What the hell is that

[CarolinaLilly1024]

what the hell is it?? i guess the left it up to our own nasty minds to figure out what the hell it is :P

[jaxjaxjaxjaxjaxy]

1:27 he held his iPhone the wrong way.

[playmkr278]

Nice old camera. What were those called? 135?

[allisonmcdonough1]

we never did get to see what the hell it was

[whtwuzhzothrlegnamed]

Back when rednecks knew their place...

[xevoz44]

8 dislikes put their lips on it!

[horsinarounddoc]

obviously it was a UFO.... or maybe a weather balloon : )

[maratorotino]

omg :D i can't stop LAUGHING :D :D :D :D xD WHAT the heeel is that taing :D xD

[iamOldNoob]

This is when the sensors decided to allow the word hell to be used on public broadcast stations. So of course Steve had to take a punch at it.

[ara1171]

This is sooooooooo funny I love this skit its sooooooooooooooo funny!!!!!

[spareaxe]

ohhh....yeah I know what that was......what the hell is that thing?

[Filiphiles]

so what the hell was it ?

[inferno232]

"Steve, we need some time, go out there, stall, and grin like a moron!"

Because, if this was entirely scripted, it'd ruin some of the humor for me. XD

[stevenscotthopkins]

I suspect it's any of the Republican debates.

[John6yt]

Bill Murray's almost playing his lawn guy character from Caddyshack

[nagaempress]

@John6yt Carl was his name....

[KWilhelmII]

@nagaempress spackler was his last name

[retrorichie80s]

that was great



[RokuMan55]

If you don't get how this is funny, then you need to get your head checked.

[goodeye03]

Boy this makes me feel old...I remember the first night..

[mrbreeze3268]

Don't put your lips on it!!

[dougbenson97233]

I have always thought that this bit was a last minute improv but to fill time when the show ran short.

[MaryHelsing]

what the hell is it they're looking at????

[dirwulf]

4 people don't know what the hell that is.

[MsPandaRosa]

One basic line, with a few variations, yet it's as funny as all get out!

Proof positive you don't need to be dirty in order to be funny.

And just what the hell IS that?

[blader24000]

Booooooooooooooooo

[Earthwalker40]

No really, what the hell is that?

[matt123454100]

what the heck i though this was a song not play??????

[missmayflower]

don't put your lips on it! - now part of our family language - a classic

[kittyrocks944]

why did i not laugh at all?? i dont get how its so funny

[valkyrie16365]

The soundtrack matches up with the video on this one! Hilarity eternal!

[jablonsky67]

I remember watching this live. It's still funny.

[shooster11]

Thanks for posting this!! I haven't seen this comical scene since 1979 when I sneaked out of my room to watch SNL because that show was a no-no in my house!! I totally love that line: "Don't put your lips on it!!"

[MacHatter87]

Don't put your lips on it!!!! xD

[FallonMunroe]

Two people know what it is.

WHAT the HELL IS that??? =D

[Tarabara]

My favorite part: "I don't even *care* what it is! . . . What the hell is it?"

[WarHero5265]

I like that even back then Steve Martin had grey/white hair

[totaldramaisland2016]

1 person doesn't know what the hell that is

[BlackPianoful]

what the hell is this

how did i get on this??

[luv2p8bal]

How comedy has changed in the last few decades... not funny

[SuperJoe451]

that is one of the sweetest videos of all time

[ferrariman708]

Played using the now Classic Characters : Nathen R. Johnson (The Jerk)  and Carl Spackler (Caddyshack)

[scadragon]

It's...... a script for GhostBusters 3 !!!!!!

[mollylpettit]

just watched this 5 times in a row, and still busting a gut laughing. Classic!

[CONKER17]

Wu teh hell iz that!?

[momentofruth]

LOL! Someone is selling a 'what the hell is that?' on eBay and mentioned this video.

[sixaxis171]

hey you kids! get away from there! i would not mess with that thing!! dont put ur lips on it!

[mewatchvideo1234]

So damn funny

[garydunncolumbusga]

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After all, we deserve to know WHAT THE HELL THAT THING was!

[ferrariman708]

This is how people react when I drive my 288 GTO Ferrari to Walmart and park it in the parking lot. It is scarry ... Thath it is Really this is how they act... LOL

[ferrariman708]

This is how people react when I drive my 288 GTO Ferrari to Walmart and park it in the parking lot.

[bexluvsbreyers]

face at the VERY end sacred me lol XD.... what the hell is that?!!!!

[Crashh04]

What the Hell is that?

[doggsector]

I stopped watching SNL when Farley, Carvey, Meyer left the show. I have caught it a couple of times over the years and it is too politically correct and just not funny.

[doggsector]

I saw this when it was originally on with my roommate and we were both rolling on the floor laughing. Hilarious. 

[MasterofEternalNight]

true its one of the greats and funny as hell

[SiochainArDomhon]

Why oh why do I love this so much? I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT!

Now whenever I see something wierd, I say 'WHAT the HELL is THAT?!' and the husband is all 'WTF?'

[lka064]

@SiochainArDomhon Ditto.. I say that all the time, and the husband has no clue what im talking about.

[SerenityNox]

This is my favorite skit that Steve Martin and Bill Murray ever did! XD

[dannyd1572]

Yeah...I haven't seen this since it first aired. I seen the Best Of Steve Marting on SNL the other night and this was on there. Took me back. This is a simple, yet great bit. SNL used to be so great. Now its just terrible. I mean terrible. The people on SNL have absolutely no chemistry. None. Writing is terrible. They need to get rid of some people and do some house cleaning.

[QueenBoadicea]

@dannyd1572 I stopped watching SNL when Joe Piscopo left the show. It just seemed to go downhill afterwards and I couldn't stand it. But this is classic comedy at its most minimalistic. Great, brilliant timing by two of the finest funnymen in the business. Thank you for posting!

[dannyd1572]

@QueenBoadicea I think the last good comedian on their was Will Ferrel. He was the only one who could carry the show. Before then I'd have to say early to mid 90's when it was Farley, Sandler, Spade, Rock.

[QueenBoadicea]

@dannyd1572 I will admit to watching it--sporadically--when I was channel surfing. But I don't think I suffered through an entire show after Piscopo. I suspected it was recycling itself when I saw Ferrel and Kaitan's 90s clubhopping duo. It looked like nothing more than an updated retread of Martin and Ackroyd's Two Wild and Crazy Guys act.

[migol1984]

@dannyd1572 meh, i agree with you a little bit. there are some very hilarious skits on SNL, much funnier than anything from the 80s but then as the show goes on there are some skits that just drag.

[dannyd1572]

@migol1984 Yeah, it's just not the same. As I was saying, this current cast has no chemistry with each other. The writing is terrible and the only thing they show is men kissing. Ever notice that. Once an episode they will have a skit where men tongue each other. So basically SNL has forgotten about comedy and have resorted to using shock value. I don't care if its two women, it still has no place on SNL.

[NerdKerd]

Simple and genius

[ddd1199]

Is this from the movie " The navigator"?

[Jonxwood]

@ddd1199 This was a skit on SNL in about '79.

[ddd1199]

@Jonxwood I thought there where mocking the scene from the movie the " Navigator" when they boy lands the shuttle at the gas station . But thank you.

[lulumamma1]

my brother was about 7 when he stayed up late with my dad to watch this.. after the skit was over.. my brother said to my father.. "dad... what the hell was it?" 

[mari66101]

WOW!!!!I havent seen this sketch on SNL since it was first aired...thanks so much for uploading it. Classic Steve and BIll comic routine.