New Military Weapon - SNL

A high ranking major (Simu Liu) briefs officials (Cecily Strong, James Austin Johnson) on the creation of a new military weapon.
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[@crisbernabe2866]

Dog never broke character. A true professional.

[@marcdarren5354]

Are you saying that Jimmy Fallon is unprofessional? Cuz he is…and I despise his character breaks.

[@backstabingpike]

How was that just the perfect sketch 🤣???

[@executiveorder7146]

@@backstabingpike nope I already found the down side one jar of extra creamy jiffy peanut butter and that dog will be licking it's chops for days haha

[@bellaventimiglia1111]

Simu didn’t break character either! 😊

[@KingLouisII]

And a VERY good girl. 🐕

[@mikejbam]

This retriever needs a recurring role. Watching the actors deal with the chaos is amazing.

[@Rwtheking]

I mean this is the second appearance of a dog head man. The genetics lab in a previous sketch was shut down for making one.

[@melparkerr]

does anyone know who she belongs to and what type of dog she is? she looks just like my half golden retriever/half irish setter baby!! mine has a black nose tho

[@solesoulsorrow]

@@melparkerr You're making your own dog-head men????? That has to be illegal Melissa!!

[@ashleyn.9166]

As long as there is a sandwich in every sketch.

[@bencebotye3904]

3:45 this just ignited my fullmetal alchemist ptsd...

[@romilrh]

That dog slowly broke down Mikey and Cecily. A true comedic genius

[@markdavis7397]

The slayer was when he went for the dropped pieces of sandwich instead of diffusing the bomb.

[@edthoreum7625]

Deathwish aura here,,,

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@221b-Maker-Street]

The ham sandwich deserves a little credit too! 🐽

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

Cecily will literally never break _except_ in skits with dogs 😆

[@amaria9257]

Simu staying so serious while everyone around him but the dog is breaking makes this even funnier

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@darrellwilliams1714]

He just avoided looking at the dog lmao

[@zeroshadow2468]

That dog didn’t break character even once. Let’s all give him a massive round of a paws.

[@osciIIateswildly]

11/10 good dog

[@Juliet_Capulet]

Ha ha, nice one.

[@Rick.Grayson]

Nope. We aren’t doing that here.

[@theredcrossofficial]

Someone already made this joke the that last time they did this sketch.

[@rexthelegend3180]

Damn you/j

[@mayankmishra03]

How smartly Micky improvised when dog was looking down and said “look he is investigating his own body” 😂👍🏼

[@LostJasmine26]

He is a pro. Love him.

[@jimperry4108]

yeah, he had the funniest moments. "what if you saw THIS coming at you" and the improved part you mentioned. They need to pair him and this sweet dog together for something regular.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@calisongbird]

*Mikey

[@calisongbird]

@@jimperry4108 *improvised

[@TimeBucks]

It is so sweet how Cecily can hardly keep her laughs contained

[@kylestubbs8867]

Just like with the “Court Show”.

[@valpalllllllllll]

James austin Johnson is visibly laughing towards the end and it gives me life

[@ztoob8898]

Cecily almost never breaks. Good to see she's human.

[@billysgeo]

while Simu was on top of his game

[@cheesecake134]

Dogs always break Cecily. It’s so cute. 🥰

[@TheNeonTheater]

"Hes just licking it" Cecily added that line herself LOL

[@ianpoliti]

Yup

[@louskunt9798]

4:24 She actually said “He’s just licking it,” referring to the bomb he was licking at the time. She was responding to Mikey who said the dog was cutting the detonator wire.

[@TheNeonTheater]

@@louskunt9798 true...i messed that up

[@louskunt9798]

@@TheNeonTheater 🤷‍♂️ it happens to the best of us. You are 💯 awesome for owning it. Speaks a LOT to your kickass character!

[@jaybravo2199]

That is the magic that SNL lost when its performers learned to depend on cue cards. This skit was hilarious!

[@Mskittenlover12]

Cecily was trying not to break the minute she saw the dog. They knew what they were doing. Always torturing her. 😂

[@patrickm.2653]

Not just her. Homey had to check his notes when dog had that knife

[@sammygirl6910]

Dogs always break Cecily. It's great.

[@shadowgirl617]

Who remembers Dog Park Court?

[@sybotrybo1609]

and Mickey Day

[@jayjya]

cecily just cant handle dogs. its hilarious

[@ESCTom]

I love when Mikey starts writing something at 2:45 to stop himself breaking 😂😂😂

[@Omni0404]

He's like a friggin' cat, man. Always lands on his feets

[@G3-7162]

I noticed that too. this is comedy acting at it's finest

[@Schwa_Iska]

@You Tube Psshh! That's not what your algorithm told me.

[@roseJ96]

Started writing so he wouldn't have to look at the camera for a moment lol

[@DanLoFat]

You know you're right that's a classic bit of stage business trick I'm going to use that in the next time I try to keep from laughing at a business meeting 🔥

[@charleyking8931]

"You're not seeing the bigger picture here." "I am, and it's EXTREMELY disturbing!" 🤣

[@jrzygurl]

That really is a hysterical line!!!😂😂😂

[@kylestubbs8867]

Note how the dog eats more of its sandwich here than in the original sketch.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@royhuang4782]

China makes people see the big picture

[@scotttaylor8552]

Such a great sketch. Cecily was on the edge the entire time and Mikey almost breaking character is very rare. Added even more humour to the whole thing. Loved it!

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@hung9839]

I like how 3/4 of the way through everyone just gave up on having any type of control and started describing everything the dog part of Dog Head Man was doing

[@TheBlarggle]

"He's still eating his sandwich..." "Now he's just licking it."

[@julieg46]

It's almost like they were telling the person with the hands what was going on since he/she couldn't see what the dog was doing

[@TheBlarggle]

@@julieg46 Oh gee..... You think? Get a load of this big brained genius over here.

[@musicalmarauder8352]

I love Dog Head Man. She is the bestest girl. What a solid episode this week!!

[@rotimijohnson6536]

Head and neck!!!

[@macberns]

Ahem! She is the bestest boy.

[@RobertXPhotography]

This was funny to you? Really?? And they've done this sketch before.

[@gracekang9843]

@@RobertXPhotography I mean, I love dog stuff so yeah. I'd watch a whole hour of just this dog head man.

[@scaryblackdeath]

The best part of this is everyone trying so hard not to break. It's not just Cecily, it's pretty much all of them.

[@CM-sm2pk]

Everyone but dog head man. She remained in character with no smiles or laughter. She needs to become a regular on SNL.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@marianahumphreys1110]

I feel like Simu stayed in character the most. Impressive and brilliantly-chosen host.

[@obbor4]

Okay, I think 'Doghead Man' may be my favorite SNL sketch ever. The ad-libs ("He's investigating his body..."), players nearly bursting at the seams while trying to stay in character, Dog Had Man's incredible skills as both a unit of military force and as an actress. The stuff Emmys are made of...

[@lane1553]

Grammys are music and “players”?

[@obbor4]

@@lane1553 Oh yeah, I mean Emmys. Whoops!

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@Kaitos11]

I love how they slowly just can't deal with how absurd this sketch is, it had no right being as hilarious as it was.

[@eznf98]

They did this already like 3 years ago

[@DanLoFat]

Yes they were piggy backing on the success of the time Norm Macdonald was asked to play as scientist for a similar sketch and didn't like doing it.

[@SareyGamp]

"He's investigating his body, it happens" wonderful improv 🤣

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@kylestubbs8867]

“He’s investigating his own body. It happens.”

[@terrancekayton007]

Gotta love Improv

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@alicia379]

I love when they have a great actor as a host. Simu is amazing and hilarious. The dog truly stole this skit though.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@williamwchuang]

How did he stay in character?

[@anmnou]

Mikey recovering when he almost broke: a true professional! I find him so impressive...just love his characters.

[@JBlandie]

Yeah I came to the comments for this. He's so impressive, like he takes the acting seriously!

[@MikeLinPA]

He has done a butt-load of characters. That's for sure! Always a joy to watch.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@ivybee347]

It was especially hilarious watching them not be able to keep a straight face during the sketch.... 🤣

[@albertbrammer9263]

That really was the funniest part.

[@oryxthetakenking8275]

I was sort of suprised how well Cecily held herself together instead of outright laughing considering you can hear her laughter in her speech and see glimpses of her smiling

[@laurenw.8178]

“I think the American people would want to know!” *you know, i really do!*

[@lizzard4890]

Mikey just repeating “Doghead Man” in that voice had me on the ground 😂

[@bakermateo]

Good girl Dog Head Man! You made them all break character! 😂😂

[@thebronzescribe2793]

I'm surprised Simu held on as long as he did!

[@BSchnizzleness]

Mikey is so professional tryna hide by writing on the clipboard lmao

[@anthonyitaliano7316]

These skits have stories that are written, actors/comedians that need to not only memorize _their own lines_ but know their body movements and timing all within ONE WEEK from start to finish. It's amazing when you think about it

[@braxtonbobo4004]

Props to Simu for being the only one who didn’t break

[@carmelitas.7314]

The hand to hand demo took me out, laughing so hard at work and crying

[@carbonatedhotdogwater]

Whoever was the dog body totally killed it

[@lukabearry1826]

my bet is Kyle, lol

[@dpcaraccioli]

The first time they did this it was Andrew Dismukes (before he was in the cast) but now it was apparently Martin Herlihy from Please Don't Destroy

[@zippityzoop1478]

@@dpcaraccioli the first time?

[@felixthehuman]

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[@jujujupiter]

Pete was the body of the dog in season 43.

[@robbert9611]

I remember hearing Cecilys favorite sketches are the ones with animals and she always has the hardest time keeping it together for them.

[@elizabethmacpherson856]

That explains the dog court show, and hero dog press conference lol!

[@tellytulear]

Yes!! Loved her in that one with Will Farrell and a dog, California reality show star episode

[@edthoreum7625]

Liza minelli vibe

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@thedestiney88]

I love the correction "Dog's head AND neck, ma'am"....ahahaha, like oh ok that's better.

[@Rooster2628]

One of the best skits in a long time. Reminded me of something they would have done 20 years ago.

[@Pumanole]

I literally just told my sister the same thing. Classic sketch. They should double down on writing like that.

[@AnimatedGamer44]

Funny thing is, they did a similar "dog head man" sketch a few years ago. I'm happy they're making it a recurring one.

[@brokengirrafe]

If all of them played it straight, the sketch wouldn't have been half as funny. But as everyone started breaking, it made me crack up. And that kiss on the dog's head was adorable.

[@katyschwartz820]

The kiss on the head💕

[@DanLoFat]

I disagree, I thought the writing was right on target and if they had played it straight and didn't break it and still would have made the market it would have been even funnier.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@nicoladawson2861]

"He's still eating his SANDWICH!" Don't know why that killed me, but it did!

[@rocioleal6546]

Same! Cecily’s delivery was hilarious

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

Dog was like, "look... there's half a sandwich on the floor. I'm outta here."

[@TheLooterArmy]

Mikey kissing the dogs head at the end was the best part ❤

[@gamedalfthegrey]

That dog and whoever was doing the hands needs a freaking Emmy for Best Performance in a Comedy Show.

[@thekiss2083]

Dog Emmy now! Dog Emmy now!

[@troubledsole9104]

Or a treat.

[@itsnerdo]

"he's exploring his body, it happens" has to be one of the BEST improv lines i've ever heard

[@jasonsulewski8215]

"cut the red wire" is probably tough when you're color blind..

[@jaymartin505]

"The dark gray one" 😂

[@evabailey3860]

Cecily loves dogs and I love watching her in sketches with dogs 😂

[@jenniferpiper4293]

Poor dog, sweet face while the ham fell to the floor. Really was not done with that yet! LoL

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Ham always wins

[@executiveorder7146]

That was what Canadian call bacon ask Ted Raphael Cruz I know I know it looks like ham I've been tricked to

[@ResidentKen]

@@executiveorder7146 o…..okay?

[@violetedge83]

I thought i heard the audience sigh when it fell

[@frankf684]

@@executiveorder7146 that was ham.

[@sweet_defenceless_creature]

The dog just slowly broke Cecily and Mikey😂watching them improvise is hilarious

[@gray9818]

"Oh sure, when SNL does it it's funny, but when *I* do it I'm 'a monster' and 'the worst anime dad ever.'"-Shou Tucker

[@eeveenyx3745]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose brain went there!

[@ArabellaTurner]

I was looking for another comment like this!

[@crysania]

This may have been the best SNL sketch I've seen in ages. I laughed until I cried. Especially when the ham was dropped and the dog was like "gotta get me the rest of that!" What a good dog!

[@stevenlucas6029]

twas sheer stupidity in the best possible way; we all need that unwind.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@corgeousgeorge]

The Chaotic good of this sketch is just... incredible.

[@dynamicmariobros7236]

I lost it when Mikey said "I don't know about you mam but if I saw this thing coming at me on the battlefield I would drop my weapon and run."

[@joshleyva2249]

I like how the dog head man's combat tactics include the Three Stooges poke to the eyes.

[@henrytawnn8694]

Much respect for Sam Rockwell, for all his work making the first Dog Head Man on SNL. All his efforts weren't wasted and because of his genius, we now have military Dog Head Men. Great skit.

[@richyrichoh]

Mikey Day with the exploring his own body save. Nice.

[@Scipio488]

I was expecting "She's licking himself."

[@manilkasheran2934]

"He's investigating his own body" sums up all dogs pretty well!

[@jaredspencer3304]

3:40 "I'm not gonna sign off on this until I know where that thing goes to the bathroom." Super underrated line.

[@davidbank336]

This is that sketch you are always waiting for while enduring the average ones. Mikey Day's face while the dog is stabbing the air is priceless

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

Yeah, that part was actually funny. It’s good that SNL rediscovers that every few months.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@cierradavid3960]

Simu's character with the adorable chaos of Dogman was hilarious.

[@BurrMarie]

the little kiss mikey gives the dog on their head at the end of the sketch is so darn cute

[@annelisejr]

That little kiss on the head at the end 🥰

[@shresthapuja]

Seeing Mikey break for the first time! 😂

[@ew4316]

Last time he broke was the “dog head guy” sketch lol

[@edgarveron8309]

He also broke character on the similar dog head sketch with sam rockwell

[@RaymondHng]

@@edgarveron8309 He really broke in the high school play audition sketch with Will Ferrell.

[@EmiliaLiu]

@@RaymondHng I'm sure Will Farrell brakes everyone's character the moment he walks in ( episode Jeffrey)

[@shresthapuja]

@@ew4316 OMG! Really! How did I miss that?

[@Wige247]

Any skit with a live dog is 100% Cecily's idea and she loves it.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@Degamer422]

Make this a running thing Lorne, it doesn’t have to be every episode but maybe every three episodes there’s a dog man sketch.

[@carbonatedhotdogwater]

SNL + animals = totally breaking

[@canaisyoung3601]

SNL: Breaking the acting rule about not working with children and animals since 1975.

[@byronic-heroine]

The sketch with the dog wig store is gold

[@siiiiiuu7]

when she starts gobbling the sandwich... i was wiping tears 😂

[@gossamer999]

Watching Mikey carefully try to corral the dog while desperately trying not to break and to stay in character, while shouting "Dog Head Man!" is my everything.

[@LPow58]

Ive only seen Mikey Day break character three or four times, and two of those were this one the other one of this sketch with Sam Rockwell. Both times it was bc of the dog. I cant blame him lol

[@on2play736]

2:24 the eye pokes in hand to hand combat gesture got me. Whoever that was under that table was a genius. Haha!

[@valeria4915]

I think it was Kyle giving the dog a body. His hands are peculiar...

[@dfa3366]

That dog is calm and cool as a cucumber. She actually looks like she’s having a good time.

[@kylestubbs8867]

Well, why not? They gave her a ham sandwich.

[@jumbo-jac-jimmy9253]

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[@GerardBeaubrun]

I seriously didn't expect to laugh that hard... this is incredible!

[@jackjsnyder]

Instant classic. Hope to see more dog-head-man skits in the future.

[@killallrobots2001]

Cecily is required for every sketch involving animals, IT'S A RULE

[@Pete_Finch]

That Major is rockin a 3-star General uniform, crushing it

[@dreamluchadore]

This is an old school original cast type skit. Brilliant!

[@roachmusic700]

The fact that they made a damn near perfect and correct uniform for a skit is impressive

[@estherb.redshaw6540]

Mikey NEVER breaks….this dog is magic

[@kennydeez..1774]

😆 lol..[Mikey Day]"HE'S CUTTING THE DETONATOR WIRE",[Cicely Strong] "HE'S JUST LICKING IT."....LOL ..😆 🤣

[@biblicallyaccurateangel707]

the way mikey kissed the dog's head at the end.. i love him so much

[@donnabaardsen5372]

This was hilarious. And watching them trying so hard not to laugh just as much so.

[@alexg4936]

I haven’t cried laughing at an snl sketch in so long.

[@michaelpaul7040]

Same.

[@DivaDelgado128]

@@michaelpaul7040 me too

[@danbaar2500]

Same.

[@djsurferdude]

I have to wonder if that's Mikey’s Golden since she's been in other skits? I absolutely love her! More please.

[@demitasse22]

Thank you!! They’ve done this before with the same dog. Always funny

[@kikic4899]

This legitimately never fails to make me laugh I mean they’ve done it like 2-3x now and I love it every time 😅😅😅👏👏👏 Why is this so funny?!? Lol

[@milesstoudenmire1220]

Feels like a throwback to 1980's SNL. I love it!

[@robertmeadows2450]

This. SNL needs more odd, random sketches like this.

[@jessymoore9745]

This is dog head man's 2nd appearance I believe. Same dog was used 3 years ago on "Dog Head GUY"

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

Fr. None of the political bias sketches which aren't even funny. We want more of THIS

[@stoptorturingme]

Cecily's improv skill is spot on

[@ianbentryn8306]

"He's just licking it." 😂

[@brianbrewster6532]

I especially loved how the cast members struggled admirably but failed miserably to maintain their composure as the absurdity of doghead man being a real weapon.

[@angel213fl]

lol 😂 it was SO hard not to break and loose character on this skit. The Golden fur baby actor nailed it. Standing Paw’s 🐾 ovation for her. Great 👍🏽 improve on the Dog 🐶 being a dog 🐶 moments. And my heart ❤️ melted when Mikey kissed her on the head at the end. SO, adorable 🥰. 🙏🏽🐾❌⭕️😇

[@dee5tank]

I love skits expressly written to break the cast and this is no exception

[@laalaa99stl]

I think they finally figured out that if you're gonna have a doggo in the same sketch with Cecily, you need to keep it out of her lap!

[@reallpenzel]

Would love to see part two with those animal shelters “looking the other way “ lol

[@minicat3640]

I love when there is a dog or cat in the skits, the actors always struggle not to laugh 🤣

[@kellishere]

Give that dog an Emmy!

[@arosebyanyothername3995]

my new aesthetic is Mikey Day trying his damn hardest not to absolutely lose his shit the entire time

[@MissTiffyTiff]

The dog gave a damn salute😂😂😂😂😂

[@NotIfWhen]

“Well of course you would ! Look at you !” 😂😂

[@MissTiffyTiff]

When the dog had the knife and was doing the 2 finger eye poke....and Mikey tried to hold his laughing.....I fell out to the end😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelcutcher8592]

Trying to do this skit on live TV where anything can happen is amazing. Dog nailed it.

[@julianmac2117]

I absolutely love how they continued the dog head man bit. So silly buy hilarious

[@santiagogomez4974]

How smartly Micky improvised when dog was looking down and said “look he is investigating his own body” 

[@okmega22]

Aww I hope the doggie understood what a good girl they were with everyone cheering so much

[@seanmurphy9913]

She got a sandwich! She was very happy 😂

[@R1ckDeckard]

That's so stupid. Love it. SNL is going into full silly mode and I'm here for it ❤️

[@andrewkohler3707]

The least realistic thing about this is a US senator being concerned about potential war crimes (3:28).

[@TheColleenDabeanShow]

Doing a live sketch with an animal is always a huge gamble. I salute them for this.

[@puppetgeneral39]

“If I did not believe that this would save American lives, I would not have convinced my father to donate his body and his dog to this project!” Appa! No!

[@SayAhh]

Kim's Inconvenienced

[@kakka_karot_cake]

I love how everyone is trying so hard not to break character