. . . I DID have it in writing . . . Jon Lovitz is so perfect as a faintly cheesy, vaguely threadbare Lucifer. At the end, when he notices the camera and starts speaking directly to the viewers, it's pure gold.

@wheelie63

4 жыл бұрын

agreed !....

@LASR71

4 жыл бұрын

"I COMMAAAAND YOU, WORSHIP MEEE, WORSHIP oh wait just a second, WORHSIIIIP MEEEE!" lol

@mrs.dinahsaur7195

3 жыл бұрын

jazzfan6 his pudgy nod in tights, loll

@chasbodaniels1744

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. This sketch was blessed with such good actors, and the writing was tight and hit all the right notes. Hartman and Lovitz were so good. Even the bailiff was played well.

@czarnick2

3 жыл бұрын

The ending bit has stuck with me all these years - I remember laughing uncontrollably when it first aired

This is one of the most brilliant sketches ever on SNL; I can't believe it doesn't have at least a million views. "Mr. Mephistopheles, you may hold dominion in the nether regions, but I run this court!"

@soilmanted

2 ай бұрын

I'd like to know who penned the script!

@joematerascz3725

2 ай бұрын

​Yeah! Cuz whoever made her occupation a barfly is a sheer comedic genius! I'm snickering just thinking about that right now!!

@sweiland75

Ай бұрын

Suddenly, within a mon , it gained two million views after being uploaded ten years ago!

@RandomPerson-iz1qu

Ай бұрын

couldn't agree more. It is honestly what establishs the prestige of SNL, only the best of the best writing for them...

@michaelkottler

Ай бұрын

I wouldn't kick it out of bed for smoking a lil' crack, that's for sure ;)

Jan Hooks reading of "I. Am. A. Barfly." is one of my favorite SNL lines of all-time.

@andrewdundee8842

9 ай бұрын

No doubt. Her Southern twang really sells it. Also, the ladies squeal when the verdict is announced 😂. RIP Jan Hooks ❤

@istanformarzipan

8 ай бұрын

She was a Georgia Peach ;)@@andrewdundee8842

@brianhammer5107

7 ай бұрын

sadly, there are plenty of women around that talk just like that!

@yaywhewclips242

7 ай бұрын

I liked the fast talking old school Hollwood agent

@slackerman9758

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, dammmit. RIP Jan Hooks.

That devil's costume is so ridiculously simple and absolutely hysterical.

@michaelkottler

Ай бұрын

Plus: ACTING

@joematerascz3725

26 күн бұрын

Like a child's cheapo devil costume that they sold in the sixties!!

"I'm the Prince Of Darkness. When I harass you, you'll know it!" One of my favorite SNL lines ever!

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

did you put trash in MY YARD?? ( fall down laughing )

@mschwes5376

4 жыл бұрын

I have always loved that line. This is one of my favorite skits ever.

@BobWeaver3000

4 жыл бұрын

same!

@Alvan81

4 жыл бұрын

Anything with Phil Hartman and Jon Lovitz, INSTANT THUMBS UP. This bit reminds me how We have lost so many of the SNL greats...😒 Btw, I like the Arquette girls.They were perfect for that era!

@Alvan81

4 жыл бұрын

@strontiumXnitrate Patricia Arquette, she was I'm "True Romance" with Christian Slater & Christopher Walken.

John Lovitz is one of SNL's greatest--yet most underrated performers--ever. His characters are as funny now as they were 30 years ago.

@justrione

4 жыл бұрын

John Lovitz makes my day

@elijahrobinson2362

4 жыл бұрын

Lovitz and Hartman were beyond hilarious.

@sifugurusensei

3 жыл бұрын

Jan Hooks as well.

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

3 жыл бұрын

Saturday Night Live Inventor, "Lorne Michaels-Bieber," agrees.

@sifugurusensei

3 жыл бұрын

@Rob Melrose literally?

Jan Hooks and Rosanna Arquette as mother and daughter are hysterical.

@paraguaymike5159

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for identifying Rosana Arquette. I was trying to figure out who the daughter was.

@jonathanlocke6404

2 жыл бұрын

It's almost hard to not believe that they are mother and daughter in real life...

@jedmonson100

2 жыл бұрын

Rosanna Arquette was smoking hot back then! 😮 😮😮

@Falconlibrary

2 жыл бұрын

"Why thank you, I'm 33." With an 18 year old daughter.

@sisterdoublehappiness9714

Жыл бұрын

@@jedmonson100 So was Jon Lovitz!!!

This skit is in my top 10 favorites of all time I would have to say. Every single actor as well as the writing of the skit is perfect comedically!

This SNL sketch is legendary. R.I.P to the late Phil Hartman. He was a brilliant comedic actor. Jon Lovitz was just as funny as the devil. R.I.P also to the late Jan Hooks. She was a brilliant comedic talent as well.

@sirreal1290

4 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget R.I.P. to the late Judge Joseph Wapner to whom this skit was based on.

@mazatano

4 жыл бұрын

Mikki Farmer...Yes, this is one of the funniest skits I've ever seen on SNL. Lmao!

@mikkifarmer9626

4 жыл бұрын

mazatano I agree. Brilliant comedy is always timeless.

@matthewJ142

4 жыл бұрын

She died?! She was young!

@someonerandom256

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewJ142 Cancer.

The truly funny thing about this skit is the fact that the actors did such a good job displaying how things actually occurred on the actual People's Court show. The one example is when Jon Lovitz is showing the checks and Phil Hartman interrupts and says, "May I see those!" and then says "C'mon! C'mon!" Judge Wapner always did that in a rude way! And the way Kevin Nealon said, "And this time you'll get that in writing?" Doug always said that on the show! ... I loved the way Jon Lovitz said, "I had it in writing." This was a fantastic skit.

@billyjoejimbob75

4 жыл бұрын

Did anybody ever inform him to the fact that they don't work for him when he did that? He sounds like a little bitch the way you describe him.

@stourleykracklite7663

3 жыл бұрын

Really well-written sketch. By whom?

@g33kn4sty

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the genius of this skit. Perfectly acted, anyone who grew up with the show loved this.

@michaelzoran

3 жыл бұрын

@ShadowKnight8 Judge Wapner was often rude, and so are other TV Judges. The way this skit showed Phil Hartman saying, "C'mon! C'mon!" was a 100% perfect recreation of the way Judge Wapner repeatedly did that on TV - in a rude way. That was the entire reason it was so funny.

@Alvan81

3 жыл бұрын

@@billyjoejimbob75 The 'irritated judge' is part of the Schtick. IRL they often let lawyers drone on and on.

Years after he left SNL I saw John Lovitz do a live standup routine at a small theatre at Atlantis in the Bahamas. It was the funniest standup comedy ever. The entire audience was in deep belly laughs for 90 minutes straight.

This skit had two of the most underrated SNL performers: John Lovitz and Jan Hooks. Both were utterly brilliant comedians/actors and had many great moments on this show.

@michaelkottler

Ай бұрын

Agreed. "You are correct, sir!"

Jan Hooks "I am a barfly" one of the funniest lines ever.

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

I used that line at work and everyone burst out laughing!!!

@peterjoseph6133

4 жыл бұрын

“That is correct, your honor...” 😂

@negativeindustrial

4 жыл бұрын

You actually believe this sketch was funny?

@longlakeshore

4 жыл бұрын

@@negativeindustrial You'll get it when you're a little older.

@negativeindustrial

4 жыл бұрын

longlakeshore A shitty sense of humor? I doubt it

He is seeking the soul, plus court costs - this was so great, then and now.

I was playing a gig at a bar near Philly last night and the image of Jan Hooks saying, "I am a barfly." popped into my head and I couldn't stop laughing.

@robertdebrus3732

Жыл бұрын

What bar was that near Philly

@kassandjohnbolles3522

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdebrus3732 That was 8 months ago so I don't remember but according to my calendar it was either Great Barn Taphouse in Warrington or Crafty's in Warminster. I think it was Crafty's. Now I remember. It was Crafty's. Not meant as an insult BTW. It just popped into my head.

@robertdebrus3732

Жыл бұрын

@@kassandjohnbolles3522 no offense taken I miss the area had a friend on Irma Drive probably will never see him again I graduated from North Catholic we played Archbishop Wood a few times

@kassandjohnbolles3522

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdebrus3732 It was Crafty's in Warminster.

@donjones4719

Жыл бұрын

That line is under appreciated, it stands up next to many of SNL's great lines - as does her delivery - it's her not overselling it that makes it so funny.

"Vonda, I'm gonna smack you, honey, you've got to hush..." One of the best line deliveries in all of SNL. RIP Jan Hooks.

@jv-lk7bc

3 жыл бұрын

0:13 are those real?

RIP Jan and Phil, your legacy lives on.

@malcolmwatt4866

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus, I don't know. If they're dead I'd say Jon Lovitz devil won the prize. You're supposed to have a little more respect for the clever one, otherwise, you end up dead. Does anybody understand what the Faustian legend means and why it is solely a modern legend?

@mdhall04

4 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmwatt4866 nobody reads anymore apparently

@malcolmwatt4866

4 жыл бұрын

@@mdhall04 What's the Vortech? Is it our tech or divine? Does it matter?

@frankspikes7858

4 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmwatt4866 The Faustian legend. Great story!!! It begs the question, what's the cost of fame???.

@vicdmise

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest SNL team ever.

"Well I'm 33 but thats nice of you to say". OH Jan Hooks, she was a legend.

@michaelkottler

Ай бұрын

IKR?

Softly, “….wait, wait, wait one second…” then goes back to his evil hypnotic rant. Comic genius

@michaelkottler

Ай бұрын

Damn straight

@XalphYT

26 күн бұрын

Did it work?

I have never seen this before. Just showed up as a youtube recommended. This is hilarious. Loved it! "Oh, it's not you Doug."

A Prince of Darkness who is refreshingly pleasantly polite. "I'm sorry... it's not you, Doug."

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Lovitz!! take a beat...then drop the punchline!!

@maddogsmith5719

4 жыл бұрын

Never good when you're on a first name basis with the devil ...

@MikeLinPA

4 жыл бұрын

@@strobe155 Jon Lovitz is a national treasure!

@mattparks2153

4 жыл бұрын

I know it's comic genius isn't it?

@mikkifarmer9626

4 жыл бұрын

TlalocW Jon Lovitz was extremely funny portraying the devil.

I love hearing Phil say, "Mister Mephistopheles!"

@chasbodaniels1744

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I LOL when he says that. Mr. Hartman practically owned comical authority figure roles.

@tiger1044

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite line!

@dollcefina

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, well, I never - was there ever a cat so clever as magical Mr. Mephistopheles? 😽

i go back this skit often. Idk I personally think it's just that hilarious!

@bengelman2600

Жыл бұрын

Same

@JoelHernandez-yl6yw

Жыл бұрын

I come back once a year lol

@Pau_Pau9

Жыл бұрын

The Devil compels you back

I love the whole understated feel of this sketch. They could have gone way crazier with the whole devil thing but what makes it so funny is how much it’s like an actual People’s Court case. Plus it never ceases to amaze me how Phil Hartman was funny no matter what he did. He plays it so straight in this sketch, basically acts just like Judge Wapner - and still he’s hilarious. With Jon Lovitz as the sad sack devil 😅, Jan Hooks is great too… and Rosanna Arquette… 🤩

@jeffreym.8957

2 жыл бұрын

Rosanna - not Patricia.

@terracottapie

2 жыл бұрын

Phil Hartman is playing it straight, but if you think about it, so is Jon Lovitz. He's 100% channeling a devil type from a 1940s horror film with all the beats of a seasoned Shakespearean actor doing camp. The humor derives from how out of place it is in a small claims court. But this wouldn't work without his insane acting chops.

@chryssy3255

11 ай бұрын

The fact that they got Judge Wapner to play the baliff at the end was gold.

@joelluongo7419

10 ай бұрын

Phil Hartman Was A Comedic Genius! When He Did A Sketch.. He Captured The Real Life Person.. The Person's Manerisms.. Everything! I Remember Hartman Did Phil Donahue.. He Pauses At The Exact Right Moment! Nobody On This Planet Does That.. Just, So Wonderfully Funny! R.I.P. Phil Hartman.

@mplsmark222

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@chryssy3255I don’t think that was Judge Whapner, that was the real bailiff from the Peoples Court Show. A little detail I don’t think most people got. SNL has seemed to forget how “playing it straight” is often the funniest thing. I can’t watch Weekend Update anymore. The clowns they have are alway cracking up, laughing at themselves. its just is not funny that way, for the life of me, why does Lorene Michaels not get that?k

Every character Jon lovitiz played he nailed it.. yeah that's the ticket!!

@thesmackdaddy9888

4 жыл бұрын

City Slickers 2 ...the loser brother. LOL

@josephgodfrey8468

4 жыл бұрын

"And I'm the PRESIDENT of the compulsive liars association of America! Yeah...dats it! Yeah!"

@louispkaczmarek5482

4 жыл бұрын

Loved him as Master Thespian!!

@BxCortez2050

4 жыл бұрын

Him and his wife ...Morgan Fairchild

@dennisfant2620

4 жыл бұрын

@@BxCortez2050 😂"whom I've seen naked!".. 🤣

Kevin Nealon at the end is hilarious as he patiently waits for Satan to stop mugging.

at 51-54 seconds when Jan Hooks (the mother) is checking out Jon Lovitz's (The Devil) butt has got to be an under rated comedy gold section of this whole skit

Jon Lovitz had to be one of the best cast members SNL ever had.

@romanramirez7847

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I feel like Jon doesn’t get enough credit nowadays. He was one of the best.

@dianapevtsov

2 жыл бұрын

@@romanramirez7847 - He has a completely natural gift, in his bones. And a lot of people talk about actors being humble, but Lovitz's humility is a whole other thing. Usually, when a famous actor's humble, you can tell they know it's noble of them to be humble. But Jon is like a 45-year-old 16-year-old, and I mean that in the best way. He's just completely like a regular, unassuming person out of character; you can see iT when he's interviewed on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. It wouldn't even occur to Lovitz to be full of himself. It's breathtaking. And he's a wonderful actor in everything from THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER to HAPPINESS. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppZl2spmj5vaYZs.html

@payableondeath9091

2 жыл бұрын

and John Candy

@Stewart1953

2 жыл бұрын

one of the funniest humans where ever he is. in my top 5

@Stewart1953

2 жыл бұрын

@@payableondeath9091 sctv. stay healthy and happy

Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman, and especially Jan Hooks are putting on an absolute comedy clinic right here.

@paystarbuzzy

3 жыл бұрын

Jan kicked ass back in the day. Loved the Sweeney sisters.

@Alvan81

3 жыл бұрын

"Vonda, I'm gonna smack you Honey, you've _got to hush._

@Phil_Melone

2 жыл бұрын

Yeap they were all good may they rip

Jan Hooks and Phil Harman the goats of SNL. What an actress and never broke character in all she did. She and Phil Hartman were AMAZING together. What great memories and how the comedic world was robbed with their untimely deaths.

@Kronx1970

4 жыл бұрын

Phil and Jan were so good together. Absolute legends.

@Wwilltzx99

4 жыл бұрын

Brita Cashman-Tarrant Yes Phil was a great actor on SNL. He is truly missed. He should have moved out when he knew he was getting a divorce from his cocaine addictive wife.

@SMATF5

4 жыл бұрын

Jan Hooks was great as Jenna's mom on 30 Rock.

@nickimorelli9991

2 жыл бұрын

I so agree. Her flawless delivery here about her profession as a "bar fly" is dead on!

@TigerzLionzPistonzWingz

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickimorelli9991 DEAD ON, And the skit where she's the waitress with Alec Baldwin. Perfection.

Kevin Nealon nailed the Doug Lewellen impersonation

"I am a barfly." PUT ME IN THE GROUND I'M DEAD.

@joedude4822

4 ай бұрын

Like it's a legit job😂

This is one of the all-time great SNL skits. Lovitz is a genius.

@danmseattle975

4 жыл бұрын

Even if this sketch DIDN'T have such great lines, it would be hysterical just by having Jon Lovitz as the Devil. But it was a combination of great writing and terrific casting that made this a classic.

@00bikeboy

4 жыл бұрын

The writing is genius. Who wrote it?

@happydayz7857

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah really nobody could pull off playing the devil like he did. The most cheesy shyster version of The Devil.

"I am a barfly" One of the greatest lines ever

@jsmith1746

4 жыл бұрын

So totally agree!

@joefelice5062

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@robedmund9948

4 жыл бұрын

She looks pretty good for 33!

Hartman is the GOAT of SNL. Every skit he did was funny. Guy could get laughs from just reading the phone book.

This bit is one of SNL's best ever. The line "I am her mother" followed by "I am a barfly" all matter-of-fact like just kills me no matter how many times I see this thing.

"It's standard. I'm the Devil." ROFLMAO!

That ending. One of the funniest things I've ever seen in the history of SNL.

@Kostadin_Arolski

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. This actor was always repulsive to me. But here, he killed. Great actor tbh

@samjones9127

4 жыл бұрын

"ChapStick" "dangerous toys" "Mr Robinson" Best ever.

@Greendragon434

4 жыл бұрын

At a time when there was paranoia from rumors of widespread *subliminal* messages of devil worship snuck into music and tv, SNL decides to have the devil himself face the camera and command everyone to worship him. Golden!

Hartman, Hooks, Lovitz, Nealon. Legends.

I love how the Devil just acts like a regular guy. 😂

@IrishCarney

Ай бұрын

Until the end when he goes megalomaniacal villain like we expect .. but even then he pauses at interruptions

He seeks the soul PLUS court costs! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Without a doubt one of my favorite skits from SNL since I was a kid and I quote from it everyday, namely the southern accented reply "that is correct your honor". I also tell people I'm a barfly when asked what I do for fun.

@Nhamp2000

4 жыл бұрын

Wanda, I'm gonna smack you, honey. This was one of the best.

@michellegriff13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nhamp2000 You're gonna have to hush. Roseana Arquette saying "I do too" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jon Lovitz as the Devil was perfect. This sketch is so memorable. I'm watching it like 30 years later or something, and it's like a breath of fresh air for some reason.

@jeremyb4493

2 ай бұрын

Because great comedy is timeless

Jon Lovitz’s main go-to line, ‘Now you listen to me’. LOL

My friend and I leave voicemails saying “Become my willing thrall!” 😂

One of my all time favorite skits! I haven’t seen this in years. When Lovitz says, “I HAD it in writing,” I lose it.

I watch this every few months and it never gets old. Love me some Lovitz.

Love the source of sketch’s main humor: taking the rudeness and power that the judge held over the usual show participants and applying it to the supernatural evil incarnate Lord of Darkness. And Lovitz reaction is what seals the laugh: Wouldn’t be funny if the devil got insulted at the judge, but the fact that he so immediately reacts with subservience is what is hilarious. Judge really highlights the concept of this juxtaposition: “you may have dominion over the nether region, but I run this court.” Perfect writing: the first half of his statement uses archaic and grand language (hold dominion) and the second is perfect mundanity: “I run this court.”

"mmm shut up. Shut up! SHAAAT UP" I FELL TF OUT 🤣🤣🤣🤣

and what is your occupation? "I am a bar fly" :D Jan Hooks... so funny

He was the best Mephistopheles they ever had😁. His humor was precisely what was needed. Plus he spoke directly to the audience, thus breaking the 4th wall ala Deadpool

one of my all time favorite sketches. The hairstyles alone are hysterical.

I laugh-cried when Lovitz looks into the camera and demands we all become his thralls . He was/is truly an underrated cast member.

@patrickc3419

Жыл бұрын

Same here 😂😂😂😂

@zAvAvAz

Жыл бұрын

one of the greats

@LASR71

8 ай бұрын

"OK wait a minute, wait a minute..."

@chonqmonk

7 ай бұрын

Underrated? That's weird... What's his current rating?

"Mr. Mephistopheles . . . you may hold dominion over the nether regions, but I'm running this court! Is that clear?" Back in the day, my buddy and I almost fell of the couch laughing at that line.

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

Phil. F**ing . Hartman

@ericsmith8373

4 жыл бұрын

Now you listen here! I'm Mephistopheles, Prince of Darkness. When I start harassing you, you'll know it!

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

@@ericsmith8373 " Did you put Trash in my YARD???" Hysterical!!

@berserkley

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I love that line!

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

@@berserkley the cheap Party City devil costume MAKES the sketch!! LOL 😂

The exchange about the dented car, garbage and shut up SHUT UP is so LOL

@shawnrose1211

3 жыл бұрын

So People's Court

this is one of the best SNL sketches of all time.

That post trial wrap up by Lovitz had so many subtle jokes. It really put a nice bow on the skit.

Loving Jan Hooks's Southern accent! She's from Georgia.

@billyc768

3 жыл бұрын

For a long time I thought she was intentionally doing the southern accent. Didn't realize until after she died that she was a southern girl, probably one of the few southerners on SNL over the years.

@LL-fd7xn

3 жыл бұрын

RIP Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman.

@christophermcbride6021

3 жыл бұрын

I used to watch her on Tush on WTBS back in the early 80s

@dalekinnear7303

2 жыл бұрын

Loved her as the Alamo tour guide in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

Rosanna Arquette and Jan Hooks, perfectly cast as daughter and Barfly !

My bestie and I used to recite this skit and crack up so often. "Mister Mephistopheles, PLEASE!" We taped it onto a VHS tape and I hadn't seen it for years. ❤

@jshepard152

7 ай бұрын

Worship meee! I command you!

"Obey me! Obey me!" Lovitz was unique and a hoot. Because of him, I'll never forget the name, Morgan Fairchild.

@doggonepointgooddogbacking3248

3 жыл бұрын

... whom I've slept with...

@scottp300

2 жыл бұрын

I'll never forget the body and breasts of Morgan Fairchild, perfect. What was that movie from the 90's? The Obsession, or something like that, with the crazy guy that was stalking her, and the shower scene. Pretty disturbing movie, but the only time she did nudity, as far as I know.

0:50 Jan Hooks trying to look at The Devil's paperwork is a nice touch. She was so damn funny on the show.

This showed up on KZread. I watch SNL but didn’t remember this: “I’m a barfly you honor” (J.H. - RIP) The surprise for me was Lovitz - he did nail it! Not too much, just enough crazy. Perfect.

@jdspencer60

4 жыл бұрын

Jan Hooks was SO funny as Jenna's mom on 30 Rock too, I was very glad she came back to do that role

@robedmund9948

4 жыл бұрын

It was the late 80s. Great time for SNL!

@harlandted

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Edmund I was just a kid but did u see?: www.google.com/search?q=snl%20new%20shimmer

@robedmund9948

4 жыл бұрын

@@harlandted Chevy, Gilda, and Dan were some of the best SNL ever.

@harlandted

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Edmund Thank you Rob. I have been stuck indoors for almost 2 months. You get a bit loopy. Thanks for responding. I don’t even know what u received in response. I was going to send new shimmer Or Jane u.... I am stuck at home in Boston US screamed at the checkout line by an older than me customer because I had trouble with my code. I am on snap benefits / food stamps that I gave up and left crying.

Love Jan hooks declaring her occupation “ I am a barfly” too funny

Jan Hooks was just comedy gold, so underrated , she never felt she was quite good enough .. missed so much with Phil Hartman

@anavigil7603

10 ай бұрын

I think that's what makes her so good!

@Liggie55821

7 ай бұрын

I remember the two of them playing Ivana and Donald Trump back in the 1990s. They both nailed it.

@chonqmonk

7 ай бұрын

Jan was so highly rated that she was on TV shows and movies, and she won an Emmy; can't get much higher rated than that, but since words don't mean anything and we are approximately 450 years ahead of the schedule in Idiocracy, good comment...

Pure gold.. What an ensemble cast. Jan Hooks, the professional barfly, absolutely shines. You left us far too soon, Jan.

“Mr. Mephistopheles, what do you think of the verdict?” It Stinks!

@strobe155

4 жыл бұрын

Drop THE mic Lovitz!!! Avenge ME! ( in a cheap Halloween Costume )

@ThatJohnKillion1970

3 жыл бұрын

"Buy my book!"

That "what....wait wait one second" @ 6:49 is wonderful.

Jan Hooks agreeing that she's a barfly so matter-of-factly was hilarious.

For me Jon Lovitz doesn't even have to talk and I laugh. The cartoon "The Critic" (he was the voice of critic Jay Sherman) was shamefully underrated considering what passes for good animated tv shows these days!

@c.o.n.collectingofnostalgi889

4 жыл бұрын

Huchee mumma you are correct

@omnitool

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, imagine if The Critic was put on netflix. I bet they could license it for cheap cuz nobody even knows it exists.

@2004mojo

4 жыл бұрын

@strontiumXnitrate That is so true!

@TallDocK

4 жыл бұрын

The Critic was a great show as was Duckman.

@manzi71

4 жыл бұрын

TallDocK cornfed rules!!

The devil is so petty that he wants court costs!!! Lmao!!!

@TallDocK

4 жыл бұрын

He dated Sadaam Hussein so what do you expect?

"It's standard, I'm the devil." Pure gold.

Hooks' southern accent was flawless.

@pronkb000

2 жыл бұрын

Georgia born and raised.

"wait wait one sec" is like one of the funniest lines in that whole skit

@stevehall71

4 жыл бұрын

I know, right? It completely undermines the devil's efforts to seem ruthless and all-powerful, but then he jumps right back into his "worship me, I command you" spiel without missing a beat. Easily some of Lovitz's best work.

@jwholland73

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevehall71 And Kevin Nealon maintains the straight man in the bit. Hilarious!!

This SNL cast was MY SNL years watching it. Lovitz, Dunn, Nealon, Jackson, Hooks, Hartman, Myers, Carvey and Miller. One of the best casts put together for the show.

@battafyuwi6760

4 жыл бұрын

I bet you do. At least add in one black guy for diversity you know

@Knickerson

4 жыл бұрын

Batta Fyuwi In terms of diversity, yeah, it definitely lacked. Had Tim Meadows and Chris Rock come in during Dunn and Hooks’s tenure, I would have included them.

@fredwright5954

4 жыл бұрын

@@Knickerson maybe there wasn't any truly funny black people worthy of being a cast member? I know of several white cast members who weren't worthy of being so.

@raheemhamilton8624

4 жыл бұрын

Mayers came onto the show during the 1989-1990 season.

@rickmainecali

4 жыл бұрын

The Golden age

Little detail that I love: Mephistopheles, after having lost in court, comes out of the courtroom, and gets interviewed outside the courtroom by the reporter - and at a point during the interview grabs the microphone from the reporter and begins melodramatically addressing "the audience at home" - at which point the court security man comes out of the courtroom, accosts Meph, and says "let's go" (brilliant performance by actor playing the court security man by the way; I'd like to know his name). So in response Meph turns to the security man and, using a normal tone of voice that dramatically contrasts with the melodramatic tone he had been using to address the audience at home, says to the security man "wait, wait one second." Meph's transition from melodramatically speaking through the third wall, directly to the audience at home, to normal person taking a moment to quietly plead with the security man for just another second of freedom to speak - beautiful climax to the skit. I guess I just think that John Lovits's way of instantly switching from one manner of speaking to another manner of speaking is very funny..

The Devil hand sign when Lovitz gets sworn in... classic.

@DeathToTheDictators

3 жыл бұрын

But he got it wrong.....that's the Vulcan 'live long and prosper' hand signal, he should've done the devil's horns signal (your two middle fingers touching your palm).

@mickaleneduczech8373

3 жыл бұрын

How did he even do that? With his outer fingers bent forward?

This is one of the best skits in SNL history featuring Jan Hooks, Jon Lovitz and the immortal Phil Hartman. This is better than most skits done in the 1975-80, original cast era.

Great sketch, they almost don't have them anymore. Took classes at the Groudlings where Lovitz started. Not only did I watch SNL fairly regularly for the first 30 years, I used to have on the reruns on Comedy Central in my restaurant, which was back in the nineties. But all of that is Star Wars: A long time ago, in a galaxy, far, far away.

“It’s standard, I’m the devil.” “You may hold dominion over the nether regions but here in my court, my word is law.”

This is one of my all time favorites. Jon Lovitz always cracks me up

Baliff: (irritated) "come on, lets go..." Mephistopheles: "wait, wait...wait a minute". 😆

Underrated cast back then.

What I like was these guys were professionals. No one was sloppily reading a cue card or acting as if they're wasted and couldn't believe they were on TV like the way everyone on SNL acts nowadays. These people were serious about acting and it showed.

@mikelisacarb

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It was funny because it was well written and clearly presented. Nobody made mistakes on purpose or grandstanded to get cheap laughs!!!

@lseger62

2 жыл бұрын

I think they make a lot of last minute changes lately.

@wiskyr6510

Жыл бұрын

I promise you, everyone in every era of SNL was reading cue cards, and some more "sloppily" than others. There's plenty of greats from the past 5-10 years that definitely weren't doing any of what you were saying.

@greggerman7512

Жыл бұрын

Member Luke Skywalker? Member Cloud City?

One of the all time classic SNL skits. Everyone is on point!

"Oh, it's not you, Doug." Everyone does great on this sketch: Hooks, Hartman, Arquette, Nealon, but this is Lovitz' finest moment, hilarious.

This is so perfectly classic

When he walks in and slams his briefcase down 🤣🤣

He is hysterical. That devil character was always funny. One of my "I'd like to meet in person" actors.

47 years old this still makes me laugh, good times.

@projektkobra2247

2 жыл бұрын

Its not that old.

@projektkobra2247

Жыл бұрын

@@canuck64 -And I said she is not old.

"What am I gonna do with three bonnet hair dryers?!"

LOL! One of my all time favourite skits. Jon Lovitz as the Devil! The best!

"Now you listen to me! I'm Mephistopheles, Prince of Darkness! When I start harassing you, you'll know it!"

LOL @ Jan and Rosanna squealing like fangirls when the judge rules in their favor

The perfect sendup of the 80’s era “People Court”. Lovitz just killed it in this skit. Seriously, at 6:49 “wait one second”, I lost it.

The whole skit was simply COMEDY! I was cracking up from beginning to the grand finale. Bravo to all the actors...and to those that have gone on to the big comedy club in the sky, thank you for leaving us some great covid past time laughs. Who knew? 😍😜

Jon Lovitz is one of my favorite comedians. Always looked forward to skits with him in them.

Today's SNL cannot even compare. This is Pure gold! Some of SNL's best work. "What?...wait, wait one second..."

I love that the devil is just Jon Lovitz in a cheap Halloween costume. I hope that’s not really what he looks like

classic...truly funny. I clicked because I've seen this before, when it aired, and I remembered how damn funny it was

@triciaaw4539

4 жыл бұрын

That's when SNL was funny, and not a bunch of whining SJW

@ATHENA2O12

4 жыл бұрын

@@triciaaw4539 ain't that the truth?

@joefelice5062

4 жыл бұрын

My friends & I used to throw that “I am a barfly” line around all the time back when this aired. It’s genius...

I'm 33 yrs old, Jan Hooks had some pretty good shots in that skit