Remember an old Saturday Night Live skit in which they parodied the “Who’s On First?” routine? Someone (Phil Hartman?) played Reagan, and Reagan and a top aide were doing the routine between them. One of the lines was “Yassir”, and they had a lot of fun bandying that one back and forth . . .
If you remember it, what was the name of the main person they were discussing, corresponding to “Who” from the original routine? It’s driving me nuts!
Try searching the SNL Transcripts site. They don’t have transcripts of everything, but you might get lucky.
Actually, I don’t think this was a SNL sketch. I’m pretty sure it was on “The Tonight” show with Johnny Carson playing Reagan. Also, instead of “Who” they had “Watt” (as in former Secretray of Interior and foe of the environment and the Beach Boys, James Watt).
Excuse me, that should be Secretary of the Interior.
James Watt was in there, too.
“What was his name?”
“No sir, Watt is the Secretary of the Interior.”
Sorry, that’s all I’ve got.
:smack:
One of my favorite “Who’s On First?” parodies is by the Credibility Gap. It can be heard on Harry Shearer’s site here.
It’s a promoter placing an ad for a big concert with 3 headliners…
Who, Guess Who, and Yes.
NDP, you’re right - it was The Tonight Show. I remembered that it was Reagan, so my brain naturally assumed it was Phil Hartman (sniff). What triggered this is that someone sent me a little routine, casting Dubya and Condi as the characters, and I’ve been telling the sender that it’s been done. In case anyone’s curious, here’s the modern version he sent me:
George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow's name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The Chinaman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya asking me for?
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That's the man's name.
George: That's who's name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That's correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of the U.N. on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: And call who?
George: Who is the guy at the U.N?
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.
(Condi picks up the phone.)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East?
I said, “Yassir?”
he said, “Yes, sir!”
I said, “Yassir?”
he said,"stop it. "