Saturday Night Live ’s game show sketch can be reach or miss , but many that have aired over the years have been clamant classic – peculiarly when they were derail by Burt Reynolds and Sean Connery . So suck it , Trebek , and join us as we look back at some ofSNL ’s fine secret plan show parodies .
“Celebrity Jeopardy” (1996-2002; 2015)
Saturday Night Live ’s best recur game show sketch has give us so many lasting gifts : Norm Macdonald ’s Burt Reynolds , Darrell Hammond ’s Sean Connery , Will Ferrell ’s cheesed off and put - upon Alex Trebek , muckle of double entendres , and , of track , the giant foam lid .
“Meet Your Second Wife?” (2015)
Trust carbon monoxide - hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to give us one of the edgiest game show parodies we ’ve seen in twelvemonth . In this controversial sketch , unsuspicious man Kenan Thompson , Taran Killam , and Bobby Moynihan are introduced to their " second wives , " who range from 8th - grader to unborn foetus . The sketch may be jar to keep an eye on , but it ’s surely not unrealistic . Right , Donald Trump ?
“What’s Up with That?” (2009-2012; 2015)
Even if you ’re sick of this cartoon after the third or fourth or 100th repetition , Kenan Thompson ’s feel - good DOE never stops being communicable . We hope Jason Sudeikis ’s jumpsuit - wearing chum Vance is still out there dancing somewhere .
“Geek, Dweeb, or Spazz” (1994)
High school intimidation has never been sofun ! Rob Schneider , Ellen Cleghorne , Adam Sandler , and Mike Myers start the cool child , while Emilio Estevez , David Spade , and Melanie Hutsell serve as their targets in this well - execute sketch .
“Quiz Masters” (1986)
Dana Carvey whole sells this apt premise about a psychic game show contestant , while Phil Hartman brings his traditional style to the square - mankind role .
“Picture Perfect” (2015)
This " Win , Lose , or Draw " sendup managed to be both provocative and tasteful about a sensitive subject , all while teaching you what not to do on your next family Pictionary night .
“Secret Word” (2010-2012)
This recurring ' LXX game show sketch gave us one of Kristen Wiig ’s not bad characters : washed - up Broadway actress Mindy Gracin , star of hit flops like " Kenya Karen and the Watubi Crew , " " The Incoherence of Miss Tiffany , " and " Wigwam Suzy and the Corn Maize Crew . "
“Hollywood Game Night” (2014-2015)
The sketch that gave us Kate McKinnon ’s Jane Lynch ( “ America ’s No . 2 lesbian ” ) is a worthy heir to " Celebrity Jeopardy " in terms of loopy - bright celebrity impressions .
“Bensonhurst Dating Game” (1992)
From a metre when racial tensions onSNLwere gamey ( something Chris Rock has speak about at length ) , this outline about an Italian - American game show host ( Joe Pesci , at his best ) singling out a inglorious contestant packs a real punch .
“Jackie Rogers Jr.’s $100,000 Jackpot Wad” (1985)
This glorious sketch seems to have been lose to the chronological record of chronicle ( at least online ) . you’re able to still read the copy ( click the sketch statute title above ) – although no handwriting can do Justice Department to Billy Crystal ’s Sammy Davis Jr. impression . Martin Short , playing the titular albino sofa singer , prove why he ’s one ofSNL ’s all - clip MVP .
“Black Jeopardy” (2015)
It ’s arduous to do something new with the Jeopardy format , but this late sketch show how sharp and funnySNLcan be when it stops treat race with kid gloves . Elizabeth Banks is delightfully clueless as the show ’s lonely white contestant .
“Japanese Game Show” (1994)
Chris Farley is hilarious as a befuddled American tourist who ends up playing a particularly brutal Japanese game show – even if Mike Myers and Alec Baldwin playing Japanese characters would never take flight now .
“Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney?” (2012)
Jay Pharoah , Kenan Thompson , and Jamie Foxx play contestants trying to evidence the departure between photos of likewise named , similar - looking white dudes Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney . If I can come up with a comedic idea this self - check and perfect just once in my life , I will die out a felicitous cleaning woman .
“Stand-Up and Win” (1992)
On this secret plan show forSeinfeldian fend - up comics , Jerry Seinfeld spoofed his influential meter and jest - telling dash ( " What ’s the deal with [ blank ] ? ! " ) to very funny burden .
“It’s a Match” (2008)
This delightfully ' 70sMatch Gameparody has some pretty great character oeuvre all around , most notably Shia LaBeouf ’s functioning as unicorn - metric ton - wearing " Master of Illusion Dirk Densten . "
“Game ofGame of Thrones” (2013)
If you ’re the kind of person who knows the sigils of every firm in Westeros but not the capital of Wisconsin , this is the plot show for you .
“Bill Swerski’s Super Fans: Quiz Masters” (1992)
Turns out that repeatedly yelling about Ditka and " da Bears " in a thick Chicago accent is just as entertaining in game show data format .
“Lifetime’s First Original Game Show: What’s Wrong With Tanya?!” (2011)
This place - on sendup of histrionic Lifetime movie trope is anchored by a perfectly creepy Bill Hader , whose instinctive lordliness and telling range of eyebrow trend made him the go - to game show innkeeper during hisSNLtenure .
“The Coneheads:Family Feud” (1978)
SNLhas done a lot ofFamily Feudparodies in its day , but the simplest approach – putting in a clump of your best original character ( and original plaster cast members ) and letting them race wild – is still the full one .
“What IsBurn Notice?” (2010)
Contestants Will Forte , Ashton Kutcher , and Kristen Wiig are challenged to name anything they can – literallyanything– about the extremely popular cable system showBurn Notice . They ca n’t , probably becauseBurn Noticeis atotal Dad Show .
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