Zach Looks for a New Assistant

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   The Silence of the Hams (1994) Original Trailer [HD]

   5:04

   The hosts play this one in 2 parts from 5:04 (84 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from HD Retro Trailers on YouTube.

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2. Dratch's Church Chat crossword flub

   9:12

   Rachel Dratch's New York Times crossword clue called the sketch Church Chat rather than Church Lady. Her voice note defends it by explaining the sketch lives in her head as 'church lady.' The official title is Church Chat, while Debbie Downer's full title is Deborah Downer Ruins Yet Another Family Get Together.

   But yes, technically speaking, yes, it's called church chat.

3. Debbie Downer's full title

   11:07

   The sketch's official name is Deborah Downer Ruins Yet Another Family Get Together, a fact Seth cites in defense of Dratch's habit of calling it Debbie Downer.

   I do call it Debbie Downer, even though the sketch's full name is Deborah Downer Ruins Yet Another Family Get Together.

4. Colon Blow credited to Al Franken

   15:33

   Colon Blow, the cereal fiber parody with Phil Hartman, is credited to Al Franken according to the internet. The hosts point out it predates their time at the show.

   I'm being told by Kevin that Colon Blow was written by Al Franken, per the internet.

5. Fred's Portlandia helped start cast side shows

   16:29

   Portlandia was cited as the first SNL cast member side show that ran concurrently with the show, produced by Lorne Michaels. Doc Now and Shrill with Aidy Bryant followed as examples.

   Andy: Portlandia was the first.

6. Why the SNL-to-movie pipeline ended

   17:52

   The hosts explain that 90s studio comedies were cheap and profitable thanks to home video and cable sales, so SNL sketches were easy green lights. Today there is no comedy movie business, and cast members increasingly get their own shows instead.

   Akiva: They could green light them so easily because they knew they were going to make money.

7. Fans point here

   20:27

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 16 likes.

   That would have been better. Seth. Yeah. Just totally off topic. If you and me right now went to a place that had like banger hot wings, how many you think you could eat? Banger hot wings, like because of the heat or…

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   The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy Tour - SNL

   22:13

   The hosts play this one in 6 parts from 22:13 (168 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

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9. Fans point here

   22:22

   3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 1 likes.

   It's a warm-blooded, you know, well, actually, I don't think they are warm-blooded. Pterodactyls? No, they're probably cold. Sorry, Yoram's not here, so I'm trying to suck. Like fill in the gap and be like frustrating… — Andy

10. Kings of Catchphrase Comedy Tour: a cast parade

    22:41

    This sketch is a cast showcase in which each performer gets a bite of the apple. Seth notes it had a long run on the show and was one of his favorites.

    It had a nice long run on the show and it was one of my favorite things.

11. Chip So I'm Single was an audition bit

    27:12

    Andy reveals the Chip 'So I'm Single, Fenny' character was repurposed from an audition bit, which he later tried as a second-week live sketch. The sketch paired a balloon-blowing comic with a parade of hacky stand-ups.

    So Seth, this character, Chip So Yeah I'm Single Fenny, is a repurpose of a character I did in my audition.

12. Andy's audition balloon character

    27:19

    The original audition character was a magic balloon guy who told jokes without punchlines and farted away balloons. Andy notes the sketch later got cut down to a single line.

    Someone and his magic balloons.

13. Bobby Moynihan's physical comedy

    30:37

    Seth pays tribute to Bobby Moynihan's physical comedy in the Kings of Catchphrase sketch, pointing to how he moves around the stage.

    I want to give a little extra tip of the cap to how funny a physical comedian bobby moynihan is

14. Ace Ventura's psychedelic opening

    32:27

    Andy and Seth describe the opening of Ace Ventura, where Jim Carrey kicks a UPS box and the credits start, as a movie that shattered their expectations for comedy.

    It's so psychedelic and psychotic and shitting on the premise of a movie.

15. Spelling Bee clean streak

    33:48

    Andy reports a streak of clean Spelling Bee wins, using a hint only once, which the hosts point out as Queen Bee-level play.

    I used one hint.
    cleanquibi

16. Otago food fight callback

    35:19

    Andy references a food fight from Hot Rod, with the grilled cheese sandwich fighting a taco; the Otago fight is called one of the most delicious fights ever.

    We're going to fight in Otago, which is also like one of the most delicious fights ever.

17. Fans point here

    38:40

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 14 likes.

    And for that, he shall have no Oscar. He shall not have an Oscar. He shall and may not have it. That Marty Supreme pretty fucking good, though. That was a fun one. Marty Supreme, good movie. He good actor. That was…

18. Jorm's airport stunt

    41:37

    Akiva's wedding speech to Andy led to Andy finally driving Jorm to LAX to prove he could do it, which defeated the purpose of the joke.

    he drove me to LAX, the real airport.

19. Fans point here

    42:10

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

    It's taking someone to do something they don't want to do either. Yeah. I don't know. There's something about it. But Burbank is fine. Burbank is fine. Burbank's nice. Whereas a vasectomy is something that I want to do… — Akiva

20. Fresh Air drop built in twenty minutes

    53:03

    Jorm built a Funk Flex drop for Terry Gross in about 20 minutes, using his friend Jake's phrase 'sixteen minutes of pointed questions,' then called Peter Rosenberg to get Funk Flex. The drop was made to surprise radio hosts.

    And I think Jake actually came up with that phrase.
    Jorm Thorns

21. Asa Taccone's Dick in a Box credit

    56:33

    Asa Taccone's beat for Dick in a Box was almost not credited because it was a last-minute form addition. Asa won an Emmy for the sketch.

    yeah he won the Emmy for Dick in a Box he did yeah

22. Cool Beans remix from Hot Rod

    59:11

    A Cool Beans remix made for the Hot Rod soundtrack, with Bela and Cool B, has a verse with real movie clips. Jorm had Drew Campbell's studio help, and his dad delivered a bag of cash.

    This was a remix that we made for the Cool Beans.

23. Fans point here

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    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 61 likes.

    Wait, okay, so we're going to preface this by saying none of us were involved in this short and we're going to talk about it? Yeah, we're just going to watch it. We're going to watch a sketch just for fun. Great. The… — Jorma

24. Zach Galifianakis episode, March 2011

    1:08:26

    Zach Looks for a New Assistant aired on the Zach Galifianakis episode from March 12, 2011. Akiva is on paternity leave, and Jorm wonders if his AT&T commercials came before or after this.

    This episode is the Zach Galifianakis episode from March 12th, 2011.

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    Snl Digital Short: Zach Looks For a New Assistant

    1:08:56

    The hosts play this one from 1:08:56 (168 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

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26. AT&T commercial kid casting

    1:12:57

    Jorm recounts how he and Beck Bennett shot AT&T commercials with four kids, using ringer kids and retroactively editing the improvised jokes into sense. The You Deserve It spot with Future was a highlight.

    And then we would make them make sense retroactively.

27. Future's You Deserve It spot

    1:14:24

    Jorm pitched an AT&T spot with kids singing 'You Deserve It' in slow motion, which Future loved and later posted to Instagram.

    I was like, just let me do this.

28. Zach short: not quite a Digital Short

    1:15:20

    Seth notes the Zach short isn't quite a Digital Short, but has the logo, which is the mystery the hosts never solved.

    It's got the logo, so I guess it counts, but that is a mystery.

29. Later Quaids sign-off

    1:15:50

    The show ends with 'Later, Quaids,' a sign-off Arnold Schwarzenegger recorded at Seth's request, plus a Tony Hawk version.

    Later, Quades. Later, skater.
    later, Quaids

30. Fans point here

    1:15:56

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 6 likes.

    This is Tony Hawk, pro skater, saying later, Quades. Hi, this is Nikayla Matthews-Oconee from Side Hustle Pro. This holiday, the difference between buyers just checking things out and checking out comes down to the…