Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer - SNL 

People who seek this skit are my kind of people. Phil Hartman is sorely missed.

Lol. I love how he has only been thawed out for 3 years and somehow already has a wife with 2 kids that are about 6-10 years old.

I can't get over how funny it is, seeing this articulate caveman, calmly explaining how confused and feral he is

My wife and I fell in love with each other after discovering our mutual love of Phil Hartman. Later, having gotten a divorce, I can't help but wonder if that may have been a poor foundation for a marriage.

I say “your world frightens and confuses me” at least once a month. I saw this skit the first time maybe 18 years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since. Hartman was a true genius.

No tricks, no gimmicks, no surprises - they tell you right up front that the skit is going to be about an unfrozen caveman lawyer, and that's what they give you. After that, it relies entirely on the skit and the acting. And the fact that it's still hilarious is a credit to the excellent writing and the incredible star that Phil Hartman was. This skit is classic and still cracks me up.

Did Hartman ever not just absolutely crush a SNL performance? You can make a real strong argument he's the greatest cast member they've ever had.

That transition from his banging the club in his hand as a caveman to him slapping one hand into the other to emphasize a point as a lawyer always cracks me up.

The little mannerisms Phil Hartmann would do (checking the watch before giving his closings statement) kill me, such a genius.

This is Bill Hader and Fred Armisen's all-time favorite sketch.

The original script had it sponsored by Dog Assassin "when you can't bear to put him to sleep, maybe it's time to call Dog Assassin" and Big Fat Bean "why eat hundreds of little beans when you can eat one big one?" It also had the second part on an airplane

RIP Phil hartman. A true pioneer and advocate for the cavern dweller and cro magnon-american communities, at a time when it was rare to see unfrozen cavemen and cavewomen in Hollywood playing anything but stereotypical hunters, or the occasional gatherer he truly showed that what geological era you come from doesn't have to define you, and that our hominid ancestors are much more than the monolyth from 2001, a space odyssey.

Sketches like this remind me why I still miss Phil Hartman. 💕

The world was robbed of Phil Hartman.🕯✊

*_There will never, ever be another Phil Hartman. RIP brother._*

Classic Phil "The Glue" Hartman. The brilliance of his comedic timing, cynicism, sarcasm and persona was just unique. Miss him. RIP.

1:15 the watch check and the look up to the ceiling as he "gathers his thoughts" even though it's obvious he's rehearsed all of this beforehand. Phil is the GOAT

Happy Fun Ball is now officially banned in all 50 states.

One of my favorite skits of all time. I miss Phil Hartman so much.

Hartman plays this with so much comedic depth. You kinda can't tell if he's being sincerely primitive in moments, or extremely condescending. Genius

Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic make me wanna... Get out of my BMW... And.. Run off into the hills or... Whatever

I find this hilarious. In high school we had a stockbroker come and teach our economics class for a short time, and he had a protuding brow. Needless to say my buddy and i would always refer to him as unfrozen caveman stockbroker.

Phil Hartman was an incredible comedic talent. You may remember him from such classic Simpsons characters as Troy McClure, Lyle Lanley, and Lionel Hutz.

It's incredible to see how far Lionel Hutz aka Miguel Sanchez has come from when he was first thawed out and went to law school.

This is one my favorite SNL skits. It's so stupid but Phil Hartman's performance is so good it makes it funnier than the concept deserves. 😂

“Your world frightens and confuses me” Hahaha I keep watching that over again. He was brilliant.

This sketch was all in Phil Hartman's delivery. What a talent

I just love how his being a caveman is irrelevant, he just USES it as a lawyer.

This makes me feel effing old knowing this was almost 30 years ago. If I only had a dollar for every time I have said "Your world frightens and confuses me"

This sketch frightens and confuses me, but in a good way.

This character would have been great in a full-length movie. R. I. P. Phil Hartman. One of the best to come outta SNL.

I loved this sketch from the first time I saw it on live TV… it’s funny that the audience doesn’t seem to know what to make of it… even Dana Carvey doesn’t seem to realize this sketch is pure gold

This was my late brother’s favorite sketch. R.I.P Phil Hartman

One of the funniest sketches of all time. Simple, sharp, perfectly executed and funny on multiple levels. Never gets old

"My primitive mind can’t grasp these concepts"... ...when a caveman’s grammar is better than mine.

22 years later and we still feel the void that Phil left after he was taken from us

I last saw this almost thirty years ago, and I was still mouthing almost all the lines with the actors. That tells you how much it stuck in my head. Timeless writing

I'm just a caveman...but there's one thing I do know, it's that we must do everything in our power to lower the capital gains tax!

This is probably my favorite SNL skit. Its just so sublime and genius.

Lol. I love the “or…whatever..”

"It''s (flawless comedic pause) just Kirok your honor." RIP Phil, a true genius and master of his craft

Phil Hartman. The greatest SNL cast member of all time.

Watching this again after all these decades, man: Hartman rules. The little moment where he checks his watch right before giving his summation to the jury is such a specific piece of performance, so *true* to actual lawyering, and probably he could've sold the piece without it. But it's just a nice detail that a million performers would've missed.

That 'whatever' he throws in is just genius. Love this skit so much.

I love how disingenuous he is. So funny.

Finally! I've been waiting for years for this sketch to get posted on here!

"Happy Fun Ball: Still legal in sixteen states!" Probably my favorite callback in the history of SNL

If the world in 1991 frightened and confused him imagine how he'd feel in 2024.

Rip, Lionel Hutz. Your voice lives on in our hearts

3:30 - *"I really don't understand your Congress...."* Interesting. 20+ years later, I still don't, either....

This is, by far, my favorite skit in the entire SNL series. The insulting premise of it makes me laugh so hard. And Hartman is perfect.

This is the ultimate troll of the "I may not be a fancy big-city lawyer . . ." closing argument

I just close my eyes while listening to Phil Hartman's beautiful voice and imagine Lionel Hutz.

Rob Schneider’s best SNL work right here.

This is my favorite SNL skit of all time 😂😂😂😂

This is awesome! !! But, seriously, how this caveman managed to be more charismatic than normal human lawyers is beyond me.

I saw this live as a kid, and have been waiting years for SNL to post it! Thanks! RIP Phil Hartman

I love you Phil Hartman wherever you are! We remember you with nothing but fondness.

One of my all-time favorites. I f****** love these

I loved watching Phil as a kid. He's my all time favorite SNL actor. I was really sad when I heard he died several years ago. Miss his comedic brilliance.

He looks like Tommy Wiseau

The understated brilliance of this just blows me away. Phil's acting and the camera work felt like I was watching "Inherit the Wind."

This sketch got basically zero laughs but it's somehow one of my favourites

Its.....just Keyrock, your honor......and yes, I'm ready. thank you.

Those little adverts at the beginning were the funniest part

OMG! Sometimes I wanna get outta my BMW and just run for the hills .... or whatever 😂😂♥️

LOL the kids brows has me rolling 3:13

I had a customer in the early 90's and he had a cell phone. His monthly bill was $3000.00.

Phil Hartman was one of my favorites!!!😂😂😂😂

Loved the late Phil Hartman. This was my favorite SNL skit of Phil Hartman. He clearly articulates his limited mindset and lack of understanding by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury....I'm just a caveman." Classic Phil Hartman.

Phil Hartman was one of the greatest comedic actors of the 20th century. Every time I see one of these old SNL skits I think of Phil and what a horrible senseless tragedy his death was. Thanks Phil. You were great!

Phil Hartman was one of the greatest - and this was perhaps the best overall cast of SNL.

A coworker in the early-'90s could deliver the "I'm just a caveman" line just like Phil Hartman. It's eerie thinking of it so many years later.

The brilliant reason why this sketch works so well - is because the way they wrote the caveman, he is actually SMARTER than people today. The point is: we've actually become dumber as a society over the 100,000 years, rather than advanced (as we all believe), and thats why its so easy for a caveman to advance and successfully become a lawyer, argue and win his case without a challenge, raise a family (in what appears to be no time at all) and still make it to run for Senate under the guise of cutting taxes lol (which everyone wants and is a common augment - btw, the fact that its for capital gains, which is just to benefit rich people like him, is even more perfect). Excellently performed by Phil Hartman, and just reams so much of how Lionel Hutz was written on The Simpsons

Phil Hartman made everything he was in better. Such a talent...

Phil was great. Wish they'd post some of his Donahue sketches.

I love the way he says “compensatory.” He can take dictionary words, simmer it down and make it conversational.

I cant believe they reference happy fun ball! I have always loved this sketch.

I still miss Phil Hartman :(

Would had love to see Hartman in an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Damn!

What makes this works is the talent of Phil Hartman

These moving pictures coming from this magic box I’m holding is to much for my primitive mind to comprehend. But what I do know is Phil Hartman is awesome.

This is the skit they would have brought back when Phil hosted SNL in the modern era if he had lived.

Looks like Gene Simmons

3:19 His kids with the eyebrows 🤣😂🤣

This was Trumps Impeachment Lawyer today:

Oh Phil...RIP you gem of an actor!!😢

Gotta love how the videos I watched on tv as a young child are now classified as ‘Vintage’

Hartman’s gameshow host voice makes this one of the best SNL skits ever.

"Your world frightens and confuses me"🤣😅

10 people haven’t got a clue at the genius of Phil Hartman! Funniest deadpan comic of all time! RIP 💖 Phil!

I love how the judge is the only person who sees through Kerock's BS front

“Key Rock’s words are just as true now as they were in his day.” Lmao classic.

Think about it. If a caveman was thawed, taught about life, and ended up sane like this. Bro, something like this would totally happen, he or she would be an instant celebrity. The mass public of America would totally fall for this bs in politics if it could actually happen

Phil Hartman was legendary. God rest his brilliant soul😊

We missed out on SO MANY LAUGHS when we lost Phil so early. Continue to RIP, funny man.

These “Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer” skits were always my favorites!

How is the writing so perfect. “One thing I do know: We must do everything in our power to lower the capital gains tax.” 😂 “…makes me want to get out of my BMW and run into the hills…or whatever…” 😂

Phil Hartman is the SNL G.O.A.T.

"Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine…" haha! Ancient technology ;)