SNL dirty talk skit from last night

[Thudlow_Boink]

@WordMan

Christopher Walken makes cue card reading look like an art form. Hilariously stilted but in a way that fits his characters. The Continental, the producer who wants more cowbell, etc…

Christopher Walken: Hi… I-I… wanted to know… I wanted to know how much of the show is scripted… and how much of it is… crazy make-em-ups… and… you know… ad libs… improvs?

Tom Hanks: A legitimate question. Contrary to popular belief, the show is not improvised. SNL has a great staff of writers who craft every line of the show.

Christopher Walken: Really? Because… when I host… I just say… whatever I want. I free-associate… and I make up the skits and bits right there… and… people seem to enjoy it.

-SNL 25th Anniversary Special

[Slash1972]

@xizor

The first time I remember noticing it was when Frank Zappa hosted, which was late 70s, early 80s I think.

Perhaps the hosts, yeah. But I don’t remember the actual cast being so obvious. Of course, could be confirmation bias.

[Sam_Stone]

I agree that the ‘sexy talk’ skit was hilarious, but most of the rest of the show was godawful. They really phoned that episode in. And that treacly ode to the President was the kind of schmaltz Saturday Night Live is supposed to skewer, not engage in.