“You still think this is a gigglefest, private son of a BITCH?!?!”🤣

Impressed that they didn't break character. You can tell Will Ferrel was really trying to break their character, much like an actual drill sergeant

“We’ll, look who joined the army, Private Freud!” 😂😂😂😂😂

As a Veteran I find comedy skits like this are pure gold. The way he is berating those soldiers and yelling in their faces is pretty spot on. This is comedy gold.

Imagine Fallon in this scene He would’ve break character before he even reads the script

"Permission to...hug you, sir." "Permission granted." That's a gem😅

3:12 I love that you can pinpoint the moment where Spade realizes he can get Will Ferrell's face out of his by leaning into it 🤣

That "Private S.o.b." gets me every damn time! 😂

“I chose to match my anxiety with giggles” Same

Lmfao, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, sir”

“Look what we have here, a talking horses ass” 😂😂 “Private horses ass” “Private son a bxtch” 😂😂😂 I’m dead

What a legendary scene. Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, David Spade, and Tim Meadows. Absolute comedy geniuses every one of them. And the way he kept poking Spade with his hat 😂😂😂

"well, look who joined the army, private freud" hahahaha

Lmao. "How am I supposed to do that when both my parents were non-communicative, and I was not taught the necessary skills!?!"

"what have we got here...a talking horse's ass" 😂 dead

For some reason i just can't understand how adorable David Spade's voice is in this sketch. He sounds like a sweet little puppy being disciplined for something he did wrong. How cute!

"give me that advice again private oprah" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When he tells you to do 20 and he only does 6 half ass push-ups

The fact Will Ferrell didn't break character when he keep hitting Spade with his hat is unbelievable

I am amazed how good Will Ferrell is at being a drill sergeant he would fit in great in the army

Somehow Will Ferrell is simultaneously funny as well but also smart as hell. To memorize all those lines, yell them throughout, and never break character. Incredible.

3:31 he breaks after "PRIVATE CANDY ASS" and has a hard time holding himself together for the rest of his speech

LOL...the Regal Beagle...a little Three's Company throwback hehe

I love how David spade is trying not to laugh the whole time. One of the funniest things SNL ever did.

The 90's was an awesome time for SNL Carvey, Myers, Sandler, Farley, Spade, Hartman, Nealon, MacDonald, Farrell. All SNL legends.

Will Ferrell is a stone cold comedian! He never breaks character, incredible😎

This is both one of the funniest and sweetest SNL skits I’ve seen, and so many great comedic talents

If they had a book of some of the hilarious things my drill sergeants could come up with on the fly-tempting us to break our military bearing. My favorite was one drill sergeant commenting that a recruit's head looked like "a half-sucked peanut M&M".

When Will starts stabbing his hat into Spade’s head during his little speech, that’s when I lose it the most lol

Will knocking into David's cap repeatedly with his hat was hilarious

Tim meadows is so underrated in all of these old clips, great actor and super funny, and I’m sure he could be in the actual military the way he didn’t break

Everybody else: discussing the humor of this scene Me: If you look past all the cursing and yelling, the sergeant is actually very sweet

I love that everything in this has happened in basic training barracks. From the drill sergeant hat brim hitting your face to this fool asking the platoon for advice, I've legit seen this happen

I love how Will gets his lips as close as he can to the others, you know he's trying to break them out of character for laughs, brilliant!

"Private Horse's ASS!" OMG, classic Will Ferell / David Spade & all at their best! I was feeling a little down tonight, but watching this skit just turned that around.

3:35 I like how will is constantly bobbing his hat against David Spade's head.

Will Ferrell cussing is probably the best thing in this world, along with Jim Carrey's acting

Spade was genuinely cracking up. No way he was still in character 🤣🤣🤣🤣

ONE MORE THING, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. AT EASE. Ferrell's delivery of anger with vulnerability is top class

One of my favorite parts, in terms of accuracy, is when the drill sergeant left the room and came back and said, "I did not say at ease". That happened so many times when I was at basic

The hug with that little sound 😂😂😂

David spade Looks like tiny Steve rodgers.

OK... I watched this skit more than 10 times over the last couple of years, and gets better every time 😂

This SNL era is leaps and bounds above any other. Will Ferrell himself was the 🐐

the way they used the military to symbolize how men in general deal with their emotions is GENIUS. so funny.

Hahaha the part where Will bumps into David has to be improvised

The exact psychological analysis of life is brutal along with Farrells delivery is insane!

4:29 < How I talk to my cat when she makes me mad but I know I'd be dead inside without her

The fact that Will, Tracy, or Tim haven’t aged much in 23 years is insane

“Don’t ask don’t tell sir!” 😂😂 bruhhh

Will Ferrell is unnnbelievable - he is THE BEAST of acting...

Terrific sketch. Laugh out loud. Ferrell is a treasure.

You could tell David Spade couldn't help but laugh off script.😂

"Private son of a bit*#!" I cracked up at that point 👍 they are true professionals keeping it together being that close

10 years later, and some still say Private Candyass giggles at everything

He deserves a Oscar for this skit. It’s just funny and hits the sarcasm mark.

"Don't ask, don't tell, sir" OMFG That was hilarious :D

These oldies are truly gold, the part where he put his mouth close to dave's face and swore plus the cap banging was pure genius

*Will leaves* Me: He didn't say "at ease". lol Sloppy, SNL Will: comes back in "I DID NOT SAY AT EASE, SOLDIERS!" Me: Ok, I concede the point to you SNL....

Yes Will Ferrel is so damn funny. "I love you all!! At Ease!!" 😅 and the small guy weak voice got me too.#best

Guys, nobody cares if they got all the military regulations wrong in this. Its just a show. They are ACTING. Calm down. Its just a quick scene to laugh at. Chill.

"Private Sonuvabich!" 🤣

The slight moan Spade does when he hugs Will 😂

Will Ferrell is absolute gold💙

I am in tears, this is so funny! I graduated basic training in 98 when the Corps had Corps Values training and our DIs were supposed to be more fatherly than hard during the classes. None of them knew how to really do the classes without being aggressive so it was a lot of awkward silence when it came to us recruits participating. During a class on what to do when a fellow Marine is stealing and the theft is hurting everyone, the DI said, "This touchy feely stuff is garbage. Good to GO?!! So do what every other Marine does who doesn't want to have feelings and stuff them with the 6 beers you are allowed to keep in your barracks fridge!" One of the recruits chimed up, "6 beers is a warm up sir!" After the laughter subsided the DI replied: "That is why the package store is exactly one litre away from the barracks."

That drill sergeant has the absolute worst social distancing practices.

I lost it when he starts poking him with the brim of his hat😂😂

Amazing performance by Will I could really see him as a drill sergeant. 👏

for a moment I thought Spade years on SNL had overlap with Will Ferrel, but he was just hosting on 98

Honestly, that hat thing? I could totally see one of my drill sergeants doing that

So many awesome one liners in this skit, I had to re-watch a FEW times.

This reminds me of Marine Corp bootcamp. We had one drill instructor who caught his wife cheating on him. He had to tall us all about it and warn us of the pitfalls of relationships. To make matters worse, he was the "good guy" up until that time. We were two months into bootcamp and he and the other one all of a sudden switched rolls. We had to adjust to them all over again. I guess taking his anger out on us for his wife cheating helped with the healing process.

I love the little giggle David does all the way through his speech😂

this was an all time generation of SNL, definitely top 3.

Hahaha « At the Regal Beagle. »

Poor David spade was on the verge of breaking but he held on my a thread! This was great 😂

Hey thats the dude that was eating at chilis with michael scott and jan

No way I'd be able to stay in character while getting headbutted by will ferrels hat repeatedly lmao

Sargents in real life would tear a new one if someone called them “Sir”. Love how his face is right up in theirs “Private Freud! Private Oprah!!”

Give it up for the Reagle Beagle shout out at 1:15 (long live Threes company) 😁

The writing in this sketch is phenomenal.

"QUIVER LIP, QUIVER QUIVER" The best part

Will Ferrel always THE GREATEST when he pulled off the antagonists

"Private son of a bitch!" Hahahahaha!!!

I might be as sensitive as drill sergeant cause I got a little emotional when he came back and told them he loved them very much 😥

I love when Spade breaks character after he gets yelled at for the last time LOL

That hat tap he gave David spade was hilarious

Haha! Will's voice keeps cracking

Will's throat clogged in the middle😂

Trying so hard to get him to break is funny as hell

As a US Marine I can say, this is totally accurate. Lol

This...this is why Will Ferrell is a legend.

One of the few SNL skits to genuinely make me laugh

Chris Parnell is the most underrated human being alive, and by far the most underrated comedian from SNL of all time alongside Bill Hader

i swear will ferrell just wants to give his soldiers a lil smooch on the lips

some of the worst pushups ever

1:36 the blood vessels in Tim's neck though

I love the cast, all legends un their own right... and obviously funny as hell together 🤣... private candy😂

Private sonovabitch, im deeeeeed

I love the part where Ferrell is bumping his hat into spades forehead.