A repeat, but one that really cracks me up.
Bill Hader‘s now-iconic New York City correspondent may be gone from the NBC sketch comedy series, but over the course of 10 years he solidified his legacy as one of the best SNL characters ever. And the long-running series is celebrating the legend by releasing every single appearance of Stefon on SNL ever, for the first time. Say it with us: Yes yes yes yes yes yes.
The Stefon mad-lib – write your own
Stefon: If you want to treat your (relative or holiday celebrant), New York’s hottest club is (onomatopoeic word), the inspiration of (underground artist of some kind with a mildly offensive pun name that sounds gay or trans). Located in (unlikely location that sounds vaguely New Yorky), this club has everything: (three silly objects that have no place in a club), a (silly thing or animal) that looks like (obscure celebrity), and a human (noun).
Seth: What’s a human (noun)
Stefon: It’s that thing where (number) midgets ___________. (Breaks up) And, look, over there in the corner – is that (major celebrity). No! It’s (something absurdly unrelated to that celebrity)
Let’s give it a try …
If you want to treat your Valentine to a special night, New York’s hottest club is Quack!, the creation of former beat poet, Tranny Aiello. Located in the two bathtubs from an old Cialis commercial, under an abandoned “el” trestle on the upper south side, this club has everything: pool noodles, smoke signals, slide whistles, five tree stumps that look like Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, and a human carousel
What’s a human carousel?
It’s that thing where eight midgets in horse costumes run around in a circle. (Cracks up) And look over there in the corner! Is that Will Smith? No. It’s a half-eaten breakfast burrito.
I dunno, I guess I am alone in being immune to the comic genius of Bill Hader.
Bill Hader is merely the performer. Those sketches have some brilliant writing by John Mulaney. (Although the comedic formula is easy to duplicate, as I think I demonstrated fairly well.)
My favorite part of the sketches derives from the fact that Hader was kept completely in the dark about what he would say. He knew nothing about the lines until he read the cue cards. As a result, he can’t keep from cracking up at some of the absurdities.