A few hours beforeSaturday Night Livehits the lively airwaves , the cast behave a apparel dry run of the entire show in front of an entirely different alive audience . After the frock rehearsal sealed resume are cut out of the show and never make it to goggle box set . Thanks to the rising slope of digital media , a lot of these unaired sketches by and by gain an audience online .
Here are a collection of sketch that never got the full " springy from New York " treatment — for one ground or another .
1. Renaldo & Alexi
This sketch probably got cut because Bill Hader and Fred Armisen spent the entire thing laughing so hard that they could n’t talk clearly .
2. Gus Chiggins, the Old Prospector
This survey become a cult favorite after it was included on a Best of Will Ferrell DVD . It ’s pretty bully and , as far as I know , there has never been any public explanation tender about why it was cut . Lorne Michaels moves in inscrutable ways .
3. Lady Gaga as a Sea Captain
Wanna see the pop hotshot as a salty frankfurter boat skipper ? Well , the Producers apparently did n’t .
4. Jerry Sozio
In this cut segment from Weekend Update , the tardy , great Chris Farley just ca n’t quite spit out what he ’s trying to say .
5. Shaq Plays the Big Daddy Role
Who in their correct mind would trend a sketch of Shaq cradling Will Ferrell in his arms as they sing a birdsong together ?
6. Justin Bieber Almost Dies
As an added bonus to this cartridge clip , Bill Hader and two SNL writers offer some context on this sketch that went awfully awry in dress rehearsal . You ’ll pretty much see mighty off why this was cut . The study features the unscripted line “ The leg almost fell on you , ” and then devolves from there .
7. The Elf on the Shelf
Bobby Moynihan portrays the newly - required Christmas custom as a serious Narc .
8. Timberlake as Mozart
This sketches show perennial host Justin Timberlake taking on the theatrical role of the great composer planning a faulting from medicine to become an actor .
9. Andy Samberg’s Bathroom Habit
In this cartridge holder fromConan , the former cast fellow member explains one sketch idea he had that he could never get past the dress rehearsal .
