Fusion Scientist - SNL

In this cut for time sketch, a family gushes over their son (Austin Butler) after he helped with a huge scientific breakthrough.
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[@lunafisco6834]

The way Austin laughed after he hit him 😂

[@hrts4natty]

im so glad i wasnt the only one that noticed that😭

[@jasperlevien5968]

I've been unhappy all day and that made me feel better

[@kayladavis2392]

@@jasperlevien5968 aww I’m glad you feel better I hope your doing week today!💗🤭🫶🏻

[@kayladavis2392]

@@jasperlevien5968 well*🫶🏻

[@naturestone3148]

And he still has got the KING`s Voice!😅🥰

[@fivetribescinema]

I feel personally attacked. My brother works on these fusion reactors and this bit is exactly my thanksgiving.

[@chrisc3571]

You are doing a great job selling ketamine, sweetie.

[@theresaduffy8222]

My brother in law does this too. I don’t understand anything about his job. I’ve tried.

[@UTUBE3JC]

My cousins brothers sister is dating the guy who went to school with the brother of one of the people working on it. I cannot with 100% certainty refute this statement

[@davidlf1492]

“Ha Ha”

[@fivetribescinema]

@@chrisc3571 I do things too

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

"Yes of course you do honey" A lot of kids felt that lol

[@blackbird163]

🤣

[@Officalsarahlister]

This! Graduated college this past spring but everybody was talking about my amazing siblings accomplishments 🤣

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

@@Officalsarahlister Thats rough lol

[@thewesty101]

And I was an only child. I still am but I was then too

[@billgreen1861]

@@thewesty101 Even though I was an only child, my whole family including stepmother always found someone else to brag about. My father and I were always alone. I was " invisible " then and I'm still...

[@cuhloochy]

I love the audience member at 3:37 saying “both.”

[@Sjrick]

i had to go back and listen to that. Nice catch.

[@Stoic_Poet]

what did they mean by both

[@blackmagician7645]

@@Stoic_Poet As to being hot. Attractive.

[@neowest9919]

And I whole heartedly agree with that audience member!😂

[@riyanadkarni1076]

I mean it’s true

[@matthewmooon8185]

It was the lady that said "both" so confidently at 3:36 that really took me

[@Leomerya12]

We need more people like her.

[@kparr25]

oh my gosh thats great, i did not hear that haha

[@monica-cq4ie]

My thought as well 😂

[@greymomma]

I heard her to! LOL Didn't take her a second to to think!

[@water.77]

Yea, maybe some audience members need reminding they aren’t part of the show

[@jialulol]

That punch was performed so well omg

[@Avioto]

Definitely broke character for a sec at 5:34 🤣

[@TheZackshow]

@@Aviotohe was definitely surprised by how well that punch went

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

@@TheZackshow I think he was surprised by something that happened when Marcello hit the floor. I wonder if Marcello hit something on the way down.

[@hoover728]

@@BbGun-lw5vi And he kept looking over at him till the end, which seemed to not fit the flow of things.

[@7261amorgan]

@@BbGun-lw5vi I don't think the chair was supposed to fall. Maybe he tripped over it when he fell and it landed on him.

[@hiiamizzy]

3:37 When the lady in the audience said "both". I'm with you hon.

[@toonheaded1]

Heidi looks who said it

[@annaf3915]

I actually think Edgar is hotter. When he's not in a diaper I mean.

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

@@annaf3915 His raspy voice is sexy af.

[@memyselfandtumblr]

austin was fighting for his life with this one, it’s hilarious. you can see how much he’s clenching his jaw when he tries not to laugh.

[@stevekombolis3542]

Whoever write that dialogue...bravo. I laughed at almost every line, especially the horses taking turns lol

[@sha11235]

Why do I have the feeling it was the guy in the red shirt?

[@stevekombolis3542]

@@sha11235 Yeah i mean they all compete to get their sketches in so I would assume he had a big part. I don't really know how it goes as far the cast and the SNL writers and if it varies on who inputs more. This sketch idea is nothing without the dialogue so i'm sure he wrote a decent amount. Whether it was him or a group effort it was hilarious

[@TrickOrRetreat]

Like watching the great old snl, when it was funny.

[@TwitcyTrain]

Really? This wasn’t funny at all, in my opinion. Especially the guy in the red shirt.

[@ChaosRocket]

I don’t get how this is funny, it’s just making fun of a character who literally has severe brain damage…like, imagine the skit if the red shirt character had Down Syndrome, that wouldn’t be funny at all and it’s the same thing

[@ClapYourHairFlip]

That Uber line was pretty good 😂

[@jerrygereden]

When he said “I sell tons of ketamine.” HE IS THE HERO. NO DOUBT. Period

[@eliaschevette]

People look down on them but how many people can only do their job after buying a ton of ketamine from their dealers. A thankless job.

[@jerrygereden]

@@eliaschevette ketamine >> nuclear energy.

[@jamesbryson9542]

I'm using a legal service and ketamine is a life saver. First time I'm not depressed in my entire life.

[@usagicassidy]

Thanks for the Ketamine, Edgar!

[@edthoreum7625]

@@jerrygereden watch at 1.5x speed

[@CCSMrChen]

My dude said "astrophysicist" instead of "nuclear physicist" and talked about splitting atoms to unleash the potential which happens during fission not fusion. Seems like the brothers aren't too different after all.

[@DeMarines]

ahahah those were my same thoughts!

[@Mr0rusnjos]

"Inert" is also the last word I would use to describe hydrogen.

[@Gotit570]

Nerds

[@Gotit570]

😂 jk

[@militaryav8r]

Though I can appreciate science just as much as the next scientist… how about you just appreciate the humorous skit for what it is nerds? 🙄

[@ramirezproductions0826]

Man, I'm gonna miss Cecily so much on SNL. But at least we all know that she's gonna be out doing bigger and better things.

[@geewiz8253]

I hope so too. She’s very talented.

[@jramsey9690]

Damn. She was one of the only funny ones left. This skit sucked anyway. Sarah Sherman grates on my nerves big-time. She can never disappear in a character.

[@rachelmaddowswife8713]

Agreed. She, Kate, and Aidy carried the show for so many years. Bowen is pretty good, but none of the new people are really standing out yet, except when the dad in this sketch does trump. None of them seem to add that special spark that the greats did. I think the era of Kristin, Fred, and Bill was the best.

[@ashleyhathaway8548]

@@jramsey9690 She really is quite obnoxious.

[@gabrieljohnson4213]

@@rachelmaddowswife8713 Kenan was on the show at at same time as people who were on the show with David Spade.

[@kerina6594]

‘I’m up everyday at 5am’ ‘Yeah, to pee and then you go back to sleep until 11am’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ReliMusic]

"it raised its leg at me" needs to be appreciated more - cannot stop laughing at that

[@TheMeanderingduck6]

This is a shining moment for Marcello and it was cut for time. Tragic.

[@rdean150]

Agreed, he knocked it out of the park here.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Glad more cut for time sketches are finally being uploaded. I hope we get a few more. Thanks. This had a nice throwback feel to '70s or '80s SNL. They managed to make the 6 minutes not feel padded, good writing and performances without going too over the top. Marcello could be a great physical comic for the show if he gets the chance.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I'm hoping so too. With Cecily leaving, the second half of this season is going to be like the first three episodes: a lot of people complaining that the show isn't the same without the good cast members who left, but it's still going to carry on by using the cast members they have and the newbies.

[@ericbeich]

No doubt. This was one of the better ones in many years . I was raised on SNL and at the 'meh' age of 55 this fo sho feels like some vintage SNL. If it was easy ...

[@mikaeljurvanen2731]

Marcelo's acting is so underrated.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

I'm so into him right now :D

[@crowe3627]

He is overreacting in the most cringe way possible.

[@canaisyoung3601]

And why do I get the feeling that he can do the leg jump thing in real life, but purposely screwed it up for the sake of comedy?

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@canaisyoung3601 because he's actually in great shape the little dynamo :D

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

Omg a cut for time Austin sketch 🥹🥹

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Austin just has natural charisma, It's impossible to not like him

[@cjwilson1994]

I would agree. Austin Butler is great

[@DiffEQ]

Are you talking about the same Austin that was in this skit??? Wow... I think you have an ulterior motive for liking his "charisma" as he's dull as dull gets.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

he was a good host and acted well in his bits

[@erikagray9883]

@Retired Engineer someone is jealous. The man is dreamy and kind. That's a jackpot right there. He is intelligent and funny, too, but even if he weren't...the old adage rings true: "It's nice to be smart, but it's smart to be nice." You could try for a little more niceness.

[@rosspatterson131]

That's what Bill Cosby did to him.

[@msjamesesq]

"I-uh... I don't think you quite did it, bud." 🤣🤣 The way I cackled at that. The timing and delivery was 🤌🏾

[@krushamae]

I love how you can tell Austin needs to hold in his laughter sometimes

[@taldickman2853]

Snl: "Inert, like a hydrogen atom" Hydrogen: 👀👀

[@cipnt]

I came looking for this comment

[@jialulol]

Gonna miss Cecily so much

[@AstroInfinitum]

Same, those were some emotional goodbyes. I hope she comes to host.

[@kevinknox1239]

What she's leaving too. I guess Kate left also.

[@TFLUFFY.]

@@kevinknox1239 kates been gone for almost a year man where you been at lol mars?

[@kevinknox1239]

@@TFLUFFY. Naw had a immigration issues on Venus there was an issue my intergaltic visa 😅😅😅

[@armancho76]

same

[@GrotrianSeiler]

What a beautifully supportive family. We should all be so lucky

[@serajmehrabkhani7333]

have u noticed how Sarah Sherman has rised up in SNL, she was in almost all the sketches in the last couple of shows. Respect

[@kev3833]

That because there isn’t anything she can’t do 😊

[@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH]

They are out of cast

[@kenziehill9376]

Out of cast members is why. No one will take the place of Kate McKinnon

[@Chetloore]

@@kenziehill9376 I said the same thing about Kristen wigg then Kate McKinnon really started to shine after she left the show. SNL is a Hydra one head falls off one two or a half of a head will grow back in its place

[@prisonmike4971]

She's hands down the rookie of the year.

[@_emory]

“Or biting a flamingo at the zoo..” “It raised its leg at me!” Lmfao

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

I don't miss the holiday banter back and forth

[@brendatomlinson]

This was my favorite sketch of the night, though that “Blue Christmas” performance was the best of everything. Oh wait, there was Austin’s monologue! 😭 Great ep all around!

[@sha11235]

This wasn't even on the show. Notice it said Cut for Time???????????????????

[@Andy-bh8hw]

This wasn’t in the show

[@brendatomlinson]

@@sha11235 Does that mean it can’t be my favorite???????????????

[@monica-cq4ie]

Although Cecily is leaving, and she was one of the last strongholds from the early 2010's era, Sarah, James, Marcello, Heidi, Ego, Bowen and others give me so much hope. They never fail to make me laugh. (forgot Andy D., who is such a solid sketch actor, and Michael Longfellow, whose dry humor I love during standup, but has also translated exceptionally well in sketches. I can see him being a straight man a la Sudekis in the future.)

[@BeagleFeatures]

You forgot Chloe

[@monica-cq4ie]

@@BeagleFeatures Yes, I did!!

[@checynhadi2815]

And MIKEY!!

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Agreed--this cast "shakeup" doesn't seem so bad when I think about how the new(ish) people are getting more time to perform, and together with the holdovers, they make a very strong cast. Also, Kenan!

[@mikekristin7201]

He's having one glass of wine, you've had 10 beers ......... That you know of

[@thegood9]

this skit is better than 80% of the skits they put in the "live" feed...how/why did they leave THIS one out?

[@sha11235]

Time.

[@rdean150]

I was thinking the same thing. Really good delivery by whoever the dumb brother dude is. But the way the sketch ended didn't do it justice. Felt like the writers just gave up at the end there.

[@canaisyoung3601]

They had to make room for Cecily Strong's goodbye sketch.

[@kay-dc8495]

This looks like the sneak peak of "Home Alone 6"

[@KreepaweedZ23]

Everbody has someone like this in their family. If you don't think so... You are that person. 😂🤣😂

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

"I do stuff too..." - LOL

[@miasdaydream8292]

Damn you, Benjamin! From all the Edgars around the world, me included🤣 Austin is great, as always 🤣❤️

[@erikagray9883]

🙋🏼‍♀️

[@checynhadi2815]

#teamBenjamin we won’t forget you little people 😆

[@steffijmusic]

Austin nails this humble genius character. Even his punch is perfection.

[@TimeTheory2099]

Wishing Cecily a long and Happy acting career. ⭐

[@TarzansMom]

Marcello has Lin-Manuel Miranda energy.

[@armitchell86]

They were not expecting him to go down that hard and that makes it so much funnier

[@bloopskadoop1881]

he does have a perfect jawline 🥸

[@MagicalMissMikki]

I feel like he’s gonna be a new Armisen type and I love it

[@debrakoffski]

Austin Butler slays!

[@rachelh2731]

Oh boy, the holidays are near. Every family has an Edgar. Cheers Y'all

[@laurenw.8178]

the way Austin just effortlessly did that fake punch on Michael 😂👌🏽

[@ummm2948]

Marcello babes his name is marcello

[@AVarStunts]

this was way better than the White Elephant sketch

[@vicodincreamer4831]

Exactly

[@dej01]

i didn’t hate the white elephant sketch, the ending just kinda sucked :/

[@deroiste16]

I think the white elephant sketch was worth it for the wicked little woman line 😅

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

I preferred the White elephant sketch. Although the end was disappointing.

[@ia3241]

Austin had NO business looking so FOINE while punching Marcello ✋🏼😭 5:32

[@vicodincreamer4831]

Austin was brilliant in fact the whole cast was here

[@ChrisKewl]

SNL cuts the best sketch of the night again. I think they seriously should make a SNL special called "The Best Cuts", it'd be a, hour-long Summer showcase of that year's cut for time sketches. It gives us SNL fans a new episode while waiting for the new season to start.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I'd watch that.

[@benjinoma1215]

You can always one-up your siblings by just announcing that you're working on getting into medical school. Works every time.

[@checynhadi2815]

Working on getting ain’t the same as “accepted to medical school” 😏

[@deannaw9128]

@@checynhadi2815 jesus, obviously

[@morganmiller998]

Did you just try to jump out of the window and missed the window....I laughed so loud😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mitchwyant9494]

So accurate! Each family has THE OTHER SIBLING....

[@minervaloves]

We all knew he was adopted 😂😂

[@thedoneeye]

Just like Loki....

[@kristinewalberg2938]

I liked most of the sketch, and I don't want to seem like I have no sense of humor, but adoption jokes are up there with "short bus" jokes in being kinda cringe. It's always the adopted sibling who's portrayed as stupid, a loser, unwanted, etc.

[@sha11235]

@@kristinewalberg2938 Might've been better for both brothers to say, "What?"

[@minervaloves]

@@kristinewalberg2938 I meant that we knew he was adopted because he doesn't look or sound like them. It has nothing to do with his personality traits.

[@nicholsonfile]

@@kristinewalberg2938 I agree. Sketch was punching down and embarrassing

[@evanfaas2560]

Omg how was this cut for time? This is hilarious 😂

[@JillKnapp]

Marcello giving me Beck flashbacks and I'm here for it

[@Ethan-en2ij]

Such a shame this got cut from the show, this was gold

[@6RshEuH2]

Michael and Marcello are two best from the new recruits.

[@denderrant]

5:31 That punchline! 😆

[@Izzy-Maurer]

Great showcase for Marcello, he really led this sketch well!

[@communicationbreakdown256]

Austin has a great career ahead of him. He may be our next Brad Pitt movie draw.

[@deannaw9128]

Lmao why do ppl keep comparing him to Brad Pitt? You could always call him Austin Butler

[@jiml4987]

More like James Franco

[@micahbush5397]

I started out thinking, "Come on, if they're supposed to be brothers, then use Andrew Dismukes!" But now I understand their choice.

[@jamiegdubois]

“I wake up every morning at 9am!” “Yeah, to pee, and then you go back to sleep until 11.” I feel personally attacked by this exchange.

[@JohnnyCadeLover]

Austin butler still sounds like Elvis! Oh my gosh love it!

[@rilliencot1688]

An astrophysicist working on nuclear fusion has me crying

[@rilliencot1688]

nevermind, he described fission. tops.

[@MultiverseAsheville]

I’m gonna be that guy pointing out that astrophysicists and particle physicists don’t do the same job.

[@ZachLH]

I'm gonna be the guy pointing out particle physicists and nuclear physicists don't do the same job. (I study particle physics and have to regularly remind my mom. 😅)

[@leahpope8672]

I always felt like the younger brother. "I do stuff too. I do stuff too." This was my childhood with two over achiever sisters. 😂

[@ash.j.]

This reminds me of my brother and I. He got the brains and I got new crayons 😂

[@lindsaytrone4460]

How on EARTH did this get cut??? Also, the soccer thing has a funny extra layer to it because I just watched an old podcast with Marcello and apparently he was actually a really good soccer player. He went to college on a soccer scholarship and possibly could have played professionally before he decided to focus on comedy instead.

[@lindsaytrone4460]

@Why do you try? This IS a live sketch (or it would have been if it hadn’t been cut at dress rehearsal), while two non-live sketches were ultimately included in the final show. Lizzo sang two songs, the exact same amount of songs a musical guest always sings on SNL.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

An astrophysicist wouldn't be working on nuclear fusion generation. They'd study it in stars.

[@gedenirfiorese3523]

I’d love for Marcelo Hernandez to be the “new Bill Hader” who once in a while breaks character to laugh

[@L7nchYTofficial]

That "I stuff too" killed me 😂

[@stevehernandez75]

The new cast members have been in more sketches than melissa ever was . I wish her success on whatever she does next.

[@aldersmoke1]

Yeah it's no wonder she left.

[@ur_brooklyn_baby]

i love austin sm

[@polarofficial1598]

for a sketch about "a family sitting around a table" this one is pretty damn funny

[@zephyrs9222]

3:37 That "both". Accurate

[@kodemasterx]

They kept the best sketch for last...

[@alexyoung1917]

The audible "whhhooooaaahhhh" when he did the foot trick is icing on the cake.

[@arunimaghosh8524]

The fact that Austin says hydrogen is an inert gas when it's actually not

[@Claire-tk4do]

Yeah... maybe he meant helium? 😬

[@ruby-sue]

i absolutely love marcello, these new cast members are great!

[@SimonSater]

As usual, best sketches get cut!

[@mousamnandy3916]

Marcello is an extremely gifted actor

[@ashleymarks3726]

I feel like Edgar whenever my cousins get all the praise, and I'm just left in the dust.

[@From_Kazakhstan_with_meow]

Wow, I didn’t expect them to make a skit about me😂 That is exactly me and my older super intelligent and succesful brother😅 My parents’ eyes start to shine when they talk about him😁😁👍🏼

[@kendralynn897]

My sister works for nasa and does triple Ironman races, lol……I never stood a chance!🤣

[@From_Kazakhstan_with_meow]

@@kendralynn897 😁😁👍🏼 totally understand

[@checynhadi2815]

She sounds like a real superhero gimme your sisters number 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Kasino80]

This feels like a Chris Farley era sketch.

[@3rdeyegoogly]

I wonder if Edgar lives in a van down by the river? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqeVh3x7jp5gd5o

[@DOPExPIRATE]

Yesss! This sketch is to funny.

[@erinboisse104]

this is my favorite snl episode from 2022 with austin butler ❤😊

[@Odman953]

The window has been open the whole time in this sketch 😂

[@TaxEvasionbyBeach]

Hydrogen in it’s atomic form is one of the highest reacting & unstable element there is. I assume he meant Helium when he said Inert.

[@sheridan7475]

Max Laughlin 👀

[@softlyblack_168]

Sarah sherman basically took on kate mckinnon role of playing old women and crazy characters and this just shows how snl is always existing no matter who is the cast which is at the same time hopefull and kinda makes it lose essence

[@jramsey9690]

Yeah, but Kate was good and Sherman is just NOT. Bless her heart.

[@renedarwin]

I was afraid she was going to stick to the body horror comedy. I like her a lot.

[@ssspottyyy]

I feel bad but I just can’t find sarah funny, and I don’t think it’s just cause Kate was astronomically better

[@deannaw9128]

She isn't very good

[@canaisyoung3601]

SNL has always been like that (having newer cast members take on the character roles and, sometimes, celebrity impressions of the previous one). Sometimes it goes well and sometimes it doesn't.

[@maryhabbart8847]

Austin was very good in the skit.

[@sweetness2345]

this is literally joey tribbiani goes home for christmas

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I laughed at this but it was a painful laugh because I have this same issue in my family. I worked hard to do well in school, go to college, etc., and my trifling sibling who refuses to do anything worthwhile is constantly trying to compete with me instead of just being a better person for herself. It is exhausting. I haven't punched her out yet so maybe that would help? 🤔🤣

[@narimanebouarfa5690]

The chemistry between the brothers is the BEST

[@lisetravis]

I love Edgar!

[@aydenl5541]

I rewound and watched Austin; throw that punch like 18 times cause god that was hot

[@BlackHawk3927]

I feel personally attacked by this relatable content

[@Elvisandstuff]

Soft blond hair beautful blue eyes charming personality how can you not like austin

[@pattybrunnette1886]

The dance move was so funny

[@devinsmart1547]

The fact that bro literally changed his entire voice after he played Elvis and everyone’s just acting like it’s normal😂

[@Av-tw3hp]

well considering he was working on the elvis vocal technique for 2-3 years, it’s prolly kinda difficult to get back on track. he said in an interview the he struggled to find his voice again after the role.

[@campos3452]

This was hilarious 😆