The Friday Link for 6/20/25

I realized I've not put out a Friday Link with what I thought were the best skits from the last season of Saturday Night Live. Let's remedy that.

Once again, I know there will be people upset with this list. Fine, it's just my opinion.  

I'm giving out an honorable mention as Andy Samberg and Charli XCX had a digital short which was one of the most enjoyable songs from the last year...not the theme of the song, which was calling the cops on everyone (although pretty funny), but just the beat.  Rewrite the lyrics and release this as a regular song!  Here I go! 

#10 - Bungee. Timothée Chalamet is a sneaky good host. His bizarre workout class skit was the right kind of preposterous.

#9 - Beppo.  John Mulaney has such good timing and delivery.  This sketch could have been really boring, but it ended up being hilarious. 

#8 - Sushi Glory Hole. Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer really want to feed you sushi in a creative and disturbing way. 

#7 - Washington's Dream 2. Nate Bergatze returned, and they revisited Washington, talking to the troops. It's not as funny as the first one, but it still holds up pretty good.

#6 - Maybelline - Two of the best impressionists the show ever produced are Chloe Fineman and Dana Carvey, and they are both featured here (with Ariana Grande doing a pretty good impression herself).  The impression is Jennifer Coolidge! 

#5 - Miss Eggy on the White House Correspondents' Dinner.  Live TV can sometimes save a sketch.  As good as Ego Nwodim is, this sketch was kind of pedestrian, until the audience decided to jazz it up! And Ego did not miss a beat. 

#4 - New York City Council Campaign.  John Mulaney shines as a candidate with a less-than-advantageous name. 

#3 - Check To Check Business News - A great sketch with Ego Nwodim and Jon Hamm and a take on business news for most Americans. 

#2 - The Culps from the 50th Anniversary show.  The classic characters of the Culps with Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer were as good as ever.  They did this for the SNL 50th Music night, so not really even in any of the main broadcasts, but it is so good I almost made it the best thing from the season.

#1 - The Weekend Update Christmas Joke Swap. In case you are not familiar, Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes for each other to read on the Christmas show and the end of the season finale, and they have no idea what they are about to read.  These jokes are some of the most offensive jokes you'll hear, but they have figured out a way to get away with them by making the other the butt of each punchline.  The Christmas edition was the best ever, with an all-time classic joke moment featuring Jost and his wife Scarlett Johansson.

Have a great weekend, everyone!  

Please make sure you stay up to date on your vaccinations!