He is the happiest looking angry teacher I’ve ever seen

I know he’s not on the show anymore but that’s very brave for a new cast member to start a sketch like that with so much dialogue and have to wait so long for the joke payoff. Id have so much anxiety as the crowd is nearly silent for like the first two minutes.

This is legit cleverly written. I cringed so hard at the beginning.

This is how Michael Scott tries to make everyone laugh at The Office

The beginning of this clip sounds like logan paul making a vlog

“When you said ‘yo yo yo’ I was like is this guy racist? And then by ‘damn Gina’ I was like yuhp”

I hate it when kids think they are the cool popular ones when literally everyone hates them...

I actually feel bad for Luke Null, this was his first sketch and he was literally sent out to die

The janitor's cemetery line was the best acted and funniest bit imo

kenan is always smiling and looking NOT serious when he acts.

I love how Keenan keeps smiling even when yelling. Gosh he's so cute 😂😂😂

“Especially, seeing as you are new here. And it is your first day at this school. None of us have ever met you.” I can’t breathe.

Kudos to the writers for allowing a secondary cast member to walk the tightrope for so long -- solely for the veterans to cash in on the punchline multiple times. Tight, risky sketch.

"And that leaves me." That's the line that kills me every time

I love when the skits go from crap to darkly hilarious.

Andy samberg would’ve suited the character

This defines freshman year of high school

"I'm allergic to smoke so I had to stick an EpiPen into my leg after our interaction so thank you for that" lol Mikey Day is a legend with anything outrageous

i bet the audience thought that the beginning was gonna be the whole thing and were really forcing those laughs

This is one of those skits that you have to finish to appreciate.

"She's easy to find...Plot 199J at Newhaven Cemetery..." it was at this moment, that Brody knew he f'd up.

It’s always risky to have that much buildup for one joke but I think it paid off. I busted a gut when it landed😂

THE JANITOR GAVE ME STRONG SWEENEY TODD VIBES AND I'M QUAKING

This is a greatly underrated skit. Excellent job by Luke Null.

I feel like half of SNL sketches r trash and the other half are hilarious and I never know what I'm going to get

You don't have to wait till the middle to understand he is supposed to be awkwardly bad. It's clear at every point. There's no way to miss it.

and now sairose ronan is kissing kate winslet in a movie, who would've thought

the fact that petes story was actually kinda true cuz he has crohns is very clever

I love the uncomfortable silence.

"Yamika dot comika"

Every school has a kid like this.

This guy was on SNL for like 3 months and never seen again 😬

Everyone saying the beginning isn’t funny... it’s not supposed to be. The joke is the second half of the skit

I kid you not 0:15 to 1:55 is a really accurate description of a student in my class. I dread the period I have to teach that class

“I’m lesbian” - the room of people applaud

I love when SNL skits make you uncomfortable. It makes it only more funny 😂

Oh man those first 2 minutes were so fucking uncomfortable. Poor guy.

Keenan bout to break 😂😂😂

“You’re right I am a lesbian and it was really hard for me to come out but thinking about dating a guy like you makes me really glad I did” ✊😂🙏

this is actually an outstanding performance by Luke Null, what a beast.

"and when you said damn Gina I was like yup" LMAOOO!!

The first couple minutes I was thinking "wow this is bad and uncomfortable", but by the end I saw that it was intentional and 4th-wall breaking, sort of. The point of the sketch was to show that a new cast member (student) wanted to make a big impression on the class (audience) and failed miserably. It was supposed to not make you laugh on purpose, people. If you want slapstick comedy go watch the 3 stooges or something.

«The last 3 MINUTES» Line always killes me the way he says it

I find it funny that they casted Pete as the guy who has stomach issues and has a specific diet because of it, and he has Crohns in real life

After rewatching this sketch it actually is kind of funny. Once you get that the beginning is supposed to be awkward

I feel terrible for Luke. He finally gets his own skit to shine through and make an impact and this what comes out. This just made me feel sad inside. Ugh, hopefully next week Luke. We're rooting for you

He said, "And that leaves me," and I almost choked on my peppermint 💀 🤣

They did a good job at the intentional cringe like wtf 😂

This sketch is funny af. In the beginning he reminds me of that one loud and obnoxious that talks and walks around all the fucking time. Everyone knows that guy. Then it flips around and it's actually only his first day. It went bad when his personality turned out to be fake.

“Plot 199J at New Haven Cemetery...” DAMN.

The plot twist put me in tears omfg🤣🤣🤣🤣

Are we just going to ignore the fact that there are not enough seats for that last guy to actually sit down?

How is NOBODY getting the joke of this sketch? The cringe is intentional. This whole sketch reads as a satire of the pressures put on new SNL cast members, to bring something new to the table. Watch it again. In the entire first three minutes, Luke basically runs through every hack joke you've heard from dudes on SNL - from the 70's to the late 90's. ANY of those jokes would feel at home, coming from a young Adam Sandler or David Spade. That first three minutes of silence proves how much SNL has grown over the past few decades, and how those types of jokes are dated and irrelevant. And in Luke's FIRST sketch, with an original character, it's THE worst most hack jokes that dudes have overplayed for years. It's a mirror to the overuse of "white dude jokes" in sketch comedy. It's also a mirror to the internet reaction to Luke, and people's expectations. Just look at what Luke keeps repeating: "I just wanted to make a splash." Everyone in the comments is acting like the back half of the sketch wasn't written before they started the sketch. The entire back half of the sketch is the cast explaining how those earlier jokes are outdated, and why they aren't funny. This sketch is also SNL admitting it's own past mistakes, and how it caused these played out jokes. It's also demonstrating how adding Luke doesn't symbolize a return to those style of jokes - they're still irrelevant. I mean, if you're not convinced, look at the set! They're using the classroom set from their Gilly sketches! They haven't used this set in ages -- but there was a solid 3-5 period of SNL, where it felt like I saw this set every week. In a sketch where they're calling out their own played out jokes from the past, they're using a played out setting. This is brilliant satire. That's why it got past rehearsal. You're all nuts. If this was Tim Heidecker pulling this level of cringe on SNL, you'd all be losing your shit.

If I didnt read the comments here I would have never guessed so many people would have trouble understanding a fairly straightforward comedy skit. I find this skit hilarious. even funnier when nobody laughs as the kid is going on and on However it is possible you get it and still don't like it or think its funny, and thats perfectly okay.

this sketch aged like fine wine, poor Luke Null, never had a chance…

I felt so anxious, and I'm not even in his shoes!

This was actually really funny considering that was so horrible to watch.

Kenan’s speech felt like it was directed at Luke himself for the terrible performance, not his character lol

As a future dietitian, I am soooo happy that we got some recognition in the skit :D Most ppl don't know that registered dietitians are the ONLY nationally certified healthcare professionals to give out nutrition advice

This dude made one amazing skit and was never heard from ever again.

Incredible how silent the audience is at the beginning. Shit was Seinfeld level great.

Mom:"How was your first day at the new school?" Son:"Good..maybe."

2:29 Kenan couldn’t contain himself 😂😂🤣

That minute and a half monologue at the beginning was performance art And I just made it to Kenan's reply, jfc this is good.

The audience was DEAD in the beginning

Ouch.

pete davidson and saoirse ronan in one video? my life is complete

The audience watching the new cast guy: 😐 Veteran: 🤧😂 New guy says one line: 😐

I think Luke nailed it. That wouldn´t be an easy character to play but he did a fantastic job.

This was amazing front to back. Great premise, and Luke Null went all-in on it, knowing the audience would be very uncomfortable for the first two minutes. Great commitment from everyone involved.

Luke Null should have had more roles. He was a great cast member!

The audience was dead silent, but I laughed quite a bit the first time this aired. I thought Luke Null killed it. Didn't miss a beat!

Saoirse Ronan is the reason I realized I was lesbian. Just saying.

Who would have thought Keenan would be the only thing holding this show together? Every time he’s in a sketch anymore it’s just to insert some actual comedy into terrible writing. I hope he gets paid more.

12 million views. This sketch was a success. Null did a real good job here.

Mikey's face when Brody says his name at 4:23 O.O

Lorne Michaels: “Luke why don’t you meet me in my office for a little chat?”

3:50 The janitor at the end was hilarious.

2:52 "[...] and then everybody clapped"

Well he's just earned himself about a decade's worth of detention

I liked how Pete Davidson incorporated his real life with the skit lol, cause you know...chron’s disease..? No one? Okay...

Maybe they made it a bad skit on purpose so in an ironic twist the skit breaks the fourth wall making it a new kind of funny

2:58 awe kid- go off!!

I feel kinda sad that the actors doesn’t get casted in more sketches

Love the shocked laughter at 4:09

Soooo paaaiiinful to sit through. Who the hell wrote this?

Oh Finklestein, let me have your Yamaka . Comaka killed me 😂🤣

Luke Null did a great job setting everything up perfectly,, and he was awesome

There's a lot of hate for this skit, but I thought it was quite funny. The humor comes from the awkwardness of the beginning, which makes sense because of him being a new student.

“He say yo yo yo and I was like is this guy racist?” 😂😂😂

Ok this is the best snl skit

3:20 I can see the mic

I didn't know Eric Trump worked as a janitor!

It's really awesome when a whole group comes together and everybody's nice.

Love that random brown piece of hair in Kelly, oh oops sorry, *JACQUELINES* "hair". 😂😂😂

Saoirse Ronan steals every heart away.

Tough crowd, Kenan made me burst out laughing.

“....and that leaves *me*”

I felt SO bad for the guy..literally SO bad

Beautifully thought and very well made. I m glad I ve seen this sketch!