"It was a simple question, Ive wouldve gotten it. I mean Im the curator if an art museum" "Yes, in Alabama."

@bigpeeler

3 ай бұрын

LOL 🤣

I don't think there's been anyone in history who could play a dumb oblivious guy better than him. Rest in peace.

@Alienkiwi730

5 жыл бұрын

Yet playing a serious straight man at the same time

@nebulousisgod

3 жыл бұрын

He embodies obliviousness.

@FlappyBelly

3 жыл бұрын

I heard she wasn't dead.

@jondunmore4268

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, its like this sketch was written perfectly for Leslie

@davehallett3128

3 жыл бұрын

Dubya

The amazing thing is how completely naturally Leslie Nielsen pulls of each and every oblivious comedic character he plays. You absolutely cannot tell that he's acting a part. It's so incredibly smooth. He truly was such a comic genius towards the last few decades of his life.

@fododude

11 ай бұрын

And he is relying on the cards! He didn't memorize. He's a natural.

@jamesschmidlin1127

6 ай бұрын

Most of SNL cast read cue cards. The truly greats improv

@TheListenerCanon

5 ай бұрын

Surely, you can't be serious!

@wtf1185

4 ай бұрын

@@TheListenerCanon I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

@lasvegassecurity2958

3 ай бұрын

Leslie said the key to Comedy is to play it like a drama like you don't know it's funny

Leslie Nielsen was an absolute genius. Never played comically, always treated everything like a perfectly normal role.

@davidwalter2002

2 жыл бұрын

That's why his comic performances worked. He wasn't winking at the audience, letting them know he was in on the joke. He played it as if he was serious. And that's why it's funny.

@Davepool-hs7vr

2 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Leslie Nielsen

@canuckster24

16 күн бұрын

Absolute king of deadpan

Wow, this is a hidden gem! That might be one of the best game show sketches SNL has ever done. So well written and performed.

@stephencaraway537

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

The way they build up to someone finally saying "1492" is one of the most brilliantly-timed bits in all of SNL.

@KvnDWr

2 жыл бұрын

agreed

@CigarDoug

Жыл бұрын

Kudos to Jerry. He should be an accountant instead of a school teacher.

@martinez-shaffer

9 ай бұрын

​@@CigarDoug🤣🤣🤣

@reedr7142

2 ай бұрын

Saw that one coming, but it was still hilarious.

@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798

27 күн бұрын

Agreed 👍🏽

“I’ve won nothing” “that’s great”

One of the funniest sketches ever. Everyone's timing is impeccable.

No one ever gives Nora Dunn any credit for her work on SNL. Talk about being underrated!

@aarondigby9859

2 жыл бұрын

Nora Dunn and Mary Gross both were underrated.

@chriscarter8593

2 ай бұрын

I mean... Underrated is a stretch

leslie nielsen on the screen - disaster and confusion are guaranteed :)

master of confident chaos

@Kaddywompous

3 жыл бұрын

Nielsen or Trump?

@davidhardy879

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaddywompous " Slow Joe " Biden . Sadly , it's not a joke .

They rehearsed this just the right amount. It’s like each amazing performer is walking their own tightrope, but they are all dependent on each other.

If 2020 was a Gameshow, this would be it!

@nabeelamouissaoui4622

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@adamm.6595

2 жыл бұрын

Just wow... 👏👏👏 ... nailed it 👌

@mgkklly

2 жыл бұрын

Soooo true! 🤣

@lmb8243

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@SonofGalahad

2 жыл бұрын

and 2021 as well

Brilliantly written, and brilliantly executed by Nielsen.

Leslie is the master when it comes to playing confidently dumb in the nicest possible way.

A lot of old comedy sketches don't seem to hold up that great over time. The context changes, the culture changes, so the humor changes. But this is still just so damn funny.

@JNMKlover

3 жыл бұрын

My brain can't say the opposite, so the genius of Leslie is 💯. How can he do that? Practice. And sobriety.

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

Partly through being lucky that game shows are still going on in much the same format they had in the '80s. A parody of a show like Moonlighting that no one really remembers wouldn't play so well now.

@NomadOrgasm

2 жыл бұрын

Had me literally rolling on the floor. Laughing. 🤣🤣 couldnt stop

Judy: I’m a curator of an art museum, I would’ve known the answer. Leslie: Yes in Alabama! Too funny

@avecmoi9429

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Birmingham has a great art museum. That county votes Dem every presidential election and George Wallace was livid in his hatred of Birmingham. It is NOT typical Alabama and is hated by the rural Whites in the state. The other good place is Huntsville, where NASA is. I used to be the economist for the AL legislature. I was disliked solely for being White and treating African Americans as equals. My early years were in NY and NJ until my father was transferred by AT&T. Unfortunately rural counties have most of the political power by far. They hate just for being moderate. I was in China 12 years and liked it better than Alabama. The blonde lady from SNL went to Auburn University. She is very smart but can play any role. Unfortunately the rural Whites in Alabama like Trump.

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

The Birmingham Museum of Art is a damn good museum though.

@mewho6199

3 жыл бұрын

@@avecmoi9429 Don't get it twisted. The museum is great, but the city is just as racist and shitty as the rest of the state .... or the rest of the country. And plenty of middle class, urban and suburban "whites" vote Republican.

@himi6536

3 жыл бұрын

@@mewho6199 The whole country is pretty racist, but I think it's pretty disingenuous to pretend that most states are as racist as Alabama...or any state in the bible belt.

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

@@avecmoi9429 Voting Democrat doesn't make you not racist. It just makes you into a stupid sheep controlled by people whose entire livelihood is based on manipulating your emotions in order to steal your money.

Leslie Nielson is one of the funniest men in TV or the movies. How he can do and say all those things with perfectly straight face is amazing to watch!

Leslie Nielsen is the best.

@donnawoodford6641

3 жыл бұрын

Best at being Bob.

@GrowthruGod

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect !

@garyrunnalls7714

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@d.soldier3720

2 жыл бұрын

I loved him May he rest in peace. Left us so many laughs

the way he keeps looking at the cue cards no matter what!

"I'm the curator of an art museum" "Yes.. In ALABAMA!" 🤣🤣🤣

I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe! This is hilarious! I lost it when he started saying the wrong answers in the quick cash round 😂😂😂😂😂

When people say they don't know what you're talking about when you say "back when saturday night live was funny" this is what we're talking about

@orionred2489

Ай бұрын

lol, they'd have 12 skits, and one would be good. When someone today says that. they are a butt hurt conservative.

How is this so funny and yet it’s 31 years old, testament to great writing

@gavincrump9831

3 жыл бұрын

Keep it in your pants. The game show premise was worn out before this was written out and nothing special happens here. This is a totally basic bit.

@jas9239

3 жыл бұрын

Snl just sucks now, so watching the old clips is nostalgic and makes you miss the old casts and hosts

@travershuff5764

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Drakijy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah well, at the time it wasn't that funny. Sure, we chuckled at Nielsen and Lovitz, but it was just filler and we still kept asking ourselves why we even bothered to keep watching the show for so long after Eddie and Joe had left. The mid to late 80s were the dark times of SNL.

@jas9239

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drakijy history repeats itself

Wow, I know a lot more about Greco-Roman mythology than I realised!

@bluebear1985

Ай бұрын

It really was amazing. I mean, who would have thought that the world's tallest mountain was the armadillo?

"Will you come back tomorrow?" "Shut up." Ha ha just great stuff.

I don't know whether to laugh or tear my hair out!

Amazed with Leslie neilsen’s performance rest in peace man.

@okkcomputer

4 жыл бұрын

Nielsen

RIP Leslie Nielsen you were such a wondeful actor.

😂😂😅😅 Leslie was a hilarious guy. I miss him dearly 💖💚💜❤️💗

@robertstalnaker5728

2 жыл бұрын

My family and I had the honor of meeting him on vacation in Hawaii years ago. He’s was so nice and kind to my mother who I think developed a small crush! Lol. Wonderful man 👍

@jongregory8554

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he's your dad

Leslie pulls this off better than any other host EVER could've. One of the greatest SNL skits of all-time. Everybody is so all-in. I love it so much.

Nielsen passed away 12 years ago and still gives me a bright smile.

Never seen this sketch, but I love it!

This is SO wonderfully STUPID, I Cannot stop Laughing !

@porridge57

3 жыл бұрын

Well put. I was trying to express this same thought myself.

30 years and it’s still funny, that’s amazing

Probably the only SNL sketch where you wouldn't be able to tell if somebody missed their lines or messed something up.

@ianwallace3082

2 ай бұрын

This is actually the dress rehearsal version. The version that aired live was a bit more sloppy, and while it was still funny, some of the jokes didn’t land as well. It takes good timing to make this kind of chaos work as comedy.

Thank you snl. Even here in 2024 when I am having a Debbie downer day,a few skits puts a smile back on my face.

This sketch is 8 minutes long with so much stuff going on. Leslie plows through all of it without a hiccup.

This game show has the same logic as government forms.

Leslie Nielsen RIP. Turned to comedy later in life and was outstanding at it.

When I first saw this sketch and saw it was being presented by Leslie Nielsen, I felt it was gonna be good 😁. Boy, I wasn’t wrong!! 😂 😆

The one additional ding after his explanation of the buzzer and the bell kills me! It sets the stage for complete disorder!

Notice how well everyone played their parts. No obvious looking at cue cards. No deviating from the character. Talkin to you Sandler, Fallon, Myers, etc...

@djm5687

4 ай бұрын

Adam Sandler has had an extensive movie career. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers are the long running hosts of talk shows. What exactly has Lovitz, Greenwald, and Jackson done in their careers besides SNL?

This is so funny, like I can’t believe this is still funny 30 years on. That’s what great comedy is

Oh, my gosh, legends every one. This one was a slow burn for me…barely chuckled at the start and was laughing so hard at the end I scared my dear dog.

Victoria Jackson played a dental hygienist in this the same year she played one in UHF

Wow. That was superb. I'm giggling uncontrollably.

These were the best years of SNL I swear! LMFAO!!!!!! Glad these are available now.

@jas9239

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure..it’s not even watchable now, I still try, it’s just not like it was back in the day

@KyleRuggles

3 жыл бұрын

@@jas9239 So true, I've stopped watching on the weekly since the early 2000's, since the cast change in mid 90's it kinda went downhill imo.

Leslie doesn’t miss any beats 🤣

@jongregory8554

2 жыл бұрын

Story goes he beat plenty of misses.

@Adrian-fe8js

2 жыл бұрын

@@jongregory8554 🤣🤣

No one even noticed that the lightning round had nothing to do with Greco-Roman mythology

@mwhearn1

3 жыл бұрын

Oh we noticed. too funny.

@IskandarTheWack

3 жыл бұрын

Literally the joke homie

@jongregory8554

2 жыл бұрын

That's where you're wrong.

@jongregory8554

2 жыл бұрын

...and what's a joke homie?

I think it has a great Monty Python, absurd nature, to it. But with American characters. Leslie serves up the crazy, and the others respond so heroically, to his Alice in Wonderland world.

“Yes, in Alabama.” Man, this skit was fantastic.

You can't do a sketch like that off of cue cards. Genius.

@ianwallace3082

8 ай бұрын

Actually, you can. SNL has always used cue cards, because they're constantly making changes, even during the live show. The cast just used to be better at not making their cue card-reading obvious.

This really is an absurdly insane gameshow .

This sketch represents your typical Leslie Nelson movie, I wouldn't be surprised if he wrote this one. What a Legend

@dielaughing73

5 ай бұрын

Whoever wrote it, it was perfect for him

Hidden treasure

I think Alex Trebek would have gotten a kick out of this - you know you're doing well when everybody knows who the parody show is about. RIP Alex and the great Leslie Nielsen.

OMG I never saw this before ... Why is it so hard to watch 80's and 90's SNL episodes??!!

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

They make it hard. I mean people complain that the original Star Wars has a few minutes of changes, but half of the '80s and '90s SNL content has no official release in any format. It's all out there on the internet unofficially if you dig a little though. The unofficial copies have gotten easier to find in the last year. Been enjoying Misery II, Tooncinator, The Real World with the eskimo, Brady Bunch vs. the Partridge Family and others recently.

@TokyoXtreme

Жыл бұрын

Monster Trucks vs Funny Cars is extremely difficult to find. It was near the end of David Alan Grier’s episode (or James Vanderbeek?), and was an absurd and epic CGI parody of such events. It was made available briefly, for maybe a few months, and has disappeared once again - perhaps forever.

Proof that comedy writing/acting is an artform

It takes a real smart head to play the dummy

1492!!!

Amazing.

I remember this one very well..so silly/funny 😂

oh lord , when her buzzer wouldnt work I couldnt stop laughing,

brilliant chaos with complete confidence

First time seeing this and I'm loving it

Leslie Nielson slapstick......he was awesome

This is definitely one of the best sketches of SNL

@aarondigby5054

7 ай бұрын

People don't know the creative innovative talent it takes to write , act and deliver in these skits. We'll done SNL

'Well, we all know what that sound means...Don Pardo, what does it mean?' 'I don't know, I've never heard it before' 'Well, it doesn't matter, on to the lightning round!'

Yes... in Alabama 😂😂

Actually, the perfect show for 2020 & 21.

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is like watching Joe Biden host a game show.

@jongregory8554

2 жыл бұрын

He wishes

He keeps his cool and I always think of Superhero movie of Dragonfly every time I saw him!

And this is how you run a government.

@friendoftellus5741

3 жыл бұрын

He look like a republican, yes.

@Jamietheroadrunner

3 жыл бұрын

This was the blueprint for the Dotard's White House.

@housevisand

3 жыл бұрын

astute observation, ser!

@jamezkpal2361

3 жыл бұрын

😄

@chinookvalley

3 жыл бұрын

NOT any more!!!!!!!!!!!! Biden/Harris 2020!

"WHAT !? HOW!?" was exactly what I repeatedly saying while watching this. No one can top Lesley Nelson on playing serious and dumb.

I had forgotten how funny SNL used to be, these old episodes are brilliantly written, performed, and the props are exquisite.

usually these game shows are just character impersonations, which is funny, but i love how clever this was, and of course leslie nielson is the one to pull it off, the brilliant bumbling and clueless comedian.

@productwholeslave2122

2 жыл бұрын

When they reveal the first answer there are Two different bell sounds it's stupid trippy funny; that got me laughing, and it didn't stop. Also, i totally thought the same; the Jeopardy sketches are weak compared to this one sketch.

Hahahaha this was good

I like that you use more than one way to dress a bed. Those fabrics look great together ❤

This is classic ! Wow ! Funny funny 😄

Where has this gem been hiding my whole life?

dunno the last time i laughed so hard

This was so hilarious!

This was great.

6:48 - Me just trying to play on the bumper cars and my bumper car is not working.

this is too funny lol

Pressed like as soon as the cast appeared.

I laughed so hard!

oh, Leslie

This was hysterical.

So chaotic 🤣

The best game show ever

now imagine only 20 percent of today's sketches being at least a little like this one...

@JNMKlover

3 жыл бұрын

They add filth and innaoropriate culture references.

@twiceip

3 жыл бұрын

Come on. That with alien abduction, or where they to a fortune teller right before covid.

@KOSMICKEN09

3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy lol the generation gap

@jedijones

3 жыл бұрын

@lilbuddha Because he's aware of when Saturday Night Live had intelligent writing?

Even Leslie is more consistent than British politicians.

Funny and mind boggling at once

Back in the good old days. ❤️

6:12 - "You know what that means..." X is charging his buster?

awesome sweet

This is just as funny and crazy as the naked gun movies!

Don’t call me Shirley

Ha ha ha ha ohhhh Leslie Nelson!