Comedy Central is rerunning part of The Rock’s appearance, and man, it’s still funny every time I see it. That has to be one of my favorite shows, along with Jim Carrey’s ep a few years back, which was the most consistently funny from beginning to end that I’ve ever seen.
Of course, any show with John Goodman as Linda Tripp earns points here. Anyone else?
I obsess over good SNLS… I’ll record them, watch them a ridiculous amount of times and try to tell my friends why they’re so funny. Here are a few that always make me laugh:
Any episode with:
Too many to even remember…
As a loyal NPR listener, my most favorite recent skit has been the cooking/food show with Margaret Jo. The two episodes where Alec Baldwin appeared as that Schweddy guy, bringing first his Schweddy balls and then his Schweddy weiner to the show… well, those were priceless.
Any of the ones with Alec Baldwin hosting are great. Either of the two with Garth Brooks are also fantastic – the man has a great sense of comedic timing, and the French Whore trivia show was hysterical. The one that Alan Cumming hosting was also fantastic, probably because he has extensive theater experience and therefore learned his lines, unlike a lot of hosts who you can always see trying to find the cue cards.
I also love Goth Talk. It seemed like they stopped including that skit long before Molly Shannon left the show. Very sad. Any of Rachel Dratch’s recurring characters – which is basically two, Zazoo and the creepy horny lady she does with Will Ferrell – are great; I think she’s the greatest talent they’ve got right now. Actually, the Jimmy Fallon/Rachel Dratch pair of Bostonian teenagers kills me every time, because the skits are filled with so much Massachusetts humour. My mother and I were watching it a couple weeks ago when Johnny Mosley hosted, and the skit was on Wachusett Mountain, a popular MA ski resort. Mom said “No one outside of Massachusetts would have any idea what they’re talking about!” Plus the accents are dead-on hysterical.
The William Shatner Episode with the “Get a Life” sketch was the best one I ever saw.
Y’know, I’m a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, but I briefly flirted with the idea of voting for Gore just to keep Darrell Hammond doing his impersonation. Will Ferrell just isn’t in the same league.
One of my favorite skits is Phil Hartman as Frank Sinatra. He’s leading a round table discussion with Jan Hooks as Sinead O’Connor, Sting as Billy Idol, Mike Meyers and Julia Sweeney as Steve and Edie, and I think there may have been one other person.
That skit always cracks me up. Phil Hartman was such a gifted comedian.
I also LOVE the one with Heather Locklear and Kevin Nealon sitting at the bar trying to attract each other’s attention. They end up doing the silliest things, and you’d never expect Heather to put herself out there to act like such a goofball.
Luther Campbell from 2 Live Crew
1988: I love the Mel Gibson one where he’s Frankenstein’s evil twin. He also did the World most handsome gynecologist and ended up hiring John Lovitz to help serve the overflow of women, unseccessfuly though.
I’ll toss in Steve Martin’s show with Goldsting! as a good second place.
Although they were all so funny back then.
Two scatological skits come to mind:
Mid-18th C. aristocrats’ ball. Eddie Murphy, in Louis XV-era drag, announces “Introducing… Lawd and Lady Douchebag!”. Lord D. procedes to discuss, in dialogue stuffed with double-entendres, this interesting new invention he’s been working on… I wish I could remember who played Lord D.; he was quite droll.
Contemporary American diner, where beans feature very heavily in the menu. [Much predictable fart humor ensues.] At one point, one diner believes he sat on some food, so another has him bend over so he can examine the seat of his pants, very close-up… only, the lighting isn’t quite good enough, so he holds a lighter up close to get a better look.
I’m listing these to help counter the notion that all women hate fart jokes & their ilk. (We just don’t want our guys to carry on like that in public, ya know.)
I believe it was Buck Henry who was Lord D, and Garrett Morris was the gentleman announcing their arrival.
And, Osiris, thank you. How could I forget Chris Rock’s spot on impersonation of Luther?? 
For all you SNL fans out there:
Skits from all the seasons, including the Celebrity Jeopardy skits, the Douchebag skit, and many, many more for your reading pleasure.
You guys are so young. Sigh.
Now, the 1975 season, those were some funny shows, by gum and golly.
They are almost never mentioned, and almost never shown in the reruns, but my favorites were during the Billy Crystal/Rich Hall/Gary Kroeger et al era.
I also love Phil Hartman, especially the anal chef (and why are those skits never on the reruns?).
I never really liked it before 1984 or after 1994.
My favorite was the Mel Gibson one, too. He sang “Peter Cottontail” and was also one of the pidgin english guys (Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon and Jon Lovits as Tarzan, Frankenstein and Tonto).
The Spider Sabitch Invitational Ski Tournament: “Uh-oh! He’s been accidentaly shot by Claudine Longet!”
Specifically he was Frankenstein’s evil twin. The skit was “As World Turn” which dealt with their Bread Co.
Sorry about the first post, I didn’t see your “too.” And I thought I only previewed it, oops.
There was a recent compilation of John Belushi skits. Hilarious! But the one where he played an old man visiting the graves of his buddies was sad.
The one with Victoria Jackson and Paul SImon stuck on an island, giving each other presents.
She made radios’ and intricate stuff out of island fauna, he gave her a leaf.
I used to love the “horny couple” with Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan. It was almost embarrassing to watch!
Eddie Murphy was great, especially as Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood.
My favorite comes from the ancient past of 1978. It is the one where Steve Martin sings “King Tut.” Not only do I think this is one of the funniest routines ever, but every skit on that show was good, something I can say about few SNL’s.