Strip Club - Saturday Night Live

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After winning a cool $9,200 on a scratch-off, it's DJ Tom's last shift working at Bongo's Clown Room. Time for greener pastures. Aired 04/09/11
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[@lasershootingcapybara]

"new york's hottest club is 'bongo's clown room'. this place has everything: stray dogs, yakuza bosses, helen mirren as a stripper.. the dj is dave grohl and he's ready to party"

[@lottie5346]

I miss Steffon

[@robg3179]

Something about when Sudeikis would be in a sketch that was just barely working - he just loved holding those pauses to see if anyone around him would break.

[@happybirthday146]

:) He has the swagger of a high caliber pro athelete. Unshakable, alert in the moment, plays well with others, workhorse, total commitment.

[@sarahsnewskatess]

Tbf... This is one of my sis fav sketches bc she lives in florida (strip clubs like these on every corner) her last name is bongo and i mean dave grohl.

[@theodoreolson8529]

I don't know which is more disturbing. The fact that this sketch is so on point or the fact that I realize how on point it is.

[@WarmLittleDiamond90]

The 2nd thing.

[@pawsfurGod]

😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹Is it really like this??🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@2KMMC2]

Says Theodore Olson... straight outta leave it to beaver

[@mariezakos1205]

Lol, it's sad cause I know first hand!! I worked back in the 80's in some seedy little joints. What fun it was though!!!

[@ronnie_5150]

From the group of Asians staring emotionless at the stripper, The plugging of the 90% water slush drink specials, The old guy that's a regular that's always there, the Hawaiian pizza and shitty food that sits there all day, calling the back room "The Champagne room" not to mention how Sudakis had the mannerisms down perfect.

[@nonabliss]

"SHE WROTE THE MOVIE COCOON!"........my favorite line by far!

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

"It's the end of my shift which means it's 3pm." For some reason, the best line.

[@happybirthday146]

Because it puts the entire scene in context.

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Yes, totally. Almost the punchline.

[@jasoncowan6137]

Negative, best line "that campus bus ain't gonna drive itself"

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

@@jasoncowan6137 That's a good one, too!

[@brianmallen8887]

What gets me is the difference between the amptmospher for women strippers and men strippers. When women are on stage it's a 9 to 5, punch the clock, 24/7, everyday thing.A steady stream of dudes coming in like they're going to work. Women watching guys stripping is an event. Lots of hoopla, and, a lot more sex. Which is ironic.

[@wadeworkman7283]

Sudekis totally owns this sketch. His timing is perfect

[@divebombstudios7706]

His delivery is legendary!

[@carolyntalbot947]

One of the GOATs

[@TicklerDude]

Shotgun Geniez in Hamburg, Iowa was the best strip club I've ever been to. The girls were very "interested" in performing "special activities" if you know what I mean. I met my wife there and we had the best 6 months of marriage...until she cheated on me with the pool boy and his 5 friends.

[@anacarvalho5355]

@@TicklerDude lollllll

[@mariezakos1205]

Oh he was playing that part on time!!! When Dave Grohl came out and said that shuttle bus won't drive itself.... I literally cried I laughed so hard!!

[@LRS905]

Amazing how Sudekis carries the whole weight of this sketch and doesn´t cease to be funny. One of the funniest sketches I´ve seen. Oh, I forgot, Helen Mirren...MMM!!!!

[@folarinosibodu]

No single mis step. Did not flub a line. This is the only sketch that you can just leave on repeat while you try to grab a sleep.

[@bubbercakes528]

Helen Mirren on a stripper pole! What a great actress she is. Wonderful that such a distinguished guest will do what it takes. Humble and talented.

[@ashleyhathaway8548]

I take it you've seen _Caligula_ ?

[@melodiefrances3898]

She is beyond awesome.

[@kurtsudheim825]

The joke is, I'm pretty sure she's mire sexual than anyone else there

[@williamjordan5554]

This woman has appeared nude in more movies than you have fingers.

[@glenncordova4027]

She's been here since the place opened in 1970. 😂

[@mizzury54]

Why doesn't this clip have way more views ? I like that Jason never breaks character for a second. Helen Mirren .. LOL

[@MsSonali1980]

Ladies and Gentlemen: Dame Helen Mirren!

[@happybirthday146]

Sudeikis: Rock solid, professional, team player, American cornfed Second City touring company alum, Comedy Sportz, Improv Olympic, Annoyance Theatre, Boom Chicago, classic o.g.-style pedigree for Saturday Night Live. The real deal.

[@adjustableWench]

helen was the best out of all the girls lmao

[@MasterfulG]

from the future. He hosted last week. We did not appreciate how raunchy he was, until he wasn't.

[@fabienh3943]

Love Sudekis. Probably the most pro of the stack. He nails it soooo much.

[@melissapetersen8358]

"They call her lace because she's thin, white, and full of holes. One's from a bullet!" 😅😅😅

[@jonathanmoxley9205]

lol

[@123yte6]

Sudekis shines in every sketch,there is something about him

[@AndyGalligan]

"She taught me how to drive automatic" got me good

[@kteshow9317]

“Who knew Kansas City had it’s own chapter of the Yakuza”

[@jamesgilliam6615]

They know what I'm saying yeah

[@sdime9858]

" She's been her since the place opened in 1970 , and she's got the BUSH to prove it "

[@ramslak]

i could watch a 1,5 hour version of this

[@luxgopaul2777]

me too lol. it's so relaxing.

[@davidwinger2154]

Preach! Man, that’d be brilliant!

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

Sign me the fuck up

[@jaxsun72]

How did I just now discover this skit?

[@humanforotherhumans]

Covid-19. Same here.

[@JNMKlover]

Same

[@MrMcMaN]

Same...

[@whereismohit]

i watch this sketch again and again jus for the music...and for jason's pauses

[@tinatessitore5788]

Do you know the music?

[@huss1205]

Sudeikis and Hader are awesome, SNL lost a lot when they left...

[@sashanoel8766]

“Thats Tonya…probably goin’ backstage right now to snort up some Boniva” 🤣😂😭

[@kurtsudheim825]

Isk what that is, my thought was us slang for coke, or is it a product?

[@stevedyches4635]

@@kurtsudheim825 It's bone medicine.

[@sashanoel8766]

@@kurtsudheim825 it’s a medication for osteoporosis or loss of bone density…pretty common in women in the U.S.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Thanks

[@Kiddoffy]

that taliban joke made me spit my drink out

[@clara-cookie119]

I too would like a copy of the music ON CASSETTE

[@mattiemadison1234]

This is so Wichita Falls Texas. Lmao. I’m just saying. And “ snort some Boniva” line, I howled!

[@shauncarter924]

If Dave Grohl wasn’t such a super famous millionaire rock star, you’d think he was just a regular Joe cast member. Love him.

[@user-px6sx3xf3k]

"They call her lace because she's thin, white, and full of holes. One's from a bullet!!!" "Had a drub bust in here that turned into a SWORD FIGHT! Who knew Kansas City had it's own branch of the Yakuza!" Classic lines.

[@nessa-marks]

i genuinely can’t believe this got two sketches. and i fully love that.

[@picklesthewise]

I feel like the fact that the audience is barely laughing makes this funnier somehow.

[@yellowblanka6058]

Either they're not familiar with strip clubs, or they're too familiar with strip clubs and feel like it hits them too close to home, lol.

[@uleczkakropeczka570]

Oh Jason! I could watch him for hours. He should have his TV show

[@robertmuckle2985]

Your wish came true...Ted Lasso👌

[@uleczkakropeczka570]

@@robertmuckle2985 Thanks!

[@suzannewilson223]

Ted Lasso...a gift!

[@alafyre]

How have I never seen this one?! Amazing! The Helen Mirren cameo is fabulous

[@77jakebluz]

As a former strip club DJ, Can confirm

[@louistournas120]

Nice job.

[@lala4461]

As a former strip club "entertainer" in the 90s, I concur. Our DJ was named Cochise lmao

[@ItsNotMeitsYouTu8e]

It's so much cooler knowing it's real parody. Was really impressed with Jason already, this was a bit different and he also held like a rock.

[@michaelmaloskyjr]

Bongos -- the only 24 hr room with birthing stray dogs in the parking lot, Yakuza katana fights, harmful dust from state-required room renovation, a steam bar featuring brown butter skate(stingray) and Dave Grohl on the 3pm-3am DJ shift.

[@carolyntalbot947]

The fact that so many men describe this as "accurate" makes me sad. I'm especially concerned for the woman with the bullet wound and a brother in the Taliban.

[@michaelmaloskyjr]

​@@carolyntalbot947 I don't know if an anecdotal, extremely small sampling of "men"[confirmed?] choosing to reply on a SNL clip constitutes anything statistically meaningful -- but that aside, SNL writing usually tends toward absurdist comedy with equally absurd fine details -- as well as simply letting Sudekis just be Sudekis. The stripper they call "Lace" for reasons we were told (lol) presumably has one crazy dysfunctional story to tell about that bullet hole :9 Also, seeing one of the classiest women alive -- Dame Helen Lydia Mirren -- stagger out to the stage to sleaze out a short routine is nothing short of hysterical irony.

[@guarrho]

Clown Room

[@reynardfoxx6753]

STEFAN!!

[@radguurl]

Georgia disinfecting that stripper pole really hits different with Covid around now.

[@notyouraveragejoe7003]

You’ll be surprise some girls don’t!

[@adjustableWench]

Even more hilarious she's using window cleaner which probably doesn't disinfect anything lmao

[@kurtsudheim825]

Considering she's a stripper, idk that much

[@annerchisline9641]

Ha, I totally looked at the air date when she came out with the Windex.

[@davidmack4495]

never get tired of this one....a classic...

[@tanveermamun847]

Realest skit I have ever seen.

[@reign.of.giselle]

stefon would definitely recommend Bongo's to seth😂

[@jovanakrivokapic]

Kristen is killin me

[@coopaloopmex]

I love that voice. It is perfect!!!

[@dewimatthews]

dame helen mirren!?

[@LRS905]

"She has the bush to prove it" lol.

[@justintalarchek153]

This was criminally underrated, sudekis does no wrong

[@mindcrime2010]

It's a one year program 😂😂😂😂

[@mariezakos1205]

time for me to get to my second job......That campus shuttle ain't gonna drive itself!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dave Grohl busts out laughing!!! The first time I saw this I literally fell on the floor laughing so hard I pissed myself!! 🤣🤣❤️

[@teacheyd]

I like to think that Tommy is the long-lost, wayward brother of Ted Lasso.

[@heavymod9476]

This gets better every time I watch it

[@drone2778]

Very underrated sketch. Sudekis is awesome 😎

[@michaelletterman2172]

This is one of my very favorite SNL skits, you have to get it to appreciate it. Pure genius.

[@aarohigupta1659]

coming back to this sketch now, knowing that this was his goodbye sketch :'(

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I wish he had revisited Bongo's this past weekend. This is awesome!

[@Mia7189]

I believe I read somewhere that this was JS's last skit as a SNL cast member.

[@DirkBelig]

This aired in April 2011 and Sudekis left the show in July 2013 after the season wrapped.

[@mrmagoo8956]

“She taught me how to drive an automatic “

[@MrVerno1960]

My friend and I always joke that these strip club DJ's actually go to some type of DJ college somewhere as they always sound the same.

[@hijodelaisla275]

"actually"

[@pneulancer]

There's some hayseed radio DJ's out there that do the same. Mostly on "classic rock" stations!

[@alfandeddie]

I think it comes from saying the same thing every day

[@oraculox]

This is one of those times when a huge artist shows how huge with no bullshit, you´ve got to love Mirren.

[@maranatha_777]

Was that Helen Mirren? REALLY?

[@ikejugend]

Kristen wiig’s arc was so dark ahah

[@carolyntalbot947]

"Different strokes..."

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

“Now fighting for the Taliban “ 😂😂😂😂

[@Lafemmefutile]

And she was wearing an american flag dress! Irony completed.

[@Ciclopea2]

Love you Jason!

[@beatricet5682]

I can't believe that no one has mentioned Dame Helen Mirren DBE as "Tanya" 4:40. Red feather boa. OMG!! 😮#HelenMirren

[@StephRae]

Right!! Thank you. I was looking and looking. It was the "aw f# it" hand wave at the end. Hilarious

[@alfandeddie]

He definitely did his character research

[@monsterguyx6322]

This sketch should have Will Forte for him to play off of like the ESPN sketches they did together.

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Omg, those sketches are hilarious.

[@kevinngo1734]

Fun fact this was Sudekis's last sketch on SNL as a cast member

[@johnwatson3948]

Club name from the actual “Jumbo’s Clown Room” in LA - recall in the 1990’s director David Lynch could be seen hanging out writing in the back.

[@josephspringfield7221]

As a frequent visitor to strip clubs, this skit is too accurate.

[@104thMaverick]

Hands down my favourite sketch of all time!

[@gatsbee7]

I may or may not have worked as a strip club DJ in the 90’s. I also may or may not be able to confirm that this is more like a documentary than a comedy skit. Ah yes, the good ol’ days of vests, hair gel, peach body lotion, damp one dollar bills, and Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” played at least 5 times a night, 9 times on weekends.

[@lala4461]

I was a "dancer" in Texas in the 90s. I'm dying watching this. I still hate Cherry Pie by Warrant and ACDC's Squealer. Lol

[@gatsbee7]

@@lala4461 A kindred soul! Those were the good ol’ days for sure! We could probably swap some good stories lol

[@DadsOnBass]

"She taught me how to drive AUTOMATIC!" Underrated line

[@idkybily]

I'm only half way through and dying. This is hilarious. And totally a Sudekis sketch! Plus I used to live a yards from Jumbo's Clown Room on Hollywood blvd. This is so on point!

[@andrewc.2952]

That one stripper looked like Helen Mirren! How bout that?! -sips frozen blue drink

[@Robbiehondros]

Dave grohl has too be one the the coolest, chillest homies to chill with in the entirety of mankind.

[@mztokyo7630]

Dave Grohl saying “the best “ , reminds me of a Foo Fighters song!!

[@OfirBeck]

Wow I never knew Krusty-the-Clown's Brother was a stripclub DJ!!

[@danuk2136]

as required by the HEALTH DEPARRTMENNNT!

[@jonsingle1614]

Fun fact : Tommy later left Ohio and went to England to coach a soccer team

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

dude the opening shot is literally the exterior of Jumbos!

[@laylay_9979]

This skit is a gem😂

[@christinedawnbrown8248]

So, Dave Grohl says "the best, the best" about the other DJ...get it? I could hear that song when he said that...

[@giorgiabalsarin4363]

His last sketch 🥺

[@angeleyes_1412]

Dame Helen Mirren on the pole! 🤣🤣

[@soraya7052]

I was wondering if that was her 😄

[@MrRufusRToyota]

“She broke off her engagement to Jack Ruby!” Lol

[@claudettedalton3281]

ha ha he sounds like wolfman jack remember him lol!

[@jimmyjoejeeter2366]

I remember seeing Wolfman Jack when I was driving down the Sunset strip back in 1979. He was driving in a Black Cadillac.

[@rev.dr.dayspring7805]

Fun fact: the strip club that inspired this skit is Bazooka's in Kansas City. The DJ he is playing is named Troy Winters. I used to work there and "dated" several of girls at one point or another. This is the club that attracted the comedians and celebrities that would come thru KC. Troy is a Kansas City Treasure and would introduce me to people like he had known them for years and years. Jason nailed it tho.

[@sternfan2491]

It's inspired by Jumbo's Clown Room in California.

[@Armandodesmadre88]

“I tell you I’ve been hearing this song 100 times a day..every day for 22 years love to take a copy of it home…IF WE HAVE IT ON CASSETTE!” The song I’m gonna hear in hell on a loop

[@tinatessitore5788]

Name of song??

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

Sudeikis feels so Stan Lee in this one. Guess makers of Deadpool watch SNL

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

All Jason needed to do to prove he was perfect for this sketch was that weaselly little laugh at 2:44

[@Kamiuz]

3:14 This dude made some great deep club songs , rest in peace.

[@XtineRoseElle]

Most underrated and accurate comment! Butt against the wall 4 evr!

[@elizaparakeet8769]

Let's give it up for the real Jumbo's Clown Room, Los Angeles!

[@ecat7750]

This is one of the BEST SNL sketches ever! Where has it been??

[@wylier]

I think they KEPT it in a tightly-sealed VAULT somewhere over in JERSEY, until CHRIS CHRISTIE decided that everyone could WATCH it again! :-)

[@thuglife63]

He was trying so hard not to laugh bit wer smirking the whole priceless🤣

[@kristinaflaschner2109]

Just saw this for the first time!!! So hilarious!

[@LukaszGorski1983]

Yyyup, sanitize that pole, sanitize the f..k out of it

[@bronsonhatch]

if i remember right this was one of his last sketches and he didn’t tell almost anyone in the cast. so he kept subtlety saying “this is my last night” to mean that he was leaving soon and he didn’t know how to break it to his friends

[@DirkBelig]

You remember incorrectly. This aired in April 2011 and Sudekis left the show in July 2013 after the season wrapped.

[@robpash2204]

Bongo's must be based on the beloved Jumbo's Clown Room in Los Angeles. I'd love to hear the genesis of this sketch. Anyone know who wrote it?

[@Sharky165]

It could be based on any lame type of strip club, when you really think about it. 🤔🤣 A guy I worked with in NYC in the late '90s used to go to a place called Billy's for lunch at least once a week. He kept asking me to go with him, finally I relented on a Friday when I wasn't on deadline. It was similar to the club in this sketch, i.e., _weak_ sauce. 😆 The girls were amateur-ish, the music bad, the drinks watered-down, and the food at the buffet was edible but greasy and lukewarm at best. For all the crap thrown at places like Scores and Goldfingers, at least they were professionally run, and you got your money's worth. 🤑😄

[@stellamackeyloveworks]

I thought of Jumbos too Rob.. I mean, it's a pretty odd name for a strip club, let alone a parody, so it's gotta' be a nod. And since Grohl was in it.. I think him and the boys were spotted a few times at Cheetahs and Jumbos back in the day

[@ariazhu9589]

the goodbye sketch jason sudeikis wrote for himself :,))

[@isarrider4020]

Why are there not more episodes of the strip club? I have to change my pants laughing!

[@luvzlara]

The guy at the buffet! Freaking awesome! Lol

[@DirkBelig]

That they went through the hassle of dressing the set with steam trays with food and hired an extra (or more likely used a stagehand) for a two-second cutaway shot blows my mind.

[@luvzlara]

@@DirkBelig yes! 👍

[@folarinosibodu]

For Georgia, he should have said, “Say it, don’t spray it!”

[@rosshurst5630]

I can't believe this gem has eluded me for 9 long years. Sudeikis kills!

[@goopygeiger5632]

OHIO! I’m from Ohio.....that was the best timed word in the whole skit and the way he delivered it......epic

[@lede1810]

He's hilarious, so underrated

[@bocowan9106]

The pole disinfecting is pretty accurate 😂

[@brucelee4996]

"Lace - 'they call her lace, because she's thin, white, and full of holes." 😂😂😂

[@DirkBelig]

"One of them from a bullet." I've always remembered this line since seeing it live. Hit my g/f with it a couple of weeks ago and cracked her up, so hunted this down today.

[@srichey444]

The disinfecting the pole was Top Tier! ROTFL 🤣😂

[@alonsosmith8487]

i love kristen wiig she is so funny

[@OffTheRipCards]

Who's here after watching his SNL stories