We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches where the actors kept breaking character. Here are the hilarious results.
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In “Beavis and Butt-Head,” when Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day wore prosthetics to look like the famous cartoon characters, but Heidi Gardner burst into laughter the second she saw their faces.
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In the newest “Close Encounter,” when Kate McKinnon made a guest appearance and tried her best to make host Ryan Gosling laugh while she reenacted what the aliens did to his private parts.
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In “Lisa from Temecula,” when Ego Nwodim kept aggressively cutting her well-done steak, which shook the entire table and made everything spill, causing host Pedro Pascal to giggle throughout the entire sketch.
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In “The Californians: Stuart Has Cancer,” when Fred Armisen delivered terrible news in the funniest way possible, and Bill Hader just couldn’t take it anymore.
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In “Extremely Stupid,” when Candice Bergen’s character was supposed to be much smarter than Gilda Radner’s, but Candice kept messing up, and it played perfectly into the script.
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In “Super Showcase Spokesmodels,” when Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig kept making each other laugh while announcing game show prizes.
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In “Corksoakers,” when Janet Jackson tried sooooo hard to not say a dirty word, and no one could keep a straight face.
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In “Inside the Beltway,” when Aidy Bryant’s wardrobe person accidentally walked on in the middle of the sketch, and Aidy completely lost it.
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In “Dr. Beaman’s Office: Test Results,” when Tim Meadows unexpectedly came onstage, which made it too difficult for Will Ferrell to deliver some bad news with a straight face.
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In “Africa Tourism,” when Adele had such a big laughing fit that she literally had to crouch down in an attempt to hide from the camera.
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In “Matt Foley: Van Down by the River,” when Chris Farley dove onto the table and broke it, so everyone on screen had to cover their faces in laughter.
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In “Cast List,” when Will Ferrell played an overbearing drama teacher in a cut-for-time sketch, and every single person on stage broke more than once.
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In “Diner Lobster,” when Pete Davidson kept giggling while watching John Mulaney sing and dance to a funny Les Mis parody.
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In “Gift Wrap,” when James Franco squirted a bunch of fake blood into Leslie Jones’ mouth, and she was so fazed that she couldn’t get through the rest of the sketch.
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In “The Love-ahs with Barbara and Dave,” when Jimmy Fallon couldn’t say his lines while he was stuck in a hot tub with Drew Barrymore.
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In “Escorts,” when Emily Blunt literally hid under a lampshade because she couldn’t say her “oopsie-doopsie” catchphrase without breaking character.
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In the original “Close Encounter,” when Kate McKinnon had a verrrrry different type of alien abduction than Ryan Gosling.
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In “Smokery Farms,” when Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant were so grossed out by how bad the raw meat smelled, and they couldn’t help but laugh.
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In “Girlfriends Game Night,” when Cecily Strong’s character interrupted a fun game night with friends so she could try conceiving with her much older boyfriend, played by Bill Hader.
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In “Brothers,” when Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong were very confused about what was happening, and their faces showed it.
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In “New Wife,” when Larry David had a minute-long laughing fit and couldn’t get through any of his lines without breaking.
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In “Debbie Downer,” when Rachel Dratch was so funny that Horatio Sanz literally had to wipe away his tears with a Mickey Mouse pancake because he was laughing so hard.
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And, of course, literally any time Bill Hader played Stefon and couldn’t keep it together.
Do you have a favorite SNL moment that didn’t make the list? Tell us about it in the comments below!
