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(#10) Weekend Update Flasher
Jane Curtin flies solo in this classic "Weekend Update" skit from Saturday Night Live. This particular clip, which aired during SNL's second season, features Curtin responding to criticism that the update isn't nearly as exciting and interesting without Chevy Chase. She fixes that! -
(#12) The Killer Bees
The Killer Bees! 'They're bees, they're banditos, they're desperate!' Who could forget the classic original "Killer Bees" cast sketches? In this particular clip, SNL guest Elliot Gould joins the gang.
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(#1) Word Association
In this hysterical skit, Mr. Wilson (Richard Pryor), is being evaluated for a job via word association. Things go downhill very, very quickly. Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor. Doesn't get better. This clip originally aired during Saturday Night Live's first season in 1975. -
(#7) The Mr. Bill Show
It's Mr. Bill! 'The Mr. Bill Show' began as a response to SNL's request for home movies during it's first season. The response? This claymation character created by Walter Williams. Mr. Bill, Mr. Hands, and Spot were featured on Saturday Night Live many times in the 1970s and in 1986, Mr. Bill got his own feature film, "Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures." -
(#4) Roseanne Rosannadanna on Smoking
Gilda Radner's hilarious Roseanne Roseannadanna is truly classic comedy. Here, she discusses smoking as the health correspondent for "Weekend Update." This clip originally aired during the fourth season of SNL, in 1978. -
(#14) Bad Ballet
This classic sketch from 1977, "Bad Ballet," features everyone's favorite host, Leonard Pinth-Garnell (Dan Aykroyd), introducing us to some truly... well, a very bad ballet. He even gets in on the bad dancing.
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Thousands of sketches were broadcast on Saturday Night Live in its 40-year history. Making a 90-minute live original comedy is an arduous task, and its quality is easily affected by different factors and changes. Some outstanding comedies have withstood the test of time and become classics, while others have become unforgettable because they have made many of the world's top comedians.
Saturday Night Live promoted the career development of many outstanding comedians, In the past 40 years, it has turned a large number of comedians into millionaires. The random tool lists 14 of the best Saturday Night Live original cast sketches you should know.
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