It's a Match - Saturday Night Live

[@Kenazzle]

Shia LaBeouf is a pretty good actor someone should put him in a movie.

[@3mmah]

Julia Near! its a joke...

[@narny7285]

Julia Near! You haven't been on the internet for a long time have you? :3

[@Emirlad]

+Kenazzle JUST DO IT!

[@aaronhapgood6383]

+Remi Myrdal JOTHINGE IMPOSSIBLE!

[@Luvie1980]

+Kenazzle LOL

[@Widdekuu91]

Shia looks like Inigo Montoya

[@imtryingmybest673]

That’s what I was thinking!

[@TheTiki1111]

He kill my father......prepare to die!!!🤣😂🤣😂

[@pauldesigncomics2625]

He is identical to magician, Doug Henning.

[@pessolano461]

or Frank Zappa

[@christinaraynor3358]

I was just about to comment the same thing before I saw your comment 😂

[@willminkorea2010]

The show that they are spoofing is "Match Game." Shia is impersonating Doug Henning- a hippie magician who was big in the 1970's. Armisen is impersonating Paul Lynde, Also impersonated are Brett Somers by Amy, Fannie Flagg by Kristen, and Nipsey Russell by Kenan.

[@LuisMedina1]

Underrated comment.

[@TheNanamariam]

Thank you :)

[@alix14359]

Kristen doesn't look like Paula Poundstone in this

[@alix14359]

I think Kristen might be Marcia Wallace

[@chriswesterfield4818]

fuck you..............it's an impersonation of charles nelson reilly, not paul lynde................paul lynde was never on the match game

[@TheModernInvestor]

Shia is actually pretty funny

[@daintydelusionalynn2670]

He's very very funny

[@TheRealBirdmann]

He was hilarious on even stevens

[@mookta]

duh?

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

When he's not being a crazy person.

[@fangirlotaku12]

yeah he didn’t just get on evan stevens family because of his boyish looks lol 💕

[@wangson]

This was one of SNL's best skits ever! Fred Armisen's take on the guy from Hollywood Squares is perfect and Amy Poehler's drunk lady with the hoarse voice was magical!

[@MarkLipka]

🤣 *Fred is really supposed to be Charles Nelson Reilly; but, he does add a lot of Paul Lynde into that characterization!* 🤣

[@john.premose]

@@MarkLipka yeah it was much more Paul Lynd, I think he got confused or something

[@HeyMySock]

Amy is doing her best Brett Somers. She was on Match Game all the time!

[@TighelanderII]

@@MarkLipka If he was going for Nelson, he should be wearing big glasses.

[@davidcarlson6981]

@@john.premose Like 99% Lynde, and 1% Reilly (basically the fact the CNR was Match Game).

[@zazoom4907]

Fred Armisen's Paul Lynde voice impersonation was perfect.

[@jessebond4280]

This is my favorite game-show SNL skit. I love the concept, the execution, and every actor has so much character.

[@yoyoz333]

Shia's shimmy at the end when the credits roll, is everything.

[@warmahan8372]

The combo of Amy Pahler and Fred Armisen is hysterical.

[@stephaniegriffin7176]

Yes they nailed Brett and Charles!! Shia was really good too!!

[@seanj6310]

Much like the original Brett and Charles they were hilarious. Wish they could've had Richard too.

[@henrythompson5224]

Amy was having too much fun😂😂😂😂

[@amybecca6326]

THIS IS WHERE THAT GIF CAME FROM?! Lmao

[@hainsay]

I didn't even know it was Shia Lebouf until now.

[@VANRICKTONY]

Meme

[@BlueBird-wb6kb]

What gif?

[@jovanmitro7539]

@@BlueBird-wb6kb 2:46 I didnt know about that gif either, had to google it

[@bowtieguy85]

I didn't know there was a gif

[@EJofLA]

I saw Doug Henning in his wonderful "The Magic Show" on Broadway and he was exactly like Shia portrayed. Our family ran into him in the parking garage after the show, and he still had as huge a smile and magical personality as he did on stage. He passed away in 2000 and is missed.

[@KurtI2525]

I loved him as a kid. RIP to a special being.

[@EJofLA]

@@KurtI2525 Yes

[@woodywp7010]

Fred Armisen's Paul Lind impression is beyond hilarious! Lol

[@jaketaller8567]

I second that

[@rekaviles]

Third

[@gordonrettmann8302]

4th

[@Gia_Marie]

Nope not Paul but Charles Nelson Riley. I take it you never saw the original MG.

[@logicalatheist1065]

charles nelson

[@annika8855]

i think his whole ploy was to act innocent and hide in the body bag, so when they find his DNA he can say it was because he was laying on him.

[@militustoica]

Big brain thonkin’.

[@manchesterunitedno7]

this show was in the 70s. DNA analysist for crime wasn't exist or even sanctioned by justice dept as legal evidence back then.

[@mockneck]

"This week, on Buzzfeed Unsolved........"

[@MarkJGGs]

This show was from 2008, the detective is from the present, when it aired on SNL. The game show somehow slipped out of their time in the 70s, that's one of the reasons that everyone in the show is so disconnected.

[@qnicks23434]

Oh, that pesky dna

[@711lila]

armisen's laugh kills me everytime :D

[@tyrant-den884]

So weird seeing Hader being the straight man.

[@imtryingmybest673]

Right?? V strange

[@FishbowlPhenom]

Is it? I feel like Hader proved himself the most versatile utility player the show had since Will Ferrell. He could do pretty much anything.

[@tyrant-den884]

@@FishbowlPhenom will Ferrell is versatile? Then why does he only do the same incompetent manchild schtick?

[@FishbowlPhenom]

@@tyrant-den884 You're confusing Movie Will Ferrell with Sketch Comedy Will Ferrell. Go back and look at Ferrell's run on the show, and it's clear that he was very malleable at matching various tones and comedy styles wherever he was needed. He was the wacky manchild type at times, yes, but he also played the straight man quite often, too. Every cast needs at least one. I'd argue Phil Hartman similarly filled this role.

[@johnedwardcabrera4559]

Straight? 🤔

[@ncooty]

I love Fred's shoulder-shimmy.

[@jessymoore8868]

Shia has always been underrated, he was amazing on Even Steven's, and he's even greater now.

[@RayMardia]

Armisen killed me. Holy damn....'I'm ma-h-a-ha-hariiieeed' *shakes*

[@aoifet]

4:19 But wait! He's not dead! (Shia Surprise)

[@Clara-hn8yu]

Aoife Twamley o

[@1manorgy]

You win one (1) internets plus 3 years' interest. Good on you, sir.

[@krainkelli]

There’s blood on his hands, and death in his eyes!

[@wyattangle]

@@krainkelli You have just decapitated Shia Lebouf.

[@Sillylilguy73]

TALLY HALL REFERENCE IN THE SNL COMMENT SECTION

[@bobbyhulll8737]

If you are over 40 this sketch is your daily childhood tv routine lol

[@WildWaver]

19 but it was on GSN before school

[@bejoypradeep]

Back when Shia was just "that kid in the transformers movie"

[@sychomadman]

Yeah. Miss them old times.

[@jpsabellano1636]

Yeah, he's a cannibal now.

[@klavicus2276]

Oh yeah feels like such a long time ago but are just 10 Years. Heck even Megan Fox was really hot and cute then... and Rihanna started her career.. How ppl and life can change in just 10 Years wow

[@1manorgy]

@@klavicus2276 Megan Fox was never cute. You should feel bad about thinking that.

[@David-hi1ej]

You've never seen Even Steven's then

[@april1969simnel]

Whenever I was home sick from school as a little kid, I'd be propped up and under a cozy blanket on the couch, with a grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup and ginger ale on the coffee table, watching Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. Ah, the 70s. RIP, Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly, you hilarious old queens.

[@horseman4now]

Armisen was doing Lynde, I think.

[@Nyquil5]

The same, I'd have to stay in bed, but I had a little tv in my room and always made sure to watch Pyramid (I think it was only $10K then), Hollywood Squares, Let's Make a Deal, Newlywed Game and Match Game.

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

Memories…light the corners of my mind…

[@FemFantastic2.0]

Why does that sound like a great afternoon

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Fred's manic blend of Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly is so frenetic and wild. Amy's Brett Somers is a scream; she's clearly having a blast with it. I grew up occasionally tuning in to Match Game on TV and enjoyed its naughty humor; they got away with some stuff at the time. Shia here as Doug Henning is quite good. Henning was a magician who had a Broadway show in 1974 (titled "The Magic Show" ... how creative, LOL). Martin Short did/does a fun impression of Doug. And, yeah, it's very strange having Bill play the character who is not a big personality-- considering he is a wiz at celebrity mimicry.

[@PlanoFool]

Kenan Thompson is playing Nipsey Russell. I believe Kristen Wigg is supposed to be Fannie Flagg.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@PlanoFool Wiig is either Marcia Wallace or Fannie Flagg. The third girl is spoofing Debralee Scott.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Horse Face Gamble Bet

[@YouOpaOpa]

Yeah but Bill Hader is the master of playing gameshow hosts.

[@FishoD]

I absolutely loved the guy in pink shirt and mustache. Too bad I don't recognize him as he is not famous.

[@garbageboystinkman]

He is. I think it's Shia Labouff. Idk for sure but im pretty sure it is.

[@hoskeivom]

I see what u did there 😏

[@boiledkettles6066]

/r WHOOOOOSH

[@EricMowrey]

has to explain joke...

[@simmiedavissimmiesings8185]

Paul Lynde

[@ranabanana3459]

I LOVE FRED ARMISEN IN THIS HAHA

[@higilochannel]

He's terrible in this one

[@timarnold9355]

he is hilarious in this one

[@horseman4now]

Reminds me of Paul Lynde.

[@MrSpaghettiWestern19]

@@higilochannel I’m curious, what does it feel like to be a fucking idiot?

[@raerae555]

Fred was so perfect in this!

[@SynthMusicWorld]

I'm an old man, so I'm laughing at this parallel universe version of Match Game.

[@FatterBassilisk5]

We want Shia to appear as that magician again!!!!!

[@willmatt7653]

+FatterBassilisk5 Paul Henning

[@jamesambrocio]

he can't. He fucking whack now.

[@BartSimpson-jd2vs]

He has Freddy Mercury s teeth

[@darkripper2009]

Yeah!!

[@gardenshock51]

​@@jamesambrocio Dude is just a free spirit.

[@noblefir9106]

They really nailed the flavor and feel of a late 70's, possilby very early 80's, gameshow/quiz-show!

[@gughunterx437]

Yep, it's mostly based on Match Game '77 I think. Funny show.

[@tejaswoman]

How in all this time have I never seen nor even heard of this sketch? Speaking as a child of the 70s, I'm entranced.

[@danielladahoui888]

Shia LaBeaof is hilarious in this!

[@MisterPotter]

+Daniella Dahoui ur smile tho

[@fangcooks5643]

exactly!

[@BeatriseBierne]

+Daniella Dahoui And also totally looks like Freddie Mercury. XD

[@akhilmuraleedhar5042]

cult classic!

[@aqoerama]

+Daniella Dahoui Magic!!

[@AlEtteso]

Love this I was a 70's child. Grew up on these game shows

[@Edelweiss-hh6tk]

This is so funny on so many levels. I love the sparkly unicorn on Doug Henning's shirt. Match Game was also known for their "liquid lunches."

[@YouOpaOpa]

I am genuinely curious about who killed the host.

[@dustincory4999]

he probably killed himself cuz he had to deal with these fucking weirdos every day.

[@dirkdiggler2430]

@@dustincory4999 that's actually funny 😆

[@scooterdooter]

@@dirkdiggler2430 HOW FUNNY IS IT?!

[@dirkdiggler2430]

@@scooterdooter extremely

[@anasalnayef8939]

Self report

[@benr77]

Shia's character should randomly show up in sketches every month.

[@PotterF0rPresident]

Amy Poehler is so funny in this one, I love her so much omg

[@PeterBondeVillain]

This has to be one of the best SNL sketches of all time :-D

[@iman6834]

Peter Beck For me it is one of the worst

[@FanGirlMania]

I LOVE the alien abduction one

[@sugmintub]

All kidding a side, a man has been murdered here.

[@rekaviles]

@@iman6834 before you time i guess.

[@cremdilly7176]

This actually produced "negative" laughter from me. A term that Red Letter Media coined is "non-medy" instead of comedy.

[@rha101]

A solid skit from start to finish. I wish they were all like that.

[@cynthia2553]

That's the best Paul Lynde impression I've ever seen--love you, Fred!!!

[@Lolly1122dooda]

Now that was hilarious. I love everything Fred Armison does. I used to love Paul Lynde so much. He was hilarious on Hollywood Squares.

[@michaeldownstairs]

2:38 For some reason the way he says “coat pocket” has really stayed with me all these years

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

Fred is doing a combo Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly

[@MarkLipka]

*YES!* You get it!

[@valeried8542]

Amy and Fred are perfect in this

[@LucianoRussoMusic]

I know Shia has gotten all weird and shit, but he's hilarious in this one :D

[@aysubeyter1936]

Can you tell me what happened to him? Everyone is talking about how he changed and shit but I don't see it. When I see his face I just remember transformers and how cute he was..

[@LucianoRussoMusic]

he just did a lot of crazy shit. He stole an idea for a shortfilm and then he tweetet everyday "I'M NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE". then he was at the Berlinale Filmfestival with a bag over his head and also got arrested, I think... And a lot of other weird stuff happened. Don't know if he had drug problems or something.

[@aysubeyter1936]

oh wow, that's weird. Thank's.

[@abara5678]

***** actually he´s just done the usual over the top bullshit moves that everobody is capable of and alot of people do every day over the world, the difference is he is/was/whatever famous so people like you can judge him on the internet

[@winkleminkle6490]

Max Powa True story.

[@greymatter33]

This is a gem!!

[@kenneth7197]

Yes, Fred Armisen I think was supposed to be Charles Nelson Reily, but sounds exactly like Paul Lynde here!

[@jsngallery]

i wish every skit was of this quality. compared to the usual skit on this show this one is superior.

[@ItsNotMeitsYouTu8e]

So much gold! This was a golden era of SNL IMO

[@hrreasoner2388]

4:30 All I heard was Sam Whitwicky and Mutt Williams (Henry Jones The Third)

[@realSonNguyen]

2:46 if you come here for the GIF, this is for you

[@elizabethp2395]

"Where'd the little magic guy go?" 😂😂😂

[@helengarcillano276]

So this is where the famous Magic Gif came from

[@nabilahuda3447]

FRED IS INSANE IM DYING

[@valkirie19]

Shia has always been hilarious. I think he just wants to try different acting styles so everyone doesn’t type cast him.

[@evasquires1693]

bill's little dance at 4:40 is the cutest thing

[@keanelimusic]

Love how Kenan is also in classic SNL

[@trapperjakk]

Fred's Paul Lynde is perfect!!!!

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

This is Shia LeBeouf's best role in his whole acting career EVER.

[@kd4pba]

Fred makes magic everytime

[@absolutemalkavian4974]

I've always wondered where this meme was from. Hilarious😂 2:45

[@Batman-vr6jp]

Magic... 😂 😂

[@91072craigster]

"I have a secret life!" "Oh, it's no secret!"

[@jp4431]

It's 2020 and only now did I see the source for the magic Shia LaBeouf meme comes from

[@Oakenquest]

This is the first time in a while Shia brought me back to his Even Steven days….he’s really good with timing.

[@jkyle1018]

One of the greatest sketch premises of all time.

[@wanderingstar9322]

As individual character performances go, this is pure gold.

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

This sketch really caught the essence of Match Game. Amy did so well as Brett Sommers and the guy that played Paul Lynde cracked me up. Shia was spot on as the magician; I didn 't see this episode, and I didn't even realize it was him. Hader is great in every character he plays. I would have loved to have seen his take on the host, Gene Rayburn.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Shia was a good Doug Henning

[@JaneDoe-em7zi]

"Mouth whoopie" lmao!!

[@adilshah7450]

This skit lives in my mind rent free

[@demonic88]

Paul Lynde impression is so good

[@jet7327]

Fred's Paul Lynde impression is spot on!

[@MarkLipka]

🤣😂🤣😂 Worthy or rewatching again & again!

[@Kobiwan_]

if any one was ever to make a movie about Frank Zappa, he would have to be played by shia la beouf dressed like this!

[@eltonsmor]

agreed

[@Darkxculo]

Well slap my ass and call me Jenny, you are absolutely right. Hadn't realised it before reading this. And what a movie it would be too, all we would need apart from that, is someone to portray an idiot with a flare gun to burn burn the place to the ground

[@СергейИванов-и6р]

2:46 Magic )))

[@aarr1913]

By far one of the best newer era snl skits

[@JehBasquiat]

Saw this GIF and I just knew it had to SNL 😂 now I’m here

[@Superdm64]

I've watched a lot of Match Game and this is stupidly accurate XD

[@FrenkTheJoy]

That was a pretty fantastic Paul Lynde impression despite Fred not playing Paul Lynde.

[@cmendoza9255]

Shia is doing a spot on impression Doug Henning. Look him up and you'll see.

[@hongkongcantonese501]

Oh it's no secret! This is 70's gold.

[@allsmiles7106]

Thank you Drew for putting me on to this sketch!

[@cheesekir9470]

Same searched this up right after I watched drews video

[@naiastra]

I wish this one was 3x longer. Shia playing that magician I could watch all day man.

[@cicalinarrot]

Some of the greatest SNL actors randomly together in a very silly and hilarious skit. The sole tolerable appearence of Shia LaBoeuf on... earth. This is just perfect.

[@pm6129]

I’m ashamed to say I haven’t had a chance to know who the woman in the blue dress is, but man she was hilarious in this to me. When she peek-a-boo’d from her eyes and then her chest, I fell out of the bed 😂

[@rdl8878]

Fred does a perfect Paul Lynde.

[@Paineinyourblank]

Freds Paul Lynde impersonation is off the charts

[@bobdavis4848]

Seemed like a great Charles Nelson Reilly impression to me.

[@Daniel_Delayne]

It's Charles Nelson Lynde yo

[@Gotyour6ix]

Shia has always been one of the best actors out there.

[@iamstannie]

One of the most famous GIFs in internet's history

[@Montryall.]

Everytime Shia mouths “magic” it gets funnier and funnier

[@insecthashira4742]

2:46 legend

[@socratease4645]

Shia bringing some high art to everything he does

[@endorrivera3963]

Fred Armisen was definitely parodying Rip Taylor 😂

[@SachaBaronCorbin65]

Rip Taylor, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Paul Lynde

[@okgo9959]

LaBeouf is hilarious and Fred's shoulders XD

[@skinnybuddha8988]

Top 10 greatest SNL moment of the past decade

[@miagonzo5522]

i love amy's laughing 😂

[@kirscheim]

i'm 52, and this is just spot on funny as fucking hell to me. i remember all those shows from the early to mid 70's. just didn't understand how funny they really were as a little kid... and goddamned DOUG HENNING !!!

[@gitsurfer27]

Shia was the best.

[@jameshoyt5038]

....I literally cannot stop watching

[@Rachegotter]

If you don't know the game show "Match Game" from the 70s, you couldn't even begin to appreciate this!

[@chronosverse4797]

The magic guy is the best! lol xD

[@miagonzo5522]

"i have a secret life" 😂

[@kevansf]

It's no secret!

[@KurtI2525]

This is the true Fred Armisen.