Master Thespian: Can't Get It Right - Saturday Night Live

The Master Thespian can't get his one line right. Aired 11/22/86

[catrinacompositions]

going thru these snl clips is like playing one arm bandit, sooner or later u hit jackpot, and this one is it.

[maskof]

1:07 Robin says .."deliver the declaration of war papers" and Phil corrects him "the armistice papers" then Phil almost breaks when Robin says "pardon me, continuity!" Robin improvising from a flubbed line gets a huge laugh.

[dcinsc]

Every time the horn blew - the look on Thespian”s face!

[jacobdehaan]

I love it!!! Robin Williams, Phil Hartman and Jon Lovitz in the same sketch!

[ES-hrvg]

I’ve been watching SNL since 1979. The acting from this cast was simply the best.

[CineBrosSupreme]

The comedic acting here is just pure perfection. Not once did I spot anyone looking at a cue card, and if they did it was brief...

[Preconceivedanomaly]

"No it's straight home for me." Lol

[GHC]

That was awesome how at the very end the master thespian said his line correctly and Robin Williams the manic film director sounds of glee in response made it even better

[shaungwwfc]

Williams and hartman standing next to each other 💔 my humour cried a little

[karaDee]

Jon Lovitz had me rolling on the floor by the end LOL

[suecastillo]

LOVE Jon Lovitz!!! His voice and mannerisms are hysterical!!!♥️‼️

[mkb]

What are you senile?
Of course not! I haven’t even seen Africa.

Man, that was rich!

[shawnmay]

So many greats in one scene! Love it!

[TTony-tudm]

Williams’ quick recovery when he blows the line

[tsuikagura]

Wow... what a cast for a sketch. Brilliant times :3

[rwfrenchGenX]

How does this only get 200K views after 8 years? Dennis Miller looked like he was in his early 20’s, Phil Hartman and Robin Williams are standing side by side and both have passed away, but Billie Eilish gets 1.1 billion views!

[leandrusi]

-Oh master Thespian, why you forgot your lines so many times???
-ACTING!!!
-👏👏👏👏👏

[nixdapogs]

Jesus! Hartman, Williams, Carvey and Lovits in 1 sketch. I didn’t know how good I had it back in the day.

[Barb_J]

I can't help but say that Dana Carvey is super cute here! ❤️ Still to this day he looks wonderful.
But I guess my heart will always be Phil's 💔 It's amazing about his acting that he never said the same line in a same way during the next takes.
God, how life can be surprisingly sad... Watching Phil and Robin together 💔
May they both rest in peace...
Greetings from Poland to all of you! 🇵🇱

[jedijones]

1:04 Williams flubs his line describing the armistice papers, Phil corrects him because he realizes the mistake is big enough to matter, as this dialogue is not supposed to be about declaring a war, but about ending the war. Robin Williams then ad libs, calling the "continuity" people to fix the error, and Phil Hartman struggles to contain his laughter.