Poetry Class with Drake - SNL

A poetry teacher (Vanessa Bayer) tells students (Aidy Bryant, John Milhiser, Brooks Whelan, Sasheer Zamata) how writing poetry can transport them to a place beyond detention. One student (Drake) writes a flirtatious poem to her. [Season 39, 2014]
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[@kairos8ight]

“When I look at the Pornos, I search for mature.” Greatest Drake lyric I’ve heard

[@hugoanimal8273]

Not much to beat tho is there

[@ICantFindMyKnuttsFTLC4L]

@2:00 AM woosh

[@edahnndlovu274]

Might run into his baby mama if he searches anything else😂😂

[@tonyatlas4826]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@harmonster]

mannn

[@jburtson]

“Hell Yeah” was legitimately pretty great

[@Yemeno45]

yeah, it was hilarious

[@notpukicho2950]

Natsukis hidden poem

[@TLiu-1b]

Hell yeah

[@AJScraps]

Jonathan Burtson Call of Duty, Pass the Doobie. *OHH*

[@zannatulfherdush1590]

hell yeah

[@lisafonseca4145]

''I'm just tryna make sure are you alright?'' 💀 💀 💀

[@cydre3401]

Lisa Fonseca read this as it was playing

[@missdawn5238]

😂😂😂😂

[@dubtv6160]

Lol my nigga

[@BruceWaynesLabCoat]

Yea that part 🤣🤣🤣

[@swishersweets7095]

He thought she was high

[@z1k3psycho35]

Shes like the most underrated character in snl history lls

[@et921]

LoSeR BoI it should be that way

[@yanranli8655]

dude she dope af!! made me laugh the whole way through

[@theeleventh805gamer7]

E T the guy John Milhiser was too (the guy who said I like the company)

[@miahansen7266]

TARGET LADY

[@josephw3535]

Turd Ferguson needs more recognition

[@abrildelarosa1]

she sounds like a freaking seal xD

[@morsalo123]

+Abril Rosa Well, let's just say that she has my seal of approval :P

[@abrildelarosa1]

+Kazz hahahaha xD

[@mikaeldume]

+Abril Rosa hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh YOU RIGHT

[@mianeely444]

ikr

[@markx7139]

+Kazz lol

[@abimurphy3349]

"yo I'm just trying to make sure like are you alright" god I love drake

[@misskurisutiinb]

Abi Murphy 😂😂😂😂

[@cassandramartinez7050]

😂😂

[@nadiashireensiddiqi]

It’s starting to sound like someone’s punching a dolphin. www.Facebook.com/NadiaWriterSiddiqi

[@sammarashraf3902]

I heard him say that and immediately looked for this comment 😂

[@nashay1967]

That took me out 🤣🤣🤣

[@designerdreams2217]

"....It starting to sound like somebody's punching a dolphin" 😂😂😂

[@1988pecco]

I died when he said that lmfao

[@RyuujinLetum]

Pretty much him and the rest just broke st the end lol

[@missdawn5238]

😂😂😂😂

[@francescaalesi8893]

euaaeu eua ouae ouae ouae ouae ouae ouae

[@bryce7488]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@coreyperdue1966]

I love Keenan's 40 year old ass playing a high schooler

[@TD-il6ju]

Lol

[@google999yearsago6]

and a elementary schooler in Gilly's sketches.

[@priyachoudhary9896]

Well he never ages

[@alizaloring3437]

He can play any age

[@Ageallean1]

Vanessa is a comedy goddess. That smile paired with all the "Oh, oh, okay, okay, okay" is just fucking priceless.

[@dididylan-pena6597]

Liberal Down Under she's fantastic love her!!!

[@drewyager4020]

Fabulous

[@pri8124]

"Okayy, Okayy, Okayyy, Okayy!"

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Pri aaggghhhh aaaggghhh

[@annette7285]

No one: Drake, beside your bed at midnight, whispering in your ear: “older ladies...”

[@wylier]

but doesn't Drake have female fans? Wouldn't some of the actual older ones like a song that seemed to be about them? Just a thought.

[@annette7285]

wylie richardson i don’t understand

[@kayla2066]

wylie richardson this is a skit

[@julianfitzgerald8805]

😂

[@cosmicrae]

"Teens"

[@xZippy]

"Gross... yeemeese." "Waste of time... iee-ee-e" "Don't wanna do it... iuuusuueuee..."

[@jackysky1139]

Zippy 😂😂😂

[@phraze410]

Yeemeese is the new "know what Im saying"

[@missdawn5238]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@flortastico]

Best line ever

[@aprilrincon1282]

9

[@kustomkure]

I love her so much. Very underrated. Both her and Cecily Strong.

[@sundayseance]

Cecily Strong is underrated?! She fucking hosted white house correspondance last year. and sucked at it. I think she's overrated. But i love vanessa

[@kustomkure]

Sunday Seance She is a phenomenal actress. I don't care about what she hosted and where.

[@sundayseance]

agree to disagree man. she is below snl avg for sure.

[@shutupandletmego8941]

ikr

[@user-mf1rz9mn3l]

+Sunday Seance yeah, i don't think she's good, leslie and kate are waaaay better

[@laurenmckenna8199]

*leans close into your ear and whispers seductively* older ladies

[@muhammadmaaz892]

*respond it with leisure*

[@fmg8232]

Lauren Mckenna *why tf are we writing like this*

[@wynweeardo0593]

*OKAY*

[@izzamario3108]

Lauren Mckenna *this is fun*

[@umi.a178]

*Hi i am 2 years late*

[@ari2sussi]

“Sittin in a waterbed wit no pants on, hell yeah” 2:55-3:11 😂😂

[@MySamoan1]

Call of Duty, Pass the Doobie

[@nikkiberns1365]

My favorite part about the Poetry Teacher character is I can so vividly remember having actual teachers JUST LIKE HER in elementary school 🤣🤣🤣

[@muffycrosswire2945]

They’re the best 😂

[@minoriruba1828]

White women are the most beautiful...they're also the most motherly when it comes to teaching...too bad some weird propaganda trying to make them look ugly.....

[@bloopdaddy]

@@minoriruba1828 stay dumb lol

[@mermaidscooter]

Wow Minori just came in full supremacist right there.

[@nikkiberns1365]

Idk how the eff this became a race issue....I was talking about teachers in the 90s. I had black, white, Latina, Asian, teachers who wore that flowery dress and did the "eh" thing with the massive grin - IN THE 1990S WHEN IT WAS A THING. Wth is wrong with YOU guys?? 😂

[@MotherLutalica]

the poetry teacher character is probably one of the best SNL characters ever omg

[@Evija3000]

It's kinda like if Luna Lovegood got hit in the head.

[@jenarambhujoo9434]

HARLEY

[@sebastianvelez6307]

Its like phoebe from friends

[@thegoodkindofweirdo]

She's underground the best

[@iwantdie7997]

1000th like And yeah

[@user-wg3or1tu5y]

How did Drake not laugh at the end when he was trying to be a flirt and Ms. Meadows is just like EWAH EWAH OH EWAHA

[@okgo9959]

+Maryama Ibrahim Exactly! He's reeeally good)

[@akaTheLaughingGirl]

Maryama Isse He got the skills. He was in Degrassi ya'll

[@PFloyd-px7hm]

"I'm just trying to make sure like, are you alright"😂

[@rachelybarra2783]

So funny 😀😃😄😆😅😂🤣

[@tylerrodriguez5515]

Drake 5 years ago: older ladies Drake now: 15 is just a number baby

[@MBrix-up2wi]

Man should stop creep around Millie Bobby Brown and pursue his real love for Josh Gad.

[@blakemherrera]

more like, 11 is just a number baby

[@prod._justn4664]

More like 50 years is just a number

[@RealShareef]

Her name eleven but she look 16

[@lcjacks8825]

911 is also a number and prison is a building

[@Immortalus98]

Raven Simone before she was gay made me die

[@blairmcauley2282]

maazterman Symone dumbfuck

[@FerociousPaul]

@GABRIEL OVALLES He spelled Raven's last name wrong. Apparently I'm in the same boat. All those years of watching That's So Raven and I can't spell her name.

[@name9man44]

That was a bruh moment

[@noahgarrett5195]

She’s gay? WhAaAaAaAaAat?

[@Slodogk]

@@blairmcauley2282 lol damn got a die hard fan here

[@SparkleStar1416]

the teacher "yeah she was 68" I SCREAMED

[@lighterfawn4083]

Hannah Margaret. IM STILL LAUGHING AT IT AHAHAHHHAHA

[@davinjones2829]

Hannah Margaret Drake hitting them grandmas

[@SharpGT]

Wrinkly puss

[@Surayya444]

Hannah Margaret ditto lol his face to lmao

[@hanofsoul]

Not to be 'that guy' but... isn't that statutory rape on the part of the librarian?

[@user-qf4tp2ix5v]

Drake interested in older women.....The irony of this skit is not lost on me.

[@romaretaylor9953]

Fam drakes been fucking with milfs since 2010 😂 not a hard trace if you listen to his music

[@yugimo5097]

Shit up weirdo

[@musics4me]

The writing is not that funny but she does a great characterisation, it's memorable

[@ashv9565]

Arif that pretty much sums up SNL as a whole. Real talented cast but pretty mediocre scripts.

[@Andy-bh8hw]

Arif characterization*

[@JasonHebert]

Talented cast? Is showing lots of teeth a new comedic skill or something? Least funny comedians in hostory

[@Andy-bh8hw]

@@JasonHebert you're just trying real hard to hate

[@joriel3723]

Drake: “It’s not about who I’d rather be, but who I’d rather be with” *Kiki, do you love me Are you riding*

[@lukukuracha2863]

F

[@oliviagutierrez546]

No my sister doesn’t love you or drake

[@tooshort2482]

Olivia Gutiérrez you a fucking 8 year old of course you don’t like him you probably like Barbie toys

[@totesnot2466]

Olivia Gutiérrez Thet obviously weren't talking to your sister, dumbass. And nobody asked if she loved Drake. Relax, dude.

[@oliviagutierrez546]

@@tooshort2482 my sisters name is kiki. I'm just making an inside joke

[@amrei1692]

Keenan's expressions are just my mood throughout my life

[@Treaxvour]

You lucky duckling

[@GeminiCricket21]

Your comment killed me.

[@cosmicrae]

Hell yeah haha

[@youngfresh8585]

Yoooo😂😂😂Drake said " Yeah! I'm just tryna make sure, are you all right?😂😂😂

[@thereverend6512]

when he said “Ya she’s 68 years old” his face and everything i was in tears😂

[@kemilou6018]

"hell yeah" 😂😂

[@lyricalclout7403]

Kemi Clarke 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kiphowland8826]

“I’m just tryna make sure like are you alright?” Best line of the whole skit

[@meli_db]

Drake needs to host again. All his skits were hilarious 😂

[@seethisbitch]

It's sounds like someones punching a dolphin! Hahaha!

[@yogyal292]

True tho hahah

[@cassandramartinez7050]

😂😂😂💀

[@tydumeproductions]

Sara cl correct that’s a quote from the video we all just watched

[@ahlaam7590]

The teacher reminded me of Phoebe from Friends

[@apooo-rl5ll]

Yeah minus the weird way of talking

[@googlename7943]

Spongebob Squarepants that's what I thought!!

[@danzig25]

ok

[@ItsBen2000]

Nah it’s the girl that steals Monica’s identity

[@nia4267]

Spongebob Squarepants I’m watching friends

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

I liked the sweater from Chicco’s part

[@dbone3356]

2 things... 1) This was the first SNL sketch that I have seen in years that legit made me laugh out loud, several times. 2) I want "Older Lady" to be finished and put on Drake's next album.

[@tonymanfredi6844]

It is...titled "(very)young ladies"

[@alizaloring3437]

It's not relevant anymore tho

[@dbone3356]

@@tonymanfredi6844 Then... Wouldn't that be the opposite?

[@choiaf.4213]

"Lost in the glistening moeuends of snoeuew"

[@youngfresh8585]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bussyriots]

Older Lady by Drake When I'm with you everything is a blur When I look at the pornos I search for mature (Older Lady) Let's take a warm bath let's see how you feel I mean of course you got age spots that just makes you more real Chardonnay calcium chews baby I'm falling You got a new blouse from Chicos? Baby that's balling (Older lady)

[@abigealstephen5662]

jasper weak asf😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@yoshiki.g1450]

jasper Every guy's true poem...:D

[@KingIjazMalik]

jasper Drake

[@AP-fe9hm]

😂

[@zionsworld9581]

😂 bring this comment to a different video. You’ll get more likes.

[@ladychips]

Kenan's face when the guy says "I enjoy the company" is why he's still in SNL XD

[@rutgernewman828]

"older lady-" "OH OH OH OH OH"

[@AbigailBradshaw11611]

It's starting to sound like someone is punching a dolphin hahaha

[@Sirensdesires]

Yooooooo remember this video its 2024

[@pavan-sw4cf]

The end when the guy says... Sounds like someone's punching a dolphin😂

[@lucyavarda1742]

That made me laugh so much. He also laughs not long after this

[@east37bkny11210]

Yooooooo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KristenAndria]

Funniest line

[@michaelbling4909]

LOL

[@pedrorivera9110]

More like a seal

[@AdamEstrada-tv9lt]

Who is here after the tiktok 😂😂

[@indecipherable22]

It was so well edited i believed it 😭

[@Dnashtharapper]

😂😂

[@christopherbrown8609]

Me lol😂😂😂😂

[@thenextprodigy815]

Me lol, seeing the original, it feels like him tryna cover his ass..... Also, culture vulture look

[@yashgood4481]

who is here after Dot exposed this guy?

[@cityofpawnee]

if drake looked at me like he did at her at the end id probably pass out

[@user-wg3or1tu5y]

+cintia almeida HAHAHA same though

[@paddypowerhughes]

You guys kidding 😂

[@trumpsnudes8623]

SAME OMFG

[@luna4ce607]

ik😍😍 His stare is always so...intense. As in it trained on the person he looks at.

[@Impala-nh2qk]

Fuckin' freaks.

[@WickedWolverine]

HAHAH she just knocked it out of the park with her baby dolphin voice

[@lauraalvarez2194]

Y a rapt adentro

[@carloscoombs6160]

More like a seal

[@701elie]

"Chardonnay calcium chews" Im weak 😂😂

[@thatrandomgirlinyourcloset7448]

“Ya I’m just tryna make sure, like are you all right?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christinamansen8636]

When he whispered "older lady" the DVD slot on my computer popped open and I was like, "did drake just give my laptop an erection?"

[@cassandramartinez7050]

😳😂

[@bigpissboy]

oh my god that’s amazing.

[@misamisamisamisamisamisa]

Happened on my samsung laptop too 😂😂😂

[@Andy-bh8hw]

Christina Mansen “things that never happened”

[@jac3y67]

Love your icon

[@gracemorrison2555]

CALL OF DUTY PASS THE DOOBIE LMAO😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@oukobilly]

Grace Morrison Hell Yeah!!

[@shmolshmol7460]

hell yea

[@Mxnxpxly]

Drake makes talkin about older ladies sound so dope tho even if she was 68

[@Derek_Bell]

They're not like us! They're not like us!

[@athena_bilah523]

DRAKE WITH A NOSE RING OH MY GOD

[@leoiscool3647]

That one kid: *I enjoy the company* It's a hArD KnOCk LiFe

[@mujtabarehman5255]

Drake ain't fooling anyone with this

[@scorpio04animelover10]

1:26 "Yeah like I'm just trying to make sure YOU ALRIGHT"💀💀 Drake if only u was in my class

[@emilyslaton2100]

I got detention for chewing gum and these people are sending naked pictures to the vice principal lol

[@SexyAzzHell93]

Rotflmmfa😮

[@blinkblang2132]

Same

[@House.Of.Pain.]

Emily Slaton and banging 68 year old librarians

[@fdei]

I would get detention for being late or taking bathroom breaks that were too long and sit in there w kids caught selling pills

[@georgeybushy]

@@fdei lmao shit is fucked up

[@howsitgoingwhiskerdude]

I swear that snow day poem was about cocaine edit: Holy hell I never realized how many likes this comment got. much appreciation my peeps. A year later, I still think the poem was about cocaine.

[@jesseskd04]

"Wet, white & beautiful." 🤔😆😆😆

[@Gamer-jv8uv]

Nah definitely about nut

[@williamhealy6381]

Nah mate, it's about facials

[@AngusStewart01]

I thought it was about cum

[@soolly357]

Its about sperm

[@douglasabreland3930]

This aged like miiiiiilllllllkkk my boi

[@19thGalaxy]

BBL Drizzy brought me back here 😂

[@thebigkorn]

BBL DRIZZY BBL DRIZZZAY

[@19thGalaxy]

@@thebigkorn 😂😂😂

[@faboze]

I love Vanessa Bayer

[@MauroMorales9094]

“Ok ima stop it right there, because it sounds like somebody is punching a dolphin” im f**king deeead 😂😂😂

[@Kastro876]

Vanessa's smile is so legendary

[@myaharjo9648]

“Sounds like someone punching a dolphin” 😂

[@houston_goonhoagie2093]

"Call of duty pass the doobi". had me dead hell yeah 😂😂

[@SweetTea742]

The teacher was great! Lol! "Umm... Okay"

[@aviladenise]

SweetTea742 sounds like the counselor from South Park

[@drfreudsmom]

Teacher: Whre is your homework? Me: Eugha iseeuaghi aeogh

[@gamingchickdood4007]

The make it rain part killed me tbh lol

[@OtomeVille]

Drake is such a great actor

[@sausinpg9071]

OtomeVille 100th like

[@bellaneergaard7341]

tbh i would be the same if drake looked at me like that

[@KPyles89]

Isabella Charlotte 🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@DaveL-hg6ml]

What's tbh?

[@ninar1218]

@@DaveL-hg6ml tbh means "to be honest"

[@sophiamolla]

She’s like the female Mr. Mackey from South Park lol

[@SnowFoxParty]

3:34 Drake you are guilty of talking to underage girls....this did not age well lmao

[@gabsgotswag]

especially now 😂😂

[@llongone2]

Punching a dolphin! Hell Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!

[@super_1036]

Reminds me of a teacher I had once. also I love how the male teacher broke character a bit at the end at 4:48

[@imtonkwii7304]

the fact that u know him as the "male teacher" and u have Minecraft animations and ur name is Super_10 I'm convinced u are 10

[@lesliefaith3300]

Tonki OK AND ??? AT LEAST ITS NOT FORTNITE LEAVE HIM ALONE LMAO

[@thomashartley3067]

"When I look at the Pornos, I search for mature.” Greatest Drake lie I’ve heard

[@zoepose8256]

Drake never fails with his appearances😂😂👏👏👏.

[@princeofegypt9686]

Yooo props to the lady for staying on character the wholeeee time 😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@femalegnomepriest2877]

Ger bangs are mezmerizing XD

[@kaleckton]

This has aged so well 😂😂😂

[@itznasir0375]

SNL: How many times you want to say ok Poetry teacher: yes Guys thanks for 10 likes

[@parkerswanson4304]

nasir tranam you missed the chance to say “Poetry teacher: okay”

[@itznasir0375]

Parker Swanson true

[@youngbasedgo]

walter

[@youngbasedgo]

I have eaten a cat

[@arkeim4564]

@@youngbasedgo I will eat another

[@jas1084]

*_OAY OUH OUH OUH OUH_*

[@draggindrugin]

Every time i look at Vanessa's mouth im really afraid it would break.

[@tomeif.29]

draggindrugin LMFAOOOO

[@SiouxStreetMusic]

Who is here after the beef?

[@makiburgess5733]

They should ask Drake to host once a year. He is so good.

[@paulstastny5583]

Drake looks fresh af in that outfit

[@jessicamcdaniel5241]

Vanessa Bayer is my favorite SNL member, she always has me dying 😂😂😂

[@RobCabreraCh]

I absolutely love how she delivers her lines in this, and also on the one where she is a voice actress

[@johnmartin4119]

Matt Foley: THERE'LL BE TIME FOR WRITING POETRY WHEN YOU'RE LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!

[@citizencole3429]

“Call of Duty. Pass the doobie.. hell yeah.”

[@Lanwarder]

She's a perfect mix between Mister McKay from South Park and Phoebee from friends

[@games-sf9lt]

They not like us☠️

[@tie7626]

Bro is watching old Drake SNL videos 😂 Haters are the biggest fans

[@naspizza]

phew for a moment there i thought the poem was called 'young ladies'

[@DunedinMultimedia2]

Wahahahaa! Drake is funny AF

[@MrBuch169169]

I've been at a lot of poetry classes and I wish half of them went that well. Everyone had a poem, they read them aloud..... man.

[@ongezwaduma9353]

I love the poetry teacher😂😂,my God. Aah ok!

[@TexasViking_INFP-t_5w4]

Ms. Flowers got deflowered that day. *OKAY*

[@daydreamlover15]

"Oek? Oek!!!" I love how she says "ok". I have a teacher that sounds as happy and excited as her. Love this!!!

[@5StarChatt]

“What do you think of poems, Gross?” I swear she muttered “Tennessee “

[@whodoesntloveMikey]

The subtle "ok. K, hm, huh" 's got me dyin😭😭😭😭😭

[@user-wg3or1tu5y]

Lowkey back here because he is going to come back.

[@robertdavis3036]

It really did sound like someone was punching a damn dolphin! Lol!