National Anthem - SNL

Contest winner Pamela Bell (Maya Rudolph) absolutely destroys the National Anthem at the 2006 World Series and sportscasters Tim McCarver (Bill Hader) and Joe Buck (Jason Sudeikis) are shocked at how awful she is. [Season 32, 2006]

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[matthewscott]

Love how it turns into spoken word poetry halfway through. “The rockets... red.. glare..The bombs bursting...up in the air!”

[shampain]

My essay when I use different fonts for every paragraph

[vickieden]

This never gets old 😂
"Da what" 🤣
Funny as hell, but can we all agree, Maya can really sing!

[randilla]

The fans are so shocked they're paralyzed in their seats.

[blueturtle]

I feel like they just handed Maya a mic and said "National anthem. Have fun"

[ashleyayers]

Her waving the mic in front of her face. Perfection.

[ayrtons]

This is how you know a comedian is a badass, when everyone trusts you to fill an entire sketch all on your improvisational skills, I have never seen anybody else do this.

[MrCamp]

This is STILL incredible. But when she says, “De’What, ” I bust out every time.

[billgateskilledmyuncle]

It's like Christina Aguilara and Fergie had a love child and punched it in the voice box.

[rfrolicarts]

As long as there are shitty national anthem performances, this sketch will never die. It gets reposted after every bad performance. It's everlasting.

[g.k.]

FERGIE definitely did her homework. Hilariously similar.

[kinocchio]

When all your multiple personalities start talking at once.

[christianconniff]

the crowd behind her was so in awe that every person sat completely still for the entire song

[elmirasmiscellaneous]

I love how serious she looks when she pausing while singing.

[simonjenkin]

i love how the script for this is just the intro, and then "Maya sings the national anthem in whatever way she thinks will be funny"

[mrfunnyperson]

This is literally better than the actual 2024 Home Run Derby anthem

[randomfandoms]

They really made fun of Fergie before she even sang the National Anthem.

[dyslexicteletubby]

Idk how she did this in one shot without laughing

[bigyikes]

She is talented at singing just like her mother, but I love that she’s done so well on her own that no one has to call her “Minnie Riperton’s daughter”!!

[janelbest]

Her SERIOUS look between pauses...😭😭😭💀💀💀