This really shows how truly difficult and complicated making these sketches can be

The skit was funny enough, but even seeing how it’s filmed and cameraman also reacting, makes it funnier

Christopher Walken should have been in the John Wick films. He could’ve been the Continental staying in the Continental

What a dance! What a performance. This is not easy to do.

Walken on SNL.. never disappoints!!! Just watched his GOOGLY EYES skit and it’s so good!! Love anything he does

Props to the camera guy for not cracking up

That was fun seeing both views. Loved it.

love this split view. its just wonderful seeing it from all points of camera views:) thank you so much. and as always, thank you to the people responsible and the wonderful mr. walken:)

I always wondered how they did this sketch, this is really cool. The Continental is classic.

I respect SNL for keeping Phil Hartman's voice in "The Continental" sketches.

One of the funniest SNL skits of all time!!! Nothing beats Christopher Walken on SNL.

so this was how The Continental was recorded... hahahaha!!! Oh, my God!!! Walken is just too good!!!!

THE CONTINENTAL were always my favorite guest sketches.

Clearly the cameraman is the star of these skits. He juggling like five jobs at once.

How can they keep from laughing 🤣🤣🤣

OMG these "Continental" skits are THE BEST! Wish I could find the earlier ones somewhere!

"I must confess, without the Frogs, my cuisine--excuse me, FÜD--has suffered." 😂😂😂

This kills some of the magic of the sketch, but it's also amazing how much goes into it and how many people are involved. Awesome.

3:52 lol he grabs the guy's cue cards to adjust them so he can read them

This is great! I have a friend we are taking out for her birthday at a restaurant called "The Continental". I thought sending her this video was most appropriate!!

i love this christopher walken skit he did so awsome he hosted snl 3 more times.... one of the best actors ever... he could do it all comedy, horror, gangsta, love, everything... u guy's gotta see the other snl skit with christopher. i think its called LOVERS with Will Ferrell

this is brilliant on so many weird levels. I have always thought Walken was first of all a comedian, he would have made an amazing joker.

Oh, how I love this!!! One of the best SNL skits EVER!

The best SNL skit series ever!

I love a glass of fine champanga.

Walken is the best!! I adored this when they did it on SNL> Thank you for sharing!

I wish SNL could get together with Christopher Walken and possibly record a new skit in complete 1st person virtual reality...

Brilliant the way they execute these sketches.

This was so awesome to watch --- thanks for posting.

So awesome. Writers, skit, and Walken doing a great job as usual. I envy the whole set up.

This is the best SNL sketch ever!

I love that they kept Phil Hartman's intro. Miss you big guy

Favorite part when she bops him on the nose and runs

"YOU KNOW CHAMPAGNYA COMES FROM FRANCE .... I LEARNED THAT IN BARTENDING SCHOOL "🍾🥂🤣❣💖💋🍃🧚‍♀️🍃

I wonder how the guy holding the line cards is getting through this without laughing!

Putting the cameraperson in a dress and a wig was a nice touch

One of the funniest skits ever. Interesting to see how they made them.

My arctic huspuppie.

It's cool to see where the hand comes from.

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!! thanks for uploading man!!

This is so flipping funny I love him

"I let the little head do the thinking for the big one. What can I say? I'm a guy!" Yep, men could claim that a lot. Some of the funniest stuff ever on SNL.

You can see the camera in the mirror when she looks down.

OK THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER

cracks me up

This slays me every time!!!

Great vid, thanks for putting this up

WAAWEEWAAWAAWAAW!

God I'm old. Still hysterical.

"It's the shiznit." I think I just wet myself a little.

This reminds me of Pepe Le Pew of the bugs bunny hour

PURE GENIUS.

I had just watched a Continental sketch and wanted to see if there was a behind the scenes video. Wow, there sure was! I was just curious to see the camera person, but wasn't even thinking about the cue card guy and cable handlers also being so involed. Very impressive! I imagine today they'd use a wireless camera, and maybe even a tablet teleprompter above the camera for the actor's lines. It would be much easier for them.

Absolutely hilarious these sketches.

You have to give a lot of credit to the writers

Christopher Oh you genius

R. I. P Phil Hartman

I offer you evervescent Andre's Cold Duck.

Never knew they had the cue cards right there.

Hahahaha i wish he would be invited again and do the continental skit.

For heaven's sake, does anyone have a copy of the original "Continental" from the 1950's??? It does exist!!!

Great job Wally on the cue cards

Love him sooooo much❤️He’s always sexy in a special way but I just can’t get enough of his performances🤟

Why aren't there more of these "Continentals"? This was a very funny skit era.

That was great! Loved this view!

"That's me!" as the sketch cuts. Whatta doll💓

Isn't anybody going to compliment the camera operator? Her acting was as good as his!

Wow, you can barely tell he's reading straight off the cue cards.

that's one sturdy cameralady

damn i remember this when it was live, i laughed so much, my side was hurting

LEGEND! 🙌

I have to admit you're right - Jerry is the godfather. Still I really appreciate the outstanding choreography and writing of the SNL skit. As for cuteness - you're the expert.

I like the first "Continental" but this will do. That camera girl is super talented keeping the angle completely centered at all times.

hahahah i love how he says " champanya" haha lol

Wintage Champanya !! Jackie Gleason (RIP) once said that he knew a lot of comedians who could be excellent dramatic actors but didn't know of any dramatic actors who could be a comedian. Too bad he didn't live long enough to meet Christopher Walken.

I LOVED "THE CONTINENTAL" WITH CHRIS! SO CLASSIC AND FUNNY! I LAUGHED SO HARD!!!! IT WAS HILARIOUS!!!! I ALWAYS WONDERED WHO'S BIG HAND WAS ON THE DOOR. NOW I KNOW! LOL! 😂😅😊😂❤❤❤. I NEVER KNEW IT WAS IT WAS A REAL SHOW ACCORDING TO CHRIS WHO WATCHED IT AS A KID.

The behind the scenes view was interesting.

The camera person has great comedic timing

I love Christopher Walken ❤❤❤❤❤

he's like a human version of peppy la pew the cat

I think this was the third one, anyone know how many there were? Love the series...

Perfect!

LOL! Is the camera woman petting her leg in the opening sequence?

Never realized there really was a continental show

Probably my favorite SNL series of skits aside from the ones where Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch play lovers in a hot tub and Jimmy Fallon can't keep a straight face. One in particular was when Drew Barrymore was guest host. Will's line was "In the distance we heard the pounding of native drums." and everybody starts to lose it. SNL is not this SNL anymore.

Very cool! Walken is so good

The originality & brilliance! This and Cowbell are his gifts to the world!🤎 Bittersweet hearing Phil Hartman's voice. :(

This was so funny!!

It's exactly what I imagined.

That camera Man deserves an Oscar , , 😂👍👍

I wonder why the camera person was stroking their leg behind the camera. Is this a technique to keep steady?

Would you like some Champ-Anya?.. 😂😂

2:47 always my favorite hilarious to see from the other angle 😂😂

nunca habia visto esto, Walken tiene talento de sobra para la comedia con sarcasmo

I love how they couldn’t just give the camera man a glove. They had to dress him all the way up.

This is the early version of the "The Continental: Spokesmodel" way before the final version has been edited changed...

The Sexiest COMEDY on SNL... It had to be: CHRIS!

Brilliantly funny!😂

Sooo Pro .... I love Christopher Walken he is freakin' funny 🤣 an great Actor

This was some choreography to pull off Not just with the camera but also the cue cards. The man handling the cue cards had to know his exact cues on when to get out of the way so the camera guy can run away.