The One Time SNL Almost Had To Fire The Host
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2022
- "LIVE FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT" has been a phrase synonymous with comedic excellence for decades. Saturday Night Live has been a staple of television comedy for over 40 years. Through all the various hosts, musical guests, and cast members the show has taken many forms. Not every host will be a home run, and one in particular almost caused SNL to replace them entirely, days before the show, in favor of an "all cast episode". That didn't happen, and what we ended up getting was one of the worst episodes of Saturday Night Live ever.
#SNL #SaturdayNightLive #Nerdstalgic
Written by Chris Teregis
Edited by Paul Ritchey - Zábava
Favorite SNL sketch of all time? We'll start: Chris Farley and the Colombian Coffee Crystals
I've gotta fever...
Chris Farley as the man in a van down by the river is one of my all-time favorite skits 🤘
Why, you sick BASTARDS!?!?
Either... More Cowbell or Celebrity jeopardy
The "Puppet Class" sketch from 2012. Bill Hader's Vietnam vet character was PHENOMENAL in it, and Seth MacFarlane as the straight man worked so well.
”There’s a lot more to Steven Seagal than just martial arts.”
Well, at least he knew to open with a joke
Dead😆🤣
Even the way he goes about performing martial arts is a farce. Chuck Norris at 82 could still kick Segal's ass!
💀
"Steven Seagal is also filled to the brim with bullshit, his ego, russian bullshit, his ego's bullshit, his bullshit's ego, actually bullshit, and both Krispy Kreme and Twinkies."
-Steven Seagul, probable.
😂 now THAT was funny!!!
Seagal doesn't like comedy because it turns out he's the joke.
but he likes himself
@@ekklesiast he's the only one
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Often this is true. He's a bad sport sometimes.
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 all of the other tough guys (omit Wesley Snipes) has learned how to make fun of themselves. But this guy Steven lived in Russia for years and still has a translator. It's not the world's fault he is a punchline. Even JCVD laughs at himself.
As someone who remembers this episode when it aired, it was hilarious precisely because it showed how seriously he took himself. The cast did a brilliant job of low-key making fun of his ass right under his nose 😂😂😂
Yes, I remember watching this show and it was pretty funny. I really like the scene where he hung Rob Schneider out the window. If Schneider was adlibbing it was brilliant.
The Hanz and Franz on this episode was ridiculous and I found it hilarious! “It’s a supah bebey fingah!”
@@clarissathompson I quote that Clarissa! That's HILARIOUS!!! 😂
@@amandagraham112 lol, me too!!!!
@@clarissathompson 😂😂
As an elder millennial, I remember watching this episode when it first aired. For me it actually turned out being hilarious because of how awkward and uncomfortable everybody was. Yes, I said it. Steven Segal invented cringe humor.
But the problem was, it wasn’t intentional.
@@COMPFUNK2 but it's still funny... Doesn't have to be intentional. It's funny because he's so clueless and narcissistic that he had to beat people up on a comedy show 😂
@@COMPFUNK2 to be fair, cringe humor is better unintentional.
@@COMPFUNK2 It's like The Room; people find it hilarious because it was supposed to be a serious drama that was just piss-poor. If cringe is self-aware, it's often comes across as try hard and loses its charm.
@@CosmicAli_TheObserver The oldest millennials are 41. There’s a tiny variation on where the cutoff should be from GenX but it’s not 60.
The best Steven Segal story is while filming a movie he attempted to fight the stunt coordinator, ended up getting knocked on his a ass several times and eventually shitting his pants.
Lmao he fucked around and found out
what movie was that?
@@atticuskoch2965 judo gene. Same dude that taught bruce Lee judo
I was never a Steven Seagal “fan.” I did not “get” why people liked him.
He somehow married Kelly LeBrock. 🤦🏼
@@carlevans8825 Regardless, I'm going to believe the story solely on the basis of Steven Segal claiming it's not true.
Adam Driver might be one of the better "new hosts" of recent years, he's clearly willing and able to do what's asked of him.
Driver is a Marine. Seagal is a Moron.
Unlike HR Pickens, whose failure is the culmination of an unwillingness to do what was required to be a successful Oil Man… AND CRUSH HIS ENEMIES!
@@tarqsharq 😝
Matt... i mean Adam is great!
@@tarqsharq Adam Driver deserves the Oscar for "Best impaling of a fake crow with a cane".
It's hard to believe audiences ever took to Steven Seagal as an action movie star.
I was a little kid when he was a big deal and I didn't understand it back then either because the Bruce Lee movies that were made far before I was around were all way better (shoutout to local video stores who carried what Blockbuster wouldn't). He is a bit of one of the reasons why I don't believe people are getting dumber. We always have been this dumb.
Segals fame and fortune is the 8th mystery of the world
The douchebag tough guy thing was new and edgy. A lot of the 90’s was about being edgy and dark because, at this point, it was unexpected.
He didn't act like a total jackoff right away. Previews for stuff like 'Above the Law' managed to frame his 'calm' demeanor really well, made him seem like a more even-keeled guy than the average action dude, but that was only for the first movie or two and then the rest of them just showed him doling out action-chops to the throat and action-throwing people.
Under Siege is still one of the best action movies of 90s.
"Everything's upside down". Honestly shoutout to Rob for most likely improvising that line on the spot and trying his best to work with what he was dealing with without breaking character.
I can’t believe Steven Seagull was ever taken seriously.
Sea, Steven, people are gull-ible.
@I Coroa he’s also loves Putin real stand up man hey :)
@I Coroa he's known to be an absolute a-hole to people. What humanitarian work did he do? Really curious, can't imagine this man doing anything if not for his own gain...
@I Coroa I should have known haha, sorry
@I Coroa yea, that's the coolest! :D
Steven Seagal beating up Exxon executives is actually funny in that it's Steven taking himself seriously to absurd levels. It's like he trying to compete with Chuck Norris jokes
It’s funny the way Andy Kaufman was funny. Absurd, but not really lol.
@@ericdaniel323 I think I get what you're saying, and I agree. It's the juxtaposition of two disparate ideas that are absurd in being linked, but take it to another level in that one realizes it's not the juxtaposition that's absurd, it's the fact that such an absurd "solution" actually turns out to be a not half bad solution. I mean shit; humor is mostly "I didn't anticipate that", like one doesn't anticipate Steve Segal busting into a boardroom and beating up oil industry execs. But then again, the courts can't seem to get them to stop, so somethings gone SERIOUSLY wrong if such a ridiculous tactic to get them to stop is the only tactic we have left....
it's better when they're not in on the joke, then we can laugh at them instead of with them. who wants to laugh with a bunch of rich jerks?
Hey, they're not jokes. They're facts. Know the difference.
@@TheListenerCanon Somebody who has never seen his movies or heard any of his behind the scenes douchebaggery once asked me what the deal was with Seagal and why people like to dunk on him so much and I told them he thinks all those Chuck Norris jokes are about him and completely true.
Interesting, I thought segal had just sort of become a dark satirical version of himself, but apparently, that’s what he’s always been.
I believe Mad TV was always making fun of him, but it's hard to parody him in a parody that goes beyond what he's actually like.
Seagal didn't change. The world changed, and he's just trying to survive.
like Chevy Chase
@Jermbot15 My guy he's just not funny
I once met Steven Seagal in Thailand when I went to have dinner in a restaurant. My dad is a big fan, so I gathered my courage, to bring my dad to say hi to him and shake his hands. There were only 3 tables occupied at that restaurant. I waited for him to finish his meal and was about to leave, brought my dad. His security stopped me and said, Mr Seagal is not meeting anyone now. He was just a few feet away and didnt even look up at my 75 year old dad. My dad remains a fan, Me, was never a fan, and this added to the reason why..
There is a saying that you should never meet your hero's in real life...
This guy respects only Mafia and b*tches
@@airbornesteve1if your hero is a celebrity, you deserve to be ridiculed
Imagine being Steven seagal and having security
Well there is your problem. You two were fans of Steven Seagull to begin with
Oh wow, I didn't realize how involved the hosts were in the sketches, I just assumed that they went along with what the writers gave them.
Check out john mullaneys bit about mick jagger. He sums up what working with people who arent comedians/comedy actors, is like
If you want a look inside the process of making the show James Franco did a documentary on it, with John Malkovich as the host that week he filmed
@@wiskyr6510 That really opened my eyes to how intense the work is. By the end of the week everyone is just gone from sleep deprivation
@@wiskyr6510 it’s called saturday night for those looking. i think a lot of the people who give snl flack should watch it just to get a glimpse into the schedule the cast and crew follow. makes me wonder how people like kenan have been on the show for so long- i would snap for sure.
Makes sense the host gets involved. If they're promoting a new movie or is known for a movie and the show wants to lampoon it, the host can give their take on the sketch.
I never realized until literally just now how much 90s Steven Segal looks like a Bizarro Patrick Bateman.
Nothing wrong with Patrick Bateman
@@webbieice he’s a psycho
@@webbieice Weellll
He looks like Saul Goodman
@@webbieice Lol, assuming you're not being facetious, I would seek psychological help if you think there's nothing wrong with that character.
People almost forget that Michael Bolton was the musical guest that week and they wrote him into some sketches. Bolton saved the show.
Bolton seems to have a good sense of humor about himself. Always enjoyed his appearances on the VH1 "I Love the..." series
i read tjis like 4 times and everytime thiught you meant troy bolton. from high school musical. and was imagining zac efron
yeah but he's still a no-talent ass-clown.
He knew what it needed: time, love and tenderness
@@jamescarter3196😂
“From start to finish, Steven Seagal was a hindrance to everyone he came into contact with”
Are you talking about the SNL episode or his life…?
Honestly, how else would you expect Steve Seagal to act?
It was a naive time and people hadn’t yet realized how little talent and self-awareness he actually had
@@najhoant You had to be blind not to see it. I've never even watched a full movie of his and I can see it from a mile away.
@@djcogdill9263 Okay but you know now due to hindsight. If you only see a person on the screen and never meet them in person, you can only assume how they act in real life
They literally made film about Frank Dux and his lies, starring JCVD, it was really innocent time :)
If you want to know more about how much of a nightmare Steven Seagal is, look up Behind the Bastards and listen to the episode about him. He's most likely a serious criminal, as well as a terrible person.
There's a podcast called The Dollop that did a two part episode on his "incredible" (aka pretty insane?) life story 😅
Tim Allen is both of those things too. You know what he was doing before his acting career? A drug dealer. The hardened kind, probably killed people. And he went to jail, and he only got out because he ratted out all his customers. So he's a criminal and a snitch.
@@Hyrulistic It's at 3 parts now
@@Hyrulistic 3rd part came out today
He is friends with Lukashenko and Putin, so you can be sure he is a prostitute who only cares about money and has no moral code.
My understanding of the confirmation of just how hated Seagal was by the cast was the closing credits scene when the cast and host traditionally high-five each other for a job well done and the fun that came with it. No one even approached Seagal as the audience applauded, standing conspicuously by himself.
"This is what happens when you pollute the planet!" Is a really funny line to end on after beating up stunt men for 7 minutes. Pretty sure Seagal was just ahead of his time with his humor.
He wasn't. He's just an asshole.
This makes Will Sasso‘s interpretation of Steven Segal on MadTV so much better
MADtv vs. In Living Color:
Discuss
@@skaetur1 Well, really, neither was All That!
"Hey...didja hear about that Hitler guy? Some guy just told me last night and I still can't believe it!"
@@BalderOdinson and none of those were Incredible Crew!
Will Sasso is incredibly underrated.
It’s so strange when a joke of a person doesn’t have a sense of humor
He reminds me of Michael Scott in his improv club. Every scene just dissolves into him shooting everyone lol
Now THAT was really funny........
Actually the Exxon skit had a great line (by Seagal) when he said "I've got pictures of you talking about your evil plans, I've got pictures of you discussing your profits, " etc. It's actually pretty much like all his movies
That literally sounds like a Neil Breen movie lmao. "I have hacked into every government database on earth and exposed all the corruption!"
@@jakek1735 Neil Breen and Seagal should work get together in a movie along with Tommy Wiseau.
Fun fact: The episode where Matt Foley first appeared also had a sketch where Adam Sandler played Bill Cosby as a game show host. Not kidding
wtf
Name? S/E, I’d like to see it. 😂
Did Sandler play a white Cosby? I'm assuming no black-face. Honestly, if you didn't know about Cosby and you saw a 90s skit with Adam Sandler playing Cosby as a white guy, that might be kinda funny.
@@noewayart6049 Sandler didn't do blackface, he just did a Cosby impersonation and said "razzum flazzum-bop" a lot, it was very strange.
Cosby wasn’t a known rapist back then and he didn’t do blackface. That’s not that strange.
Steven seagal strikes me as the kind of guy who has never successfully been told “no” in his life. He operates in his own world and demands that other people bend to him. Think about it. Seagal went on SNL and told THEM what to do and not the other way around. How the hell did he get this far in life without someone telling him no? Not one director or script supervisor or agent? My guess is he persists until all involved just shrug and realize fighting him is more effort than just letting him win.
Yep, all the women he tried to grope/assault would probably tell you the same thing. Probably why he's butt-buddies with Putin, they both have delusions of grandeur and like taking things by force.
Seagal is the type of person that needs to be admired at all times. The writers have always made playful fun of the hosts. He and SNL are oil and water.
Narcissist.
Indeed. I'm no psychologist (or fan of action movies, for that matter), but as an amateur historian, I compare him with the Roman emperor Nero. Assuming power when he was only 16, Nero not only engaged in cruel and depraved acts that tested the limits of his power, but also (apparently) suffered from histrionic personality disorder, symptoms of which include a constant need for adulation and being the center of attention as well as always talking or acting in an overly dramatic manner. For such people, any amount of adoration is never enough, and they love to be loved.
My dad passed away almost 20 years ago, and one of my favorite "debates" we would have was who had the better SNL cast, the 70's vs the 90's. My dad would always try to say Steve Martin was part of that great 70's cast, even though we both knew he was just a host.
Never knew they got snacks at a big round table. Can you imagine what being around that kind of talent would be like
Electric
@Samuel Jurgensen Trust me---it's exhausting. And they always, always, always want you to think they're very, very, very funny. Think... party for eight-year olds. Continuously.
Ooof.
Noisy and wearing
Like the show ‘30 Rock’?
The opposite of Seagal tanking would be a pro like Stallone, who did a great sketch with Norm MacDonald where the joke was naming all of Stallone’s bombs - look it up if you get a chance, lol.
Stallone is pretty game for poking fun at himself.
Another surprisingly good guest host was Al Gore of all people. Try to find his sketch where he played Willy Wonka's accountant, that was paragon, yet I can't seem to find it on youtube.
Stallone's sketch where he was trying to marry off his daughters. Molly Shannon was a Sweetie, Ana Gasteyer was pregnant, and Cheri OTeri was......a mess. It had me rolling.
There was a segment on The Best D*mn Sports Show Period in which Sly was a guest. One of the hosts told him, “In [whichever year it was], I went on a date with this girl. We saw a movie called Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!, and you owe us twenty dollars!” Sly agreed, slapped down twenty dollars on the table, and pointed at the audience while adding, “I owe everybody here twenty dollars!”
Speaking of Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!, I learned recently that Sly was only in the movie because he got pranked by Arnold. The two were big rivals at the time, and when Arnold heard about this movie, he was vocal about wanting to be in it hoping to trick Sly into demanding the part. The bait worked and the rest is history.
@@karaoconnoraliasraidra I heard that too about Schwarzenegger. I actually did see that in the theater myself when i was a kid, because i liked Stallone and Estelle Getty from watching The Golden Girls. I’m not the sort that will rub a failure in someone’s face. What i will say, is that the movie didn’t come about organically, it was an attempt to cash-in on Estelle Getty’s popularity and Arnold’s schmaltz films.
After that episode, Steven Segal was shown the door by Lorne Michaels and was told to never come back here again.
The story I heard is that Steven lunged at Lorn who had to hip toss Segal and snap his wrist BEFORE throwing him out of the door
Steven Segall trying to convince people that there's a lot more to him than "martial arts" is the funniest thing that SNL has ever done. Change my mind.
And he's not even good at martial arts
I'm honestly shocked that Tom Holland hasn't hosted yet. He has natural comedic timing that would work really well on the show.
honestly if tom holland and robert downey jr hosted together that would the show of the season haha
@@BigOleMatty tom holland hosting and rdj as a surprise guest
Tom Holland has dyslexic so he doesn't want to host
i wish! i think he hasn’t hosted because he has dyslexia so he would have too much trouble reading off of the cue cards.
That would actually be a quality choice. Snl doesn't do quality anymore
1:05 Kenan got his start on SNL ? He was one of the biggest faces on Nickelodeon in the late half of the 90s.
🤔 Maybe _that’s_ why he’s stayed so long. Everyone else sees SNL as their big break which will lead to _other_ career achievements. Kenan sees SNL as a major career achievement _after_ starring in two hit comedy shows and two feature films.
Exactly 💯
@@crnkmnky makes sense. If you're someone who got success young and don't care about being in the spotlight (again), you will be happy with such a stable (but likely not tasking) job... Kind of like Raven-Symone and Disney channel. I heard she was in talk to break out but after seeing what happened to her BFF LindsayLohan she decided against it (att& now it's not that easy... She forgets about her skintone&the town she's in😂)... Same reason Hilary Duff has been so careful...
Kenan needs to go!! 19 seasons and he's still there?!! Everyone else has their time on the show and moves on, some to bigger and better things. Kenan just hogs the spotlight from newcomers and is so one-note.
@@radrobd123 I don’t see Kenan as “hogging the spotlight.” He is a team player who excels in certain areas. Plenty of the writing staff have stayed for years. Stability and predictabil-- _‘reliability’_ can be good things… 😅
I do hope he stays as long as the work nourishes his spirit and benefits his family. Then he can fearlessly open the next chapter. 💪
I remember watching this episode. Layered with cringe - and a lot of silence from the audience
Also saw him on the talk show circuit with Letterman. That was painful too. Relived his mythical upbringing and astounding skill.
Steven Seagal loves Steven Seagal.
Someone has to
Hey, if Steven Seagal doesn't spread the legend of Steven Seagal, that legend will be forgotten.
I saw him on Letterman and thought he was hilarious. It seemed like he had an ultra-deadpan, self-parodying sense of humor. It wasn't until later that I realized he's just nuts.
Given how it meshes the story (literally being the opposite of this trainwreck), you should've mentioned how a year and a half later, SNL itself referenced the episode: when Nicholas Cage, realizing how upset people were by his monologue being nothing but misogynistic statements about female co-stars (having come to his senses after blowing his top when Lorne Michaels said the same about Sofia Coppola) frets that he must be the most hated host ever, Lorne assured him "THAT would be Steven Seagal".
Brilliant
I have to ask…did Seagal respond to that joke by threatening not to come on the show again? I ask because there are so many examples of entitled people threatening, “I’m not coming back!” when they’re not wanted at a place to begin with.
And Cage gave us the brilliant "Nicknames" sketch...
"I just read the greatest script I've ever read in my life".
''Who wrote it?''
"I did"
YES, So happy to find someone covering this trainwreck!
There's currently 2/3 eps of the Dollop out now cover Steven, I'm curious if that's where they got this idea from.
The writing team that included Conan, Odenkirk and Sigel is up there with the greatest assemblage of talent in tv history. Off the top of my head, the only one I can think of that tops it is Sid Ceasars Your Show of Shows (and oh BOY does it top it), which had Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H) all on staff at the same time. Talk about legendary writers.
I'd throw in a mention for the very briefly lived Dana Carvey Show which had Odenkirk and Smigel writing too, along with the likes of Louis CK, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell amongst others. It had a crazy good selection of talent for a show that only had about half a dozen episodes.
@@chrisninety1 nice, I totally forgot about that team. Thanks.
Segal was never involved in the writing process.... hosts hardly ever help in the writing process.
It was a typo. Should have been Smigel. But hosts very often are involved in the writing process for SNL, in fact, cast members generally love working most with the hosts that get involved in the writing.
Not to mention this was one of the strongest cast lineups in SNL's history
One time the host bailed on the show and a cast member had to act as the host.
It was Nick Nolte, he got wasted at Studio 54 the night before. Eddie Murphy took over as host, since it was his show at that point anyway.
One time they had a contest for an unknown to host and some unknown old lady was picked to be the host
@@radrobd123 ...and???
@@radrobd123 and then what happened? Did she actually host an episode?
@@raymorayray Yes, Miskel Spillman won the contest for "Anyone Can Host SNL". She hosted the December 17, 1977 episode. She was 80 years old at the time
Ohhh yes
People dunking on Steven Seagal is one of my favorite CZcams subgenres.
A podcast I love (the dollop) just did a two parter on Seagal and when they mentioned this episode and how it apparently had been completely pulled from syndication, I thought it had to be somewhere on CZcams. Thank you for doing the work for me!
Part 3 with the FBI coming soon
Damn- I completely forgot about the Dollop! Tysm for the reminder- those guys really got me through the beginning of quarantine
@@unscenegamers it just dropped!
Okay hanging Rob Schneider out of a window for no reason is hilarious 🤣
There are few people less deserving of fame than Segal. Even his actions flicks are boring as hell because the fights are so blandly one-sided with little conflict.
You just described almost every action movie.
@@kneeofjustice9619 Not Arnold's. He got shot by an old lady in Kindergarten Cop.
@@kneeofjustice9619 Not the best ones. Die Hard, Terminator, any Jackie Chan flick.
It's Steven Seagal. I knew it. He's a lunatic.
Isn't he buddies w/Putin?
@@ROBYNMARKOW yup...
@@psulionz87 He would be🙄
Tom Segura did say that Steven Segall is out of his mind
Yeah, No Shit...
Plastering the words "boring & lackluster" over Justin Bieber 🤣 brilliant!
As soon as I saw that it was Steven Seagal I felt like I already knew the entire rest of the story despite never hearing about it prior
Steven Seagal needs more cowbell
And less cow. And donuts....and ice-cream....
I do like the idea of a host beating up all the beloved characters in every sketch. If done well.
Honestly for that to work I feel like you'd have to play the show normally and then have him invade every sketch like he's doing another movie entirely. Like invade the sketch and be like "where's my daughter" and "beat up" the cast mate though Idk if that would work cause it would take someone who could take a joke and that's not segial. There's a reason he only does smaller movies now and I don't think it's by choice.
It’s like Michael Scott’s improv class hack where he always just pretends to have a gun lmao
@@shannonceleste5557 you should always LEAD with a gun, because no one can top that
@@darkmyro that would've been a really funny idea XD too bad seagal was too stubborn, maybe we could've seen something as funny as that on the screen.
@@shannonceleste5557 *BOOoooM BOOooooM BOOooooM!* "I'm not even in the scene!" *BUH BUH BUH*
There was a martial arts security guy years ago at XM Radio that the on-air guys would talk to once in awhile. He called himself Master Po & had the exact same attitude as Seagal with the lack of self-humor and expectation that other people should worship him for his stated martial arts ability.
The irony is that Master Po (from Kung Fu) was humble and self-effacing--with a ready and easy laugh.
Leave it alone!
Rex Kwan Do
@@mrs.vasquezz forgettaboutit
@4:08 "Steven Seagal was a hinderance to everyone he came in contact with" - well pretty much his entire career.
if you haven't listened to The Dollop episodes on Steven Segal you're missing out.
Behind the Bastards di a pod on him a year or two back as well, there's a lot more wrong with Seagal than comedy chops
I never tire of awkward Steven Seagal stories. Thank you.
The first appearance of Justin Timberlake was surprisingly hilarious all the way through.
As a teenager around the late 90s and early 2000s, I was a metalhead, and absolutely _detested_ boy bands like *NSYNC. However, when I saw Timberlake's appearances on SNL-- particularly when he was paired with Andy Samberg-- it really changed my mind about him. I have mad respect for him as a performer now.
@@chevand8 Yeah, not a fan of his music but he was laugh out loud funny in every appearance on SNL.
well Timberlake had prior acting experience. He was on the Mickey Mouse Club
"Beloved characters like The Richmeister?" Man, everyone I knew hated that guy after the second week. Honestly the only laugh that episode got out of me was when Segal just chucked him out a window. I can't have been the only one who loved that. The rest of the show, though? Tumbleweeds and crickets. The only one potentially as bad would be Andrew Dice Clay, maybe.
Yeah, fair… I think we were all waiting for someone to get sick of the copy machine guy and pound him so that one gets a pass.
HA! My comment saying how much I disliked the Steven Segal episode, I ALSO mentioned that he and Dice Clay were the two worst hosts....
Steven Seagal is almost definitely an NPC.
One of my favorite SNL hosts was Drake. There are funnier SNL hosts, but he went all in with the silliness. He had a scene where he was Katt Williams, he played dungeons and dragons, the silly lil Wayne impression, the poetry class, the bar mitzvah, dude went in on the silliness. Granted he was an actor so you know that was like quietly a dream to host.
but you're right. The hosts that people remember the best are the ones that roll a bit with the punches but are also down to try the weird stuff the writer put in front of them. Two recent ones are harry styles and billie eilish were surprisingly good
@@noelaguirrechavez4462 Chance the Rapper too! He did double duty twice and I was really surprised with how natural he seemed
@@maddieadaddy chance was hysterical as fuck
His latest role is being a mediocre rapper lol
This was a pretty decent clip of a show and I really appreciate all of it the whole way through. Thank you for everything and I hope you have a wonderful day. ❣️🤓
Is it Steven Seagull week? The dollop just did a podcast on this guy and mentioned the SNL night, so glad you did this at the same time then lol
I recently watched a video about Seagal in Dubai, from my recommendations. Strange
Hes been in the news being over in Russia with Putin
Sounds like Steven Seagal lives in a van down by the river.
1:22 the woman sitting there with Phil Hartman in his intro was his wife, Bryn. Her earrings are swinging like that because she kept turning her head to the camera with him, they had to do several takes because of it. She was depressed over her own career never taking off and abused drugs and had violent outbursts. She would later kill him then herself
Oh my god! I didn't grow up watching Phil Hartman, but I knew he was a beloved comedian and I remember people being really upset about his death. I never knew it was due to something so violent.
@@queencleopatra007 -- The Hartman story is really sad.... He was a brilliant comedian, able to really work his material on SNL.... He did a sketch, where he played President Clinton, out for a jog, and they stop by a fast food place... Hartman is working the crowd--like Clinton--but illustrating all his "stories" by eating the customers' food. It was hilarious.... And some of the best episodes of The Simpsons turned on Hartman's two characters, Troy McClure and attorney Lionel Hutz......
Now I want to want to watch how the "assault victim gets hit on by her therapist" premise would have went.
If you had asked me was Steve Martin part of the cast, I would've said yes! But now that you mention it, I guess his bits were so iconic it just seems like he was.
Ever see Steven Seagal run? I mean when he was younger. Hilarious looking. I don't think he's ran since he's started cosplaying as a goth easter egg...
I’ll be honest. I actually do love the “polluting the planet” sketch. It feels like something that Eric Andre would do on his show. Based on how the rest of Seagal’s sketches turned out though, I realize that it may not have been the intention! 😅
Steven seagal must be the new head writer on snl
I saw this when it first ran, but SNL has buried the footage…it’s impossible to show anybody how bad it was! I’m surprised you got the footage!
I like that this is becoming more and more well known. Now that we know what's been going on with Bruce Willis, I feel like we need to double down on calling out Steven Seagal as a sort of karmic apology for being too hard on Bruce Willis.
This is one of many episodes where I wish they did a documentary every week showing how the show comes together.
Missed opportunity that they never did that.
A secondary TV show or even just a CZcams channel or a podcast.
OK COME ON! REALLY?!
They did one for a Christmas episode in 2008. I forgot what it was called but it's one of the most interesting documentaries I've ever seen
You do it. I’m not saying that to be a smart ass, but if you know anything about editing and have a halfway decent voice, you can do it
I remember the cringe fest that was the Steven Segal’s episode. I was born in 1970 and my whole childhood was staying up late and watching SNL every single week, and I had no clue Steve Martin was never a cast member!
Back in the day, the SNL "cast" called themselves "The Not Ready for Prime Time Players." Steve Martin was on the show so many times, sometimes as a host, sometimes just making an appearance, that even if he wasn't part of the "cast," he was still closely tied to the show.... Chevy Chase was just on for one season--and was replaced by Bill Murray......
Say what you want, but even on a bad day, (perhaps ESPECIALLY on a bad day), Steven Segal is endlessly entertaining.
They should have fired him and had Will Sasso impersonate him. Mad tv was nothing without him.
Will Sasso was only 16 when this episode aired in 1991, but they could do it now, for old times’s sake.
@@ericdaniel323 damn, I was six. I thought maybe this incident inspired the Will sasso impersonation.
@@jaredj631 I think you're right, but in the sense that this incident pretty well encapsulates his entire personality anyway.
I remember when Sylvester Stallone was a guest on the show, although it’s tough to find clips of it now, but he was actually pretty awesome. Besides the sketch where he plays a slightly dimwitted computer store salesman trying to help Will Ferrell, he did a sketch in which plays himself while everyone rips him for all of the bad movies he made like Stop or My Mom Will Shoot and Over the Top. It’s hilarious if you can find it. It takes real balls to go out on national television live and do that.
1:35 This is all WAY overstated. At the time, it was just a silly late night show we teens watched late at night (to see free content that was a little "inappropriate"). None of these people were considered "comedy legends" at the time, and the vast majority of regular adults had no idea who these people were (and didn't care). It got "good ratings" for a show that aired at 11:30 on Saturday night and ran until 1am, when many people still only had 3 channels. (That is to say, the ratings weren't off the charts or something.)
I’m sure all SNL ratings are just good for late night, but I think some of us did love the show in that era. And sometimes jokes and characters from it enter the pop culture. This was the era that spawned the Wayne’s World movie, really the only good SNL based movie other than The Blues Brothers. SNL is most popular with teens and young adults, but I feel like this was a pretty popular era.
@@jamesmcfadden5534 Sure, but "popular" SNL at the time was not as popular as the video is claiming. Moreover, SNL is always seen as much better in hindsight than it was actually regarded at the time. It was edgy, forbidden, underground comedy that could only be seen VERY late on a Saturday night. That was the whole point. Now they play it live on the west coast at 8:30 because no one cares anymore. That's just not the way it was back then.
That's funny. Steven Seagal thinks his episode is the best SNL episode ever.
It must have been a terrifying experience for everyone.
I've been binge watching your vids lately and I'm absolutely amazed by the amount of effort you put into your videos in such a short time.
I was wondering if you could make a vid about The Amazing World of Gumball because I think that it would be a very interesting show to talk about! Good luck and thank you for doing what you do.
This popped up with such good timing! The Dollop podcast has just done a 3 part series on Seagal! They talked about this SNL episode, but seeing it really brings it all together.
As a hockey fan, I looked forward to seeing Wayne Gretzky when he hosted SNL in 1989. He was game, but let’s just say that when it came to acting, it’s a good thing he didn’t quit his (predominately) night job.
Oh man, I remember that episode, it was painful to watch. It’s so funny, you can tell when a host is willing to take it lightly and make fun of themselves. But If the host is too serious or, too stiff, there’s been a bunch of stiff hosts that looked just completely out of place. My two favorite things on SNL is when a host you think will suck is amazing and when the cast breaks and starts laughing and trying to hide it. God I love that show, so good
Who knew that Will Sasso's rendition of him on MadTV was the most accurate.
The only new info I got here was he never once saw an episode of SNL. Which not only sounds odd but also thoroughly explains his performance.
Seems like the natural response to interacting with Rob Schneider
If they just went ahead and ended every sketch with Steven Seagal coming in and beating everyone up that would still be better than the way they end most sketches.
Now the Segal episode is pure gold 😂 dude taking every scene so seriously is hilarious 😂
They should have promised Seagal cheeseburgers if he played ball, he’ll do anything for a cheeseburger.
Yes I’ve heard many SNL cast members come on the Stern Show over the years and talk about that Segal episode and the week they had to spend with him
Segal and Bruce Willis are unironically my parents favourite actors
What's wrong with Bruce Willis? Die Hard, Pulp Fiction...
Are your parents baby boomers because my mum's 75 year old partner unironically said that Jason Statham was an excellent actor
@@Paulafan5 The problem with willis is that he is not a nice human . . .
Cool to see this one again after the new SNL video you guys did
Recent, my favorite hosts have been John Mullaney, Adam Driver and I was surprised Billie Ellish was very good as the host.
Ah, I see someone at Nerdstalgic is a Dollop fan.
Have you checked out the Behind the Bastards ep on Seagal?
beat me to it
This episode is better than any episode I've seen post-2016. It's actually really funny how he refuses to do anything but beat the shit out of people.
you can see everyone visibly cringing around him omfg
"I just read the greatest script I've ever read in my life."
"Really? Who wrote it?"
"I did!"
I remember this!! Such an amazing train wreck!!😂🤣
This doesnt feel shocking. Looking at Seagal's modern attempts at entertainment and just his life choices in general. I think that guy has needed some therapy for a WHILE!
Where can you watch this full episode, Hulu is edited.
Even the sight of Rob Schneider being dangled out the window isn’t enough to make that sketch watchable.