The Top 10 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of 2012
HitFix's regular 'SNL' recapper Ryan McGee lists his favorites
Top 10 'Saturday Night Live' Skits of 2012 - Honorable Mentions
In 2012, "Saturday Night Live" aired 22 new episodes. That's several hundred skits, fake commercials and digital shorts.
Here is one recapper's list of the season's 10 Best.
You'll disagree. Sound off in the comments.
Before getting to the Top 10...
Honorable mentions: “The Son Of The Most Interesting Man In The World”, “The Legend of Mokiki And The Sloppy Swish”, “Odysseus And The Sirens”, “Donnelly’s”, “The Stand Off”
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupSon of Mecha Mummy
December 23, 2012 at 6:35AM EST Reply to CommentMine, in no particular order and mostly just given numbers so I can keep track.
1. She's a Rainbow/Graduation Day (Mick Jagger)
2. Lincoln (Louis CK)
3. Maya Angelou Prank Show (Maya Rudolph)
4. Puppet Class (Seth MacFarlane)
5. Bein' Quirky with Zooey Deschanel (Zooey Deschanel)
6. Swarovski Crystals (Jamie Foxx)
7. Weekend Update (Martin Short. This is a combined one for Meyers' strong delivery and two great guest commentaries by Bayer and Strong)
8. Les Jeunes des Paris (Zooey Deschanel)
9. Maine Justice (Jamie Foxx)
10. J-Pop America Fun Time Now (Jonah Hill. This shouldn't really be here but honestly, there are few things on SNL that I replayed as much as the song from this one. Hill completely losing it in a matter of seconds and Killam and Bayer's reactions are amazing.)
The_Franch81 Great call on the Maya Angelou Prank Show bit. Classic! From that same episode, I would have also added the Jay-Z/Beyonce baby skit as best of 2012. "Oh no. Bon Iver has put himself to sleep".
December 23, 2012 at 9:08AM ESTbmfc1
December 23, 2012 at 9:03AM EST Reply to CommentThere's the Royal Gynecologist and there's everything else.
Kendra Pretty much. I can't believe it failed to make the list.
December 23, 2012 at 11:43AM ESTMax
December 23, 2012 at 3:30PM EST Reply to CommentI agree with some of that list (although I'd have put "Lincoln" MUCH higher), as well as Son of Mecha Mummy's list. Some other ones that I would definitely put in the top ten:
1. Beyonce and Jay-Z's party for Blue Ivy. Timberlake's Bon Iver alone makes this a serious contender.
2. The Chinese factory workers addressing the critics of the iPhone 5. Yes, the people playing the factory workers weren't really Chinese/diversity/blah blah blah, but that shouldn't take away from it being a funny idea that was well-executed.
3. ANY of the "Into the Cage" segments from Weekend Update.
Lee Harvey The iPhone5 sketch had more bite than anything on SNL in a long time. Loved it.
December 24, 2012 at 6:26AM ESTJoyeful Absolutely agree with everything you've said.
December 27, 2012 at 1:08PM ESTRJ
December 23, 2012 at 6:28PM EST Reply to CommentPuppet class > everything else for me.
DanDruff Hold on, did I miss it or was "Dick Fuel" not on this list?
December 24, 2012 at 4:51AM ESTDefinitely the strongest sketch of this season and, in my opinion, rivals "Total Bastard Airlines" as the best moment in the annals of this show's history.
The_Franch81
December 24, 2012 at 7:19AM EST Reply to CommentMy highlights if the SNL in 2012:
1) The Californians (Josh Brolin). Subsequent Californians skits have been average, but this first one was classic.
2) Jay-Z/Beyonce/Blue Ivy (Maya Rudolph)
3) Swarovski Crystals (Jamie Foxx)
4) Lincoln (Louis C.K)
5) Bat Mitzvah Dancing (Channing Tatum)
6) Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney (Jamie Foxx)
7) Intern Devin Pandora Singing (Bruno Mars)
8) The Son of the Most Interesting Man in the World (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
9) The Legend of Mokiki and the Sloppy Swish (Anne Hathaway)
10) Court Room Text Transcript (Eli Manning)
Honorable Mentions: Puppet Class, The Real Housewives of Disney, Maya Angelou prank show, Royal Gyneocologist, Bronx Beat
Best Cold Opens – New York Sports Now Jeremy Lin, Rush Limbaugh Sponsors
Best Weekend Update Recurring characters- Drunk Uncle, The Woman You Shouldn’t Have Started a Conversation With at a Party.
Best Episode: Maya Rudolph
Mike
December 25, 2012 at 6:39AM EST Reply to CommentRule #1 any skit with Kenan can not be anywhere near the top ten. He sucks.