Saturday Night Live TV show sketches
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Saturday Night Live
has long mocked the television medium with many fake commercials and parodies
of TV shows themselves. Another of the show's frequently used styles of recurring sketches has been the talk show
format (eg. "The Brian Fellowes Show", "Barry Gibb Talk Show", etc.). However, anything from cop shows
to children's shows
has been fair game for the ever-changing cast.
Sketches with TV show themes are listed here chronologically. TV Sketches that involve a specific type of character are listed under "Character Categories" below; all others are listed
under "Temporal Categories"
Character lists: Alphabetical
and Chronological
Character categories:
Chronological Categories
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
has long mocked the television medium with many fake commercials and parodies
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of TV shows themselves. Another of the show's frequently used styles of recurring sketches has been the talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
format (eg. "The Brian Fellowes Show", "Barry Gibb Talk Show", etc.). However, anything from cop shows
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
to children's shows
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
has been fair game for the ever-changing cast.
Sketches with TV show themes are listed here chronologically. TV Sketches that involve a specific type of character are listed under "Character Categories" below; all others are listed
under "Temporal Categories"
Character lists: Alphabetical
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
See also: Listed chronologically, Listed by cast member, Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000s-A:-B:-C:-D:-E:-F:-G:-H:-I:-J:-K:-L:-M:-N:-O:-P:-Q to R:-S:-T:-U to V:-W:-X to Z:...
and Chronological
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically)
* See also Listed Alphabetically, Listed by cast member, Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sListed dates indicate the first appearance of the character or sketch.-1975–1976:...
Character categories:
- Weekend Update charactersSaturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend UpdateWeekend Update has been a platform for Saturday Night Live characters to grow and gain popularity ever since Gilda Radner used it to create Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna. Many cast members have used Update as the primary vehicle for a certain character...
- Short-lived characters
- Animal sketchesSaturday Night Live animal sketchesThis list includes write-ups for animal-themed recurring sketches that appeared on Saturday Night Live. The sketches are listed chronologically.Character lists: Alphabetical and ChronologicalCharacter articles:*TV show sketches...
- Musical sketchesSaturday Night Live musical sketchesSaturday Night Live has featured many recurring characters that appear in sketches with a musical theme. In addition there are characters listed here who predominantly featured music, but may not have exclusively featured it....
Chronological Categories
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1970sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1970s1970sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1980sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1980sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1990sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1990sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
List of sketches
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1970sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1970s1970sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- The Mr. Bill Show
- Consumer Probe
- E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina
- Leonard Pinth-Garnell
- The Ex-Police
- The Franken and Davis Show
- Woman to Woman
- Telepsychic
- The Bel-Airabs
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1980sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1980sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- The Mr. Bill Show
- The Franken and Davis Show
- The Bel-Airabs
- Mister Robinson's Neighborhood
- Fernando's Hideaway
- The Limits of the Imagination
- Church ChatThe Church LadyThe Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1990, with later appearances in 1996, 2000, and 2011...
- Hans and Franz
- Wayne's WorldWayne's WorldWayne's World was originally a recurring sketch from the NBC television series Saturday Night Live. It evolved from a segment titled "Wayne's Power Minute" on the CBC Television series It's Only Rock & Roll, as the main character first appeared in that show...
- Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef
- Tales of Ribaldry
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1990sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 1990sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- Church ChatThe Church LadyThe Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1990, with later appearances in 1996, 2000, and 2011...
- Hans and Franz
- Wayne's WorldWayne's WorldWayne's World was originally a recurring sketch from the NBC television series Saturday Night Live. It evolved from a segment titled "Wayne's Power Minute" on the CBC Television series It's Only Rock & Roll, as the main character first appeared in that show...
- Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef
- Tales of Ribaldry
- Sprockets
- The Continental
- Lank Thompson
- Simon
- The Dark Side with Nat X
- Daily Affirmation with Stuart SmalleyStuart SmalleyStuart Smalley is a fictional character invented and performed by satirist Al Franken. The character originated on the television show Saturday Night Live, in a mock self-help show called "Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley." It first aired on SNL's February 9, 1991 episode hosted by Kevin Bacon...
- Coffee Talk
- Theatre Stories
- Sassy's Sassiest Boys
- The Denise Show
- Good Morning Brooklyn
- Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly
- Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne
- The Joe Pesci Show
- Celebrity Jeopardy!Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)Celebrity Jeopardy! was a recurring sketch on the television comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live that regularly aired between 1996 and 2002, the years when Will Ferrell was a cast member...
- Goth TalkGoth TalkGoth Talk was a recurring sketch on the American television series Saturday Night Live from the late 1990s.The sketch was about a late-night Tampa Bay Public-access television cable TV show recorded in the home of Azrael Abyss, Prince of Sorrows , a goth high school student. Another goth student,...
- Leon Phelps, the Ladies Man
- Delicious Dish
- Morning Latte
- The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show
- Pimp Chat
- The Zimmermans
- Church Chat
- Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sSaturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sSince the beginning of Saturday Night Live, the show has been something of an anti-television show, turning the medium on its head with endless fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. The most common style of their recurring sketches has been the talk show format...
- The Zimmermans
- Leonard Pinth-Garnell
- Church ChatThe Church LadyThe Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1990, with later appearances in 1996, 2000, and 2011...
- Celebrity Jeopardy!Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)Celebrity Jeopardy! was a recurring sketch on the television comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live that regularly aired between 1996 and 2002, the years when Will Ferrell was a cast member...
- Leon Phelps, the Ladies Man
- Delicious Dish
- Morning Latte
- The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show
- Uncle Jemima
- Jarret's Room
- Wake Up Wakefield!
- America Undercover
- The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show
- Top O' the Morning
- Two A-Holes
- Pranksters
- Spy Glass
- Appalachian Emergency Room
- ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!
- Deep House Dish
- The Dakota Fanning Show
- Vincent Price Holiday Specials
- La Revista Di La Television Con Vinny Vedecci
- What Up With ThatWhat Up With ThatWhat Up With That is a recurring sketch on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live which first aired in 2009. It stars Kenan Thompson as DeAndre Cole, host of a talk show on BET...
- Dateline
See also
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketchesRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketchesSee also: Listed chronologically, Listed by cast member, Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000s-A:-B:-C:-D:-E:-F:-G:-H:-I:-J:-K:-L:-M:-N:-O:-P:-Q to R:-S:-T:-U to V:-W:-X to Z:...
- Listed chronologicallyRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically)* See also Listed Alphabetically, Listed by cast member, Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000sListed dates indicate the first appearance of the character or sketch.-1975–1976:...
- Listed by cast memberRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member)The following are the most frequent recurring characters and celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live listed by cast member.* See also Listed Alphabetically, Listed Chronologically, Saturday Night Live TV show sketches of the 2000s-Fred Armisen:...
- Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend UpdateSaturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend UpdateWeekend Update has been a platform for Saturday Night Live characters to grow and gain popularity ever since Gilda Radner used it to create Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna. Many cast members have used Update as the primary vehicle for a certain character...
- Saturday Night Live musical sketchesSaturday Night Live musical sketchesSaturday Night Live has featured many recurring characters that appear in sketches with a musical theme. In addition there are characters listed here who predominantly featured music, but may not have exclusively featured it....
- Saturday Night Live animal sketchesSaturday Night Live animal sketchesThis list includes write-ups for animal-themed recurring sketches that appeared on Saturday Night Live. The sketches are listed chronologically.Character lists: Alphabetical and ChronologicalCharacter articles:*TV show sketches...
- Saturday Night Live commercialSaturday Night Live commercialThe following is a partial list of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies. On Saturday Night Live , a parody advertisement is commonly shown after the host's opening monologue. Fast food, beer, feminine hygiene products, toys, and automobiles have been frequent targets.The commercial parodies have...
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