Washington's Dream - SNL

[@grassh0pperunit]

This is the best SNL skit in a long time. "And what about the slaves, sir?" "You asked about the temperature." "I did not."

[@IM1deadMONEY]

Where would SNL be without Keenan Thompson, he is absolutely brilliant!!

[@whaddup5417]

Kenan’s delivery is a cheat code

[@grassh0pperunit]

@@IM1deadMONEY Seriously. He's up there with Phil Hartman as the utility player everyone needs to make their sketches better.

[@mesalily-TeHWoRld]

That killed me. Kenan was trying so hard not to break character. He's got that grin that gets me every time. It was one of those funny but realistic dialogs between races. But that's a subject for another time.........

[@michelleramsey4302]

Bwahhhhhhhh

[@50greenie]

When I’m having a bad day I just think to myself “There’s a little kicking” and I laugh to myself.

[@mollyhall2954]

When I heard that, that's when I knew I had to play this for my daughter! I did and we both laughed so much. Just one of those things that comes along rarely that you want to enjoy with the person who most gets your own sense of humor, and you know they'll want to listen to it again with their "person!" Nate's timing makes it hilarious!

[@richardjames1812]

This one is a totally kid friendly SNL sketch. Mine loved it. "Impossible"

[@powerjunkie5000]

Same, or "5280 of course" or "spell it for me." "Impossible." 😅

[@DarkDefender1024]

Whenever I'm not sure of what number of something there is, I seem to gravitate toward "...sometimes one and sometimes three."

[@anju5124]

What does that joke mean about 'kicking'?

[@189Productions]

The way Nate Bargatze changes from dramatic tone to flat tone is genius.

[@wowimsorandom00]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 Cool story bro.

[@ethangallup565]

He really does have one of the best cadences for comedy

[@michaelkayser4194]

There's a little kicking.

[@richardwright5594]

Nobody knows how tho

[@L.i.am95]

​@wowimsorandom00 look man if you don't go to church and repent then the church can't get your tithe and the church won't be able to do community outrea I mean buy a new car for their pastor

[@salty-pirate]

The writing, the actors and the delivery of this sketch is pure magic.

[@annchovey2089]

Thank Nate - a Christian comic. Glad he is starting to be known in wider circles. Clean, really funny comedy is not easy. Most people go blue when the creativity train isn’t chugging along.

[@denisef4904]

It's so true too. Creating our own gallons, pints, quarts. Americans are like liter? Unless it's 2 liter soda , or liquor I'm lost. LoL.

[@christophersayrs907]

"There's a little kicking." May be the most well delivered line in SNL history.

[@adams3593]

Agree - best delivery in the skit. Not sure how Nate doesn't break. Good thing Fallon wasn't hosting.

[@sidgrim]

Or the “you asked about the temperature”

[@christophersayrs907]

LOL!! Yes!@@sidgrim

[@DisAccountizaMiracle]

We were dying lol 😂

[@supraman321na4]

Sometimes 1 and sometimes 3 😅

[@jbtv000]

"How many times have you watched this?" -"You asked about the temperature..."

[@zainaba.407]

“…..I did not”

[@treco2583]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@enjiesuzanne8811]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Regs-sk4rw]

5280

[@mvalovalo]

@@Regs-sk4rwspell that for me?

[@charityscreams5366]

Nate's ability to not break character or a smile is super amazing.

[@asdiafhnewbqii8943q0]

didn't know about this guy just that he's a proper comedian. Goes to show how good SNL can be. No disrespect to other hosts but damn it's good when they get a pro on

[@charityscreams5366]

the fact that he's a comedian and not an actor is why it impresses me. I didn't expect him to be able to do it so well.

[@jonbarron8049]

I’ve never even seen him laugh lol

[@susugam3004]

@@aaronsinger blame fallon and sanz

[@kirbyd]

comedians are good at delivering punchlines

[@josemaita8383]

"Nobody knows..." "They never line up, and never will..." 😂😂😂😂

[@luisaspo]

They do!!! at 127cm and 50inch!!!... its akward, SNL made me look into this... I just didnt care about that before!,,,

[@ravenblackwing7888]

@@luisaspothank you because i wanted to look it up but i was too lazy

[@braindingbeer3922]

@@luisaspo I mean... I don't think anyone would use ruler with more than 100 cm lol

[@tombaht]

@@luisaspo Still it doesn't make a sense :D:D:D

[@stevenmonroe8261]

WHY?? liberty son!! Liberty!

[@jdulrich]

I've watched this sketch 30 times at least. I still laugh out loud at every "Nobody knows."

[@gomist2018]

You and me both!

[@balajay8921]

@@gomist2018and me!😂

[@michaelmann6510]

And, "There's a little kicking." 😂

[@MilesToGoGo]

When Bowen asks why and he’s just says “Liberty” is just America in a nutshell I just want the rest of the world to know that we are equally as confused by our system as they are 😂

[@maryannegunter115]

They don't line up and they never will 😂😅

[@SyrianAsoom]

“And the slaves sir, what of them?” “You asked about the temperature.” “I did not.” 😂😂😂

[@crystalshaw8744]

That got me too...lmbo

[@sekathor]

:D

[@LexingtonB09]

😂 💀 that killed me

[@irocktallsocks3126]

Keenan's face!!!

[@TrippyAssassin8]

the best part

[@mikev4079]

This skit will stand the test of time as one of the best in snls' history

[@bradyguy7701]

Agreed, mikev! I've been there since 1975, and this whole EP might easily make my top 10 or 15....arguably the best in MANY, MANY years. The B2B2B2B quartet of Chef Showdown, Stab at Love, LAKE BEACH, and Washington is one of the strongest sequences EVER in SNL history...they just got funnier as they went on ... "Airplane" later in the show was pretty solid too....Nate put himself on the all-time SNL great hosts list...

[@tw8464]

Yes

[@MckieDs595]

As long as this great nation stands we will know what they fought for. Freedom, Liberty, Units of measurement, and sometimes kicking. 😂

[@jimslimm6090]

Agreed! There are so many people trying to revise history and pointing out that famous people were actually real human beings with period-thinking and that is something awful rather than revealing of the true (and slow) maturation of the country. Stuff like this can be funny and insightful and uneasy. No need to pretend our "heroes" weren't actually human beings.

[@cwg73160]

It’s not a skit, it’s a sketch. Learn the difference.

[@travisdowns1686]

“How many feet to a mile?” “Well 5,280 of course, a nice simple number” 😂

[@simhopp]

supposedly, 3 feet = yard, is about the distance of 1 step that average humans make. 2 steps make a pace. and 1000 paces is a mile (meaning 1 thousand). so, it should be 6000 feet. but it's not. well, ancient Romans were shorter.

[@PavelKrupets]

Yeh, that delivery was amazing. 🤣🤣🤣.

[@JBee-vy1qi]

well i googled it, acurate.. a nice simple number 😀😀

[@cmwashington]

This is probably the best explanation I've heard for our system. The moments of honesty like "Impossible" and "Nobody knows" were accurate. 😂

[@nickfury6434]

We were correct to drop all those illogical and unnecessary “u”s from words.

[@wpjmurray]

@@nickfury6434 Except for glamour!!! :D

[@misterdarwin]

@@nickfury6434 That was Webster. He wanted to simplify the language. Didn't completely work, but its better.

[@misterdarwin]

Surprisingly interesting book called "Whatever Happened to the Metric System?" that goes into the history of how and why each system was adopted.

[@khaightlynn]

​@misterdarwin or, watch this sketch and it perfectly explains anything you may ever need to know.

[@needleheadned]

“There’s a little kicking” is the funniest line of the season.

[@christopheryunt9660]

I watch this weekly for that line

[@evilhobbes]

Watched this a bunch and i don't get why that line gets such a laugh. There is not much kicking in football. Does that have an extra meaning for New Yorkers? It just doesn't strike me as funny as the rest of the skit.

[@bradyguy7701]

@@evilhobbes (GREAT name, btw...I think Hobbes was just misunderstood...lol) That IS the point....there is NOT much kicking in a sport called "FOOTball"! The whole sketch is about the absurdities of words/names, and the differences therein...even when BOTH are "English" (And our desire to be SO different from our Euro fathers...even when it's ABSURD!!) He says the game is called "FOOTball"...a name which they've NEVER yet heard...but logically assume to be a game where you KICK a ball. But then he describes it as "a game where you throw the ball with your hands.? But it's called FOOTball?? Absurd. (Truly...I say that as someone who doesn't like football and has always asked that question...) This description sets up the rest of the joke brilliantly: Then the obvious next question..."So...in FOOTBall...there is NO kicking?" (That makes no sense...does it? Because that would be absurd...right?) And finally the reply - "There's a little kicking..." (And what a BRILLIANT read on this line, as perhaps only Bargatze could give...which leads me to believe this sketch was written only this week FOR NATE, - Sometimes old, un-used sketches are recycled for a different host...but this seems to be TAILOR-MADE for Bargatze's style and tone...he's perfect!!) Because in the sport that ALL of America adores...which is a brutal game where men battle each other, and march down the field to invade the opponent's endzone (Thank you, George Carlin...on THE FIRST "SNL" almost 50 years ago)...in that war-like sport of pushing and shoving....if you CAN'T make it into the endzone...you can just kick the ball between some sticks and that will get you points. I've always thought that was silly. What if instead of making it to home plate to score, we just let Derek Jeter see if he can toss a ball into a bucket from...oh....let's say 20 yards away...

[@crcoord]

@@evilhobbes because it's called "football" but it's a game that's mostly throwing and running, and when he says "kicking" it doesn't make sense, especially when he says that there are 2 different ways to get points (1 for an extra point and 3 for a field goal)

[@youtubecommenter6901]

@@evilhobbes It's funny for the reason the rest of the skit is funny. It's an answer the audience knows already, the answer doesn't at all address the absurdity of what he's proposing, but he says it so deadpan and confidently like it settles the matter.

[@BriBee1229]

“There’s a little kicking…” makes me laugh so hard every time I hear it. His delivery is perfection.

[@JeremyBarbell]

It really is. So many different ways that line could be delivered. Nate’s is by far the funniest way possible

[@fredsaraiva5344]

“Sometimes one and sometimes three”…. That cracked me up!

[@Okinawatrip]

De Niro style. "You insulted him a little bit."

[@joefrank3439]

“How many yards in a mile?” “Nobody knows” Haha so true

[@janhill7383]

​. 1760

[@TheJoshuamooney]

Love Nate’s tone of utter contempt when he says “swimming.”

[@masamune2984]

This is low key one of the most “out-of-nowhere” best sketches out of SNL in awhile. 😂😊

[@bonhamclackey574]

Those are the best kind.

[@mason96575]

I love your guys' Gen Z slang 😂 "Frfr ong low key okuuurrr, yeet!"

[@Dan-cj9yg]

It's one of those skits where the writers were probably like, "why didn't anyone think of this 30 years ago??"

[@mason96575]

@@Dan-cj9yg as the OP would say, "bet"

[@nope44589]

nate wrote it. snl isn’t funny anymore

[@sweetmother2406]

Nate’s dry delivery is perfect 😂

[@g1ngerg]

@@mc9723 “I did not.” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@AdventureAryck]

5280 of course! A simple number everyone remember 😂

[@3rdOption-l9t]

@@AdventureAryck Everyone in Denver. 🏔🏀🏆

[@theslimreaper]

I’m dying over here 😂😂😂

[@davidtaylor111]

I thought he was off a little bit in the very beginning of the sketch, but then it got really good

[@ObamAmerican48]

I think Nate was heavily influential in this week's sketches. This was the best SNL I've watched in years. His timing and delivery are perfection. Brilliant comedian.

[@dyan785]

yes!

[@gawarlock4148]

He has to be, because I have not watched in so long due to the stupidity of previoius SNL's. This one was by far one of the funniest!

[@bloodbentvessels3254]

They need to hire him as a writer. This episode blew the last two out of the water. I haven't seen SNL this good since the Tina Fey days!!!

[@abbycross90210]

​@@bloodbentvessels3254 they couldn't pay him enough.

[@chipapa50]

I agree. Last night's SNL was one of the better ones in recent memory along with Pedro Pascals guest hosting.

[@DSMIVMania]

I've watched this sketch so many times, I now admit that 5280 feet to a mile is something I'm never going to forget

[@brianbaird1503]

"of course" 🤣

[@sjinzaar]

The way Nate just ignores Kenan's questions with a little pause and a contemplating stare is just genius...

[@realityislost7052]

He did that because he didn’t know the lines and has no acting ability so it was very uncomfortable, but yes it was really funny.

[@mason96575]

@@realityislost7052 did he say that was the reason in an interview somewhere?

[@Onikage55]

You're missing the true genius, Kenan asks "How many feet to a mile" and Nate answers him correctly, meaning he DID hear and understand all of Kenan's questions

[@helpmefindmydogplease2259]

​@realityislost7052 They have cue cards at all time, he wasn't forgetting his line. He was pausing because people were still laughing.

[@ejayxray]

Nate’s comedic timing in this skit was impeccable.

[@emilyg4089]

I’ve watched this 3 times. This is one of the best sketches I’ve seen in a long time. Nate Bargatze killed it! “You asked about the temperature.” Hahahahaha

[@eggheadreport]

Try 10 times for me... fucking genius sketch.

[@DaDyab]

Try 20, 5280.. of course

[@emilyg4089]

“Nobody knows.”

[@mikeyriveramusic10]

“I did not”

[@emilyrose7943]

I sent to my friend who's immigrating. I said this explains how we measure here 😂

[@marcsaturnino1041]

The skipping of Kenan’s questions has me on floor crying. 😂😂😂

[@B0eing787]

Feels like a missed opportunity to bring up 3/5th.

[@mak3donskiy1]

You asked about temperature.

[@davidgilleran2006]

@@B0eing787Ooh…the fraction…you are so right!

[@craigjohnson9929]

You're easily amused.

[@bac-up6758]

with laughter? 'cause, ya know... a whole bunch of emotions would seem to fit here. if ya know what I mean? but yes lol it really makes the whole sketch better. LOL

[@CMUBruin]

Mikey Day is a fricken genius. He's written so many of the best SNL sketches since he's been there. The car altercations with sign language are my favorites.

[@teejay3272]

Seth Meyers called this a perfect sketch. And he's right. Not one word wasted. Killer timing. And Bargatze freaking nailed it.

[@yoshilu7451]

Came to watch this after his interview with Mikey Day. He's so right 🤣

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

I just watched Mikey Day on with Seth Myers and immediately came here to watch the sketch too. It really was a great sketch. Nate really did nail it but the funniest part to me was the black soldier asking "And the slaves sir, what of them?" and the issue being completely ignored. It would be like a black person asking a member of Congress about reparations. "You asked about the temperature". "I did not...."

[@darinsingleton3553]

Wondering if they added the music in post. If not, the coordination & timing of the dialogue to the climax of the music was incredibly well done.

[@teejay3272]

@@darinsingleton3553 Good point and catch. But there is no post. It's live for real. On both coasts. They had it timed but they must have had a way of controlling the audio speed to finish when they did. Because they NAILED it. Faded out at the exact right time. But I don't know if it was skill or luck.

[@thirdforest182]

@@darinsingleton3553 It was live, they basically could have the end of the song queued up as a separate track and faded into it as he approached the end of the speech

[@annamaria5321]

As a viewer from Poland, I usually watch SNL to improve my English while having a good laugh. This sketch, though, had me in tears from laughing. Honestly, all the American measuring systems confuse me, and I can't help but wonder why... But the actor playing Washington, absolutely brilliant! His deadpan delivery and subtle boredom, mixed with a sense of looming grandeur, is a total masterpiece. Truly one of the best performances I've seen!

[@trockterry6]

Dziękuję bardzo - My favorite polish saying.

[@Jakubenko]

did you just throw a little tantrum?

[@benjaminstepaniak8878]

You've got great vocabulary and excellent grammar variety. Keep it up!!!

[@MOCTurtle4911]

I think you understand English better than I understand our system of weights and measures. Cups, pints, quarts and gallons... Boggling.

[@sheridanburton4532]

The best description of the USA since the end of the Cold War: "A sense of looming grandeur".

[@Qeoa]

“There’s a little kicking” had me crying

[@susanbennett6688]

Same here.

[@MrMelvinSchlock]

This skit has been sitting out there, patiently waiting to be written. Thank you who ever it was who finally saw it laying there and seen by all and picked it up.

[@boiney67]

And yet, it was almost pulled from the show because the first couple read throughs weren’t good.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

Mikey Day wrote this sketch.

[@madelineo4128]

"there's a little kicking" made me genuinely laugh out loud

[@meganchambers8108]

"Sometimes 1, sometimes 3" lol!

[@angie7164]

I was crying laughing through this entire sketch!

[@PeaceLoveMusic75]

I laughed so loud there and it’s an underwhelming joke on paper! Just the way Nate said it and the set up, I howled 😂😂

[@angie7164]

@@PeaceLoveMusic75 that's his talent :) glad the world got to see it

[@m16ty]

I haven't really thought much about it until this skit, but I bet football is confusing to somebody that is new to the sport. lots of strange rules if you stop and think about it.

[@winteralfs]

Nate's timing here is so hilarious. His pausing and dead pan delivery is so good. You can tell he is reading the cards at times, but his timing and pacing of it is brilliant. His eyes are so serious too. The way he says 'there is a little kicking' it is just perfect, and his shoulder pat at the end is absolutely hilarious.

[@missoctober8859]

Nate has the most expression-less eyes I've ever seen. lol. Same in his standup.

[@gabriellerivera7551]

It’s so brilliant!

[@adamdzurak4950]

Wait, so this was not pre-recorded but acted on the stage?

[@Lazybeam]

@@adamdzurak4950 Indeed, Saturday Night LIVE

[@mayfly552]

@@adamdzurak4950 It's Saturday Night LIVE (so yeah, performed in front of an audience and broadcast live)

[@marypoor9574]

"Two scales of temperature... our great nation will use the random one." So hysterically spot on.

[@meganbyrne2138]

“What’s it called?” “Fahrenheit.” “Can you spell it?” “Impossible.” 😂

[@WayneASchneider]

"And the slaves, Sir. What of them?" "You asked about the temperature." "I did not." Perfectly delivered by Keenan, and my favorite part of this great skit.

[@quintenbrasher7104]

I’m not lying when I say I have watched this sketch about 10 times and laughed just as hard every time.

[@kimclarke5018]

Right 😂

[@hillarybucs726]

Me, as well!

[@boldtaa]

It’s a perfect sketch.

[@hoctroviet]

There’s not a wasted , unnecessary word. Pauses and turn of direction is good too. Darn, this one is good. I watched at least 20 times now 😂

[@Whoknowsme007]

This was like the first time I've laughed at SNL in like at least a decade

[@joiisler3012]

Love me some KENAN. With just a few words, a couple of looks, and perfect timing, he adds to any sketch. Makes the best ones (which this was) even better.😂

[@Imeatingchocolate]

I don't understand how he was able to keep a straight face for the "You asked about temperature"/"I did not" exchange. That is the one that makes me lose it every time! He's so good!

[@tomlathrop4094]

yes, Whats up with That is one of the all time best SNL skits

[@gomist2018]

Kenan is a National Treasure. Copyright him.

[@gomist2018]

@@joiisler3012 Kenan is a national treasure!

[@garylynch9206]

@@joiisler3012 You asked about temperature. I did not. Perfect

[@kj8807]

One of the best SNL skits I've seen recently - impeccable timing by Nate and Keenan's part was icing on the cake. Well done!!

[@brendatomlinson]

I can envision them starring in a sitcom together. They play off each other well.

[@daniel_sc1024]

Not to mention the stirring music in the background.

[@tinyrogerts6449]

You must not be very old, because it was mildly amusing at best, and not even in the same league as some of the best skits in SNL history.

[@MikeKennedyNFL]

@@tinyrogerts6449Boomer alert 🚨

[@red4power1]

That’s because it was clean comedy which is still the funniest!

[@garylynch9206]

Nate's absolute seriousness makes this. Wonderful stuff.

[@JL-ol2wf]

I have no measure for how many times I have watched this.

[@Tit0Matic]

If it were only so simple

[@ivinio21]

You are man of Free 😂

[@toexcelinlife]

Nobody knows 😂

[@geicorian]

2 yards?

[@77Creation]

Sometimes one, and sometimes three. 😂

[@jdn645]

5,280........of course. It's simple number that everyone will remember! This skit is pure genius from beginning to end.

[@peachyk33n79]

1760 yards in a mile for those who can't divide like the US 😂

[@davidfeltz8697]

😂😂😂

[@swirvinbirds1971]

I wonder how many people remember it now just due to this skit. 😂

[@kenross812]

@@swirvinbirds1971 I honestly have always remembered how many feet.....I don't know why.

[@FathomlessJoy]

Impossible.

[@BK-fp5li]

“We’ll use gallons pints and quarts, god willing” Gold delivery.

[@joseh3564]

"Yes. Except they don't line up and never will." 😂😅😂

[@c3bhm]

Only marxists use slide-rules!

[@travis2888]

Nate not breaking during or after "you asked about the temperature..." dude is a killer.

[@modiabcomedy]

I would’ve lost it after “there’s a little kicking”

[@tonyhall3365]

Jimmy Fallon would've ruined it

[@StupidPeopleScareMe]

@@tonyhall3365😂

[@brianhenry7348]

Is a killer... As seen in "A Stab at Love"

[@PapaT79]

💯💯💯💯@@tonyhall3365

[@HadiyaNuriddin]

As much as I love seeing Ryan Gossling break, Nate not breaking is what makes this a masterpiece.

[@christophers.1517]

Nate deliberately avoids eye contact so he doesn’t break. 😅

[@Nimesay1]

He waa fantastic in his episode. I watched the "Chef's challenge" sketch so many times.

[@vixiki]

@@christophers.1517 Aren't they reading from screens? It looks like that to me...

[@christophers.1517]

@@vixiki Yes, I think they do read from cue cards during the show, so that might be what he's doing here. I know if I looked at my other performers during this sketch, I would bust up laughing!

[@kareninalabama]

Love the nod to another Day/Seidell collaboration, the Close Encounters sketches. Love Ryan in those, too.

[@tinabryan6109]

Literally one of the most accurate and funny skits in a long time. Dry, intelligent humor. I love it.

[@chrisdonovan8795]

I showed this video to the science teacher at my school in the Bronx. She said that only the honors kids would get it, but I disagree. We have a lot of Dominican students who think in metric.

[@gokartninja1]

Accurate? The metric system didn't exist yet

[@tinabryan6109]

@@gokartninja1 Accurate as in it does not make sense

[@Doug_Hannon]

It's very funny, but it isn't accurate. England did not adopt the metric system until almost 1970. Also, Gridiron football (American football), Rugby football (rugger) and Association football (assoccer/soccer) were all named football back in the day because they were played on foot rather than on horseback like polo.

[@tinabryan6109]

@@Doug_Hannon You do know accurate can mean different things depending on the context don't you? You ate going way more deep than my comment. What's accurate to me is how ppl question the measurements. You obviously are coming from a different perspective.

[@KazenoniKakuremi]

"Nobody knows" ""There's a little kicking" "I did not" all three lines were delivered to perfection

[@kittytheflcatmom9566]

This was absolutely brilliant!! Perfectly written and performed, and Keenan's facial expressions were the icing on the cake! 😂😂😂

[@SandraWade666]

Keenan is a national treasure

[@ahwhite2022]

Keenan's facial expressions have been the best thing about SNL for quite a while now.

[@khaightlynn]

Keenan is GOAT. Is he the longest running cast member on snl yet? And one of the only child actors who seems like he made it out with all his marbles and dignity into a fully realized and well adjusted national treasure of an actor/comedian. Long live Keenan

[@saturday1066]

surprised they didn't mention "ounce" is both (insanely) maybe volume OR maybe weight

[@r3hcook]

@@khaightlynnYes, he’s been the longest running for a few years now. I think he’ll see the show out if it ends during the 50th season (that’s the rumor). I have been watching him since my girls watched Keenan and Kel when they were little. He’s always been hilarious. Love him!

[@joshiahayash]

OK this was a solid sketch. More of this, please, SNL.

[@johnjones3813]

Solidly written. Not solidly performed.

[@alejandrososa3168]

​@johnjones3813 you're right the performance lacked but still was funny

[@teddymartinii1979]

@@johnjones3813 I was impressed with how Nate Bargatze kept a straight face throughout the sketch, and did NOT look like he was glued to cue cards. I think it was very well performed, by SNL standards.

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

Ted Kennedy driving off the bridge at Chappaquiddick was funnier than this skit, what a huge heaping pile of excrement 💩

[@charlesiverson1769]

@@johnjones3813no, delivery was perfect

[@spideymcgee4718]

“5,280, of course. It’s a simple number that everyone will remember.”

[@dannymilloans259]

Nobody remembers it is 1760 yards to a mile... ok I vaguely remember it but I wasn't sure so I had to verify by dividing 5280 by 3. I am free to divide by 3!!!

[@danielgregory3295]

A statute mile...nautical mile is longer..😊❤

[@BainesAdam]

@@danielgregory3295 how may chains is that

[@mstudios5637]

everyone does remember lol

[@downwinder3]

@@mstudios5637 Only Denver remembers

[@lexikanes9853]

This is like a ballet. Every nuance is intoxicating.

[@susanbennett6688]

Yes! 👏🏼😂

[@shellbhouse7923]

"Nobody Knows." 😂 "Impossible."😂 "There's a little kicking..." George just walks away quietly... BWAHAHAHA!! Cracking. Up. Nate DELIVERS AGAIN!😂

[@dustintirey6122]

Nate is such a good comic. He deserves all the fame that's coming to him.

[@InkyzMom]

Totally agree!!!

[@SunLightFawn]

It sure is fun laughing so happily!! Humor is healing, as well! Super funny ;-)

[@tytompkins3992]

I almost fell asleep during his monologue

[@N3ur0m4nc3r]

​@@tytompkins3992Nights do be like that sometimes

[@DoahnKea_Tuber]

The new King of Deadpan! Love the brilliance of his "dullness"

[@lw3269]

The best sketch SNL has aired in years. Laughing so hard I had tears running down my face. Nate almost broke Kenan, which is nearly impossible.

[@MrSpazbomb]

When? I've watched it twice and can't spot it.

[@christheghostwriter]

Kenan breaks all the time

[@khaightlynn]

​@@christheghostwriterkeenan is every audience member's reactions. Keenan is goat.

[@baylinkdashyt]

@@MrSpazbomb Starting around 3:30; you can see just a twinkle in both their eyes before they got it back.

[@LeahIsHereNow]

Ikr?! 😂

[@CynVee]

I love this sketch...the timing and delivery are pitch perfect.

[@stevecrow559]

I had never heard of Nate before I saw this skit. Just absolute brilliance in the writing and delivery. Keenan knocked it out of the park too.

[@jakemorrison548]

He has specials on Netflix and Prime. I love his humor

[@stevecrow559]

@@jakemorrison548 I watched his prime special after seeing this skit. Funny dude.

[@etxkevin7452]

He's one of the best stand up comics out there. He also has a podcast that's on youtube with other comics. Dusty Slay is on there too (trucker hat dude).

[@cmonkies77]

Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell wrote the skit

[@eirtae1]

His skit about his reversible jacket is hilarious.

[@jondeal8434]

This is such a perfect Nate Bargatze skit. Right in his wheelhouse. So well written and performed!

[@evanfinch4987]

wheel well

[@bradyguy7701]

@@evanfinch4987 Nice.

[@WillyLoman15]

I was thinking he must have helped write it.

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

The British wrote it.

[@Lifeisadream.]

@@WillyLoman15no he didn’t Mikey day and his friends wrote it

[@kels4650md]

“One will make sense to the entire world and one will be super random. Our great nation will use the random one.” 😂😂

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

His hand gesture during this phrase made it so much more funny and idk why 😂

[@hyungjoonmoon3080]

F=1.8C+32. but the opposite calculation is a damn thing OTL

[@retz119]

i wish he would have mentioned the actual F temps for freezign and boiling. it truly is random

[@CraigKostelecky]

​@@retz119 I'm a very pro-metric American, but I do see the benefit of Fahrenheit. Its range of 0-100 incorporates probably 95% of the air temperatures we have on Earth. Plus with 180 degrees between freezing and boiling, it's more precise of a measurement than Celsius is.

[@jeffhampton7405]

@@CraigKostelecky1000%. People seem to lump Celsius in with meters and kilometers like it’s part of the same package, but it’s not. What makes the metric system is good is easy unit conversion, but no one has to convert millidegrees to kilodegrees. It’s a single, self-contained scale. And with Celsius you end up throwing away 60% of the scale and squishing everything we need temperature for down, so you end up needing fractions to set an air conditioner. I’m also not sure why everyone thinks using the states of water is such an obvious thing to do. We don’t even reference the boiling point of water when we’re boiling water. You just set the burner to high.

[@denisebledsoe8836]

No one but Nate could pull this off!! He is a natural!❤

[@timothymilburn]

It used to be "more cowbell." Now my fav SNL skit is "there's a little kicking." 😂

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Nate delivery of " there's a little kicking" has me weak.

[@seb_617]

As a European in the US… this had me *dying*. Twice! Nate’s delivery totally made this one.

[@rg1649]

"As a European...."

[@joec8903]

There’s a little kicking….

[@dyan785]

@@joec8903 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bdp8102]

@@rg1649 are you throwing a little tantrum

[@KristianDennett]

@@rg1649? Just like Americans say ‘as an American’ all the time? If you’re from the continent of Europe then you’re a European 🤪🤪

[@chefskiss6179]

This skit is brilliant on it's own, but the fact that it almost never saw the light of day past an initial table-read is what makes it even more brilliant! 😂😂😂

[@SkyaRuna]

How can someone be this funny while not emoting? His facial expression doesn’t change and yet he’s hilarious!

[@Randsurfer]

Pro tip: That's why it's funny.

[@jwm6314]

He does comedy for a living. He's good at it.

[@StacySanseverino]

This sketch is so smart and brilliantly delivered. I’ve watched it a half a dozen times and have it downloaded for anytime I need a laugh. “There will be a little kicking.” 😂😂😂

[@MotherTreeNMoon]

Me too! It's the hand on the shoulder for me!!😂😂 I will listen to the sketch without even watching it and then I'll pick up my phone just to watch the part where he puts his hand on his shoulder and walks away.😂😂

[@mv1362]

Sometimes two and sometimes 5 or what is it 😂🤣

[@Smoove_J]

⁠@@mv1362 it’s three and one. Two points is for a safety or a 2pt conversion.

[@judcitizen706]

Far and away the best episode this season, and maybe in years. Almost all the sketches were funny. Brilliant monologue. "Down on a lake beach" short was hilarious. I had never seen Nate before. Great, likable talent. "I use the word jump loosely."

[@bradyguy7701]

LOL....Ummm....close. "There's a LITTLE kicking....". Shows you how truly the writing can be in comedy....just a little word difference here or there adds so much!!

[@ryioooo]

Dear SNL, whoever wrote this sketch, PLEASE let them write many many MANY more!

[@VeX1138]

Yeah, except maybe on the next ones, they write something where the premise isn't dumb as fuck. The measurements we use are the BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM. According to the premise of the sketch, Washington was fighting for independence so he could keep using the same system they'd been using for over 100 years ...

[@aaronrobinson6003]

It really seems based off a bit that Nate Bargatze would do in his stand up.

[@66.6FMRadio]

Streeter Seidell & Auguste White wrote this skit.

[@1A86L]

@Reality_CStreeter said they’ve been sitting on this for a while, stop simping for Nate

[@imamiddleagedgoofygoober]

​@@66.6FMRadiostreeter is a woman now? Ya know what, good for her.

[@soldat2501]

I spent Christmas dinner at a British friend’s house. We had two Aussies there too. I had an inspiration and showed this video. At first no one laughed, I got nervous but then the ton joke hit, then the wine and alcohol joke. They started roaring at the “nobody knows” on the gallon. They lost it at the football joke. Then finally the, “you asked about the temperature.” I was the hero.

[@Hidingfrompeople]

Sounds pretty lame.

[@soldat2501]

@ fortunately, no one gives a shit what you think it sounds like.

[@NicolePhillips-c2c]

@@Hidingfrompeople😂

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

"Yes, except that they don't line up....and they never will!" 😂😂😂💀 💀 💀

[@jacobjones5269]

If you’re of a certain age, that joke can’t miss..

[@NowNowBoys]

i think this may be my favorite snl sketch. like, ever.

[@sketchybehavi0r]

Entire sketch is a laugh out loud riot, but "Where all men are free" followed by the no response shoulder rub is when I ABSOLUTELY LOST IT! 😂😆🤣

[@agrandcanyonoffucksgiven2776]

I love that, and when he grabs the guys leg on Glamour. Its those tidbits that sell it.

[@andrewmichos3404]

Washington’s Dream skits are the goat! I’m dying

[@cathyo1089]

"There's a little kicking" is way funnier than it deserves to be 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spillanegottleib1681]

Technically left out punting, zero points. General Washington still made some fine points.

[@bryanlowe3346]

From now on anytime my kid asks me a question I don't have an answer for, liberty son, liberty will be the answer.

[@goldfishy]

"You asked about the temperature"

[@bryanlowe3346]

​@@goldfishyliberty son, liberty...

[@plumbersteve]

Or “nobody knows” or “impossible”

[@teresaaitha6256]

A squeeze on the shoulder and meandering into the distance is also acceptable.

[@govtom4]

That’s funny.

[@ashevillecomics637]

This was one of my favorite sketches in some time. I'd never heard of Nate until this episode, he nailed it. The deadpan delivery in this is perfect

[@toexcelinlife]

Our son told us about him during Covid. His specials are great, all clean, too.

[@ssenssel]

I wish I were you so I can watch him tell the Cape Fear Serpentarium - Wilmington, NC bit again for the first time...

[@rachelrachel9152]

His comedy is very very similar, i was glad to see he was still able to keep a straight face on snl, but he is very good at that in his standup

[@sharoneldridge2443]

I had never heard of him either, and was skeptical, but he was an excellent host✨❤️ I thought of this sketch tonight at trivia when they asked how many meters were in a marathon 😆

[@a.b.5680]

I’m so glad so many people have discovered him from this, he’s genuinely so talented and a nice guy. I was lucky enough to meet him at a small club show in 2016.

[@HaCaraballo]

"What is the scale called, sir?..... Fahrenheit. Spell that for me! Impossible!" 🤣 😂

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Soldier: How many liters are in a gallon, sir? Washington: Nobody knows. He really was our greatest president.

[@jessetorres8738]

For anyone who is curious, 3.8 Liters is the same as 1 Gallon, or 1 Liter is 0.26 Gallons.

[@gemrad87]

Thank you! Cuz, for the life of me, I figured it had to either be 3 liters or 4. Turns out- both wrong!! Yaayyyy America!!!

[@justmejenny7986]

Look at Jesse showing off.

[@jessetorres8738]

@@justmejenny7986: I used to work at a water heater plant in Central Texas & since we shipped industrial water heaters outside The U.S. they were always measured in Liters, so I had to memorize the conversion rate for Liters & Gallons.

[@justmejenny7986]

I was just teasing you. I'm a sarcastic New Yorker. 😎

[@thomasjulian6976]

I watched this 5280 times

[@dnorrie78]

That's 1609.4 times in meters. I should know...I live in Denver, the 1609 meter city.

[@daflotsam]

Impossible.

[@neissansaber8423]

That's a mile of watching, sir!

[@marshamcallister6374]

Me too! 😂😂😂😂

[@sydepipez]

Ah, such a simple number. I bet everyone will remember it!

[@e2theoc]

Nate and Kenan are brilliant together, they get using silence and adding an extra beat to leave the joke lingering, really brilliant!

[@jonnyfish76]

Taking a sick day from work tomorrow so I can watch this all day.

[@bloodbentvessels3254]

Instantly one of my favorite SNL sketches of all time!!! "And what of slaves, sir?" "You asked about temperature?" "...I did not..."

[@Shift4g]

I'm going to keep that in my pocket for the next time my wife asks me something.

[@sebastianvelasquez8787]

I've watched this 9 times in the 4 hours since it came up. The delivery - chef's kiss

[@georgebooth9029]

Same

[@Mark_R_Tho]

LOVING how many people just got introduced to Nate!!!! He truly deserves it!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ShannonSysak]

Agreed - he’s my favorite comedian!!

[@Rickmakes]

I like that he is a clean comedian. I love hard core comedy but it's nice having a guy like Nate around that I can watch with my kid.

[@soniap1217]

Who is he? never seen him 😮

[@Rickmakes]

@@soniap1217 He is a stand up comedian. He has a few specials on Netflix.

[@kimclarke5018]

Has everyone been re-watching this over and over. So hilarious 😂

[@christopherhughes6521]

Nate Bargatze is brilliant. This is the best SNL skit I have seen in years. "There's a little kicking"

[@ae6888]

I’ve watched the skit so many damned times. I wish there were more sketches with Keenan and Nate together. This sketch and “Chef Show” are masterful. They play off each other so well.

[@vandal280]

Just finished rewatching them both. Pure genius

[@wendi2819]

I think Nate will get THE JACKET!❤

[@ThatShepherdMama]

The funniest thing is there's an episode of Chopped with 3 black chefs & 1 white. They did NOT show the white Chef AT ALL .....till he won. So the Chef skit was especially funny to my bf & I.

[@JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

Yes!

[@sjinzaar]

"Yes.... Im sorry..."

[@mitch_l]

One of the cleverest sketches I've seen on SNL in a long time. Kudos to the writers.

[@Fakeaorta]

Mikey Day was the main writer.

[@Soaptoaster]

4:14 "......only GLAMOUR!" hahahahhahaha. Brilliant. Knee grab completes it.

[@MotherTreeNMoon]

Chef's Kiss! 🤌🏾💋

[@CraiWai]

That's my favorite part too!

[@originalcyn]

But Americans spell it “glamor.” Only the magazine is “glamour” - even the Fergie song is G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S.

[@tripperdelaluna1]

@@originalcyn I'm from the US - it's spelled glamour here. Glamorous in both countries.

[@Aeronor2001]

@@tripperdelaluna1 I'm also from the US, both glamour and glamor are accepted spellings.

[@rain74925]

This is one of the best delivery in enough history. The rhythm of the delivery is impeccable! Like tens of millions of people I love it!

[@bridgecross]

“You asked about temperature.” “I did not.”

[@AWM_2023]

I watched it 10 times, and my brain starts releasing dopamine in anticipation every time I'm getting closer to this bit again. The whole thing is a masterpiece.

[@AlexLlorens-jk8sd]

Right when Nate said " Where we choose our own weights and measures" you knew it was gonna go off the rails! Can't say how many times I've watched this one, so funny. His dead pan presentation is what makes this skit so good. And the way Kenans questions are never answered, priceless!

[@lisamartin-hansen3230]

This is hilarious and on point. My French husband and I (I'm the U.S. citizen) were laughing so hard. It's SO true. And Kenan was so perfect with his timing to counter Nate's dismissals of his questions. LOVED the sketch (I made my college students watch it and they loved it, too). This one and the King/Prince of Spain from Bad Bunny's performance have been my favorite so far this year.

[@williamdigiacomantonio9105]

Those are my two favorites too (…or to. Or two… ah, English. Almost as random as inches and feet).

[@VersinKettorix]

This needs to be part of the national curriculum. 😁

[@chrisdonovan8795]

There's this elusive quality to making entertainment educational, and these skits hit the mark. I think the key is to make entertainment the primary goal so that the educational part slips in unnoticed. :)

[@WillemPenn]

Ah, maybe your French husband will appreciate the reason US English dropped the -our in most spelling except glamour during standardization in the 1800’s. At that point the US was not happy with France (you know, Napoleon and Louisiana and all that), so we said “screw the French ‘-our’ spellings of things” like colour (plus we were still anglophobic so double good reason to change the spelling of English words of French origin). But glamour comes from Scotch Gaelic glaumour and the US had a pretty big Celtic (Scottish, Welsh, Irish) immigrant population at that point so we kept the spelling that came from a Celtic language. Of course now we (not all of us mind you) don’t like the French because “liberty” and “freedom” vs “socialism” (SMDH). Good ol’ US pride reason wins again.

[@FishtownRec]

The fact he didn’t break during this is unbelievable 😂

[@cusman]

This skit is an instant classic. I think people will be referencing it as one of the all time best SNL skits for years.

[@kelechi321]

I already have forwarded to several teachers I know, to use in lesson plans for various subjects...English, Math, science and of course history. This skit touches on so many great "why do we.." questions that pop up in those classes.

[@OCTAVIOUSMAXIMUS13]

Uh.. it SUCKS

[@MDestron2282]

@@OCTAVIOUSMAXIMUS13 Oh man. You're so cool and edgy. I wish I could be as cool and edgy as you.

[@Nicpick]

It was good. An instant classic? I guess time will tell.

[@Duben425]

It’s basically a Bargatze standup bit in sketch form

[@matstarcher7630]

Absolutely an instant classic for SNL that will hold forever. Nate was brilliant for first time on tv

[@halredlus4614]

can you imagine the writers watching this, knowing what's coming... how the hel did they keep straight faces, and how could we not hear the writing staff crying laughing in the background as nate and the guys delivered these lines so perfectly. Highlight reel with Nate will be on constant repeat forever, he's cemented his place in SNL history with this one. If i'd written this i'd have shit myself watching it.

[@Hai_Lello]

I’d never heard of Nate until y’all announced him as host this past week. I love this guy. Thanks for the introduction!

[@pamelamccall5653]

Same here! Never heard of him. He’s hilarious!

[@janemcarthur5380]

You will be busy watching videos! And, you won’t be disappointed!

[@jeansteel1516]

same! now I'm obsessed!!

[@vandal280]

For a second I thought you said thanks for the indoctrination and honestly I'm cool with it

[@jenniferwade4203]

Netflix has 2 of Nate’s specials. Prime had another - enjoy getting to know Nate !!

[@tb7125]

Every major player in SNL history would have broken in a live play of this sketch. Probably the best snl sketch I’ve seen in 15 years.

[@Abyssal_Gray]

Not only was this the best sketch of the night, but it's by far one of the best SNL has put out in years.

[@BeKind2AllKinds]

Lol.

[@brianmccorry9186]

As a former competitive swimmer, I loved the line (and the disainful look on his face when he said), "But only in certain unpopular sports like track and swimming."

[@robingodfrey1643]

This is probably the 40th time I've watched this. I die laughing every time. His timing is perfection.

[@donnawiktorowski7477]

Same!

[@jamesalan3450]

I keep watching it too. Fantastic.

[@nerrade]

One of the best skits I've ever seen. I come back here every week or so to laugh all over again. I don't know why but it kills me. Tears and all.

[@chatterbaux]

I’m a teacher. The principal opened the staff meeting by having us enjoy this sketch together!

[@itsgoff]

I'm a teacher. Our staff meetings are opened up with us watching a clip from Hidden Figures of how black Americans in the 1960s used to be forced to use separate restrooms.

[@Pl4sma69]

@@itsgoffthat’s what happens when you ask about the temperature

[@gregbrown3082]

“Dad, how many quarts are in a gallon?” “I’m glad you asked, son. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about our land of Liberty.”

[@jacobrhythmicdragon]

Okay as a teacher, do you at least recognize that feet, yards, miles, pints, quarts, gallons are all from the British imperial measurement system? I admit I forgot this when I watched this skit and laughed so hard, but remembering the actual history sorta turns the whole premise on its head 🤣

[@jamesnclloh1236]

​@@Pl4sma69Hilarious 😂

[@ThePlaidestLad]

Keenan’s stare had me dying 😂

[@johnjones3813]

Really? Dying? Was it that great?

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

That's all he ever does

[@vincentjohnflorio]

@@johnjones3813It may or may not be great, but it doesn't need to be great for someone to enjoy it.

[@bloodbentvessels3254]

Kenan achieved his childhood dreams. He is one of the greatest comedic actors of all-time. He can captivate and kill with a look, a pause, a phrase. Sometimes even less than that! Sometimes he can do literally *nothing* and somehow steal the scene. He is truly a master of his craft.

[@orlandogill7082]

I miss the What's up with That skits... very funny and it demonstrated his overall talent .

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

An instant classic!! This sketch was one of the best in the last few decades. Good to see Nate finally getting recognized for his comedic talent.

[@sarat5448]

Not being from the US and still struggling with these units after 9 years of being here, this skit killed me!😂 l have already watched it 5 times!😂😂