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What is your favorite character or skit from “Saturday Night Live”?

  • Susanna Sharpe

    Susanna Sharpe

    11 years at UT

    Communications Coordinator, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections

    First alien abduction skit, featuring Kate McKinnon, or anything else that makes me convulse with laughter.

  • Sara Lundqvist

    Sara Lundqvist

    5 years at UT

    Assistant Professor of Instruction in Finance

    I love anything with Justin Timberlake or Lady Gaga. If the skit has both of them, I'm thrilled! But I have to say that Stuart from "Mad TV" beats anything "SNL" has had to offer.

  • David S. Yeager

    David S. Yeager

    13 years at UT

    Raymond Dickson Centennial Professor

    Jacob Silj, who has trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF HIS VOICE.

  • Lucy Atkinson

    Lucy Atkinson

    15 years at UT

    Associate Professor

    Probably anything Will Ferrell did.

  • Kayla Abuda Galang

    Kayla Abuda Galang

    4 years at UT

    Head Producer at Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services

    I don't know if this casts my parents and their lenience in a funny light, and I haven't revisited this character in decade, so I don't know how he would even sit with me now. But I had a particular fondness for Chris Kattan's "Mango" when I was like, 8 or 9.

  • Will Kurzner

    Will Kurzner

    11 years at UT

    Audio Post-Production Specialist

    I think the "Dear Sister" skit is one of my favorites. I didn't realize it was a parody of a major cliffhanger from "The O.C." until I watched "The O.C." about eight years later.

  • Teznie Pugh

    Teznie Pugh

    5 years at UT

    Superintendent, McDonald Observatory

    I don't watch "SNL." As a British person, I enjoy Monty Python or A Bit of Fry and Laurie. My favorite comedic skit has to be "Four Candles/Fork Handle" by the Two Ronnies.

  • Acacia Chan

    Acacia Chan

    6 years at UT

    Assistant Instructor for the Department of Rhetoric and Writing

    I love using “Fancam Assembly” to teach about the boundaries and ethical concerns around applying celebrity culture to daily life. The teacher, played by Pedro Pascal, eloquently demonstrates the dual confusion and curiosity that many people bring to recent ways of expressing admiration for someone.

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