What's That Name - SNL

Vince Blight (Bill Hader) hosts "What's That Name?" where contestants (John Mulaney, Cecily Strong) easily remember the names celebrities, but can't recall the names of people in their lives, like a close friend's girlfriend (Heidi Gardner) and a spouse's bridesmaid (Melissa Villaseñor).


WATCH PAST SNL SEASONS

SNL ON SOCIAL

GET MORE NBC

#SNL #JohnMulaney #ThomasRhett #SNL44

[senatorpoopypants]

*"Get all the cameras on him."*
The most terrifying words any smartass can hear.

[tonyconnor]

“How is tht worse?? Get all the cameras on him. Finish that thought!” 😂😂😂😂😂

[reelstellar]

Bill Hader is unexplainably the definition of comedic genius. He does it all perfectly

[jesus_walks_]

“How is that worse? Get all the cameras on him.”

*wakes up from nightmare*

[felixculpa]

“In a word... chaos.” is the most Mulaney punchline ever written.

[yogib]

"Interesting choice to apologize to him, and not to her. "

[Goblinkatie]

Hader’s face when he says “$10 million dollars” kills me every time.

[martinbuhrer]

Bill Hader's gameshow host never fails to crack me up. He's a sadist through and through, and he enjoys every second of agony he can wring out of his poor contestants.

[ArtemisScribe]

This isn't a sketch, this is just John Mulaney's stress dream.

[kveld]

"Do I have to look at her when i answer?"
"Right in the eye. *For ten million dollars.* "

[jamesfromthecomputer]

Hader being trapped after the squad joke in wanting to laugh so bad but having to keep the sketch going in his game show host voice is so perfect

[smnoy]

Love the audience laughing as soon as she says “I’ve been his girlfriend for four years!”

[sadhu]

"Interesting choice apologising to HIM" kills me everytime lmao

[Alycornz]

"I wouldn't _say_ anything."
"I would _listen."_
I LEGIT ALMOST SNORTED ON MY ORANGE JUICE THE SWAG IN HIS VOICE LOL

[bramsta]

My absolute favourite SNL sketch ever, a masterclass in writing and timing.

Every second line turns the scene upside down and there is such a tension throughout. The chemistry between Mulaney and Hader is just unreal. Hader's delivery of every line is hilarious and unsettling at the same time. It never dips for a full 7 minutes. This sketch literally plays in my head when I'm trying to sleep. Thanks Bill Hader :|

[alexdooley]

Bill saying "unreal. unreal." my love for him and his talent is unreal

[aramishicks]

I've never seen someone say "for ten million dollars." With so much venom

[tinakover]

Not sure John Mulaney's writing voice has ever been clearer than in Bill Hader's line "I roll with a crew of problematic bachelors and we call ourselves 'The Squad'."

[Robisquick]

I absolutely love sketches like this where they go off into the weeds in wholly unexpected ways. That’s where you find true genius sketches. Sometimes the simple and straight forward ones are great, but I think a touch of absurd and surreal is where the deepest laughs can be found. But also the deepest failures

[aaronarm]

This is a perfect example of how to write a skit that doesn't beat a single joke into the ground. The premise is funny, sure, but they keep riffing on the characters and upping the ante with the host's banter. The gameshow is the setting for other jokes -- not just a single joke to be done three times in a row. Props to Mulaney here.