National Anthem - SNL 

pamela bell walked so fergie can run.

They really made fun of Fergie before she even sang the National Anthem.

As long as there are shitty national anthem performances, this sketch will never die. It gets reposted after every bad performance. It's everlasting.

Her waving the mic in front of her face. Perfection.

I feel like they just handed Maya a mic and said "National anthem. Have fun"

My essay when I use different fonts for every paragraph

This never gets old 😂 "Da what" 🤣 Funny as hell, but can we all agree, Maya can really sing!

how does she not crack herself up? Im in tears and I have watched this at least 13 times already

When all your multiple personalities start talking at once.

Can’t believe the SNL predicted the future , they imitate Fergie from 5 years later

the crowd behind her was so in awe that every person sat completely still for the entire song

She is talented at singing just like her mother, but I love that she’s done so well on her own that no one has to call her “Minnie Riperton’s daughter”!!

The fans are so shocked they're paralyzed in their seats.

FERGIE definitely did her homework. Hilariously similar.

“tHrOuGh tHe Buh-niGH-igHT!!” Lmfao 2:05

“THROUGH THE! BA-NIGHT!” gets me everytime

Love how it turns into spoken word poetry halfway through. “The rockets... red.. glare..The bombs bursting...up in the air!”

She really can sing though

That one long note where she’s just waving the mic all over the place kills me every single time 😂😂😂

I don’t understand why they are laughing at a perfect rendition of our national anthem

Maya Rudolph: "I'm gonna do a skit of the WORST National Anthem ever"...... Fergie: "Hold my beer...."

Maya Rudolph must be protected.

I feel like this was 100% improvised and it just makes it so much better

This is literally my all time favourite SNL sketch. I'm in tears

When SNL predicts the future.

It's like Christina Aguilara and Fergie had a love child and punched it in the voice box.

This sketch is iconic. 😭😭😭😭😭

The Indiana Pacers National Anthem kid brought me back here. 😂

This is STILL incredible. But when she says, “De’What,” I bust out every time.

This is how you know a comedian is a badass, when everyone trusts you to fill an entire sketch all on your improvisational skills, I have never seen anybody else do this.

Pretty much was hanging in there without laughing until The "Da What?" at 1:02.🤣🤣

2:00 my choir teacher and i quote this all the time 😂

*Fun Fact:* Maya Rudolph was actually the understudy for Fergie when she sang the National Anthem. *True Story*

She actually does have a great voice when she sings properly.

That’s exactly how every “performer” tries to sing it.

This beautifully captures the excesses of so many singers - like 95% of those on the competition shows, and sadly many celebrities, too.

Maya Rudolph is better at singing when she's trying to be bad than most singers are when they're trying their best xD

I love how serious she looks when she pausing while singing.

Went to a drag show last week and one of the queens did this rendition. Flicking hilarious 😂

Hahaha, I genuinely exhale-chuckled at “The bombs, bursting, up in the air”.

Her cue card just says “National Anthem”

i love how the script for this is just the intro, and then "Maya sings the national anthem in whatever way she thinks will be funny"

At 1.14 she's imitating Britney 2.24 she's imitating mariah carey 2.52 Whitney

She literally represented everything in the planet

Idk how she did this in one shot without laughing

I can't believe SNL invented Fergie

This woman brings tears to my eyes 😂😂😂😂😂… After a while , you forget what she’s even singing about 😂😂😂

2:50 The fly buzzing around my head as I try to watch SNL

Her SERIOUS look between pauses...😭😭😭💀💀💀

I feel like this skit is where Fergie got her inspiration from for her national anthem

i love their “wtf?” faces at 1:21 :D lmao

“D what..so proooudly we hailllled..”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just the “DA WHAT” lives rent free in my head

Oddly enough, she sounds like she can actually sing.

I love everything about this sketch. She’s a genius.

2:50 when that annoying fly comes to your room

You can tell that she can actually sing very well. Let’s be honest, she’s the actual daughter of Minnie Riperton. She inherited her moms talent.

Great vocals. But what amazes me more is how she managed to keep her face straight all the time.

One of the funniest SNL skits ever. Maya Rudolph is so talented.

1:32 my favourite part. I think I'll make it my alarm.

Very important transcription: R'oh shay an oo eeeee By the dawn early light D'what so prahoudly we hay At the twilight last bleeming D'whose broad stripes and right roars Nowdanowdadusnaaay Oh the ramrods we watched Were so galyalyal streemy And the rockets red glare The bombs bursting out in de aya Gave-a litta proo through the b'night That our flag was still there For it's one two nee stikes yo out And the homayayay ayayayayayayayayayaye the braaaaay b to the r to the a to the v to the e brabrabrabrabrab brrrbrrbrrrbrrbrrr brave

She looks like someone who would be a judge in the afterlife

This is by far the best Patti Labelle parody.. I just miss the sudden high notes, but everything else is perfect

How she kept a straight face during that performance is talent in itself lol

2:51 when you hear a mosquito 🦟 flying beside your ear😂

Wait this was BEFORE Fergie's?? I thought they were doing a skit based entirely on Fergie's and now I'm very amazed by the coincidence. This sounds like it so much esp. the beginning what the heck 😂

My cats are looking at me weird while playing this 😂

Still got me belly stitches...🤣🤣🤣 She'd done almost everyone...Britney, Christina, Aretha, Mariah (the mic thing), Shakira, Celine, etc. Pretty sure she actually has awesome vocal, LoL. Funniest female in SNL cast, IMO, still. Maya Rudolph. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

1:02 "D'WHAT" 1:22 "D'WHOSE" 2:06 "B'NIGHT"

*Christina Arugula has left the chat*

This is why I hate it when people say SNL isn't funny. Since the beginning of the show there have always been stinkers, and winners. There is a lot of pressure on these performers to put a live show together in one week. they have always done a remarkable job. It's why they are still on the air.

1:32 im dead

So we just gone pretend that she can actually sing. Some of them notes were beautiful.

When she started moving the mic is when I spat out my drink.

Maya, u was pokin fun, but ur tone and pitch and dynamics was glorious. You singer, you

My stomach hurts from laughing so hard. She's hysterical!! I love the funny ladies of SNL!

Wow Fergie did great 😍😍

She is imitating many divas at once.... so funny

Why did she not win an Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy for this performance???

every once in a while, when I'm feeling upset I come here. Maya makes em smile like no one else

Stunningly accurate. So many 'singers' just loooove to put scales and cadenza on the end of every line to make it sound more dramatic and 'emotional'. Whitney Houston, 1991 - that's how it should be done.

The sad thing is this is becoming a common form of singing.

jokes aside she has excellent vocal technique 😂

A comedic masterpiece. Maya Rudolph is a legend.

Her talent is stunning. You can't massacre a song so badly without tremendous skill! WTG!

Maya Rudolph is a complete genius

This was towards the last era of SNL being funny. What a cast

Dude she literally personified every single national anthem fail in human history.

2:52 when you're outside and that one mosquito keeps following you.

Best thing about Kamala being VP is more Rudolph on SNL.

This performance was so amazing the audience is frozen in awe 🤩

All these years later, I still think about 1:32 daily

1:14 she really went From Britney to Beyoncé in 5 seconds lmaoooo

her voice is better than 90% of the pop stars right now. gotta love maya.

2:29 I've got no comment

2:50 my favorite part. ⭐

Fun fact. Maya's mother is Minnie Riperton. Who sang the iconic song, "Loving you". Hence the amazing voice!

This is a beautiful composite of EVERY singer who's ever tried to crucify this hymn rather than just sing it. It's about the song.. not the vocal acrobatics. Hilarious!

Maya Rudolph is a national treasure! Comedic gold.

She's an amazing comedian, her voice really is good. Loved her mom in the seventies