Top 20 Times SNL Hosts Broke Character

It's especially hard for "SNL" hosts not to break. For this list, we’ll be looking at the funniest and/or memorable times a celeb simply couldn’t hold it together during a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. Our countdown includes Maya Rudolph, Margot Robbie, Adele, and more! Which celeb breaking always makes YOU laugh? Let us know in the comments!

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[homehelpheart]

ANY of the alien abduction sketches with Kate McKinnon are worthy of the top spot. One of my all-time favorite repeating bits! If you can get through a sketch with Kate McKinnon without laughing, I salute you!

[BlueMolly]

Pedro Pascal’s reaction makes me burst out laughing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it’s one of my favorite SNL sketches.

[lucaswitherspoon]

It's telling that a large portion of these feature Kate McKinnon. One of the best SNL cast members of all time.

[DanGamingFan]

That Debbie Downer at Disneyworld sketch is one of my favorites, and Lindsay Lohan just completely failing to hold it together was a big part of that.

[glndreamer]

I just noticed the “golf cart” in the super showcase models sketch is just a mobility scooter wrapped in cardboard 😂 I think that adds to the hilarity

[thereallg]

*The funniest ones are when old SNL cast members return to host or the unlikely guests you’d think wouldn’t break. But it’s the funniest when everyone else breaks with them. Bill hader and Pedro pascal rock.*

[lindaheck]

I wish you would just play the clip and quit all the narration -

[truthhurts]

The Barry Gibb talk show is one of my favorites, right along with Ryan Goslings “close encounters” sketch. 😂😂

[cleverusername]

Jason Sudeikis kissing Jamie's arm for no good reason lol

[AlexandriaColemanAwesome]

I think about the Adele in Africa skit pretty darn often 😂

[martinm]

The Encounters made me laugh a lot and very loud, I rewatch those sketches about once a year - still the same result
Also Adele's suffering in the Afrika sketch gets me each time

[gfear]

It truly was never fair to have to work with Kate MacKinnon. She's the modern, female version of Tim Conway. She viewed her job as being the one to break people.

[johnm]

The narrator constantly talking ruined this whole video. Stopped watching a couple minutes in

[tracymichelle]

I think its halarious that in the second close encounters one they sat him beside her so he couldnt hide 😂😂

[boingo]

My favorite skit was one with Billy Crystal, Martin Short and Julia Louise Dreyfus. During the sketch, Short slaps the back of Crystal's head, dislodging his wig to the side. Crystal is the ONLY one who doesn't know, as he continues the sketch. By the end, the audience is rolling in laughter, and finally short looks at Crystal directly and dramatically adjusts his hair for him. Crystal is too embarrassed to continue, and they end the sketch. It was hilarious.

[catenystrom]

I think Pedro's skit should've been closer to #1, I LOL every time I see it. I also think the Debbie Downer skit should've been #1, but the alien skit is HILARIOUS.

[tahnjr]

The greatest "host breaking character" skit is when Billy Crystal as "Fernando", broke both Mr. T. & Hulk Hogan.

[jeronwashington]

I miss Kate McKinnon, she always gets the host to break. She was really trying to make Billie laugh, and Adele laugh

[MyDeadChannel]

Surprised Brenden Frazier's Zena sketch when his wig falls off isn't on here. Breaks most of the cast!😂

[snoozy]

Debbie Downer Disney World is the greatest character break