The 10 Best SNL Skits of All Time

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend. "SNL" originally "NBC's Saturday Night" during the first season premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with comedian George Carlin as host, and Billy Preston and Janis Ian its musical guests. By the end of the year, SNL had caught on as a rare TV venue for topical humor and comedy, with an inaugural lineup of Not Ready for Prime Time Players including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Chevy Chase, who on the show's premiere created "Weekend Update" and regularly voiced the catch-phrase that, after 39 years and counting, remains the show's trademark: "Live from New York, it's 'Saturday Night'!" Here our are 10 favorite skits!

10: The Olympia Restaurant. The Grill with no menu.


     

9: Jimmy Fallon on Halloween Weekend Update!


8: Word Association


7: Choppin' Broccoli


6: Wayne's World: Driver's Ed


5: Dick In A Box


4: NPR's Delicious Dish


3: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin


2: Nick The Lounge Singer


  1: Down By The River