NPR's Delicious Dish: Irish Cuisine - SNL

NPR hosts Margaret Jo McCullin (Ana Gasteyer) and Lynn Bershad (Rachel Dratch) welcome colorful author Liam Shaughnessy (Ian McKellen) to discuss Irish cuisine in honor of St. Patrick's Day. [Season 27, 2002]
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[@jamesbowen8960]

Ana Gasteyer is simply brilliant in this. Her NPR demeanor is spot-on!

[@mahmamia5100]

I swear, she nails this like she used to actually BE on NPR.

[@diligentsun1154]

This!

[@jennifergersch9126]

Her childlike grin after she makes pun after pun is the cutest thing.

[@darrenwells3642]

Ian McKellan! What a surprise!

[@NormAppleton]

Ana Gasteyer is hot

[@seanfaherty]

I grew up on traditional Irish cooking It was a great day in 1981 when my father found out you could put garlic in food. a game changer as they say

[@jamesfetherston1190]

What’s funny is that garlic was long well known in Ireland for centuries but regarded as something to augment livestock diets, and not for human consumption.

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

Same with my mother! I remember when she discovered garlic. It opened the floodgates for herbs and spices and it really sparked a sudden joie de vivre that she had not had before.

[@ClaLu]

​@@jamesfetherston1190hahahaha 😂 that's hysterical 😅

[@jennifergersch9126]

Drratch's description of steamed cabbage is absolutely genius. So talented.

[@JenniferPChung]

CLASSIC! Gasteyer reallllllly nailed the tone lol. Dratch's facial expressions are spot on. The combination of their timing and little subtleties is PERFECT!!!

[@aiberlane3390]

That one guy in the audience was having the time of his life!

[@truthb4ureyesgoodgrl911]

He sure is! I notice that stuff to😂😂😂😂

[@camogrrl]

Me to

[@garrettgonsalves6224]

I had a hard time listening to them

[@kat35lulu88]

Aiber Lane I bet he’d be a blast to hang out with...... his laugh is wonderful!

[@naipgourds4249]

He proly Irish

[@KiaTheDMVBison]

I listen to NPR shows like this. This skit is 100% on point.

[@pianoman551000]

Yes! This is so spot-on with how NPR presents their programming!

[@cristinaherrera5321]

I noted the gravelly voice as a keen signature, as well.

[@josie3221]

This is definitely what the local shows are like.

[@geraldshields9035]

I need samples. What NPR shows?

[@MrTommyg714]

@@geraldshields9035 The Splendid Table

[@nedswebjunk]

"...I'm really lonely sometimes" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@roberttrail7013]

How they could not break character is amazing. The writers of this sketch are brilliant.

[@TeeBeeBad63]

That guy in the audience laughing cracks me up!!!

[@nathanc6204]

2:58 "He's here to steer us through the lepre-pros and lepre-chauns of Irish cooking." Love the bad puns.

[@tangent94]

It is so deeply, deeply NPR.

[@fin_jan]

Seriously, stop. You are killing me.

[@nathanc6204]

"He's here to steer us through the lepre-pros and lepre-cons of Irish cooking..."

[@josevaldez1554]

Electrifying kaleidoscope of Irish flat breads... fookyeah!!!!

[@JBiggsofWSNC]

"You're dangerously anemic."

[@gaylaaucoin9075]

😂😂😂😂

[@remcomettrop6366]

If you can't stand the heat get out of the fldacdhaoflolongh hahaha omg I laughed so hard. She pronounces that like a pro, hats off to her

[@TiqueO6]

Anna is always flawless in this sketch (and so many others)! She strikes just the right amount of deadpan-enthusiasm and angst-filled joy that few can sustain so long. Most of her sidekicks either 'break' or are a little too happy. Rachel get it just about right, must be a tough balance to pull off.

[@crlguitar1]

Remember Rachel's Debbie Downer sketches...She herself couldn't hold it....but they were still an absolute HOOT!

[@CUStudioFilms]

I agree. Ana must've come up with this idea. The way her hand moves on and around the book at 4:03 shows she's acting with her Entire body. Great execution. I've been watching these in a series and when Rachel came on instead of Molly I was pleasantly suprised. The chemistry is a bit different but still Delicious. Then when Gandalf came I was like Heath Ledger's Joker. "And here we... Go..." Great cast. Great sketch. Thank God for KZbin. No wonder so many people don't watch regular TV anymore. I can't stand commercials. Even here I've got an Ad Blocker. Because I don't want to be distracted from the Writing and Performances of something like this. Hilarious :)

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

I yearn to stew cabbage under the light of a romantic moon.

[@tek4]

BlueShaman'sFriend come to Rhode island and we shall under the blue moon on the 14th

[@imavileone7360]

Haha

[@2HRTS1LOVE]

Now that's Irish.

[@strivingformindfulness2356]

Such a statement makes her the perfect mate for #AreYaHavingThat.

[@paulmorrow8585]

Lol. Yeah his accent starts off Belfast and ends up Dublin having wandered several counties in between. Hilarious none the less. Loved it.

[@canaisyoung3601]

How does that happen?

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

@@canaisyoung3601 - Trivago.

[@mikerossscuba]

Ana and Rachel are comic gold together!

[@rickregala]

i like how she looks so confident about her jokes, hahaha

[@MsSavagechef]

Ah, how I miss those days of Lent, when thoughts of Gran's cod cobbler was all that kept us going through the starving purgatory of Mass. Well, that and the flask cleverly hid in my hollow missal.

[@kjamison5951]

“Frolicking in the foamy broil…”

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

of braised pus garnished with larks' vomitosis

[@jamie1707]

Delicious Dish will never get old.

[@dronexfun8469]

Should've called him "Emerald" Lagasse.

[@dublinjazz1]

LOL!!

[@kcindc5539]

3:13 Rachel’s delivery here is superb, and Ana’s gentle stroking of the book added that extra pinch of bewilderingly intense reverence.

[@zzzut]

Not breaking character during a NPR skit is a feat. I don’t know how they can hold back from laughing.

[@somewhatnerdy8112]

The one I still can't figure out how they kept a straight face in for an NPR skit was the Schweddy Balls one..I was on the floor and Baldwin just kept his deadpan attitude going lol

[@zzzut]

@@somewhatnerdy8112 Betty White’s dusty muffin was also a classic!

[@Juliet475]

Good times.....

[@dennisnickoloff1723]

"Memorialized with a wonderful codfish recipe" can't stop laughing 😭😭😭

[@ChittyBang]

I read this comment when exactly the quote was being said.

[@rickrose5377]

This bit is perfection.

[@Duckeezilla]

That one guy in the audience lol! XD

[@anastasia-wj2bv]

he's loving it

[@99lodewijk]

*HUHUHOHOHAAHAHAHAHEHEHE EHE EHEHE*

[@MuzixMaker]

Lorne Michaels

[@crimeandpunishment1130]

I guess he is irish? So amused.

[@crimeandpunishment1130]

lou mertens this comment cracked me up

[@idadudenmanner]

"Underrrrrrated ve-ge-ta-ble!!!"

[@DaMaLoJo]

That part really got me

[@camogrrl]

5:17 I went to write this comment myself. Best line delivery ever! Thumbs up. This is one of my favourite parts of KZbin, seeing how many people have the same favourite line as you do!

[@tonibauer2405]

Well, they are. I love any kind of stewed greens; add some cut up turnip roots and I am so happy. Not so much Irish as southern here.

[@TheAyeAye1]

I've listened to a lot of NPR. This is spot on.

[@cjburgess5682]

Just an amazingly funny skit.

[@Manobaru]

Ian McKellen made to look like a really old man in 2002 looks like the actual Ian McKellen in 2019

[@canaisyoung3601]

What a difference 17 years make.

[@tjhall9377]

1:25 “I have a weakness of my own…” “I know. You’re dangerously anemic.” Done 🤣

[@kathberry8]

love their clothes frump

[@sarah.93.30]

Well considering Ian McKellen is English, that’s a bloody good Irish accent. He must have Irish relations. An Mháith! 👏🏻🇮🇪

[@alisonsmith4801]

Do you know your Surname is a city in the North East of England.

[@sarah.93.30]

Alison Smith yes I did know that 🙂. And if I had a euro for every time someone asked me was I from Sunderland, I’d be fairly rich! 🤣

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@sarah.93.30 You ever been there.

[@sarah.93.30]

Alison Smith no I’ve never been there. I think it’s similar to Liverpool in that it’s a working class city. I’d like to go some day. 🙂

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@sarah.93.30 Oh it's a working class city alright, but that's about all, doesn't even come close to what Liverpool is, or Newcastle the city they love to hate in Sunderland. Save yourself a trip, even the town next to them called Washington is more famous as it's the original Washington were George Washington's family hailed from.

[@petersison7804]

Ana Gasteyer is amazing everytime

[@Freygunnr]

I love NPR but wow! Nailed it! XD

[@wyattcarlyle2500]

ian mckellen is such a good story teller

[@mikeblanchette6697]

Tonight sounds right for a rollicking, foamy boil

[@unxprienced9548]

“Wow.. headrush.”

[@loris466]

Man, I haven't heard someone say "headrush" in ages!

[@barbieblue3336]

His accent is amazing. Poetic and magical

[@lchen95]

Why is no one appreciating Rachel's super ASMR voice when she's speaking so close to the microphone???

[@jennifergersch9126]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kcindc5539]

OMG yes. “…..rollick in the foamy boil..”

[@ellenms7703]

Lol..used to for 6ys drive to work Saturday morning in to DC and listen to that every weekend....lol😝😛

[@suzylux]

I just love Rachel Dratch to pieces

[@christopherthorkon3997]

04:34 I defy anyone on this planet to say the words "creamy clotted cheese" as effectively as Ian McKellen does here.

[@rainyday4972]

Two of the best ladies of SNL.

[@masterchain3335]

I'm really lonely sometimes........

[@tek4]

I'm here for ya. To at least listen

[@mahmamia5100]

I love how Rachel keeps nervously glancing over at Ana like she's about to get shanked or something.

[@TomBacchus]

Sir Ian, a consummate actor, even with silly stuff.

[@traviskendrick71]

O man this is spot on.

[@ClaLu]

I felt this...Soul sisters 😂❤😊

[@MontagZoso]

Ana and Rachel, we miss you! The best!

[@amandajensen3382]

Holy shit this is perfectly accurate to NPR

[@tek4]

Amanda Jensen well the video makes it spot on

[@greggi47]

Not any NPR I've ever heard. There have been sporadic times when SNL produced genuinely finny bits. This comes from sometime in the rest of it. The timing is off and there's no hint of getting under the cabbage leaves of NPR delivery. This is a LONG 7 and a half minutes, better spent doing just about anything else.

[@WilliamViets]

Which is why it’s called “satire.”

[@JBiggsofWSNC]

Except 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.'

[@xrxs1020]

@@greggi47''This is a LONG 7 and a half minutes, better spent doing just about anything else.'' It's hilarious to me, but then, I'm into subtlety. The character on the left nails it beautifully.

[@colinhutchinson9031]

Good Times.👍😎

[@lynb2039]

I've known so many people like this. This episode replicates at least two radio shows in the 80's, in the DC Maryland area that existed virtually in every way like this hook line and sinker.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

I'm Irish born raised in Australia. Cabbage hahaha, bicarbonate soda, bangers and mash, Irish stew, roasts, corned beef, fish and chips on Fridays and Ash Wednesday and black and white pudding served with bacon sausages, fried eggs and dripping toast. I gave up eating the puddings when my father explained to me that black pudding was congealed cows blood and white pudding was pigs blood. Ahhhh! And to top it all off with urine imbued l kidneys and livers.

[@seastarslark2301]

All sounds so inviting ...

[@withgoddess1119]

My father was english. my mother served blood pudding sometimes and other times which was the worst day of the month she served tripe which stunk up the house to the point where I was gagging. That's cow's stomach lining

[@nmhvactech5474]

@@withgoddess1119 I love tripe stew for breakfast!! Here in NM we call it Menudo!! I’ll pass on blood pudding and kidneys organs though.

[@marciasloan534]

You had me at URINE IMBUED KIDNEYS

[@johnnymossville]

a touch of breast sweat drippings would just put it right over the top.

[@tomitstube]

makes me yearn for a good potato soup.

[@wolfyboy]

It's amazing that Sir Ian McKellen was on snl! :D

[@dustycoutu2721]

Kaleidoscope of Irish cuisine.... hahahahahahahaha

[@christopheryounggnomery3761]

I could listen to this all day.

[@Stellaperez658]

Love this!!

[@crisreiz2844]

they should bring this sketch back... one of the best!

[@andrewdussault2315]

Ana Gasteyer really makes this though, as good as Rachel Dratch is. I'm not sure they could pull it off without her. Kate McKinnon certainly could be one half of the show.

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

The crew did such a great job with this... It's worth revisiting.

[@donberry7657]

A classically trained theatrical actress and director lady friend of mine did a lot of radio advertising voice work on the side as well. When she went to public radio to begin advertising her theaters plays, the producer told her she was doing it wrong. So he explained how to speak NPR...Very slow, very dignified...even if your speaking about your latest comedy. Which is funny in itself, as these skits make clear:)

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

I used to do phone hypnosis with a woman back in the 1990s and I remarked that I felt like I was being "hypnotized by NPR" due to her lifestyle (artsy NYC) and tone.

[@donberry7657]

@@raygordonteacheschess5501 I'm from Boston and my N.Y. actress would make fun of my accent while telling me she could have used me as a voice coach back when she played a Boston gal in a play:)

[@Girlo98]

Hahahaha! If anyone wants to know the real Irish word for “kitchen”, it’s “cistin” (kish-tan). Thanks for the good laugh, from Ireland 😂🌿

[@PSamMusicMan]

Rachel Dratch was one of the funniest people to be on SNL, she made me laugh a LOT, and she made her castmates crack all the time. I was never a fan of Anna, but I did always like this character, and she was a pretty funny Hillary Clinton.

[@JH-ng3hj]

I could never stand her. I don't think she's funny. I especially hated Debbie Downer. And hated how every character she's ever down acts exactly the same. She has zero range. Even her she's still being Debbie.

[@BuruIgeru]

Why do I feel like Ian's makeup is basically 'John Hurt just woke up'

[@haweater1555]

Both are constantly on the verge of laughing out loud.

[@mrb2162]

Neat. Good times.

[@Jhymnbeau]

Good times.

[@rickrose5377]

Poached cod topped with clotted cheese -- the crown jewel of Irish cuisine! And what could be more, uh...white?!?

[@scottcaldwell7480]

NPR.

[@rickrose5377]

@@scottcaldwell7480 Well played, sir.

[@scottcaldwell7480]

Thank you. My best to you and yours.

[@jimyon8259]

I love you ladies!

[@sergioreyes3441]

I love ian

[@lindsay5348]

Priceless

[@MsZoedog66]

Just looked up a recipe for boxty and discovered that the boxty rhyme is a real thing :o

[@jake_from_statefarm7209]

"I know, you're dangerously anemic" Why the fuck did THAT break me?

[@86Wiss]

I would absolutely listen to this show 😳

[@nobutterinhell]

Ian McKellen was incredible in the movie Cold Comfort Farm , as the traveling minister!

[@davidthaler7018]

Drain the well. There’s a neighbor missin’

[@hinkhall5291]

Anna Gesteyer was kept Rachel Dratch on the eve of cracking up the entire time.

[@ahoward3503]

She said dangerously anemic, and I lost it because I've been anemic my whole life oh my gosh so funny.

[@mikes.7654]

The one guy laughing is making me laugh harder than the skit.

[@wayneb5054]

Hot comedy good times so many great laughs this combo of characters Rock....

[@JH-ng3hj]

People complaining about Ian's accent are missing the point. It's supposed to funny. And ridiculous. It's not supposed to be accurate. Geez.

[@Hellwyck]

But it is slightly accurate, it's a Nordy (northern Irish) accent.

[@richardjones2964]

I need more of this. They should do some of these on new episodes. They could do them with podcasters and stuff to make it current if thats what the people need lol

[@bcp5296d]

This is the best one

[@joeyfitz9]

Rachel Dratch, fricking hilarious!

[@mihaimarchidann5067]

I feel lonely sometimes. ... Me too... Fun times

[@blotter-water]

Ian is so natural in this, he's great.

[@t.c.5456]

This is good

[@crlguitar1]

LOVE Ana Gasteyer!!!

[@frstcontact]

I have a avaricious appetite after watching these even more so than the stomach grinding growling of the munchies after a finely rolled doobage .

[@RegentofArrako]

“Oh...is that the same cod cobbler recipe you have in your book?” “YES! YES INDEED!!” 👀👀👀👀👀👀 😩😂

[@karenwaddell9396]

Just LOVE this cabbage image…Lonely too.

[@seanwatson2556]

Yeah. Good times!

[@wolfyboy]

I like this. It's soothing. :)

[@EmeraldView]

NPR shows all sound like this. 😄

[@cristinasolano6487]

Christmas Tree!!!!!! 🎄 ❤️

[@jesscarter6504]

Holy shit!! These are hysterical... hahaha

[@cherylbrooks7005]

I'm literally laughing out loud!

[@stvp68]

This reminds me of the great Irish play Riders to the Sea by JM Synge