Woody Allen Cold Opening - Saturday Night Live

[@jamessmithe5490]

"I thought she'd be in Bosnia cruising orphanages". Such a funny line. Worthy of Woody himself.

[@jasonwu9287]

I saw your comment before seeing the title, and clicked on the video.... wondering what this had to do with Woody Harrelson.

[@billburros5343]

0:58 His impression is so good the audience starts to interrupt the sketch with applause

[@KarklinPumpkin]

This could be the best SNL cold open ever. Definitely best cast

[@elineporent7832]

I can't express enough how great this SNL sketch is

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

Wow! How is it I am only seeing this now in 2021??? Every actor was perfect - who the hell ever saw a Tony Roberts impression? Writing was very clever. Schneider as Soon-Yi was so great, and Phil Hartman is still so missed. He WAS Sinatra.

[@tonywrangler]

It was hidden. I’ve looked for this sketch for years and it was nowhere to be found. Not even a record of it. Suddenly it’s on my feed.

[@jedijones]

@@tonywrangler The official SNL channel is always blocking and unblocking videos within the country. They like to mess with us.

[@makeadifference4all]

This is a hilarious skit, but the best SNL impersonator of Sinatra was Joe Piscapo.

[@AvuncularFeldspar]

“Max! Call me!” Yes - the first Tony Roberts impression!

[@juliocorrea2552]

This skit never gets old

[@juliocorrea2552]

Dana is so good, the constant adjustment of his glasses, classic Woody

[@makiburgess5733]

He’s terrible. Check out Rick Moranis on SCTV.

[@makiburgess5733]

@S Stewart too creepy? Compared to the real Woody Allen? Dana Carvey is second rate. All his imitations are cardboard caricatures.

[@PeterBondeVillain]

"Ya gotta keep ya mitts of the kinder!" The genius of Phil Hartman. Rest in peace!

[@GHC3]

"When you are a one man band, no one gets hurt!"🤣 i was roaring when I heard that.

[@neub4321]

Phil Hartman had the best lines in this skit, and he delivered them super strong. Great skit.

[@adamsartist496]

Wow, that was a great skit. Carvey was amazing, they all were amazing. Even the clothing, backdrop and colour palette are perfection.

[@TimeIdle]

Carvey was great. But he's really imitating Allen as a character in his movies. Allen in real life isn't that confused and neurotic.

[@maxgordon6701]

I miss these days. It doesn't seem like anyone is reading cue cards.

[@mdo5121]

@@TimeIdle IMPERSONATIONS are the funniest when in the extreme.

[@TimeIdle]

@@mdo5121 - I'm not saying Carvey wasn't funny. But that he was impersonating "Woody Allen" as seen in his movies. In a way, Woody Allen in his movies is already a caricature/impersonation of Woody himself.

[@elizabethcunicelli7023]

Love love love.....omg!!!!

[@johnharrison9685]

Always loved that Phil Hartman Sinatra impersonation, “I’ve got chunks of guys like you in my stool!”.

[@pushslice]

Iirc it was “I got chunks of guys bigger than you in my STOOL!” That line has never left my head since I first saw it!

[@uneedtherapy42]

this is brilliant and then Phil Hartman takes it to a level of genius. There will NEVER be another Phil Hartman. Only his Sinatra in this skit could overshadow how incredible Dana does Woody Allen.

[@GonzoShitcock]

His Bill Clinton was great too...

[@jimschleich8753]

It was an amazing clip, and then suddenly......SINATRA!!

[@therealjd4life]

Phil Hartman was next level good

[@marinakaye8284]

The late, great Phil Hartman. First class act all the way.

[@aquamarine99911]

It was a great sketch, and then he came in and just dominated. Unbelievable energy.

[@notsure1277]

This bit was amazingly well played by everybody. And then Hartman showed up and topped them all. Hartman was unstoppable.

[@deepasanyal3989]

He was the best.

[@jedijones]

And it's great how they were looking at pop culture that mattered to adults at the time, not just references aimed at teenagers.

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

I still miss Phil Hartman. And seeing Rob Schneider dressed like Soon Yi made me instantly crack up

[@Wulfiebaby]

Holy crap, I thought it was Sarah Gilbert from the thumbnail!

[@khloeknievel3874]

@@Wulfiebaby I thought it was Sarah Gilbert too! She hosted a couple years later so it was feasible.

[@juliannajane6386]

I also thought it was Sarah Gilbert! Crazy! Lol

[@williamshaw9047]

I like how Woody's Army jacket has corduroy elbow pads.

[@zHumanfactor]

Hey, Phil was the best. Died way too young.

[@MomocloCloverZetto]

if you play only the audio of this, it feels 100% like a real woody allen movie. great work!

[@ktxed]

Dana Carvey does the best Woody Allen hahaha :D

[@Don-md6wn]

Rick Moranis on SCTV.

[@makiburgess5733]

Terrible. Try Rick Moranis. Thousand times better.

[@Avonbarksdaleable]

@@makiburgess5733 I discovered SCTV a few weeks ago (by the way the "half wits semifinals" sketch made me cry laughing) and sure his impression is better, but i love how Dana exaggerates his. very comical

[@brianvail9212]

Carvey good. Moranis brilliant.

[@Don-md6wn]

@@Avonbarksdaleable Check out 5 Neat Guys on SCTV if you haven't. Also John Candy as William B. Williams, and Ed McMahon type talk show sidekick. Actually, pretty much everything.

[@ahuxley123]

Those are some my favorite times for SNL

[@marcosbarbasgarcia8814]

That's the best fucking imitation of Woody Allen I've ever seen

[@Avonbarksdaleable]

Try sctv Woody allen imitation you’ll be surprised lol

[@EricTheBody]

The raw talent in this skit is off the charts! Everyone nails it. Speaking of nailing it, Rob Schneider makes a hot Soon Yi!

[@howardgreenman2908]

“I can’t stand to see you playing musical Jews.” Hysterical!!!

[@1bethanee]

One of the best lines. Wouldn't fly today in Wokeland.

[@nickpaine]

@@1bethanee Nah, funny is funny. Like trump. He has always been a joke, but some people still don't get it.

[@vijaynair2403]

@@nickpaine I agree with Bethany. Seems like you’re hanging on to that gossamer Trump strand. Keep at it, chief!

[@misterhot9163]

Couldn’t get away with that today!!

[@Lanwarder]

Dana is so amazing that I actually thought it actually was Woody for a second (to be fair, the title didn't help lol.)

[@ShotDownInFlames2]

Jan Hooks, one of the best.

[@Gynecologist]

Lol. Phil Hartman walks out IN FULL TUX

[@elizabethcunicelli7023]

Omg...how did I miss this back then? This whole sketch is amazing and the impressions....wow!!!!

[@richardsiciliano7117]

Great skit. The Tony Roberts part was pretty random and very funny.

[@shusterandy]

He gets Woodyism's down to a tee.

[@tubularbill]

SNL 1986 to mid 90's was the best

[@nope_no_nunya.]

Fact.

[@jonnylawrence3818]

I would add 1985 but yes

[@DJ-bj8ku]

You didn’t see SNL in the ‘70s.

[@tubularbill]

@@DJ-bj8ku - I did. It was not as good on the whole in my opinion. And a lot of it is really dated.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

@@tubularbill Dana Carvey and Phil Hartmann were magnificent but I thought SNL went through a dry spell in the ‘80s with Piscopo. Maybe I’m not remembering the era.

[@misterhot9163]

30 years later and it’s still funny 😂

[@maison33253]

And today on every sunday you can say : "one day later and still not at all funny"

[@misterhot9163]

@@maison33253 ok .... 🙄

[@jedijones]

@@misterhot9163 He's right, though.

[@TheJcg14]

Reportedly Lorne and Woody are such good friends that he never allows Woody sketches/impersonation’s but the Woody Soon-yi had become so big story had no choice but to do sketch

[@juliocorrea2552]

Jesus, everybody was brilliant in this scene

[@lilyotv9767]

Amazing cast back then - I can't believe this doesn't have more views!

[@jane.elliot5782]

2021 - 1992, this is nearly 3 decades old - wow

[@joefelice5062]

This could have gone on another 10 minutes...

[@sgoodwinca]

Yeah, where's Louise Lasser and Diane Keaton?

[@jedijones]

Compare to modern SNL where they are straining to keep the sketch interesting after the first 20 seconds.

[@GeorgiaBarfield]

"What are you sayyyying? You're an *intelligent* *beautful* wooomannnn"

[@satorified1612]

My GAWD that was hilarious! How come I didn't remember this skit? Everyone nails it!

[@MrGgoodwill1]

Phil Hartman: "When you're a one man band nobody gets hurt!" I died the first time hearing that!!!

[@verresmilliterres]

@@junkboxxxxxx I see what you're implying with Woody, but, what do you mean with Phil Hartman ?.

[@zHumanfactor]

Not only were their impersonations spot on but the comedic writing was perfect.

[@VidGilman]

To mention nothing of the fact that these actors knew their lines! Today's cast members are glued to their cue cards.

[@tjones2260]

You're so right. Its like they don't even make the attempt to memorize the most easiest words or lines these days. They're so glued to the cue cards, it is annoying sometimes watching them move their eyes trying to read.

[@tshandy1]

For me this was the height of SNL's greatness.

[@darensparks]

Best SNL ever was , forgot the original cast this one blew them away.

[@agentcooper4627]

Considering that Ronan Farrow is Frank's son, this skit was weirdly spot on.

[@reginvfvlvnge]

This is beautifull ❤️😪 one of the Best seasons of snl

[@ENigma-um8zw]

I don’t think I’ve seen that since I rewatched every episode and before that was when i was a kid watching it live. That was such a solid cast, literally are comedic legends in the sketch playing cultural legends in the sketch. Brilliant, I *mean it’s great intelligent beautiful writing*!

[@spiegel3269]

You rewatched every episode of SNL?!?! From the 1970s to today? With well over 1000 episodes how long did that take? Are they on Netflix or did you download them?

[@vickielawson3114]

What’s weird is that at 0:30 Chris Farley says, “Boy, you sure are a sleezebag,” but if you watch his mouth, he actually says “scumbag”. I wonder why they changed that.

[@landofthesilverpath5823]

Holy crap, that was ADR'd! They inserted "sleaze," but kept the bag, and since sleaze is a longer word than scum, they had to scrunch the two together to make sure it fit. Probably thought scumbag was too harsh.

[@bhbluebird]

Chris Farley killed it here... that was hilarious.

[@JE-xt6ol]

Why did they go the extra mile with Schneider’s drag getup lol

[@MadameX_]

Phil Hartman was a genius! Dana Carvy is Woody!!

[@slonique]

Oh wow. That aged well. I have just seen the hbo documentary Farrow vs Allen

[@alyzu4755]

Right?!?!?!

[@michaelcollins2367]

Dana Carvey played Woody to a T. What a fantastic talent.

[@marvindeleon5850]

Jan Hooks would have had a great career as an actress. Too bad she didn't want too much fame. R.i.p. :(

[@khloeknievel3874]

Her Mia was spot on! She really had her manners and cadence down pat.

[@jedijones]

She was pretty prominent on Designing Women.

[@pronkb000]

Jan apparently had incredible stage fright for a live performer--I think that's why she made so many quickie appearances and cameos on SNL, but never hosted.

[@sealove79able]

Who did she play here who was Woody's wife then?

[@TrumbullComic]

Perfect example of why they called Phil Hartman "The Glue."

[@Wolfdragon92584]

Lmao Chris Farley's line is hilarious.

[@peachesj4748]

You know they changed his line, from ''scumbag'' to ''sleazebag''. Read Farley's lips, they dubbed his voice saying ''sleaze'' over ''scum''.

[@jedijones]

@@peachesj4748 Because the literal definition of "scumbag" is a used condom, but TV censors seem to be the only ones who actually know that.

[@1974dormouse]

Who else mistook Rob Schindler for Sara Gilbert? 😆

[@comradecat3678]

damn SNL used to set up punchlines and jokes instead of juest having Alec Baldwin yell at us

[@steveconn]

Sandler as Tony Roberts, who he hasn't used since the early eighties. Audience didnt get the reference.

[@tomhools1605]

What happened to Tony Roberts in the early eighties?

[@steveconn]

@@tomhools1605 Woody Allen stopped using him.

[@Toast960]

I think the last time he used Tony Roberts was Radio Days in '87. Could be wrong though.

[@annangel4828]

@@tomhools1605 Broadway

[@radicalveg00]

Talent, thy name is Dana Carvey.

[@nicole-uo9cd]

I wonder if Woody Allen has ever seen this? Spot on!

[@kontrolbug392]

That was actually brilliant LOL, classic SNL

[@monikaszymanowska5142]

Allen's mannerisms are funny like hell first hand but this killed me completely, omg they just squeezed the whole Manhattan into 4 minutes skit!

[@ke4nyv]

Carvey's Allen is perfection.

[@johnnypolo1983]

The master impressionist of my time. Dana’s the best.

[@calsavestheworld]

It was much smarter back then, and those impressions take actual talent.

[@frankmachin5438]

This is such a great sketch...

[@givesgoodcomment8393]

This is just so fire. I wish there were more woody impressions

[@michaelkenyon6173]

Tony Robbins 😂 spot on!

[@fernandoreynaaguilar1438]

Raw talent

[@jedijones]

Just needed a gag about Frank being the real father of Woody's kid.

[@1bethanee]

The "kid" that took him down, Ronan Farrow.

[@AngelofMusic04]

@@1bethanee Did he, though? His autobiography was still published and his last two films still got released. The best way to "take him down" is for Dylan to sue him in civil court, which she's legally entitled to do in Connecticut until she's 48.

[@valleygirl2530]

Classic! Even more relevant today.

[@peaceandlove544]

The incredible Jan Hook and Phil Hartman rip

[@reckia]

Wow! What a great impersonation of Woody Allen! I’m impressed!

[@NevadaBoss]

As great as Dana is in this, as always, it's Phil who steals the scene. For my money, still the most talented cast member... ever...swing baby, you're forever platinum....

[@RJLKMRD]

Agreed

[@markdaniels7174]

In my opinion, DANA was SNL’s best ever, and Phil might’ve been #2.

[@fogdog60]

Phil was a genius

[@Akirsch16]

1:02 when the audience is too impressed to laugh

[@angieford1948]

Freaking hilarious ..such a great cast at this time!

[@Me-ji2pn]

3:17 musical Jews lol

[@j.walker6845]

Dana killing

[@LiamRedmondVideo]

1:37 Thats Robert Smigel right there, the genius who does Triumph lol

[@devorahepstein2589]

He does'nt even sound like Trump.

[@Coon_Pa-troll]

TRIUMPH! The insult comic dog on Conan O'Brien's show. (I can only hope you were TRYING to be funny)

[@johnnycto7576]

and Ambigouosly Gay Duo

[@douglaslowe5]

Please bring TV funhouse back!

[@jamesdandy1777]

Rip farley. That guy was the best

[@michaelmuldowney3131]

"But you made one mistake. You gotta keep your mitts off the kinder!"

[@Kowasi]

Great! Understated, but it really works.

[@janetclaireSays]

This was fantastic, and how am I only seeing this for the first time now?

[@curanderoverde]

Dana Carvey is pure genius

[@kyilmaz2]

Whaf? You're a wonderful intelligent woman...lmao. They got so much so right. This cast was hilarious.

[@BluePoetProductions]

Rob Schneider in drag looks like Sarah Gilbert

[@MarkieMX]

A great Dana impression. Back when they didn't read off a cue card every second.

[@copacetic9018]

just realised that's fucking rob schnieder.

[@Michael-dy7zp]

One of the best SNL sketches ever!

[@jcorsen]

"Come on he's good with the kids" omfg 💀

[@justgivemethetruth]

I thought she'd be over in Bosnia cruising orphanages .... LOL

[@abelaldrich967]

Omg Dana is legendary

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

You won't see an SNL opening like that ever again!

[@LeonardoSantana77]

Greatest cold opening ever. Classic New Yorkers.

[@juliocorrea2552]

Top 5 snl skits

[@rob_4227]

Wow, I’ve seen a little Phil. This is the best Phil so far!

[@antmagor]

Woody: please Mia he’s old enough to be your father. Me: AH Woody, you sure ya don’t wanna walk that back a bit. You’re one of the few people who isn’t in prison who can say they met their wife when she was 10 years old.

[@AngelofMusic04]

So did Frank when he was sleeping with Mia's mother eight years before he moved on to something fresher.

[@omargoodnesssake]

*At first I thought that was Sara Gilbert as Soon-Yi in the thumbnail* 😳

[@nonabliss]

The only line I remember from his sketch is by the great Phil Hartman playing Frank Sinatra: "YA' GOTTA KEEP YOUR MITTS OFF THE KINDER!"

[@janmcdonald3896]

Wow, I never realised Dana was such a great mimic. Rob hilarious even b4 opening his mouth. Thanx

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

Dana's speciality is mimicking. He's also known for George H.W., Ross Perot, Johnny Carson, Dennis Miller.....

[@mitchellseiff6928]

Any actor Dana Garvey does will get you laughing off your chair. I love it when he does make you Rooney what's it like having Ava Gardner you'll never know!!

[@martitinkovich4489]

make you rooney?

[@nancydroodlez]

Jan Hooks as Mia!😂❤❤❤ 😂 she was tops !

[@danfuller478]

Cold open for the premiere episode of the '92 - '93 season.

[@MissAmazanda]

This was the golden years of SNL

[@izmac9146]

From a story that Rob talks about on his podcast, apparently behind the scenes it was CRAZY and Rob was late to the skit. They had turned the sound off in his dressing room and he looked up at the tv and saw the skit had started so he had to run in heels to the set. Apparently, Dana and Rob were fine cause they knew the skit well but Farley didn't know the skit, the director was out of sorts, and the cards were messed up. So Farley had to wing it and Rob said he was supposed to say "sleezebag" but said "scumbag" since in the skit he does say Sleezebag, I'm thinking it was actually opposite and Farley was supposed to say "scumbag" which honestly imo sounds less mean than sleezebag lol Anyways I love behind the scenes stories like that and thought someone else might enjoy it as well!!