On Set Look: Shrimp Tower - SNL

Get a behind the scenes look at production for SNL's Shrimp Tower starring host Josh Brolin.
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[@howardzdenek98]

Josh brolin one of the best hosts ever. Totally committed to the live performance and the sketches that were pre-recorded.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

That episode was great...I suspect Brolin had a part in it.

[@priestsonaplane2236]

Not at all but ok

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@TheLordOfNothing Agreed. Definitely one of the best of the season.

[@__ZANE__]

yeah, it's like every single skit was hilarious!

[@Mustin]

So glad they have these behind the scenes. Great to see the PDD kids on set. Sarah and Josh were on fire. Love it!

[@binkle76]

Please keep doing these BTS vids. Give us nerds the equivalent of Bonus DVD Material. As a 40 year fan of the show, I like seeing how the sausage is made.

[@canaisyoung3601]

That's a gross way of putting it, but I do agree with the sentiment. Behind-the-scenes looks at any movie or TV show (doesn't have to be SNL, but SNL is one of the many shows and/or movies I want to see behind-the-scenes stuff on) is always interesting to see.

[@tylerphilco]

Brolin killed it. Best host we’ve had in a long while.

[@sartaj7169]

Nah. Adam Driver is very good too

[@user-fj3vd5ij2e]

This sketch was freakin' Hilarious! Brolin should do period piece movies.

[@jasonblair6788]

Wow hats off to the destroy boys!!! That was pure insanity

[@bngbox]

Would love to keep seeing more of these and longer versions of these!

[@Phi1618033]

This sketch had Sarah Sherman written all over it.

[@tedwilson2844]

Yes it has muff diver all over it! Only a muff diver can write this crap!!

[@anonymousNine]

It was Dan Bulla and the PDD guys

[@THNF89]

​@@tedwilson2844 I'm sure that joke would have been funny in the 50s Ted

[@TheLordOfNothing]

@@tedwilson2844 "I need to go to a KZbin video just to write hate on it. I lead a very fulfilling life."

[@kimberlyc1406]

uhhhhhh go see your doctor, I think its happening again @@tedwilson2844

[@steveconn]

Those period costumes must be fun to film in.

[@b-meaker99]

Still think that was one of the best skits of the night to be rivaled only by the bank robbery skit

[@elbruces]

These are the skits that go down in SNL history. Fucking weird, and completely committed.

[@BloodMeridian1997]

Josh Brolin was a fantastic host. Gave me strong Adam Driver vibes with how insanely committed he was.

[@kb030303]

I had the same thought

[@kiki__21]

The second he started stripping during the monologue, I knew this going to be an excellent episode

[@RobertAfrica]

I don't normally post on 'making ofs' but the detail here is just amazing. Kudos to all involved

[@qwertiepie]

More sketches in this setting please 😆

[@mironricardo]

These BTS are fun to see. I always wanted to know what was the mood on some of my favorite sketches.

[@TroySwezey]

Love this behind-the-scenes stuff. Thank you for creating and sharing this.

[@TaharkahX]

Please keep showing these behind the scenes clips!

[@theodorelaval1133]

That was a gorgeous sketch!

[@spvrda]

Josh looking like a 19th century Lalo Salamanca over here

[@bhseigel]

Seeing Mike Diva and Please Dont Destroy Behind the scenes makes so much sense now!

[@englewoodmusic]

This was one of if not THE best episode of SNL ever.

[@onlymebaby.9249]

You weren't around in the eighties.

[@batgurrl]

Please put down the crack pipe

[@englewoodmusic]

​@onlymebaby.9249 I've seen them pal. Born in 86 btw.

[@englewoodmusic]

​@@batgurrlwell that was a bit much

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

It wasn't even as good as Josh Brolin's previous episodes.

[@SteveJohnson-ht6kv]

Am I allowed to say that this episode absolutely slayed boss babe? It really did. FUNNIEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN

[@shouldvesaid13]

It was awful I barely laughed the only good thing was ariana

[@MichaelDeHaven]

Ariana was great, especially in the Moulin Rouge skit. But this Shrimp Tower was just absolutely ludicrous and hilarious. Best skit of the show, IMO.

[@alphajava761]

The writers got real weird last week. I loved it. Brolin was great in every sketch.

[@cleverusername9369]

Brolin crushed it as always. Best sketch of the night. SNL has been pulling in some great guest hosts lately

[@darthjoey8986]

I used to just think he was a good ol boy...but he seems like a pretty cool guy. He was in the freaking Goonies

[@masterchinese28]

One of the best SNL skits in sometime. Laugh every time.

[@ceciliaSF-TX]

One of the best skits in a long time!!! Hilarious. Ok. Moulin Rouge was pretty good, too. But this one!!! His, I love shrimp.

[@tedwilson2844]

WOW! You must have low standards! This was not funny!

[@autumnmoonASMR]

Ze shrimp tower

[@TabethaAurochs]

You mean the tower of the thinking man's mozzarella sticks 😅

[@pastramionrye247]

It does seem to be rather precariously placed.

[@Ali-wt8cu]

Lol this was too funny

[@calyx93]

i love you guys

[@Jonathan_Weaver_Thelegomaster]

I loved this sketch when I watched it! I thought it was hilarious!

[@richstephens4305]

Got to be stresssful - you get one take of the tower crashing (unless you want to set it all up again!) I imagine shooting this was very much as nerve racking and about protecting the shrimp tower at all costs as much the actual premise of the sketch!

[@maxpayne0006]

Best sketch of the night… probably the year.

[@jamesbomd3503]

ITS INTO MY FOLDER NAMED........... BEST OF SNL

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Makes sense a Destroy Boy would destroy Sherman's shrimp tower.

[@nokocchi1983]

I knew this was Sarah!!!

[@gourddrawing]

Exactly. Who else is this off-kilter! 😂

[@costanzafaust]

I have to wonder if Josh Brolin has a personal production company and got them involved, the set and costumes were so elaborate even for one of the pre-recorded shorts.

[@natalievonrautenfeld3018]

I WISH I could be there too. I love to laugh!!!🩷🤣

[@ToastedKeneally]

Hear me out: Timothy chatlet as the live action onceler

[@KidFresh71]

The thinking man's mozzarella sticks.

[@jamesjimowen]

Masterpiece 🍤👍😁

[@ydne]

Freud rolled over in his grave. Analysts will be looking for the deeper meanings of this sketch for decades.

[@willgalison]

that was very funny

[@PabloVestory]

¡Qué marvilla!

[@theoddestprojectverified586]

My dream is to work in a set like this someday.

[@kirameter1]

The best part: the music.

[@pastramionrye247]

Good heavens, man! SNL has shrimp on the brain.

[@Domzdream]

First time I ever know of Josh Brolin was when Goonies came out. Back in the good ol’ 80s.

[@neilcheeseburger]

The only part I wanted to see was how they filmed the bottle toss.

[@TheNanamariam]

IS THAT MIKE DIVA???

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

So that's how they do it.

[@xsyio]

wheres the full weekend update tho

[@melaniamacd]

they posted the whole thing on sat! it was short this week

[@guyrub1441]

Seems like a LOT of work for THIS one.

[@youragenius.6644]

I got a idea 4 a sketch: a realistic action movie, where our hero gets upset for no reason and so begins grabbing things to fight the local gang who killed his dog and son (who are the same person/dog) . Only for the street gang to violently beat him as he keeps trying to grab weapons to help and just gets beat worst for it.

[@youragenius.6644]

From the people who wouldn't make you another John wick movie....comes his much less successful son Johnny candlestick wick.🎉

[@C.C._TJ_Jason]

This sketch was delightfully odd and random.

[@Bapuji42]

Everything about Saturday Night Live is better when it's not live.

[@Bonesawmusicgamesandmore]

Best skit of the night

[@troywhite6039]

I missed it

[@mikeloppier1635]

whats the violinist track called?

[@RealOjoAderemi]

"Summer" from Four Seasons

[@mikeloppier1635]

@@RealOjoAderemi thanks papi!

[@jagoz7465]

Haha she got push out of window that was a good one and the shrimp joke was 👌

[@hackedbyBLAGH]

Bruh 💀

[@romusromulus]

the thing is I'm old as the show, nearly exact. and we resemble each other more similar with every season of our lives. first ten, great, promising and kinda prodigy-ish. next ten, hilarious, center of attention and fricking handsome. next ten, as adults, intelligent and still full of hope and still popular. these last decade or so, hollow,emptied out by so many unsavoury memories and people, a shadow of the past, each week drains more blood of what's have been left, and impending doom is at horizon. fin.

[@guywalker29]

Why Brolin wasn't pushed into the tower is the story here.

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

Why are there always multiple comments about how "committed" the host was?! Why wouldn't they be?

[@Por-poI]

Theres a lot of past hosts who're definitely not committed, or if they are their best is just not funny enough. See Musk's episode

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@Por-poIThat's definitely one of the ones that occur to me when I reflect on bad hosts. Brolin is several tiers above that. I hope he comes back.

[@carsondenny1986]

I wish I laughed as hard when I watch these as they do them when they make them.

[@LD-qj2te]

He looks like Geraldo Rivera

[@-davidolivares]

I feeel zo sorry for zeh tiny shrimps in zeh shrimp towerh, zay didn’t have thee pleasure of being devoured by my distinguished guests and lay on the floor in bitter agony… come, vee must dance. Zee Shimp death dance.

[@MutorbuW]

🦐🍤🍧🦪🥗🧆

[@hassnainshah004]

I thought it was John Cena..

[@danteschaos7852]

Josh brolin one of the best hosts ever. Completely committing and blah blah blah. Echo chamber bs

[@BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_e0e71]

Perfection!

[@guywalker29]

But Brolin wasn't pushed into the tower and then straight out the window!

[@zzzaphod8507]

Love the fake laughing!

[@OisinOMalley]

Woulda been great if it was funny. Love the concept and acting.

[@rafybassilious8390]

Hopefully first

[@roundtwo3321]

YES

[@joshuacumming4132]

More weird than funny

[@miat5574]

I think SNL would have more viewers if they were consistent with being on every week instead of every 2 and break. Once miss and easily forgotten.

[@westlifefan8480]

This is so dumb, if this happened in real life in front of me I would've called the police for what he did to that poor girl not stand around doing nothing like those fools 😂 Doesn't make sense she came back to him and want him after what he did 😂 That's not smart or realistic, I don't want a guy like that 😂 Quality men don't treat ladies like that

[@carsondenny1986]

Good point.

[@westlifefan8480]

@@carsondenny1986 SNL showed a man using violence against a woman during Women's History Month 😔

[@TheLordOfNothing]

@@westlifefan8480 It is for comedic purposes. Shut your woke mouth up.

[@OrthodoxJourney359]

SNL isn’t what it used to be, I didn’t know that it still existed

[@batgurrl]

I hope Lorne Michaels decides next year that SNL should ‘retire’ after 50 seasons. Except for the cold upon and Weekend Update, The humor is sporadic

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

I hope HE retires and SNL itself continues! I still think most skits are hilarious! The only thing they should remove is the musical guest.

[@batgurrl]

@@MatthewTheWandereryou are in the minority. Just because some KZbinrs are saying how funny it is within the episode, doesn’t mean the general public thinks so, plus media critics are harsh

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@batgurrl Nah, you have it backwards, normal people don't care what ignorant critics say. You are just a hater.

[@EdT.-xt6yv]

The show keeps lorne going and we thank nbc.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

@@batgurrl SNL will definitely continue. It draws in more and more viewers every year. In 20 years people will be commenting on KZbin "God this cast is awful. I miss the 2020's cast." Because they do that every year.

[@chippysteve4524]

Pointless

[@David-uz3nq]

yet u watched

[@chippysteve4524]

@@David-uz3nqHow will u know unless you watch,Dave? Not a rocket scientist,eh?

[@David-uz3nq]

@@chippysteve4524 and u will continue to watch just like most that complain about this show but watch every episode and enjoy every sketch 😂

[@distributor69]

Lots of skits on this night had me tending to my Boner.. Not because of Josh.. Just all the ladies were exciting.. Josh was outstanding but you all know that already.. Always peel hard boiled eggs under water 💦 😅

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

What... the... F...!!?

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

Well alrighty then.

[@Heartwing13]

And don’t fart in a spacesuit?

[@gourddrawing]

SNL will never be as unfunny as this guy's comment. 🤮

[@distributor69]

@@gourddrawing yeah but it's free.. My wife 🤮at my dumb jokes too..

[@cynthiajones4332]

Be ready. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, Acts 3:19

[@yorocco1]

I know this is bad, but, I cringe every time one of 3 new guy writers talk. They are trying too hard to sound cool.

[@quijanoguillermo1632]

SNL is so absolutely terrible now. And Josh. Brolin... so absolutely terrible! Embarrassing for sure!

[@orc001]

I feel like this whole behind the scene was made to virtue signal. Just to show they didn't waste shrimp. Makes it kinda cringe. But I guess that fits in well with rest of the show

[@alanCalhoun2]

Writers that lack talent. I come back looking for any creativity and sometimes if I am lucky I find an occasional humorous skit. The Cast is too big. I Wish they would hire a couple good writers.

[@Obiter3]

What a waste of a great actor. They just don't have the kind of writers they used to.

[@tedwilson2844]

SNL is a perfect example of what happens when a show go's on way to long and is no longer funny! Someone at NBC please pull the plug on this shit show!!

[@MANZANOADRIAN]

No more.nepo.babyz