Secret Word Holiday Edition - SNL

[@blipmachine]

"I have nothing left to give" "What's the point of anything?" It's so great seeing SNL base a character on my life.

[@akremakes2059]

Petition to make SNL put the writers of each sketch in the description!

[@Indy_21]

That would be a good thing indeed! And also add all actor's names, not just the main ones. I felt sad for Lauren and Andrew.

[@cmw12]

Yeah - dox those bastards.

[@NicholasSteMarie]

@@cmw12 what

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@cmw12 come again?

[@melvina628]

Yes!

[@StarWarsMoments]

"That is not ok, not even for the time we're supposed to be in." True, as Mumbai was called Bombay until 1995.

[@lisamortini8567]

Funny thing is, many locals still call it Bombay! It gets confusing.

[@Solosational]

@@lisamortini8567 "Bombay" was given at the time of colonialism....So it is a little bit more registered compared to the new one ,Mumbai..

[@christopher655]

meta and anachronistic, that's like 2 levels but for SNL its alot

[@jeffbunnell]

And the black game show host certainly wasn’t happening during that time either. The irony of having Keenan say it.

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

I LOVE when Kristen does this insane character. She has a never-ending supply of ways to screw-up and blurt out the secret word.

[@luluharshie3929]

The only thing missing is Bill Hader

[@ameliabayha8511]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Lepidopterous.]

Yeah this one wasn’t that funny.

[@rdr4095]

Bill Hader is a person

[@gmurph623]

Even though they have the exact line "Mindy!, you said the secret word", it's not the same.

[@jawstheproducer1593]

Uh, everything is missing here. Least funny sketch all season by a long shot.

[@anyamurry3240]

with the hair and makeup and ears done, Andrew Dismukes looks like John Mulaney its frightening

[@canaisyoung3601]

An inbred, "drawn from memory" version.

[@ajarfullofjoy]

I actually first thought Andrew Garfield

[@thatonegirlelaine]

I had to take a double look

[@shelleyabbott9310]

I thought the same thing.

[@bigasspockets]

“And ears” I can’t

[@LexandKayYoureGeye]

“My gift to you is me!” -my broke ass every year

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

My mom has been giving me Christmas hugs for the last 10 years lol

[@imfromdowntown]

When Kenan leaves SNL in about 10 years who will be the designated Game Show Host? 😂

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

You think Kenan is ever leaving? LMAO! Silly rabbit.

[@ilikeicecream9218]

Beck

[@sarahnugent1702]

We are trying to think in positive man

[@iank3924]

Keenan is on the mount rushmore of snl but during his run he usually isn't game show host guy. Normally he's on the show or in the audience

[@AngelofMusic04]

Mikey.

[@j.andrew358]

"Uh Oh" -The New York Times

[@JimimIsMyJamot7]

Hahah “no that is not ok. Not even for the time we are supposed to be in” hahahah.

[@Katelyn3666]

Glad someone else caught this.

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

...Just like I did in the play, "All's Well That Ends Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!" The story of a blind farm girl who flips into a well. The New York Times said, "Uh-OH!"

[@user-hl7sd6yq3w]

That “musical number” was so offensive and awful and hilarious. I love Kristen so much

[@destree6348]

The best!!! 😂🤣😂

[@tatehildyard5332]

I mean does it top Eskimo Susie and the Igloo Crew “Eskimo Susie and the Igloo Crew, we’re chewing on blubber why do we live here?”

[@sweetchristinex]

Andrew Dismukes looks like grocery store brand John Mulaney: sort of the same, but something's just a little off...

[@lindsaylarsen9710]

I thought it was John Mulaney at first until I looked closer lol

[@flexitarianbeanqueen]

Mulaney's in rehab, bless his heart

[@randomperson6433]

Like they ordered him from Wish.

[@adamramirez3866]

@@flexitarianbeanqueen what happened to him?

[@flexitarianbeanqueen]

@@adamramirez3866 substance abuse

[@TheChupacabra]

We’re just going to pretend like we don’t notice Kyle and Pete’s love child on stage? You think if you dress him up like Mulaney we can’t tell??!

[@canaisyoung3601]

Hey, Andrew Dismukes can't help it if he looks like an inbred version of John Mulaney and Pete Davidson. And the only thing he has in common with Kyle Mooney is that he's not shown enough in sketches that actually make it to air.

[@scarlettscarf22]

He reminds me of Drew Gooden

[@MsMistyMaiden]

This is what I came here for.

[@user-vd5ii4eo7u]

Is that supposed to be funny? Because it wasn't. Just letting you know incase you don't have an understanding of what humor is.

[@canaisyoung3601]

That's Andrew Dismukes. He was a writer on the show and was hired as a cast member around the time that SNL was returning to Studio 8H after the COVID lockdowns (season 46, 2020-2021). It was him, Punkie Johnson, and Lauren Holt (the Aidy Bryant-looking girl in this sketch) who were hired. Lauren Holt is not on the show anymore; season 46 was her only season. Now the closest thing we have to an Aidy Bryant in the current (as of 2024) cast is Molly Kearney, the show's first non-binary cast member (because they do look like a tomboyish Aidy Bryant, though something about them reminds me of Chris Farley). Though if you prefer someone from Arizona in the current cast, there's Michael Longfellow, though he looks like the long-lost brother of Cecily Strong.

[@blipmachine]

Lauren Holt looks like she's playing Aidy Bryant on SNL.

[@Karrek21]

I hate that!!!! Where is Aidy

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@Karrek21 She's filming season three of Shrill.

[@angela1serenity]

I thought she was Aidy for a minute

[@andranikavetisyan1892]

It’s sad, isn’t it? She is just a placeholder for a funnier cast member. She may be funny in her own right, but every time she’s in a sketch people think she’s someone else.

[@tnkgaltara2191]

CAN WE NOT COMPARTMENTALISE LARGE WOMEN AS THEIR OWN CATEGORY! Thank you

[@rgwak]

"Oh, my thumb on the screen was covering the first T. It's trimming...." Me: 🤔 Me three seconds later: 😲

[@irishkniferd9837]

even i thought that joke might have been a bit risky for snl xD loved it

[@MiamiSpartan1]

😂

[@fisherking7798]

Best joke of the skit 😅😅😅

[@fisherking7798]

Best joke of the skit 😅😅😅

[@bathwatermelody]

felt like it was a pretty risky joke too. then I consulted w/ the UrbanDictionary's definition of "rimming" and confirmed the joke was dirty as I thought it was.

[@Demon_Slayerlove101]

My parents are from Mumbai, the " musical number" had me laughing so hard I couldn't breath. Mindy misreading the words and giving it away everytime, makes this sketch even better!

[@reallynow692]

Great to see Kristen back on SNL. I love watching her Wiig out!

[@dr.m.h.patterson8121]

NO

[@thecharchive1020]

I hear Tarzan makes her quite thorny when trimming the tree.

[@ninalove3044]

I see what u did there and I love it lol

[@mbclove1]

The pic nd the joke its juss to much brilliance 😭

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

Ouch! 😅

[@berrisfueller6221]

Lol

[@Ploots21]

The New York Times said “uh-oh”. 😂

[@lillien27]

“That’s not okay, not even for the time we’re supposed to be in.”

[@FringePrincess]

fourth wall? destroyed.

[@mattgelfer]

That "I'm moving out Mumbai, Mumbai" song was kind of a jam, though

[@MrDino1953]

Not a jam, it was scripted and on a teleprompter.

[@Spacecadetdove]

“I have nothing left to give; but if you ask, I will comply.”

[@WolfMoon173]

Having Kristen Wig back bring snl back to mid 2000s. Feels so nice.

[@churdle92]

The New York Times said “uh oh!”

[@mayormccheese2641]

If I had a dollar for every time Kenan played a game show host, I could pay his salary

[@victorhiggins9636]

What about Bill Hader

[@donaldstanfield8862]

@@victorhiggins9636 His aggravation was epic! 🔥

[@FakingANerve]

If I had a dollar he played anything other than this character, I would be broke.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

If I had a dollar for everytime I see a comment about someone having a high amount of dollars over a overdone thing, I would recontinue MadTv, back in the 2010 because I'd also have enough money to higher the highest scientist to only spend a month on creating a logical time portal and paying said scientists enough to not go through said time portal and as well keep it a secret. That being around 2.0 trillion dollars and 46 cents for a bus ride to the studio.

[@burdenernie6050]

$68

[@JSearsFilms27]

2:20 had me in tears. "The New York Times said 'Uh oh!'"

[@abbymorrison6857]

I love this character of Kristen's, so excited for the return! And Kate was so funny as always.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

The New York Times said "Uh-oh!" Her delivery is always so smooth... She's a comedy heroine! (Honestly, SNL has chosen the most awesome female cast members in recent years--they're inspiring to witness in action!)

[@kengruz669]

They really are all stellar.

[@aidanzimmerman]

Still don't buy that Andrew Dismukes isn't just John Mulaney trying to sneak back on to the show

[@Indy_21]

It's nice his name is getting said, I didn't even know if it wasn't for the comments.

[@llathem2212]

Yes. BUT they can’t afford Mulaney anymore.

[@daveed1797]

what the fuck? so weird.....

[@ninalove3044]

Andrew has been a writer for snl since 2017 (I didn't know his name until I saw your comment tho🤦🏻)

[@brittanyflowerday]

I honestly that's who it was at first. Still, I like what I've seen of his stuff, so far.

[@Wesmin]

Secret word with Kristen Wiig!

[@MrGksarathy]

It's back!!! Man, I binged so many old Bill Heder episodes and fell in love with this series of sketches!

[@rumpelstillkills8036]

That new guy looks like Kyle Mooney and John Mulaney's lovechild.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

You know, when a boy loves a boy... oh never mind.

[@canaisyoung3601]

With some Pete Davidson awkwardness and the fact that both were born in the 1990s.

[@RaymondHng]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dismukes

[@creeksaway]

or drew gooden’s fraternal twin

[@rumpelstillkills8036]

@@creeksaway Yes! That was on my mind but seemed too controversial.

[@rn4l62]

"Rimming the tree", omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@s.mittle]

I see letters and turn them into emotions. Good one

[@jonblablabla1014]

Kristen Wiig: "My gift to you is me" Me: In my dreams

[@luuketaylor]

When she walked out with the scarf/wrap covering her hands, all I could see under there was the baby hands.

[@amber76OH]

Keenan yelling "NO" to Kristen Mumbai song is the best 😂

[@zesty9815]

A new _Secret Word_ sketch? Now, _that_ is exactly what I wanted for Christmas!

[@laurenw.8178]

“Alright Elka, you lost that point.” “What’s the point of anything?” *that. that’s so true.*

[@coneil72]

Ho ho ho

[@anikapalantino7562]

When Kristen says mum-by mum-by I-died i-died 🙂😂😂😂😂😂😃

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

Mindy said her presence is a present. She didn’t lie!

[@Chetloore]

Kate McKinnon in Kristen Wiig are my two favorite SNL alumni

[@devendra_c]

Kirsten: Why would someone want to do this to a tree, but if you want to practice use splinters in your mouth. LMAO...That joke killed me, it must be the first ever joke abt ri#*ing on SNL. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😵😵😵😵😵😵

[@vinuofficial5397]

"Im moving out, mom-bye mom-bye" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mariaontaneda7302]

Not a rimming joke on the Christmas episode 💀💀💀

[@jacklemm1518]

Oh god that joke was cringe 😬 but it still made me laugh

[@technodrone313]

Probably the 2 most talented women to ever be on this show.

[@sprout6687]

Mya Rudolph is the best

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

well you are 50% right

[@CountryCowboy008]

Maya Rudolph, Tina Faye, Rachel Dratch, Amy Phoeler.

[@brandip77]

Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig are freakin hilarious.

[@henrythompson5224]

Kate - I don't know this word😂😂😂😂

[@samkachakech5719]

Mombye and dadbye ... get it??? 😂 I can’t

[@MrDino1953]

You can’t get it?

[@AshleySaysSo20]

Kristen Wiig looks different here

[@nathancommissariat3518]

God I love this matchup. This sketch needed to be like 3 mins longer omg

[@jps0369]

So glad to see one of the funniest ladies of SNL back on the show. Love Kristen!!

[@farazars]

Mumbai Suzy and the Vindaloo Crew 😂 Almost as good as the Bombay Paan & the Flatbread Gang!!

[@angelahall4402]

She is a master comedian! Love her 💕

[@inamartina9985]

Totally agree

[@TeaAtTwo2]

How did that 'my thumb was covering the T' (t)rimming joke make the cut? 🤣⚰

[@JeffreyGillespie]

"Mumbai Suzie and the Vindaloo Crew" JESUS 😂😂😂😂😂

[@canaisyoung3601]

Is that the companion piece to "Chop Suzy and the Egg Roll Gang"?

[@matthewjames206]

I need to see this Broadway bomb.

[@tyresehall5642]

I love Kenan Thompson and he is here to stay on SNL for 18 seasons and he is a comedy legend.

[@twstf8905]

Hahaha "The New York Times said; Uh-oh!" 🤣

[@sheltiemother4220]

Kenan, Kristin and Kate are fab. Wish Kristin was back.

[@02chevyguy]

I wish Bill, Jason, and Fred were back. Bill and Fred made it a competition to see who would break down first.

[@strangerbythebay]

I see letters and turn them into emotions, just like I did in the play "All's well that ends weeeeelllll", a story of a blind farmgirl who flips into a well. Momma, where am I ? The walls are wet. Whose bucket is this? Momma !! The New York Times said, "uh oh" ... I biffed it, just like I biffed my entire performance in the Broadway musical flop, "Mumbai Suzy and The Vindaloo Crew", the story of a poor teen who left her strict Indian parents to open a curry cart in the big city of Mumbai. Here's the 11 o'clock number, hit it! I'm moving out, "Mumbai, Mombye, I'll be back for Christmas Dadbai, Dadbye 🤣🤣🤣

[@DrOfNothing]

I really enjoy it when SNL skits keep it low-key and all about the timing (which is _everything_ in comedy). Nicely done!

[@DarisT-qc1fw]

LOL, been watching enough of this to immediately know what was coming when the phrase "Trimming the tree" came up.

[@iamrobbyd]

“my gift to you is me” words to live by

[@ThomSonnyYeah]

I honestly never thought i'd see the day Kristen Wiig get's a face lift.

[@sothathappened]

looks like a full on face replacement. with something made of plastic that doesn't move at all.

[@peacelove6356]

I can’t really tell. She didn’t need it though.

[@kieshaholt2600]

@@sothathappened YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@fernandoosio4031]

I thought it was just me

[@slouberiee]

It's sad. Why women do this? She looked great before. Aging is a normal thing.

[@abigailburns4391]

I'm so glad I stuck out this sketch long enough to catch (t)rimming the tree.

[@MauiFili]

Y’all, the queen is back

[@MauiFili]

Wouldn’t I be first?

[@rose-ui6hk]

i've had that song stuck in my head for almost half a year now

[@stoptorturingme]

she is famous for so many characters in snl but Mindy is my favorite and i'm glad it seems like she's been fond of this character too based on the recurring skits

[@meganchambers8108]

yaasss! love Kristen's classic characters!

[@JesseColton]

Nothing is ever gonna top Eskimo Suzie and the Igloo Crew

[@seanpatrick5256]

Kristen Wiig REALLY calmed this character down. She used to be much more outlandish.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

It isn’t intentional. It’s the surgery/injectables. Her face is super stiff now and can’t pull off the crazy expressions that made this character. Her eyes and eyebrows don’t move. And her lips and new teeth are throwing everything off.

[@SundayMorning91]

@@BbGun-lw5vi I've been scrolling through comments trying to see if it was just me that thought this.

[@SayYoJ]

B.b. Gun & looks A Fuckin Mazing...

[@SayYoJ]

B.b. Gun you tried it lol

[@briankreitner1873]

she just looks soooo bored with it all.

[@Happy-uy5wc]

I can't wait until tomorrow because Kenan Thompson gets better looking every day !!! ✌😎

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

Should of figured she’d get “Trimming the tree.” Last time I think she got “Floral” but the “Fl” was covered.😳

[@helenhraz]

I was really hoping they'd bring back Shonda and Vonda 😭😭

[@Kimillions]

I love each and every time Kenan is behind a podium or has a mic. 😆

[@blairmclaughlin2680]

kristen wiig is just another level of raw comedic talent against the modern cast

[@ryanshane8836]

That made my day. Kristen Wiig doing Secret Word is probably my favorite sketch. Especially the one where she says Grab.

[@maidintime9511]

Rimming the tree so good

[@bucsr.6106]

Mum bye mum bye 😂😂😂😂

[@khai7519]

Being Austrian, Kate's accent is all other than an Austrian accent, possibly a bit Eastern European. If you wanna hear the true one, just listen 5 secs to Arnold Schwarzenegger 😅

[@默-c1r]

sounds more French to me, def not Austrian or German

[@tornokthegreat]

Kate was taking the backseat on this one and allowing Mrs. Wiig to drive. She has done this skit a few times now, and always kills.

[@peadar-o]

I thought she was doing Greta Garbo, a Swede, with a hint of Brigitte Bardot.

[@hijodelaisla275]

But you just said her accent is Austrian - "Being Austrian, Kate's accent is ..."

[@lisahuber9329]

and the personality is all wrong too

[@aaronearl7697]

It's great to see Kristin Wiig in this. I have only recently discovered the "Secret Word" sketches. NOTHING beats the one when she sang the song, "Kenya Karen and the Wutabi Crew." Her scarf dance made me laugh for ten minutes straight.

[@benwhittingham1139]

Is she wearing a Kristen Wiig??

[@matthewjames206]

😂

[@razvanmateijr.1762]

Soooo good to see Kristen back. Always loved her.

[@bethanyvillero6900]

Kenan looks great!

[@RespeckTheInk]

How is SNL still alive? And Kenan didn't even keep the same voice from beginning to end. He's the same person in every skit.

[@LukaszGorski1983]

Bill Hader's performance was such an essential element of this sketch that it just doesn't quite tick without him... :(

[@jamiehood850]

I was so hoping that this sketch would return when I heard Kristen was hosting!

[@skhan7756]

"...I need money!". Same lol.

[@JDelta87]

"Rimming The Tree" got me 😂

[@Justinsatiable]

I swear to God Keenan is still going to look 15 the day he dies

[@famousstar796]

Yes! I have been waiting for more of these!

[@liucijap.1618]

Why has Kristen replaced 50% of her face with botox tho, didn't think she was one of those women from Desperate Housewives of generic American city

[@TheMofobuss]

Rimming the tree Lmao

[@oatmealcereal8282]

Kenan got on the Arnold Drummond from Different Strokes weave 😂

[@kaymack6515]

Hahahahaha that PART!

[@FacheChanteDeux]

Kate is an old soul, she can play anyone from any point in time and she nails it.

[@simplicitylost]

Is that really how people say poinsettia? I always thought it was three syllables.

[@neuroseptember1020]

I say it with three syllables

[@dminorq]

I love Kristen so much

[@heidilepage87]

How does kenan never age ?!?

[@SamsonBiggz]

Rimming the tree LMAO!!!

[@cameronholladay3605]

I want to see a sketch with Melissa Villasenor showing off her Wiig impression to Wiig

[@jessenathan9346]

That’s what I say to myself a lot. Either that or have them do their Gwen Stefani impressions in front of each other.

[@cameronholladay3605]

@@jessenathan9346 I never have seen Kristen do a Gwen impression...

[@jessenathan9346]

@@cameronholladay3605 Look up the sketch “We are the World 3”

[@cameronholladay3605]

@@jessenathan9346 oh yeah; I forgot about that one...someone did a Gwen impression on the Jurassic Park auditions; I think it was Melissa??

[@jessenathan9346]

@@cameronholladay3605 yes