42 Of The Best Saturday Night Live Sketches From This Decade (2024)

One contestant goes off when he comes in last for his costume and begins to ruin the whole pageant.

Aired: 4 May 2013

Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Jason Sudeikis, Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Taran Killam

A series of seemingly mystery prank calls scare a highly strung house owner and her increasingly reluctant sitter.

Aired: 3 March 2012

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Kristen Wiig

It's 1950-something and three sisters are keen to impress a prestigious guest, but some are more naturally equipped to do so than others.

Aired: 7 December 2019

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett

It's the day Beyoncé dropped her Lemonade album, and white people are losing their goddamn minds.

Aired: 13 February 2016

Starring: Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Leslie Jones, Beck Bennett, Sasheer Zamata, Kyle Mooney, Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Michael Che, Jay Pharoah

Robert Osborne looks back at one of Hollywood's biggest forgotten stars.

Aired: 10th October 2011

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Andy Samberg, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Jason Sudeikis

Two off-the-wall spokesmodels run into trouble as they review all of the showcase prizes one contestant hasn't managed to win.

Aired: 8 February 2012

Starring: Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer, Bill Hader

A group of mates meet their friend's new partner, but she's a grade A bitch and overly handsy to boot.

Aired: 16 February 2013

Starring Christoph Waltz, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Taran Killam, Tim Robinson

Barb has an idea for business she thinks is golden, but she struggles to convince the bank that she's worth giving a loan to.

Aired: 6 April 2013

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Fred Armisen

Scarlett Johansson joins two wayward presenters on a celebrity news show.

Aired: 13 November 2010

Starring: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Scarlett Johansson

During a puppetry class, one student totally misses the mark with the odd characterisation of his puppet.

Aired: 15 September 2012

Starring: Bill Hader, Seth MacFarlane, Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson

A family come together at Thanksgiving, but they can't stop falling out... until the Adele starts playing.

Aired: 21 November 2015

Starring: Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Matthew McConaughey, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer

After three people are abducted by aliens, they share their extremely varied experiences with the US government.

Aired: 5 December 2015

Starring: Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Ryan Gosling, Aidy Bryant, Bobby Moynihan

She's the most enthused retail worker ever, and she can't wait to serve her next customer!

Aired: 11 May 2013

Starring: Vanessa Bayer, Jay Pharoah, Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson, Nasim Pedrad, Aidy Bryant, Bobby Moynihan

Two cat lovers give us the run down on their current roster whilst spouting weird facts about each pet.

Aired: 19 November 2016

Starring: Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig

In this American soap opera spoof, a bunch of the most Californian people you'll ever meet can't help but find themselves in constant drama.

Aired: 11 May 2013

Starring: Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam, Maya Rudolph

Stefon joins his crush Seth to give you all the tea on events and parties happening across New York – but his descriptions never go the way you would expect.

Aired: 7 May 2011

Starring: Bill Hader, Seth Meyers

A couple ride the haunted elevator attraction a local theme park where they encounter an oddball character, David S. Pumpkins.

Aired: 22 October 2016

Starring: Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Tom Hanks, Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Leslie Jones

In a flashback to the past, three women meet two men in bar – but not everything is what it seems.

Aired: 20 December 2014

Starring: Amy Adams, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Kyle Mooney

When several students are placed in detention, a hippy poetry teacher is invited to come and help inspire them.

Aired: 18 January 2014

Starring: Drake, Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, John Milhiser, Brooks Whelan, Sasheer Zamata, Mike O'Brien

Shoshanna Bunt is pregnant and she wants the whole experience to be a VIP extravaganza – cue Rosie Pope, maternity concierge.

Aired: 7 May 2011

Starring: Tina Fey, Abby Elliott, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah

A girl at a slumber party gets super turned on by her friend's dad who keeps interrupting their fun.

Aired: 18 January 2014

Starring: Aidy Bryant, Drake, Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Kate McKinnon, Nasim Pedrad, Noël Wells

An eccentric and incompetent theatre actress can't help but spoil this '60s gameshow with her unsolicited and impromptu performances.

Aired: 19 May 2012

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Mick Jagger, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer

When Sofia and Penelope are both hired to help promote Pantene's new shampoo, Penelope cannot help but struggle with her ridiculous lines.

Aired: 7 April 2012

Starring: Kate McKinnon, Sofia Vergara, Jason Sudeikis

The cast of Girls are served some much-needed perspective when they meet Blerta, a straight-talking immigrant from Albania.

Aired: 28 September 2013

Starring: Noël Wells, Tina Fey, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam

Sean Spicer and Betsy DeVos take questions from the press at a White House conference.

Aired: 4 February 2017

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Kristen Stewart, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer, Alex Moffat, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney

In order to get free stuff, two former p*rn stars and their colleague set about making promos for their favourite luxury goods.

Aired: 9 March 2013

Starring: Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong, Justin Timberlake

When Dorian attempts to enchant the Maharelle sisters, he bites off more than he chew with Dooneese.

Aired: 11 May 2013

Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad, Fred Armisen

A man and his daughter spill the tea on everything occurring in the pageant world, but there's someone who's always waiting to spoil the fun.

Aired: 6 March 2010

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Hader, Jenny Slate

Steven just can't get over the fact that the Avatar movie used the font Papyrus in its marketing materials.

Aired: 30 September 2017

Starring: Ryan Gosling

In a dark and shady bar, Janet meets Tom Brady and tried to seduce him.

Aired: 4 February 2012

Starring: Bobby Moynihan, Channing Tatum, Jay Pharoah

Liza and a friend want to go to a performance of Cats, but her inability to switch off a lamp is holding them up.

Aired: 10 March 2012

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill

In a preview for Stranger Things season two, we are finally introduced to Lucas' parents.

Aired: 8 October 2016

Starring: Leslie Jones, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Sasheer Zamata, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor

The girls channel HAIM in this catchy ditty about how women always come to each other's aid!

Aired: 19 May 2018

Starring: Tina Fey, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Nicki Minaj, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Melissa Villaseñor

The doctor who will help Kate Middleton give birth receives a no-holds-barred lesson in royal etiquette from Buckingham Palace representative Rupert Smythe Pennington.

Aired: 15 December 2012

Starring: Martin Short, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen

Rihanna and Shy Ronnie team up to rob a bank while they rap about it, but Ronnie is experiencing some performance anxiety when around his accomplice.

Aired: 30 October 2010

Starring: Rihanna, Andy Samberg, Vanessa Bayer, Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam

Everyone knows when you take your partner home to meet your family there's always an awkward sleeping arrangement.

Aired: 21 December 2013

Starring: Jimmy Fallon, Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Mike O'Brien, Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Noel Wells, Brooks Wheelan, Beck Bennett

An anglophile who adores Farrow and Ball paint defends her costly obsession to her family.

Aired: 2 November 2019

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney

The shameless Kardashian/Jenner clan promote their new spin-off divorce special.

Aired: 5 November 2011

Starring: Nasim Pedrad, Kristen Wiig, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, Andy Samberg, Charlie Day, Jay Pharoah

The social media manager of Sara Lee is called into question when his superiors spot some unusual activity on the account.

Aired: 16 November 2019

Starring: Harry Styles, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang

Michelle can't catch a break when she gets hit on by several guys at a bar.

Aired: 4 March 2017

Starring: Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Alex Moffatt, Aidy Bryant

Several of SNL's most illustrious female players return to clear the drama between them.

Aired: 1 November 2010

Starring: Andy Cohen, Rachel Dratch, Nora Dunn, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Kristen Wiig

Not sure if this is a p*rn shoot or real school – either way everyone is on a very different page as to what is going on.

Aired: 10 October 2015

Starring: Amy Schumer, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer