Pongo - SNL

A family (Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Andrew Dismukes) opens a special gift for Christmas.
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[@Noneofthedays]

Pongo running like a spider was WAY funnier than it should’ve been.

[@ericrood4100]

That was my favorite part. Especially the eerie sound that played😂

[@shequu]

The fact that his legs moved so fast made it funny

[@papabird4425]

How funny should it have been?

[@Helloki11a]

I'm not sure I love that...

[@BleachCowboy2016]

that thing is creepy as hell

[@zaramiller703]

I love it when SNL sketches start as wholesome and then turn sinister outta nowhere lol

[@anthony-qc6yz]

Hell yeah!! I love that too.

[@TheCongra]

That's why the Totino's Pizza Roll commercial is my favorite lol

[@Aegorraasreturned]

@@TheCongrayes I came to comment about Totino lol

[@Phoenix197]

One of my favorites is the "It's like pizza." Skit. This kind of reminded me of it with how absurd it was.

[@LukeBakerVAchannel2]

Lol 😂

[@DeadpoolNegative]

You can’t have Kate play an old lady without her threatening to murder someone. 😂

[@EdT.-xt6yv]

No-ponG!

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

Suspiciously accurate.

[@shootingcomet082]

You can't have Kate without her threatening to murder someone.

[@kylebrumbalow1370]

Really your doing that here of all places, I can’t get rid of you people

[@KairuHakubi]

@@kylebrumbalow1370 starting to think it might be a false flag operation

[@Nedmundo14]

The “Like a Spider!” line delivery KILLED me 😂😂😂

[@lauriewashington4653]

Best part!🤣

[@shequu]

Who hates that part 😂

[@sketchycat6223]

1:20

[@judithsixkiller5586]

It gives out that creepy "Almost Pizza" scorpion scurry vibe!

[@finleyforevermore]

It's delivered so whimsically but the visual is kinda horrifying- 😂

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Sarah was awesome in this. The paw pay- off was timed so well.

[@jakestroll6518]

Kate McKinnon killed her part but the rest weren’t funny. I hate when they center cast when they have a super talented guest.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

She did the most lmaoo 😂😂

[@karlkettner4954]

She’s just the best.

[@stpnlll]

I guess that's why they had to centre the cast this week@@jakestroll6518

[@selispeks]

I was about to type the same thing in different words 😂

[@literallysatan4598]

This is definitely the work of Sarah Sherman

[@stephenturk2654]

This feels more like Heather Anne Campbell to me.

[@selispeks]

RIGHT 😂

[@dietotaku]

so far it's the only sarah sherman skit i've actually liked her in. but mostly i liked pongo.

[@jmorgan3977]

​@@dietotaku you didn't like her as Fran Drescher?

[@ChaosMechanica]

I loved the meatball sketch with her and Chris Redd. Right amount of silly and random

[@DatCartoonistGuy]

I love how Pongo is just terrifying but ultimately just innocent and a good boy. Also, the sheer look of trauma and horror on the poor boy's face after hearing Grandma's sins...

[@sadronweasley]

You just know the graphics department had not slept for three days straight to model and animate that claymation in time for the show.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Ah, just like the "Tiny Horse" sketches (the original one and the one that, for some reason, is a better dystopian sci-fi space military adventure than whatever is currently out in that genre).

[@space__idklmao]

It’s CG

[@davideber3367]

@@space__idklmaostill didn’t sleep for three days lol

[@JustK4Y1512]

They took the model from the tbh/autism creature lol

[@And_drew759]

Animate?

[@Bonbonbon739]

“ we got him 36 hours ago!” Had me dying 😂

[@Brekkiee]

One of my favorite things about this is that it’s a Sarah sketch where Sarah isn’t the weird thing that’s happening, she’s reacting to it instead. Of course she’s great at the weird stuff but she really shines in this sketch without being the weird one.

[@5haun298]

Sarah has one of the wackiest energy irl and its always funny when she plays the normal mom with a bad wig.

[@RedonRust]

She was great in this!

[@boriscat1999]

She is such a great foil in a straight woman routine. I'd watch her in a movie if it was just her being normal reacting to an increasingly insane world.

[@gshak33]

Love the twist ending. Was expecting it to go super dark and Pongo like shove her in the hole or something but great way to reverse expectations with a callback.

[@terracottapie]

The entire family has been converted by the sinister inhuman pull of Pongo. The one holdout, the mother, with enough will to put up a fight, was still, in the end, helpless to resist Pongo's senseless, brain-melting stare and succumbed, with just a single touch of his smooth paw. The world beyond the suburban gate is next, and the universe beyond. I think the ending was pretty fucking dark.

[@dietotaku]

you could tell that's the direction they were going when she held her hand out like that

[@OfficialAceMR]

@@terracottapiesounds pretty kinky actually

[@DoubleSmackJacksSmackAttack]

My aunt had a dog like Pongo. Would just sit and stare off into space for hours. Never made a sound. Was more like a decoration than a dog sometimes lol

[@pixnstix11]

Love that Kate got to bust out her old lady for this sketch.

[@ramirezproductions0826]

Yeah, I agree. She definitely nails every old lady she plays.

[@debschaefer7820]

​@@ramirezproductions0826No pun intended. 😉

[@rubert134]

That could mean a few different things. And all quite amusing.

[@tastytizzler1383]

@@rubert134 You know when you reply to someone who replied to a comment, you have to click reply on the reply, not the comment right?

[@rubert134]

@@tastytizzler1383 Cool story bro.

[@arjanpelle]

I kinda want a Pongo now, and I think you can hear the audience echo the same sentiment. Like "we know we're supposed to laugh at how creepy this is, but where can I buy one".

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

If some toy company is smart, they will license and make one... ;-P

[@dietotaku]

i have 3 real dogs and am very disappointed that they don't make squeaky noises when they give me their paw

[@michete]

My dog's name is Pongo and he's not silent lol

[@lynntorres637]

I want one too. If Sarah is smart Pongo will be in time for next Xmas. Changing my dogs name to Pongo. Lol

[@spartanknight2976]

Yeah I'm with the audience as I want a Pongo for myself too

[@Jack-sy8mr]

When Pongo gazes into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into Pongo

[@starsintherain2000]

The way Mom went off on the family and said the father "was too cheap to buy a dog!" 😂😂😂

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

The right balances of weird ,and cute. Easily my favorite sketch of the night 😂.

[@aubreycain3142]

Agreed!

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

I am your 666th like.

[@jdstearman]

The sketch's tone reminds me very much of a Bill Hader sketch that was cut for time, The Alan. Although, that one just gets darker.

[@lizzfrmhon]

Him running like a spider was both creepy and hilarious at the same time.

[@moonlightrobbery]

Now I'm imagining Pongo at the grandma's funeral. He's not supposed to have emotions, but she was nice and told funny stories about killing her third husband. And now she's gone. Pongo, still staring, still smiling, feels a single tear trickle down his face.

[@billzsigray1504]

you’re nearly a bad enough writer to work at SNL

[@Nerdrakere]

This skit is amazing, and Sarah’s acting is so great in this. The slow building horror from the “he… can’t die?” To “this is insane!” Was so great!

[@101ablerudeboy]

Sara Sherman sketches always stand out!

[@dietotaku]

yeah, just usually in a bad way

[@alainchristian]

props to the CG team who had to place Pongo out of thin air

[@user-xg2dc4lc6f]

The guy’s name is @super_fresh

[@ButterscotchMcBean1995]

Yes.

[@benjaminniemczyk]

Absolute gold. One of the best SNL shorts in a long time. And hats off to Sarah for being her usual brilliant self.

[@nak3dxsnake]

Tf you talking about

[@carlosnunez9062]

This is absolute goo to you?

[@siavm]

Pongo is just the right amount of creepy I need in a pet. And no holes and always moist are the features people really want.

[@Masonj919]

3:17 Chloe Fineman’s face when she goes “also Pongo” 😄

[@ADRgman]

1:37 Schrödinger's Pongo

[@desmond-hawkins]

The Sarah Sherman sketch is without fail the most deranged of the week every week, and I'm always looking forward to it!

[@dantebrooklynavenue4462]

2:58 - *WE GOT HIM 36 HRS AGO!* Me: December 26th, 9pm.

[@katharinehorowitz1709]

This has Happy Fun Ball written all over it and I love it.

[@ramirezproductions0826]

I instantly thought of that the second I saw Pongo

[@misterk177]

The people at snl have succeeded with pongo now I want there to be plushes cups plushes plates posters shirts and jackets of pongo I loved this joke and pongo is the perfect character I hope he gets a 2nd snl skit

[@muchtested]

PONGO better than an Easter chick.

[@nnn248nnn]

Kate is a legend, Chloe is so talented, and Sarah is iconic in her concepts and wackiness. I love these actresses featuring their work on SNL!

[@mightypensword]

The more Sarah dials back the funny, and tries to act like a real (or crazy) person, the funnier she is. Some of the funniest sketches include an actor/actress acting as serious and real as they can. People like Woody Harrelson and Adam Driver do this really well.

[@dietotaku]

very this. i seriously dislike her extremely oddball skits but this was actually relatable and funny

[@SeanPynrose]

I sense an instant holiday classic movie coming along soon. Bring on the Pongo

[@ehuehuehuehuehuehue]

Existential SNL shorts are always the best! xD

[@batgurrl]

Pongo is hilarious- he just sits there - comic genius

[@dogdaddave]

Really genius?..

[@batgurrl]

@@dogdaddave okay hater, whatever you say

[@shequu]

And runs through your house silently.

[@mikedemirdjian9976]

@batgurrl Look. People are allowed to not like things are not be impressed by second rate skits. Or differ with your opinion. To suggest otherwise makes you juevenile.

[@batgurrl]

@@mikedemirdjian9976 so true but unfortunately, except for cold opens, many, many sketches are second rate for years. Even Starting with Season 1, Episode 1, which i watched as a teen, in an hour and a half there were always a couple of second rate sketches. Especially the SNL muppets. Painful to watch

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

I love how the sketch started off so lighthearted and it took such a dark turn with the mom. Definitely a favorite!

[@selispeks]

I can't wait to see Sarah Sherman get all the success in the world. She is such a joy to watch!! INSTANT hit from her first sketch! It was the meatball one, right? I think... 😂

[@dbadagna]

What about the stool sample one?? The title was Mail-In Testing Service.

[@JoseRivera-te9hw]

@@dbadagnaICONIC!!!

[@UltraSonic737]

Sarah's breakdown at the end gave me huge Joan Cusack "Debbie" from "Addams Family Values" vibes.

[@audgechew5606]

Appreciate the cinematography angles in this skit, all so well considered

[@CarbonSpire]

I love that Sarah is being given the freedom to realize her "comedy/horror" ideas. She's becoming the new maven of snl digital shorts! Surely no one reads the comments or looks for ideas here... But I'd love to start seeing some of the scenarios she set up evolve and come back. I just rewatched Meatballs and thought it'd be hilarious to make a sequel where meatballs have become a global pandemic or a required sex Ed film in schools.. Etc. Just an idea that you're probably already working on... Anyhow! Love Sarah and glad she's found folks at snl that indulge/produce her wild ideas!

[@zoyadulzura7490]

I didn't care for the meatballs one, but your suggestions do sound pretty funny.

[@MikeChatman]

Sherman is freakin hilarious lol great actor too.

[@pushingthroughthepaperthin9616]

I saw a robot dog decades ago. It did some pretty impressive dog like moves. Then I realized, after watching him for a few minutes, that it was the same stuff over and over and that was all that he did.

[@ClaLu]

Sarah and Kate are so good at horror ❤ 😂

[@Ryborg-ve2ej]

1:02 Absolutely LOST it the first time Pongo stuck his paw out

[@RobeLifeMusic]

Sarah Sherman looks amazing in a bathrobe & silk pajamas 👘🙌

[@goldtoilet54]

Yeeeeaaaaahhh Boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

[@galatasaray984]

thanks for this USELESS info

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Sarah in silk gave me a chubby... ;-P

[@RobeLifeMusic]

@@galatasaray984 No problem, person who likes to complain about everything.

[@WooBino.]

@@galatasaray984 I found it very insightful.

[@SilverPlayer2002]

If you mix a chainsaw with Pongo, you got yourself the chainsaw devil dog from Chainsaw Man!

[@LarryGonzalez00]

As soon as Pongos start popping up on online stores, I'm getting one.

[@GregorBarclay]

Pity the poor artist doing roto work on the shot at 1:44, yelling “but you had a model made, why couldn’t she be stroking that?!” at the heavens for multiple hours.

[@Kmsasaki]

Pongo removed my kidneys and I don’t even mind

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I woke up in an ice-filled bathtub without my kidneys... and there was Pongo.... ;-P

[@melvindorsey3095]

Sarah Sherman makes me laugh all the time, and that's what I like about her! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cassiekirbyart]

Sarah bringing the HEAT with the acting chops 👏🏻🔥

[@matthintz9468]

Sarah was fantastic in this! In the sketches she stars in, she usually plays a very absurd character surrounded by normal people, here, it's reversed, and she is the (relatively) normal one surrounded by people acting absurdly. It's a great flip that works well for her!

[@ratlaxautrai]

It's like a weekly dose of Sarah's weirdness and we'r here for it

[@MaliceInCandyland]

He's like that robotic seal toy for old people from Master of None.

[@lls3676]

The family didn't waste any time giving an answer to the mom's ultimatum. 😄

[@shotbyden]

Whoever wrote this one, keep letting them because these ones are gold!

[@hayley3668]

I would love to have Pongo as a pet. ❤

[@abemcg3803]

As someone who’s watched some of Sarah Sherman’s creepy work, this was definitely her behind this skit 😭💀

[@CronoBJS]

My first dog was named Pongo... Miss him he was a good boy

[@smoothiesunset]

I love pongo and his little squeaks oh my gosh

[@assmane999]

I love Sarah. She’s got that star quality that’s hard to put a finger on.

[@SodAutistic]

“Pongo just IS!” 😂😂😂

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

pongo is really cute, i kinda want one lmao. the way he scuttles across the floor like a spider obliterated me 😂

[@N.BR500]

3:39 The Warning label at the end thou 🤣🤣 _"Pongo is a sentient, featureless mound incapable of feeling or emoting. Any perception of emotion is purely a projection of the user (...)"_

[@kenthuang436]

Pongo isn't alive or dead? So it's basically Schrodinger's cat?

[@ColinFilm]

Absolutely love the twist from ad to horror sketch. Hilarious! 😂

[@georgethefriend29]

"Pongo is neither alive or dead! He just is!" *PONGO IS.* *PONGO IS.*

[@angeliquescarpa9433]

I can't stop laughing!! The randomness of this sketch is the best.

[@NewMessage]

Ah. I needed a terrifying thing to pop into my head around midnight on Christmas eve, to wake me in time to stuff the kids stockings. Good, good.

[@ramirezproductions0826]

I agree. This is definitely gonna make it even harder to sleep on Christmas Eve.

[@Merylstreep1949]

Just when I think it's not funny anymore, out comes Pongo❤😂

[@kevinelwardt3990]

Sarah is amazing and is the weirdness that SNL has lacked for so long! ❤️

[@antuari.]

Sara Sherman is a star, just been sooo awesome to watch her performances ever since she joined ^^

[@nonpology16]

Kate Mckinnon gives those eyes at 3:53, saying, Sherman is going to a Star!

[@danoven3503]

This would actually make such a good horror movie ngl

[@kallen868]

🎯

[@tw8464]

This is one of the best skits. That crazy Pongo is makin' me laugh & creepin' me tfo at the same time.

[@harryspitteler6667]

I was dying from, "He's got like, no holes!"

[@Alieswing]

I want a Pongo now it's so weirdly cute I can't explain I just love it XD ❤

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

same! he's just a little guy

[@Mr_Wiley]

90s / 2000s claymation vibes are everything

[@boriscat1999]

I LOL'd at multiple points. SNL's advertisement parodies always get me. (Lexus December to Remember, Colon Blow, etc)

[@drphot6050]

Pongo doesn't make any noise... Proceeds to squeak! LOL

[@MrGriff305]

They got it 36 hours ago and all chose Pongo.

[@laurenw.8178]

I absolutely love how quickly this basically turned into a horror film 😂

[@LukeBakerVAchannel2]

😂 Diane, ...why are you digging a Pongo-sized hole?? 😂😂😂

[@KirbyCoder]

Horror and comedy, the dynamic duo

[@fanfaxforever]

Ive been watching this from the moment it premiered. I can't stop.

[@fanfaxforever]

Still watching.

[@fanfaxforever]

Still watching.

[@eugenestevenkong9430]

Am I the only one thinking Pongo looks like Pochita from Chainsaw Man but tall and skinny without the cord and the saw?

[@jmacosta]

"It just is!" I need this state of existence.

[@fionastirling986]

Pongo looks like something out of a mascot horror game

[@respectthepouch]

Better than most movie trailers

[@joshuastandlee3455]

Trailer people love to find a sound effect and just repeat it throughout, so I guess they would choose Pongo's squeak.

[@maef7026]

He sees you when you're sleeping... He knows when you're awake... 👀

[@stephaniefigz3739]

My new favorite episode of Black Mirror

[@mariofan1537]

The pongo looks like that yippie meme but instead it's orange

[@cubecutt]

so happy autism/tbh creature made his debut on snl, hes such a hardworking guy

[@JustK4Y1512]

YIPPEEEEEE

[@tiffanyshanley1419]

One of Sarah Sherman's best performances!

[@nerdgeekman]

Me: Mom, can we have Pochita? Mom: we have Pochita at home. Pochita at home:

[@jonseon5952]

either way it listens to your secrets and doesn't die

[@rubyhusar117]

Awwww, there were a few moments there where I thought this was gonna transition into a raw horror sketch BDG style

[@jennifer_mertens]

Is it weird that I'd pay a month's salary for a PONGO of my own😂...

[@muchtested]

But what does PONGO do with your secrets and why is it a voyeur?

[@josephtilseth5002]

"A thousand times Pongo." my favorite line

[@YouveBeenMegged]

I love that they didn’t make Pongo secretly some malevolent gremlin. He’s perfectly harmless, but just… really creepy.

[@kat8295]

I LOVE that Sarah has "the Rachel" cut now.