch.

[@sammygirl6910]

Agreed😝

[@danamartinez7464]

I hope American crime story would be this good

[@pfitge1]

I love how this has aged. We might have come around on Lewinsky but everyone still hates Tripp.

[@tysonb3568]

Theyre acting is superb! 😂

[@thomaschacko6320]

Goodman looks even better than Tripp! Brilliant sketch!

[@carlosed-vd7fj]

0:16 MOOONICAAAAAHH!!

[@armandoucles5346]

Who's here because of Impeachment. THEY SHOWED THIS ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE!!! 😁

[@vishnusnair3698]

I nearly died of laughing when I saw that

[@mattbernabe]

Tonight's episode of A.C.S: Impeachment! I immediately thought about this sketch.

[@hughdonaldson]

To be a fly on the wall as Linda is watching this air on tv, when it was shown

[@WWIzd]

Who’s here after watching Impeachment tonight?

[@kakka_karot_cake]

John Goodman is still a great comedian and wonderful actor

[@whoever596]

I feel baaad warching this, really sorry for Monica and Linda. ACS totally changed my mind

[@itsmejoelly7495]

All these women were victim of a man that lost nothing but a presidency, these women got humiliated and harassed daily and constantly

[@manbtm1]

This is so funny, they were great, love the line when Monica says “ tell me more about how you boned that guy from the promise keepers, “ so funny yet so typical..

[@NileshR12]

"Hello young unidentified young lady" 😂😂

[@meghanwilliams4295]

I. AM. HOWLING....😂😭

[@rickym940]

Linda in American crime story is my favorite

[@erenjaeger3537]

This footage of American Crime Story season 3 looks great😂

[@Texaslawhorn]

Where's the applause for Dan Aykroyd?!

[@mrsx7944]

Dan Akroyd???? Wtf?

[@LegoPostPresidency]

*"Bob Dole Wouldn't Let The Presidency Sink This Low"*

[@sigsin1]

They didn’t know it was him

[@Texaslawhorn]

@@sigsin1 That's sad.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@Texaslawhorn I knew instantly. There's no mistaking that face.

[@carlosed-vd7fj]

OMG!!!! THIS SKIT DID ACTUALLY APPEAR ON THE REAL IMPEACHMENT SHOW!!!!!!

[@blackpeter70]

The resemblance to Linda Tripp is...uncanny! Especially the voice and body!

[@LorelLa22]

Bartles & James!!! Now THAT'S a flashback!

[@johouston825]

The dislikes are from Sarah Paulson’s burner accounts

[@WorldNews92]

John Goodman's so talented: first he played Linda Tripp on SNL, and now he's playing Lucianne Goldberg on ACS.

[@gwen1762]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LS-dp2gs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@susanstorm7910]

I want a friend like Linda

[@trueandika]

Lindra Tripp deserved all that roast.

[@sweetdeal68]

Who's hear after seeing this on the latest episode of Impeachment? haha

[@Cheloluis2003]

@No Pic me too, the AA battery killed me

[@dominicus9891]

The only thing inaccurate about the performance is how quickly the two were seated in the Ritz Carlton restaurant.

[@maffieduran]

This is solid gold

[@cookiew7507]

Her dress has a stain on it and his flower is a recording device😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danvieiraf]

I am a Brazilian guy and after seeing American Crime Story episode 7, I have just one conclusion: This sketch is so cruel. =/

[@mifachiano]

Concordo com vc ...vi hoje denovo com outros olhos ...

[@GioCometProductions]

Almost as cruel as secretly recording private messages and sharing it with the editors world 👀

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Linda deserved much worse than a satirical take.

[@juliaplous9092]

Going back and watching these sketches from back in the day, all I can think is how they wouldn’t get away with it now, because of all the fat-shaming.

[@tyeizrael844]

Here after watching “Impeachment American Crime Stories “💯🙌🏾👍🏿

[@GFV28]

Who’s here after watching the impeachment series🖐 this is actually kinda sad knowing the backstory of Linda now...

[@carlamarlene2927]

Did Linda really look so disheveled? But daaaamn that is brutal

[@sigsin1]

She looked worse. Honestly.

[@carlamarlene2927]

@@sigsin1 wow. I didn't really pay much attn coz my mom had passed away. I missed a lot around then. I missed the whole oj debacle coz I had a stalker freak out just 1 week after those murders.

[@seanian8986]

This hits different after, yknow.

[@tysonb3568]

I swear I have more respect for both of them as actors after this....

[@heartbeater4fun]

Just came here after watching the American crime story- impeachment 😁😁😁

[@PhilMyCrackin-qd3lk]

This skit is hard to swallow. Too soon?

[@HansDelbruck53]

"Ixnay on the ellatio-fay." was a great line.

[@mustaine75]

Kattan needs to be invited as an honorable host, could anyone please somehow do so?

[@jimschleich8753]

"Ixnay on the elatiofay." "Those sneaky democrats and their secret languages!"

[@cydelamacorra6677]

What does it mean thou??

[@jimschleich8753]

@@cydelamacorra6677 I'll treat this like a straight question. It's Pig Latin for "Nix on the fellatio."

[@rideauxbaldwin6071]

Watched this on American Crime Story this week…

[@wereskikate5259]

Here after ACS🤣🤣

[@lauralangham9657]

comedy gold

[@kleverich]

Did the audience not get the lucky dress joke?

[@julianbluefeather8491]

This was before “the blue dress” was a thing

[@sigsin1]

that’s not what the dress looked like.

[@luckyDancer100]

I could barely see the stain

[@grantnoroyan4083]

LOL omg still classic

[@wrmlm37]

Luvy luvy John Goodman!

[@paulabdul4505]

Molly Shannon is so underrated

[@tomsouzas]

American Crime Story: Impeachment brought me here! John Goodman as Linda Tripp is so hilarious!!!

[@MatthewKeys]

This could never air on TV today. Twitter would have a fit and the show would be immediately cancelled.

[@sweetworld6583]

I like Linda character 🤣🤣🤣

[@chicagoan81]

I remember 1998. Leno, SNL, Letterman and other media made fun of Lewinksy, Clinton and Tripp non-stop.

[@donaldtramp3861]

Omg I love them both!

[@MrNaturalSez]

41-43, The Golden Age of SNL Presidents!

[@Matthew-pf7sb]

John Goodman is hotter dressed as Linda Tripp than the actual Linda Tripp

[@seanpatrickroaney2764]

I was living in DC during Monicagate. JR's, the neighborhood bar in the Districts gay Dupont Circle area, had a Linda Tripp drag queen lookalike contest. Someone entered their English Setter. It won 3rd place.

[@kleverich]

Little known fact. Linda was also there and came in fifth.

[@DimitriosChannel]

Clever sketch.

[@cable7152]

Here after ACS

[@TheBasher-_-]

Omg these people were so young here omg!!