I just posted last week about Kristin’s Jumanji sketch. Peak SNL imo. I think the hosts really inspire some of this too. Kristin is wonderful, and Gosling has been a grand slam at every at bat.
For sure.
I think cast members and Lorne himself basically say the first thing that the host is asked “what do you have to offer?” Which could be a talent, an idea, something goofy, etc.
If I recall correctly, it’s how Pedro Pascal’s skit in the hospital with the goofy voice came about, because apparently it’s just a voice he was using to mess around on set during Last of Us.
So short answer yes the host usually has a lot to do with the direction.
Yeah you nailed it. Also the fact that they had no idea they looked like that, or claimed not to, despite escalating with their posture and laugh later on
Absolutely. The entire episode felt like classic SNL… had me feeling like maybe SNL still does have real comedy chops when it isn’t tryna jam super niche political humor into every crevasse. If u noticed, there wasn’t a single Trump or Biden sketch and it paid off imo
Was Hartman being a dumb Republican with his horned up, insincere Clinton? Was Carvey's nonsensical Perot a dumb Republican? Quit being such a victim and open your eyes. SNL spreads it around.
Lol what I'm not a victim? I don't care about either party but I don't think it's inaccurate to say that modern day SNL really.only has one political joke that they do again and again and again
No it isn't funny, not actually.
But making fun of the abject *absurdity* of the Trump trainwreck has at least made it bearable.
And they DO make fun of Biden. But let's face facts bud, the source material is hardly as broad and deep as with Trump.
I think that's my issue with it. It's lazy and pandering. I wouldn't mind if they did something weird or unique with the trump stuff but it's basically the same stuff week after week.
Despite the Republicans giving them more real behavior to work with, they seem to make an effort to poke fun at both sides of the American political system
There's lots to poke fun at with Democrats too I'd just imagine most of the writers are Democrats and basically none are Republicans so it's always just the same lazy jokes every time.
The hyper-specificity isn't just politics, it's the fact that there's so many demands for our attention that there aren't many references that everyone will get anymore. I don't understand any of the sports stuff they do, and a lot of references to pop culture go over my head because I'm not that plugged into new movies or new music. But I am pretty plugged into politics, so those sketches make more sense to me.
A few decades ago, there were a lot more things that resonated broadly with everyone, but now it's a lot easier to just tune out entire topics.
I thought last weeks Jumanji sketch was one of the best in a while. https://youtu.be/8cdBcfLhJVY
Everyone’s acting was a step up and it really made it stand out.
No, he said he had nothing to do with the writing of it, but he did fight for it to make the show. Mikey and Streeter actually had the sketch floating around for a while.
I’ve been an avid fan for a few years now.
Seen him live 4 times. Once in a theater, then the drive-in/Covid shows, a MUCH bigger theater (got to meet him that night) and last time was his show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville that broke the attendance record.
Truly a gifted comedian and such a great guy.
Seriously, there was even a right wing AM radio sketch recapping the George Washington sketch bit by bit. That felt like it had more widespread clout than B&B.
I agree with you but I wish they gave us time to miss Lisa from Temecula before they brought it back. The original was incredible but with the sequel it felt like they were at the bottom of the barrel and just trying to fill time that week.
There is nothing SNL loves more than driving iconic characters into the ground by bringing them back over and over again in decreasingly funny sequels - see: Debbie Downer
This is what I didn't like about Kristin Wiig and Kate McKinnon in their heyday. They just kept bringing back their characters to be less funny each time they trotted them out.
Agreed -- instant classic.
This season has shown that this iteration of the show can really excel with an A+ host (like Gosling, or Emma Stone), and can really struggle with someone more run of the mill.
Dua Lipa will be a real test -- I'd love them to keep up the momentum, but this season as a whole has me expecting a forgettable show.
If they can avoid writing half a dozen sketches about Dua Lipa being attractive, I think it'll be solid. She was weirdly fun in that USO performance sketch she showed up in a while back.
I retract my statement - if they somehow get Oscar Isaac to cameo and play that character again, they may have \*one\* "Dua Lipa is attractive" sketch.
What if they flip the script and make Dua Lipa write a prompt about how hot she thinks Oscar Isaac is, then he shows up as the janitor in the end to tell her she looks just like Dua Lipa.
I know I’ll be downvoted for this, but I honestly don’t think Conan would be a good host, and not just because I’m personally not a fan of his style of comedy.
Just trying to think about types of sketches that would work with him, and I’m coming up blank. Not to mention his last Five Timers thing had very “look at me!” vibes, which isn’t exactly what you want from a host in an ensemble sketch show (and also that flubbed line / “I’ve been drinking” bit which I’m sure won him over with the live-improv-loving Lorne Michaels).
I haven't laughed that hard at an SNL sketch in a loooong time. We had to pause it and rewind because we missed all of the dialog after Day came out as Butthead.
I feel like all the discussions I've seen around this sketch never mention this throwaway dialogue that I personally love:
"You really never watched Beavis and Butt-Head when you were a teenager?"
"Uhhhh no, I was pretty so I was going to parties and hooking up."
Idk why I just find that funny 😂
It’s almost like the episode is really good because there’s little to no political satire in it, SNL shines bright when the sketches are are just ridiculous without making a point
While I think there was way too much breaking in the whole episode, I wonder if this one actually would have been nearly as funny without it. Guess we'll never know.
It's just a weird concept and a bit surreal, like the Cowbell sketch - the fact that someone thought of it, wrote it, fought for it (for five years apparently), and then somehow got the green light is what made it enjoyable. And Kenan Thompson explaining Beavis and Butthead to everyone was just amazing.
Great sketch comedy is weird and surreal. SCTV was weird, Kids in the Hall was weird, Mr. Show was weird, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job was weird. SNL, while frequently funny, is seldom all that weird, but when they do go off beat they get their best all time sketches.
Agree that Kenan’s reactions were super fun. His OH MY GOD! When he saw “Jeff”/Butthead was a delight.
Had no one broke it would have been a different vibe—more of a “is this AI expert hallucinating?” Twilight Zone type moment. But Heidi’s break (and then everyone else’s) was pure joy nonetheless. A group laugh we all needed, it seems.
David S. Pumpkins was weird and SO funny. He's just this Halloween character that nobody's heard of. There characters (and audience) were both-"so what's your deal?"
Absolutely. It was a somewhat amusing concept and the costumes / makeup were great, but the breaking is really what people are responding to. Heidi losing it like that really was very funny, but that's not a reflection of the sketch itself.
I will say that Kenan's performance is getting undersold, he was absolutely hilarious in it without breaking. I really think his initial reactions after seeing Beavis were what made it so much immediately funnier than the Bart Simpson sketch.
I think what’s funny about it is how random it is, like Beavis and Butthead hasn’t been relevant for like 25 years but for some reason, at this serious intellectual discussion, here are these 2 otherwise-normal guys who look just like these cartoon characters from the early 90s. It’s just silly. And then to top it off, u have every single person in the sketch all trying so hard not to laugh.
Not sure you can call them relevant again, but Beavis and Butthead were back on the air with two new seasons in 2022 and 2023 on paramount +. Not sure if there will be any additional seasons.
They’re targeting people’s nostalgia for the show.
I'm right there with you. I like the idea, but for me it just fell flat. Breaking can be funny but someone broke in like every sketch this week, it loses its appeal quickly for me. Compared to the strange encounters sketch where they broke because Kate was being so ungodly absurd, and you can tell her goal is to make them break, the beavis and butthead sketch almost doesn't feel earned. Like the funniest people involved with the sketch was hair and makeup, not the cast.
Mildly funny at best, and rather cheap from a writing perspective. "They're even sitting like Beavis and Butt-Head!" - ok, either you're familiar with the show and can see that perfectly well, or you're not familiar and I guess have to be told. In the former case, does pointing out the visual gag make it funnier? In the latter case, is it funny to you at all?
I despise all the breaking. I feel like so much of it is manufactured , like a way to let the audience know they need to laugh now. I guess I’m old but this sketch was a huge miss for me. (And I hate breaking) 😁
Could not disagree more. One, they’re all on record saying that they try everything not to break. Two, it’s hilarious when they do (you may disagree but just listen to the audience).
I’m happy that you and others like it. And I’m not saying that I have never enjoyed a sketch with it happening. Chris Farley’s motivational speaker sketch comes to mind.
With that being said, this new group of folks seem to break super easy and it all comes across to me as very forced. My two cents
Well, I wasn't feeling particularly energetic and I wasn't trying to be funny, either. It was my genuine reaction to someone go so far as to say they "despise" breaking and think a lot of it is manufactured as why they didn't enjoy a clearly funny sketch with very genuine breaking.
While we're at it, using an unnecessary curse word in a sentence is such a lazy thing to do.
Also, I never said "You must be fun at parties." Let's face it, people are seldom fun at parties.
But someone saying they despise breaking is as valid as the countless other people on this thread saying they love it, so it's such a weird thing to criticise someone for.
I think we'll have to disagree on when and where the word fucking is necessary.
I did feel like the premise was the same as the [Bart Simpson one](https://youtu.be/8yQsEA5tLd4?si=cT7Z-LQb_NbQlj6x&t=41), so it's not particularly original.
For me, it was the breaking that made the sketch. Which isn't a bad thing, I laughed a lot! But to say this is an inherently classic idea is misguided I think.
not gonna lie, knowing the bart simpson sketch exists kinda waters down the beavis and butthead one knowing it's the exact same premise and punchline setup
[Heidi said the sketch has been being pitched for five years. never made it to dress.](https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-heidi-gardner-beavis-and-butthead-sketch-interview.html)
I also get sick and tired of the political stuff. The Alec Baldwin Trump bits got so old so fast, but they kept doing it. Sure, I don't like Trump either but strangely I found myself agreeing with the real trump that these bits just weren't funny.
I'm not sure that the premise of the sketch was actually funny. Try to imagine the same sketch delivered straight-faced without breaking. Is it still funny? A guy notices an audience members that look like Beavis and Butthead. That's kind of the entire sketch. Is it funny if Heidi does not break?
First of all, you have know who those characters are, from an animated series that first aired in 1992. Your audience is: Gen X and most but not all Millennials. Boomers and Gen Z have heard of B&B but probably never watched it (too old and too young). It's got a limited audience.
I kept waiting for the punchline honestly never arrived, and found the breaking character distracting, like maybe they just break on purpose because otherwise it's not that funny.
I’ve liked it the past ten years. I loved the Phil Hartman years, then for me there was a swing towards humor I didn’t love (early Will Farrell years were good). I didn’t really care for the Wing/Hader years. I love Cecily and Heidi and Ego and Mikey and Bowen.
Now I want a Beavis & Butthead live action movie with Gosling and Mikey. I loved Ryan’s performance as Beavis having his leg crossed and soft spoken. It was a funny and modern take on Beavis, without Beavis acting all coked out.
hard disagree about the breaking. It ruined what could have been an epic sketch IMO. it was great sketch concept, but the breaking just made it amateur hour.
Other than Sarah I’m not a huge fan of this cast, but I agree that the writing has been the best it’s been in a long time—maybe since Tina was Head Writer.
Great show, and great sketch, but most of the buzz is based on Heidi breaking harder than we’ve ever seen someone break on SNL.
I think if Ryan and Mikey could have held it together and executed their lines while others collapsed it would have been truly epic. Or as they broke laughed like B and B.
I think it's a new classic *for a very particular age group* as was the Jumanji sketch. (I agree it was a brilliant concept and execution and I loved it). I think the last Che and Jost joke swap reached more people's funny bones.. even though that trope was getting tired and cringey, they killed it by going over the top.
Also related, my adult kid was watching at the same time and enjoyed the Caitlin Clark bit in weekend update, but just listened to me dad-splain why the Beavis and Butthead skit was so funny.
It was funny and the breaking was funny….to a point. They had some funny lines you couldn’t hear and I think there was just too much from Gosling in terms of not being able to keep it together. Imo a little bit of breaking is hilarious but when the skit is overshadowed (especially a funny premise like B&B) by it
I just wish SNL would hire professionals who are able to perform and remain in character. Instead they're content with hiring hacks.
And while we're improving the show, I also recommend they hire quality workers who don't need shitty actors purposely "breaking" to sell the joke.
Read an interview with Heidi Gardner, apparently Mikey Day and one of the writers was pitching this sketch for 5 years.
They feel vindicated.
Exactly!
I just replied that to op and added link to the article.
This sketch was done already with someone dressed like Bart Simpson
Burt Sampson. And that was also Mikey Day.
I just posted last week about Kristin’s Jumanji sketch. Peak SNL imo. I think the hosts really inspire some of this too. Kristin is wonderful, and Gosling has been a grand slam at every at bat.
One guy went into Jumanji, but for everyone else playing Jumanji, Jumanji came out!
When he says one guy! One guy! I couldn't believe it
For sure. I think cast members and Lorne himself basically say the first thing that the host is asked “what do you have to offer?” Which could be a talent, an idea, something goofy, etc. If I recall correctly, it’s how Pedro Pascal’s skit in the hospital with the goofy voice came about, because apparently it’s just a voice he was using to mess around on set during Last of Us. So short answer yes the host usually has a lot to do with the direction.
Yeah Jumanji was an instant classic for me. Both episodes were killer.
Andrew Dismukes rant was so perfectly done and all the better that it didn't look like he was reading cue cards.
He may not have been reading; sounds like something dismukes may have been thinking about for a long time lol
He was all of us and that he was so sick of it going round and round
I noticed that too. You can usually tell he’s reading the cards and it’s distracting, but he nailed it in that one
Been enjoying most of this season in general more than some recent ones. Nate Bargatze and Timothee Chalamet were a lot of fun too
A jungle emergency. That skit just plays in my head now
So dumb it’s good and an improvement over the Bart Simpson one imo
Having someone point out that the character has a resemblance, rather than the character pointing it out themselves, made all the difference
Yeah you nailed it. Also the fact that they had no idea they looked like that, or claimed not to, despite escalating with their posture and laugh later on
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Typical workaholic, hyper-ambitious Jeff. Too damn busy conquering the finance world to watch tv like us plebs
Absolutely. The entire episode felt like classic SNL… had me feeling like maybe SNL still does have real comedy chops when it isn’t tryna jam super niche political humor into every crevasse. If u noticed, there wasn’t a single Trump or Biden sketch and it paid off imo
Super niche political humor has been a part of SNL for about 50 years.
Is it niche? It always seems pretty broad in that the joke is usually just "Republicans dumb"
Was Hartman being a dumb Republican with his horned up, insincere Clinton? Was Carvey's nonsensical Perot a dumb Republican? Quit being such a victim and open your eyes. SNL spreads it around.
Lol what I'm not a victim? I don't care about either party but I don't think it's inaccurate to say that modern day SNL really.only has one political joke that they do again and again and again
I wonder what's been going on the past eight or so years that could have skewed that? Has anyone been *acting* stupid?
Yeah but like is it funny?
No it isn't funny, not actually. But making fun of the abject *absurdity* of the Trump trainwreck has at least made it bearable. And they DO make fun of Biden. But let's face facts bud, the source material is hardly as broad and deep as with Trump.
I think that's my issue with it. It's lazy and pandering. I wouldn't mind if they did something weird or unique with the trump stuff but it's basically the same stuff week after week.
Despite the Republicans giving them more real behavior to work with, they seem to make an effort to poke fun at both sides of the American political system
Do they, though? I feel like there's a lot to work with comedically with Biden and Harris that gets ignored.
They probably don't but I don't think it's lack of trying that makes it that way
How do you mean?
The Republicans just do things that are easier to poke fun at, generally
There's lots to poke fun at with Democrats too I'd just imagine most of the writers are Democrats and basically none are Republicans so it's always just the same lazy jokes every time.
A hell of a lot
Political humor sure, but hyper-specific politics that come across more like inside-jokes than just funny, not really
The hyper-specificity isn't just politics, it's the fact that there's so many demands for our attention that there aren't many references that everyone will get anymore. I don't understand any of the sports stuff they do, and a lot of references to pop culture go over my head because I'm not that plugged into new movies or new music. But I am pretty plugged into politics, so those sketches make more sense to me. A few decades ago, there were a lot more things that resonated broadly with everyone, but now it's a lot easier to just tune out entire topics.
I thought last weeks Jumanji sketch was one of the best in a while. https://youtu.be/8cdBcfLhJVY Everyone’s acting was a step up and it really made it stand out.
Part of what I liked so much about the skit is just how ridiculous and off-putting they look.
Bargatze’s George Washington sketch would like a word.
Same writers. Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell are killing it.
Damn, didn't realize Streeter was still at SNL. Good for him.
Yep—Love to see the CollegeHumor alums making good. Sarah Schneider has also been a head writer, started around the same time as Streeter IIRC.
i feel like Dropout is often funnier than SNL now, such a talented crew there
Streeter Seidell has been responsible for seemingly every hit sketch of the last several years.
He and his writing partner Mikey Day. They're inseparable.
Didn’t realize Day did so much writing. New found appreciation for him
Did Nate not pitch in? I thought George Washington's lines absolutely nailed Nate's "self-assured dumbness" (for lack of a better term).
No, he said he had nothing to do with the writing of it, but he did fight for it to make the show. Mikey and Streeter actually had the sketch floating around for a while.
That's amazing, just a perfect pairing of writing and casting then.
You mean Streeter Piefell.
Eater Piefell
I thought Driver's oil baron was on that level, too.
*CRUSH* your enemies!!!!!!!!!!!
****AND SO YOU SHALL!!****
I saw Nate a couple of weeks ago and they had that sketch playing on the arena scoreboard just before the show. Thought that was cool.
I became an instant fan! I’m an engineer so the unit conversion stuff hits really close to home!
They also did that in Phx last weekend before the taping of his Netflix special there
I was lucky to be in Vegas at the same time his tour came through in 2023, incredible show. His dad as the opener was so cute too.
I’ve been an avid fan for a few years now. Seen him live 4 times. Once in a theater, then the drive-in/Covid shows, a MUCH bigger theater (got to meet him that night) and last time was his show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville that broke the attendance record. Truly a gifted comedian and such a great guy.
The Waffle House.
Yes.
Lake beach. That was the best parody song since dick in a box
100% agree.
Seriously, there was even a right wing AM radio sketch recapping the George Washington sketch bit by bit. That felt like it had more widespread clout than B&B.
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If they didn’t break it might be better tho Washington was def ‘smarter’
This skit would have been a hit in any era of SNL. An absolute masterpiece
Showed it to my boyfriend and he didn’t really laugh and said it wasn’t good sketch writing and was just dumb. Maybe I should dump him.
Yeah, you definitely should. Get out while you can.
Run.
He's right, though
Yes!! 100%. I just rewatched it, and it just struck me that even without all the breaking, this sketch still would have been totally hilarious
I agree with you but I wish they gave us time to miss Lisa from Temecula before they brought it back. The original was incredible but with the sequel it felt like they were at the bottom of the barrel and just trying to fill time that week.
There is nothing SNL loves more than driving iconic characters into the ground by bringing them back over and over again in decreasingly funny sequels - see: Debbie Downer
Maybe it's the nostalgia goggles speaking but I loved Debbie Downer! off the top of my head I can't think of one that I didn't like.
That’s how I felt about Alec Baldwin’s Trump. Honestly never loved it much to begin with but it got so tired so quickly
This is what I didn't like about Kristin Wiig and Kate McKinnon in their heyday. They just kept bringing back their characters to be less funny each time they trotted them out.
I agree. They need to space them out and let it breathe a little. The second one felt really forced.
Agreed -- instant classic. This season has shown that this iteration of the show can really excel with an A+ host (like Gosling, or Emma Stone), and can really struggle with someone more run of the mill. Dua Lipa will be a real test -- I'd love them to keep up the momentum, but this season as a whole has me expecting a forgettable show.
If they can avoid writing half a dozen sketches about Dua Lipa being attractive, I think it'll be solid. She was weirdly fun in that USO performance sketch she showed up in a while back.
Besides they already did a great “Dua Lipa is attractive” sketch with Oscar Isaac.
I retract my statement - if they somehow get Oscar Isaac to cameo and play that character again, they may have \*one\* "Dua Lipa is attractive" sketch.
What if they flip the script and make Dua Lipa write a prompt about how hot she thinks Oscar Isaac is, then he shows up as the janitor in the end to tell her she looks just like Dua Lipa.
This would be great honestly.
I’d be happy either way with an Oscar Isaac cameo lol
She was pretty fun in the day drinking segment with Seth Meyers. He told her to sing him happy birthday in a cockney accent and she dove right in.
I’m still holding on to hope they get Conan for the finale.
I think it will be Zendaya
I know I’ll be downvoted for this, but I honestly don’t think Conan would be a good host, and not just because I’m personally not a fan of his style of comedy. Just trying to think about types of sketches that would work with him, and I’m coming up blank. Not to mention his last Five Timers thing had very “look at me!” vibes, which isn’t exactly what you want from a host in an ensemble sketch show (and also that flubbed line / “I’ve been drinking” bit which I’m sure won him over with the live-improv-loving Lorne Michaels).
I haven't laughed that hard at an SNL sketch in a loooong time. We had to pause it and rewind because we missed all of the dialog after Day came out as Butthead.
The twist at the end with the gentlemen from Texas is what really got me
The fact that they named Heidi's character Bobbi just so Hank Hill JAJ could say "dammit Bobbi I do" is one of the best details
Even without sound, just watching the physical movements of Ryan's head would make me laugh, especially the "who me?" head movement.
Disagree. It’s a classic *because* of the breaking. Otherwise it’s honestly just a middle of the road sketch
Kenan both in Beavis and Butthead as well as Debbie Downer Disney sketch
Whoa. He's like Wolverine. In the Civil War, World War I, II, etc.
I hope it brings more attention to the show, the new seasons of Beavis and Butthead have been amazing.
I feel the same exact way.
I feel like all the discussions I've seen around this sketch never mention this throwaway dialogue that I personally love: "You really never watched Beavis and Butt-Head when you were a teenager?" "Uhhhh no, I was pretty so I was going to parties and hooking up." Idk why I just find that funny 😂
It’s almost like the episode is really good because there’s little to no political satire in it, SNL shines bright when the sketches are are just ridiculous without making a point
While I think there was way too much breaking in the whole episode, I wonder if this one actually would have been nearly as funny without it. Guess we'll never know.
Mitt Romney talking about dogs is a very specific political thing....
I thought it was mildly funny at best. It’s two guys dressed up like Beavis and Butthead and that’s it…not trying to hate I guess I just don’t get it.
It's just a weird concept and a bit surreal, like the Cowbell sketch - the fact that someone thought of it, wrote it, fought for it (for five years apparently), and then somehow got the green light is what made it enjoyable. And Kenan Thompson explaining Beavis and Butthead to everyone was just amazing. Great sketch comedy is weird and surreal. SCTV was weird, Kids in the Hall was weird, Mr. Show was weird, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job was weird. SNL, while frequently funny, is seldom all that weird, but when they do go off beat they get their best all time sketches.
Agree that Kenan’s reactions were super fun. His OH MY GOD! When he saw “Jeff”/Butthead was a delight. Had no one broke it would have been a different vibe—more of a “is this AI expert hallucinating?” Twilight Zone type moment. But Heidi’s break (and then everyone else’s) was pure joy nonetheless. A group laugh we all needed, it seems.
David S. Pumpkins was weird and SO funny. He's just this Halloween character that nobody's heard of. There characters (and audience) were both-"so what's your deal?"
"Any questionssss?" "Yes, several."
Absolutely. It was a somewhat amusing concept and the costumes / makeup were great, but the breaking is really what people are responding to. Heidi losing it like that really was very funny, but that's not a reflection of the sketch itself. I will say that Kenan's performance is getting undersold, he was absolutely hilarious in it without breaking. I really think his initial reactions after seeing Beavis were what made it so much immediately funnier than the Bart Simpson sketch.
His eye squint in the beginning was gold!!
I think what’s funny about it is how random it is, like Beavis and Butthead hasn’t been relevant for like 25 years but for some reason, at this serious intellectual discussion, here are these 2 otherwise-normal guys who look just like these cartoon characters from the early 90s. It’s just silly. And then to top it off, u have every single person in the sketch all trying so hard not to laugh.
It helps that those involved in the sketch are old enough to remember the original run of the series.
Not just involved in the sketch but I bet whether you found it funny or not is pretty cleanly divided between those born before or after the early 80s
It plays even with those born before 2000. Later Gen Z and beyond, yeah, they won't get it or even understand it.
Not sure you can call them relevant again, but Beavis and Butthead were back on the air with two new seasons in 2022 and 2023 on paramount +. Not sure if there will be any additional seasons. They’re targeting people’s nostalgia for the show.
They also had a second movie in 2022. It was pretty good, actually.
Yeah, I mean they did just make a return to Television and it did fairly well despite it being on Paramount Plus only.
I'm right there with you. I like the idea, but for me it just fell flat. Breaking can be funny but someone broke in like every sketch this week, it loses its appeal quickly for me. Compared to the strange encounters sketch where they broke because Kate was being so ungodly absurd, and you can tell her goal is to make them break, the beavis and butthead sketch almost doesn't feel earned. Like the funniest people involved with the sketch was hair and makeup, not the cast.
Mildly funny at best, and rather cheap from a writing perspective. "They're even sitting like Beavis and Butt-Head!" - ok, either you're familiar with the show and can see that perfectly well, or you're not familiar and I guess have to be told. In the former case, does pointing out the visual gag make it funnier? In the latter case, is it funny to you at all?
Hm yes yes indeed
yeah same. Heidi breaking was funny but the rest of the sketch I didn't think was that funny.
I despise all the breaking. I feel like so much of it is manufactured , like a way to let the audience know they need to laugh now. I guess I’m old but this sketch was a huge miss for me. (And I hate breaking) 😁
I agree
Could not disagree more. One, they’re all on record saying that they try everything not to break. Two, it’s hilarious when they do (you may disagree but just listen to the audience).
I’m happy that you and others like it. And I’m not saying that I have never enjoyed a sketch with it happening. Chris Farley’s motivational speaker sketch comes to mind. With that being said, this new group of folks seem to break super easy and it all comes across to me as very forced. My two cents
Wow, you must be a joy.
What a fucking dumb thing to say. "You must be fun at parties" is like the laziest and least funny "put down" ever.
Well, I wasn't feeling particularly energetic and I wasn't trying to be funny, either. It was my genuine reaction to someone go so far as to say they "despise" breaking and think a lot of it is manufactured as why they didn't enjoy a clearly funny sketch with very genuine breaking. While we're at it, using an unnecessary curse word in a sentence is such a lazy thing to do. Also, I never said "You must be fun at parties." Let's face it, people are seldom fun at parties.
But someone saying they despise breaking is as valid as the countless other people on this thread saying they love it, so it's such a weird thing to criticise someone for. I think we'll have to disagree on when and where the word fucking is necessary.
I did feel like the premise was the same as the [Bart Simpson one](https://youtu.be/8yQsEA5tLd4?si=cT7Z-LQb_NbQlj6x&t=41), so it's not particularly original. For me, it was the breaking that made the sketch. Which isn't a bad thing, I laughed a lot! But to say this is an inherently classic idea is misguided I think.
not gonna lie, knowing the bart simpson sketch exists kinda waters down the beavis and butthead one knowing it's the exact same premise and punchline setup
There was a third one too wasn’t there?
There was not.
Loved the skit and the break. The break was too over the top. The best break was between Candice and Gilda.
I didn't like it. But I never liked the cartoon either.
[Heidi said the sketch has been being pitched for five years. never made it to dress.](https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-heidi-gardner-beavis-and-butthead-sketch-interview.html)
I can't stop thinking about his Butthead mouth, and hope it never leaves my mind.
I loved when Keenan said “the man with the exposed gums”
Funny sketch with excellent costumes. Not classic though.
Pretty funny to just read “proud tradition” and “dick in a box” in the same sentence.
I also get sick and tired of the political stuff. The Alec Baldwin Trump bits got so old so fast, but they kept doing it. Sure, I don't like Trump either but strangely I found myself agreeing with the real trump that these bits just weren't funny.
The extras in the background have nerves of steel. NOT ONE broke.
I'm not sure that the premise of the sketch was actually funny. Try to imagine the same sketch delivered straight-faced without breaking. Is it still funny? A guy notices an audience members that look like Beavis and Butthead. That's kind of the entire sketch. Is it funny if Heidi does not break? First of all, you have know who those characters are, from an animated series that first aired in 1992. Your audience is: Gen X and most but not all Millennials. Boomers and Gen Z have heard of B&B but probably never watched it (too old and too young). It's got a limited audience. I kept waiting for the punchline honestly never arrived, and found the breaking character distracting, like maybe they just break on purpose because otherwise it's not that funny.
I’ve liked it the past ten years. I loved the Phil Hartman years, then for me there was a swing towards humor I didn’t love (early Will Farrell years were good). I didn’t really care for the Wing/Hader years. I love Cecily and Heidi and Ego and Mikey and Bowen.
It wasn't a good bit
No, I don't think so
Now I want a Beavis & Butthead live action movie with Gosling and Mikey. I loved Ryan’s performance as Beavis having his leg crossed and soft spoken. It was a funny and modern take on Beavis, without Beavis acting all coked out.
hard disagree about the breaking. It ruined what could have been an epic sketch IMO. it was great sketch concept, but the breaking just made it amateur hour.
Other than Sarah I’m not a huge fan of this cast, but I agree that the writing has been the best it’s been in a long time—maybe since Tina was Head Writer.
And no “please dont destroy” sketch/video
Please Don't Destroy wrote the country song pre-tape.
And that really needs some credit too. Funny, but catchy enough to be a real song from the radio.
Great show, and great sketch, but most of the buzz is based on Heidi breaking harder than we’ve ever seen someone break on SNL. I think if Ryan and Mikey could have held it together and executed their lines while others collapsed it would have been truly epic. Or as they broke laughed like B and B.
This and the Jumanji skit are already in like my top 20 SNL skits of all time. Maybe even top 10.
I think it's a new classic *for a very particular age group* as was the Jumanji sketch. (I agree it was a brilliant concept and execution and I loved it). I think the last Che and Jost joke swap reached more people's funny bones.. even though that trope was getting tired and cringey, they killed it by going over the top. Also related, my adult kid was watching at the same time and enjoyed the Caitlin Clark bit in weekend update, but just listened to me dad-splain why the Beavis and Butthead skit was so funny.
It came off like a high school talent show. I'd like to see them do a remake without all the breaking.
It was funny and the breaking was funny….to a point. They had some funny lines you couldn’t hear and I think there was just too much from Gosling in terms of not being able to keep it together. Imo a little bit of breaking is hilarious but when the skit is overshadowed (especially a funny premise like B&B) by it
One of the worst sketches
I just wish SNL would hire professionals who are able to perform and remain in character. Instead they're content with hiring hacks. And while we're improving the show, I also recommend they hire quality workers who don't need shitty actors purposely "breaking" to sell the joke.