Start Thanksgiving off with these classic Saturday Night Live sketches
By Matt Moore
The Thanksgiving holiday can be a stressful time between travel and cooking. Check out some of the best Thanksgiving sketches from Saturday Night Live to help ease into the the day!
Did Thanksgiving seem to come quickly this year? For most people, things get pretty hectic around this time of year. It can be a little worse if it feels like the holiday season snuck up on us. So if you’re feeling a little anxious, remember that laughter is the best medicine. Nobody delivers it like Saturday Night Live.
The current season of Saturday Night Live has been inconsistent at best. Things were off to a strong start in the Adam Driver-hosted premiere. Since then, shows have been uneven save for strong episodes from Jonah Hill and Steve Carell.
The show is taking this week off to observe the holiday. Things will be back on schedule at Studio 8H on Dec 1. The show will welcome first-time host Claire Foy, star of the Netflix series The Crown and the film The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The musical guest will be Anderson .Paak.
The holidays are always a big source of material for the writers and performers at Saturday Night Live. We got a chance to revisit some Halloween classics like David S. Pumpkins and Adam Sandler’s last minute costume ideas. So now with Thanksgiving here, enjoy some of the best offerings from Saturday Night Live!
Debbie Downer (Season 30, 2004)
Back Home Ballers (Season 40, 2014)
A Thanksgiving Miracle (Season 41, 2015)
The Ladies Man: Thanksgiving (Season 24, 1998)
Paul Simon’s Monologue (Season 2, 1976)
Guy Fieri (Season 36, 2010)
Thanksgiving Dinner (Season 5, 1979)
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Hopefully these sketches help get your holiday off to a positive start. And if things at the table start to get a little too stressful or certain family members don’t get along, try playing some Adele. If that doesn’t work, bring up these sketches and the mood will almost certainly change for the better. Happy Thanksgiving!