The French Chef - SNL 

"Now I've done it! I've cut the Dickens out of my finger!" Classic!

How I love Julia still. She made haute cuisine universally accessible; one didn’t have to study at the Cordon Bleu to utilize the techniques of the French masters. She was endearing, self deprecating, and so wonderfully encouraging. She opened up worlds of flavor, and her sense of humor allowed her to laugh along with us. Julia, you are dearly missed.

this was the skit that solidified Dan Aykroyd as an SNL Legend and brought Julia Child new viewers too

This is a master class on committing to the sketch.

Hands down one of the all-time best. I love how "Julia Child" keeps talking even as she's bleeding to death.

the weird thing about Dan is that he was always the crazy one on SNL, but in the movies, his best roles were the straight/mellow guy i.e. blues brothers, trading places, ghostbusters

If I close my eyes i only hear Mickey Mouse talking lol

Julia Child LOVED this. It was just her kind of humor. She would be doing a chicken (at home, not on her show) and she'd hold up the liver, yell "Save the liver" and fall over laughing.

This is possibly the greatest SNL sketch ever. I quote from it constantly!

Simply brilliant. One of the top iconic vintage SNL skits. Ackroyd was perfect satire.

I've watched this again & again over years. It's timeless...never gets old. Classic.

She certainly said words like "saltine" oddly. I miss her.

The "blood" was gross but that wig style really complimented the shape of Dan Aykroyd's face. Very flattering.

Dan Ackroyd was the greatest comic talent EVER on SNL. His broad range of hilarious characters are too numerous to list here. His raw wit and energy were unbelievable. Legend.

I remember watching this on SNL when I was a kid back in the 70s. There were very few TV channels and no VCR. I always looked forward to Saturday nights when I could stay up late to watch TV which had a lineup of Monty Python, Benny Hill, Saturday Night Live and Second City Television. Much simpler but very enjoyable times.

This was the very 1st episode of SNL I ever saw. I was about 11, alone, and watching random late night TV. I knew immediately it was some kind of parody of Julia Child, but when the blood started spurting my jaw dropped. It was the most shocking and funny thing I had ever seen in my young life. I didn't even know what I was watching but I was hooked.

My favorite SNL sketch, hands down, it never gets old unlike me.

This is my very first memory of SNL. One Saturday night at age 11 I decided to see what was on after Real People, and just stayed up, and this came on. I laughed my ass off. And to think that it was live, 41 years ago already, a piece of iconic comedy history. Thank you so much for posting this - it was, in a way, my bar mitzvah.

Please don't forget to "Remove the giblets" And Please "save the liver"

Dan Ayckroyd is hilarious! A great actor😁

I keep thinking of Julie & Julia from watching this skit

Classic SNL......never ever gets old! Yes, Julia loved this.....may she rest in peace.

Solid gold never gets old..

Julia had great talent and a sense of humor. It's said she showed this skit to her friends.

This skit works so well, because it's a loving spoof of Julia Child's "plow through and don't let anything stop you" attitude as a beloved icon of the USA. I can understand why Julia Child got a kick out of it.

this was the first of the excessive-blood-loss gags

Probably my favorite SNL skit ever, very pythonesque.... Love how the blood looks real.

this sketch showed that the original cast of SNL were definitely "not ready for prime time",and we loved them for it.

If I recall correctly, this is an exaggerated version of an episode of her show where she cut herself and soldiered on. While the show ultimately became famous and put PBS on the map, it was a very low budget show where they couldn’t afford to do multiple takes and, unlike today’s cooking shows, wouldn’t have had a supply of prepped chickens and such on standby. So you had to do one take and be done, and if something went wrong (like you cut yourself) you just dealt with it and moved on.

I've seen this sketch countless times over the years. Still makes me laugh hard.

OMG I remember this skit so clearly after all these years! 🤣

Saw this skit live at a friend's birthday party while we were all in high school...laughed so hard we were all *crying!* Her mother had ZERO sense of humor, so her disapproving stare at the screen just made us laugh all the harder!

According to a 2021 documentary, what triggered the writing of this sketch was two appearances on television in which Child appeared with a bandaged finger - and said it was from cutting herself while cooking. The accident required a trip to the hospital. Stiches were required. 😬

On the topic of Dan Aykroyd and his comedic brilliance, please upload the Halloween Consumer Report sketch.

OMG....this really could not be funnier.......the sight gags when she lacerates her hand are great...LOL

I laughed so hard that I cried ....this is by far one of the best sketches 😭😭😭

I can watch this clip all day long and still laugh.

I remember watching this for the first time, live on my tv, with an old outdoor antenna. The reception was always better late at night. Anybody remember turning the pole trying to "fine tune" the station?

Evidently Julia Child loved this skit, so I won't feel bad that I cannot hear her name without thinking of this skit and laughing!!!!

Absolute classic. Almost any member of SNL's later cast would be breaking long before the end of the sketch. Fallon, for instance, couldn't even make it half way.

This was when I would watch SNL every Saturday. All of the characters on this show were exactly that…CHARACTERS.

"Save the chicken liver!" That's become another one of my favorite non sequiturs! I've loved this skit since I first saw it on the original show. Now, THAT'S comedy!

I saw this sketch live. I was in high school, and for whatever reason, I was home, and my parents stayed up. My mother was about to turn in, when she saw "The French Chef" opening card. Oh my gosh, did the three of us laugh. You can see Akeoyd trying to coax more "blood" out of his right hand.

I'm amazed that none of the crew called an ambulance as their star was bleeding to death!!! It's miraculous that she survived that! 😉 Classic! That Julia Child herself found it funny speaks volumes!

Watching a PBS show on Julia Child and it reminded me of this SNL skit

I saw this in the CNN documentary with my parents last night and I was laughing. Dan in Drag, I thought I’d never see the day! I also loved her voice, especially the, “What’s missing in this picture? The goose!”

Dan Aykroyd is a national trreasure

Remember seeing this one when it first came out SNL. Dan Aykroyd in one of his better skits, smoked a little weed and we were on our way for the evening!!!!

I freak'n love me some Dan Aykroyd❗️

what a Legend is Dan Aykroyd!

Always 💜 Dan Akroyd, reminds me of my father I didn’t know. This is Christmas morning. Thanksgiving morning too.

Of course I was just watching a shoot another Julia Child thing on RU-vid. And of course we went onto this one which I haven't watched in years. Just that Aykroyd just nailed it so beautifully. God bless them. And rest in peace Julia.

Julia laughed at this. RIP my love....

one of the classic skits of the series.

One of the greatest moments in TV history.

Still one of the greatest SNL skits ever!😂

I just watched this today in my class and I NEEEEDED to watch it again I'm completely dying right now

I can't part out a chicken or rabbit without saying in my Julia Child voice "Save the liver!" LOLOL.

3:15 Masterstroke fourth wall moment

Nostalgia.. My senior year in college. Us nerds had SNL viewing parties back In the 7 channel days

This is in my top five SNL skits.

I love Danny 😂💞

Saul-haul-tine 😂

I remember the night this aired. (Yes, I'm old.) I laughed just as much as I am now.

Reminded me of Monty Python

Sa-a-a-altine 😂

When Saturday night live would actually make you laugh out loud.

It's funny how nearly twenty years later he would dress like that again on Soul Man

A very Pythonesque skit, reminiscent of the "Salad Days" sketch. One of the best from SNL! Ah, how times have changed!

Dan where are you we love you!

Love Dan Aykroyd, genius

The accent is ON POINT

Classic, never gets old!!

SNL goes Monty Python, and quite effectively at that.

WICKED FUNNY!! Dan A was by far my favorite SNL comedian. From this, to Decibet, to Fred Garvin (Male Prostitute), to Beldar Conehead, ad infinitum ... he was just hilarious.

Modern SNL sketches don’t even come close to these laugh out load like The French Chef.

Close your eyes before you hit play and you’d swear that was Julia Child’s voice. An SNL masterpiece. ❤️

Every kitchen should have emergency number on the phone. Well, this doesn’t! 😂😂😂😂😂

The UK Folks are just as hilarious. Matt Lucas and David Walliams the stars of Little Britian did a skit where Matt's Character is a Novelist in the tradition of Barbara Cartlandt. Then he finds out that a distant relative was a Boarder of The Frank Family who went into hiding from 1942-1944. When the Gestapo came to the house to inquire about Margot not arriving at The Train Station, he showed them a piece of paper that stated that they went to Switzerland. It was a farce but they all believed it, hook line and sinker.

CLASSIC SKETCH!!!!

So they upload them all at once, now I know

The best was SCTV with Joh Candy as Julia chopping up a huge salmon, a real fish.

I'm glad that they are making this available. Still waiting for the "Raging Queen" skit!

Julian child always looked and sounded like a guy in Drag

I remember watching this live and laughing so hard I spilled bong water all over the place.

I've always loved this. Just got done watching a bunch of her videos.

I loved the movie Julie and Julia. I didn't know about Julia Child, must not have had her show on tv in Australia, perhaps. Now I'm watching shows on you tube thanks to the channel set up for her show.

This Sketch was Featured in Julie And Julia.

"Can't do nothin' without a sharp knife!" My mother laughs harder at that little moment than any other. She always said that's EXACTLY how Julia was.

Okay, I'll say it: Dan Akyroyd looks good in drag!

Loving these vintage skits

Dan Aykroyd does a great👍👍🤣 job playing Julia Child any accidentally cut his finger while cutting a turkey😂🤣🤣🤣! Great Saturday Night Skit !! So funny !!

A Legend ICONC Comedy

I decided to have a snack while watching this. That was a mistake.

I loved dan saving the liver

ms. Feartherbottom vibes. Love it.

So many moons ago. Still classic.

Classic!!! I still quote from this skit to this day!!

Dan Aykroyd sounds more like Julia Child than Jullia Child.

YAY! Searched for this after watching the tiny clip of it in "Julie and Julia"! Was sooo funny!