Spelling Bee - SNL

[@rosebyanyname]

Will Forte is rightfully acclaimed for this sketch, but Chris Parnell deserves props for being a terrific straight man to Forte’s antics!

[@thejimbruce]

I love me some Will Forte. Look up the safe word sex party sketch. He makes it for me and it's damn funny even without him.

[@SMATF5]

Parnell is so underrated.

[@OnlyBadSalmon]

Comic Jim Bruce link?

[@BrInKoPluche]

I agree, they both make each others performance so much stronger by staying in character

[@benjrivera21]

Parnell is one of the all time straight men. Right up there next to Teller and Larry

[@davidchristie6676]

The way he pauses on his like 8th "Q", looks up like he's trying to remember, then throws in a few more Q's... I'm dead😂😂

[@husseindeninja9326]

time?

[@davidchristie6676]

@@husseindeninja9326 2:10

[@husseindeninja9326]

@@davidchristie6676 thanks

[@wickedfuctup]

Brilliant

[@terracottapie]

That was smart. You have to make sure you don't put in too many Qs in a word like "business" that has a long string of 12 Qs in it. It's tough.

[@marstamars1224]

The funniest part of this is that he got far enough that their are only two chairs left.

[@alivegirl7830]

Lol yeah

[@edub9930]

There were only 2 contestants. This was his 1st time up 😂

[@TheHeadBusta69]

*there

[@terracottapie]

I would say the funniest part was that he spelled business with about 100 letters including 12 Qs in a row.

[@Richerodt]

That’s what pressure does to a man.

[@PppGameboy]

Me telling my friends the WiFi password

[@shionchii]

So relatable

[@ShinjineeDas]

Change your password to business

[@drew703]

What’s nice is, nowadays, most internet providers can turn your WiFi into a QR code. So guests can just scan it. So much better!

[@freeweights101]

🤣

[@ricksazama]

That comment was better then the skit

[@KingoftheJuice18]

It's so sad; he was off by just one Q.

[@RareHarmony]

Sometimes even one Q is too many. Believe me, I know.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

@@RareHarmony I guess Daniel just continuum too long.

[@LuxiChara]

@@RareHarmony I thought you liked Q, you saved his life after all

[@carolyntalbot947]

@@RareHarmony No doubt.

[@carolyntalbot947]

👆 Guys, please take a sec to report these for spam/commercial content. So annoying.

[@cloudysky82]

Not a single vowel was said 😂 😂 😂

[@wysz]

There was one Y, in between an N and an L, so that might have been one. :)

[@stewartforbes8658]

An e as well

[@KingoftheJuice18]

@@stewartforbes8658 There's no "E"--listen again

[@stewartforbes8658]

gnshapiro ye my bad. But don’t say listen again man it’s just condescending as fuck

[@KingoftheJuice18]

@@stewartforbes8658 Really? That's a little strange. But anyway, it's spelled qqondescending.

[@hungwilliam44]

I expected Tenacious D even less than the Spanish Inquisition.

[@carrotcakecat]

Wow, that's really saying something.

[@Shaunks86]

Pfft! Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition.

[@rowdyruffmojo]

HAHAHAHA

[@ShaqPlaque]

The episode was hosted by Jack Black so it wasn't quite the surprise when this aired

[@filippomusenga6274]

will forte is superhuman. 1.10 min just saying consonants in a monotonous tone, i was in tears. how many people can do this and be entertaining? amazing talent

[@filippomusenga6274]

this sketch is gold

[@joannakathleenn]

I’ve watched this sketch so many times and reading your comment is the first time I realized he doesn’t say any vowels

[@Creshex8]

Another skit where the premise seems not very funny, but will have your friends in stitches, is the one Will did called Reinhold Investments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3qri4aPoNaNidk

[@daniellopez-hy9xg]

So true

[@bakerfresh]

Its a toss up...there were too many and it stopped being funny. But, then there's the joke inside the joke of purposefully taking it too far. Laughing. Crying from laughing. Silence. Crying because it won't stop.

[@crashburn3292]

I'm here because someone at the grocery store had this as their ringtone. Standing in line at the checkout I just started cracking up and no one knew why.

[@CredibleWitness]

The spelling part or the song part?

[@crashburn3292]

@@CredibleWitness The spelling: "Q Q Q Q Q Q ..."

[@CredibleWitness]

@@crashburn3292 👌biznes! thank you

[@jessm229]

omg amazing

[@bobs3141]

I need a Will Forte ASMR of him reading the alphabets

[@fezzik7619]

Which alphabets. Which languages since you’re mentioning more than one?

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Aychhh....

[@ReadyMindsetGo]

yaaaaaaassss

[@ultraviolettas]

watch his tim calhoun sketches

[@outdoorasmr]

YES! 😃

[@jesse7631]

I was not expecting the whole Jack Black song at the end. Just brilliant.

[@1875HIBEESFC]

It’s not just Jack Black, it’s Tenacious D

[@Darkmark-tu5ds]

Tenacious D totally saved this act for sure. They’re goats

[@eylulhfzoglu2555]

It’s not a Jack Black song it’s a Tenacious D song!

[@iankish5327]

IKR it was really funny lol

[@teresaf991]

So

[@Iampatrix]

If he'd made it to the next round his next word would have probably been "little pig boy".

[@RCARD-pz2et]

Nice

[@CUStudioFilms]

I love that one too :)

[@scottneulist9495]

Little pig boy comes from the dirt

[@AphasicMute]

😄

[@HONORTONUMERIC123]

@@scottneulist9495 may be that dirt was spread all over its surroundings......

[@dkrom]

A Will Forte classic. With some Tenacious D thrown in for good measure.

[@alowt1418]

Those riffs were tasty

[@StamfordBridge]

When Jack Black revealed little Daniel was him all along, I was devastated. Emotionally harrowing stuff.

[@KKAkuoku]

Why can’t every SNL skit be as deliciousy oblique as this?

[@2Xboti]

recently there's been bangers just a few still...

[@MikeMeehan]

cuz will forte is no longer on the show

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Uh, because they're not Monty Python?

[@ayden_james]

ikr

[@adrock1011]

Kyle mooney was able to carry the torch for a while

[@miagonzo5522]

how did he not break character? 😂😂

[@rosalieo5045]

he's known for never breaking

[@bearpayton34]

@@rosalieo5045 really? That’s awesome , Fallon always annoyed me when he would

[@bearpayton34]

Fallon would never be able to pull that off . This is so funny

[@lilydarkmoore8769]

I truly loved how he managed to have "dead inside" look in his eyes while misspelling "business." The man is a good actor.

[@Niccoleab]

@@rosalieo5045 Chris Parnell and Will Forte are unbreakable.

[@SnazzySazerac98]

I’m really sad he didn’t throw a number in there

[@kylestubbs8867]

“I would like to buy a number, Pat.”

[@pigman6954]

@@kylestubbs8867 lol

[@stevelibby6852]

Or a vowel.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

@@stevelibby6852 a 'y' can be used as a vowel. In some languages y is exclusively a vowel.

[@DZRose-wi8ks]

Elon Musk would’ve added a number in there!

[@SubjectDelta20]

Business - What my father did for a living when I was an adolescent before I became an adult urophiliac. Business.

[@yaphongjie8551]

hahahahahahahhahahaha

[@martinstu8400]

Nice reference👍

[@wisdomprepper]

Thanks for screwing up my search history on my work laptop. lol

[@shayla4007]

will forte captures the vibe of a strange quiet child so perfectly

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Thought the same thing.

[@ryankurtz5233]

The best part for me is Chris Parnell's dead pan reaction. He looks down at his paper, looks up and says "Wrong."

[@koalanectar9382]

I remember bill hader talking about this sketch on norm macdonald live like 5 years ago. Lives up to their praise!

[@analopes312]

Upload more Will Forte stuff pls. He is the best.

[@agathawagoner]

More Will Forte and more Jason Sudeikis. Two of my all time favorite cast members.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

Yes!!

[@DebHenry]

bumped

[@24n8]

I'm getting flashbacks to my 3rd grade spelling bee failure... Moderator: The word is "awkward." Me: "Awkward." A.............Q?.........U-E-R-D. AQUERD. Moderator: Incorrect Me, to my dad: Was it the Q? Dad: Among other things, yes.

[@soulsymphony5111]

XD lol

[@RobCabreraCh]

It happened to me too as a kid. I was one of the two finalists, and completely botched it because I was so nervous I could actually win it. Easy word too

[@NickFisherman]

A-U-K-W-O-R-D

[@SilentDaze42]

Had an in-class spelling bee in 5th grade. The word was embarrassed, I spelt it embarassed. Then the teacher gave the same word to the next kid (it was just us two left). I was so mad because it was so obvious how to spell it after I got it wrong!

[@BlueMHart]

Well that must have been… awkward. (Sorry)

[@devodavis6454]

I wish every SNL skit ended with Tenacious D singsplaining it like this. Absolute legend.

[@flowersafeheart]

Singsplaining haha

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Both Forte and Parnell had to perform this sketch flawlessly without breaking, and they both did!

[@Smoove_J]

This skit would have been 20 minutes long if Fallon and Sanz had done it.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

without breaking

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Well, it's quite easy to do because it wasn't funny at all.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

@@detroitdiezel7856 Hey, this is none of your BKHRTMQQQQQQTWQRKP!!!

[@mikehipparchusnewton7436]

It's a good thing Jimmy Fallon wasn't in it.

[@aayushsingh6646]

Here because drew gooden said this was his favorite sketch

[@lilycofer2585]

Aye me too

[@demancheedouard2144]

We're now a little bunch

[@hdez2960]

Yup

[@ravenisemo13]

ayyy same here ^_^

[@stellap-m4345]

hello, yes

[@debrachambers1304]

I love that the judge still had to check if it was wrong

[@HatunTashDCCIMinistries]

👀Me looking at how much time is left in the video so I can know how long he can keep spelling.

[@TheGeminiQueen527]

I actually looked at the time then read this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@shionchii]

Same here 😂

[@nikitakuznetsov78]

but Tenacious D

[@XaviRonaldo0]

I was just waiting for him to actually add a vowel.

[@tobers_j]

Yo it's D wood!

[@e.w.7366]

This is me in 5th grade when I spelled camera as “camra” in the first round of the spelling bee

[@dylanhills4974]

I did that but with kangaroo. "Kangroo" was not correct.

[@areyoufriendly]

Same grade but county spelling bee, I lost with columm. I’m still frustrated.

[@gracelemmon7808]

Nice, cafateria instead of cafeteria for me in the fifth grade bee, don’t remember which round, forced up there by my teacher. Absolutely made my social anxiety and perfectionism worse; thanks, Mrs. Kress.

[@tenzingyalpo1671]

Scizzor is what got me. God I got such grief over that 😭

[@modiabcomedy]

In 7th grade my friend confidently spelled marshmallow “marshmellow” and was so cocky about it he started walking back to seat before the moderator even buzzed him. I laughed so hard at his hubris then got eliminated for misspelling “northern.”

[@caitlinbelforti870]

I love how the audiences laughs and then it dies down and then it comes back even harder when they realize he's going to keep this going.

[@HatunTashDCCIMinistries]

How long would Pete Davidson have lasted if he were given Will Forte's part in this skit?

[@KingoftheJuice18]

Let's just say this part wouldn't have been Pete's forte....

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

@@KingoftheJuice18 👌💯❤️

[@gamegal1238]

@@KingoftheJuice18 👏👏

[@masonr19]

To the first Q

[@sha11235]

5 seconds

[@ironicandiconic]

THIS HAS FINALLY BEEN UPLOADED

[@jasonmichaelcook2239]

IronicandIconic I've been waiting for this one too!

[@timothyfloogle]

Same forte is a class act

[@billie_vanilli]

And now they need to put up the motivational half-time speech with Peyton Manning

[@YIKESMF]

It's been here quite a while.

[@ironicandiconic]

@@YIKESMF I commented almost a year ago when it had just been uploaded

[@CurseTheCosmos]

I’m so glad that this was my era of SNL. Being a teenager; staying up late on Saturdays watching this cast & The Lonely Island. Wonderful memories.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

I love how every one of Will Forte's feature sketches feel precariously close to real madness.

[@ErisRising]

He was the master of the fifteen-to-one sketch that they'd put on at the end of the show. He ruled that territory and made it the most interesting part of nearly every episode.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Been waiting so long for them to release this. The 'wrong' is so perfectly delivered. Always puzzled me why SNL kept trying to get rid of Chris Parnell. Never cracked but was never critical of co-stars who did and just kept a sketch motoring when the wheels were falling off

[@jacobmichard1229]

He had to check? When did he drop out of school?

[@crispytg]

They were trying to get rid of him?

[@CaptHayfever]

@@crispytg: Only kinda. He was fired twice, both times due to budget cuts. The first time, after his 2nd season, Will Ferrell lobbied hard to get him back. The second time was after his 8th season, & he said he was cool with it; he's made guest-appearances on the show a few times since then.

[@jacobseal]

@@CaptHayfever Parnell was awesome. Always money in the bank. He killed as Dr Space-man on 30 Rock also.

[@charlicatori]

@@jacobseal he’s also great on rick & morty! 😂

[@randomfandoms6769]

I love the guy who screamed "YEAH!" at 2:57.

[@dennesiscastro8054]

What I want to see is those cue cards...do you think they actually wrote it out or was it off the top of his head?

[@landonmiles97]

Improv.

[@davidgrenier]

I've heard this was a bit he came up with at the Groundlings and used to do all the time. Comics all loved it but Lorne or the other producers felt it was too weird to make it on air.

[@chrisjt86]

You mean "Q" cards?

[@cahinton.]

@@davidgrenier Lorne has always been way too conservative with a lot of the mediocre sketches that make it to air. I feel like SNL could use a lot more super bizarre, absurdist, WTF humor like this. Another one of Will Forte's sketches I really love is the NASA skit where Jason Sudeikis vomits up a potato chip into his hand. And of course, Clancy T. Bachleratt and Jackie Snad singing Easter duets. So stupid but pure genius.

[@TheMijman]

@@cahinton. MacGruber is a testament to Forte's wit and comedic timing. They should have definitely let the newer cast get away with more bizarre sketches. Looking back at the early days of SNL, there's some absolute madness.

[@benedictroemer4111]

Will Forte’s look at the end is so gut wrenching but somehow I can’t stop laughing 🤣

[@maaish17z]

I love will Will Forte. Such a talent

[@lhays117]

When the cat runs across the keyboard while you’re typing a document up.

[@JaQuicker]

Forte read the audience so well with that. Brilliant timing

[@siray3232]

he can read???

[@FrameDrumAndFlute]

It felt like Will Forte was going to keep going until the audience stopped laughing.

[@ColeHrusovsky]

Jack Black: That little boy was me Also Jack Black: is shorter than Will Forte.

[@CigarDoug]

The tragedy stunted his growth. Like, a whole lot.

[@CoryPlaysDrums]

Will Forte, Chris Parnell, and Tenacious D is all you need in every sketch

[@PabloFajaOfficial]

He was so close.

[@FameMonger101]

I remember when this and Cowbell was completely removed from the internet and it was nearly impossible to find them I'm glad to see these classics back for our amusement.

[@TonySeptim]

I've been singing "Spelling Bee" for ten years & now I remember why!

[@thegoldenwalrus1748]

I remember watching this and went to tears laughing. He just kept going!😂🤣

[@Bebe-rn2fh]

i love how this sketch is just Will Forte saying random letters yet it’s still funny xD

[@Bolgernow]

Forte makes this entire sketch. Parnell grounds it. It's absolute genius on the "commitment" level

[@LadyVoldemort]

How could these two didn't crack is beyond me. I laughed til my stomach hurts. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beniciobeatty6689]

This is the single best sketch in SNL history. It needed to be said.

[@riley-dd9pm]

i got this recommended right after watching Drew’s new video

[@TheHmmer4]

seeeem

[@JayMonet1337]

Man technology is insane, cuz same

[@oriannaisabella7041]

Me too! I thought that was weird...

[@Quindolin]

Which video?

[@Quindolin]

Which video?

[@yogidevendrabiriyani1777]

I like that parnell looks down at the paper for a moment before saying 'No'. So polite.

[@w.branch3437]

One of my favorite SNL sketches of all time.

[@tastyjay]

The greatest SNL sketch ever. It's in the running. God bless Will Forte.

[@stevenloube6784]

Man your comment starts saying it’s the greatest SNL skit ever. Then you immediate downgrade it to “in the running”. why the hate??

[@macandcheeseforever1]

the rolling wave of laughter was music. Will Forte is a master

[@drewstannis8180]

Such a perfect rolling laugh. Nothing changes in the bit, its just letters, but the audience breaks at different times and then other audience members hear laughing and break too. Such good control of a room.

[@TheMt45]

He must have known that when he got a huge laugh at "can you repeat the word please", he was in good shape.

[@johnnydork5264]

Dang, didn't expect to see Jack and Kyle, super dope!!! I LOVE Jack's singing! He jokes a lot but he's SUPER talented, no doubt about it.

[@michaeleverett2597]

2:12 I like the look on his face that said he was trying to remember how many Q's were in the word business.

[@quinnprochaska2963]

2:12 *cat sits on keyboard*

[@thomasthetrain3375]

I think my favorite part is he didn’t use a SINGLE vowel

[@danzam40]

There was a “y” in there. Y is used as a vowel sometimes like in “fly” or “cry”.

[@jamesythetrue]

I think this is my favorite SNL sketch of all time. It's so absurd! And Tenacious D's song capped it off perfectly. Love it.

[@muir2809]

Love Will Forte. Such a legend

[@colemccampbell3518]

The official has such a nice way of talking.

[@roqu0794]

That's Jerry from rick and morty

[@neelm.59]

His real name is Chris Parnell

[@dkrom]

Cyril Figgis from Archer

[@mikequinlivan8842]

I guess they called him "The Iceman" at SNL. Never cracked on screen, ever.

[@devodavis6454]

@@dkrom Yessssss!!!

[@sidarthurgortimer355]

I can totally believe that this actually is a true story from Jack Black's childhood.

[@Ultimotomasino]

This sketch hits hard because of Chris “Ice Man” Parnell’s delivery 😂

[@SophieMaria13]

Jack Black: “that little boy was me” Will Forte: *literally taller than Jack Black*

[@diddodi]

Seriously WIL FORTE Is the best. So underrated. A comic GENIUS!!!!!!!

[@KB_5280]

I saw this when it aired, and The Lonely Island/Seth Meyers podcast brought me back. A hilarious sketch and a kickass Tenacious D song 2-for-1!

[@washkabe9179]

I was not expecting that ending

[@3331021]

2:57 You can hear Lil Jon screaming 'Yeaaahhh' in the background

[@fakebobbyhill296]

I’m impressed he was able to rattle off that many random letters without accidentally including a single vowel!

[@katiebobat8e]

Spelling 1:38 - 2:51 makes me cry laughing every time 😂

[@joannakathleenn]

Nobody commits to the bit better than Will Forte

[@MooseGoBlue]

"Could you spell the word please?" 😂

[@coleberggren1346]

... "No." :P

[@lauragwinn5946]

God how tf did he keep a straight face in this sketch? 😂

[@griffinlee695]

As someone who went to the state spelling bee 3 years in a row, I can no doubt confirm that this happens all the time

[@markmalbone1147]

Truly one of the best sketches from SNL.

[@colettewiese7591]

This is me trying to spell ‘vanity’ in the fourth grade spelling bee

[@aditilalit2155]

Drew goodens favorite snl sketch

[@paulmayerpiano]

3:48 always cracks me up, Jack digging deep to find his inner Ray Charles.

[@TheJaker5]

Thank god for all the commenters explaining why it’s funny! It’s super helpful. Otherwise I wouldn’t know.

[@JC42023]

I love how Chris Parnell briefly looks down after Forte finishes, as if there was any chance he was right lol

[@becksimilian2955]

One of my favorite sketches of all time

[@artspinaci7451]

One too many Q’s

[@robertjenkins6132]

He forgot to add a "U" after each "Q".

[@kylestubbs8867]

“Oh sorry, you missed a silent ‘J’.”

[@cloroxbleach5550]

the audience in this KILLS ME EVERYTIME

[@theschwartz3]

Chris Parnells delivery of "wrong" is hilarious. He was brilliant in Anchorman too.

[@Retro_Man_76]

Will Forte was so underrated on SNL. And one of the last truly funny cast members they had.

[@Amy.Scorpio]

Will forte trying to spell is asmr for me

[@blankpuddle0249]

My favorite part is the fact that he didn’t use a single vowel. Lmao

[@darkcontingency]

1/3 is asking for examples, 1/3 is spelling business, and then the other 1/3 is Tenacious D

[@BassByTheBay]

Forte is such a boss. He completely commits to every character, and I don't recall ever seeing him break (maybe he did, but i didn't see it). Love everything the guy does. Was so sad when Last Man on Earth was canceled.

[@APTKC2025]

“Wrong” …maybe the best one word punchline in SNL history.

[@sofakingawesome4077]

When he “Q” I felt that

[@KennyHavoc]

I love the idea that he was perfectly fine to a point of getting in the final two but the word Business just lit his brain in the exact wrong way

[@itsyaboilogan642]

Hmm so this is Drew Goodens favorite snl skit

[@richeats]

Will Forte is wildly underappreciated. Such a unique talent.

[@christinemerritt974]

I enjoyed every second of that skit.