51. "Extremely Stupid People," SNL, 1976
As commercial satire, this sketch is pretty thin gruel; as an SNL moment, it's immortal for Candice Bergen fumbling — before completely destroying — her straight-woman role. The sweet smile that Gilda Radner wears as she twists the knife and Bergen bursts into laughter in the background is timeless. Proof positive that SNL was usually more endearing when it went badly.
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