Last Updated on 17 April 2025

Here is a list of the Top 200 best Saturday Night Live sketches. SNL is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show that has been running since 1975.

I found 28 different lists of the “best SNL sketches”. Then I averaged them in Excel to create this master ranked list. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 28 lists that were averaged. Below is the full ranked list. Links all go to an online video of the sketch.

  1. More Cowbell (Behind the Music)
  2. Matt Foley: Van Down by the River
  3. Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood: Nutrition
  4. Wayne’s World: Aerosmith
  5. Debbie Downer: Disney World
  6. Chippendales Audition
  7. Celebrity Jeopardy!: French Stewart, Burt Reynolds, Sean Connery
  8. Lonely Island: Dick in a Box
  9. Close Encounter
  10. Buckwheat Sings
  11. Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks
  12. The Delicious Dish: Schwetty Balls
  13. Word Association
  14. Two Wild & Crazy Guys: Festrunk Brothers
  15. The Olympia Café: Cheeseburger, Chips and Pepsi
  16. Haunted Elevator
  17. Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman
  18. CBS Evening News: Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin
  19. Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer
  20. Wayne’s World: At the Movies
  21. Church Chat
  22. The Californians: Buh-Bye
  23. Lazy Sunday
  24. Celebrity Jeopardy!: 40th Anniversary Special
  25. Press Conference: Sean Spicer
  26. Wayne’s World: Madonna Fantasy
  27. Weekend Update: Stefon on Halloween’s Hottest Tips
  28. A Nonpartisan Message From Sarah Palin & Hillary Clinton
  29. Papyrus
  30. Undercover Boss: Star Wars – Star Killer Base
  31. MacGruber with Betty White
  32. The Blues Brothers: Soul Man
  33. Back Home Ballers
  34. Celebrity Jeopardy!: Kathie Lee Gifford, Tom Hanks, Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds
  35. Dear Sister
  36. King Tut
  37. Derek Stevens Audition (Choppin’ Broccoli)
  38. Career Day with Adam Driver
  39. Jet Blue Flight 292
  40. Baba Wawa
  41. Girlfriends Game Night
  42. Hot For Teacher 8
  43. The Day Beyoncé Turned Black
  44. Weekend Update: Basted in Blood
  45. Space, the Infinite Frontier with Harry Caray & Dr. Kent Wahler
  46. Beavis and Butt-Head
  47. Mom Jeans
  48. Djesus Uncrossed
  49. Street Gang: Cobras & Panthers
  50. The Roxbury Guys with Jim Carrey
  51. A Thanksgiving Miracle
  52. Celebrity Jeopardy!: Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Sean Connery
  53. Celebrity Jeopardy!: Jerry Lewis, Burt Reynolds, Sean Connery
  54. White Like Me
  55. Diner Lobster
  56. Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet: Goat and Mini Horse
  57. Weekend Update: China Relations
  58. Racists for Trump
  59. Meet Your Second Wife!
  60. Farewell, Mr. Bunting
  61. Total Bastard Airlines
  62. Buckwheat Buys the Farm – Special Report
  63. Tater Junction: Gap Girls at the Food Court
  64. Totinos with Kristen Stewart
  65. Spartan Cheerleaders
  66. The Californians: Stuart Has Cancer
  67. Hot Ones with Beyoncé
  68. Lonely Island: Natalie’s Rap 2.0
  69. XXX Rap Roundtable
  70. James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party
  71. Toonces, the Driving Cat
  72. Andy Kaufman’s Mighty Mouse
  73. Another Dysfunctional Family Dinner
  74. Prince Show
  75. The Delicious Dish: Betty White’s Dusty Muffin
  76. Washington’s Dream
  77. The Chanukah Song
  78. Land Shark
  79. What Up with That?
  80. Dysfunctional Family Dinner
  81. Hogwarts Academy
  82. Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet: Monkey and Box Turtle
  83. Election Night 2016
  84. Jingleheimer Junction
  85. Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton Debate
  86. Target Lady: Boogie Bulks Up
  87. Weekend Update: Stefon on Autumn’s Hottest Tips
  88. Coffee Talk: Liz Rosenberg and Barbra Streisand
  89. Colonel Angus
  90. Lounge Singer: Nick Winters
  91. Celebrity Jeopardy!: Minnie Driver, Jeff Goldblum, Sean Connery
  92. Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood: Puppet Show
  93. Target Lady Meets Her First Lesbian
  94. The Coneheads: Family Feud
  95. Weekend Update: Roseanne Roseannadanna on Smoking
  96. Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood: X-Mas
  97. Sue: Christmas Surprise
  98. Daily Affirmation: Stuart Smalley
  99. Brokaw Pre-Tapes
  100. Bass-O-Matic
  101. Spelling Bee
  102. Jeffrey’s with Sean Hayes
  103. Old Glory Insurance
  104. Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
  105. Five-Timers Club: Cold Open
  106. Spider-Man Kiss
  107. Welcome Video
  108. Mario Kart Commercial
  109. Sue: Surprise Party
  110. (Do It On My) Twin Bed
  111. Star Wars Screen Tests
  112. Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Halloween Costume Ideas
  113. Schmitts Gay
  114. I Can’t
  115. It’s a Wonderful Life Alternate Ending
  116. The Presidential Debates 2016
  117. Pumping Up with Hans and Franz: Arnold Schwarzenegger
  118. SchillerVision Theatre
  119. Weekend Update: The Iceberg on the Sinking of the Titanic
  120. Evil Boss
  121. Brenda the Waitress
  122. International Mad Scientist Society: World’s Most Evil Invention
  123. Two Wild & Crazy Guys: Computer Dates
  124. AA Meeting
  125. Crucible Cast Party
  126. Weekend Update: Stefon & Seth Get Married
  127. The Lawrence Welk Show: Introducing The Maharelle Sisters
  128. Black Angels: Mary Katherine Gallagher
  129. A Day Off
  130. Walking Dead Chappelle’s Show
  131. Weekend Update: Jane, You Ignorant Slut
  132. The French Chef
  133. The Falconer: Time Travel
  134. Protective Mom
  135. Massive Headwound Harry
  136. Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open
  137. Canteen Boy Goes Camping
  138. How a Bill Does Not Become a Law
  139. Super Showcase Spokesmodels
  140. Suel Forrester, Southern Lawyer
  141. Bambi
  142. Gino’s Pizza Rolls
  143. Medieval Times
  144. Subway Churro
  145. The Chris Farley Show with Jeff Daniels
  146. Bill Swerski’s Super Fans: Thanksgiving
  147. Melanianade
  148. The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise
  149. White House: Bush Twins’ Secret Language
  150. Lovers: Walter
  151. Show Your Patriotism: Short Shorts for the USA
  152. A Holiday Wish from Steve Martin
  153. It’s Pat
  154. Wrestlemania Promo
  155. The McLaughlin Group
  156. Lexus: December to Remember
  157. Big Boys
  158. Bill Clinton at McDonald’s
  159. Bronx Beat
  160. George W. Bush vs. Al Gore Debate
  161. Girlfriends Talk Show
  162. Oz, with Jerry Seinfeld
  163. Tidal
  164. Bill Brasky: Holiday Inn
  165. Calvin Klein Jeans
  166. Consumer Probe
  167. High School Theatre Show
  168. Interrogation: La La Land
  169. Lincoln: Louis C.K.
  170. New Girlfriend
  171. Sprockets
  172. Super Bass-O-Matic ’76
  173. Weekend Update: Emily Litella on Television Violins
  174. Hillary Actually
  175. Synchronized Swimming
  176. The U.S. Men’s Heterosexual Figure Skating Championship
  177. Woodrow: Britney Spears
  178. Action 9 News At Five: Eye on Tampa
  179. Colon Blow
  180. Jake Tapper
  181. Three Sad Virgins
  182. Weekend Update: Garth and Kat Sing Christmas Songs
  183. Joke Swap
  184. Little Chocolate Donuts
  185. The Judy Miller Show
  186. The Bubble
  187. Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber
  188. Breaking Into the Central Park Zoo Polar Bear Cage
  189. Darrell’s House
  190. Simon: Summer Vacation Drawings
  191. Art Dealers: Their Daughter’s New Boyfriend
  192. Earpiece: Ronald Reagan Press Conference
  193. Girl at a Bar
  194. Happy Fun Ball
  195. The Pool Boy
  196. Bridesmaid Speech
  197. I Just Had Sex
  198. The Real Housewives of Disney
  199. America’s Funniest Cats
  200. Black Widow: Age of Me Trailer

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