People Getting Punched Just Before Eating

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1. Fans point here

   0:20

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 7 likes.

   But it's not because I'm a fashion maven. It's just because I pay attention to stuff. I wouldn't even say you're the most stylish dresser of us. I would say Jorm is. Yeah. I agree. Jorm puts the most effort and takes… — Akiva

2. Akiva as the sneaker and style barometer

   0:35

   The hosts name Akiva as the group's go-to for judging what's trendy, though Akiva jokingly sidesteps the fashion-maven label. The bit is a light running joke about who has taste.

   I would think that Akiva takes the most risks in sneaker, his sneaker game.

3. John Bovey sketch gets 'Jove' nickname

   3:26

   Bon Jovi's 2007 SNL hosting appearance inspired a parody band sketch with Forte and Sudeikis. The hosts riff on its lyrics and absurd opposites.

   Had John Bovey already aired? Yeah, it had aired.

4. The John Bovey band sketch

   4:26

   John Bovey is a parody of Bon Jovi, with the joke being that the lyrics are opposites of the originals. The hosts count it among their favorite sketches.

   The Bon Jovi opposite band that Forte and Sudeikis played, that is really, truly one of my favorites

5. Amy Poehler poster cold open

   5:59

   Amy Poehler, playing herself, talks with a 1980s Bon Jovi poster that steps out to give her life advice. The sketch was a rare nonpolitical cold open that week.

   The cold open was young Amy Poehler, playing Amy Poehler, looking at a poster of Jon Bon Jovi from the 80s.

6. Why a nonpolitical cold open was a relief

   7:02

   Seth describes the relief of having a nonpolitical cold open that the audience would enjoy, avoiding a politics sketch he had to write on Friday. He notes that nonpolitical cold opens often mean the political one fell through.

   there was such a palpable relief when the cold open was something that A, the audience would enjoy

7. Nonpolitical cold opens and failed political sketches

   7:32

   Seth theorizes that a nonpolitical cold open usually means the political sketch fell apart. He says it was simply the joy of Bon Jovi getting that sketch done.

   if you see a nonpolitical sketch in the cold open, it means that the political sketch in the cold open ate shit

8. Richie Sambora's monologue raise-hand bit

   8:40

   In Bon Jovi's monologue, guitarist Richie Sambora repeatedly raises his hand to ask questions during a Q&A bit. The hosts recall he killed at dress rehearsal.

   Richie Sambora killed at dress because he stood up and he also was curious why he wasn't doing music.

9. John Bon Jovi calls out Richie in the monologue

   9:59

   Bon Jovi appears to ask Sambora if he would like to ask a question, a callback to the monologue's Q&A. The hosts praise the moment.

   Would you like to ask me if I something something, Mr. Sambora?

10. Jack Nicholson's special guest credit

    10:48

    The rundown listed Jack Nicholson as a special guest. Seth notes that during Bon Jovi's episode Nicholson stood center stage for goodnights and tossed to Bon Jovi.

    It says special guest Jack Nicholson.

11. Akiva doubts Jack Nicholson ever stood onstage

    11:24

    Akiva says he would have remembered seeing Jack Nicholson in person on the SNL stage while working there, but the video shows he was there.

    I would have said, I would remember if I had seen Jack Nicholson in person on our stage.

12. MacGruber's casting: Lauren's Jack Nicholson plan

    12:29

    Lauren originally imagined Jack Nicholson playing the Val Kilmer role in MacGruber, a character named Cunth. The hosts joke that Nicholson's refusal shows how close the friendship was.

    the fact that Lauren thought he could convince Jack Nicholson to play a character named Cunth.

13. Fans point here

    15:27

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 60 likes.

    It does it all. All right, I'm going to keep this really brief. Can you just sing us into Seth's Corner? Seth's Corner, you're all invited. Seth's Corner, it's happening right now. Take it away, Seth. I wrote a sketch…

14. Fans point here

    15:52

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

    I love what I love. Same. New Jersey Game Show, the way you rang in was to yell, oh. And I don't remember much about the sketch outside of the fact that it maybe was the crew's favorite thing in the entirety of my time…

15. Ray Liotta at the MacGruber table read

    16:56

    Ray Liotta read the Powers Booth colonel role at the MacGruber table read, delivering an unexpected take. Jorma says he wishes he had talked with the actor before the read.

    we had Ray Liotta playing Powers Booth's colonel role.

16. Val Kilmer's Top Gun prediction

    18:56

    Val Kilmer said he had only been wrong once about a movie's success, and that was Top Gun. The hosts tie it to MacGruber paying off Top Gun's debt.

    I've only been wrong one time before. I was like, what movie was that? He was like, Top Gun.

17. Fellatiate correction

    19:21

    Andy corrects the term to 'fellate' and notes that Urban Dictionary defines 'fellatiate' as someone who relishes the art of fellatio.

    I don't think fellatiate's a word.

18. Roy Rules credit: Colin Jost speaks up

    19:53

    Matt Murray first credited for helping with Roy Rules, then Colin Jost claims the peg leg line via voice note. Jost says he held the boombox.

    Colin Jost, who was all, that was me!

19. Naked Guy on Update was based on a real story

    23:30

    The sketch came from a New York Post item about a naked man on a cell phone who walked into a Tad's Steak. The hosts recall how the bit played out with the cell phone and the dropped quarter.

    It was based on a real thing.

20. Fred debuts as Nicholas Fane on Update

    24:45

    Update's first appearance of Fred's Nicholas Fane is discussed as a unique moment in the show's run, a political comedian who struggles through false starts while improvising newspaper headlines.

    The other thing that happens at Update is it's the first appearance of Fred as Nicholas Fane

21. Fans point here

    27:17

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 60 likes.

    But now I want to talk about punching people before eating. This is a companion piece to Andy popping in the frame. Would we agree? Sure. Yes. Isn't it called people getting punched just before eating? Sure. Yeah.… — Seth

22. The short's title gets argued over

    27:38

    The hosts debate whether the title is 'right before eating' or 'just before eating.' Akiva notes the YouTube labeling conflicts with the title card, a small fight that fits the show's tradition of nitpicking its own work.

    People getting punched right before eating.

23. Andy wrote the phrase after a shower

    28:59

    Andy says he wrote the title phrase on an off day after getting out of the shower, then brought it in, and Akiva responded with exasperation before the group built the escalation together.

    I got out of the shower on an off day and wrote down the phrase, people getting punched just before eating

24. Dave Grohl's free fry moment

    31:09

    Seth praises Dave Grohl's reaction as he spots the chance to steal a fry before getting punched. The split-screen cut in Akiva's edit lets the timing work.

    very well played moment by Dave Grohl

25. The split-screen trick behind the punches

    31:36

    Akiva explains he split-screened Dave off in the center of the shot to retime the action, so the one-take fight still plays cleanly.

    I split screen Dave off so I could retime it.

26. Frame removal from the movie Snatch

    32:07

    Jorma credits Akiva with the editing technique of removing frames in a punch, a method inspired by the movie Snatch. Akiva first discovered it working in LA on a trailer whose punch looked impossibly vicious.

    in the movie Snatch, you remove frames in a punch.

27. Fans point here

    32:18

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 8 likes.

    And it really does, actually. I feel like, Keev, you discovered that when we were doing the boo back in Channel 101. Yeah, I discovered it sometime back in LA because it was that there was some punch in a trailer that…

28. Akiva's frame-removal technique explained

    32:48

    Akiva removes the one frame where the fist is in clear focus, leaving only blur, which he says makes the punches look far better. This is the technique behind the punches' savage look.

    if you get rid of that one, it's always a blur and it looks way better.

29. Seth on Akiva's eye for detail

    32:52

    Seth jokes that Akiva is the one to ask about fashion because he locks into images the way others do, and notes that the punches were sweetened in editing.

    This is why, and I'm not being sarcastic, this is why Keeve is the one to ask for fashion advice.

30. Bon Jovi's full recovery

    33:34

    Bon Jovi gets punched, pops up holding a guitar with a 'Speedy Recovery' caption, and blows a kiss to camera. The hosts say the full-recovery bit was his negotiated terms for getting punched.

    I want to say it's full recovery.

31. Sudeikis's Muppet arms

    34:16

    Sudeikis gets a phone call as Andy runs up, and his full Muppet-arms reaction is praised. Jorma compares the spin-around to Homer Simpson's cartoonish physical comedy.

    You full Muppet arms.

32. A Yhorm cameo

    35:44

    Jorma gets punched in a quick cut, and the hosts joke about his big reaction.

    A little Yhorm cameo. It happens.

33. The Halloween episode date debate

    36:41

    The hosts argue whether this short was a Halloween episode, and Akiva's research shows the air date was November 3, 2007, after Halloween.

    Air date is November 3rd, 2007. After Halloween.

34. Compared to David S. Pumpkins

    37:01

    The hosts compare the short to David S. Pumpkins, the earlier Halloween digital short that became a classic, and they say they called it that at the time.

    I remember us saying, this will be our David S. Pumpkins.

35. The ending card avoids Halloween

    37:50

    The end card says 'Believe in your dreams' rather than 'Happy Halloween,' which Seth takes as evidence the hosts didn't think of it as a Halloween short.

    It doesn't say happy Halloween here.

36. The smile without the eyes

    38:07

    Akiva points out Andy's trademark smile-without-eyes expression at the end, which Andy likes doing, as the character tries to look happy while clearly scared.

    this is a bit of the smile without the eyes that Andy likes doing.

37. A 2024 viewer from London

    39:51

    A YouTube commenter asks who is watching in 2024 from Foggy London Town, which the hosts take as a sign the short has reached new audiences.

    who's watching this in 2024 from foggy London town?
    Foggy London Town

38. A comment says hi to Akiva

    40:06

    One YouTube comment greets Akiva directly, and the hosts appreciate the personal shout-outs in the comments section.

    Oh, this one's saying hi to me.

39. A negative comment aimed at Andy

    40:19

    A commenter writes 'that wasn't even funny,' and Andy wonders if it is directed at him, a common moment of self-doubt in the comments.

    It just says, that wasn't even funny.

40. Bon Jovi wanted to save face

    40:35

    The hosts recall that Bon Jovi said he would only do the bit if he could save face and look cool, and they say somebody called that in advance.

    Bon Jovi was like, I won't do this unless I can save face and look cool.

41. Andy's Slippery When Wet cassette

    40:52

    Andy admits to being a big Bon Jovi fan in fourth or fifth grade, with Slippery When Wet playing on his Walkman, and says he didn't realize how dirty the album was.

    I had Slippery When Wet on cassette in my Walkman Sport.

42. Living on a Prayer's blue-collar lyrics

    41:36

    Seth notes that as a kid he loved the sing-along of Living on a Prayer without noticing the dock-worker lyrics about the union on strike, a comparison he draws to Springsteen's Born in the USA.

    I was singing about dock workers and how the union's been on strike.