Saturday Night

A documentary by James Franco about making an episode of Saturday Night Live. Was filmed in December 2008 and wasn't released to the public until 2014.

[@kjts101]

For anyone confused, this was filmed in 2008, was released in 2010 to the SXSW Film Festival, and then released to the public in 2014. It was edited all the way up to the 2014 release. That's why you see dates from way past 2008.

[@GlennDavey]

Okay well that explains the titles. This thing seems super obscure.

[@amandajcaudillo]

Aus66ar p66is69ri750073srsi06rs7667048o69645i4is6w6r4@@GlennDavey

[@SamCanada1]

@@amandajcaudillo Easy for you to say.

[@chino3796]

@@SamCanada1 Lol, 😆!!!

[@brownskinladyiam]

Me too

[@bluebubble926]

You can really tell how well John Mulaney and Bill Hader work together.

[@TabethaAurochs]

If you haven't already watxhed it, there's a 92Y panel on Bill Hader's show "Barry" with John Mulaney as the host. It's actually an hour plus of John making Bill laugh uncontrollably, knee slapping, falling out of his chair - it is the epitome of pure joy and comedic genius.

[@TabethaAurochs]

@@owenhunt Whenever life or some BS existentialist nonsense or my BFF's apparent support for that Orange A Tan Man or COVID-19 has gotten to me over the past week or so, I no longer have to watch the entire 92Y Mulaney/Hader Barry 2019 panel to cheer myself up. Now, I just read this comment and I'm back to chasing Amazer Beams in no time! 💫

[@owenhunt]

@@TabethaAurochs I hope that makes you happy. I am certainly no John Mulaney, but I do love Manhattan and Woody Allen. Try some fava bean, bacon and paprika soup as another pick-me-up.

[@bluebubble926]

Yes! I've seen that panel. It's one of my favorite videos out there.

[@TabethaAurochs]

@@owenhunt Indeed it did, and again it has. I am particularly grateful you included some top shelf, fun-jacket nutritional inspiration - I must admit, quarantine so far... I'm not sure how to say this... It's too much tuna!

[@BROJANGSTER]

They should do a documentary like this for every decade. It has been 10 years, too.

[@TTVToxic-yu5ov]

James Franco did this originally for a project as a student at New York University. Look it up. Super cool. I do agree with you tho.

[@kevinw712]

Well and even more particularly what I was thinking, like I'm about 45 minutes in so far and it feels fair to say that John Malkovich is a quality host in so far as seems really open and game for stuff, has a good sense of humor, not only generally but also about himself, how he's perceived, etc. I can't help but think how there might be a whole different film in looking at a given week where the host is so pompous and overly full of themselves, doesn't bite on anything. like I've heard a couple different cast members over the years who were there for it say that Steven Seagal was the worst host they'd ever dealt with because of how seriously he was about himself and his ego.

[@jonc.5387]

Like it would be interesting. SNL needs a complete overhaul. There's nothing too good anymore.

[@BROJANGSTER]

Jon C. Reilley

[@greggdarby6610]

Snl sucks now

[@amandas2252]

I knew SNL was stressful but holy shit it’s crazy.

[@olivia-sv3wq]

imagine how it would've been back before they had internet too....

[@sagasitches6730]

i mean...they literally whip up a show in one week. so stressful.

[@liammccarthy9388]

Dude honestly I can't imagine what it would be like as a new cast member/writer. You probably don't know anyone, so there's the awkwardness and pressure to try and become friends with people and write with people, then there's the pressure of actually coming up with good ideas and writing them, and then having to present them in front of the entire staff and the host. Like fuuuuck.

[@e2theoc]

Jesus yeah why don’t they make it bi weekly or monthly just to save the stress of these poor people lol. How do you have a life outside of work with these deadlines. 😦

[@lilianjohnson2532]

@@e2theoc they have hiadas every couple weeks, so they do get a break sometimes.

[@mylesclinton4785]

Lorne Michaels pulls a power move and makes the SNL writers sit on the floor in a meeting.

[@over8124]

They've been doing that since like the beginning I think. Conan has mentioned it on his podcast.

[@Calilou52]

Or maybe he doesnt have room to put 30 chairs in his office?? Lol

[@factsoverfiction7826]

Yes. You know there's a conference room or stage where 30 people could sit on chairs like adult professionals.

[@sonquatsch8585]

no that's the culture. it's kindergarten for adults. trust me. the writers dug it. nothing about power...it's all about keepin shit informal. by this time lorne is old and cannot sit on a floor, otherwise he'd sit on the floor too.

[@mylesclinton4785]

@@sonquatsch8585 mmm lorne on the floor 😌

[@reginaphilange133]

wow this documentary has proven to me that i would 100% marry either bill hader, andy samberg, john mulaney or seth meyers in a heartbeat

[@giuls1669]

yo we have the same bill pic as profile how nice

[@Niyati99]

@@giuls1669 of all the pictures in the world wow

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

You too good for Jason Sudeikis!?

[@reginaphilange133]

Not Bill Gates not a sudekis fan tbh

[@StylistFia127]

DUH!!! Who wouldn't??

[@degrassi420]

smart move putting john in the thumbnail

[@82jp]

That's what pulled me in...

[@ASHARK17]

yes i clicked for john and now i can’t leave on principle hahahaha

[@vgneus]

I will click on ANYTHING with a picture of John mulaney in it

[@marihoneey]

Was he even in the video???? I didn't see him.

[@kyleparrott5250]

@@82jp 9999 iui 9999⁹iui 88⁸

[@abigailmartin2650]

writers after four minutes of sleep: i am ready to go, i am too blessed to be stressed!

[@kristiney7759]

Aha John mulaney

[@roxannehoff2889]

the magic of the "POWER NAP" hahaha ;)

[@andy.113]

I really really wish that sketch with the boss promoting random office objects would surface somewhere.

[@linnycrocus6023]

RIGHT???

[@andy.113]

@@Jayemayh i don't think it ever aired unfortunately.

[@leilamangelsdorf1285]

It's so frickin smart.

[@pheezyxl]

Where can I find the empire sketch

[@boppob1343]

@@pheezyxl It never aired. It got cut at Dress.

[@AvianDNA]

Seth wants that j'accuzzi sketch so bad

[@clemenslucas]

what went 'terribly wrong" at 1:06:03 when they rehearsed it? I don't get it...

[@roxannehoff2889]

​@@clemenslucas Kristen kind of looks like she's upset with something, but other than that.....?

[@Research0digo]

J'accuse is the story about a Jewish man in France accused of a crime, which he was almost put to death for. J'accuse is a double entendre. Read a book sometime.

[@DarkTalesProduction]

Still my favorite SNL ensemble cast: Bill Hader, Forte, Fred Armison, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Kirsten Wig, and Keenan . I miss that era of SNL, the humor, writing and overall vibe isn't the same since Seth Myers and John Mulaney left

[@beneemna4429]

I think you didn't list all of them so many amazing people

[@cooper8184]

but the most recent cast is very funny !! i do prefer this cast but it’s uncalled for when ppl hate so hard on the current cast!!

[@vanadians3819]

WoW you must be young lol.

[@Seamalicous]

55:00

[@mathildedlihtam382]

@@Seamalicous lmao exactlyyyyyy

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

THAT PHONE IS BLACK . . . A TRAILBLAZER! killed me

[@AndyDuphresne]

After seeing this, I just want to see documentaries about Bill Hader’s time on SNL.

[@johnmininger7472]

Tremendously talented guy.

[@basharstats4482]

u haven't seen it yet? it's on youtube just below this video part 1 of 2 hours. part two is the fifth video down below from up. on a pc to ur right hand side under coming up next below John Mulaney's 2 hour bio pic.

[@kjts101]

@@basharstats4482 do you know what it's called?

[@owenhunt]

@@kjts101 'KPCS: Bill Hader #213'

[@rasheednesbitt8667]

@@basharstats4482 the related videos tab is different for everyone

[@imtryingmybest673]

I don’t think I’d ever be able to work at SNL solely because of the pitch meetings...like obviously everything else seems really stressful, but presenting an original idea to a group of people and a major executive sounds like the most anxiety-inducing thing literally ever

[@paulovemx2222]

it sounds like auditioning every week as your job.

[@imtryingmybest673]

@@paulovemx2222 yes legit, I could Not handle that

[@no_peace]

@@paulovemx2222 yeah panel job interview

[@imtryingmybest673]

@Joshua Hammond I-what?

[@imtryingmybest673]

@Joshua Hammond that may be so but I definitely didn’t understand you lmao. I was giving a personal opinion

[@bluebubble926]

Man, this really has everyone. Mulaney, Hader, Armisen, Meyers, TLI.

[@ferda9476]

...MTV's Dan Cortese...

[@name4877]

onmy computer2020gal and samberg, sudekis, the cast was so good’

[@Izzayle]

Samberg

[@TabethaAurochs]

@@ferda9476 and look over there! It's the lady from CVS - but do NOT try to talk to her because she is ON BREAK!

[@blew1t]

tli?

[@Mandyn8868]

I just want a whole video of Bill Hader and John Mulaney coming up with ideas, they really seem to bounce ideas off of each other well.

[@kjts101]

Watch their 92nd Street Y video

[@jidongxiao2900]

I didn't realize how stressful the job as an SNL writer is, until I watched this documentary.

[@SniffyPoo]

the time deadlines are really insane

[@jordyalejandro36]

Jidong Xiao *cue writers looking for the right fart sound*

[@louismerrill3071]

I can't tell if being a south park or snl writer is more stressful

[@danwright1239]

Read Gasping for Airtime

[@jennhoff03]

I agree!! You can put your whole heart and soul into something and run on no sleep and push your body and mind as hard as you can for a week. But then turning around and doing it the next week? And the next week? That's unsustainable. No wonder there's so much turnover!

[@SuperJNG18]

Let's take a moment to realize John Mulaney and Colin Jost wrote the Diner Lobster sketch right around the time this documentary was made. Bet they had absolutely no idea how and when that sketch would finally come to life. (Although in retrospect they wrote it closer to when it came out than when it was made).

[@juliannah5721]

That's one of my very very favorites!!

[@marihoneey]

Really?!!! How do you know that?

[@SuperJNG18]

@@marihoneey Mulaney said he wrote it around 2010

[@angeltaniya6689]

seth was an amazing head writer. snl is not the same without him. it's not the same without a lot of these people

[@lorencappelson6475]

@@marihoneey there's a behind the scenes (behind the joke) video about it, I think released by SNL's YT channel, I think. But yeah Jost and Mulaney talk about writing the sketch a decade ago and it never working or even being able to be pitched then. It just proves to me even MORE their collective genius, and how much talent is in those writers' room for such a powerhouse sketch to never even see the light of day originally.

[@Darkrising1993]

I love the part where they're trying to find the right fart sound to use and the woman asks does this one overstay it's welcome, and the fart goes on for literally 23 seconds and she genuinely is looking for a response as if the possibility of it not being to long is high from her perspective.

[@mercy1372]

I thought “wow this is way too long” and then it went on for 14 more seconds

[@victorhiggins9636]

Her name is Paula Pell

[@Research0digo]

A couple far shorter ones were used in a Rear Window sketch with Jason Sedeikis- it was hilarious.

[@apseudonym]

seth was an amazing head writer. snl is not the same without him. it's not the same without a lot of these people

[@kjts101]

It basically went downhill after 2012-2013, when Bill, Fred, Jason, Andy, and Kristen all left

[@marisamacdonald4152]

@I know who did it Imagine how funny Kate Mkinnon could have been with that quality of writing

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

Idk my favourites are Melissa, Kyle and Beck now but they are woefully underutilised

[@BROJANGSTER]

kjts 101 IMO, there were some great cast members that held their own after people like Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig left, like Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer. Unfortunately, most if not every cast member after Beck Bennet and Kyle Mooney has only been fine at best. The writers are also way less funny. At least the current state of show is nothing like the mid 80s, where the only good cast member was Eddie Murphy. I believe the show can bounce back (eventually) like when it did in the late 80s and early 90s.

[@kjts101]

@@BROJANGSTER I hope you're right

[@jennaswitch9783]

Seeing hader and mulaney working together, armisen, wigg, and meyers is just so nostalgic

[@GraceT]

Before John mulaney had an audience to laugh at his jokes, he had a Bill Hader

[@happybirthday146]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TCeZxuo7tqr68

[@nishu1757]

13:08 Classic Bill Hader laughing at something John Mulaney said

[@nishu1757]

16:28 John tricking us again into thinking he can sing😂

[@TabethaAurochs]

Watch the 92Y panel of Bill Hader's show Barry hosted by John Mulaney. It's an hour plus of John making Bill giggle, slap knee, squeal, fall out of his chair laugjing uncontrollably. It's impossibly hilarious, comedic genius and the definition of pure joy. I'm understating how great it is.

[@AvianDNA]

:')

[@Research0digo]

@@nishu1757 Seriously, though, his wife (at the time) Anna was a non-supportive b_tch. :(

[@mjacton]

John Mulaney prophetic "sack lunch" reference.

[@jabelzebub1451]

Yes! :D Just saw it too

[@sarah-tw7eh]

omg wait where

[@sarah-tw7eh]

lmaooo found it at 13:49

[@jabelzebub1451]

Well done :)

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

Man, that tall child looks terrible!

[@7elEvan1]

I really think this was the most talented era for cast. Maybe when Tina and Amy were there is better but that core of Bill, Andy, Fred, Kristen, Will, Jason and Kenan was magic

[@vanadians3819]

You must not be old enough to remember the 70s and 80s if you think this was the best era. Although Kate McKinnon RULES!!!

[@jatinagarwal8827]

Don't forget SETH MEYERS!

[@bethanyduffy5381]

Agreed

[@bethanyduffy5381]

@E Price unfortunately everyone does...he was so underrated in my opinion. I think alot of people didn't get him which is a shame.

[@Cauldron6]

@@bethanyduffy5381 I love Seth, you’re right, he doesn’t get enough love but he did some fantastic stuff.

[@rosieh4258]

Now I understand why the show has a drug and alcohol reputation lol.

[@loveatfirstfeel112]

Same as chefs

[@ptalove]

I don’t think so. At least in air, I think they seem all sober. That is why they nailed it everytime.

[@waynerenolds3955]

@@nathalieroy1841 i mean... these people are up until the morning hours and hardly getting any sleep. thats gonna cause you to gravitate towards substances to stay up and/or calm down. plus this is the entertainment industry, like everyone does shit.

[@no_peace]

@@nathalieroy1841 stress and trauma contribute to substance use disorders

[@badad0166]

There is some magic in the sleep deprivation ritual. This formula is sacred. Substances will always play some part in the process, depending on the individual and their proclivities. But staying up all night is a free high, all on it's own and then, a couple hours of sleep and rise, to present, the shit you hammered out when you were wasted the night before. What could go wrong?

[@hobihope2981]

"Whoever was on during someones middle school and high school years, thats the cast they're gonna think is the best" These guys were my middle school years and I.... 100% agree with that quote.

[@therealwilfreddierkes9980]

Hobi Hope Same goes for music too. 🤘

[@Agos226]

absolutely agree... these guys were my childhood

[@caidyc]

The Real Wilfred Dierkes m’

[@hanna9308]

actually i’m in high school now and only really remember watching on tv the recent cast of kate and keenan and cecily, but i honestly enjoy this era of writers and cast best with bill hader, bobby moynihan, john mulaney, kristen wiig, i could go on. but i don’t really like the oldest ones. comedy tends to change over the years.

[@bcoates87]

These guys were my college years, they were great. But I always longed for the Farley, Sandler and Myers days.

[@MrDukeSilverr]

Bobby Moinihan smoking a cigarette at the window wearing a che guevara cap is a mood

[@frankieirene1305]

it looks like working there is a fever dream

[@saramccarthy51]

IT LOOKS SO FUN ITS MY DREAM BUT IM NOT FUNNY💔

[@phil-ys3cf]

haha, it does!!

[@charlotteosborne2663]

It is but it’s such a stressful job, it’s staying up late every night at work and you’ll have to write multiple different versions of scripts where things are changed moments minutes before they go live. All set and costumes and makeup has to be all done in one week

[@lk74]

@@saramccarthy51 NOT FUNNAY! *insert mcjagger voice*

[@diegochavez7203]

Keenan Thompson has been there forever! The man is definitely not okay

[@harneypuppets]

Crazy that this is only Mulaney’s tenth episode. He seems like he’s been doing it forever here!

[@the8ctagon]

Cocaine years are like dog years: he'd been doing it for about seventy episodes in cocaine years.

[@kimberlybretkertz1258]

I can't believe that Kenan Thompson has been on the show since 2003! 17 years is like 4 lifetimes when you're on SNL.

[@linnycrocus6023]

It's so weird. I was in middle school when he started and now I'm 30. Lol

[@SM-dq3ix]

And before SNL, he was on All That (which was basically a kids' SNL.) He was born for this.

[@kingchannel1584]

@@SM-dq3ix very true

[@hakim6158]

I think he's more of a performer than a writer so he's not that stressed. People who insist on doing both suffer. Bill hader was a stressful mess.

[@beeiguess2664]

he must be a total zombie at this point lol

[@stillhere95]

Just heard about John Mulaney's relapse. I am here to put it out there in the world that we are genuinely rooting for you John Mulaney.

[@stillhere95]

@@briancannon3987 Well they might be narcissists, we don't really know them, but they are narcissists who make me laugh. People trying to do better in their life is always worth rooting for.

[@reiulfsteen4184]

I haven't heard! That's really upsetting. Let's hope he recovers and does what he needs to do in order to do so.

[@shiestygirl8999]

Brian Cannon how are they narcissists ?

[@brennaconnolly7801]

@@briancannon3987 well brian. no one really asked.

[@user-cl5fn2zw5x]

Just found report on it.....boy, that's kinda heartbreaking.....he always seemed so chill and relaxed of all the SNL boys....we all have our own demons inside....I will keep you in my prayers, mr. Mulaney....please be strong and safe....for yourself and all of us SNL fans....

[@AvianDNA]

Seeing Bobby Moynihan smoke is crazy to me, for some reason

[@phil-ys3cf]

same, lol

[@deniseg812]

I find him unfunny

[@mollymontana509]

@@IamSweetViolet violet youre fucking hilarious

[@scarletlopez4734]

I could honestly watch hours of John and Bill writing together!

[@imtryingmybest673]

I could just watch hours of them complimenting objects tbh

[@Calilou52]

Johns (Mulaney) quickness is incredible. Its like he doesnt even have to think

[@imtryingmybest673]

He’s one of the smartest people in the industry

[@annalyssebarnes447]

he's a genius

[@11matt11]

I have been looking for this for 7 years. I even wrote to SNL and James, asking how I could view this while not in the US. Thank you so much.

[@kjts101]

of course! i'm glad you found it!

[@alexandergarrett994]

@@kjts101 just wanna echo what matt said. i saw this at a limited release screening in atlanta when it came out and i couldn't find it anywhere. thx so much

[@Tito171091]

i also had a hard time, but i got to find it somewhere i don't longer remember haha i think somebody posted a link on reddit or something

[@Krupy09]

I have been looking for this for so long, too! I saw it once, I forget where I got it from, but could never find it again, even to buy!! Thank you!!

[@kevinw712]

I'm really digging this so far but a little confused, going by the title, was this supposed to have been filmed or released (even if incredibly limited) in 2010? cause then I'm wondering how it has certain text ID's for staff as being long after 2010.

[@linnycrocus6023]

I want to see what became of that sketch Bill and John were writing about the guy promoting objects so badly =(

[@popcorn8153]

It’s probably saved somewhere

[@williamstanziano614]

SAME I was just about to ask the comments:/

[@hieronymus1432]

I like to think that he got his start as a club promoter, promoted all those clubs to bats, and then had no choice but to move onto other objects.

[@jordachejordan90]

I can feel the anxiety through the screen. Seeing all the funny vets semi-nervous about getting their work on.

[@Research0digo]

vets? Bobby and Forte were both new.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

Seems like they could just give Bill Hader some caffeine and put him in the middle of the circle and get a hundred ideas just listening to his inner dialogue.

[@Research0digo]

On top of his debilitating anticipatory anxiety, he drank 2 double shots of espresso before every show. And he couldn't sleep Friday nights.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

@@Research0digo poor guy. That is terrible.

[@addietion5646]

bill hader doing a voice and immediately going into his normal voice is so wack

[@Bgoods]

what's wack about it

[@addietion5646]

@@Bgoods its just cool

[@oiskypoisky2674]

@@addietion5646 wack means cool? since when? I'm not a native speaker btw so I'm really asking if that wasn't clear

[@methane_melvin]

Oisky Poisky I think he was using it just like you’d use the word crazy or something. He just means it caught his attention or it made an impression on him I think.

[@oiskypoisky2674]

@@methane_melvin Oh ok. I get what it is supposed to mean but to me it still sounds like he/she is insulting Bill Hader. But thank you for clarifying.

[@caitlinisahookerfromhell]

im a simple woman. I see john mulaney in the thumbnail, i click.

[@Janinho897]

yeah, but... tell me there's more to it than that, right?

[@caitlinisahookerfromhell]

Janinho897 no. i see john mulaney, i click. that is how i live my life

[@dspiffy]

@@caitlinisahookerfromhell this is a good algorhythm

[@divyasabnis9311]

I understand that on a personal level

[@basharstats4482]

@@caitlinisahookerfromhell hi John said hi we have bn trying to contact u for a month now. pls reply to the DM's we sent u since last month

[@andewr]

absolute stress and nonstop work. as soon as it’s done, make a fresh pot and start over. they’re legends.

[@jackbrennan592]

Pouring one out for empire carpet. Lost one of the greats.

[@pheezyxl]

Man like what the fuck they should’ve done that😭😭

[@huckleberrylachow2202]

it wasn’t funny at all lol

[@dannydorko7075]

@@huckleberrylachow2202 agreed. even watching the table read i was like this is just annoying...

[@thisuniquechica]

@@huckleberrylachow2202 it was very one-note and dragged on forever.

[@kevinw712]

A friend and I used to have this little running gag we did when we were bored where we more focused in on the sound of the main guy's voice, because it was especially soft and kind of 'breathy'. We pretended he was actually a very prolific serial killer but loved nothing more than to strike up everyday conversation with people at the store or the library detailing all of his kills. This gentle old man voice going "So then once he woke up from the blackout I had his hands tied, and I started cutting off his toes one at a time. I just love doing that, and admire the people who've paid real special attention to their nailcare. You don't want an ingrown one, that can just be such a headache."

[@2taggs2]

That must really suck when you literally don’t sleep for one specific sketch - it gets through all the hurdles, but bc it “doesn’t work” during dress, it’s as if it never existed. Being a cast member, thats got to be the most devastating part of the show. I felt bad for Forte.

[@tyleralbrecht2623]

That’s true, I wonder how often sketches that don’t air one week are recycled on future shows. If not then a lot of really funny ideas have gone down the drain.

[@rebeccaelizabeth8362]

@@tyleralbrecht2623 while I'm not sure about recycling sketches, I know from different snl interviews they've done for late night shows that there have been numerous pitches that get recycled, if a writer or cast member wants it badly enough

[@jetster4117]

@@tyleralbrecht2623 it does happen sometimes. Some examples i can think of rn is that in the Kevin Hart christmas episode the Active Jack sketch was recycled from another episode (forgot which lol) and the Don Pauly sketch from the Bill Burr episode was recycled from the Adam Sandler episode

[@kevinw712]

@@jetster4117 and while many sketches have been quality expressly due to how immediately culturally relevant they are, that's what great about also having an idea that's funny AND timeless, and isn't at all hinged on a particular host's baggage or whatever. It maybe didn't make it initially just out of time constraints, especially if some other major thing was going on that week, it's the kind of thing that could fit in at any given show.

[@leejones8582]

His jingle sketch was funnier than the calculator sketch

[@huntercrosby8882]

Something with Vinnie Vedecci wasn’t working quite right, was at risk of falling apart and Seth stepped in with rapid decision making, cleaned it up and set it right. That was pretty impressive to watch.

[@taylorcox1511]

They literally had to decide on what fart sound to use. Amazing.

[@taylorkitz]

i cant tell if this doc makes me desperately want to work on SNL or absolutely never work on SNL, no in between

[@heartlesspanda3880]

Man this is just awesome. I can never get enough Hader or Mulaney.

[@AvianDNA]

James Franco is like holding Bill at gunpoint to do those impressions

[@bucky-olivia-barnes8937]

That Empire Carpet sketch is gold and I hate that they didn't do it. That song has been stuck in my head since like... 2006.

[@kevinw712]

just imagine how batshit wild society's celebrations will be for this icon in the year 5882300. well, the celebrations conducted by the underground mole-human hybrids for our robot alien overlords.

[@brentpeterson5526]

Never knew so much work went into writing the show. Lots of pressure. And very little sleep. Fascinating. Because making a skit is so difficult..I see why they use the good ones over and over.

[@adolfog316]

gotta love those classic bits, it becomes almost meta

[@Research0digo]

what kind of back-handed slap was that?!

[@HM-li3cf]

I miss the SNL digital shorts so much... Andy was a gift

[@samingram4608]

Am I the only one who deeply wants to work here.... Like these conditions feel like how I thrive... I deeply crave this.

[@Bwaatiss]

*All scenes containing a tall child who needs to get some rest.* Pitch meeting: he's sitting behind stripe-shirt sitting in front of Malkovich. 11:56 13:04 15:15 16:20 Table read: he's sitting 3rd row behind Jason Sudeikis, below the mounted TV. 45:55 1:00:10

[@BlueMHart]

I'm so fixated on Bill Hader's shirt during the table read. Every time I see it, I laugh. Anyway, very cool documentary! Thanks for uploading!

[@kjts101]

You're welcome!

[@sophiakarp1999]

Shirt!

[@Putsim]

JJ's shirt (NEAS)

[@NigelsFunhouse]

It's a Tim and Eric shirt

[@BlueMHart]

@@NigelsFunhouse that makes it even better, thank you for this information

[@Maiten_E]

Bill's tiny "thank you" on 51:08 killed me

[@paddawan_]

Saw the comment exactly before it happened in the video. What are the odds :-o

[@hanna9308]

you know, i’ve been thinking lately about going into a career of comedy (specifically sketch comedy) and after seeing this documentary, it really only makes me want to pursue it more. yeah, it’s super stressful and you forget what sleep is for a while and your sketch might not be funny or make it, but when it does make it on the air and people genuinely think it’s funny- that’s what i live for. the instant gratification of knowing “i did a thing that people liked!” just seems like a really good feeling to me and all the ‘downsides’ seem worth it in the end. this is such a good documentary, thank you for posting this!

[@luci2489]

Omg same here SNL is like my dream job, seeing this makes me want to be on SNL more, and IK it’s very hard to get on the show (I mean Jim carey and Kevin Hart didn’t get on) but i’m not a person that loses hope right away, and being an actress now I can see it happening.

[@AnthonyBurback]

don't make it your career make it your hobby, otherwise you will spend a lifetime working crappy jobs thinking they're your "side gig"

[@factsoverfiction7826]

Most of the comedy writers went to Harvard/an Ivy League college. Same for other comedy show writers. Please research their backgrounds.

[@hanna9308]

@@factsoverfiction7826 that had nothing to do with what i was saying but yes i have researched that. i don’t really get your point, it would be nice if you could explain what you meant by that?

[@boppob1343]

@@factsoverfiction7826 more didn't go there tho lol

[@jjbozeman4228]

My favorite part of this is that the candid personalities of so many of them, and the way some of them have bad hair, it reminds me of the funny but dorky kids that deserved better in high school. It feels like watching those kids getting what I hoped for them.

[@2taggs2]

I am in disbelief that not only have I never seen this, but never knew it existed. I’ve seen so many SNL Documentaries and behind the scenes footage. This by far, REALLY gives you a full glimpse of how hectic and nerve racking everything is. Great upload!

[@linnycrocus6023]

Goddamn I feel so bad for Casey Wilson....they caught her on such a bad week. All of the cast members..even the greats had them....it just really sucks to have a camera in your face when that happens.

[@salinapiddington8244]

She said 'you' lose all your confidence when it should be validation to get that gig because everyone else around you is at the top of their game. LOL naw sweetheart, YOU lose all your confidence because youre trash at this and now its been confirmed. All I kept thinking when she was on was "how in the hell did she get that job? Holy Shit" and "who in the hell did she beat out in that audition??" She shouldve never happened.

[@junkerinhistrunker]

she had a really rough run on SNL, little she did clicked. sometimes really talented people just aren't good for SNL, and she has proven that with her post SNL career which has been fantastic

[@blew1t]

@@salinapiddington8244 yeah right like you wouldn't be nervous starting at snl -- her sentiment is echoed by pretty much every other snl castmember or writer

[@linnycrocus6023]

@@blew1t exactly. Bill himself has stated several times that he had weeks where he failed at the table read.

[@eileensnow6153]

I don’t understand, what did she do wrong? She said something about being six pages behind or something?

[@Paylala]

I adore Bill Hader’s laugh. Most infectious and endearing sound ever

[@cuticlemuncher]

This video made me fall MORE in love with him honestly he’s so precious

[@jordynb8582]

This is making my quarantine better.

[@sophiafranz448]

i’m so happy this exists with my favorite cast! this was so cool

[@PB-qe6ce]

15:39 wow old youtube layout, so nostalgic.

[@82jp]

It had only been around for 2 or 3 yrs at that point!

[@FinnikOdair]

I love that Will Forte is eating spaghetti during rehearsal AND dress AND the show for Vinni Vedicci. After the lack of sleep during the week it feels wholesome that he gets to be constantly eating spaghetti. Hope they warm it up for him 😂

[@jackbynum]

I can't believe the Jacuzzi sketch almost didn't get in there in time

[@Research0digo]

J'accuse

[@nebulousisgod]

Now this is a documentary! That’s about as genuine and candid as you can get when everyone is still aware of the camera. This truly shows how insecure even these brilliant comedians really are, and how everybody is still very human. It’s intimidating and the vets of the studio are clearly more comfortable but also stressed by the weight of the show. And you can see how the really funny jokes shine compared to the mediocre ideas that get silenced out. Now do you see how this isn’t just a liberal propaganda machine, you neoconservative psychotics?

[@pleaserewind295]

It's gotten much worse since these days. SNL always had propaganda, but I'm guessing a lot of that comes from Michaels.

[@astronautmikejones]

Michaels leans right, and was all for Trump to be on SNL in 2015, and to be treated "nicely". They are, or at least were, friends (I say that because, Lorne cant possibly be that horrible) But good job, genius!

[@boppob1343]

@@pleaserewind295 lol what.

[@Khronogi]

@@pleaserewind295 trump deserved to get shit on every single week for the absolutely absurd and dumb shit he did every single day in office. dude was and still is corrupt as fuck and there is a vast amount of people who still don't realize that, whether because they are completely misinformed, or because they just simply choose not to believe it.

[@Research0digo]

way to help divide the country - just like drumph.

[@darbeeme8332]

documentary now! should make an episode of this

[@name4877]

Omgggg yessss

[@TheMuppetKid]

They did and it was called “30 Rock”. It ran for 7 seasons. 😂

[@maidenheadvideos]

LMAO

[@rhiannon8197]

this is awesome. im on an snl kick during quarantine and this is probably my favorite snl era ever

[@koala201211]

Same

[@jaysunbrady]

Bills impression of Malkovich is perfect. Close you're eyes and its him.

[@eileensnow6153]

And Seth Rogen! I mean, wow

[@nr1que]

I’d kill to be a part of SNL during 2010

[@rclarke4113]

same it's low key gone down hill

[@rclarke4113]

@Qazwsxedc Plmoknijb um it says 2010 in the title

[@koala201211]

@@rclarke4113 to make it more clear, it was made in 2008, but released in 2010

[@rclarke4113]

@@koala201211 okay I get that but if it was realised in 2010 then how did the know while editing it when each cast member left (they put the person's name and how long they stayed next to them) eg bill hader 2005-2014

[@rclarke4113]

@@koala201211 wait sorry that came across really passive aggressive I genuinely didn't mean it too I was just confused

[@laurass20]

SNL is definitely one of the most stressful and nerve-racking places to work at and yet everyone that worked on it talks about the show with such love and appreciation. It really shows it’s a dream come true, even with all the ups and downs.

[@bri7757]

That's not at all true

[@Research0digo]

In hindsight everything looks better.

[@someone1]

Not everyone no. Listen to Julia Dreyfus, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Michaela Watkins who is in this very documentary... and more

[@JJJameson.]

I wonder how crazy this all must be when Mullaney is doing one of his big musicals

[@lizvb8894]

I was stressed just watching this

[@alex0589]

liz vb like a goddamn damien chazelle movie but real

[@Research0digo]

same I am still amazed 8 years of this didn't kill our Billy.

[@kristiney7759]

This is my comfort video. I watch it every couple months

[@kristiney7759]

I’m back

[@kristiney7759]

Hello

[@kristiney7759]

im back again

[@SwaggMessiah69]

I can tell why sometimes snl sketches bomb with the crowd sometimes. During table reads it sounds funnier in your head and to everyone around.

[@craigspencer8219]

This room probably has a very strange smell to it . A bunch of adults who’ve probably just woke up from the same clothes they’ve been wearing for two days , coffee breath , not showered , stress sweat .... smell of a bunch of freshly printed paper

[@glitzy7066]

yup

[@richradka]

pretty damn well done james franco. great to watch how the show develops over the course of the week.

[@SamRoss68]

This documentary is amazing. 2008 was "my cast", essentially the cast that I watched in college. This behind the scenes is fascinating. Also, I have new respect for Casey Wilson. I did not like her as a cast member, but I really feel for her in these scenes and really grew to like her after leaving SNL.

[@heytaiden]

what’s up with casey wilson ?

[@Research0digo]

@@heytaiden ??

[@christinad4432]

No wonder coke was such a big part of snl. It’s so much work and it’s so exhausting. They almost gotta do coke to get through it. Or at least adderall 😬🤷🏼‍♀️

[@clemencec3790]

Mulaney often jokes about that, the cocaine and the adderall. So yeah, doesn't surprise me when I see this documentary lol

[@Cripjoy]

Clémence C where is the part where they talk about cocaine

[@twistedimagev2]

just imagine doing it on heroin. now thats impressive

[@twistedimagev2]

@youtube thats my point

[@boppob1343]

@@Cripjoy not in this documentary, but mulaney often talked about in interviews that he was always hopped up on Adderall at SNL and so we're a lot of people. Also if you don't understand the cocaine reference, essentially half the original cast died because of their come habits.

[@KidJupiter]

I love how the comment section pretty much confirms what Steve Higgins said about everyone loving the cast from their adolescence the most. I prefer the cast from this era to what's on now too, but I'm 25, so I would.

[@plumlots]

bill hader's seth impression sounds like pete davidson

[@TabethaAurochs]

Accurate! 🤣

[@leejones8582]

John Malkovich looks like a Granddad when everyone is sitting down.

[@neurodivergentwriter]

"I have dreams where is should be working. Cuz I should be." I identify with that Seth

[@kaytiebarnard6619]

Never take this video off of KZbin. I’ll be watching this everyday for the rest of my life

[@Research0digo]

(rolling my eyes) download it

[@shainajoseph5040]

15:26 "You've been promoting people!" "Uh-uh, I've been promoting THINGS" I can't stop laughing.

[@TechTalkHD]

I’d kill for an updated one, just because of how much the show has changed, hell all of these cast members aren’t even on the show anymore.

[@Putsim]

Well Kennan Thompson and Colin Jost are still there, but I get your point.

[@deanbalboa]

How has the show changed? Seems like it's been run the same since day one.

[@Putsim]

@@deanbalboa The show is designed to change based on new cast and writers. Its literally the format that makes it still watchable. So I'm assuming he meant a new behind the scenes documentary would be interesting to watch because of the change of cast and writers.

[@Research0digo]

You just eliminated the first part of your statement.

[@jennaswitch9783]

finding this has cured my quarantine depression

[@oliviarafferty]

tag yourself i'm bill hader's iPod

[@kjts101]

I'm Bill Hader's SHIRT! shirt

[@luci2489]

I’m Bill Haders eyeball

[@linnycrocus6023]

I'm the mirror that he stares into while lip syncing "I Would Die For You"

[@imtryingmybest673]

Im the robe he wore in the vinny vedecci “documentary”

[@emilypearsonderviniks]

i’m john singing

[@discoveringcatia]

john sitting on the floor at the beginning SOFT TALL CHILD

[@julienmarmur6545]

All this effort makes me appreciate SNL shows so much more.

[@boppob1343]

Lul it didn't even get picked for this episode sadly

[@kiahssossa2005]

the guy who makes the sets is absolutely dead inside lmaoo

[@lisakellar399]

I absolutely loved this!! It was amazing to see the internal workings!!! I'd watch a Playlist of these, for days!!!

[@chelsealee144]

This brings back memories of film school - the staying up mad late and fked up sleep schedule.

[@Grace-nb8nb]

Yes! Exactly what I was thinking.

[@lilmess5234]

That’s me whenever I have a school project 😂

[@nunyabiz6918]

One of my favorite docs ever... THANK YOU!

[@niamhcoady3706]

I’ve been having a really hard day and then I found this on my recommended. I didn’t even know they made this doc AND it’s with my favorite era of snl. Thank you for this! :)))

[@jguy1986]

I’ve listened to “Horse Cops” probably 100 times and I desperately hope that Sudeikis secretly filmed a demo for it.

[@balinthizsnyan9448]

At the end of empire sketch he should have said "oh that's perfect, we got it" while he was breaking down crying

[@kmcq692]

Like Lars Von Trier would.

[@AltafNanavati]

It's so strange seeing Will Forte just working. I'm so used to seeing him play the weirdest characters

[@wgorham93]

Holy shit, I want a mini-documentary on the guy at 104:40, who (at that time) had been to 563 shows. What a legend!

[@Research0digo]

His wife left a comment about 10 up ^ from here.