Weezer - SNL

[@segamai]

Leslie’s commitment to the bit was so thorough, I 100% believed she was an unhinged Weezer fan. Some of her best work

[@georgesmith4307]

So true, this is probably my favorite snl performance of hers. I wish they gave her more subtle parts like this that sort of build over time

[@AmiraUnplugged]

I agree, literally her best sketch

[@newangels1995]

she sounds like someone who doesnt like weezer

[@Starr_Apathy]

I agree! She was perfection in this. I think she can be genuinely funny and very intense with her deliveries... I just think she isn't properly utilized often.

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

You didnt get the obvious over the top artificial gestures and her random breaking character? Dont ever be a movie critic. We dont need another rotten tomatoes. You must be a fantastic judge of character. I bet your favorite movies are rated D

[@parks97]

"Why don't you grow the hell up and listen to Raditude" is a top-tier comeback to any situation

[@spaceinky3628]

That feels like a line rivers himself would say to people that only like Pinkerton and the blue album.

[@revkun]

Imma use that next time in a fight

[@Broski-Brodski]

@@spaceinky3628 it’s either that or “GAY!GAY!GAY! DISNEYGAY!”

[@thebigfarter]

It is really the thinking man's weezer album

[@kermitthefrog9153]

It doesn't matter whether you are praising the album or making fun of it. Telling anyone to grow up and listen to raditude is the greatest comeback.

[@Spbloomquist]

Can we appreciate the fact that Matt Damon’s character just showed up uninvited to a Christmas dinner alone? That to me was the perfect punchline to this sketch

[@overlydramaticpanda]

That and the fact that everyone else was apparently completely fine with it until the Weezer debate.

[@sryth1]

Undead Steve a dinner hosted by his ex, no less

[@MachineSamba]

And he’s the ex-husband. There’s so much going on in this.

[@113dmg9]

@@MachineSamba - Good point.

[@MumNeesh22]

😂 I thought he was married to Cecily the whole time!

[@lw1391]

I love Kenan's "I will testify this time", implying that this isn't the first time Leslie has tried to kill someone who thinks they understand Weezer better than her. Outstanding sketch.

[@abigailwharton6271]

Underappreciated line.

[@leopardstripe]

Right - and the audience totally missed it

[@jakubcygan8265]

best line of the whole skit

[@donalvarez4006]

A nice change from him being a waste of space in most other skits with that weird ass voice he loves to do

[@NovaPrima]

Spelling out jokes makes them WAY funnier!

[@griffindrouin4097]

i love how this skit was meant for an extremely niche audience

[@nancykillsyou]

Griffin Drouin You could say it’s the “Pinkerton” of SNL sketches. snap.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Thats what makes the sketch work.

[@daviddo658]

Look mom, they heard me, they heard me!

[@mlwarrior]

I mean Weezer is one of the most popular bands of all time.

[@ezra_rosco3]

and i am part of it

[@allimc5975]

Love the subtle touch that both leslie and matt are wearing plaid shirts, so accurate

[@latetodagame1892]

👈🏽🤣🤣🤣

[@theguyfrommaladroit6937]

Ah.

[@rachaeldangelo1337]

Matt is trying to hard to look like rivers with the glasses lol

[@clam6254]

fantano arguing with his inner conscious

[@chipwhich]

@@rachaeldangelo1337 ik he literally looks like rivers

[@love-hammer]

2 SNL writers get into an argument. The other writers start transcribing.

[@WingsTM]

I think this is exactly what happened

[@djcj]

🤣🤣🤣

[@parkerherrin1574]

This is EXACTLY what transpired. These are not typical conversations that go on, this came from two people on the two sides of the Weezer coin and they nailed their respective differences.

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

While eating dinner

[@brendanprimus3211]

probably not far from the truth

[@twinkpeaks9993]

It baffles how not only is there clearly a diehard Weezer fan on the writing team, but this somehow got through a writer's board and made it to air. God bless my fellow Weezer fans infiltrating SNL

[@Dave_MB]

I think it works with fervent fans of any niche interest. Not just Weezer.

[@jansonrawlings8169]

I think nearly anything gets through on SNL at this point to be fair

[@cryogeneric]

The funny thing is that every Weezer fan I know is ridiculously passionate about them exactly as seen in this skit.

[@hewrweh]

this skit is great for summing up weezer fans, as well as band fandoms and how ridiculous they look when arguing outside of the internet.

[@AndrewLynch]

I will fight people over the Blue album if they think Pork & Beans is better than Buddy Holly

[@Squifum]

@@AndrewLynch it’s not better… but I really really like Pork and Beans

[@waycnf7229]

What's even funnier is that the only Weezer fan I know that I didn't turn into a Weezer fan myself actually enjoys most of their discography.

[@hopsonkim4952]

And also that non-fans are just on the sidelines like “is this a thing people care about?”

[@nathandavis2377]

I love that you don't even need to be a Weezer fan to find this hilarious. The way they captured fandom wars and debates on any topic between two people was perfect.

[@marvandthe4topz]

Yeah this could be translated very easily to Simpson’s fans.

[@_TDS_]

If you do know what they are talking about tho it's even better cause these exact arguments are pretty accurate to the real online debate lol

[@ForestTurtle]

It’s honestly funnier if you’re not a Weezer fan, as it puts you in the awkward situation the others at the table are feeling lol

[@freemagicfun]

It is funnier if you are a Weezer fan (or unfortunately related to one ha ha)... but it is pretty much the same argument rabid fans have about everything, and every one, any band...Star Wars... or Trek... Marvel... 😎

[@jihanjoo]

I'm surprised this hasn't been a meme yet. So many possibilities.

[@kameron5613]

"Oh I'm sorry, you're dumb!" "No offense, but burn in hell" "I'm ride or die" "For Weezer!?" These lines are amazing 😂

[@veghead05]

Right 😂😂😂😭

[@natashanathaniel.blevins6285]

Don't forget drink my blood that one was unexpected.

[@danemp4727]

You. A. Grown. Ass. Man.

[@csic123]

dan emp It. Was. In. Jack. Ass. 3. D.

[@waltonsimons12]

Oh, you tryin' to die!

[@Driver8takeabreak]

This is right up there with the "more cowbell" sketch. Totally obscure topic that they just nailed.

[@inasaira8380]

the way she broke that glass and yelled "BITCH!" was amazing. it wasnt even like she had a point coming she just needed to get out how she felt about him. it was just pure unfiltered anger... about Weezer.

[@veghead05]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@hewrweh]

It was about who knew the frontman better! I fucking love it, because she's like deeply insulted that someone who's a fan of a band's recent work would understand who they are better than her, a loyalist from before that band "sold out", it is such perfection on band fandoms I can't fucking cope!

[@nivekian]

sadly, I get that way about when people go "Comic Books are not supposed to be political". B*tch, they almost couldn't publish captain America #1 because Hitler being punched was considered extreme war propaganda.

[@robmarley2565]

My favorite Leslie move ever.

[@trevgreg2]

The best part of the sketch!

[@cloudundergroundsk]

imagine how stoked yellowcard is that someone mentioned yellowcard for the first time since 2003

[@roywhiteo5]

im ride or die for local h

[@mindasriver8408]

@@roywhiteo5 you mean you're bound for the floor for local h

[@derkyderk1900]

I’d wife her up, just because she likes Yellowcard! She’s got good taste!

[@SRLovesPandas1]

I just remembered Ocean Avenue is a really good song and maybe I should check them out after 20 ish years

[@LZ2ME]

@@roywhiteo5 yesss Local H is the best

[@madeleinep.828]

Matt Damon looks like he’s trying to look as much like Rivers as possible.

[@woopman9937]

That’s why he is defending the new stuff

[@99tjpro]

he looks like if matt and pat were combined into one person

[@guitargodthor2]

I honestly thought he was rivers for a minute lol

[@Textile_Courtesan]

@@99tjpro that's exactly what I thought, too!

[@MustacheOnMars9]

He looks just like Buddy Holly

[@Californiagirl824]

“No offense, Tammy, but drink my blood” made me laugh harder than I have in a long time

[@s9lecomp]

It took far too much scrolling to find this comment. That line always makes me laugh so hard!

[@milopeppito2104]

The green album is soooo underrated

[@ravenwilder4099]

Me, I love the blatant contradiction of "No offense, but burn in hell".

[@WillyGrippo]

That's a Todd original

[@anabelleesilva8111]

Same!!!

[@YusiDJordan]

I Can only imagine how amazing this skit was for Weezer fans

[@hewrweh]

I don't think I've laughed so hard since covid hit, so yeah pretty amazing!

[@tingtang9302]

they didn't mention maladroit AT ALL very disappointing

[@greecherthecreature]

@@tingtang9302 because it's an unspoken agreement between all Weezer fans that you don't bring up Maladroit.

[@VengefulPolititron]

well, I'm at a loss for words

[@tingtang9302]

@@greecherthecreature i guess i missed the tryhard memo

[@Lighthammer66]

"I'm Ride or Die!!!" "For Weezer?" That line killed me!! XD

[@ponedwarf3082]

That's a reference to their song ride or die

[@ryanjones9498]

“I will testify this time”

[@Gman1998]

Ik that was perfect delivery 😂

[@due_consideration903]

1:40

[@cookinguplaughs5222]

I AM ride or die for Weezer

[@JcGrubbsFilms]

I love that this made it to air. As the owner of a record store this argument happens almost weekly

[@wikimon]

do the customers try and vault the counters to strangle you?

[@thelukegraham]

Do people actually take Matt Damon's stance on this? I didn't think people would argue FOR the newer stuff.

[@PLANET-EATER]

@@thelukegraham can't knock the hustle man

[@alectrem]

@@thelukegraham eh. PD is still something I listen to in full nearly weekly, and I think River's songwriting is mostly the same at the very core between the records; I just like that PD (and hopefully black) has a more cryptic, introspective writing. PD is Weezer's most grown up album, and I like that direction.

[@BrendanLikesApple46]

I like your username/profile pic

[@skylartomchek5411]

i like to believe that Martha purposefully put the Weezer Africa cover on the playlist for Todd because she secretly still loves him

[@waltonsimons12]

Or at least she did until the events of this sketch played out.

[@AnthonySforza]

I was wondering that, too. In that, she HAD to have witnessed these conversations before, having been with him.

[@katharinenoble1682]

How could she not know, right?

[@adub92199]

Underrated joke: Babe I will testify this time -Keenan

[@BeezowDoodooZopittybop-bop-bop]

Yep, and absolutely nobody heard it and laughed but the audience at home.lol

[@jawojnicki]

is that a weezer related joke? testify?

[@BeezowDoodooZopittybop-bop-bop]

@@jawojnicki no. testify as in, in court.

[@thebrownlantern5504]

That's the one that got me choking on a laugh

[@maynardburger]

@@jawojnicki It suggests that she did something in the past in a heated argument that landed her in court and her husband didn't testify against her, but he's saying he will this time if it comes to it. There you go - now it's not funny anymore.

[@ChuckD008]

This may be in my Top 10 SNL sketches. It is SO GODDAMN SPECIFIC that I can't believe it made it to air. And it makes me laugh every damn time

[@furiouhuzzah]

It truly is a work of art. It's these gems that keep me loving the show after all these years.

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@furiouhuzzah Pork and Beans came on the radio yesterday, this was my first thought.

[@johnreichle2984]

I’m surprised it got past dress rehearsal also. It is a GREAT SKETCH!!! But I can’t believe the dress audience really got it. They must have, though. And the show audience responded well.

[@4seeableTV]

The specificity IS the joke. They could've selected any band.

[@theofficialboxyladiesyoutu4525]

I reference this sketch all the time... as I am a purist... For WEEZER.

[@onioncrusader2191]

This is Leslie Jones’s and Matt Damon's best performance ever

[@aquamarine99911]

Obviously not everybody liked her, but Leslie had an edge that no-one else in the current cast has. I was shocked when she left.

[@rachelrachel9152]

This is literally objectively true and I've never seen matt damon in anything

[@SuperEw123]

the fact that you can see him reading the cards, says a lot

[@seabunnie1218]

they both genuinely seem so passionate about weezer in this and i can't tell whether it's acting or just an argument that happened in the writers room that turned into a sketch

[@iamskippy]

*For Leslie, YES* _Second best_ for Matt *behind the Kavanaugh cold open*

[@gunnysmack3163]

As the self-proclaimed Weezer fan of my friends & acquaintances, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten this sketch sent to me. And I love it every time

[@ellyne3863]

so are you team leslie or team matt? I tend to agree w Leslie as blue is my favorite :)

[@toastedjoe1013]

Oh, you stuck in 1994.

[@claystripe6514]

Someone at SNL has been waiting over a decade to film this script and jumped at their first opportunity to kinda justify it to NBC

[@nathanjamesbaker]

And "Africa" was that chance.

[@muraddiab6393]

Of the 3 guys that wrote this sketch two of them are freshman writers.

[@wolfross8714]

Fact

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Murad Diab all 3 are huge weezer fans

[@ChaoticMatters]

@@muraddiab6393 how do you know who the writers are?

[@charliedawson6318]

"Grow up; listen to Ratitiude" has to be one of my favourite sentences ever.

[@coin3720]

The world would be a whole lot better if everyone listened to raditude

[@user-ux1vj9vx7s]

*Raditude, poser

[@hostofsoulslol]

@@user-ux1vj9vx7s LMAO 🤣

[@Kingofsweaters]

Even funnier line was “Grow up and listen to Pacific Daydream”

[@theblan1k0ne]

I had to do a whole ass double take when I heard that

[@TokuCSK]

I really love when the writers sneak a sketch onto tv that's clearly just for them and it kills

[@Novagats]

I still can’t believe how good this skit is. This is such a niche thing to make a skit about and it’s so accurate. Best thing SNL has ever done.

[@KevCo174]

Especially love that he cites Memories, because I am indifferent to almost everything after Maladroit, but I *love* Memories and think every time I hear it that "this song is as good as the old stuff."

[@countolafiii3029]

weezer is like Star Wars: no one hates it as much as their own most dedicated fanbase

[@janvandorst808]

Damn that’s actually a pretty good comparison, because the first two movies are a lot better than the rest of them in the same way that Blue and Pinkerton were

[@skankhunt-wy9wy]

@@janvandorst808 so much bait in that comment. So. Much.

[@anthonypellico2235]

@@janvandorst808 so true, Star Wars & Empire are the 2 best films in the saga

[@daemonelectricity]

If Weezer is like Star Wars, Smashing Pumpkins is like Game of Thrones.

[@janvandorst808]

Actually Weezer might be more like M. Night Shyamalan

[@scarletwitchstan_5878]

I have never listened to Weezer, but this sketch is still in my top 10 because of the commitment Leslie and Matt give

[@rachelrachel9152]

You've truly never heard a single weezer song? Im not saying you need to or anything I'm just impressed you've made it this far in life without hearing one once

[@lester2162]

@@rachelrachel9152 I never heard a song from them too xD I guess they aren't popular here in Germany

[@luriv37]

@@lester2162 I really doubt there's someone who haven't heard Island In The Sun

[@justkeepyappin]

@@luriv37 I don't think I ever heard it until I listened to the green album a couple weeks ago

[@USAPethead]

@@luriv37 at the time I saw this sketch, the only Weezer songs I had ever heard were Buddy Holly and Beverly Hills. Never heard Island in the Sun until I intentionally started digging into their catalog recently

[@markymole7886]

This is the most bafflingly esoteric sketch I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe it made it to air. I love it.

[@mclovinpo]

Weezer is a massive band.

[@Mitchthemysteryman]

They probably thought "Hey! With those glasses, Matt Damon kinda looks like Rivers Cuomo in Beverly Hills!" and just ran with it.

[@marksobo2001]

That's part of why it's funny, the rest of the table was clueless because they're big enough that a lot of people know them but small enough that a lot also don't anymore. But it's so accurate to the 2 types of passionate weezer fans lol

[@christophergrushka1758]

This is so relatable not only for Weezer fans, but for any group of friends who talk about music artists/groups and debate which album is their best, etc.

[@YodatheHobbit]

Yeah, it makes it not that great.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@YodatheHobbit What?!

[@Potter4lyfe]

Mannnn I ain't even a Weezer fan and this shit hella funny. Also can we just give it up for Leslie finally getting a skit where she doesn't have to play a total caricature? THANK YOU SNL. About damn time.

[@oceanbabin4567]

She is still a caricature. She is the worst actor on SNL ever.

[@Marinasiena1]

Agree. And she did it so well. She was just as intense and funny and dramatic as always without it feeling like the part was scripted to a shallow joke of who she is.

[@kyleelpel9402]

@@oceanbabin4567 Her acting is definitely not the best, but this fits her style perfectly.

[@kira196]

Ocean Babin Not ever...Luke Null and Brooks Whelan were not great. Not to mention countless others who only lasted one season.

[@ELSTINKO.]

That's not a caricature that is 3/4 of Weezer fans

[@JustinAmador]

This is an accurate representation of Weezer fans. Nobody has the exact same opinion

[@xELITExKILLAx]

Feels Like Summer is such a bop. Anyone who doesn’t like that cause they don’t like newer Weezer is insane

[@brittonkitten]

And we all hate and love Weezer at the same time

[@greenman3265]

@@brittonkitten Preach it

[@shawoo]

So true

[@slidnut4525]

Opinions are like assholes, we all have one.

[@MakeVarahHappen]

There's subtle foreshadowing that Todd and Martha are exes because the whole reason this starts is because his Weezer song is still on her shuffle playlist.

[@mp3holder94]

SNL doesn’t get enough credit sometimes 😂

[@badgerbadgerton966]

😂

[@gramajomd]

Damn, so smooth

[@dchanging]

Wow multitextual... these SNL writers got skills

[@thomaslabat]

Yeah but it's a new song though.

[@megbro9762]

So I just saw Weezer live and I can confirm that they still absolutely crush it!

[@ADavis-oq4et]

Lol

[@nftking1]

Did Matt Sharp comeback?

[@glonn]

Ride or die! I’m right there with you.

[@Rubysoho4244]

Yeah right they suck! Up until Pinkerton ofcourse

[@artvjon]

I feel like this skit was catered EXACTLY to my demographic. That of course being the perpetually torn Weezer fan that can never decide whether Rivers is a madman or a genius.

[@salba8911]

Aye it’s Jon!!!

[@Moonlightkitteh101]

Amen. This hits waaay too close.

[@spanishinquisition2907]

Why not both?

[@jacknick7582]

rivers is a genius little boy

[@TheFishinDad]

@MikeSaidHeep agreed. Everything through Maladroit I loved. After that I just couldn't hang on, though I tried. Some here or there but they're definitely missing what made them them. And it's not like Incubus who reinvented themselves every album. I can still get down to their stuff. They're more like Our Lady Peace and Third Eye Blind who's first handful of albums were all very different but very good and the new ones all fit a mold that just doesn't resonate with me.

[@lukeyaple5949]

Cecily had the best delivered line with two words....."For Weezer?"

[@Adam-op9ei]

1:40

[@roseJ96]

"I WILL testify this time!" I thought that was great, but the audience hardly laughed.

[@Luvie1980]

I KNOW

[@MG-np6wh]

I think he missed the timing a bit, could be why. I thought it was funny too :(

[@jeffwilliams2828]

Cecily step all over the beat. You can see Keenan look at her like “what kinda timing was that?!”

[@davidusa47]

Jeff Williams just imagine if she pauses and the audience doesn’t laugh... or worse, only chuckles. I think it was a good call.

[@jeffwilliams2828]

@@davidusa47 That's not how comedy works. She doesn't get to decide what jokes are funny, the audience does.

[@BreadPitt1012]

Kenan's "i will testify this time" is underrated af. 😂😂😂 Tells us that this has already happened with Leslie's character before

[@k8572]

When he brings up memories and she says he’s a grown ass man. That got me 😂

[@itsyaboilogan642]

Prison Mike oh wassap Prison Mike

[@KabbalahSherry]

Yo I DIED 🤣🚑💀⚰️🥀 lmaoooo

[@MMajchrowski]

“....you’re not gonna like what I’m about to say” “Then please don’t say it.” That’s a response that’s not used regularly enough when it absolutely should be. Thank you for educating the masses!

[@carlyphilpott269]

you start the sketch thinking that matt damon and cecily strong are a couple and end it by realizing that the two of them have nothing to do with each other and that matt is heidi gardner's ex husband and showed up uninvited and alone

[@DJMaster7q]

Lmaoooooo that’s what elevates this sketch from good to great

[@corblimey6564]

yes, that is the plot... glad to see you watched the video too

[@cameronrobinson3933]

SNL has thousands of sketches. Hundreds of them are great. A handful of them transcend greatness and will live on forever and this is one of those

[@mikecantreed]

Eh this was the post Bill Hader, Will Forte, Kristen wiig, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers era. No one came remotely close to the talent level of anyone on that cast. Pretty mundane cast by comparison.

[@ikepigott]

Right up there with Stevie Nicks’ Fajita Roundup.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@mikecantreed Lol yeah, right. Sandler, Farley, Spade, Hartman, Myers, Carvey, Nealon. Any two of them _NUKES_ the entire lineup you mentioned.

[@mikecantreed]

@@Typical.Anomaly I meant after that cast the show went downhill. It was amazing from 1990 to 2014. It’s been on a steep decline for the past decade.

[@Erin54321]

I love in the beginning when Leslie starts in and Kenan pleads, "Come on baby, it's Christmas" like she does this all the time. I also want to know who in the background says "no" when Matt yells "I think we all can agree Weezer is the best band of all time!" 🤣

[@robertstegmann9260]

Everyone says no except Leslie and Damon

[@howdeedydewwit2581]

@@robertstegmann9260 the cameraman also says no I'm pretty sure

[@toevlugsoord]

It's Kenan.

[@Jo-chilin]

“No offense Tammy but drink my blood.” that one got me.

[@jamesmeegan4755]

A Todd original

[@alexbuergey1699]

I read an interview with the writer - apparently the original line was "eat my ass" but NBC wouldn't allow it.

[@smokejc]

@@alexbuergey1699 drink my blood is much creepier and a lot worse.

[@c.c.244]

mailbox "n.r.f.,n.d.f.",m pin *u** at Allegra Varcase's house,those halls this that,and "securitJ.S." what was that wa! about this with all those halls mate "oh ACDC avoiding dart,I know where I speak",(purse sex) "on mouse of the computer",good book after without adjudification! "modeling way back 180's bench,incline screen pump,Erin beaming"

[@Jo-chilin]

C. C. What the fuck are you talking about

[@laurabmayron9325]

“I WILL testify this time” is so massively underrated as a line oh my god

[@Elithrae]

My thoughts exactly. Like, Matt & Leslie were incredible, but Keenan is fucking awesome in this and nobody seems to notice lol.

[@popburnsy3207]

Keenan has been an amazing support character in so many sketches. But, the entire disc.. argument escalates so rapidly that even a great line, and performer, that adds to comedy got a little lost in the mix. Thankfully, folks in the comments section are finding it

[@popburnsy3207]

@debunker300 wikipedia says he's been on sice 2003, so, 16 seasons?

[@coachcartermichael]

yes!!

[@TheTemujin27]

“I’ll go up to the Green Album.” She just like me fr!

[@crusty_dawgs5]

Red album, make believe and raditude are all great give them a chance

[@monke980]

​@@crusty_dawgs5make believe is kinda bad but has perfect situation. I don't know why you would skip maladroit when it's better

[@cuh8571]

island in the sun goes hard fr

[@jesuisamusante]

It is my sincere believe that if Make Believe had been a better album, we would not have “Blue and Pinkerton only” Weezer fans. Green, Maladroit and Red are all good Weezer albums. Make Believe was not.

[@AndrewFullerton]

Excuse me, where is the EWBAITE representation in this comment section?

[@JasonBlakemoregoogle]

Im ride or die... FOR WEEZER?!

[@jeskalona]

Jason Blakemore tripping down the freeway!

[@myleseverywhere4372]

Current mood

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

There’s a snl writer that real loves the line “ride or die.” It’s in every episode.

[@JamesonScalia]

$$$ This is actually a thing, I've had friends have this argument before, this is a GENIUS sketch $$$

[@ajax2727]

Whoever wrote this sketch is my hero.

[@LamestreamMedia]

It was rookie writer, Alan Linic!

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

I know it's not, but it feels like something Mulaney and Jost wrote years ago and the only reason it made it to air is because Jost is head writer now and Damon is a Weezer fan.

[@tredennis7381]

Steven Castillo, Eli Mandel, And Alan Linic

[@freddywaller1713]

I am screaming that one of the only sketches that Leslie got through without fluffing her lines was screaming about Weezer. An icon and legend

[@delk5553]

I actually know a groupie who is in her late 30s/early 40s who goes to like 10 Weezer concerts a year. It doesn't matter if they are performing in the middle of nowhere. Her husband and 2 sons thinks she is crazy but at this point, even the band members recognizes her face in the crowd.

[@light-tk3pj]

I bet she was a boardie around ‘01-‘03ish

[@waltonsimons12]

So you're saying she's ride or die.

[@searchand_destroy666]

Shes awesome bro

[@toddpinkstonisgod]

“IT 👏 WAS 👏 IN 👏 JACKASS 3D!” - best comeback ever, a total argument winner

[@mr.brightside2665]

The one jackass I didn't watch

[@rockerky97]

Also Matt Damon rocking the Rivers Cuomo glasses in this skit 😂

[@suziecute9873]

Right! Lol

[@MyPronounsISwhom]

Yo! Lol ... juuuust noticed

[@brittonkitten]

I was just thinking that!

[@007brousseauracing6]

Honestly I thought he was trying to be Rivers

[@joelnert]

The sums up perfectly the comment thread on every Weezer song on KZbin. Some people are VERY adamant about their Weezer argument.

[@alekseytsoi242]

not an argument when one side is actual the objective truth though

[@geraldsanders2753]

Or that Weezer is even respectable

[@southrules]

Some Person They only made one good album so whoever said the blue album was correct, you are welcome

[@ldm2622]

southrules pinkertons better

[@alexmott507]

@@southrules sounds like you haven't listened to the White Album. Check out *L.A. Girlz*, it's one of their best tracks ever.

[@johndorcic4488]

"Baby calm down I WILL testify this time" is the best line in this hysterical sketch and it went totally unnoticed.

[@Scsigs]

This PERFECTLY describes the Weezer fanbase.

[@PattyBandAidz]

When he said "pork n beans was better than Buddy Holly" I let out an audible wooahhh-ish sound lol .... I had never put that much thought into what type of Weezer fan I was but I guess now I know....

[@djohnonson]

Same! The noise I made… I didn’t even realize I was capable of that

[@TitoTimTravels]

Well to be fair pork & beans is better than buddy holly. 😎

[@joycastle.]

@@TitoTimTravels Downvoted and reported. 😉

[@nick4leader]

@@TitoTimTravels pork and beans is good but it ain't no buddy Holly

[@chuckd4sho]

@@TitoTimTravels I have to agree

[@clairekim2525]

I feel so ashamed for understanding everything going on in this conversation Even more so for catching myself taking sides in the argument

[@SpinningSidekick]

LOL

[@nathanjamesbaker]

Which side do you take?

[@miamakesmovies1615]

Why would you feel ashamed lol

[@rubberduckyofsteel]

if u weren’t siding with matt damon u were wrong

[@WaitingtoHit]

This is one of the most important topics in today's world.

[@denisemwoj]

I rewatch this sketch more than I'd like to admit. I also love Cecily's Scottie dog sweater

[@funnybunny680]

Matt’s 👏 clap 👏 talking 👏 got 👏 me 👏 dead 👏

[@frankiehompson2746]

“I will testify this time” was the hardest keenan has ever made me laugh

[@philmedeiros2497]

Lmao I didn't catch that the first time I saw this sketch 😂 such a good line

[@generyan4043]

I was born in 1988. You could never convince me that 30 years later that Donald Trump would be President and the best SNL sketch of 2018 was all about Weezer.

[@ev7985]

We have fallen into a bizarro alternate universe.

[@jaydendavis9336]

Gene Ryan but he his

[@joedshotandsexyjamz1713]

I mean, technically speaking you wouldn't even know what Weezer is because they didn't exist yet.

[@stirlingarcher7972]

To be fair, if someone told you back in 2014 that Donald Trump was about to be president and the best SNL sketch of 2018 would be all about Weezer you’d never have believed it

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@joedshotandsexyjamz1713 Well, and he would have been an infant with very limited understanding of language.

[@stephenpenrice1230]

Besides the great performances by Leslie Jones and Matt Damon, this is a good example of how Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong bring something to every sketch they’re in even when they’re not the main focus.

[@DiviAugusti]

Cecily Strong is amazing at every little job she is given.

[@LeadSurge3000]

*YES!*

[@TretheZeldaFan]

“No offense Tammy, but drink my blood”, Matt Damon, 2018

[@BokuWaHikikomori]

I spat my goddamn tea at that ahah

[@skater555556]

Nah it's a Todd original

[@larbear325]

3:35

[@JAIONTEE]

😂😂😂

[@wienersmcbutts]

Exactly how I felt about yellowcard when they were still a thing

[@laurenw.8178]

Matt: “No offense, but burn in hell.” “No offense Tammy, but drink my blood.” 😂😂 best one-liners ever 👌🏽

[@TheCallToArms1]

Definitely going to use these!

[@Nightowl333]

So true, I completely lost it at both those lines 😂

[@worrywirt]

_Thats a Todd original_

[@theshunnedBandersnatch]

I saw your comment just as he said that 😂

[@alicialewis2028]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@carlyfallon6304]

Are we all going to ignore, "no offence Tammy, but drink my blood."

[@BrownNDicker]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BrownNDicker]

She just wanted to change the tempo 🤣he put her down quick haha

[@AriVirtual]

I was screamin lmaooo

[@surrealcereal603]

It’s a Todd original.

[@MrNdm3]

Drink My Blood is my favorite Weezer song

[@badgerbadgerton966]

I love that they went all the way, balls deep, into this absurd universe that I could not follow for one second. That's brave sketch comedy, and I bet like 12 people appreciated it a lot.

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I think way more than 12 people appreciated it. Maybe 12 people got all the references but the attitudes were VERY recognizable.

[@gpmac-rq4lt]

I am one of those 12 people...thats me 😅😅😅😅😅

[@badgerbadgerton966]

​@@gpmac-rq4ltOk but... do you get all the song references?

[@koth_harvest_final]

​@@badgerbadgerton966there's only a handful of actual song references it's mostly just about sub pop sounding weezer vs pop rock sounding weezer (which neatly divided their discography)

[@PeanutsAssorted]

"Oh you're trying to die" in that moment I fully believed Leslie was willing to kill Matt Damon live on the air

[@beinghonest4914]

Omg "No offense, but burn in hell" omg I'm dying!!!!

[@NBBisLOVE5]

I love this because it's like what an internet argument would look like in real life 😂

[@rs2705]

This comment is better than the skit itself

[@mrrobot8973]

That’s spot on lol

[@SvElAdKe]

This is pretty much ripped from the Weezer Fanclub. Can confirm

[@dani2smoove]

Perfectly stated!!!!

[@raundimoore-kondo4493]

“For Weezer?” 😂😂😂 Cecily Strong kills me.

[@stevencoffin328]

"Is this a thing people care about?" "No . . . no it isn't."

[@trust5977]

I thought that I was a big Weezer fan until I saw this sketch. Now I realize that I’m just a run of the mill Weezer fan.

[@jwbowen]

Same. I've been taken down a few pegs

[@mrchiken1341]

Where were you standing before??

[@Wote89]

@@mrchiken1341 I think the implication is that they took their fired-up opinions on Weezer as a band as a sign they cared more than most folks, rather than having charged opinions being a fandom norm.

[@SynthiaVan]

I saw this sketch and wanted to throw down. I'm on Team Leslie.

[@yeehawsarah]

I have been called out, dragged, and murdered all in under five minutes

[@claudiacutler64]

Y

[@collectivelight]

"I understand Rivers, better than he understand himself!" Haha I love this sketch.

[@timbarry5080]

"Baby, please, it's Christmas". Lol. That's a bad sign

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

At least she has someone to say "Baby Please".

[@LadyEmaSkye]

That might be the joke, believe it or not.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

@@LadyEmaSkye Excellent observation and Never Ever Underestimate a person's alleged Mental Instability with some Eggnog, mixed with Zoloft, Seroquel and or Halidol. Next thing you know, total fucking hell, death and destruction regarding innocent neighbors and or bystanders so to speak.

[@emmac3951]

I don't get it?

[@popburnsy3207]

@@HighSpeedNoDrag oh come on, Todd was asking for it

[@ClassyAntiVenom]

As a big Weezer fan, this is disgustingly accurate and I love it

[@Textile_Courtesan]

River might be life but Pat Wilson is my heart beat. Btw, he gives the *best* hugs!

[@odallard]

3:30 “I *will* testify this time” - Hahaha, DEAD!!! Why aren’t more ppl talking about that line?! 🤣

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

Caught the actual meaning the second time watching the sketch, now I laugh my ass off at it.

[@essyalways]

I scrolled down in the comments wondering the same thing!

[@JessicaLanear]

odallard Yes!!! She obviously does this often in other groups!! 😂😂

[@MxMagoo-qh5pr]

Favorite line! 😂

[@TimJenningsVideo]

I laughed pretty hard when he said that. The audience didn't even respond to the line, despite how hilarious it is!

[@kanak4198]

This was so insanely accurate especially this 2:22 part. Dudes like that talk like exacty like that.

[@eddygoombah]

I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve actually had this exact conversation.

[@Paul-tc1sy]

same

[@TaddiKONG]

All previous or current Weezer fans have had this conversation.

[@JayvsEverybody]

No offense but drink my blood. 😂

[@abarragan2973]

Yup...been there

[@richardolvera842]

@@TaddiKONG i hole heartly agree😂😢

[@ACsPianoCorner]

3:29 - Kenan..."Calm down now baby I will testify this time"....LMAO 😅😅 Clearly this has happened before.

[@SamSung-et9ql]

Thee conviction she put into the word "BIITCH!" LMMFAO 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@veghead05]

😭😭😭💀💀💀💀

[@thomashuelsman4400]

This one of those skits that you just have to come back to every now and then and watch. So good.

[@nessakayeable]

When he started clapping I lost it 😆😆😆😆

[@nathanjamesbaker]

You and everybody else, including Leslie.

[@NosyBody-vy1mf]

nessakayeable 👏👏👏😂😂

[@NosyBody-vy1mf]

His clap kinda looks he’s a Florida gators fan 😂

[@KM-wr4hd]

Omg, I'm still laughing and can't get it out of my head. 😂😊

[@celieboo]

Me too!🤣😂🤣😂

[@benjaminhaley3780]

funnily enough matt damon looks like he could fit into weezer

[@danivaughan2004]

At first I straight up thought he was the drummer

[@Paul-dw2cl]

SFTBH

[@BonoLightier]

This is hands down one of my all-time favorite sketches from SNL

[@johndavidtice]

This was Leslie Jones’ best moment on SNL. Absolute perfection.

[@jasonleslie3362]

It's pretty good but I think her and Peter dinklage on nakrd afraid is her best sketch

[@taj010405]

When Leslie said Real Weezer fans know that they haven't had a good album since Pinkerton in 96! My mouth dropped and I gasped! 😂😂😂

[@jackiekreutzer166]

Same 🤘🤘🤘

[@monkeyman12328]

She ain’t wrong

[@taj010405]

@@monkeyman12328 And you're rite but just saying it out loud tho! I was like 😲😲😲

[@TheInsaniacGuy]

@@monkeyman12328 EWBAITE and The White Album were released in 2014 & 2016 respectively...

[@capitancoolo1]

Shes 100% wrong. Pinkerton and every weezer album since has been pure wet garbage.

[@melissa6185]

I DIEDDDD WHEN MATT MENTIONED MEMORIES AND LESLIE WAS LIKE “U A GROWN ASS MAN” LMAOO “IT👏🏻WAS👏🏻IN👏🏻JACKASS👏🏻3D”

[@ToniWellons]

Enough said 😂😂😂

[@lyfewithme123]

The writers were having a real conversation with this one. Whoever did this are the real MVP.

[@popburnsy3207]

Giving it to Leslie Jones was genius

[@Smartass_Jedi]

Matt and Leslie's dedication to this bit is a wonder to behold

[@samred]

Matt Damon's glasses look like a pair that Rivers left backstage the last time Weezer played SNL, and that fact makes this skit 1,000x funnier. Bravo.

[@caseymccaskey6033]

Yeah, this is a legit division in the weezer fanbase

[@PW-le6cr]

Casey McCaskey Leslie was right about everything

[@mikkelarvai]

@@PW-le6cr White album and EWBAITE. That's all I gotta say

[@meade5837]

@@mikkelarvai Maladroit is on par with blue and pinkerton

[@nebulousisgod]

It’s like this with almost any band that’s lasted that long

[@medes5597]

@@meade5837 WHAT. no.

[@MichaelBarberaMusic]

Leslie Jones was amazing in this sketch!

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

MichaelBarberaMusic shocked she didn’t fudge her lines

[@TheBlarggle]

shockingly... she was good

[@leandradozier968]

IDiggPattyMayonnaise oh my god. People improve over time. Who would’ve thought it?

[@MsRose00]

Yep. Everyone was. This was a great skit!

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

@@leandradozier968 oh my god youre right. Four years on the cast is plenty of time to improve. Four years...

[@AEB-tb3om]

"What's happening right now?" 😂😂

[@iammrbeat]

Matt Sharp needs to watch this.

[@killersummer]

He put out a tweet about it about a week ago I think. Its great

[@uhuhuhuhuhuh3537]

Oh hey, it's you.

[@botanicus2921]

Mr. Beat somebody’s cold one’s giving me chills

[@greenman3265]

I'm glad matt sharp left, the rentals are awesome!

[@UNFUNBEATS]

MR BEAST 😍😍😍 GIMME money 💰💰

[@crystalsunshine]

It's actually refreshing that they're not arguing over politics at the table. To be fair.

[@castill019967]

I read on reddit that this sketch seems to be a allegory for arguing about politics at the table. It seems ridiculous to the people around, but those arguing take it way too personal. Fun way to show that lol.

[@72marshflower15]

crystalsunshine DING DING DING !!!

[@wrecc]

Weezer is the most political discussion in the recent decade.

[@Whitethock]

That's the point

[@jonesba2004]

crystalsunshine that’s the point. Yet we humans will always find something to argue about.

[@IAMSLAY]

“Is this a thing people care about?!” - Me, 24/7

[@BG-rx6ts]

Are you a thing people care about? How'd you even get confirmed as being yourself lmao

[@IAMSLAY]

B G 100,000 people care about me sure

[@grey9]

This dude really flexing his subscriber count

[@notsure6187]

she was so sincere with it too 😂

[@tmseh]

Brah, don't be wheezing on my grindage.

[@jamesflanagan7693]

We NEED a sequel to this ASAP! 😂😂😂 I wanna hear them talk about OK Human, Van Weezer and SZNS!