Cold Opening: Nightline with Bill Clinton and Bob Dole - Saturday Night Live

[@uppitybee898]

RIP to both Norm Macdonald and Bob Dole. These skits were priceless.

[@SWright1978]

I like to think they're somewhere up there leaning back in armchairs by a fireplace with a nice glass of Scotch and having a good laugh together.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Norm sadly predeceased Bob; both are now in a 'better place' (RIP 😔)

[@christhayil8354]

Fuck yes they were!!!

[@linziRyan1965]

I went right to this! What a sad day. Both of them gone.

[@doublecooltothemax]

Dob bole*

[@depalma13]

RIP Norm. You were a legend.

[@saltpepper1894]

future gens will appreciate norm when they ask whos bob dole? Press play here. Thx norm you were one of a kind. RIP

[@wp7187]

Was a living legend; now in immortal one.

[@playaman1337]

Legends never die no past tense needed

[@pipepicasso8112]

I didn't know he was sick.

[@stanleymasterson1135]

@@pipepicasso8112 Surprising, we all assumed you would be the person he told

[@davincent98]

Would you believe that Bob Dole outlived Norm Macdonald? RIP Norm.

[@davincent98]

Also, Clinton isn't looking at the script.

[@Grand74Master]

Sen. Dole issued a very respectful tribute to Norm on his passing-not something you would expect from the current lot of politicians.

[@donalobrien9422]

At least Norm Lived long enough to see the police solve the baffling murder of Bob Hope.

[@wyskass861]

Not only that, but Artie Lange too.

[@Alaska-Jack]

Normey must have not taken care of his health?? Drugs are a bitch. They come a knocking later on.

[@Calinoma]

Bob Dole, finally the beam of pure energy he always wanted to be.

[@vonclod123]

OMFG..lol “Bob Dole China-man! Hard working, good at math”...I'm dying!!!

[@jbagger331]

Norm saw the future and the future is Dole.

[@futurereflections4097]

Norm has said in interviews that he wouldn't want to do an impression of a person he didn't like. When you like them, it comes out as funny and when you don't it seems bitter. RIP to both heroes.

[@linziRyan1965]

True. And I love Both of them. So sad they both passed in the same year but also like destiny.

[@gregeddington9147]

We lost both Bob Doles this year RIP you two and enjoy a laugh

[@MrDino1953]

23 years later and this is still funny.

[@truthaddictiontv2488]

I was 15/16 at the time. I loved it when you can make fun on both parties and not start a fight. RIP Norm.

[@theckp]

Bob Dole - beam of pure energy !!!

[@GeorgiaBarfield]

How bout that! Never tires, never ages!

[@anzalone138]

RIP Turd Ferguson

[@nickdirscherl653]

He's a beam of pure energy now, RIP Bob Dole.

[@GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches]

Not quite a beam of energy, but both those old chunks of coal made some fantastic diamonds.

[@GeorgiaBarfield]

Norm is floating around the universe now as a Beam of Pure Energy -- Rest in Peace

[@mirandakathrein7679]

I loved Norm's "Bob Dole" impersonations. They were the absolute best. You always made me laugh so much. You will be missed Norm. Rest with the angels. 💜😇🕊

[@jarnold3415]

And Larry King

[@dennisstrahm4309]

Heaven has no sense of humor. He'd hate it there. I've always liked him but now am seeing more of him than ever and must say, " I love him". He'd probably say that's gay. And crack me up. 😂

[@wvu05]

"That's not a Bob Dole imitation. You're doing Dan Aykroyd. Now, Bob Dole does not talk in the third person." Bob Dole

[@lightw8chumpion]

@@dennisstrahm4309 norm was a God-fearing man, heaven was the ultimate goal for him lol

[@ovilee4618]

Much love and respect with deep belly laughter and joy for their "ebullient" humor, wit and life ... Norm & Bob! Love you both! RIP

[@ScaryTerryCards]

Whenever I think about Bob Dole, I remember Norm McDonald and I miss them both, when SNL was funny and the 1990’s.

[@tomerisraeli3521]

I was more of a Mad TV guy. Loved David Herman in that role. Didnt know Norm played Dole til last night.

[@orisonsquirrell]

yes yes yes..

[@ScaryTerryCards]

@@tomerisraeli3521 Yes that was a great show too (I liked Alex Borstein, UPS Guy-Phil LaMarr, etc.) and before that, you had In Living Color (so many stars to name...but Jim Carrey was the most famous). But for SNL, there were so many great stars like Norm McDonald, Chris Farley. etc.....but the guy who I was most miss the most was the super funny PHIL HARTMAN. 😥

[@mishaa7263]

I thought Bob Dole was that guy from SNL I didn't know he was real

[@ofmermaids2940]

He was a trailblazer

[@MrRosenleaf406]

This is one of those sketches that comes into my brain regularly for some reason. “Bob Dole China-man! Hard working, good at math”.

[@ARichardP]

Dan Aykroyd was good at playing Dole but Norm hit a 700-foot home run with his portrayal.

[@mercster]

RIP Bob Dole, an honest man and a patriot. "BOB DOLE, BEAM OF PURE ENERGY."

[@josephkelley8641]

Norm didn't die - Norm was just Converted. Into Pure Energy. Tch I knew it was something like that! @ 4:31.

[@ericandrew9214]

"Androgynous sex neuter" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I died at this when it originally aired and still do now.

[@ytmndan]

Androgynous sex-neuter Bob Dole would have swept both coasts in the 2024 election.

[@bluesandcountry6096]

Thank goodness Norm and Bob get to be together in the great beyond. RIP Norm, RIP Bob.

[@pennystocklocks]

Maybe they can use the mangrate and have a chicken together

[@Yobbie72]

'Bob Dole Chinaman: Hardworking, good at math!'

[@bonghunezhou5051]

😆

[@xanhteps648]

Hammond does a great ted Koppel. I miss this cast.

[@denverdubois5835]

Hammond's Clinton is hysterical too. I always thought he was a really underrated cast member and he works great with Norm.

[@skipcharlie]

Freaking lost it at Bob Dole energy beam lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eyuin5716]

Rest In Peace Norm. You were among the funniest of SNL.

[@nathanlovik1753]

Bob Dole got Norm back by outliving him.

[@Kolistwaky9161]

Great guy.

[@masonlee5866]

@@nathanlovik1753yea life can be un predictable. But norm won by being remembered more

[@teddyhammer2558]

Norm is the best. Before his passing I used to watch his stuff daily to keep me sane during bad days. Now I just watch out of respect. RIP to the greatest comedian who gave no shits. You got to respect that in this people pleasing day and age. This old chunk of coal just became a diamond in all our eyes. May one of the greatest to ever do it rest in peace. Miss you Norm.

[@KyleRuggles]

Or so the Germans would have us believe!? LOL! Love Norm!

[@dpf2122]

Hammond as Koppel saying "It would seem the President has one upped you" has stuck in my head since I first watched this.

[@michaeluhlir9009]

God Speed Norm...you made my 90s teenage years fn amazing

[@ericsaur9791]

Hes been converted to pure energy. RIP sir.

[@TralfazConstruction]

More prescient than some could have foreseen.

[@jeiuanne331]

Rest in peace Bob Dole. Truly someone who could bring both sides together with humour

[@hoodootheclown929]

RIP Bob Dole. Very coincidental that he and Norm died within a few months of each other.

[@MotownFan1962]

Or so the Germans would have you believe...

[@rodmunch69]

Woke Bob Dole, a man ahead of his time.

[@ellismarquez8410]

You mean a non-binary polyuresexual ahead of they're time.

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

What once brought laughter is now mainstream and normalized.

[@heggy_69]

@@ellismarquez8410 you mean before faer time

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

@@ellismarquez8410 Hey now he's deeply closeted

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

@@bocagoodtimes1460 What made it funny wasn't the concepts themselves though, it was Bob's sudden willingness to become gender neutral after realizing he doesn't have a fighting chance. That's the point of the joke...

[@albeit1]

Norm will be greatly missed. A fantastic person who happened to be hilarious.

[@rob_4227]

Once again Norms in a sketch, he must have wrote it.

[@lpowers]

Use of words like "ebullient" are a good clue.

[@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807]

Darrell Hammond as both Clinton and Koppel? Truly brilliant. Norm his usual fantastic self. SNL used to be so funny with great writing and impressions.

[@DeKrampus]

"Half man, half woman, some kind of androgynous sex neuter" Norm was ahead of the curve, 25 years from comedy to reality.

[@jkpupo1]

Spot on

[@CatCaregiver-ie1ej]

Comedy to reality is the modern world.

[@adrianlujan4116]

Then into a form of energy stored in a crystal!!? 😂😂😂

[@clark9992]

Yep, and don't forget who told you why the term "cis male" was invented.

[@Lets_Go_Brandon2024]

Same with the movie "Idiocracy"............... "Liberalism is a MENTAL DISORDER!" -Dr. Michael Savage

[@lordemed1]

All these years later- more hilarious!

[@oscarvasquez706]

RIP Loved Norm as Bob Dole, always cracked me up 😄

[@John_Locke_108]

RIP Bob Dole. You can now have that recliner chair anytime you want it.

[@maryg3718]

Bob Dole released a very sweet statement when Norm passed. Two true gentlemen!

[@hatemalmuteiri4356]

Surprisingly real bob always referred to himself as a third person 😂

[@trespasserswill7052]

A good and humble man. Norm too.

[@bill6698]

Classic Norm...totally nails Dole's discomfort with himself.

[@drunvert]

In San Diego during GOP convention, Norm is riding around dressed up as Bob Dole in a convertible yelling out to people free cigarettes free cigarettes vote for Bob Dole and throwing cigarettes to the crowd

[@camebackcat1487]

RIP Bob Dole. Apparently he was a rare GOP who could take a joke. Also, war hero. I didn't like his politics, but he gave a lot and tried to make us a better place.

[@badkerproductions]

him and norm died the same year. this year, 2021.

[@mercster]

Lots of GOP have good senses of humor, or did... I don't think anyone in the current climate has a good sense of humor. It's easy to look at the strife online or the extreme left/right and assume everyone aligns themselves that way. There are plenty of decent Americans all over who have good humor, regardless of politics.

[@MichaelTexas70]

I guess you never watched the Trump Roast.

[@camebackcat1487]

@@mercster You're right. Ronnie was pretty funny and quick with the quip.

[@camebackcat1487]

@@MichaelTexas70 I just watched it. Gross, unfunny, mysognystic and racist. He hasn't got a funny bone in his body, and paid someone to write that. And that horrid asshat will probably be our next president.

[@ns2110theonly]

The world already misses you Norm. RIP😢

[@Highley1958]

The Ted Koppel impersonation was pretty good.

[@joetube141]

Live from New York, SATURDAY NIGHT! Norm Mac is a beam of pure energy now

[@TheKDKCollector]

RIP Norm and Senator Bob Dole Now they’re both reunited in heaven 😢

[@mwebb999]

This is how Norm Macdonald acts and talks now

[@michaeldonnelly2977]

I remember watching this growing up. The best skit Norm did as Bob Dole was “the Real World Bob Dole”. He end up bunking with 2 gay guys in the Real World reality show. Ends up crying himself to bed. Hilarious!

[@chrisbeebe7596]

Gender neutral in the 90s!!! Norm was amazing!!!! He called it!!!

[@TubenIt83]

RIP Bob Dole

[@viperq]

Norm and Bob can now hang out again RIP to both.

[@charlespage8692]

I hope Bob and Norm are cracking each other up in the Great Beyond.

[@ARichardP]

This is hysterically funny. Haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. You are so missed, Norm. Comedy legend.

[@mutigerinky]

Bob Dole was my favorite Norm McDonald impression. R.I.P. Thanks for the laughs.

[@chriswesterfield2042]

Burt Reynolds imitation was also hilarious.

[@carpma11]

Crazy to see this "time capsule" sketch making jokes about Bob Dole becoming a beam of pure energy YEARS before he really did. Prescient almost!

[@ethanmackler1160]

May their souls be bound in the bonds of everlasting life

[@katey1dog]

RIP Bob Dole! You and Norm can share stories and laughs!

[@TheLiberalPersuasion]

This was hilarious. Great sketch

[@fordcountry420]

Bob Dole outlives Norm McDonald. Who the fuck would have predicted that?

[@dredelcottcryptozooligist4101]

....until OJ finds Dole

[@KyleRuggles]

This was the best time of SNL for me, I was like 13yo! Learned so much bout American politics from SNL! lol! Norm was THE BEST!!!!! Well... one of the best!

[@frederickbarbarossa7961]

Norm is dead. Bob Dole is alive. What the fuck.

[@adlad75]

While I haven't kept up with Norm MacDonald, in recent years, his time on SNL in the 90s was so great! Probably my fave Weekend Update anchor, tied with Dennis Miller, though Seth, Tina and Amy also had a good run. This was a pretty funny opening from the 18th of May 1996, but the one I like even better was a month earlier, on the 13th of April 1996, the 'Nightline' skit where the real Steve Forbes is on with Norm's Bob Dole and David Koechner as Pat Buchanan. RIP Norm MacDonald and thanks for all the laughter you left behind.

[@lindamurr6250]

RIP Bob Dole....Norm and Bob together ... Norm is having so much fun in heaven!!!!!!!♥️NORM♥️

[@destinymfletcher]

I kinda like this Bob Dole person. I'm pretty sure that THEY would make a great president.

[@AndrewsArchives]

"uhhhh, well, I don't want to get into the Nuts & Bolts of it....."

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Absolutely brilliant Koppel impression

[@DLWells]

If you had told me in 1995-96 that Bob Dole, who (all due respect) was old then, would _outlive_ Norm MacDonald, I'd have said you were crazy. RIP Senator Dole and Norm.

[@bigreed67]

WE NEED THE BOB DOLE REAL WORLD!!!!

[@85jongo]

Yes! I've been looking for that for years.

[@linziRyan1965]

“The gender neutral Bob Dole” 😂 Also give it up to Mr. Hammond!

[@JonnyDIY]

Ohh yeah, I forgot SNL used to be a comedy show.

[@johnrencheck2283]

Well norm is up there as dole listening to matt foley giving him a pep talk!

[@PP266]

In 2019 this wouldn't be strange ...

[@michaelingber1528]

@Jonathan Eilbeck no no hes pure: feel the Bern?.....

[@Patton7790]

Never got the appreciation he should have. I realized after losing him I never appreciated him. I look back now and he’s so much funnier then anything on tv let alone he even challenges the great Seinfeld and other greats as being so more human.

[@lordemed1]

well said

[@thomasnc]

RIP Norm MacDonald and Bob Dole.

[@raylaguna2601]

RIP Norm and Bob.

[@illPhil185]

"I don't want to get into the nuts or bolts of it...kind of a grisly thing." LOL u can tell norm wrote this sketch

[@tomerisraeli3521]

RIP Norm. RIP Bob.

[@CrossCountryAdventures]

RIP Norm & RIP Bob Dole

[@scottcampbell1635]

Rest in Peace both Norm Macdonald and Bob Dole!

[@santasangre996]

5:13 I like to think that a was off script and the other guy was genuinely caught off guard and trying to steer the sketch back into a "safe" direction

[@gybx4094]

There were so many other Macdonald-Dole skits on SNL. It was awesome.

[@MrSprinkles6921]

OH my god I have been trying to find this!!!

[@nickporter9264]

25 years later and Bob Dole is still alive.

[@Boogie-oogie420x]

A few months later and he passed away

[@tyresehall5642]

R.I.P. Norm Macdonald SNL legend and Weekend Update anchor. I'm gonna miss you. 😥😥😥

[@zizzfilm]

Rest In Peace Norm Dole.

[@mikvermm]

This Bob Dole beam of energy would be a million times better than, than you know the THING.

[@Evil_Neptune]

A skit beyond it's time makes me think 2021 not 1992

[@bigtay522]

Rip to Bob and Norm.

[@deniseford9081]

Oh my goodness. What a sad day. Norm , you will be missed 😔😔😔. I am shocked , I had no idea he was even sick.Thanks for making me laugh till I almost faint , through out the years . I am a huuuuuuge fan and always be . LOVE YOU NORM ALWAYS 😭......❤❤❤.

[@kathyheavner3585]

Who's watching this in 2023 and cant believe how much the world has gone crazy since this aired? What was once comedy is now reality.

[@williamcorpuz9591]

Nothing but good hard laughs and smiles to remember.👍😃👀

[@jonathancineus6424]

RIP Bob Dole RIP Norm McDonald. Resurrect in Paradise.

[@zero11010]

Who would have thought Bob Dole would outlive Norm?

[@erikkjems2635]

And right now Bob is meeting Norm

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

These guys are gifted

[@hambdenbob7616]

My God,I Miss These Two... Norm Really Took Bob "Downtown"! Rest In Peace,Gentlemen...Goodnight!!💝

[@Homeschoolsw6]

4:50..." sure "

[@funnrun3399]

I will miss Norm Macdonald. I think I need to Cry his comedy will always help me dry my tears and be thankful for his contributions to comedy