Washington's Dream - SNL

[@cmwashington]

This is probably the best explanation I've heard for our system. The moments of honesty like "Impossible" and "Nobody knows" were accurate. 😂

[@nickfury6434]

We were correct to drop all those illogical and unnecessary “u”s from words.

[@wpjmurray]

@@nickfury6434 Except for glamour!!! :D

[@misterdarwin]

@@nickfury6434 That was Webster. He wanted to simplify the language. Didn't completely work, but its better.

[@misterdarwin]

Surprisingly interesting book called "Whatever Happened to the Metric System?" that goes into the history of how and why each system was adopted.

[@khaightlynn]

​@misterdarwin or, watch this sketch and it perfectly explains anything you may ever need to know.

[@grassh0pperunit]

This is the best SNL skit in a long time. "And what about the slaves, sir?" "You asked about the temperature." "I did not."

[@IM1deadMONEY]

Where would SNL be without Keenan Thompson, he is absolutely brilliant!!

[@whaddup5417]

Kenan’s delivery is a cheat code

[@grassh0pperunit]

@@IM1deadMONEY Seriously. He's up there with Phil Hartman as the utility player everyone needs to make their sketches better.

[@mesalily-TeHWoRld]

That killed me. Kenan was trying so hard not to break character. He's got that grin that gets me every time. It was one of those funny but realistic dialogs between races. But that's a subject for another time.........

[@michelleramsey4302]

Bwahhhhhhhh

[@teejay3272]

Seth Meyers called this a perfect sketch. And he's right. Not one word wasted. Killer timing. And Bargatze freaking nailed it.

[@yoshilu7451]

Came to watch this after his interview with Mikey Day. He's so right 🤣

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

I just watched Mikey Day on with Seth Myers and immediately came here to watch the sketch too. It really was a great sketch. Nate really did nail it but the funniest part to me was the black soldier asking "And the slaves sir, what of them?" and the issue being completely ignored. It would be like a black person asking a member of Congress about reparations. "You asked about the temperature". "I did not...."

[@darinsingleton3553]

Wondering if they added the music in post. If not, the coordination & timing of the dialogue to the climax of the music was incredibly well done.

[@teejay3272]

@@darinsingleton3553 Good point and catch. But there is no post. It's live for real. On both coasts. They had it timed but they must have had a way of controlling the audio speed to finish when they did. Because they NAILED it. Faded out at the exact right time. But I don't know if it was skill or luck.

[@thirdforest182]

@@darinsingleton3553 It was live, they basically could have the end of the song queued up as a separate track and faded into it as he approached the end of the speech

[@annamaria5321]

As a viewer from Poland, I usually watch SNL to improve my English while having a good laugh. This sketch, though, had me in tears from laughing. Honestly, all the American measuring systems confuse me, and I can't help but wonder why... But the actor playing Washington, absolutely brilliant! His deadpan delivery and subtle boredom, mixed with a sense of looming grandeur, is a total masterpiece. Truly one of the best performances I've seen!

[@trockterry6]

Dziękuję bardzo - My favorite polish saying.

[@Jakubenko]

did you just throw a little tantrum?

[@benjaminstepaniak8878]

You've got great vocabulary and excellent grammar variety. Keep it up!!!

[@MOCTurtle4911]

I think you understand English better than I understand our system of weights and measures. Cups, pints, quarts and gallons... Boggling.

[@sheridanburton4532]

The best description of the USA since the end of the Cold War: "A sense of looming grandeur".

[@charityscreams5366]

Nate's ability to not break character or a smile is super amazing.

[@asdiafhnewbqii8943q0]

didn't know about this guy just that he's a proper comedian. Goes to show how good SNL can be. No disrespect to other hosts but damn it's good when they get a pro on

[@charityscreams5366]

the fact that he's a comedian and not an actor is why it impresses me. I didn't expect him to be able to do it so well.

[@jonbarron8049]

I’ve never even seen him laugh lol

[@susugam3004]

@@aaronsinger blame fallon and sanz

[@kirbyd]

comedians are good at delivering punchlines

[@emilyg4089]

I’ve watched this 3 times. This is one of the best sketches I’ve seen in a long time. Nate Bargatze killed it! “You asked about the temperature.” Hahahahaha

[@eggheadreport]

Try 10 times for me... fucking genius sketch.

[@DaDyab]

Try 20, 5280.. of course

[@emilyg4089]

“Nobody knows.”

[@mikeyriveramusic10]

“I did not”

[@emilyrose7943]

I sent to my friend who's immigrating. I said this explains how we measure here 😂

[@christophersayrs907]

"There's a little kicking." May be the most well delivered line in SNL history.

[@adams3593]

Agree - best delivery in the skit. Not sure how Nate doesn't break. Good thing Fallon wasn't hosting.

[@sidgrim]

Or the “you asked about the temperature”

[@christophersayrs907]

LOL!! Yes!@@sidgrim

[@DisAccountizaMiracle]

We were dying lol 😂

[@supraman321na4]

Sometimes 1 and sometimes 3 😅

[@gtrpimp76]

Nate Bartgatze is amazing! He’s got next level Dad humor, keeps it clean, a family Tennessee man, and a dry sarcastic humor that just hits right if you’re a Gen X or Millennial parent.

[@check4v]

I met him once, he's a genuinely nice person

[@icmalone67]

His waffle disaster bit is hilarious!

[@caseyl8987]

@@icmalone67 The sleeping horse bit from one of his earlier specials is so well crafted in how he returns to the punchline - absolutely hysterical cause it's something any random person would think of that doesn't know but he built a whole 10 minutes around it

[@coolpfpbut9505]

Im gen z. The jokes dont hit

[@check4v]

@@coolpfpbut9505 probably because you've never been to a hotel

[@SyrianAsoom]

“And the slaves sir, what of them?” “You asked about the temperature.” “I did not.” 😂😂😂

[@crystalshaw8744]

That got me too...lmbo

[@sekathor]

:D

[@LexingtonB09]

😂 💀 that killed me

[@irocktallsocks3126]

Keenan's face!!!

[@TrippyAssassin8]

the best part

[@189Productions]

The way Nate Bargatze changes from dramatic tone to flat tone is genius.

[@wowimsorandom00]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 Cool story bro.

[@ethangallup565]

He really does have one of the best cadences for comedy

[@michaelkayser4194]

There's a little kicking.

[@richardwright5594]

Nobody knows how tho

[@L.i.am95]

​@wowimsorandom00 look man if you don't go to church and repent then the church can't get your tithe and the church won't be able to do community outrea I mean buy a new car for their pastor

[@ObamAmerican48]

I think Nate was heavily influential in this week's sketches. This was the best SNL I've watched in years. His timing and delivery are perfection. Brilliant comedian.

[@dyan785]

yes!

[@gawarlock4148]

He has to be, because I have not watched in so long due to the stupidity of previoius SNL's. This one was by far one of the funniest!

[@bloodbentvessels3254]

They need to hire him as a writer. This episode blew the last two out of the water. I haven't seen SNL this good since the Tina Fey days!!!

[@abbycross90210]

​@@bloodbentvessels3254 they couldn't pay him enough.

[@chipapa50]

I agree. Last night's SNL was one of the better ones in recent memory along with Pedro Pascals guest hosting.

[@mfanakithi2002]

I am dead 😂😂….as someone from South Africa this helps explain so many nuances I see in the US. All good fun

[@VanillaLoaf]

It kinda makes no sense though. Imperial measures were British - the measurements of Georgie Boy's enemy!

[@coertzepeters8901]

​@@VanillaLoaf that is all part of the fun. Because here in America, we make things our own. And we believe that we came up with it, even though we might not have. 😂

[@holyfaradaycagebatmantic363]

Africa sold us our slaves. They were never “captured”. (Make no mistake, as you’ve seen, it’s still reprehensible to exercise slavery even in that situation) Well, it just so happens that the people they sold us were prisoners…obviously. Prisoners because they were criminals and murderers. That’s who we chose to make descendants of and live with. Criminals from another country. That only makes the situation SO much worse. Now you understand the ‘nuances’ here in the U.S., at least where racial tension lies, and why it’s a pity card played constantly by those wishing to take advantage. Children of criminals.

[@sjinzaar]

The way Nate just ignores Kenan's questions with a little pause and a contemplating stare is just genius...

[@realityislost7052]

He did that because he didn’t know the lines and has no acting ability so it was very uncomfortable, but yes it was really funny.

[@mason96575]

@@realityislost7052 did he say that was the reason in an interview somewhere?

[@Onikage55]

You're missing the true genius, Kenan asks "How many feet to a mile" and Nate answers him correctly, meaning he DID hear and understand all of Kenan's questions

[@helpmefindmydogplease2259]

​@realityislost7052 They have cue cards at all time, he wasn't forgetting his line. He was pausing because people were still laughing.

[@ejayxray]

Nate’s comedic timing in this skit was impeccable.

[@masamune2984]

This is low key one of the most “out-of-nowhere” best sketches out of SNL in awhile. 😂😊

[@bonhamclackey574]

Those are the best kind.

[@mason96575]

I love your guys' Gen Z slang 😂 "Frfr ong low key okuuurrr, yeet!"

[@Dan-cj9yg]

It's one of those skits where the writers were probably like, "why didn't anyone think of this 30 years ago??"

[@mason96575]

@@Dan-cj9yg as the OP would say, "bet"

[@nope44589]

nate wrote it. snl isn’t funny anymore

[@jbtv000]

"How many times have you watched this?" -"You asked about the temperature..."

[@zainaba.407]

“…..I did not”

[@treco2583]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@enjiesuzanne8811]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Regs-sk4rw]

5280

[@mvalovalo]

@@Regs-sk4rwspell that for me?

[@BriBee1229]

“There’s a little kicking…” makes me laugh so hard every time I hear it. His delivery is perfection.

[@JeremyBarbell]

It really is. So many different ways that line could be delivered. Nate’s is by far the funniest way possible

[@fredsaraiva5344]

“Sometimes one and sometimes three”…. That cracked me up!

[@Okinawatrip]

De Niro style. "You insulted him a little bit."

[@joefrank3439]

“How many yards in a mile?” “Nobody knows” Haha so true

[@mikev4079]

This skit will stand the test of time as one of the best in snls' history

[@bradyguy7701]

Agreed, mikev! I've been there since 1975, and this whole EP might easily make my top 10 or 15....arguably the best in MANY, MANY years. The B2B2B2B quartet of Chef Showdown, Stab at Love, LAKE BEACH, and Washington is one of the strongest sequences EVER in SNL history...they just got funnier as they went on ... "Airplane" later in the show was pretty solid too....Nate put himself on the all-time SNL great hosts list...

[@tw8464]

Yes

[@MckieDs595]

As long as this great nation stands we will know what they fought for. Freedom, Liberty, Units of measurement, and sometimes kicking. 😂

[@jimslimm6090]

Agreed! There are so many people trying to revise history and pointing out that famous people were actually real human beings with period-thinking and that is something awful rather than revealing of the true (and slow) maturation of the country. Stuff like this can be funny and insightful and uneasy. No need to pretend our "heroes" weren't actually human beings.

[@cwg73160]

It’s not a skit, it’s a sketch. Learn the difference.

[@needleheadned]

“There’s a little kicking” is the funniest line of the season.

[@christopheryunt9660]

I watch this weekly for that line

[@evilhobbes]

Watched this a bunch and i don't get why that line gets such a laugh. There is not much kicking in football. Does that have an extra meaning for New Yorkers? It just doesn't strike me as funny as the rest of the skit.

[@bradyguy7701]

@@evilhobbes (GREAT name, btw...I think Hobbes was just misunderstood...lol) That IS the point....there is NOT much kicking in a sport called "FOOTball"! The whole sketch is about the absurdities of words/names, and the differences therein...even when BOTH are "English" (And our desire to be SO different from our Euro fathers...even when it's ABSURD!!) He says the game is called "FOOTball"...a name which they've NEVER yet heard...but logically assume to be a game where you KICK a ball. But then he describes it as "a game where you throw the ball with your hands.? But it's called FOOTball?? Absurd. (Truly...I say that as someone who doesn't like football and has always asked that question...) This description sets up the rest of the joke brilliantly: Then the obvious next question..."So...in FOOTBall...there is NO kicking?" (That makes no sense...does it? Because that would be absurd...right?) And finally the reply - "There's a little kicking..." (And what a BRILLIANT read on this line, as perhaps only Bargatze could give...which leads me to believe this sketch was written only this week FOR NATE, - Sometimes old, un-used sketches are recycled for a different host...but this seems to be TAILOR-MADE for Bargatze's style and tone...he's perfect!!) Because in the sport that ALL of America adores...which is a brutal game where men battle each other, and march down the field to invade the opponent's endzone (Thank you, George Carlin...on THE FIRST "SNL" almost 50 years ago)...in that war-like sport of pushing and shoving....if you CAN'T make it into the endzone...you can just kick the ball between some sticks and that will get you points. I've always thought that was silly. What if instead of making it to home plate to score, we just let Derek Jeter see if he can toss a ball into a bucket from...oh....let's say 20 yards away...

[@crcoord]

@@evilhobbes because it's called "football" but it's a game that's mostly throwing and running, and when he says "kicking" it doesn't make sense, especially when he says that there are 2 different ways to get points (1 for an extra point and 3 for a field goal)

[@youtubecommenter6901]

@@evilhobbes It's funny for the reason the rest of the skit is funny. It's an answer the audience knows already, the answer doesn't at all address the absurdity of what he's proposing, but he says it so deadpan and confidently like it settles the matter.

[@salty-pirate]

The writing, the actors and the delivery of this sketch is pure magic.

[@sweetmother2406]

Nate’s dry delivery is perfect 😂

[@g1ngerg]

@@mc9723 “I did not.” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@AdventureAryck]

5280 of course! A simple number everyone remember 😂

[@3rdOption-l9t]

@@AdventureAryck Everyone in Denver. 🏔🏀🏆

[@theslimreaper]

I’m dying over here 😂😂😂

[@davidtaylor111]

I thought he was off a little bit in the very beginning of the sketch, but then it got really good

[@HadiyaNuriddin]

As much as I love seeing Ryan Gossling break, Nate not breaking is what makes this a masterpiece.

[@christophers.1517]

Nate deliberately avoids eye contact so he doesn’t break. 😅

[@Nimesay1]

He waa fantastic in his episode. I watched the "Chef's challenge" sketch so many times.

[@vixiki]

@@christophers.1517 Aren't they reading from screens? It looks like that to me...

[@christophers.1517]

@@vixiki Yes, I think they do read from cue cards during the show, so that might be what he's doing here. I know if I looked at my other performers during this sketch, I would bust up laughing!

[@kareninalabama]

Love the nod to another Day/Seidell collaboration, the Close Encounters sketches. Love Ryan in those, too.

[@kittytheflcatmom9566]

This was absolutely brilliant!! Perfectly written and performed, and Keenan's facial expressions were the icing on the cake! 😂😂😂

[@SandraWade666]

Keenan is a national treasure

[@ahwhite2022]

Keenan's facial expressions have been the best thing about SNL for quite a while now.

[@khaightlynn]

Keenan is GOAT. Is he the longest running cast member on snl yet? And one of the only child actors who seems like he made it out with all his marbles and dignity into a fully realized and well adjusted national treasure of an actor/comedian. Long live Keenan

[@saturday1066]

surprised they didn't mention "ounce" is both (insanely) maybe volume OR maybe weight

[@r3hcook]

@@khaightlynnYes, he’s been the longest running for a few years now. I think he’ll see the show out if it ends during the 50th season (that’s the rumor). I have been watching him since my girls watched Keenan and Kel when they were little. He’s always been hilarious. Love him!

[@branifer]

One of the best skits ever, because they DIDN'T break. Breaking is funny once in a blue moon - when it's actually genuine - but they do it so much anymore it feels like they're doing it on purpose.

[@Kune35]

He ALMOST cracked at "You asked about temperature."

[@dianxifan8222]

jimmy fallon

[@50greenie]

When I’m having a bad day I just think to myself “There’s a little kicking” and I laugh to myself.

[@mollyhall2954]

When I heard that, that's when I knew I had to play this for my daughter! I did and we both laughed so much. Just one of those things that comes along rarely that you want to enjoy with the person who most gets your own sense of humor, and you know they'll want to listen to it again with their "person!" Nate's timing makes it hilarious!

[@richardjames1812]

This one is a totally kid friendly SNL sketch. Mine loved it. "Impossible"

[@powerjunkie5000]

Same, or "5280 of course" or "spell it for me." "Impossible." 😅

[@DarkDefender1024]

Whenever I'm not sure of what number of something there is, I seem to gravitate toward "...sometimes one and sometimes three."

[@anju5124]

What does that joke mean about 'kicking'?

[@jdn645]

5,280........of course. It's simple number that everyone will remember! This skit is pure genius from beginning to end.

[@peachyk33n79]

1760 yards in a mile for those who can't divide like the US 😂

[@davidfeltz8697]

😂😂😂

[@swirvinbirds1971]

I wonder how many people remember it now just due to this skit. 😂

[@kenross812]

@@swirvinbirds1971 I honestly have always remembered how many feet.....I don't know why.

[@FathomlessJoy]

Impossible.

[@ryioooo]

Dear SNL, whoever wrote this sketch, PLEASE let them write many many MANY more!

[@VeX1138]

Yeah, except maybe on the next ones, they write something where the premise isn't dumb as fuck. The measurements we use are the BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM. According to the premise of the sketch, Washington was fighting for independence so he could keep using the same system they'd been using for over 100 years ...

[@aaronrobinson6003]

It really seems based off a bit that Nate Bargatze would do in his stand up.

[@66.6FMRadio]

Streeter Seidell & Auguste White wrote this skit.

[@1A86L]

@Reality_CStreeter said they’ve been sitting on this for a while, stop simping for Nate

[@imamiddleagedgoofygoober]

​@@66.6FMRadiostreeter is a woman now? Ya know what, good for her.

[@Susan-rd5cv]

Have enjoyed this whole episode more than I can express. Thank you Nate. Been watching for 49 years and this was top 10 for me!

[@winteralfs]

Nate's timing here is so hilarious. His pausing and dead pan delivery is so good. You can tell he is reading the cards at times, but his timing and pacing of it is brilliant. His eyes are so serious too. The way he says 'there is a little kicking' it is just perfect, and his shoulder pat at the end is absolutely hilarious.

[@missoctober8859]

Nate has the most expression-less eyes I've ever seen. lol. Same in his standup.

[@gabriellerivera7551]

It’s so brilliant!

[@adamdzurak4950]

Wait, so this was not pre-recorded but acted on the stage?

[@Lazybeam]

@@adamdzurak4950 Indeed, Saturday Night LIVE

[@mayfly552]

@@adamdzurak4950 It's Saturday Night LIVE (so yeah, performed in front of an audience and broadcast live)

[@jdulrich]

I've watched this sketch 30 times at least. I still laugh out loud at every "Nobody knows."

[@gomist2018]

You and me both!

[@balajay8921]

@@gomist2018and me!😂

[@michaelmann6510]

And, "There's a little kicking." 😂

[@MilesToGoGo]

When Bowen asks why and he’s just says “Liberty” is just America in a nutshell I just want the rest of the world to know that we are equally as confused by our system as they are 😂

[@maryannegunter115]

They don't line up and they never will 😂😅

[@marcsaturnino1041]

The skipping of Kenan’s questions has me on floor crying. 😂😂😂

[@B0eing787]

Feels like a missed opportunity to bring up 3/5th.

[@mak3donskiy1]

You asked about temperature.

[@davidgilleran2006]

@@B0eing787Ooh…the fraction…you are so right!

[@craigjohnson9929]

You're easily amused.

[@bac-up6758]

with laughter? 'cause, ya know... a whole bunch of emotions would seem to fit here. if ya know what I mean? but yes lol it really makes the whole sketch better. LOL

[@josemaita8383]

"Nobody knows..." "They never line up, and never will..." 😂😂😂😂

[@travis2888]

Nate not breaking during or after "you asked about the temperature..." dude is a killer.

[@muraddiab6393]

I would’ve lost it after “there’s a little kicking”

[@tonyhall3365]

Jimmy Fallon would've ruined it

[@StupidPeopleScareMe]

@@tonyhall3365😂

[@brianhenry7348]

Is a killer... As seen in "A Stab at Love"

[@PapaT79]

💯💯💯💯@@tonyhall3365

[@joshiahayash]

OK this was a solid sketch. More of this, please, SNL.

[@johnjones3813]

Solidly written. Not solidly performed.

[@alejandrososa3168]

​@johnjones3813 you're right the performance lacked but still was funny

[@teddymartinii1979]

@@johnjones3813 I was impressed with how Nate Bargatze kept a straight face throughout the sketch, and did NOT look like he was glued to cue cards. I think it was very well performed, by SNL standards.

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

Ted Kennedy driving off the bridge at Chappaquiddick was funnier than this skit, what a huge heaping pile of excrement 💩

[@charlesiverson1769]

@@johnjones3813no, delivery was perfect

[@kj8807]

One of the best SNL skits I've seen recently - impeccable timing by Nate and Keenan's part was icing on the cake. Well done!!

[@brendatomlinson]

I can envision them starring in a sitcom together. They play off each other well.

[@daniel_sc1024]

Not to mention the stirring music in the background.

[@tinyrogerts6449]

You must not be very old, because it was mildly amusing at best, and not even in the same league as some of the best skits in SNL history.

[@MikeKennedyNFL]

@@tinyrogerts6449Boomer alert 🚨

[@red4power1]

That’s because it was clean comedy which is still the funniest!

[@CynVee]

I love this sketch...the timing and delivery are pitch perfect.

[@lw3269]

The best sketch SNL has aired in years. Laughing so hard I had tears running down my face. Nate almost broke Kenan, which is nearly impossible.

[@MrSpazbomb]

When? I've watched it twice and can't spot it.

[@christheghostwriter]

Kenan breaks all the time

[@khaightlynn]

​@@christheghostwriterkeenan is every audience member's reactions. Keenan is goat.

[@baylinkdashyt]

@@MrSpazbomb Starting around 3:30; you can see just a twinkle in both their eyes before they got it back.

[@LeahIsHereNow]

Ikr?! 😂

[@tinabryan6109]

Literally one of the most accurate and funny skits in a long time. Dry, intelligent humor. I love it.

[@chrisdonovan8795]

I showed this video to the science teacher at my school in the Bronx. She said that only the honors kids would get it, but I disagree. We have a lot of Dominican students who think in metric.

[@gokartninja1]

Accurate? The metric system didn't exist yet

[@tinabryan6109]

@@gokartninja1 Accurate as in it does not make sense

[@Doug_Hannon]

It's very funny, but it isn't accurate. England did not adopt the metric system until almost 1970. Also, Gridiron football (American football), Rugby football (rugger) and Association football (assoccer/soccer) were all named football back in the day because they were played on foot rather than on horseback like polo.

[@tinabryan6109]

@@Doug_Hannon You do know accurate can mean different things depending on the context don't you? You ate going way more deep than my comment. What's accurate to me is how ppl question the measurements. You obviously are coming from a different perspective.

[@seb_617]

As a European in the US… this had me *dying*. Twice! Nate’s delivery totally made this one.

[@rg1649]

"As a European...."

[@joec8903]

There’s a little kicking….

[@dyan785]

@@joec8903 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bdp8102]

@@rg1649 are you throwing a little tantrum

[@KristianDennett]

@@rg1649? Just like Americans say ‘as an American’ all the time? If you’re from the continent of Europe then you’re a European 🤪🤪

[@RonnieSportz]

2:46 “There’s a little kicking” 😂

[@quintenbrasher7104]

I’m not lying when I say I have watched this sketch about 10 times and laughed just as hard every time.

[@kimclarke5018]

Right 😂

[@hillarybucs726]

Me, as well!

[@boldtaa]

It’s a perfect sketch.

[@hoctroviet]

There’s not a wasted , unnecessary word. Pauses and turn of direction is good too. Darn, this one is good. I watched at least 20 times now 😂

[@Whoknowsme007]

This was like the first time I've laughed at SNL in like at least a decade

[@spideymcgee4718]

“5,280, of course. It’s a simple number that everyone will remember.”

[@dannymilloans259]

Nobody remembers it is 1760 yards to a mile... ok I vaguely remember it but I wasn't sure so I had to verify by dividing 5280 by 3. I am free to divide by 3!!!

[@danielgregory3295]

A statute mile...nautical mile is longer..😊❤

[@BainesAdam]

@@danielgregory3295 how may chains is that

[@mstudios5637]

everyone does remember lol

[@downwinder3]

@@mstudios5637 Only Denver remembers

[@Mark_R_Tho]

LOVING how many people just got introduced to Nate!!!! He truly deserves it!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ShannonSysak]

Agreed - he’s my favorite comedian!!

[@Rickmakes]

I like that he is a clean comedian. I love hard core comedy but it's nice having a guy like Nate around that I can watch with my kid.

[@soniap1217]

Who is he? never seen him 😮

[@Rickmakes]

@@soniap1217 He is a stand up comedian. He has a few specials on Netflix.

[@kimclarke5018]

Has everyone been re-watching this over and over. So hilarious 😂

[@abinmmj]

Best skit ever. Comedic timing of Nate is amazing.

[@joannewsome5202]

@@abinmmj it’s brilliant because we can all relate to ir.

[@chatterbaux]

I’m a teacher. The principal opened the staff meeting by having us enjoy this sketch together!

[@itsgoff]

I'm a teacher. Our staff meetings are opened up with us watching a clip from Hidden Figures of how black Americans in the 1960s used to be forced to use separate restrooms.

[@Pl4sma69]

@@itsgoffthat’s what happens when you ask about the temperature

[@gregbrown3082]

“Dad, how many quarts are in a gallon?” “I’m glad you asked, son. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about our land of Liberty.”

[@jacobrhythmicdragon]

Okay as a teacher, do you at least recognize that feet, yards, miles, pints, quarts, gallons are all from the British imperial measurement system? I admit I forgot this when I watched this skit and laughed so hard, but remembering the actual history sorta turns the whole premise on its head 🤣

[@jamesnclloh1236]

​@@Pl4sma69Hilarious 😂

[@dustintirey6122]

Nate is such a good comic. He deserves all the fame that's coming to him.

[@InkyzMom]

Totally agree!!!

[@SunLightFawn]

It sure is fun laughing so happily!! Humor is healing, as well! Super funny ;-)

[@tytompkins3992]

I almost fell asleep during his monologue

[@N3ur0m4nc3r]

​@@tytompkins3992Nights do be like that sometimes

[@DoahnKea_Tuber]

The new King of Deadpan! Love the brilliance of his "dullness"

[@madelineo4128]

"there's a little kicking" made me genuinely laugh out loud

[@meganchambers8108]

"Sometimes 1, sometimes 3" lol!

[@angie7164]

I was crying laughing through this entire sketch!

[@PeaceLoveMusic75]

I laughed so loud there and it’s an underwhelming joke on paper! Just the way Nate said it and the set up, I howled 😂😂

[@angie7164]

@@PeaceLoveMusic75 that's his talent :) glad the world got to see it

[@m16ty]

I haven't really thought much about it until this skit, but I bet football is confusing to somebody that is new to the sport. lots of strange rules if you stop and think about it.

[@mimib8822]

Nate was probably one of the best guests ever. This and Lake Beach are AMAZING sketches. They are perfection. (Especially as a Virginian with too much history taught in school, and too many lake beaches 😂).

[@stevecrow559]

I had never heard of Nate before I saw this skit. Just absolute brilliance in the writing and delivery. Keenan knocked it out of the park too.

[@jakemorrison548]

He has specials on Netflix and Prime. I love his humor

[@stevecrow559]

@@jakemorrison548 I watched his prime special after seeing this skit. Funny dude.

[@etxkevin7452]

He's one of the best stand up comics out there. He also has a podcast that's on youtube with other comics. Dusty Slay is on there too (trucker hat dude).

[@cmonkies77]

Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell wrote the skit

[@eirtae1]

His skit about his reversible jacket is hilarious.

[@ae6888]

I’ve watched the skit so many damned times. I wish there were more sketches with Keenan and Nate together. This sketch and “Chef Show” are masterful. They play off each other so well.

[@vandal280]

Just finished rewatching them both. Pure genius

[@wendi2819]

I think Nate will get THE JACKET!❤

[@hhxichikk]

The funniest thing is there's an episode of Chopped with 3 black chefs & 1 white. They did NOT show the white Chef AT ALL .....till he won. So the Chef skit was especially funny to my bf & I.

[@hannacook859]

Yes!

[@sjinzaar]

"Yes.... Im sorry..."

[@manjsinghsangha8525]

Nate my man, you Smashed it on SNL. So happy to see his star continue to rise. Everyone’s timing on this sketch was on point. Much love to them all.

[@TheJoshuamooney]

Love Nate’s tone of utter contempt when he says “swimming.”

[@marypoor9574]

"Two scales of temperature... our great nation will use the random one." So hysterically spot on.

[@meganbyrne2138]

“What’s it called?” “Fahrenheit.” “Can you spell it?” “Impossible.” 😂

[@StacySanseverino]

This sketch is so smart and brilliantly delivered. I’ve watched it a half a dozen times and have it downloaded for anytime I need a laugh. “There will be a little kicking.” 😂😂😂

[@MotherTreeNMoon]

Me too! It's the hand on the shoulder for me!!😂😂 I will listen to the sketch without even watching it and then I'll pick up my phone just to watch the part where he puts his hand on his shoulder and walks away.😂😂

[@mv1362]

Sometimes two and sometimes 5 or what is it 😂🤣

[@Smoove_J]

⁠@@mv1362 it’s three and one. Two points is for a safety or a 2pt conversion.

[@judcitizen706]

Far and away the best episode this season, and maybe in years. Almost all the sketches were funny. Brilliant monologue. "Down on a lake beach" short was hilarious. I had never seen Nate before. Great, likable talent. "I use the word jump loosely."

[@bradyguy7701]

LOL....Ummm....close. "There's a LITTLE kicking....". Shows you how truly the writing can be in comedy....just a little word difference here or there adds so much!!

[@jondeal8434]

This is such a perfect Nate Bargatze skit. Right in his wheelhouse. So well written and performed!

[@evanfinch4987]

wheel well

[@bradyguy7701]

@@evanfinch4987 Nice.

[@WillyLoman15]

I was thinking he must have helped write it.

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

The British wrote it.

[@Lifeisadream.]

@@WillyLoman15no he didn’t Mikey day and his friends wrote it

[@jimpemberton]

There's actually a good reason for the number of feet in a mile beyond the fact that it's 8 furlongs of 660 feet each. 5280 is evenly divisible by 96. That means that it's evenly divided into 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32; 1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, and 1/96; 1/5, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/40, 1/80, and 1/160. By the way, it's the same kind of elegance as 12" to a foot. There you can do halves and fourths, thirds and sixths. It's why 12", 16", or 24" stud centers for 4' sheet lumber is so easy to work with.

[@daggad02]

I am sure it makes sense in some settings. And that that converting to the Metric system will be complicated and costly for USA. But it is way easier to use and understand daily. 10000 meter in a Metric Mile, 10 kilometers. 1 meter is 10 decimeter or 100 cm or 1000 millimeter 1 m3 is 1000 liters, equals 1 ton weight of water. Water boils at 100 celcius Etc etc..

[@jimpemberton]

@@daggad02 I well know the benefits of the metric system as well. I did undergrad studies in physics. I'm just pointing out the practical benefits of using miles that people typically overlook.

[@daggad02]

@@jimpemberton All good, and I am certainly one of them ;) Here in Norway we use inches to describe thicknesses of plank as an example.

[@jjohngeo]

Reason has nothing to do with the subject. The imperial system is outdated by civilization. It's like trying to make measurements using poetry. Metric can be divided by all numbers in the same sense.

[@jimpemberton]

@@jjohngeo "Reason has nothing to do with the subject." Thanks for that admission.

[@teacherofteachers1239]

This skit will be remembered not only for being hilarious but for being timeless - in the sense of unconnected to contemporary events and personalities. That's tough to do on a weekly schedule and have the confidence that the audience will "get it." I'm amazed SNL can still come up with a classic.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Nate immortalized himself on SNL with this one sketch alone. I'm sure he's gonna be welcome back whenever he wants.

[@bethprather9241]

That is one of the reasons that US students are always scoring lower in math. LoL.. No joke learning both systems is very hard to teach. Conversions.. oh my Especially since we educate everyone. Most countries don't . Another reason why our math scores are lower. Vs most other countries that after grade 8 , you can work if u don't make the cut.

[@dbadagna]

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW The one on the airplane (debating which is the second best job) was great too!

[@emilee930]

​@iwantmyslaw3967 yes. He nailed this. Delivered the lines with perfection. That first "nobody knows" 😂

[@scott8xxx532]

Gotta assume he wrote the sketch himself.

[@Abyssal_Gray]

Not only was this the best sketch of the night, but it's by far one of the best SNL has put out in years.

[@BeKind2AllKinds]

Lol.

[@Qeoa]

“There’s a little kicking” had me crying

[@lauraabbott6235]

This is one of those sketches that is so dang true, it's hilarious. My teenager and I just had a convo last night about how wacky our English language, etc can be at times. The deadpan delivery of their interaction here, is simply priceless! One of my favorites of all time!

[@joiisler3012]

Love me some KENAN. With just a few words, a couple of looks, and perfect timing, he adds to any sketch. Makes the best ones (which this was) even better.😂

[@Imeatingchocolate]

I don't understand how he was able to keep a straight face for the "You asked about temperature"/"I did not" exchange. That is the one that makes me lose it every time! He's so good!

[@tomlathrop4094]

yes, Whats up with That is one of the all time best SNL skits

[@gomist2018]

Kenan is a National Treasure. Copyright him.

[@gomist2018]

@@joiisler3012 Kenan is a national treasure!

[@bryanlowe3346]

From now on anytime my kid asks me a question I don't have an answer for, liberty son, liberty will be the answer.

[@goldfishy]

"You asked about the temperature"

[@bryanlowe3346]

​@@goldfishyliberty son, liberty...

[@plumbersteve]

Or “nobody knows” or “impossible”

[@teresaaitha6256]

A squeeze on the shoulder and meandering into the distance is also acceptable.

[@govtom4]

That’s funny.

[@ashevillecomics637]

This was one of my favorite sketches in some time. I'd never heard of Nate until this episode, he nailed it. The deadpan delivery in this is perfect

[@toexcelinlife]

Our son told us about him during Covid. His specials are great, all clean, too.

[@ssenssel]

I wish I were you so I can watch him tell the Cape Fear Serpentarium - Wilmington, NC bit again for the first time...

[@rachelrachel9152]

His comedy is very very similar, i was glad to see he was still able to keep a straight face on snl, but he is very good at that in his standup

[@sharoneldridge2443]

I had never heard of him either, and was skeptical, but he was an excellent host✨❤️ I thought of this sketch tonight at trivia when they asked how many meters were in a marathon 😆

[@a.b.5680]

I’m so glad so many people have discovered him from this, he’s genuinely so talented and a nice guy. I was lucky enough to meet him at a small club show in 2016.

[@BoothDG58]

Every once in a while a winner will come along… this is that winner!!! Bravo SNL!! I’m looking forward to the movie!

[@JL-ol2wf]

I have no measure for how many times I have watched this.

[@Tit0Matic]

If it were only so simple

[@ivinio21]

You are man of Free 😂

[@toexcelinlife]

Nobody knows 😂

[@geicorian]

2 yards?

[@77Creation]

Sometimes one, and sometimes three. 😂

[@cusman]

This skit is an instant classic. I think people will be referencing it as one of the all time best SNL skits for years.

[@kelechi321]

I already have forwarded to several teachers I know, to use in lesson plans for various subjects...English, Math, science and of course history. This skit touches on so many great "why do we.." questions that pop up in those classes.

[@OCTAVIOUSMAXIMUS13]

Uh.. it SUCKS

[@MDestron2282]

@@OCTAVIOUSMAXIMUS13 Oh man. You're so cool and edgy. I wish I could be as cool and edgy as you.

[@Nicpick]

It was good. An instant classic? I guess time will tell.

[@Duben425]

It’s basically a Bargatze standup bit in sketch form

[@mitch_l]

One of the cleverest sketches I've seen on SNL in a long time. Kudos to the writers.

[@Fakeaorta]

Mikey Day was the main writer.

[@lonsalerno2441]

Never thought I'd say this but Nate bargetze is the best Washington ever put to film! Makes me proud to be an American!

[@analise17]

As someone who peer tutors college students in pre nursing chemistry, this is gold. Conversions in stoicheometry are a beast. Thanks, Washington, for focusing on what's important.

[@thomasjulian6976]

I watched this 5280 times

[@dnorrie78]

That's 1609.4 times in meters. I should know...I live in Denver, the 1609 meter city.

[@daflotsam]

Impossible.

[@neissansaber8423]

That's a mile of watching, sir!

[@marshamcallister6374]

Me too! 😂😂😂😂

[@sydepipez]

Ah, such a simple number. I bet everyone will remember it!

[@alvinh3589]

The writing of this is pretty good, but the delivery is impeccable. I've watched this more than ten times since it aired. Bravo Nate Bargatze.

[@standsresolute]

:) dude me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mv1362]

I saw him in Chicago the following week. It was priceless

[@NathanielEberle]

My kids know this skit by the word.

[@kjwhitty8820]

Me too. I've returned to this video over and over. I had just discovered Nate a few months before he was on SNL. Best comedian I've seen in a good while.

[@rickdynes]

DUDE, the writing in this is freaking SHAKESPEARE level; WHAT are you Smoking?

[@approverman]

As much as I cheerish the "More cowbell" sketch, this one has to be one of the best written sketch. It makes me hope they do a sequel when Nate hosts again

[@Karenfromkansas]

Nate is hilarious. I am a new fan now. As a teacher who had to teach BOTH systems to 10-year-olds, I feel vindicated for my failure at it. Still, nobody knows. Including my students.

[@wendybaker7487]

+1!!!!!!

[@kvothethebloodless7555]

"Nobody knows" haha

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Did you remember how many feet are in a mile before he said it? I sure didn't! XD

[@Cincystone]

Thank you for your service 🎉

[@MrsParksIsInTheHouse]

You are doing the Lord’s work Karenfromkansas! 😂😊

[@matstarcher7630]

Absolutely an instant classic for SNL that will hold forever. Nate was brilliant for first time on tv

[@halredlus4614]

can you imagine the writers watching this, knowing what's coming... how the hel did they keep straight faces, and how could we not hear the writing staff crying laughing in the background as nate and the guys delivered these lines so perfectly. Highlight reel with Nate will be on constant repeat forever, he's cemented his place in SNL history with this one. If i'd written this i'd have shit myself watching it.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

An instant classic!! This sketch was one of the best in the last few decades. Good to see Nate finally getting recognized for his comedic talent.

[@rickigoe9743]

I want to see Nate in a full-length Washington biopic. Also the background music is great

[@ryanmccullion7367]

Gotta say, one of the greatest skits ever. So well written & the delivery is perfect.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Soldier: How many liters are in a gallon, sir? Washington: Nobody knows. He really was our greatest president.

[@jessetorres8738]

For anyone who is curious, 3.8 Liters is the same as 1 Gallon, or 1 Liter is 0.26 Gallons.

[@gemrad87]

Thank you! Cuz, for the life of me, I figured it had to either be 3 liters or 4. Turns out- both wrong!! Yaayyyy America!!!

[@justmejenny7986]

Look at Jesse showing off.

[@jessetorres8738]

@@justmejenny7986: I used to work at a water heater plant in Central Texas & since we shipped industrial water heaters outside The U.S. they were always measured in Liters, so I had to memorize the conversion rate for Liters & Gallons.

[@justmejenny7986]

I was just teasing you. I'm a sarcastic New Yorker. 😎

[@lisamartin-hansen3230]

This is hilarious and on point. My French husband and I (I'm the U.S. citizen) were laughing so hard. It's SO true. And Kenan was so perfect with his timing to counter Nate's dismissals of his questions. LOVED the sketch (I made my college students watch it and they loved it, too). This one and the King/Prince of Spain from Bad Bunny's performance have been my favorite so far this year.

[@williamdigiacomantonio9105]

Those are my two favorites too (…or to. Or two… ah, English. Almost as random as inches and feet).

[@VersinKettorix]

This needs to be part of the national curriculum. 😁

[@chrisdonovan8795]

There's this elusive quality to making entertainment educational, and these skits hit the mark. I think the key is to make entertainment the primary goal so that the educational part slips in unnoticed. :)

[@WillemPenn]

Ah, maybe your French husband will appreciate the reason US English dropped the -our in most spelling except glamour during standardization in the 1800’s. At that point the US was not happy with France (you know, Napoleon and Louisiana and all that), so we said “screw the French ‘-our’ spellings of things” like colour (plus we were still anglophobic so double good reason to change the spelling of English words of French origin). But glamour comes from Scotch Gaelic glaumour and the US had a pretty big Celtic (Scottish, Welsh, Irish) immigrant population at that point so we kept the spelling that came from a Celtic language. Of course now we (not all of us mind you) don’t like the French because “liberty” and “freedom” vs “socialism” (SMDH). Good ol’ US pride reason wins again.

[@abrikosik33]

"There is a little kicking" lives rent free my head 🤣

[@brianmccorry9186]

As a former competitive swimmer, I loved the line (and the disainful look on his face when he said), "But only in certain unpopular sports like track and swimming."

[@rawkyle9385]

This sketch was amazing. The timing, the music, Keenan’s one-liners. Great job!

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

"Yes, except that they don't line up....and they never will!" 😂😂😂💀 💀 💀

[@christianlorng1718]

I just can’t stop watching this

[@tiffanyshaffer4062]

Love that so many people are discovering Nate. We've adored his work for years. He has so many great specials.

[@jenniferwade4203]

Don’t forget the podcast - Nateland.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

He got on because of the actor's strike, and SNL can't have their usual A-List hosts. But Nate really took this opportunity and knocked it right out of the park. He immortalized himself on SNL with this one sketch alone. And I'm sure it's not the last we'll see of Nate on SNL. Hopefully he comes back next season.

[@juddjohnson5200]

I don't. I saw him a couple times in a small club but now I will never see him live again. Not going to see comedy in an arena. Never tell people about your favorite fishing spot.

[@carolleemassie7551]

He and his family are close friends that I am honored to know. His dad, Stephen is a VERY talented comedy magician.

[@Hai_Lello]

I’d never heard of Nate until y’all announced him as host this past week. I love this guy. Thanks for the introduction!

[@pamelamccall5653]

Same here! Never heard of him. He’s hilarious!

[@janemcarthur5380]

You will be busy watching videos! And, you won’t be disappointed!

[@jeansteel1516]

same! now I'm obsessed!!

[@vandal280]

For a second I thought you said thanks for the indoctrination and honestly I'm cool with it

[@jenniferwade4203]

Netflix has 2 of Nate’s specials. Prime had another - enjoy getting to know Nate !!

[@digdugjwhite9]

Kennan always plays off of whoever is hosting so perfectly. His comedy style fits every situation

[@TJMoolTricia]

yes,this. Kenan is one of the best comedians ever on SNL, every sketch he's in comes up because of him.

[@ToddChaddingtonEsq]

he's one of the greatest 'glue' players of all time

[@bradyguy7701]

@@TJMoolTricia Agree to disagree. Mostly disagree. LOL

[@bradyguy7701]

@@ToddChaddingtonEsq Oooh.....scotch tape, maybe. Please don't insult the great Phil Hartman...

[@bradyguy7701]

Do you mean KENAN? SP...

[@AleQuag]

I think I alone have watched this video at least 100 times...

[@kels4650md]

“One will make sense to the entire world and one will be super random. Our great nation will use the random one.” 😂😂

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

His hand gesture during this phrase made it so much more funny and idk why 😂

[@hyungjoonmoon3080]

F=1.8C+32. but the opposite calculation is a damn thing OTL

[@retz119]

i wish he would have mentioned the actual F temps for freezign and boiling. it truly is random

[@CraigKostelecky]

​@@retz119 I'm a very pro-metric American, but I do see the benefit of Fahrenheit. Its range of 0-100 incorporates probably 95% of the air temperatures we have on Earth. Plus with 180 degrees between freezing and boiling, it's more precise of a measurement than Celsius is.

[@jeffhampton7405]

@@CraigKostelecky1000%. People seem to lump Celsius in with meters and kilometers like it’s part of the same package, but it’s not. What makes the metric system is good is easy unit conversion, but no one has to convert millidegrees to kilodegrees. It’s a single, self-contained scale. And with Celsius you end up throwing away 60% of the scale and squishing everything we need temperature for down, so you end up needing fractions to set an air conditioner. I’m also not sure why everyone thinks using the states of water is such an obvious thing to do. We don’t even reference the boiling point of water when we’re boiling water. You just set the burner to high.

[@Johnged15]

This was great. Nate Bargatze did a great job. The regular cast is on point as usual.

[@amarameerholz3196]

I'll add to this that this goes down as one of my favorite sketches of all time. Nate's cadence and delivery are perfect. We need more acting from him.

[@krustysac]

*favourite 😉

[@edmerc92]

@@krustysac No British u's allowed in the land of liberry! Except in "glamour."

[@E.S.Franck]

The strongest SNL skit in recent decades, if we still measure time in such units.

[@e2theoc]

Nate and Kenan are brilliant together, they get using silence and adding an extra beat to leave the joke lingering, really brilliant!

[@Draykoh01]

This HAD to be written by Nate Bargatze. It's absolutely his style of humor.

[@mleiblie0513]

Ithink i saw there were three people that wrote it. Mikey Day is one and I don't remember the other two.

[@bb.and.b]

He said on the Spade/Carvey Fly on the Wall podcast that they wrote it for him, tho it’s certainly in his voice.

[@maryschroeder1533]

@@mleiblie0513 Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell and Auguste White.

[@davidashton1305]

often the hosts are involved in the writing process, sometimes even pitching sketch ideas, so def plausible

[@rdean400]

He was on Carvey and Spade's podcast talking about it. SNL's writers wrote it and absolutely nailed it.

[@bridgecross]

“You asked about temperature.” “I did not.”

[@AWM_2023]

I watched it 10 times, and my brain starts releasing dopamine in anticipation every time I'm getting closer to this bit again. The whole thing is a masterpiece.

[@michaelmurillo1899]

So happy that they revive this sketch for the sequel.

[@OhanaFilms]

One of the best SNL skits in the last few years. Nate crushed it.

[@gracepattie]

Born in England, raised in New Zealand, and living in America since 2016... This video is equally funny to Americans and non-Americans alike. So clever. Bravo!!

[@51Saffron]

I was also born in England, raised in Australia and then spent 3 years in Auckland, New Zealand.

[@mirfjc]

There's also the double layer of comedy in it, i that they're "inventing" all this stuff, and yet exactly same and messed up as in UK. 🤦 🇺🇸 fighting intensively to be almost exactly the same as 🇬🇧

[@leaaugusta9924]

Everyone from another country who has spent time in the Stàtes needs to watch this

[@therealgroovymoses]

This may be my favorite sketch ever. This is absolutely brilliant.

[@jeffbeaman1]

....I'd go with "in quite awhile."

[@Rob801]

This was great… (was an ex pat living in Denmark for a couple decades so have lived both sides of the coin… and MISS the metric system) already rewatched it multiple times… but a couple others I go back to repeatedly include the one with Scarlet Johansson and her talking trump loving dog 😅. Also Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks.

[@Zseventyone]

“Ever”?? How old are ya, if I may ask?

[@karaDee2363]

It was okay, but not great

[@sarahhammond3748]

“Nobody knows”

[@sarat5448]

Not being from the US and still struggling with these units after 9 years of being here, this skit killed me!😂 l have already watched it 5 times!😂😂

[@jasonheath4266]

This will go down as one of the greatest SNL skits of all time. Very well done and yet so raw.

[@erickalear7609]

Why comedy exists- pointing out our horrible absurdity with laughter.

[@qspirited]

You clearly have not seen the best sketches 😂

[@photohomie]

Literally someone says this on every single sketch they like on here. 🙄