Phil Hartman Bloopers

Phil Hartman was a great Comedian and is sorely missed.
Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman (September 24, 1948 -- May 28, 1998; né Hartmann) was a Canadian American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States when he was 10. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco and America. Feeling the need for a more creative outlet, Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the screenplay for the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Hartman became famous in the late 1980s when he joined the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He won fame for his impressions, particularly of President Bill Clinton, and he stayed on the show for eight seasons. Called "the Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, Hartman won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. In 1995, after scrapping plans for his own variety show, he starred as Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. He also had frequent roles on The Simpsons as Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, and others, and appeared in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers.
Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987; the couple had two children together. However, their marriage was fractured, due in part to Brynn's drug use. On May 28, 1998, Brynn shot and killed her husband while he slept in their Encino, Los Angeles, home, then committed suicide several hours later. In the weeks following his death, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly opined that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper...a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with".[1] Hartman was posthumously inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2012.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Jan and Phil had the best chemistry of any SNL cast I've seen. RIP both and thank you for the years of laughter

[@peaceandlove544]

The were the power couple

[@lc389]

One of the greatest cast members of all time time. Looks like a typical leading man from the 50s. Brilliant dude. RIP Phil Hartman.

[@hayesman76]

The *great* Phil Hartman. Truly one of the finest, funniest, most talented actor-comedians of all time. RIP Phil!

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON!!!!!

[@nirv]

That look when the applause suddenly cuts out at 1:35 is gold.

[@andreo.7633]

Ik I watched it like 5 times lol

[@windk100]

RIP, Jan Hooks. RIP, Phil Hartman. Never to be repeated.

[@tonygamblesyt]

You Forgot about john Candy

[@demonlust75]

i didn’t know about jan wow

[@emilym3679]

Reginald Andrews 2014.

[@emilym3679]

I always thought of those two as a couple. (It's probably because they played a couple so often.)

[@windk100]

@Reginald Andrews I know! Sorry that I missed your response, but you most likely know now that she passed away in 2014. I read from cancer.

[@mr_nobody_000]

you can tell he and jan had a good relationship, both gone but never forgotten.

[@gottadomor7438]

Yes yes yes - my two absolute favorite comedians ever - & forever; their, "funny-bone" chemistry WAS w/o parallel imho. I can't count how many times I've watched @1:04: and it NEVER fails to crack me up. Hooks' turned away face - she's lost it already @ "...to you" but trying to maintain. When she turns back & the two of them make eye contact tho ... It. is. Over." Hartman was ready to go & her look takes them both out. As LOL as anything i've ever seen ... Never met either, but really do love & miss both.

[@erikcollins1355]

Phil Hartman was such an amazing man! Besides his intelligence and quick wit, he was an everyman where you wanted to wrestle him as a "bro", but also share with him the secret your wife is not supposed to know about. RIP beautiful soul

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

The laugh in his voice when he says "right, Liza?" slays me

[@sherrimiller987]

Phil and Jan were great together!! SNL was so funny with this cast.

[@anthonyfazio503]

Goddamn, Jan Hooks was so beautiful and funny...I can't believe they're both gone...

[@bobbyproulx5688]

It is such a frigging shame to lose such talents.

[@deebee9917]

Two of the best snl cast members

[@h00liganismo1]

I still quote her brilliantly funny Alamo tour guide character from “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” - a movie that Phil Hartman wrote with Paul Reubens (RIP) - at least once a week. “Yes, there are many thousands of uses for corn, all of which I will tell you about right now!”

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

​@h00liganismo1 "can you say 'adobe?'"

[@ifeelpretty5790]

I remember the Saturday following her passing, the SNL episode they reran (Alec Baldwin’s first hosting stint) included some of her greatest moments like Greta Garbo and the Pie sketch. The live episode that followed also had Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig pay tribute to her by introducing the “Love Is A Dream” sequence that Jan performed with Phil 🥹

[@LuvvyDuck]

I loved him. He was so funny and so talented...the world really lost something.

[@jerrywithers8118]

They missed the one where he was Sam Walton (Walmart founder),and said, "...and when I say 'lesbos', I mean that in a *nice* way!" Then, from off stage, somebody drops a wrench or something. Without missing a beat, Phil said, "You let ME worry about that!"

[@carolcole9490]

The very best. One of the saddest days ever. So tragic. He was a genius. And Jan Hooks. Superb!😢😢

[@kellethomas7808]

Phil was an absolute genius. He is so missed...

[@neiloch]

"hang loose" to the camera when the door got stuck was great

[@lilythebassetpuppy]

Christina Applegate did a hilarious bad Cher impersonation. It was so bad that it was hilarious and couldnt get enough of it. She was a blast. Phil was a comedic god. I was just commenting about how rarely he broke character. Then this video pops up. We used to wait for any cracks by him and other cast - when this aired in the early 90s. Phil hardly EVER cracked so when he did, it was a riot. 😂😅 rip Phil and Chris ❤

[@zwartepiet412]

I was hoping there would be a clip of that time Phil broke during a skit where he was Frankenstein being interviewed by Nora Dunn in a woman's talk show setting.

[@1luiszepol]

I remember. Love it. Fire Baaaad.

[@holzmanj9]

george412 that's the funniest thing ever!

[@omnipop4936]

It's on Vimeo.

[@WastedPo]

I remember another blooper when he was playing Frankenstein ("Fire bad!") and couldn't stop cracking up.

[@whydoweneedhandlesYT]

i don’t watch this show but i find myself strangely attracted to this man help

[@incaguaya]

Great cast. Phil Hartman was king

[@maggierecord2239]

god I loved him!!! Such a tragic loss.

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Christine Applegate! Gorgeous! Phil is amazing.

[@stephaniemccoy9602]

yeah. "fuck it, its dress"

[@serigraph73]

Best era of SNL

[@erichaynes7502]

God Jan Hooks could light up a room

[@wheelmanstan]

good old days, man he was special

[@blujazz10000]

Love and miss him so much.

[@MT-tu8dt]

“If she can get in.” LOL

[@MikEEEB32]

Pure comedy gold. Hartman was the best! The best of Phil’s SNL is non stop side splitting laughter.

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Phil Hartman the king of cool!

[@NEOMASS0]

Phil Hartman had bloopers?

[@davec3651]

Apparently, not that many!

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

Seems like these were all dress rehearsals. They had the luxury of goofing around a bit there.

[@johnheart6890]

Always hilarious! Oh to see him perform again!!!!

[@h00liganismo1]

This just makes me happy

[@beachem1]

Jan and Phil. Mad respect 🫡

[@mattshaggs2931]

At 2:27, Nealon has a great face when he realizes the slap sound timing was off as well lol

[@Akline52]

Who is he immitating at 2:35 ???? '' Friend of mine'' got me cracking!

[@NewsLynne]

Jan’s giggles when “Liza” moseys over are adorable.

[@PIXPromosMore]

En-Vi-Ron-Ment.

[@Charlezard.]

These were all great, but the one ths really got me is when he just looks at the guy who walked in front of the camera.

[@harrytee7159]

I was a kid watching him and thought he was brilliant . Funny AF .lol s

[@cnett486]

As much as I loved SNL back then, he'll always be Troy McClure to me

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Or Lionel Hutz?

[@aivokallo77]

You may remember me from such skits as Reagan Mastermind and Anal Retentive Carpenter.

[@dagoop2424]

There's one of him as frankenstein bashing thrrough walls and he starts cracking up, I wish I could find it.

[@DayBeforeTomorrow]

Hartmann and Jan Hooks worked really well together! Their comedy is greatly missed!

[@Billy23201]

Phil Hartman was the Will Ferrell of the 90's up until his death. I think he's better than Will Ferrell but you get what I mean.

[@hayesman76]

I consider Will Ferrell to be The Poor Man's Phil Hartman.

[@serigraph73]

there is NO comparison. Will Ferrell is shit compared to Phil

[@1luiszepol]

Phil was multifactic.

[@SomeGuyInNevada24]

Phil Hartman wasn’t as creepy as Will Ferrell

[@raphaelturtle4146]

Steven Segal was without a doubt the greatest snl host of all time.

[@s.kreusler5081]

"Fuck it, it's dress!" Words to live by. 😎

[@hungwilliam44]

Those were all rehearsal breaks. His only live on air break that I'm aware of is a Frankenstein bit I can't find.

[@rickleemusic1]

How could you leave out Phil's Frankenstein breaking up saying "Fire bad!"?

[@galaxymega1742]

What a talent! What a loss!

[@peaceandlove544]

Jane and Phil best of SNL power couple

[@YouLousyKids]

It's also bad for the ... en-vi-rone-ment

[@darthvadorthestrong]

I’ll be needing laundry lessons.

[@jshepard152]

2:52

[@CBrolley]

Last time I watched SNL was when Phil was on the show. It’s blown ever since. They should’ve put it to sleep 25 years ago.

[@DavidLS1]

SNL still has its moments. Check out Dwayne Johnson's Evil Scientist sketch and Jason Momoa's Elf on the Shelf sketch.

[@classicguitarfan8]

Surprised this is all the blooper footage there is. He looks like he was having a great time.

[@goldeneve]

God Phil is hilarious I missed him

[@massapower]

That's what you call Improvising ! Sadly Missed PHIL..

[@maximusolivia9982]

Remember kids…. When your girl is coked up AND jealous of your success , Hit the road.

[@pshaw8406]

I miss that man so much!

[@kingsleyzissou1120]

as in, dress rehearsal, the run-through before they would go live

[@jamalselesi182]

R.I.P. Phil Hartman

[@donovancarlyle2113]

wish he was still around so i could marry him

[@inkedhinata2314]

XD that ending had me rolling

[@thefunshow2024]

Thank you for this video

[@jshepard152]

2:52 I'll be needing laundry lessons.

[@tankhalffull]

Funny ass man... lost him far too soon....

[@Howard007]

Hahahaha the slap scene

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

Fuck it, it's dress.

[@christophermercado5466]

He was my last favorite comedian on that show.

[@DinnerBells]

The look at his hand gets me every time.

[@DinnerBells]

You wonder how Lorne was during these takes...

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Yeah, it was ahead of sound. I'd look at it, too.

[@cainster]

@@DinnerBells Lorne was smart enough to just let Phil do whatever Phil wanted to do, within reason. Phil knew that too, knew how far he could take things without pissing off Lorne. Lorne usually stood just off-camera watching the sketches from the wings.

[@allywelch6538]

What was the name of the skit with Phil and Jan before the Johnny Cash skit?

[@ianwallace3082]

I don't know if this is the official title, but it's from the episode hosted by Carl Weathers, and SNL Archives calls it "Sitcom Actress."

[@allywelch6538]

@@ianwallace3082 I will look it up thank u!

[@lewisfilms]

Who’s the woman playing Cher in the first sketch?

[@Sammysan123]

pretty sure it's Christina Applegate (Married with Children)

[@maximusprime3459]

Yeah, that wig really transformed her

[@ComedyJakob]

Did Family Guy do a Envi-ron-ment gag too?

[@faizet2]

In relation to the Johnny Cash skit, It’s ironic that Phil Hartman’s wife, Brynn was a recovering alcoholic & drug (cocaine) addict!

[@emilym3679]

JustAintThatWay And keep her away from Andy Dick.

[@jshepard152]

Yes, among other things.

[@faizet2]

@@jshepard152 What other things? Toxicology reports said @ the time of her death 💀 she had Zoloft, alcohol 🍸 & cocaine in her system. A lethal concoction leading to psychosis!

[@chrislom5288]

We have Andy Dick to thanks for providing the blow that got her off the wagon and into the state she was in when he was brutally murdered by her. I read Lovitz later beat the crap out of Dick at a bar because of it.

[@doggfacejr]

I bet he wished he was really smacking Steven Seagal

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

RIP

[@delinellychan]

Sometimes he gets a voice like John Wayne styled

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

Even in bloopers Steven seagull is awkward.

[@totalbliss1]

0:18 - 0:27 - Awful long time to stick that tongue outside the mouth. If I was Phil, I'd blooper that skit by shoving something hard in there.

[@davidholt2589]

Didn't Phil Hartman get murdered by his girlfriend/wife?

[@hotwax9376]

Phil Hartman was one of the best comics IMO, but his Johnny Cash impression wasn't very good.

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

Christina Applegate is smokin’ as a brunette. 🤪

[@user-db6pt7vr3l]

Great talent. Too bad he was lousy at picking a wife.

[@tt-ki2dw]

Absolutely the worst johnny cash ever

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

Christina Applegate as a brunette! Hot!

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

Seriously....she looks awesome.

[@richardmckrell4899]

My god SNL was and is garbage.

[@DavidLS1]

SNL has always had its moments. Check out Dwayne Johnson's Evil Scientist sketch and Jason Momoa's Elf on the Shelf sketch.

[@richardmckrell4899]

@@DavidLS1 god no

[@DavidLS1]

@@richardmckrell4899 No because you've already seen them or no because you won't even give them a chance?

[@LaineHughes1]

"fuck it its dress"