Bill Hader

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1. Not the bees scream from Firehouse Incident

   1:09

   Whenever Andy misses the New York Times Spelling Bee, the hosts play a clip of Bill Hader yelling 'not the bees' from the Firehouse Incident sketch. The line has become a running callback on the show.

   If Andy doesn't get the New York Times spelling bee on any given podcast recording day, he tells us, and we play a clip of you screaming
   clean

2. Polarizing sketches make good podcast talk

   2:18

   Seth argues that the more divisive a sketch, the more fun it is to discuss on the show. Hader agrees, noting people either love the firehouse sketch or watch it stone-faced.

   I do think based on the data set of this podcast, the more polarizing the sketch, the more we enjoy talking about it.

3. Bill's Not the B reaction explained

   2:57

   Hader explains the scream came from a joke about a canceled show, with a line added by Bobby Moynihan. It is a classic example of the hosts' fondness for polarizing sketches.

   Hey, did you hear they just canceled the B in Apartment 23? And I lose my mind.

4. Fans point here

   5:12

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

   Yeah, see, Kenan's laughing. Yeah, yeah, your eyes caught him over there. Your eyes darted to the right, and you're like, oh boy. Chris Kelly was laughing, the stage manager, Chris Kelly was laughing.

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   Firehouse Incident - Saturday Night Live

   5:52

   The hosts play this one in 3 parts from 5:52 (60 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

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6. The Bowie and Jagger squeaky-foot video

   7:16

   The Dancing in the Streets silent music video is praised for its overblown Foley work, especially the squeaky footsteps and breathing. The guys treat it as one of the funniest music videos ever made.

   have you ever seen the video of David Bowie and Mick Jagger shooting Dancing in the Streets? It's the greatest squeaky foot video of all time.

7. Santana Shreds and the empty instruments gag

   7:38

   Santana Shreds is a guitar parody where other instruments are only heard when the camera cuts to them, so they vanish once it cuts away. Hader calls it one of the hardest things he has ever laughed at.

   The shreds is one of the, that might be one of the hardest things I've ever laughed at at the first time I saw it.

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   Dancing in the Street | Silent Music Video

   10:39

   The hosts play this one in 3 parts from 10:39 (42 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Strack Azar on YouTube.

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9. Improvised kissing in the puppet sketch

   11:26

   Hader recounts that the puppet kissing and some bits in Puppet Class were improvised, a reflection of the late-season energy in that cast era.

   That's one of the few sketches where we were improvising stuff.

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    Puppet Class with Seth MacFarlane - SNL

    13:28

    The hosts play this one in 6 parts from 13:28 (305 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

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11. Vacuum cleaner salesman written by Mike O'Brien

    25:52

    Hader describes the 1950s vacuum salesman sketch, written by Mike O'Brien and hosted by Anna Faris, as a table-read favorite that was never performed at dress rehearsal.

    Michael Bryan wrote one of the funniest sketches that I ever did at the table. The vacuum cleaner salesman.

12. Rula was a reference to Julian Schnabel's girlfriend

    31:26

    Rob Klein's voice note reveals the name Rula in the Firehouse sketch references Julian Schnabel's girlfriend circa 2012. The hosts joke about how the reference landed.

    his ex-girlfriend Rula, uh, yes, her name is a reference to Julian Schnabel's girlfriend at the time, uh, circa 2012.

13. Flat D as a fart-absorbing product

    35:34

    The flat D was a real pad worn in underwear to absorb the smell of farts. The guys shared one around the office like a doobie.

    It's a pad you would put in your underpants that would absorb the smell of your farts.

14. The flat D fart ghosts ceremony

    37:13

    The hosts describe a farewell ritual in Encino where they burned their used flat D fart-filter pads and released the trapped farts into the sky, complete with champagne toasts.

    We realized that we owed these farts a ceremony. So they could finally be free.

15. The MacGruber house boner ghost

    38:43

    Jorma recalls the house the MacGruber crew shared, which was haunted by a 'boner ghost.' Seth passes along the advice that the fastest way to end the haunting is to let it do its thing.

    One detail here is not in the transcript.

    My house is haunted by a boner ghost.

16. Alexi and Renaldo, the doorman sketch

    40:48

    A dress-rehearsal sketch written by Fred Armisen and James Anderson, performed by Fred and Bill as doormen with heavy accents. The crew loved it at rehearsal, but it died in front of the live audience.

    Yeah, who wrote Alexi and Rinaldo with you, Bill? The doorman sketch.

17. A dress-rehearsal sketch that looks like it aired

    42:32

    Bill notes that this doorman sketch never aired, though viewers often think it did because it spread online. 'Song for Daddy' gets the same confusion.

    No, but it's a sketch that people think went to air because it was on the internet

18. Coffee and bananas

    47:31

    Bill and Fred recall a recurring joke in their sketches about ordering coffee and bananas, which they would send each other photos of for years.

    So forever, Fred and I would send each other pictures of coffee and bananas.

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    Dress Rehearsal: Renaldo and Alexi - Saturday Night Live

    48:25

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20. Bobby Moynihan's surprise cameo

    48:47

    Fred and Bill decided during a late rehearsal to change a line and call Bobby Moynihan by name. Bobby had no idea it was coming, and his reaction is genuine.

    Hey, Bobby, drunk uncle.

21. Sketch goes sideways in front of the audience

    49:35

    Seth explains why this kind of on-stage breakdown is so much fun to watch: the set and production were built for a sketch, but the two performers end up playing for each other.

    It's so much fun to watch two friends have a sketch go sideways.

22. Lorne Michaels and the Grenada story

    ~54:14

    Mike O'Brien recalls that Lorne Michaels, who was usually annoyed at dress rehearsals, relaxed under the bleachers and talked about his memories of the war in Grenada.

    He was like, it was one of the only times where Lorne wasn't, like, annoyed with us at dress

23. Lorne's Wolf Hall recommendations

    54:59

    The hosts recall Lorne repeatedly recommending Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, and a sequel he mentioned, Bringing Up the Bodies.

    He loved Wolf Hall. Remember that? He recommended Wolf Hall to me numerous times.

24. The Cat in the Hat

    55:37

    Bill Hader promotes his new film The Cat in the Hat, releasing November 6th, with Paula Pell in the cast and directed by Erica Rivinoja, a longtime writer the hosts have known since South Park.

    November 6th. And it has our good friend Paula Pell in it.

25. Andy's Brian Williams impression

    56:18

    Seth prompts Andy's Brian Williams impression, which Andy jokes is accidental. Andy says many of his best impressions were accidents.

    Do you remember when Andy thought he had a Brian Williams impression?

26. Jamie Foxx as the last host

    1:00:36

    Bill recalls Jamie Foxx as an SNL host who famously played along with sketches. Bill says a sketch that got a huge laugh at the table was performed as a direct appeal to Jamie.

    I spoke directly to Jamie. I go, Jamie, this is the last time we're ever going to put this up at the table.

27. Clicks, Chalamet, and the opera

    1:03:14

    Jorma's joke about tweaking Timothee Chalamet for clicks and the opera is a running bit about generating dem clicks.

    We need the clicks. Yoram, say you hate him. We need the clicks.
    dem clicks

28. SCTV's Yellow Belly sketch

    1:05:45

    Andy praises the SCTV documentary and the Yellow Belly sketch, in which John Candy shoots a kid in a cowboy-style commercial.

    It's Catherine O'Hara and this little boy. And the little kid goes, look, Ma, it's Yellow Belly.

29. Che's stand-up special

    1:06:51

    Andy says he enjoyed Che's stand-up special, and the hosts praise his confidence and sense of humor on stage.

    Yeah. Yeah, Che's, he's unbelievable. I was laughing hard.

30. The Quaids sign-off

    1:09:19

    The show closes with a run of farewells, each addressed to a celebrity name followed by 'Later, Quaids,' a bit that began as the show's sign-off.

    Later, Quades. Later, Bill. Later, Quades.
    later, Quaids