'Wasn't That Special' Season Sixteen Clips Package

Feb 23, 2024

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Here are some of the materials we discuss throughout the Season Sixteen episode:

Chippendales Audition

The best sketch of the season. America’s introduction to Chris Farley.

The Sinatra Group

Everyone is doing an impression, but Phil Hartman owns the sketch.

The McLaughlin Group

One of Dana Carvey’s best performances. The power, precision, and timing he shows here may be unmatched in SNL history.

The Richmeister

The podcast’s most controversial sketch. Who knew of all the new cast members (Farley, Spade, Rock, Sweeney, Meadows, etc.) Rob Schneider would be the first to break out with a big character?

Here Goes the Bride

It’s not “funny,” but might be the most intentionally sad thing SNL had put on the air to date. Catherine O’Hara’s acting in this makes the sketch.

Reconciliation

Julia Sweeney had the ability to be both sweet and gross at the same time.

Enchilada

Harassment Complaint

We post both the good and the bad from the season, and this was among the worst. In the post #MeToo era, you will never see the likes of this again. It couldn’t have been funny at the time, either.

Carsenio

Absolutely brutal towards Johnny Carson. He would retire soon thereafter.

Dennis Miller’s Last Show: Cold Opening

Iraqi Pete

Another controversial bit on the podcast: Is Sandler doing Andy Kaufman-style heel humor or is it tasteless? Or both?

Latin Crooners Feud

Not Gettin’ Any

The writers turned the Michael J. Fox episode over to the new cast members, and they came up with this dud.

Mr. No Depth Perception

Clearly, the writers wanted a “Mr. Short Term Memory” - style character that could be played by an in-house cast member. But they burned just about every possible joke in this one, so there was nowhere really to go after this.