Fred Armisen

It did end with the actual governor showing up and doing the sketch with Fred, which I think speaks to the fact that it was all in good fun. But it is very interesting to me even now that it got away with it. And one of the reasons it gets away with it is Fred is just so charming as Governor David Patterson, who was and is legally blind.

He dumps on New Jersey. He dumps on upstate New York. He delivers line like a Borscht Belt comic. He also does a thing where when he delivers a punchline, he opens both of his eyes and looks directly at camera. There's like a thousand great moves. Mulaney Klein-Jost, I want to say, wrote it. Whenever I'm going to New Jersey, I have that in my head.

He dumps on New Jersey. He dumps on upstate New York. He delivers line like a Borscht Belt comic. He also does a thing where when he delivers a punchline, he opens both of his eyes and looks directly at camera. There's like a thousand great moves. Mulaney Klein-Jost, I want to say, wrote it. Whenever I'm going to New Jersey, I have that in my head.

He dumps on New Jersey. He dumps on upstate New York. He delivers line like a Borscht Belt comic. He also does a thing where when he delivers a punchline, he opens both of his eyes and looks directly at camera. There's like a thousand great moves. Mulaney Klein-Jost, I want to say, wrote it. Whenever I'm going to New Jersey, I have that in my head.

I will tell you that having talked to a governor, David Patterson, he always thought it was very funny. Um, there is a really great line where, uh, I think Amy, no, it was me. I say, what do you have against New Jersey? And he says, unfortunately, a Southern border. Um, It was really like one of those lines that like would have worked in like 1915. Yeah, that's a classic.

I will tell you that having talked to a governor, David Patterson, he always thought it was very funny. Um, there is a really great line where, uh, I think Amy, no, it was me. I say, what do you have against New Jersey? And he says, unfortunately, a Southern border. Um, It was really like one of those lines that like would have worked in like 1915. Yeah, that's a classic.

I will tell you that having talked to a governor, David Patterson, he always thought it was very funny. Um, there is a really great line where, uh, I think Amy, no, it was me. I say, what do you have against New Jersey? And he says, unfortunately, a Southern border. Um, It was really like one of those lines that like would have worked in like 1915. Yeah, that's a classic.

I remember the first time we did it, it had been in one of those like free New York magazines that, you know, there was actually like just a newsstand where you could open and the front page was a full picture of Fred with the headline too far. And I think I took like 50 of them to the office. Too far.

I remember the first time we did it, it had been in one of those like free New York magazines that, you know, there was actually like just a newsstand where you could open and the front page was a full picture of Fred with the headline too far. And I think I took like 50 of them to the office. Too far.

I remember the first time we did it, it had been in one of those like free New York magazines that, you know, there was actually like just a newsstand where you could open and the front page was a full picture of Fred with the headline too far. And I think I took like 50 of them to the office. Too far.

Too far question mark. Oh, oh, gotcha. Yeah, there was a little like, was it? Oh, yeah. So they were charmed. We did it a lot more. And as we discussed with Polar earlier, it was a very special way to end her final show. So sweet. I'm a little bummed. And we'll obviously have to get a pickup from him to talk about it. A sketch that I think about a lot is lamps. Do you remember lamps?

Too far question mark. Oh, oh, gotcha. Yeah, there was a little like, was it? Oh, yeah. So they were charmed. We did it a lot more. And as we discussed with Polar earlier, it was a very special way to end her final show. So sweet. I'm a little bummed. And we'll obviously have to get a pickup from him to talk about it. A sketch that I think about a lot is lamps. Do you remember lamps?

Too far question mark. Oh, oh, gotcha. Yeah, there was a little like, was it? Oh, yeah. So they were charmed. We did it a lot more. And as we discussed with Polar earlier, it was a very special way to end her final show. So sweet. I'm a little bummed. And we'll obviously have to get a pickup from him to talk about it. A sketch that I think about a lot is lamps. Do you remember lamps?

It's on the tip of me remembering. Oh, no. It starts with Fred and Michaela Watkins. They own a lamp shop and they walk out. And as soon as they walk out, Wig and Hugh Laurie and Sandberg in really dumb lamp costumes dance out and start singing a song about how they're lamps. Sort of like a Disney musical. And then they're like, oh, they're coming back. And they go and they hide.

It's on the tip of me remembering. Oh, no. It starts with Fred and Michaela Watkins. They own a lamp shop and they walk out. And as soon as they walk out, Wig and Hugh Laurie and Sandberg in really dumb lamp costumes dance out and start singing a song about how they're lamps. Sort of like a Disney musical. And then they're like, oh, they're coming back. And they go and they hide.

It's on the tip of me remembering. Oh, no. It starts with Fred and Michaela Watkins. They own a lamp shop and they walk out. And as soon as they walk out, Wig and Hugh Laurie and Sandberg in really dumb lamp costumes dance out and start singing a song about how they're lamps. Sort of like a Disney musical. And then they're like, oh, they're coming back. And they go and they hide.

And they come back in and they say, oh, did those lamps move? And it's like, oh, don't be ridiculous. And then they walk out again. And then they start singing their song again. And then the next thing you hear is just Fred and Michaela screaming because they've come back in. And then the lamps get a little, the lamps make some bad choices.

And they come back in and they say, oh, did those lamps move? And it's like, oh, don't be ridiculous. And then they walk out again. And then they start singing their song again. And then the next thing you hear is just Fred and Michaela screaming because they've come back in. And then the lamps get a little, the lamps make some bad choices.

And they come back in and they say, oh, did those lamps move? And it's like, oh, don't be ridiculous. And then they walk out again. And then they start singing their song again. And then the next thing you hear is just Fred and Michaela screaming because they've come back in. And then the lamps get a little, the lamps make some bad choices.

I haven't listened to this, but I did text Rob Klein, who co-wrote it with Sandberg, like just 20 minutes ago. And I said, let me know as quick as you can. Don't rewatch it. Share your memories about Lamps. Also, he wrote, apologies, it's long. I had a lot to get off my chest. It's almost five minutes.