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    When news breaks at a local junior high school, veteran reporter Herb Welch is on the scene to give us the story. Aired 05/21/11
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  • @vincek6613
    @vincek6613 3 роки тому +2202

    This is my favorite Herb sketch. Possibly favorite Hader sketch. "They burned my friend" is the best and most underrated line delivered

    • @floatingsara
      @floatingsara 3 роки тому +9

      Totally agree

    • @changes2015
      @changes2015 3 роки тому +5

      Yessssssss

    • @pattonorr7572
      @pattonorr7572 3 роки тому +57

      Similar delivery to “That woman is mean to me”

    • @lecookie007
      @lecookie007 3 роки тому +8

      @@pattonorr7572 same energy, better line

    • @mrbigfloof
      @mrbigfloof 3 роки тому +11

      It's fantastic. The only other one I can think of is "lay it on me my man" to Keenan 😂 Even Hader had to look away because he was breaking before he even said the line

  • @NibberKSmooth
    @NibberKSmooth 7 років тому +3546

    Love how it's the same sketch each time and it never gets old.

    • @amandab3946
      @amandab3946 5 років тому +36

      New Thought
      Unlike Herb!

    • @preacherjohn
      @preacherjohn 5 років тому +21

      Just gets funnier every time XD

    • @guillecarandini8208
      @guillecarandini8208 4 роки тому +17

      I love so much when people defends Herb. "His soul is wise". Hilarious.

    • @richwheeler2854
      @richwheeler2854 3 роки тому +5

      Matt Foley, Church Lady, Waynes world, celebrity jeopardy..I could go on

    • @puppysoccer9465
      @puppysoccer9465 3 роки тому +7

      “supplies”

  • @GDT1124
    @GDT1124 3 роки тому +953

    "They burned my friend." is one of the best Herb Welch lines.

  • @Beeimus
    @Beeimus 5 років тому +3313

    Every time Bill looks away to laugh, a year is added to my life.

  • @W4RRIORW1Z4RD
    @W4RRIORW1Z4RD 10 років тому +2165

    "You suck Herb Welch"
    "Thank you" - absolutely killed me

  • @saifkhanchishty9580
    @saifkhanchishty9580 9 років тому +2325

    Yes, Hader is great, as usual. And so is Timberlake who has never disappointed here. But I think people forget Sudekis. He is a true professional and his reactions are just a right mix of subtle sarcasm and confusion.

    • @Kasino80
      @Kasino80 8 років тому +94

      Everyone in a Herb Welch skit were always on their A-game. The writing brought out the best in everyone.

    • @floatingsara
      @floatingsara 3 роки тому +17

      I would add that acting as a "stooge" is one of the most difficult things to do

    • @natereg9747
      @natereg9747 3 роки тому +2

      Sara vF Unless you’re a stooge sometimes in real life. And I mean that in a good way haha

    • @jeremywhistler2850
      @jeremywhistler2850 3 роки тому +2

      True, but did anyone else notice him blinking a lot in this sketch?

    • @radhiadeedou8286
      @radhiadeedou8286 3 роки тому +6

      He's always been underrated

  • @szepenszoloszolo5177
    @szepenszoloszolo5177 8 років тому +1909

    "They burnt my friend"

    • @MegatronRacing237
      @MegatronRacing237 5 років тому +4

      szepenszoloszolo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Kazatron10000
      @Kazatron10000 4 роки тому +22

      szepenszoloszolo THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD

    • @scottyPsychotty
      @scottyPsychotty 3 роки тому +14

      I always forget about that line 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @changes2015
      @changes2015 3 роки тому +5

      I was not prepared for that level of genius. My fault really.
      Why isn’t SNL like this anymore? They have talented people. The writing sucks. It sucks so bad. I don’t even laugh anymore, yet I scream laugh at this sketch. Sad.

    • @ImpaledCaptain7
      @ImpaledCaptain7 3 роки тому +12

      @@changes2015 lol when this cast was live everyone hated on it, they would say stuff like the 90s were better, and now youre doing the same thing lol

  • @RHMGubloid
    @RHMGubloid 3 роки тому +280

    “Like it or not, the folk scene is here to stay” just amazing.

    • @alumpyhorse
      @alumpyhorse Рік тому +3

      one of my absolute favorite lines in a series of many

  • @oriolez5582
    @oriolez5582 7 років тому +815

    The second mic that he managed to get was hilarious 😂 love Herb!

    • @yougants8927
      @yougants8927 4 роки тому +2

      And another one☝️

    • @flisko123
      @flisko123 4 роки тому +3

      why dont u get back to the kicthen

    • @beckiesmith8406
      @beckiesmith8406 3 роки тому +7

      @@flisko123 Why don't you go to the kitchen you lazy fuck

    • @ImpaledCaptain7
      @ImpaledCaptain7 3 роки тому +1

      @@beckiesmith8406 oh beckie

    • @TheScreamingFrog916
      @TheScreamingFrog916 3 роки тому +4

      It's really the same mic, because you never see it in Timberlake's hands after that. Part of the "Magic" mic gag.

  • @MaskedManMikeMD
    @MaskedManMikeMD 10 років тому +1050

    im trying so hard not to laugh in study hall, but i lost it on "They Burned My Friend."

    • @hansmuller3611
      @hansmuller3611 7 років тому +4

      what was the name of the person they burned?

    • @veljkosimovic6779
      @veljkosimovic6779 7 років тому +6

      +Hans Müller It sounded like Shep Cramer to me...

  • @nunyabidness3429
    @nunyabidness3429 3 роки тому +818

    "'ah bonzai, remember me?!" *starts hitting him*

    • @thatnerd9374
      @thatnerd9374 3 роки тому +11

      Best part

    • @BigFredMachine
      @BigFredMachine 3 роки тому +12

      bAnzai, bonz(s)ai are the little trees.

    • @noobsavant
      @noobsavant 3 роки тому +13

      Did you catch the "supplies" (surprise) at the end? 🤣

    • @milascave2
      @milascave2 3 роки тому +1

      @@BigFredMachine I think it is also what Japanese Kamakasis shouted as they flew into ships. Probably the meaning is different. Yi, of course, is a Ch9nese name.

    • @BigFredMachine
      @BigFredMachine 3 роки тому +8

      @@milascave2 Yes, that's the joke... He's so old, he thinks every Asian guy is a Japanese soldier during the war ;)

  • @davisgriffin1677
    @davisgriffin1677 3 роки тому +185

    The way he says “they burned my friend” is priceless 😂😂

  • @guyperson5886
    @guyperson5886 3 роки тому +137

    "Do you think uh...do you think Lucille Ball's a pinko?" one of the more underrated lines ever delivered at SNL

  • @BigToeBePoppin
    @BigToeBePoppin 3 роки тому +252

    Idk why but the poses Bill makes whenever he “dies” always gets me

  • @arjanghosh8797
    @arjanghosh8797 8 років тому +526

    Hader's expression just before hitting the camera is always priceless. Absolutely epic.That guy is really talented.

  • @Julezhaki
    @Julezhaki 3 роки тому +117

    "Come on the war is over herb!!" Lmfao i died of more laughter 😂😂😂

  • @KellyB-sg9mz
    @KellyB-sg9mz 3 роки тому +51

    "I'm an art- art teacher.."
    "With the macaroni and the... the
    yarn..?"

  • @BobbySacamano
    @BobbySacamano Рік тому +65

    "As always, we apologize to you in the Asian and female communities." That's gold

  • @majajonsson1541
    @majajonsson1541 9 років тому +502

    "SUPLICE!" I am such a bad person for laughing so hard at that

  • @RayMardia
    @RayMardia 8 років тому +316

    Like with the macaroni...and the...*breathes heavily*...the yarn--BOOSH

  • @lori_marie
    @lori_marie 2 роки тому +42

    Justin’s ability to stay in character and not break is so impressive!

  • @MrStensnask
    @MrStensnask 9 років тому +192

    "...suck an egg, you mannequin...."
    AHAHAHAHAAAA! I LOVE IT!

  • @Dazlidorne
    @Dazlidorne 2 роки тому +86

    I felt really sorry for Herb when he said "They burned my friend."

  • @possumcollector1455
    @possumcollector1455 6 років тому +148

    "What leaked!?"
    *Smacks the microphone into the teacher's face*.

  • @Alex-jg2bc
    @Alex-jg2bc 3 роки тому +34

    Bil turning away at 1:45 to hide his laugh and the lil shake of his shoulder was too cute

  • @matthewlabbe8395
    @matthewlabbe8395 3 роки тому +171

    How did Justin Timberlake keep a straight face in this sketch?

    • @datgrrl5698
      @datgrrl5698 2 роки тому

      ...dick in a box...JT can do anything...

    • @mrianwonder6527
      @mrianwonder6527 Рік тому +3

      He probably didn't understand a lot of what was being said.

    • @iGaveLiaHIV
      @iGaveLiaHIV Рік тому +1

      @@mrianwonder6527 dumb

    • @mrianwonder6527
      @mrianwonder6527 Рік тому +1

      @@iGaveLiaHIV Yes, you are, aren't you.

    • @iGaveLiaHIV
      @iGaveLiaHIV Рік тому

      @@mrianwonder6527 aw you thought that was gonna be a sick burn

  • @Beeyo176
    @Beeyo176 3 роки тому +23

    I've watched this countless times and just realized he yells "supplies!" at the end.

  • @leishayoung4124
    @leishayoung4124 3 роки тому +27

    "Bonsai! Remember me?" SMACK! - Oh my god, I almost peed my pants 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kelxox55
    @kelxox55 3 роки тому +31

    As someone who has worked in a retirement home I can confirm that I have met this exact same elderly man!!!

  • @HypnoSwag
    @HypnoSwag Рік тому +7

    3:03
    "Stay tuned for Playhouse 90 with Lee J. Cobb.."
    All these 60s references. 😂😂😂😂

  • @3dgar7eandro
    @3dgar7eandro 3 роки тому +68

    Bill is a perfect actor: he nails every character 😁👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    • @absoluteterror9098
      @absoluteterror9098 2 роки тому +3

      Watching this then seeing the real reporter this is based on makes it even more impressive

  • @katiee4396
    @katiee4396 7 років тому +163

    "Hey, don't write my copy you life guard"

    • @jhen8900
      @jhen8900 3 роки тому +4

      What does that mean 😂

  • @Aznva9
    @Aznva9 Рік тому +11

    “They burned my friend” had me rolling

  • @diljitsingh3887
    @diljitsingh3887 8 років тому +67

    I died laughing at suplise..but couldn't understand, 'they burnt my friend.."

    • @sherelleburbeck
      @sherelleburbeck 8 років тому +14

      The anchor said that they cremated the guy, so Herb said "they burnt my friend" as cremation is the burning of a body

  • @veiledrecalcitrance4314
    @veiledrecalcitrance4314 10 місяців тому +4

    I was watching or listening to an interview with Bill and he said there were a lot of people who hate the Herb sketches, that makes no sense to me, they’re absolutely hilarious

  • @DailyDoseOfRandomLogic
    @DailyDoseOfRandomLogic 5 років тому +31

    "They burned my friend!!!!" 🤣

  • @RareHarmony
    @RareHarmony 3 роки тому +12

    1:15 "There ya have it. Like it or not the folk scene is here to stay. Back to you, Jack."

  • @Paolo-qe7lc
    @Paolo-qe7lc Рік тому +10

    Got to give Herb Welch credit! He is one news anchor that’s straight to the point!

  • @Tootsmagoot
    @Tootsmagoot 10 років тому +87

    Supplies!

  • @muhannedk6763
    @muhannedk6763 5 років тому +64

    Herb Welch is the best character they came up with.

    • @SayAhh
      @SayAhh 3 роки тому +2

      Based on a real reporter.

    • @fabalmz894
      @fabalmz894 2 роки тому +1

      @@SayAhh who was that reporter?

    • @CharlieBrown20XD6
      @CharlieBrown20XD6 2 роки тому

      ​@@fabalmz894 it's all based on this real footage:
      ua-cam.com/video/AtzG3wdF_IU/v-deo.html

  • @Il.mentore.1459
    @Il.mentore.1459 3 роки тому +29

    "They burned my friend." 💀💀💀

  • @garyrutledge7639
    @garyrutledge7639 3 роки тому +7

    Not to take anything away from the actors in the sketch because they’re all perfect. But whoever writes these is brilliant. All of Herb’s random questions and his, “Back to you, Jack” outros are amazing.

    • @lidoanhoxv9662
      @lidoanhoxv9662 3 роки тому +1

      Tbf the main actor in the sketch is usually very involved in the writing, so Bill Hader probably had a lot of influence on this.

  • @growthisfreedomunitedearth7584
    @growthisfreedomunitedearth7584 3 роки тому +25

    I literally fell to the floor in laughter and pulled a fkn muscle when he took the mic and Herb pulled another one out without a beat.

  • @Global00Vintage
    @Global00Vintage 2 роки тому +3

    Here again in mid-2022 for that dopamine hit. Who’s with me?

  • @FandPrulethesky
    @FandPrulethesky 10 років тому +82

    They burned my friend made me LOL so much

  • @mikelucas2432
    @mikelucas2432 4 роки тому +7

    "Yeah, go back to your kitchen" that had me crack so hard...lol

  • @itswherethecomedycomesin8864
    @itswherethecomedycomesin8864 3 роки тому +14

    this is one of the few running sketches that I don't think I could ever get tired of

  • @Sonosempreme89
    @Sonosempreme89 2 роки тому +7

    “You s*ck Herb Welch”
    “Thank you 👉🏼“
    Can’t stop watch that moment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @queen-of-chaos
    @queen-of-chaos 3 роки тому +19

    "They burned my friend."
    😆😆😆😆😆

  • @Anna-mm1pl
    @Anna-mm1pl 4 роки тому +20

    i love how they made it a recurring thing that bill dies

  • @lindsayalisonstevens3592
    @lindsayalisonstevens3592 2 роки тому +24

    Despite being clearly annoyed with Herb, Justin’s character showed a lot of patience and empathy towards the elderly. What a lovely sentiment 🥰
    On the real though, Herb is problematic 😂😂😂

  • @rogeranderson4593
    @rogeranderson4593 3 роки тому +21

    "They burned my friend" Herb Welch cracks me up, the character fits Bill Hader like a glove lol.

  • @chickmcjr
    @chickmcjr 9 років тому +891

    I love the continuing story of how everyone in the public is super understanding of Herb despite him constantly hitting them with microphones.

    • @katc5051
      @katc5051 Рік тому +4

      Justin Timberlake had always been a terrific guest.

  • @FirstnameLastname-ij4vv
    @FirstnameLastname-ij4vv 8 років тому +110

    hit me HADER with that microphone!

  • @skaterbecke
    @skaterbecke 8 років тому +32

    They burned my friend. hahahaha!!! I've never seen a funnier sketch. This guy; bill hader, is hilarious.

  • @xdaethsheadx8661
    @xdaethsheadx8661 8 років тому +42

    I LOVE Herb Welch! And Bill Hader is awesome in pretty much everything haha! :D

  • @cianaleemartin1031
    @cianaleemartin1031 Рік тому +7

    Love when he hits the microphone at Justin 😂😂it’s so funny

  • @gabethyrubenstein7984
    @gabethyrubenstein7984 3 роки тому +10

    For timeline reasons: this is ten years after Herb Welch investigated the shots fired outside the apartment building

  • @factsoverfiction7826
    @factsoverfiction7826 3 роки тому +8

    Teacher: The students were put in real danger by our principal ... That man right over there!
    Principal: Tthat is absolutely not true!
    Herb: And that's the news!
    Stay tuned for Playhouse 90 with Lee J Cobb. (2:53 - 3:05)

  • @PoppaBoogaloo
    @PoppaBoogaloo 6 років тому +12

    Oh God, the "They Burned my Friend" line just made my year.

  • @PandaFishSpiderBear
    @PandaFishSpiderBear 3 роки тому +9

    Herb is one of my all time favourite SNL characters. No question

  • @cody95
    @cody95 2 роки тому +9

    This is such an underrated sketch. This is hilarious 😂

  • @poolguy6018
    @poolguy6018 7 років тому +74

    The guy who faked his death more times than Batman. Lmao!!!

  • @kaiarun8591
    @kaiarun8591 2 роки тому +5

    I want the line "they burned my friend" tattooed in somehow the exact way that Bill Hader says it

  • @ZenitsusFurry
    @ZenitsusFurry Рік тому +3

    “They burned my friend.” 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @jorge.barcelos
    @jorge.barcelos Рік тому +2

    "Banzai remember me", 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣the best

  • @steele_heart77
    @steele_heart77 3 роки тому +6

    "Surprise!" **BAM BAM BAM**
    KILLED ME 😂😂😂

  • @LordLaroyalty
    @LordLaroyalty Місяць тому +2

    "I got a question for you." *Hits Justin with a mic*
    *Justin takes mic, then Herb pulls out another mic and hits him with it*
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @jaybutler779
    @jaybutler779 3 роки тому +7

    “They burned my friend.” I nearly fainted

  • @gregpeloquin6345
    @gregpeloquin6345 2 роки тому +5

    This is easily the best Herb Welch sketch and clearly up there in my top SNL skits.

  • @FlashakaViolet
    @FlashakaViolet 6 років тому +222

    As always we apologize to you and the Asian and female communities 😆

    • @DXKramer
      @DXKramer 3 роки тому +3

      Between Herb Welch and Celebrity Jeopardy, they have to do a lot of apologizing.

  • @thomasthomas2418
    @thomasthomas2418 2 роки тому +2

    "Stand by for Playhouse 90 with Lee J. Cobb!"
    I love it! 😂

  • @mannarnold5475
    @mannarnold5475 2 роки тому +9

    4:03 is absolutely hilarious. I can watch it repeatedly and laugh like it is the first time I heard it. #BillHader

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel007 2 роки тому +24

    I give Justin Timberlake a lot of credit for not laughing through this whole sketch

  • @butcherben82
    @butcherben82 5 років тому +7

    "They burned my friend !" Best senile old man ever ! ! ! !

  • @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind
    @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind 2 роки тому +1

    I had the "It's the same thing." As an earworm repeating in my brain for 2 weeks without figuring out where it was from. Only today I realised it after seeing a video for "Barry".

  • @kuhneegit
    @kuhneegit Рік тому +4

    I like to imagine that Richie’s face when he got hit with the Deadlights in IT 2 was Bill doing his best “dead Herb Welch” impression

  • @EmiliosFather
    @EmiliosFather 2 роки тому +2

    The transition to the second mike was so smooth. Love Herb tho😂he said “bonsai,remember me?”😅 supplies! I’m dead

  • @Malik_Free
    @Malik_Free Рік тому +3

    "Hey. Don't right my copy, you Life Guard!" Lmao 🤣🤣

  • @catytheredheadedalaskan8118
    @catytheredheadedalaskan8118 2 роки тому +5

    Honestly, Hader just gives me joy.

  • @cody95
    @cody95 2 роки тому +3

    *just when it starts to get interesting* AND THAT’S THE NEWS, BACK TO YOU

  • @manfredi169
    @manfredi169 3 роки тому +11

    He always gets me when the arm suddenly appears and hits Jason

  • @rose-ui6hk
    @rose-ui6hk 3 роки тому +2

    i don't know if it was scripted or if bill just misspoke but herb shouting *SUPPLIES* at 4:49 is hilarious

    • @andrewbloom7694
      @andrewbloom7694 3 роки тому

      He said it that way on purpose. He said it in a stereotypical japanese way, continuing the gag of him thinking the teacher was an enemy in WW2

  • @camillemckenzie3235
    @camillemckenzie3235 3 роки тому +7

    My mother yelled "Hit him with it!" when the guy took the microphone away from him. 😆

  • @Redmayne152
    @Redmayne152 2 роки тому +3

    I've seen this sketch a hundred times and am just now realizing when Herb comes back to life he says "supplies" instead of surprise lmao

  • @eccojamsvol.1285
    @eccojamsvol.1285 2 роки тому +6

    props to justin too, he did great in this sketch i would have been doubled over laughing

  • @acb9896
    @acb9896 2 роки тому +5

    Like it or not, the Folk Scene is here to stay..

  • @chikitabowow
    @chikitabowow 10 років тому +14

    Hahaha 'They burned my friend...' x)

  • @sausagegabbagoochi1959
    @sausagegabbagoochi1959 2 роки тому +1

    The “what????” Build up is the greatest like he’s so annoyed bahahahaja

  • @ronnieeilert8491
    @ronnieeilert8491 Рік тому +1

    I love how Justin Timberlake is in this sketch as a teacher and he was also in “Bad Teacher” as Scott Delacorte.

  • @FirstnameLastname-ij4vv
    @FirstnameLastname-ij4vv 8 років тому +7

    "she can go back to her kitchen!" LOVE THIS LINE!

  • @saber3315
    @saber3315 3 роки тому +5

    When he "draws" the second mike is just to funny.

  • @Trockenshampooleopard
    @Trockenshampooleopard 4 роки тому +9

    We need a computer game where you have to (try to) control Herb Welch and do a decent interview.

  • @FJB_USA_1ST
    @FJB_USA_1ST 3 роки тому +4

    "They burned my friend" I lost it there 😂😂

  • @MichelleIbarraMHAEdD
    @MichelleIbarraMHAEdD 3 роки тому +3

    Macaroni and yarn, folk scene 😂. He's having way too much fun with that mic! I need one!

  • @deepdivin
    @deepdivin Рік тому +7

    I don't think there's anywhere or anyhow the line "they burned my friend" could be said better.

  • @floatingsara
    @floatingsara 3 роки тому +3

    I'm discovering this series on Herb Welch just now, and I'm laughing way more than appropriate

  • @RottenbergZhenya
    @RottenbergZhenya 6 років тому +10

    When he pulls out another mic...LMAO

  • @couchmashedpotato
    @couchmashedpotato 9 місяців тому +2

    "as always, we apologise..." he's never gettin fired

  • @marioeliasdiaz
    @marioeliasdiaz 10 років тому +80

    they burned my friend !