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  • @jazzfan6
    @jazzfan6 Před 4 lety +1048

    . . . 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
      @wheelie63 Před 4 lety +16

      agreed !....

    • @LASR71
      @LASR71 Před 4 lety +45

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

    • @mrs.dinahsaur7195
      @mrs.dinahsaur7195 Před 3 lety +3

      jazzfan6 his pudgy nod in tights, loll

    • @chasbodaniels1744
      @chasbodaniels1744 Před 3 lety +22

      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
      @czarnick2 Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @Mumblix
    @Mumblix Před 4 lety +704

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

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +16

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

    • @mschwes5376
      @mschwes5376 Před 4 lety +20

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

    • @BobWeaver3000
      @BobWeaver3000 Před 4 lety +4

      same!

    • @Alvan81
      @Alvan81 Před 4 lety +18

      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
      @Alvan81 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @aaguero
    @aaguero Před 3 měsíci +92

    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
      @soilmanted Před měsícem +4

      I'd like to know who penned the script!

    • @joematerascz3725
      @joematerascz3725 Před měsícem +1

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

    • @sweiland75
      @sweiland75 Před měsícem +1

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

    • @RandomPerson-iz1qu
      @RandomPerson-iz1qu Před 29 dny

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

    • @michaelkottler
      @michaelkottler Před 16 dny

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

  • @notabritperse
    @notabritperse Před rokem +332

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

    • @andrewdundee8842
      @andrewdundee8842 Před 9 měsíci +21

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

    • @istanformarzipan
      @istanformarzipan Před 7 měsíci

      She was a Georgia Peach ;)@@andrewdundee8842

    • @brianhammer5107
      @brianhammer5107 Před 7 měsíci +4

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

    • @yaywhewclips242
      @yaywhewclips242 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I liked the fast talking old school Hollwood agent

    • @slackerman9758
      @slackerman9758 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Yeah, dammmit. RIP Jan Hooks.

  • @longlakeshore
    @longlakeshore Před 4 lety +833

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

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +25

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

    • @peterjoseph6133
      @peterjoseph6133 Před 4 lety +32

      “That is correct, your honor...” 😂

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial Před 4 lety +4

      You actually believe this sketch was funny?

    • @longlakeshore
      @longlakeshore Před 4 lety +49

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

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial Před 4 lety +1

      longlakeshore
      A shitty sense of humor? I doubt it

  • @georgecarroll8441
    @georgecarroll8441 Před 4 lety +2464

    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.

  • @noodlehat3250
    @noodlehat3250 Před 3 lety +411

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

    • @paraguaymike5159
      @paraguaymike5159 Před 2 lety +30

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

    • @jonathanlocke6404
      @jonathanlocke6404 Před 2 lety +10

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

    • @jedmonson100
      @jedmonson100 Před 2 lety +27

      Rosanna Arquette was smoking hot back then! 😮 😮😮

    • @Falconlibrary
      @Falconlibrary Před 2 lety +18

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

    • @sisterdoublehappiness9714
      @sisterdoublehappiness9714 Před rokem +2

      @@jedmonson100 So was Jon Lovitz!!!

  • @chrismassaroni1366
    @chrismassaroni1366 Před rokem +118

    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.

  • @mikkifarmer9626
    @mikkifarmer9626 Před 4 lety +1311

    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
      @sirreal1290 Před 4 lety +42

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

    • @mazatano
      @mazatano Před 4 lety +20

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

    • @mikkifarmer9626
      @mikkifarmer9626 Před 4 lety +11

      mazatano I agree. Brilliant comedy is always timeless.

    • @matthewJ142
      @matthewJ142 Před 4 lety +14

      She died?! She was young!

    • @someonerandom256
      @someonerandom256 Před 4 lety +6

      @@matthewJ142 Cancer.

  • @michaelzoran
    @michaelzoran Před 4 lety +528

    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
      @billyjoejimbob75 Před 4 lety +1

      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
      @stourleykracklite7663 Před 3 lety +6

      Really well-written sketch. By whom?

    • @g33kn4sty
      @g33kn4sty Před 3 lety +20

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

    • @michaelzoran
      @michaelzoran Před 3 lety +21

      @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
      @Alvan81 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @TheTibetyak
    @TheTibetyak Před 2 lety +36

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

  • @colleenmaecallender7478
    @colleenmaecallender7478 Před 3 lety +54

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

  • @philmccartney3214
    @philmccartney3214 Před 4 lety +395

    RIP Jan and Phil, your legacy lives on.

    • @malcolmwatt4866
      @malcolmwatt4866 Před 4 lety +4

      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
      @mdhall04 Před 4 lety +5

      @@malcolmwatt4866 nobody reads anymore apparently

    • @malcolmwatt4866
      @malcolmwatt4866 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @frankspikes7858
      @frankspikes7858 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @vicdmise
      @vicdmise Před 4 lety +5

      The greatest SNL team ever.

  • @CuriousGoodsJessica
    @CuriousGoodsJessica Před 4 lety +257

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

  • @kassandjohnbolles3522
    @kassandjohnbolles3522 Před 2 lety +213

    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
      @robertdebrus3732 Před rokem

      What bar was that near Philly

    • @kassandjohnbolles3522
      @kassandjohnbolles3522 Před rokem +3

      @@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
      @robertdebrus3732 Před rokem +1

      @@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
      @kassandjohnbolles3522 Před rokem +2

      @@robertdebrus3732 It was Crafty's in Warminster.

    • @donjones4719
      @donjones4719 Před rokem +4

      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.

  • @buckdraper303
    @buckdraper303 Před 7 měsíci +24

    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.

  • @dennisfant2620
    @dennisfant2620 Před 4 lety +670

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

    • @thesmackdaddy9888
      @thesmackdaddy9888 Před 4 lety +3

      City Slickers 2 ...the loser brother. LOL

    • @josephgodfrey8468
      @josephgodfrey8468 Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @louispkaczmarek5482
      @louispkaczmarek5482 Před 4 lety +9

      Loved him as Master Thespian!!

    • @BxCortez2050
      @BxCortez2050 Před 4 lety +13

      Him and his wife ...Morgan Fairchild

    • @dennisfant2620
      @dennisfant2620 Před 4 lety +9

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

  • @TlalocW
    @TlalocW Před 4 lety +268

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

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @maddogsmith5719
      @maddogsmith5719 Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @MikeLinPA
      @MikeLinPA Před 4 lety +8

      @@strobe155 Jon Lovitz is a national treasure!

    • @mattparks2153
      @mattparks2153 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @mikkifarmer9626
      @mikkifarmer9626 Před 4 lety +4

      TlalocW Jon Lovitz was extremely funny portraying the devil.

  • @SuperJNG18
    @SuperJNG18 Před 3 lety +97

    "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
      @jv-lk7bc Před 3 lety +2

      0:13 are those real?

  • @rogerfritz
    @rogerfritz Před 3 měsíci +18

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

  • @glennaa11
    @glennaa11 Před 4 lety +207

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

  • @theBaron0530
    @theBaron0530 Před 4 lety +134

    I love hearing Phil say, "Mister Mephistopheles!"

    • @chasbodaniels1744
      @chasbodaniels1744 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @tiger1044
      @tiger1044 Před 3 lety +3

      My favorite line!

    • @dollcefina
      @dollcefina Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @rhomotor
    @rhomotor Před 3 lety +350

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

    • @romanramirez7847
      @romanramirez7847 Před 2 lety +11

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

    • @dianapevtsov
      @dianapevtsov Před 2 lety +5

      @@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. czcams.com/video/tb1xh-_8t18/video.html

    • @payableondeath9091
      @payableondeath9091 Před 2 lety +3

      and John Candy

    • @Stewart1953
      @Stewart1953 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @Stewart1953
      @Stewart1953 Před 2 lety +2

      @@payableondeath9091 sctv. stay healthy and happy

  • @jeffreymorgan8687
    @jeffreymorgan8687 Před 2 měsíci +5

    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

  • @uncleflansy5621
    @uncleflansy5621 Před 3 lety +99

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

    • @paystarbuzzy
      @paystarbuzzy Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @Alvan81
      @Alvan81 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @Phil_Melone
      @Phil_Melone Před 2 lety

      Yeap they were all good may they rip

  • @euchrewacko
    @euchrewacko Před 2 lety +7

    Kevin Nealon nailed the Doug Lewellen impersonation

  • @tbc210
    @tbc210 Před 2 lety +156

    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
      @jeffreym.8957 Před 2 lety +4

      Rosanna - not Patricia.

    • @terracottapie
      @terracottapie Před 2 lety +8

      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
      @chryssy3255 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

    • @joelluongo7419
      @joelluongo7419 Před 10 měsíci +1

      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
      @mplsmark222 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ⁠@@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

  • @josec7830
    @josec7830 Před 11 měsíci +18

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

  • @mrf19741
    @mrf19741 Před 4 lety +152

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

  • @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz
    @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz Před 2 lety +16

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

  • @bsidegirl9069
    @bsidegirl9069 Před rokem +46

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

  • @macmacreynolds8712
    @macmacreynolds8712 Před rokem +9

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

  • @mss627
    @mss627 Před 4 lety +116

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

    • @danmseattle975
      @danmseattle975 Před 4 lety +6

      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
      @00bikeboy Před 4 lety +3

      The writing is genius. Who wrote it?

    • @happydayz7857
      @happydayz7857 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @--pussypatroll--
    @--pussypatroll-- Před 4 lety +117

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

    • @Kostadin_Arolski
      @Kostadin_Arolski Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @samjones9127
      @samjones9127 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @Greendragon434
      @Greendragon434 Před 4 lety +9

      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!

  • @Izaakwalton_
    @Izaakwalton_ Před 3 měsíci +6

    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!

  • @40thCapeRifles
    @40thCapeRifles Před 2 lety +23

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

  • @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz
    @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz Před 4 lety +191

    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
      @Kronx1970 Před 4 lety +14

      Phil and Jan were so good together. Absolute legends.

    • @Wwilltzx99
      @Wwilltzx99 Před 4 lety +7

      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
      @SMATF5 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @nickimorelli9991
      @nickimorelli9991 Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz
      @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @scottsantana2248
    @scottsantana2248 Před 2 lety +20

    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.

  • @BryanPSears
    @BryanPSears Před rokem +54

    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
      @patrickc3419 Před rokem +1

      Same here 😂😂😂😂

    • @zAvAvAz
      @zAvAvAz Před rokem +1

      one of the greats

    • @LASR71
      @LASR71 Před 8 měsíci

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

    • @chonqmonk
      @chonqmonk Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @tocororo
    @tocororo Před 3 lety +24

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

    • @IrishCarney
      @IrishCarney Před 22 dny

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

  • @ShiningEyeBrigade
    @ShiningEyeBrigade Před 2 lety +63

    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.”

  • @sujoyteslesl
    @sujoyteslesl Před 4 lety +35

    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
      @jeremyb4493 Před měsícem

      Because great comedy is timeless

  • @danbrennan3461
    @danbrennan3461 Před 2 lety +36

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

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 Před 3 lety +16

    Hartman, Hooks, Lovitz, Nealon. Legends.

  • @willrogeberg4365
    @willrogeberg4365 Před 4 lety +37

    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.

  • @tracys4161
    @tracys4161 Před 4 lety +240

    "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
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +17

      Phil. F**ing . Hartman

    • @ericsmith8373
      @ericsmith8373 Před 4 lety +25

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

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @berserkley
      @berserkley Před 4 lety +2

      Me too! I love that line!

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +14

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

  • @itriedtoeatmyphone7619
    @itriedtoeatmyphone7619 Před 7 měsíci +8

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

  • @travisdavis7488
    @travisdavis7488 Před 3 lety +5

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

  • @paulcooper8818
    @paulcooper8818 Před 4 lety +53

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

  • @michellegriff13
    @michellegriff13 Před 3 lety +8

    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
      @Nhamp2000 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @michellegriff13
      @michellegriff13 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @toomuchdrivetothrive
    @toomuchdrivetothrive Před 3 měsíci +5

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

  • @chasbodaniels1744
    @chasbodaniels1744 Před rokem +16

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

  • @jennawildah6514
    @jennawildah6514 Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @macmacreynolds8712
    @macmacreynolds8712 Před 4 lety +94

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

    • @billyc768
      @billyc768 Před 3 lety +6

      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
      @LL-fd7xn Před 3 lety +8

      RIP Jan Hooks and Phil Hartman.

    • @christophermcbride6021
      @christophermcbride6021 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @dalekinnear7303
      @dalekinnear7303 Před 2 lety

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

  • @BladeRunner-td8be
    @BladeRunner-td8be Před 2 lety +73

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

    • @doggonepointgooddogbacking3248
      @doggonepointgooddogbacking3248 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @scottp300
      @scottp300 Před 2 lety +1

      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.

  • @RasMix1
    @RasMix1 Před 2 lety +7

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

  • @Knickerson
    @Knickerson Před 4 lety +164

    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
      @battafyuwi6760 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @Knickerson
      @Knickerson Před 4 lety +6

      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
      @fredwright5954 Před 4 lety

      @@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
      @raheemhamilton8624 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @rickmainecali
      @rickmainecali Před 4 lety +6

      The Golden age

  • @sonofab_tch
    @sonofab_tch Před 3 lety +36

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

  • @number4cat1
    @number4cat1 Před rokem +3

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

  • @jenjen462
    @jenjen462 Před rokem +6

    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
      @jshepard152 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Worship meee! I command you!

  • @eezyclsmooth9035
    @eezyclsmooth9035 Před 3 lety +29

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

  • @MacTechG4
    @MacTechG4 Před 4 lety +47

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

  • @felixshut2603
    @felixshut2603 Před 2 lety +8

    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

  • @MyKetoRecovery
    @MyKetoRecovery Před rokem +4

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

  • @2004mojo
    @2004mojo Před 4 lety +195

    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
      @c.o.n.collectingofnostalgi889 Před 4 lety +4

      Huchee mumma you are correct

    • @omnitool
      @omnitool Před 4 lety +13

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

    • @2004mojo
      @2004mojo Před 4 lety +1

      @strontiumXnitrate That is so true!

    • @TallDocK
      @TallDocK Před 4 lety +5

      The Critic was a great show as was Duckman.

    • @manzi71
      @manzi71 Před 4 lety +2

      TallDocK cornfed rules!!

  • @harlandted
    @harlandted Před 4 lety +110

    This showed up on CZcams. 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
      @jdspencer60 Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @robedmund9948 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @harlandted
      @harlandted Před 4 lety

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

    • @robedmund9948
      @robedmund9948 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @harlandted
      @harlandted Před 4 lety +2

      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.

  • @admtech69
    @admtech69 Před 7 měsíci +5

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

  • @mcmobius1
    @mcmobius1 Před 3 měsíci +3

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

  • @TheAlicia1195
    @TheAlicia1195 Před 4 lety +26

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

    • @TallDocK
      @TallDocK Před 4 lety +4

      He dated Sadaam Hussein so what do you expect?

  • @johnharrison9685
    @johnharrison9685 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @kennyhagan5781
    @kennyhagan5781 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @TomServo1969
    @TomServo1969 Před 2 lety +92

    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
      @mikelisacarb Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @lseger62
      @lseger62 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @wiskyr6510
      @wiskyr6510 Před rokem +7

      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
      @greggerman7512 Před rokem +2

      Member Luke Skywalker? Member Cloud City?

  • @ja3482
    @ja3482 Před 4 lety +12

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

  • @tennyc
    @tennyc Před rokem +33

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

    • @anavigil7603
      @anavigil7603 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I think that's what makes her so good!

    • @Liggie55821
      @Liggie55821 Před 7 měsíci +3

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

    • @chonqmonk
      @chonqmonk Před 6 měsíci

      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...

  • @RodCornholio
    @RodCornholio Před 3 lety +13

    Hooks' southern accent was flawless.

    • @pronkb000
      @pronkb000 Před 2 lety +3

      Georgia born and raised.

  • @kellymathews6615
    @kellymathews6615 Před 2 lety +19

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

  • @vd3364
    @vd3364 Před 3 lety +26

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

    • @DeathToTheDictators
      @DeathToTheDictators Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @mickaleneduczech8373 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @harveydents
    @harveydents Před 4 lety +39

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

    • @stevehall71
      @stevehall71 Před 4 lety +12

      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
      @jwholland73 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @timstreety6391
    @timstreety6391 Před 2 lety +3

    Underrated cast back then.

  • @stephenabootman6051
    @stephenabootman6051 Před 2 lety +10

    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.

  • @deBebbler
    @deBebbler Před 4 lety +250

    This seven minute skit is better than the entirety of the most recent season of SNL.
    RIP Phil Hartman

    • @strobe155
      @strobe155 Před 4 lety +4

      OMG!! I just tinkled!!!

    • @samjones9127
      @samjones9127 Před 4 lety +3

      Yep.

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges Před 4 lety +7

      Drake Patton “OMG, I just tinkled”? Somebody check Drake’s papers.

    • @elizabethhill3606
      @elizabethhill3606 Před 4 lety +4

      RIP Jan Hooks.

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges Před 4 lety +6

      @Gerrit Peacock The women in the cast in that era don't get enough respect. Nora Dunn, Victoria Jackson and Jan Hooks were all great.
      I used to love the Sweeney Sisters and it seems they've all but been forgotten.

  • @nerdrage9739
    @nerdrage9739 Před 6 měsíci +3

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

  • @kakistocracyusa
    @kakistocracyusa Před 6 měsíci +22

    It's wonderful that we have this archeological record of a time when SNL actually had some talent.

    • @ryansmurda1552
      @ryansmurda1552 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I agree. Its totally not funny anymore.

  • @smakfu1375
    @smakfu1375 Před 2 lety +24

    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.

  • @iansmith8783
    @iansmith8783 Před 3 lety +12

    “Complete obaddience to your evil master” 😂

    • @paulocraice
      @paulocraice Před 3 lety +2

      Says Obama to Twitter, Facebook, NBC, CNN, CBS and even FOX News.

    • @Supernova493
      @Supernova493 Před 5 dny +1

      @@paulocraice Oh Lord, leave it at home for once.

    • @paulocraice
      @paulocraice Před 5 dny

      @@Supernova493 3 years ago mate! NOV 5 Trump is back and we're all good.

  • @tomschoenke5519
    @tomschoenke5519 Před 2 lety +8

    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.

  • @dayffe
    @dayffe Před rokem +5

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

  • @Robert-vj6fg
    @Robert-vj6fg Před 4 lety +14

    When he walks in and slams his briefcase down 🤣🤣

  • @lucien75
    @lucien75 Před 4 lety +73

    Giving someone eternal youth, then they get life imprisonment? "The Devil" actually did that in a Twilight Zone episode.

    • @Ty-vj4wg
      @Ty-vj4wg Před 4 lety +3

      @Projekt:Kobra I don't think you would enjoy prison for life, it would bring upon insanity.

    • @melissat3341
      @melissat3341 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Ty-vj4wg loneliness can do that...

    • @Ty-vj4wg
      @Ty-vj4wg Před 4 lety +1

      ​@Projekt:Kobra I personally think your time in prison would damper the rest of your eternity. You may come out with a bad emotional state and not remembering the rest of the world, it would be so different. You would probably want to go back in or commit a crime. I think that over hundreds of years of immortality would give you the gist of how the rest of eternity will be, you probably wouldn't want to forge emotional connections and may not feel anything at all (essentially becoming a sociopath). If I began immortal I personally would become a Historian and record tons of history for people. I would change my identity after about 100 years and move on to another. I would save lots of money from each life and take walks of life and careers. In the end I might form some sort of masonic order or join one to give me a purpose.

    • @MikeLinPA
      @MikeLinPA Před 4 lety +1

      @@Ty-vj4wg Some people might like prison life. Of course, the devil wouldn't send those people to prison... There's always a gotcha!

    • @Ty-vj4wg
      @Ty-vj4wg Před 4 lety +2

      ​@@MikeLinPA Most people don't like prison, but when they come out they cant function in the normal world so they want to go back.

  • @chrisf8855
    @chrisf8855 Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @thunderbolt2145
    @thunderbolt2145 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @Raja1938
    @Raja1938 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @CIS101
    @CIS101 Před 10 měsíci +6

    This is so perfectly classic

  • @lisvender
    @lisvender Před 2 lety +7

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

  • @ericjohnson4877
    @ericjohnson4877 Před 4 lety +14

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

  • @oveidasinclair982
    @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +28

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

  • @brianfigueroa5340
    @brianfigueroa5340 Před rokem +2

    This sketch is probably in my top 15!! 😂😂

  • @s.kreusler5081
    @s.kreusler5081 Před 3 měsíci +3

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

  • @RahduDrahkqul75
    @RahduDrahkqul75 Před 4 lety +19

    A judge, a hairdresser and Mephistopheles ....
    Walk into a courtroom. 😈

  • @mikes6961
    @mikes6961 Před 4 lety +10

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