Top 15 SNL Sketches of 2015

15) "The Impossible Hulk"

In this short, Idris Elba transforms to an angry white woman who would like to speak to your manager.


14) "The Actress"

There was a lot of depth in this short. Emma Stone plays an actress who is very committed to her character's backstory.....that happens to be a bystander at lets just say a "raunchy" film.


13) "Opera Man Returns" (Weekend Update)

Before Eddie Murphy's hosting gig, the last big-time hosting event was last season's Adam Sandler. It was a pleasant surprise to see Sandler bring back this weekend update character.


12) "Future Self"

Mikey Day and Sandra Oh bounced off of each other so well in this sketch. This was one of those timeless sketches that could have fit into any era.

11) "That's The Game"

We saw a lot of great work from Chris Redd this year, and this was one of the best as he plays an aspiring gang leader.

10) "Tasty Toaster Tarts"

SNL excels at "ad-parodies". This was like a movie's worth of material in this aprox 2-minute bit. Chance The Rapper really makes this work.

9) "Home For The Holidays"

This was like a sequel to "Best Christmas Ever" during the Matt Damon episode last year. That dealt with Christmas morning with an immediate family, while this dealt with Christmas dinner with extended family.

8) "The Corporal"

What this sketch showed was just how spot on Jennifer Lopez's comedic timing is. Along with the comedic SNL duo of Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant, these three brought a shine to this sketch.

7) "Children's Clothing Ad"

Like I mentioned with "Tasty Toaster Tarts", there were a few short movies/storylines within this piece, with the top one being Mikey Day & Heidi Gardner playing a pair of struggling parents getting boots on their child.

6) "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood 2019"

You knew we were getting a 'Mister Robinson's' sketch when Eddie Murphy hosted, but it was clever how the writers set it up. This was akin to "Bushwick Brooklyn 2015", where we saw how gentrification had impacted the neighborhood.

5) "The Duel"

This sketch was just so out there, I'm not sure it can be practically summed up. The closest thing I can say is, think of "Farewell Mr. Bunting".

4) "Gumby Returns" (Weekend Update)

Eddie Murphy brought back a trove of characters, but I wasn't sure we would see 'Gumby'. Murphy made this work though, as he ranted and roasted at Colin Jost and Michael Che.

3) "Toilet Death Ejector"

The pure visualization of this alone was enough to put it this high on the list.


2) "Grouch (Joker Parody)"

Talk around "The Joker" was a plenty throughout the fall, but SNL had a perfect angle on it with this parody featuring David Harbour as 'The Grouch'.


1) "Cha Cha Slide"

This sketch was just so pleasant, featuring John Mulaney and Ego Nwodim at a wedding. Along with being timeless, it just gradually built on itself while never dragging.