Nathan Thurm: Affair - Saturday Night Live

[@Don-md6wn]

Martin Short said in an interview with Seth Meyers many years later that a makeup artist on SNL was the inspiration for this character. He would sit down for makeup and say he looked a little pale and she'd say "I know that! I'm a makeup artist! You think I don't know that?" She was also a chain smoker. Short put a steel pin in his cigarette so the ashes wouldn't fall off. He claimed a drunk staffer finally told the makeup artist at a Christmas party that the character was based on her. Short said he told her "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" and she said "I know that! You think I don't know that?"

[@MIKE-F1X]

Thanks for posting this. I was curious about how this character came to be.

[@zesty9815]

See also: Martin Short On The Inspiration Behind SNL’s Nathan Thurm - CONAN on TBS v=klxKWqua85A

[@francobug]

😂😂😂

[@rarad.3793]

He talks about how this character came about almost in all interviews 😊

[@dfcouplesteletherapy]

@@rarad.3793I think this story is in his book too.

[@timmyteaching]

This guy came up with characters like nobody else. Thurm, Glick, Jackie Rogers, Jr., Grimley to name a few. Such an affable guy yet such a twisted mind. Brilliant shit.

[@Chris-is1rd]

Glick was absolutely brilliant

[@CUStudioFilms]

I just saw what I think was the 1st Ed Grimley sketch and then this. Martin Short is a Genius. I never fully appreciated him because I was a kid when these came out. Thank God for KZbin. I can watch whatever I want and witness greatness. Martin Short, you are The Man :)

[@icarusunholy9448]

Don't forget Franck! lol yes he always makes me laugh^^

[@jessailardi6870]

Yesssssss

[@monkeyb1820]

it looks like he was on snl for one season, and fellow Canadian Mike Myers arrived a bit later. They are probably two of the best character-inventors that snl has ever had.

[@williammudloff5543]

"I DONT NEED THESE GLASSES". Takes off glasses/ severely cross-eyed. GOLDEN!

[@Tom-bb5gd]

easily amused r e t a r d

[@thomasthomas2418]

"No, he isn't." "Yes he is." "I know that!"

[@sysuiu4533]

Nathan Thurm is my hero. I know that

[@jimrhodes3487]

@@sysuiu4533 IT'S SO FUNNY THAT YOU THINK THAT...🤣

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

A little bit of Monty Python there.

[@sazonsongs]

I lost it when he took off the glasses. 😂 PS - Mary Gross had some legs on her. (Nathan Thurm: I know that. Why would you think I wouldn’t know that?!)

[@renzo7503]

Yes she did!!!

[@douglaslowe5]

mary was a hot geek! (meant as a compliment, love that combination)

[@sysuiu4533]

The picture of Nixon in the background. Too funny

[@evanabbott2737]

“Mr. Cooper is on his way in.” “No, he isn’t!!”😂

[@katiezee2]

yes he is... no he isn't.. yes he is...no he isn't ahaha

[@asdrubalanibal6853]

Nathan Thurm: the always on the defensive Defense Lawyer.

[@axellno1759]

I think I undervalued Martin Short all these years. He was great in here!

[@Jonashall1]

I know that! Don´t you think I know that!

[@donmoore7785]

He was great in most things he did. Your comment doesn't make sense.

[@axellno1759]

@@donmoore7785 Martin? :)

[@BillCollins0707]

@@donmoore7785 I know that!

[@richardnemecek7231]

It's so funny that you'd think we wouldn't know that.

[@brockmcintosh4508]

This is a great video to demonstrate the subtle difference between lying and gaslighting

[@Kaneseb]

1:11 That yell made me damn near choke from laughing so hard.

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

Nathan Thurm is my favorite Martin Short character. I love Martin Short In Captain Ron.

[@Liesel925]

I know that. Why wouldn't I know that?

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

​@@Liesel925😂😂😂😂😂

[@thevalkyrie1477]

Mitzi: Nathan was there. Nathan: No he wasn't 🤣

[@johnedwards4394]

You know it's funny when you start laughing when you first see the Martin Short holding that phone like a lawyer.

[@g.prince6265]

I love all his characters,he's awesome.

[@electrojones]

Martin Short sharing the stage with Jim Belushi. The difference in their talent is staggering.

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

I know that.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

@@afisemenaborevlaka48 It's so funny he doesn't know that. And yet sad, don't you think?

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

Why do you say that? Are you accusing me of something I didn't do? Why the interrogation and finger pointing? @@stephaniegormley9982

[@davidrichardson8855]

2 ends of the comedic spectrum

[@josiemalone1013]

Martin Short is brilliant ✨✨✨✨

[@jaymiller9254]

This is the most underrated character I've ever seen. Can't get enough and they don't make em anymore. Arrg!

[@DaReS297]

omg that's julia-louis dreyfus

[@AhtoRashied]

Martin Short being brilliant but this is your take away. Jeezuz fuck

[@DaReS297]

@@AhtoRashied Just my honest reaction buddy

[@rickruler1058]

I knew that. What makes you think I didn't know that?

[@molloyfan9229]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@UncleDeadly1031]

she was a cast member…

[@patriotdefender808]

“You miserable runt!” 😂

[@rositasultana3958]

That’s Shady Vance technique 😂

[@pigskin1000]

Have not seen these before. what a riot.

[@zumzoom6368]

This cast was so amazing!

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

No they weren't. I don't think you believe that. What a funny thing to say.

[@alanmorris7669]

This is absolutely hilarious! I can remember when this first aired. My girlfriend and I laughed until we cried. The two funniest skits on SNL are Richard Pryor's "The Exorcist" and this recurring role of "Nathan Thurm."

[@jaypostsvideos4011]

A 60yo dude with a boondocks pfp?

[@tommayrant2279]

He would make a great Willy Wonka if they ever filmed Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

[@malka2880]

If gaslighting was a person

[@daveg5857]

No, it's not. Yes, it is. I know that. Lol.

[@Dr3amtime]

Gaslighting before it became popular.

[@vro1899]

Literally named after a 1944 film...

[@misterno-ice-guy8082]

Hahaha.. It's a film from 1944 about a husband who convinces his wife she's sick No it isn't.. -yes it is I know THAT!!!

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

Ancient Greek myths have a lot of that. Penelope in the Odyssey was one of the best.

[@L0REN0R2Z0RR0]

Let's say "before it became popular in politics" ​@@vro1899

[@UnopinionatedBystander2393]

Nathan Thurm is my all-time favorite SNL character!

[@martyemmons1859]

I never stop laughing at this. Martin Short's Nathan Thurm is hilarious.

[@sysuiu4533]

I know that. It so funny that you think I wouldn’t know.

[@UnopinionatedBystander2393]

@@sysuiu4533 LOLLL!

[@99tubalcain]

I liked it better when there was actual acting on SNL not people staring off camera at cue cards for their line.

[@irfankhan2378]

The other Belushi is reading cards.

[@g.prince6265]

@@irfankhan2378 obviously

[@neuroisis85]

And longer skits. God forbid they learn their lines without occasionally glancing at their co-star. For the record though, it's super rare- love seen members not look at the cards.often, it's not the host.

[@gregoryfarshtey6856]

Have you ever performed in a weekly 90 minute live show? No? Then maybe don't criticize how it's done.

[@saladbreath607]

My brother was like this in real life...a liar and denier. He could turn any argument against you. A frustrating guy.

[@TheValhalla1989]

Did he become a lawyer

[@suyeonasalways]

Anybody here after watching the Netflix special?

[@MaimingConfidence101]

yes

[@baxy219]

Suyeon Song yeet

[@evan.hongzhengyang7135]

I know that, you don't think I know that ?!?!

[@leesiyin]

I know that! You don’t think I know that? I watched the Netflix Special I would know that?

[@raheemhosein-isolate333]

Yup!!

[@PeoplePlacesRocknRoll]

This sketch nearly put me in in the Emergency Room when it was live!

[@KenLieck]

I know that! Do you think I wouldn't have known that? That's so funny that you would think I didn't know that! That's very arrogant of you to think you're the only one who knows about your embarrassingly skittish nature! Perhaps you should be looking at yourself and asking why you think such foolish things! It's not me, it's you!

[@maryharvey6909]

I remember saying to people, “It’s so funny that you think that.”

[@bold810]

I miss Mary Gross. Such a good actor

[@kev7161]

Although I noticed Jim Belushi sneaking peaks at the cue cards, I liked how they didn't just stand and recite what was written on them. Nobody broke character and Martin Short was able to correct a mistake he almost made without being overly obvious about it. This was good sketch comedy, unlike what we've gotten over the past couple of decades.

[@kev7161]

@Barry Obama About 0:18, he says, "I'm hamming . . . I'm hanging up . . . " Only a small slip, but it just caught my ear.

[@hushabyehum4805]

@@kev7161 he didn’t if you see how his lips move.

[@hobartchapel9515]

@@hushabyehum4805 I knew that

[@galetinm]

​​​@@kev7161yes he did. He said "I'm hamming..." And then continued "no, I know that... I'm hanging up..." He corrected himself as so it wouldn't be as noticeable. And he did a great job, instead of saying hanging right after when you would notice that he fumbled the word.

[@trevoursamudacollections5796]

every time i see John F Kirby in a press conference, all i can think about is this character...LMAO

[@tdpay9015]

Kirby reminds me of Gil Gunderson on the Simpsons.

[@lordkingston]

American politicians today must have learnt from Nathan Thurm just how to speak when they're cross-examined by the Senate and Congress.

[@EchoesDistant]

If gaslighting was an art...

[@dugfriendly]

a note wishing merry Xmas to Greenburg associates - lol!

[@NoahRobertGraves]

Nobody laughed at that. Everyone missed it. lol

[@susancrawford5927]

Also because he said he mailed it in December.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

This is a great example of how SNL had NO IDEA what to do with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Only for her to gone on and become one of the greatest comedic actors of 1990-2020.

[@DarkManSonian]

Well it was more that she didn’t know what to do. She is funny but not when she was on Seinfeld.

[@monkeyb1820]

@@DarkManSonian she didn't do much on snl. If you don't like her on seinfeld, then where do you find her funny? Overall, I like her on seinfeld. Over the years she successfully pulled off sweet, sassy, bitchy, sexy.

[@DarkManSonian]

@@monkeyb1820 VEEP she is great.

[@lauraindira8421]

Totally true

[@איתןפוזילוף]

Nixon picture on wall!!!!

[@garyberuck5636]

He need anger management.. this hilarious skit had me rolling😂😅

[@isuriadireja91]

i think Thurm's my one SNL character of Martin Short I truly like.

[@hollywoodharriet13]

I remember comedy.

[@mahzubhasan4486]

The person who created this character is a genius!😅😂

[@arthurwatt4144]

Marie louise dreyfus was so beautiful back then..and really still is.

[@Cash0991]

The audience completely missed the "include a note that says Merry Christmas" He lied about sending the check.

[@hobartchapel9515]

Had to scroll awhile.....what took you so long😉...yes I'm a year behind you.. I knew that

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Just come here from his Netflix special with Steve Martin and because I’m a Brit I’ve never heard of this character but after he described who it’s based on I had to check it out🤣👍

[@billythemountainbear]

I always thought that Nathan Thurm is Roy Cohn, Trump's mentor and mafia lawyer.

[@tonibauer2949]

Except it was guys he would have hidden in the closet, never a woman.

[@cz5240]

Anyone here after the podcast "Conan O'brien Needs A Friend"???

[@marklaborde3199]

Our attorney yesss

[@superorangeish]

Brilliant bit.Martin Short is classic.

[@ocbosco_]

Where gaslighting was invented.

[@rapunzelagain]

Pretty sure Short laughs at 3:34 😅

[@johnprunier9044]

Picture of Nixon. Pricless.

[@Humble_Legend]

Martin freakin' Short, man!

[@Miss_Chick]

Great sketch!!!

[@nawdrawg8436]

Very cool to see that 👍

[@m3talentagency680]

Elaine Benes would have beaten the crap out of Nathan!

[@lukacunningham342]

I was expecting Nathan to use his cigarette to burn the papers

[@Sikthkid]

Gas Lighting 101.

[@dogchaser520]

OH, NO IT ISN'T OH YES IT IS!

[@BeesWaxMinder]

2:07 - hey it’s Thom Yorke!! (Sorry fellow Radiohead fans but I just couldn’t resist it…)

[@ziggy12657]

Martin Short and Jim Belushi would later star together in the animated film “The Pebble and the Penguin” almost 10 years after leaving SNL.

[@rvh9876]

Jim Belushi is terrible. Martin Short is on fire and then Belushi keeps trying to put him out. What a hack.

[@motovid110]

He was a waste of a cast slot

[@whatdyousay1566]

Wow that's a harsh statement

[@katiezee2]

He's playing a part just like Martin is

[@georgeevans2662]

Hilarious. Mad--but so funny!

[@mitchellecrone4610]

Omg she’s in troop Beverly Hills. I wasn’t born early enough

[@rjg7112]

The archetype of the corporate flunky who can't keep his cool while doing a damage control media interview. Good for him that he isn't failing miserably at doing a media damage control interview for a corporate client here.

[@nehemiahmarcus308]

Kellyanne Conway must have modeled her career after Nathan Thurm. They are so much alike and she isn't doing comedy.

[@roberthill4307]

Nathan Thurm - Author of “How to be a modern Republican”

[@judz8535]

Brilliant

[@randymillhouse791]

Thurm 2020!

[@thomasthomas2418]

Mary Gross? In a minute!

[@motovid110]

She was adorable

[@dianewilliams1125]

Poor Rudy! 😅😅😅

[@BrendaRamirez-ys6xx]

I know that

[@jamesclapp6832]

Nathan Sturm, Republican for Congress.

[@01123heavenlybe]

Townhall heckling me for the affair I didn’t have, the environmental crimes they pinned on me, the list goes on for 4 22 years

[@777pusher]

When it was still a quality show

[@transwestpermitservice252]

1:14

[@neuroisis85]

He's doing Rudy Juliani circa currently. Not it's the babes; just the paranoia....

[@kattatonik2356]

this is literally gas-lighting the skit

[@arrau08]

I see why short doesn't like looking at the cue card.

[@chrisf8855]

There are actually people like Nathan Thurm. Jen Psaki is one of them.

[@afisemenaborevlaka48]

Bill Clinton 🙂

[@marcomacias3960]

is there a real Nathan Thurm

[@faithnelson6069]

the ultimate gaslighter

[@stivib5937]

2:06 ahhaahhaaha

[@SerZachariah]

So disagreeable I love it. Like a little boy named Chad or a veteran hairdresser.

[@StarShipGray]

It’s like they saw what Rudy Giuliani would turn into and made sketches about it 35 years in advance.

[@dgetzin]

Nathan Thurm must have taught Kellyanne Conway all she knows.

[@hiroshi138]

Oh look, it's another "I hate Trump" sore loser. It's so funny that you think I don't know who you are.

[@Reticence9zen924]

There were a ton of 'I hate Obama' sore losers too.

[@lookbovine]

@@hiroshi138 That’s so funny that you think that. They both like Nixon.

[@RHINOSAUR]

@@hiroshi138 - Seems the real losers are Trump and his deplorables.

[@GooglSucksDisk]

Thank you for not being a sore loser and supporting your president, Joe Biden!

[@johnfarmer3506]

I:23 is that Elaine from Sinfield

[@lonster3000]

yes. I think she was on SNL for just one season.

[@sagamachine8673]

No, It is Elaine from SEINFELD !!!! Don't you love it when someone tries to demonstrate their Observational abilities & can't even spell the name correctly, Way to go "Eagle Eye," Although Sin in a field with Ms.Dreyfus certainly sounds like a fun outing!!

[@lonster3000]

@@sagamachine8673 dude if you get this bent out of shape over a spelling mistake on the internet you should just log off.

[@johnfarmer3506]

@@sagamachine8673 Well why dont u go ahead and turn me into Mr Bookman

[@michaell.johnson3207]

I didn't realize Lyle Lovett was in this skit

[@impitt28]

It’s him, right?

[@octopuspancake2996]

Whats with the picture of Nixon on the wall?

[@scottmorley3672]

You are obviously very young. It added reference to the character, Nathan. Weasley 1970s young Republican, who became an attorney typical of the ones used to defend Nixon and corporate crimes. You can see time hasn't changed.

[@scottmorley3672]

You are obviously very young. It added reference to the character, Nathan. Weasley 1970s young Republican, who became an attorney typical of the ones used to defend Nixon and corporate crimes. You can see time hasn't changed.

[@zyzxbeach]

If Trump was a lawyer.......

[@MIKE-F1X]

Good one. 😂

[@rositasultana3958]

It’s shady Vance interviewed about January 6😂

[@hitthestreetsphoto1253]

I know that!

[@johnvargo7338]

Picture of Nixon on the wall?!

[@michaellang7377]

elaine!

[@nicethrowdad]

Exercise #7 in the BJ Trump training manual

[@01123heavenlybe]

Have you ever thought about that? Save tumor

[@horse4you]

Sounds exactly like a millennial that I work with in 2024. If it weren't so irritating I would be rolling on the floor laughing at this. Sounds just like her. Good job Martin