Kate Middleton’s OBGYN (Bill Hader) gets a lesson on proper royal etiquette from Buckingham Palace representative Rupert Smythe Pennington (Martin Short) and Queen Elizabeth (Fred Armisen). [Season 38, 2012]
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The absolute gleam in Martin Short's eye when he sees Bill about to break is so delightful.
Most likely the first time he'd heard those euphemisms for the Royal Ahem -- Short messing with him the same way John Mulaney did.
Here you go 2:45
Brady Hege Thanks!
Such an exagerated pause, too 😂😂
They all count on bill breaking character, that s why martin stopped for a second, to catch him
*When the child is delivered, it is important that you not reach for it, unless it offers a hand to you* I'm dead
GREAT WRITING THIS TIME.
So is the child lol
Aye 420 th like
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good
This entire skit is just Martin Short and Fred Armisen trying to make Bill break. Notice how Martin paused and stared at Bill after the downton abbey? lol and how Fred was just trying to get eye to eye contact with Bill while he lays there with open thighs. Lmao
all the skit with Bill was trying to make Bill laugh 😂
Yeah that face and pause were also Martin trying to keep himself from breaking at that joke too, I think. Fun to get the old greats together with new greats like Hader.
Fred started to break too
@@sydgrim : that has been stated several thousand times already!
Lies again? Half Man Half Woman
Bill mentioned in an interview that he came straight from filming his suicide scene in The Skeleton Twins to do this sketch. Quite a wide array of emotions for Bill that day
Wow I hope it cheered him up
That movie was good I love it
@@kaysdash8556 one of the best movies I'll never watch again. It was fantastic but I just felt like shit when I left the theater.
@@kaysdash8556 same. kristen wiig and bill hader are the most iconic duo
I watch that movie at least once a week
bill hader is extremely attractive. his accent in this is just wow
@@cant8160 Dude she's like 12
You are like 9 shut
Not that great, considering he's usually top drawer, but decent
@@wyvernslayer4530 bruh stuf ur like 6
@@wool578 ok newborn
BILL'S VOICE IS DOING THINGS TO MY JUDY DENCH
Sam flies the helicopter OMFG
Epcot’s Spaceship Earth?
are you... judy drenched?
Hannah Zieger IM- >\!\€\!€\|€HAKDJSKSJKSHDLEJSUSI!/@:!:”2&7;93&:&$;
@@hannahzieger1104 bruh
Martin Short is not only very funny, but a superb actor. The inflection in every line, the timing, the richness of his character. Plus, he's freaking LIVE, reading lines from cue cards, the book and his memory, plus, he's freaking ENJOYING every single minute of it. Talking about a pro
@@CUStudioFilms good lord. Get a life
@@CUStudioFilms 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Quite possibly the most underrated actor of our era.
You should check out his Jiminy Glick character...
Inflection, now there's a word you don't hear as often as you like, if I must say.
The preemptive “oh no” from the audience members when Fred is readying himself to jump up on the table cracks me up
It's a laugh track, not authentic at all.
@@LizEsc it's not a laugh track this is Saturday Night LIVE which is performed in front of live audience
@@jo4504 lol right. The irony that they chose to accuse one of the few shows of the modern era that actually do have a real live audience, of having a laugh track...
YES BILL IS ATTRACTIVE BUT WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT MARTIN SHORT IS IN THIS?!?!?!?!!?!? the commitment, the performance, absolutely hilarious
And the timing!
Because to many it's a given that Martin Short is good but, Bill is the kinda guy you see at work everyday and then notice how hot he actually is.
OMG Martin Short is a genius ❤️🤯
Thank you
Talking to David Letterman when he first met Bette Davis. kzhead.info/sun/ea9vptejh5SraIE/bejne.html
bill hader sounds and looks like a 1950s actor and i love it
Sounds like Gregory Peck or Cary Grant
Si hot 🥵
He did play vincent price
Exactly!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 His accent his near perfect.
Nailed it
Okay, I need to confess....Bill Hader is one of the most attractive men I have ever laid eyes on. Good GOD.
Oh yeah. I totally agree
It’s the voice
well, yes hes very very attractive and his VOICE but there's other guys, for example, JOHN MULANEYYYYY omfg!!!!
Saaame
I agree!!
It feels like Fred wasn't In this sketch and just walked on set.
Yes it was likely a surprise to Hader to get him to break ...as he was quite speechless there. It might've been a different ending in rehearsal.
"Her Downton Abbey" Absolutely brilliant.
Felicia Oladipo they almost lost it there LOVE IT
Picadilly cervix
I searched it up and it's a movie?
Church of taint Andrews 😄
It's a gem :-). Bill Hader almost lost it.
is it weird that i think that bill is extra attractive with that accent and that hair 😍
Not AT ALL. Wow wow wow.
It would be weird if you didn't. God DAMN.
1:14
NO ITS HOT ASF
@@Beverly_Dingus exactly..
"I'm here to get me Judi Dench washed" 😩😂😂😂
Where’s the bloke?
@@Shadowdoc26 get in there will ya
"church of taint Andrew's" - I choked on my sandwich, this sketch is SNL gold!!!
Piccadilly cervix was also well-played
Bill Hader is so hot, like classy hot
hell yes.
He can examine my Royal A-HEM any fucking time tbh
Yes, and his English accent naturally takes on an identical sound and intonation of Benedict Cumberbatch. That's a bit of unexpected magic.
@@ourcorrectopinions6824 OMG I have been going insane trying to figure out who he reminded me of - it's Benedict! Ahhh!
@@NeaEmrys Looks like I saved you a trip to the looney bin! You're welcome. :)
Bill Hader even more fetching with a British accent and a low leading-man voice. Martin Short is hilariously silly.
Ed Grimley
Bill Hader’s English voice = Benedict Cumberbatch
He always plays the nutter
No such thing as a British accent.
@@TheMusicalElitist 'English accent.' :)
This is Martin Short's perfect role and he does it brilliantly!
Martin is flawless in falling into his characters. He's an entertainment icon.
Cant blame bill hader for breaking character here, Martin short was unforgivable ..Brilliant!
hynixx I totally lost it at “Piccadilly Cervix”
Samsonian Pitydafool me too!! I can’t believe that didn’t get a bigger laugh!
I think because a lot of Americans do not understand the reference to Piccadilly Circus.....and possibly some not knowing the word cervix. LOL
I didn't hear cervix, (heard Circus), plus it was buried a bit by the other ones. But Martin!
Forsure
Notice how Martin deliberately pauses at 2:44 just so the camera gets a shot of bill cracking up. just brilliant.
Love it! LOL
Lionel Switch give them a break. it was funny
Lionel Switch Do you know how sometimes in the bloopers you see actors breaking character and laughing? That is what is going on here
Notice how deliberate cracking up has been a scripted part of the skits for years now
Martin's about to crack up too. You can tell by his voice.
"guarded by a troll who asked you a riddle" 😂😂😂
Love how Bill Hader has to cover his mouth every time he almost breaks. But you can still see a gleam in his eyes. Absolutely hilarious with a comic genius like Martin Short....
Hader's accent is flawlessly PBS lol
Haha
you nailed it there
The same as in the "Norwegian Actors' Playhouse" sketch.
Sorry, what's PBS?
@@PlannedObsolescence that was also hilarious 🤣
Bill Hader with an English accent
Deee45 a person commenting on obvious things
Martin Short with a gapped tooth
+John Sargeant no..
total sploosh! goooootta give him the sploosh
@John Sargeant yes, absolutely. People from Oklahoma are known for such things.
MARTIN SHORT is a gem here. He can make a whole movie on this.
OMG, quite possibly the best SNL skit ever. I'm surprised Hader didn't break more.
Bill was on the edge the whole time
me too ;)
@@rburp123 oof
I never realized how attractive Bill Hader is
Mibble Cibble- he has gotten super handsome!
I've always thought he was cute, but I agree he looks extremely handsome here compared to some other sketches.
That hair style looks good on him!
Same!!
I did lol since I was a kid
It’s weird seeing bill hader being the normal one in the sketch
Martin Short demonstrated what a comedic supergenius he is - shredded Bill Hader without so much as cracking a smirk.
Easy to see why they are good friends off stage as well.
Piccadilly cervix is a vastly underrated term ...
I like the fact that we can all agree (even the actors who nearly broke) that 'Her Downtown Abbey' is a QUALITY joke
“Hers is an old draw bridge that is guarded by a troll who asks you a riddle.” *This sketch is so quotable, there are too many ROTF ones.*
it's as if he was trying to make Biller Hader break :D
Laurent D'Hondt I assume in every sketch with Bill their keep jokes from him in hopes to break him
uuuh ya, thats what the good ones do
Laurent D'Hondt they try to break everyone Bill is just one of the harder ones unless he is Stephan
WOW at Martin Short. I was dying. Can't blame Bill Hader at all!
Janet Chui - Watercolour Visions hysterical
He was a Riot! Reminded me of when I was a kid.
At 3:50 even, bill tried not to lose it. 😂
Martin should receive an Oscar for this performance.
(Emmy) :)
THE ROYAL *AHEM* And hot damn, Bill Hader's deep voice in this!! 🔥🔥🔥
It Takes A legend to make Hader break character, and my man Martin Short had him in and out like it was Bill's first day
Bill laughes in every sketch
He literally breaks at his own jokes everything makes him laugh 😂
They are good friends in real life
Lol no it's doesn't he's so easy to make laugh lol it's part of why hes one of my favorite actors
Bill breaks so easily
I feel like Fred wasn't supposed to be in the sketch and only came in during the live show to throw off Bill. Looks like Bill gets confused and looks over at his cue card or maybe Lorne.
88thStreet I could have watched another ten minutes of the three of them ad-libbing the rest of the sketch as Bill washes her ‘Judy Dench’. Also, I feel like the royal Butthole should have had a few more names.
I had the same feeling
The Royal Highness doing a cockney accent was just icing on the cake 😂
Bill needs to have that hair cut and talk British more because ✨d a m n ✨ I mean he’s hot but that just adds a little bit of spice ✨
I’d gladly let him examine my Downtown Abbey
We
Us
Me too. And I'm a man :)
HaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
Downton not Downtown
The person who wrote the sketch deserves an emmy
Actually deserves a Nobel prize...
I could see it being kohn mulaney who wrote this. Considering his connection to the royal family and all lol
*john mulaney
@@alainaconstantine5528 He has a connection to the royal family?
@@marks.3303 Yeah, he killed princess Diana when he was probably 12
bill and fred are like those best friends who are always making each other laugh in class by just looking at each other
BILL LOOKS SO DADDY HERE!
“The King Maker” has a nice ring not gonna lie 😂😂
If I was a Queen I’d call mine that!
I like Thomas’ English Muffin..🤣
Piccadilly cervix is underrated
😂
Bill Hader sounds so hot.. :D
IKR
la Voce what??!!
He sounds like Benedick Cumbersnatch
Ikr
He sounds like Morgan Freeman
Martin Short is such a lovely individual yet SO HILARIOUS!!
7 years later and this is still the funniest SNL skit I’ve ever seen.
This might be the best skit in SNL history 😂
You may be right. But I need more cow bell.
@Gianluca Tartaro Stefon is good, but not this good.
@@stevesloan7132 Everything is better with more cowbell.
second best.
ShuT uP
The accents are better than I thought they would be, Martin's is a bit theatrical and Bill's is old fashioned but pretty good. Also "hello, fancy meeting you here" cracked me right up :)
TheLezinator I
Watching Bill Hader try not to break character has me in pieces, it's hilarious. And watching the others trying to get him to break character is too much. This has given me a much-needed laugh.
As a British person, this is beyond accurate.
This single skit defines Jeremy Clarkson's hatred of Americans.
@@gornoman Jeremy Clarkson needs to grow a pair.
I'm from London, England and this is spot on. The royals and all their stupid traditions. Such a well written and acted skit.
Samuel Powell if you don't like it here leave. You won't be missed
jp tab the fuck are you talking about
jp tab Oh how stupid! Brits like my family take great joy blasting Americans’ traditions. The Royals are hilarious.
The queen actually said she doesn't care if you bow or curtsy.
I remember being in England in 1972 and watching Monty Python. This is exactly the kind of sketch they would have done.
hers is reachable only by an old drawbridge and is guarded by a troll who asks you a riddle , CRACKED ME UP
JibMasterFlex and the troll is Prince Charles
THAT WAS BRILLIANT!!!!
That’s the best. I was dying.
"Watcha wain' for? ge in' there , will ya?" has got me deeeeaaad hahah.
“It’s a small hat.”
*”Just be thankful you’re not dealing with Camilla Parker-Bowles...her’s is only reachable by an old drawbridge and is guarded by a troll who asks you a riddle”*
That shit was HYSTERICAL!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
that was hysterical!!! about wet my "ah-hem""
DIED.
The vicious little doggie part...INSANE! This skit was recently replayed on TV from a much older SNL. I don’t remember it originally. Amazing how SNL reruns are just as funny & relevant today!
HOW GOOD IS BILL HADER’S BRITISH ACCENT -- just my opinion lol sorry if I offended any of the Brits :/
Abby Lambert because he only said a couple words at time. Phrases don’t really count
He’s done so many impressions he’s amazingggggggg
That dog bark scared the shit out of my cat.
And yea Bill was great too. Extra points for not bursting out laughing.
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The best part is the anticipatory "OH NO!" from the audience when Fred Armisen hops on the table.
Dame Judy Dench was awesome. This is brilliant.
Martin Short absolutely killed it. This honestly goes down as one of the best SNL skits.
I concur. He even had my King Maker laughing.
I keep coming back to watch this sketch periodically because Martin Short is absolutely hilarious. His delivery and inflection are perfect.
It’s my favorite ever.
"I'm here to get me judi dench washed, where's the bloke? Oh there we go hello" imagine if queen elizabeth really talks like that 🤣🤣🤣
She probably does, in private!
maybe she does.
She does. In private.
You need to watch the other sketches of her to understand it a bit better, they explain a bit more
She plays in a punk band so
an audible "oh nooo" when her majesty gets on the examination bed
3:36 an absolute genius move.
Bill Hader's smile made me weak in my knees.
This planet does not deserve Martin Short. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. "her Downton Abbey" lolol
I love how Short sees Bill is about to break and instead of swooping in he lengthens his pause further to push him closer to breaking 😂
The screams of "Oh noooo!" from women at 5:12 :D
Bill is so cute!! Love seeing him trying to hold his laughter. Great sketch. Piccadilly cervix! Haha
Bill did really well with keeping it together. I screamed out loud about 5 times watching this and I'M BRITISH.
Love how British is in all caps. Made me laugh
This and Kate McKinnon s at home cat sketch are the best snl sketches ever
It is my absolute favorite when the celebs are able to get seasoned SNL actors to break..or even when the celebs start to laugh...It is GOLD!!✨✨✨✨ Martin Short did not disappoint with his performance...Bill Hader was holding it in so hard! 😂😂😂
This had to be written by John Mulaney.
On 20 percodans
THIS is one of if not The most hilarious sketch SNL ever did
AGREED!
doninwv it’s not the most lol they have many sketches that are funnier than this
@@ted6607 You do realize how annoying you are right now, right? You don't thing it's that funny, move on
I always lose it when Hader breaks but at 3:52, he had me rolling because he was at the very very edge. That was even funnier seeing him struggle to keep it together.
Bill Hader trying not to laugh. He has a great voice!
“SAY IT AGAIN AND YOU WILL BE DEPORTED TO AUSTRALIA” I’m Australian and I died when I heard that 😂
Gabsterbunny same! 😂😂
U are criminal breeding
fred playing the queen with a cockney accent cracks me up
Watch the other iterations for more
"DEPORTED TO AUSTRALIA" - As an Australian, that was the funniest line
Never saw this episode of The Crown before
I love the audience screaming nonononono at the end
I love all the appreciation for Bill Hader's beauty 😭
Oh my goodness, it's been so long since I've laughed so much during an SNL sketch. Martin Short is KILLING IT !!!
Martin Short’s pause after “Her Downtown Abbey” was entirely to let Bill break…
I think it was because he knew it would get a great response from the audience.
I love how the Queen comes out speaking Cockney. Quite a brash representation, indeed. I found it brilliant.
Wasnt that more a Manchester accent?
Touché, my dear friend.
TB would need to be more electric guitar sounding
That bit about camilla parker bowles had me laugh so hard, Diana would have loved it!
This sketch will go down in SNL history as one of the most hilarious sketches ever done. Marty Short was brilliant with Bill Hader.
Picadiddly cervix
Bill hader reeeaaaaaallllyy look so good here
The Royal Ahem will be wearing a hat??? hahahaha
Paris Nurashikin Mohamad Supian 😀
Paris Nurashikin Mohamad Supian 😅
Paris Nurashikin Mohamad Supian - it's a small hat.
@@JoeyMartz I'd be worried if it was a sombrero
I didn't get the hat joke
Martin Short’s physical comedy is pure gold. 1:05 and 3:30 has me in stitches! The troll who asks you a riddle 😂😂
This hits differently now. Rest In Peace, Your Majesty. May there be plenty of comedians in heaven to make you smile. ❤️
She's getting her Judi Dench washed in Heaven.
Her downtown Abbey! Lol!
Kaffir Thomas's English muffin. Haha!
Martin Short could join snl now and still be the stand out, his accent is so funny !
Is this just “the crown” In a nutshell
Yes
I feel like Martin short (genius) always has so much fun letting himself go wild and just as much enjoys knowing that it will get a reaction from people. ah i love him
I'm from the UK and this is fucking hilarious. Their accents are on-point