40 of the Funniest SNL Skits of All Time, Ranked

SNL writers always manage to create a blatantly obvious parody of a famous television series or film and permanently knock it out of the park. And with the help of comedian Will Forte, this kind of thing doesn’t seem impossible to do…

The sketch ” MacGruber” was an obvious parody of the 1980s show MacGyver. However, while MacGyver managed to get himself out of sticky situations with his scientific background, MacGruber always managed to do the opposite. A standout feature of the “MacGruber” skits is that they recur throughout an episode, adding each part to the story.