The McLaughlin Group - SNL 

Kinds sleepy

So true. Sitting in the train going home from a very busy day working at a very busy hospital, I am laughing so hard

This is the best era of SNL the 90s, 70s and late 80s

​@@yamatotakeru9078the early- mid 80s. Was the funniest era. Had Eddie Murphy and Paul pisscapo

When he said "Issue #7: what will issue #14 be?!? Mortinitinytabletop!!" I had to stop the video to catch my breath. Just brilliant.

Reasonable claim.

WRONG! You must one of those insane persons looking for John's "magic bag" 🙂

Fact💯

My thoughts exactly

I cant disagree with that

True.

That's the point. That's what makes it. It's funny because it's true. My grandparents used to watch the McLaughin Group, so my dad had to show them these skits, and they didn't get it.

Actual show is far far better. I watched is since it began back in 82 along with Wall Street Week for 20 years. Carvey couldnt even hold 5 minutes in the real show. The topics are too complex for a simplton comedian to answer. LIke so many idiot leftist what you cannot compete with you criticize and ridicule like old women.

@@harryparker9452 = old woman getting her knickers all tied-up in knots, all A TWITTER for getting her sensitivities hurt, boo-hoo! Did her witty bitty feelings get hurt over a COMEDY BIT? Sheesh, talk about a simpleton mistaking comedy for outright criticism, for all we know, John McLaughlin might have eve gotten a kick out of this, WHAT A SNOWFLAKE!

@@harryparker9452 To PROVE what an idiot you are, I went and dug-up a story regarding the subject since I remember Mr. McLaughlin making a guest appearance on the NSL skit, read towards the bottom where he had a cameo in one of the episodes. John LOVED all the ribbing, etc., he even called the WRITING and performances "BRILLIANT": "`SNL` SPOOF HAS MCLAUGHLIN CRYING `MORE` Virginia Mann, The Bergen Record CHICAGO TRIBUNE John McLaughlin has found imitation to be the most marketable form of flattery. Since Dana Carvey and his ''Saturday Night Live'' cohorts started parodying the dogmatic host and his ''The McLaughlin Group'' panelists last season, McLaughlin says the audience for his forum (6:30 p.m. Saturdays, PBS- Ch. 11) has been greening. ''The demographics of the program have vastly expanded,'' McLaughlin says. ''I`ve found that younger people have been clued to the show by `Saturday Night Live.` '' In an effort to keep a good thing going, McLaughlin recently invited the chief culprits from ''SNL'' to tape two installments of his CNBC talk show, ''McLaughlin'' (9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays). On hand were Carvey, fellow performer Kevin Nealon, executive producer Lorne Michaels, head writer Jim Downey and Robert Smigel, the ''SNL'' writer who first noticed the comic potential of McLaughlin. During the taping at NBC`s Rockefeller Center headquarters, a friendly but adversarial atmosphere prevailed, McLaughlin told Carvey, ''Wayne`s World'' style, that he`s a very funny guy-not. He`s a terrific mimic-not. This would be a very good show-not. Then he offered some advice for future ''McLaughlin'' skits: ''I think you should milk my panelists more.'' In return, Carvey and Co. offered McLaughlin more ribbing. ''We never found anything we could make fun of easier than your show,'' Carvey said. ''You know you`re a character, John.'' McLaughlin-a former Jesuit priest, university professor, editor and columnist who holds a doctorate in communications from Columbia University and master`s degrees in philosophy and English from Boston College-seems to go through his highly theatrical paces with a wink. On ''The McLaughlin Group,'' the combative host, who tends to overenunciate, delights in being argumentative as he challenges his panel to give opinions and predictions about a series of issues. ''The McLaughlin Group'' has been returning the jibes. McLaughlin has been punctuating lots of declaratives with ''not.'' And Kondracke recently referred to New York City as a ''sphincter''-another term borrowed from The mutual mimicry reached its peak of silliness during the Halloween episode of ''SNL,'' when Carvey`s McLaughlin was shown slumped in his seat, apparently dead. Onto the set came the Grim Reaper, who tossed back his black robe and hood to reveal-McLaughlin. ''That cameo appearance was one of the high points of `Saturday Night Live,` '' McLaughlin quips. After the CNBC tapings, McLaughlin recalls what he thought when he discovered he was the object of parody. ''I like good humor. I like wit and creativity, and their performances were so brilliant,'' McLaughlin says. ''They give you extraordinary caricature, and I think it`s great. And I like it from a marketing point of view.'' You're an idiot, Harry.

I agree 👍. In tears every time I watch it. Carvey and Nealon steal the show.

Gosh, it was great though to have both #Buchanan ✌ and McLaughlin on a news commentary show. They were excellent. Buchanan still is, both in interviews and in print. ✌

Lol so true about the questions getting stranger

Those ExtraTerrestial and LIfe after Death Quesitons were funny, but somewhat accurate how crazy the show could get.

@Anthony Demilio That's because Trump is dumb as shit

Credit a young Conan O'Brien for the superb writing...

exactly

Well...and I hate to say this about Phil, but not so much on Buchanan. Hartman (and the writers) would do Buchanan much more accurately in later sketches, though.

Wrong !!!!

Still watch the Mclaughlin Group weekly, but not as stimulating with John at the helm. Miss him very much!

I watched a little bit of The McLaughlin Group from around that time period for reference, and the real Jack Germond sounds EXACTLY like John Goodman.

mclaughlin was hasty with interruptions if i remember

Also, Robert Smigel, Bob Odenkirk, Jack Handey, Jim Downey were all writing at this time (probably Conan, too). And those are just the "well known" writers.

WRONG! (Just kidding, it was great.)

WRONG!!!!

And no tribal hatred from those on both sides of the political spectrum. Great premise , character portrayal, and flawless execution. Writing was spot on too. They were soooo much better than now.

Yes!! It’s so aggravating when so called comedians like Fallon and The Californians break character. It really is so low grade and unprofessional.

It's also in "Watchmen" I think.

Goes well with it's a mathematical certainty from Titanic.

@@bradthompson5383 Watchmen came out in 1986, this sketch is from 1990. But they are probably both drawing the phrase directly from the original McLaughlin Group show. My point was just that it seemed to be a common McLaughlin phrase.

@@bradthompson5383 I might be ignorant too. I was thinking of the movie but I assumed they took the line from the comic. I could be wrong, I haven't read it for a while.

The sketch’s writer (Conan O’Brien) had come from Harvard where this phrase might have been used.

Wrong!

SNL has always used cue cards. Or, as Carvey is doing here, using a teleprompter.

Totally agree. If you're gonna spoof a t.v. news show, you gotta do your homework. The writers did their homework.

Please do not cause McLaughlin to spin in his grave, mentioning "The View" in the same breath with his intellectual and diversity of opinion show. CNN might have gotten the idea of "Crossfire" from him, but that had intelligent people from both sides. Not a bunch of intellectually bereft hens cackling in harmony.

Wrong! Agronsky & Company with a young George Will was first.

@@edscott4729 I stand corrected. It was Agronsky on steroids. There is at least 1 video of Agronsky panel on You Tube. Jack Germond?

I don't know about that. Crossfire was on CNN for a long time.

And Jan Hooks

@@MrDash03 3 big uns!

NOT WRONG!

Poor Clarence would never get a word in lol

The voiceover saying that was the same guy as on the actual show.

WRONG!!!

Wrong!! 😂

@@ZERO_O7X RIGHT!

@@kooale Patty Patty Buke Buke? @2:55

Him and Martin Short.

@@martingrey2231 You WOULD be biased, Martin.... ~{ : ) }+=

Let's not forget Mike Meyers.

He's even got the ugly sweat.

WRONG!!! 🤣😂

Accurate. When I was a kid I called the show "The Screaming Squad" and in our house that is what we always called it. The skit is so spot on!

David Weaver I LOST it at Patty Patty Buch Buch.

This was definitely one of the funniest routines from that era of SNL

I was on the floor by that time.

Me too. I just about peed myself, and could not breathe, I was laughing so hard.

Incredibly funny

Sith Lord97x Lorne Michaels is a dick for not putting more of Jan’s skits online.

@@Gr8Layks Lol, you think Lorne Michaels has any control what SNL skits are uploaded to RU-vid? Complain to NBC, they're the ones that actually own all the content.

And John McLaughlin

Yes, rest in Peace. I saw Jan on a show when she had cancer. Watching them every week, I felt like I knew her. I had tears in my eyes when I saw her for the last time. Also, the horror of PHil Hartman killed by his own wife, then herself leaving two children orphaned. 😢

R.i.p. to Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks. They were a hoot.🌹🌹

Yes if this was Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig and Fallon they would fail. Don’t know why they can’t be professional and do the job.

Professionals

Wait, so Jimmy Fallon ISN'T funny? But I was told he was? What gives? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@angelsky6869True but at least Bill Hader and Kristen Whiig are talented COMEDIANS and funny. I give Jimmy Fallon alot of credit for going up night after night on the Tonight Show; I am sure it is NOT an easy job! However, don't think he is an especially talented comedian. He has his moments but he never showed the pure comedic genius that people like Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Chris Farley or even Will Ferrell have. He is likable (in public at least), works hard and is easy on the eyes, but not really funny.

@@jaylestingi5418 that’s true

You’re insane John. 😂😂😂.

@@tigertank06 WRONG! 😂😂😂😂😂

Mort teeny tiny table top 😄

@@knockknock1246 Eleanor, gee I think you're swellanor!

@@stilichobias 👍

WRONG !! :P

These 'McCloughlin' sketches were the least exaggerated parodies SNL ever used to do, easily

yep

I saw this sketch live before I ever saw the real show. I thought that while it was very funny it was grossly exaggerated. Then I saw the actual show and found I was WRONG!

WRONG!!! Those were the Worst of Days, and Dana Carvey was boring. ISSUE 2!!! Will Saturday Night Live ever be this good again?!!

Carvey was awesome.

You can really appreciate the way the characters play their part well and take it seriously. If Jimmy Fallon was in this he would've broken character and laughed and ruined the skit as usual.

Patty Patty Buch Buch

WRONG!!! …oh wait, I actually agree. Classic sketch.

Although this is probably not a popular opinion, I like that the comedians don't break into laughter amongst themselves at every joke like on the current weekend update.

@@jaspartheghost526 DAMN! For over 30 years I thought he was saying, "Patty Patty Puke Puke!"

That would be awesome....

@@homerthompson8730 And it's gone! But agreed! It would have been awesome if Trump didn't wuss out, but.... yup.. lol! YAY!

hahahahaha!!!

WROOONG!!!

EVERYTHING is SCRIPTED. "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when EVERYTHING the American public believes is FALSE", former CIA Director William Casey Feb 5, 1981.

That’s what so brilliant about it, I never watched the real thing and yet this had me rolling on the floor.

I can watch this over and over and...

My toddler is named Patrick so his nanny calls him Patty Patty Buke Buke.

Me too. After watching this a bunch of times, after anyone said anything to me, I went "WRONG!" 😂🤣😂

Sorry, but it's "Patty Patty Puke Puke."

@@CoCotheTurtle WRONG! It's Buke, as in the first syllable of Buchanan.

WRONG

WRONG....St. Patrick of Buchananomics!

I think- WRONG!

WRONG!!!!!

listing to the live audience, They all lost it...🍄

Yep if it was today's snl there would be about two whole minutes added just for corpsing

LOL!

@@whoisdickieschnabel ...I think I know!

I read this comment just as he said it.

WRONG!!! You did NOT roll on the floor you fell into your dog’s bed

Pretty much great in almost everything he did on SNL.

Reid Sheftall “Girlie man!”

Carvey would also be my #1 pick. After him, i’d say Eddie Murphy, Jon Belushi, Phil Hartman & Chris Farley.

Top tier for sure, with Dan Aykyoyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig and a very few others... killer impressions, timing, range, outrageously funny.

Richard Grandmont And Kate McKinnon

"Gee Eleanor, I want to make you swellanor"............

WRONG

That's the line from this that I can never forget. Everybody seems to have one.

I have a false memory of John McLaughlin actually saying that on his show, but WRONG!

It's back: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nDVWetzsTfY.html

Wish they did more of them.

The McLaughlin has RETURNED on RU-vid. Every Sunday beginning at 12 noon. New host, of course.

It was a good show

Jan did a pretty good Eleanor there and Goodman slouched just like Jack Germond did. Very funny.

I always watched it on NBC and I got sick of the GE ads. GE owned NBC at the time

McLaughlin credits the SNL skits for broadening his audience. He relates a story about when he was walking on the street and an 18 year old would roll down the window and yell "WRONG!!" as a shoutout and he would love it.

Same here. Also became a fan of Crossfire after seeing this.

Beetle

@@jaspartheghost526 No actually, it's 'Beadle'. Google it.

I thought John McGluaghlin beat William Buckley Jr. any day!

There are archived episodes you can watch, either clips or the entire 1/2 hours. Many of the insights John and his guests had, have come to pass.

"WROOONG!! 😲 You knew who McLaughlin was, but you hit your head and suffered amnesia, which of course you don't remember."

Same here. lol

I use the reference with co-workers who were born after this skit aired.

buh nan nuh :)

Patty patty buke buke

These were the best. I still use "Wrong!" In Carveys/McLaughlins voice. Fellow Gen Xers get the reference and laugh. Millenials try not to cry and complain to HR.

Omg, that is my favorite!! 😂

WRONG! This bit lands squarely in 12th place on the list of best SNL skits of all time!

🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😂😂😂

My absolute favorite SNL sketch of all-time!

"Swing Baby... you're platinum!"

@@Hinch2011 “I got chunks of guys like you floating around in my stool....now go kick his ass Steve.” Lmao

@@michaeloedy1568 "COVER YOUR FACE, STEVE!"

I still call my friend Jim Jimmy Jimmy Mayhem all of these years later

Which is exactly what McLaughlin would do although he used 5, 10, or 100 as metaphysical certitude. His old theological training probably coming in

He'd put in "boy" too. Beatle Boy Barnes

I wish.

In later episodes, Jack Germond would be played by Chris Farley, and Jan Hooks would be replaced with Fred Barnes, played by Mike Myers.

As I said elsewhere she has the look down (with better legs) and the hand chops too, but doesn't do Clift's nasal voice that can cut through the clutter

@TheBlankFromHeck McLaughlin actually guest hosted the show because of this series of parodiesThe musical guest was Bonnie Raitt.

@@kevincorcoran6493 And he was great on that skit.

Phil was a first rate talent but phoned in this one. Basically the credit here for his performance goes to the hair stylists

Totally on that nickname for Buchanan. And now that I came back to this on RU-vid, I have "Eleanor I think you're swell - anor" newly stuck in my brain, in that accent

I don’t want to work in a salt mine

WRONGGGG!!!!!

“Whistle while you work” is what you’re saying....

Special K with BANANAS

great skit. Loved it, watched the original in high school.

It's my favorite skit and I never saw the real show.

WRONG!!!

@@Ghoopty Surrealsm......... what is your problem.....Well I think... WRONG !!!!!!

@@1999glock I love your name 😅

flint55 Wrong! Chris Farley was million times better as Jack Germond then Goodman!

I like the one where Dana Carvey obviously goes off script and everyone knows it.

WRONG! The real McLaughlin coming on at the end of the Halloween one was the best.

Actually, I can believe he was one. Some of those Jesuits have been known to be notorious ball busters.

And he dated Martha Stewart for a bit. Yep.

Haha I love the added bit on the salt mines at the end total left field and had my laffin so hard

WRONG !!!

Haha! That was one of the greatest lines ever.

😂😂😂😂

Geez. Uh. 82

thank god for the internet

@@jonSM99 WRONG!

Same here. I think I may have been the only person in my high school who not only watched but loved it. Same with the original" Crossfire" when it was Pat Braden for the left and Pat Buchanan for the right. Since Tim Russert passed there's authentic and hard hitting real news debate shows anymore. Just polished ,prepped talking heads following canned talking points and playing "Gotcha" with guests of opposing viewpoints. So lame to compared to what these kind of shows were. Classic SNL skit before Lorne went full ideologue and allowed both the left and right to be skewered and lampooned. Today's SNL is a propaganda arm of the DNC. What a shame.

I'm guessing the long name for the "I'm not finished with your name" part was ad-libbed at least.