23 Times Everything Went Hilariously Wrong On "Saturday Night Live"

Bill Hader breaking character during sketches is just too funny.

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the best Saturday Night Live sketches where the actors broke character. Here are the funniest results.

1. In "Gift Wrap," when a bunch of fake blood squirted into Leslie Jones' mouth during a sketch, and she almost threw up everywhere.

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In the sketch, an overzealous gift wrapper accidentally sliced his fingers off, causing a stream of blood to shoot everywhere. Leslie Jones later talked about what went through her mind when the fake blood squirted into her mouth, saying, "I immediately threw up in my mouth. But I was in my head, mentally, like, 'You are not about to throw up on live TV. You are NOT finna do that! Swallow it! Swallow it!'"

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2. In "Uncle Ben," when Dave Chappelle broke the fourth wall and spoke directly to the camera, making Pete Davidson laugh so hard that his fake teeth came out.

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Dave Chappelle was playing the Allstate insurance guy, Maya Rudolph was Aunt Jemima, and Kenan Thompson was the mascot from Uncle Ben's Rice. They were all called to the boardroom to be fired for not being appropriate mascots anymore, but Dave Chappelle took a second to address America directly to talk about Pete Davidson's (dressed as Count Chocula) lips, making them both break out into laughter.

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3. In "Inside the Beltway," when Aidy Bryant's wardrobe person got the wrong cue and accidentally walked on in the middle of the live sketch, and Aidy couldn't keep it together.

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"Her costumer got the timing of the wardrobe change wrong and came on a whole segment earlier than she needed to. The whole thing ended up being hilarious, especially because Aidy could barely get through the rest of the sketch and was laughing between each line."

—tessafahey

Here's the full sketch:

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4. In "Extremely Stupid," when Candice Bergen's character was supposed to be much smarter than Gilda Radner's, but Candice kept messing up, and it played perfectly into the script.

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"It's just the best."

—angels4d4

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5. In "The Californians," when Fred Armisen delivered terrible news, but Bill Hader completely lost it and kept laughing throughout the six-minute sketch.

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6. In "Close Encounter," when Kate McKinnon kept making Ryan Gosling break because of her absolutely wild alien abduction story.

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—golddustniamh

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7. In "New Orleans Vacation," when Heidi Gardner's ridiculous vacation story kept making James McAvoy crack up.

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"I lose it every time."

—baobaopanda

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8. In "Van Down By the River," when Chris Farley dove onto the table and broke it, and no one could hold in their shock or laughter.

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"David Spade cracked up several times, but the funniest was when Farley broke the table and nobody was expecting it to happen."

—dougfancy10

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9. In "Cast List," when Will Ferrell played an inappropriate and overbearing drama teacher, but all of his students kept laughing at how ridiculous the whole thing was.

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"It’s not just that they all started giggling. They all deteriorated in different ways, and it just made it all more perfect. Will Ferrell, of course, stayed in character the whole time, even during his break, which made it even more iconic."

—strangerthanitseems

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10. In "Super Showcase Spokesmodels," when Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph couldn't contain their laughter while they announced fake game show prizes.

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"It's my favorite character-breaking skit of all time. It still brings me to tears."

—joep45c

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11. In "Maine Justice," when Jason Sudeikis kept playing around with his character's Southern accent, and Jamie Foxx just couldn't take it anymore.

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"Jamie Foxx losing his sh*t after Jason Sudeikis talked about gumbo so spicy it'd give someone an ass fire...so funny."

—sblai974

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12. In "Corksoakers," when the whole sketch was a little NSFW, and Janet Jackson tried so hard to keep a straight face.

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—acarrig

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13. In "Dr. Beaman's Office: Test Results," when Tim Meadows unexpectedly came onstage, which made it impossible for Will Ferrell to deliver bad news to his patients with a straight face.

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"This is one of my all-time favorites! Apparently a different actor was supposed to play Dr. Poop, so it shocked everyone when Tim Meadows walked on the stage."

—danidane7879

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14. In "Smokery Farms," when Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant had to talk about raw meats for five minutes, but the terrible smell made them absolutely lose it.

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—elisabethsophie

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15. In "Black Panther New Scene," when Kenan Thompson played a misfit uncle at the cookout in Djalia, but he kept making Leslie Jones and Sterling K. Brown crack up.

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"Kenan played a wild uncle who grilled cheeseburgers made from lion meat, but after taking a bite he quickly spat it back out. I truly don’t know how Sterling K. Brown didn’t automatically lose it! You could tell he was struggling to not tear up from laughing. That part gets me every time!"

—jogray809

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16. In "Escorts," when Emily Blunt had to hide under a lampshade because she couldn't say her "oopsie-doopsie" catchphrase without breaking character.

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—murrays3

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17. In "Diner Lobster," when Pete Davidson kept breaking during John Mulaney's Les Misérables parody at the diner.

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"The breaking makes it even funnier. John Mulaney is a genius."

—meghanakiran

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18. In "The Love-ahs with Barbara and Dave," when Jimmy Fallon couldn't get through his lines while he was stuck in a hot tub with Drew Barrymore.

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—melissab56

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19. In "Girlfriends Game Night," when Bill Hader played a much older man and accidentally rearranged the entire set by running into it with this electric scooter.

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—golddustniamh

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20. In "Brothers," when Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong kept laughing when Liev Schreiber hosed down his children.

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"There are a lot of sketches that will always be hilarious to me, and this is one of them. Cecily and Aidy trying to hold it together while Beck and Kyle pretend to be young brothers...it's *chef’s kiss*."

—rodclutcher

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21. In "New Wife," when Larry David had a minute-long laughing fit and couldn't get through any of his dialogue without breaking character.

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"It cracks me up every single time."

—malloryg

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22. In "Debbie Downer," when Rachel Dratch made everyone laugh so hard that Horatio Sanz literally had to wipe away his tears with a Mickey Mouse waffle.

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"It brings me to tears every single time I watch it."

—pattiecolvin23

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23. And, of course, when John Mulaney consistently changed Bill Hader's "Stefon" jokes right before the live telecast, making him break character every single time.

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"Bill Hader breaking while playing Stefon will forever have me laughing until my stomach hurts."

—naldana95

Here's the full sketch:

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