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King Tut
Steve Martin %26 The Toot Uncommons Lyrics

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Comments from YouTube:

@fae-su6nl

4y↑9.1K

#Euphoric Prob offensive. Prob delete later.

@christmemea

4y↑111

THE HASHTAG 😭😭

@realhvmanbeing

4y↑9

Haha

@michaelmale138

4y↑42

sighs clicks sound

@lunedekat222

4y↑21

Yonaga I love Egypt 🇮🇱

@daejungpak

4y↑25

Buried with a donkey

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@Loopzxx

4y↑12.1K

I think we are both here for the same reason

@stephanieroyy

4y↑113

Joy you got me

@andrewth5276

4y↑621

I’m here bc of Trisha

@trashleader

4y↑39

I'm here because of Shia

@libberjoel8484

4y↑48

unfortunately

@ariel9658

4y↑17

yeah....

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@Aspasia2929

13w↑255

Only Steve Martin could have pulled this off… his body movements and facial expressions… PRICELESS… LMAO

@MegaJustGeorge

10w↑8

Kathleen, this is one of those moments in pop culture history when everything comes together just right - and I'm still enjoying it!

@randi_godspeed2063

9w↑8

I remember this from it’s first airing 4/22/1978. Still just as funny. God’s blessings 🤣🤣🤣

@johnmaki3046

8w↑5

This was A CLASSIC PERFORMANCE!

@andyp9985

3w↑1

when life was relaxed

@MRC11064

29w↑156

This skit became so huge, a record of this song hit the top 40. Can't remember how high it got, but I do know it was in the top ten on the charts. When it came on the radio, you could count on at least one person trying to dance like Steve Martin did. The laugh kept coming for months after the skit came out. I am old enough to admit watching the first airing and my sibling and I were on the floor crying tears and trying to catch a breath while watching it.

@johnlennon8327

14w↑8

I looked it up on Wikipedia and apparently it hit #17, not bad!

@tphillips37

13w↑17

Steve had already recorded the song and asked to do it while he was hosting SNL. "In the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad write that the sketch was one of the most expensive productions the show had attempted up to that point. Martin had brought the song to the show and asked if he could perform it, not expecting the production that occurred—producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind it."

@HollowayAldermanHomeMovi-or8eo

7w↑3

Looks like it hit #17 on Billboard's Hot 100

@johnmeyer6153

6w↑5

I had the single. Played it over and over again.

@LegendaryMom

4w↑3

One of our favorites growing up!

@isabella03

4y↑5.1K

Who’s here because of Trishas tiktok

@johnbarker4084

4y↑44

No one with a brain cell
Bring back the vine

@HauntedandStunning

4y↑50

that video is hypnotic....

@isabella03

4y↑2

Lily B it honestly is

@mecha7419

4y↑32

John Barker
Redditor detected

@courtneyc238

4y↑19

John Barker oh my god calm down

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@threesugarssevensugars2113

4y↑4.2K

It’s okay if you’re offended by this but it’s intentions weren’t racist, it was mainly taking the piss out of how white washed, commercialised and popular the king tut exhibit was

@rae2672

4y↑446

Are you referring to the comments saying "prob offensive, will delete later"?

Because thats in reference to a meme on the popular video app, tiktok

@threesugarssevensugars2113

4y↑146

Rae Yeah I know lol that video lives rent free in my mind but I have seen some stuff on tiktok saying that this song itself is like cultural appreciation or whatever that has nothing to do with Trisha’s video

@rae2672

4y↑64

@@threesugarssevensugars2113 the people saying its offensive are probably also making tiktoks using die antwoord songs lol i pay them no mind

@driver4011

4y↑32

not offensive at all.....classic 70s snl , Steve Martin. when it comes to egypt, egyptian culture, the song that is an all out offense in every aspect is "walk like an egyptian"......everything about that song is disgraceful n offensive along with being just a downright stupid meaningless awful song.

@chicken4090

4y↑65

It’s honestly not ok to be offended by this at all, and enough with that stupid term white washed, so stupid

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@MbM-xz9zf

29w↑18

the deadpan parody just KILLS. and those women, they are absolutely perfect, literally satire in MOTION. they are so into it!! and total respect for all the musicians

@TimothyBruneau

24w↑121

"buried with a donkey, he's my favorite honky", "buried in his jammies" and "got a condo made of stone-ah". Classic lines. Still funny 45 years later.

@susanborkenhagen58

20w↑1

When he gives a blender as a gift I laugh no matter how often I watch it.

@kagyu1

13w

I thought it was “ condom made of stona !”

@johnmaki3046

11w↑1

AGREED!

@TheGhostofW.C.Fields-lz6xh

10w↑3

Don't forget, "How'd 'Ju get so Funky?" "Did'Ju do the monkey??"

@katiebushell3207

4y↑3K

Surprised at the lack of comments mentioning trisha paytas on tiktok 👀

@caseyjames2073

4y↑5

Same

@angeltrip

4y↑53

i came here specifically for the trisha comments 😤

@gracegru7464

4y↑13

Thank you for mentioning I’m glad I’m not the only one that came here from that nonsense lmaooo 😂

@MelxncholyMermxid

4y↑4

That's what I came from

@sydneymerrick1423

4y↑1

That’s why I’m here

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@NickNayls

6y↑4K

i love how steve martin has been 55 for 5000 years.

@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone

5y↑18

So dressing up like a Pharaoh is funny?

@tjbratcher6034

5y↑140

XtreemMetalMan Yes

@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone

5y↑2

@@tjbratcher6034 how?

@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone

5y↑1

@@tjbratcher6034 How?

@HughSHay

5y↑15

Brandon -- dats da proof aliens built dem piers

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@zeero62

1y↑82

Classic....and Lou Marini's sax solo....phreaking priceless.

@beverlywilcox4349

41w↑4

Thanks for providing the name!

@madrush8

39w↑7

Blue Lou!

@janetcallanan7020

36w↑4

Lou Marini amazing sax player can't decide which I loved better this or the Blues Brothers either way amazing

@DinoG

27w↑1

Blue Lou is the best ❤

@matteaton2716

I just performed with Blue Lou and Tom Bones Malone. Lou was told the story about this. He said he had to wear the makeup for hours and it was very uncomfortable, also he was surprised that they closed the sarcophagus on him because that was not the way they did it in rehearsal. Bones Malone is also in this. (Top right corner)

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@damiensebastian

28w↑77

Saxophone guy's entrance kills me every time 😂😂

@Kissfan96dr

22w↑5

he's an Egyptian! (clearly looks New Yorker)

@yipdoggies

21w↑23

That's “Blue Lou” Marini, better known from The Blues Brothers movie (playing himself).

@russwatson8713

18w↑7

I knew that was Blue Lou!
Thanks for the confirmation!

@mikemartin5749

11w↑1

It went way better than Derek Small's entrance in Spinal Tap. :)

@danielobrien189

3w↑1

I thought that looked like Blue Lou !

@karenvalenzuela3114

4y↑1.2K

1:19 lives rent free in my mind

@andrewth5276

4y↑9

Mine too

@kathrynwhitbeck9798

4y↑2

What is it from???

@jacobott

4y↑19

Kathryn Whitbeck It’s from Trisha Paytas tiktok

@thisolddog2259

@@kathrynwhitbeck9798 Saturday night live

@lindseyocheltree4888

3y↑6

He’s kinda dancing like her

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@UltimateGenosyko

4y↑3.1K

The costumes are actually really pretty for being a satire piece

@jennymisteqq695

4y↑97

What a great comment! I was so understandably distracted by Steve Martin’s antics that I wouldn’t have noticed that.
Thanks to your comment, I really looked at them and agree with you.

@AmandaKay

3y↑42

SNL always went all out.

@reginaschellhaas1395

3y↑47

Good costumes, plus the dance moves that mimic Egyptian art, very well done! Someone studied the ancient artworks.

@rsprockets7846

3y↑14

Hey it was 1977 first gen

@kerryedavis

3y↑42

I thought the two women dancers were really good, they weren't regular cast members and probably didn't have much time to work out their routine.

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@lisamichele9876

1y↑217

My daughter is learning about king Tut in middle school and said “this is what we watched today in class”🤣😂😂

@peppercat8718

1y↑4

🤣

@jordanokoniewski1821

1y↑19

Lol, I am a middle school teacher and I'm literally looking this up right now to use in class today😂

@lisamichele9876

1y↑8

@@jordanokoniewski1821 your students will love it and you along with them will be singing it all day😂😂😂

@j40bob1

1y↑3

What else would you watch? Classic.

@Wildstar40

1y↑13

My God if teachers are teaching with this in the classroom there just might be hope for future society after all.

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@rld2896

32w↑24

My son performed this in 2nd or 3rd grade grammar school for a talent show. It was so funny. He had a toy stand up microphone, and he ended up copying Stephen Tyler by putting it through his legs, which was over the top funny, but the rest of the performance was his cover of Steve Martin's hysterical song. I'll never forget it. He was the hit of the show. He had two friends dress up and they were the chorus. The song and Steve Martin are national treasures.

@aurora7524

4y↑2.9K

Will prob delete. Prob offensive.

@user-nw9kl6jc6h

4y↑28

Aurora Dahlia #euphoric

@ratadegelatina5922

4y↑3

my english is not the best, what does "prob" mean

@Snowy265

4y↑6

@@ratadegelatina5922 "prob" is sort for probably

@curiousgeorge6273

4y↑5

I totally support anyone who finds this personally offensive and I definitely think that america and our president needs to watch what we are saying. But, do you mind teaching me how this is offensive? I stand for BLM And various other organizations that help people who deal with racism and the horrible system. With that being said, I personally didn’t think this was offensive because it was a joke. I don’t think they meant for anyone to take it serious. Now I know that saying “it was a joke” isn’t a valid argument, remember this is SNL from seven years ago. If you can tell me how it is offensive I would love to hear so I can support others. You know, I’m gen z and I care a lot about this kind of stuff and how it affects everyone and I really want to hear you out!

@daffodilbread1405

4y↑3

@@curiousgeorge6273 what is it that people actually find offensive about this? Is it something about cultural appropriation or some thin?

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@davidnissim589

2y↑1.2K

"He gave his life... for tourism!"

That line always gets me

@susanscott3333

2y↑38

My favorite line is "buried in his jammies"🤣

@crashcorrigan9733

2y↑1

Back when SNL was funny, not pushing knee-jerk liberal schtick.

@s.l.dixononline

2y↑5

Same.

@Mrbuttboi

2y↑1

r/technicallythetruth

@Mrbuttboi

2y↑17

@@susanscott3333 mine is “He’s my favorite honky”

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@scorpio-girl687

1y↑72

Steve Martin was and always will be a comedic GENIUS.

@mariashaffer-gordon3561

1y↑71

More than a dozen years ago, I tried to tell a much younger coworker about this skit (I saw it back in '78), but I laughed so hard thinking about it that I was in tears. Thank you for putting this on YouTube so that I could enjoy it again.

@angelwilder2378

1y↑4

All Steve Martin had to do was walk out on to the stage and I would laugh. Still do watching this video.

@BrokenGoth

32w↑1

1978?!? He’s a guy that has perpetually just been “an older dude” for almost 50 years!! Loving him in Only Murders in the Building with Martin Short. Gold.

@seanno9744

2y↑400

“I’d like to talk seriously just for a moment” while wearing that outfit. Classic Steve Martin style

@lindamcd1217

2y↑12

He's so so talented in so many ways.

@bikerbob2005

49w↑1

It's all about time-ing

@LouieC

3y↑432

Steve Martin has looked the same his entire life.

@gabbyg7315

3y↑14

I've read that Steve Martin has vitiligo (loss of pigment); when it occurs on the scalp, the hair grows through white. My long black hair started coming in in large white streaks at only 16 (in the '60s). I didn't know anyone else with this autoimmune condition then, and as I watched, with glee, this wild and crrrazy guy live on SNL, I felt a little kinship.
Did anyone happen to see Steve Martin and Martin Short on Bill Maher recently? I wish that talented pair would teach a comedy tutorial to today's comedians. They're just so innately funny, quick-witted, creative, original, and sharp while remaining kind and lovely. Comedians who can be funny without meanness or getting down in the gutter are rare.
These two are multi-layered; look at Steve - comedian, musician, author, screen writer, actor and the accumulator of one of the greatest art collections. And just as he is with all of his artistic endeavours, it had nothing to do with snobbery - he just started collecting paintings that he loved, from his early days of being able to afford it, and it grew into a collection of treasures.

@MossyMozart

3y↑3

@@gabbyg7315 - Bill Mahr could learn a thing or MANY from Martin & Martin. (Dos Amigos!)

@LudaChez

3y↑5

@@MossyMozart I like how you left out the third amigo since he's a dick

@corinnepmorrison1854

2y↑1

@@LudaChez Heard that more than once...

@ebrufineart

I wonder if he looked the same as an infant...

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@johnmaki3046

22w↑21

I was 23 years old then! I am 67 yrs. now, and my ribs still HURT from laughing!

@sandrafaith

1y↑118

I was a kid when this aired (I would've been 7, my dad let me stay up to watch) and I remember laughing my ass off. Genius. (I think it spurned my fascination with ancient Egypt!)

@natalie6117

1y↑2

When did this air for the first time? I remember, personally, seeing it for the first time in 2006 or 2007 but I don’t know if that’s when it originally aired or not...

@chrisbeaver6305

1y↑5

@@natalie6117 It originally aired April 1978.

@natalie6117

1y↑6

@@chrisbeaver6305 Thanks! Dang this skit’s way older than I thought! Also, Steve Martin simply doesn’t age. 🤣

@danacoleman4007

1y↑3

That's weird, I would think it would have done just the opposite.

@nid_pai2845

4y↑1.3K

King 👑 tut 🎶 buried ⚰️with 🤪 a 🦧donkey 🐴

@kianm9416

4y↑72

probs offensive. might delete later

@maxobakso123

4y↑14

funky tut

@toxicnun666

4y↑76

Omg i always thought it was "married to a donkey" and found it super weird

@jakebennett7830

4y↑2

@@toxicnun666 SAME 💀😭😎

@thekendrashow

3y↑2

My stupid self thought they said “married to a donkey” 😭💀

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@allenmitchell8846

5y↑542

I can't remember what I had for breakfast, but I can remember the words to this song.

@jcepri

Google "chunking memory" and you'll learn why.

@ThomasSDavis-mc9of

4y↑6

Born in '67 here. I hear you!

@dennyj8650

4y↑3

@@ThomasSDavis-mc9of Same here, born in '57.

@kianm9416

#euphoric prob offensive. will prob delete

@daisyduke8656

21w↑37

This is one of the BEST skits of all time. Steve Martin is hilarious!!!

@Laakona

21w↑13

Probably one of the best SNL skits EVER!

@sarahssentongo2587

4y↑2.1K

He’s had gray hair his whole life

@ubcgirl32299

4y↑105

yup he went grey supppper early. Like in his 20s

@willberman1562

4y↑148

And he’s rocked it the whole time

@taylor6311

4y↑67

i don't think i can imagine him without it

@jessiemessyy

4y↑15

it’s actually a condition, i forget what it’s called? but yeah

@roserusso8920

4y↑20

Except when he was in Little shop of Horrors...... that’s the only moment I can think and I think he was wearing a wig then

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@NotMe-fx8lt

4y↑872

"He gave his life for tourism." Pretty much encapsulates how nutty popular King Tut was at the time. T-shirts and people driving hundreds of miles to see the exhibit.

@autodoson1

4y↑2

How much is the poster worth?

@MichaelJohnson-ln1in

4y↑5

Ramses 2 was popular in the 90's also

@valerieniosi935

3y↑13

I was there. It was a sensation at the time.

@reginaschellhaas1395

3y↑13

The exhibit was gorgeous and breathtaking. It was a privilege to see it! The artwork and craftsmanship....and Tut was a fairly insignificant "king".

@reginaschellhaas1395

3y↑5

@@valerieniosi935 Me too! I saw the 1976/1977 exhibition in DC, as a high school senior. I am forever grateful to our teachers for taking us on a road trip to see it. We saw the gold death mask, which no longer takes "road trips" anymore. Such a privilege. I still have the exhibition catalogue, which I wisely purchased with my allowance money.

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@paulhooson6850

1y↑20

A perfectly flawless comedy song that manages to be funny on so many levels. A parody of old R&B oriented singles along with the outrageous King Tut theme. The saxophone player bit was great comedy.

@TheChitown5

27w

Like Alley Oop by the "Hollywood Argyles"

@danettej4796

1y↑65

Awesome skit by Steve Martin. Classic.

@jonhohensee3258

Stupid.

@midnightshadow2400

Thank u I couldn't think of his name

@jonhohensee3258

@@midnightshadow2400 😑

@sarahscheel5894

2y↑1.3K

We learned about King Tut in 6th grade, and my teacher promised us that if we listened well and did well on our test, she would dress up and perform this for us. We did not let her down, and she surely dressed up, played this in the background and PERFORMED. I’m 26 now and this is one of my favorite memories!

@jimbarber6368

2y↑69

Wow! Let's hear it for teachers!

@TheStephenKingdom

2y↑57

That's what you call education right there.

@tommurphy4307

1y↑2

using this song instead of a real lesson is a cop-out

@JudithYD

1y↑81

@@tommurphy4307 She never said this replaced the real lesson. They had the real lesson, and the test, and this was their reward afterwards for doing well. They had already learned about king Tut when the teacher did this.

@DrZootie

1y↑38

She must've been a cool teacher!

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@Ri_fc

4y↑604

SNL wondering why they have hella notifications on a video from 6 years ago: 👁👄👁

@della6737

4y↑23

All from people born wayyyy after 1978

@boner3486

3y↑2

@SpainHater

3y↑1

snl is one person

@briannalmao690

@@della6737 i think this person was referencing a certain video that caused the original (this video) to also become just as popular

@hiccup1dt102

@@della6737 Not all of us.

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@crabbycreates2943

1y↑10

Thanks for posting. I'm 73, live in Tucson, Arizona and have never seen this skit until now in 2022.

@hoosierpioneer

11w↑2

You must have heard the record though.

@erintyres3609

45w↑7

I love how they open the sarcophagus at 1:56 to reveal the sax player. Steve Martin's moves at 0:31 are pretty wonderful too.

@bananamundae

3y↑2.4K

We all know this is a masterpiece, but can we appreciate the 2 women in the back having the time of their life

@maribethstern8023

3y↑85

@@paulharris553 Great point! As someone who has done " backups", I applaud you for realizing that it takes a lot of teamwork to make even the most talented performer or performance work!😊😎

@maribethstern8023

3y↑49

As someone who has done " back ups" , I thank you for realizing that NO ONE, no matter how talented can do " A Masterpiece" without a lot of teamwork! Lorne Michaels ( Producer of SNL) knew this and that is what makes this show so successful and timeless!🎷😊😎

@pinkparasollise9646

3y↑104

The dancer on the right is Doreen Grammer, a nice gal. She was Kelsey Grammer's ("Frazier") first wife.

@mcarp555

3y↑40

@@paulharris553 Until then, I'll just say "nice tuts".

@whatrewater4859

3y↑45

The two ladies are great.

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@raydunakin

4y↑3.1K

Steve Martin is a national treasure!

@kianm9416

4y↑24

#euphoric 😁

@noahlmfao1410

4y↑31

prob offensive

@robustorange5576

4y↑20

Prob delete

@taydrabrookshire347

4y↑3

💯

@ellet420

4y↑7

#euphoric. probs offensive. might delete later.

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@lgb438

36w↑9

Got home from work in time to see this in late '79 or '80's Still can't stop laughing 😂.

@trevorbarnhill3399

1y↑15

I love this bit. One of Steve Martin's best ones ever.

@project395vermilion

4y↑1.1K

We should put this in a time capsule, just to mess with the future nerds.

@johncloois3301

4y↑20

And racists.

@christhompson9486

4y↑11

Love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lesleedetchon

4y↑2

Kleopatra let’s

@Yeahbuddy-yf2cv

4y↑1

John Cloois bitch

@liability3736

@@Yeahbuddy-yf2cv r/woooooosh

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@gljm

1y↑701

This is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, SNL should invite Steve Martin to perform this live again to commemorate this.

@SeekingHisWill

1y↑18

That would be awesome 👏

@1BSDjunkie

1y↑9

That would INCREDIBLE! 👑

@patrickmanway290

1y↑9

You are in luck, he's hosting next week.

@danacoleman4007

1y↑4

Wow! That would be super cool!

@54raynor

1y↑7

Personally, I think he should celebrate by remaking this sketch with the Muppets.could also be on SNL.

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@brockobamagh1851

30w↑6

Anyone remember back in the 70's when SNL was actually funny? That's how old I am.

@halwakka504

30w↑37

Steve Martin is the only comedian who can make me laugh with arm movements.

@mikemartin5749

11w

I can relate to that. Rowan Atkinson is the only comedian whoever brought me to tears (laughing hysterically) without saying a word (the church sketch where he's falling asleep).

@BillPelican

3y↑1.5K

"He gave his life for tourism"

Historically inaccurate, comedically immaculate.

@susanurban5920

3y↑40

More like they desecrated and robbed his grave for tourism….and, they’re still doing it today. They just can’t leave those dead folks alone….gotta keep digging them up.

@punklover99

3y↑14

@@susanurban5920 it's not that deep

@smoochypoohrabson3880

3y↑7

@@susanurban5920 It worked for Tupac.

@brettdevlin3441

3y↑10

@@punklover99 it is the point of this whole bit

@joeysn7hvn

3y↑2

Not too far off, , The River Nile

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@mcclendon5434

4y↑144

“He gave his life for tourism.” 😸

@3Bernie

Lol

@AntonyC83

4w↑2

Steve Martin’s a national treasure 😂😂

@sandydority2532

1y↑32

Steve was amazing!!! I'll never forget the night this came on. It was pure magic😁One of the best SNL skits😎💙

@Mr00Chief00

4y↑194

The line 'He gave his life for tourism' cracked me up the most.

@bifff2252

3y↑1

I don’t get it

@selfishstockton6123

3y↑2

It’s a killer line

@ChrisMacri376

I didnt crack up once.... :/

@johnward374

3y↑2

@@bifff2252 You need help.

@bifff2252

@@johnward374 ok

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@larandrew77

3y↑635

I remember seeing this on SNL as a kid. And the guy in the sarcophagus playing the sax, for any interested, was "Blue" Lou Marini of the SNL and Blues Brothers Band. Hell of a sax man!!!!

@PoPcBroD

3y↑12

Thank you. This is the comment I was looking for. I knew the sax player looked familiar

@globalhawk5328

3y↑39

Also, that's the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the stage. They were listed as "The Toot Uncommons".

@davidplues9072

3y↑14

He'll yeah he is. He got to play onsome still to this day famous songs...although he wasn't credited on the actual show unlike when he was with the Blues brothers who pointed out everybody... He was great by the way he even winks look for it when then do the closeup shot also Paul Schaeffer is the one on keyboard. Rock on King tut .

@mcarp555

3y↑7

@@globalhawk5328 They were the backup band on the record, but I think this live version is the Saturday Night house band.

@tygrkhat4087

3y↑10

Blue Lou understood what the deal was when they walked into the roadhouse. He understood the chicken wire and, "No man, those lights are off on purpose."

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@hopelesslydavey

35w↑5

It's that euphoric time of the year again

@WalterColeman-qf6ww

35w

honesty and frankness make you vulnerable,have you seen this gem live?

@WithdrawalDH

51w↑11

Don't think I've ever seen a comedy song performed with such gusto. God bless Steve martin

@IOnlySmokeDaFinest

2y↑1.2K

The way he's dancing makes me laugh more then anything else, his stupid grin with arms pumping to the side... leaned back... love it

@jonhohensee3258

2y↑6

Not funny.

@jonhohensee3258

2y↑3

@SarahEnn - A lame performance.

@Coolcro1

2y↑48

@@jonhohensee3258 Missing your humerus, huh?

@jonhohensee3258

2y↑3

@@Coolcro1 - I laugh plenty... at funny things.

@blueskye6372

2y↑14

@@jonhohensee3258 Lilacs and Lollipops Aisle 4. 😂✌️👌🤘💜🙂

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@ineedanewname9595944

4y↑520

I never thought this song could ever make me cry, but I just miss my husband so much. He would get a kick out of this. I think I still have the 45 somewhere. I miss my hubby. He died about a year ago. Its just getting to me. Thank you steve Martin. I love you!

@danielwilliams6380

4y↑27

virtual hug my wife left, too a few years ago and she would have had a fit. Probably would have put this on loop for a while.

@MimiJoys

4y↑18

I'm truly sorry for both of your losses. I understand all too well what it is like to lose a dear loved one. I also know the mixed emotions that come flooding in when you encounter something that brings the pain and reminds you just how much you miss them, yet at the same time the joy in cherishing the memory and the good times you had together. Healing from the trauma of the loss never seems in reach, because living without them is far too painful, yet there is just no choice in the matter but to live. We continue on, not because we must, but because they would want us to live life to the fullest. I hope through doing that, we honor their memory, as it is what gives me strength to carry on.

@ineedanewname9595944

4y↑4

@@MimiJoys thank you for the kind words. May you be blessed.

@Laeadern

4y↑4

I'm so sorry for you loss. I am however glad of your husbands sense of humor.

@davejaniga2909

Sorry for your loss..

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@ellenchavez2043

32w↑2

The King Tut exhibit was touring the world at the time. It was the first time that the treasures were taken on tour: the gold death mask was the center.

The exhibit and artifacts were laid out as they were found in the tomb. It was fantastic!

@robpelick7460

39w↑20

This performance captures the essence of an amazing historical period
...when SNL was actually funny.

@halo1989100

30w↑2

💀💀💀💀

@tcolbert1962

29w

It is still funny but not as legendary anymore.

@sarcasticbimbo1420

3y↑60

'Blue Lou' Marini painted gold and busting out of the sarcophagus to play a blistering sax solo is the aesthetic I never knew I needed in my life. :)

@biskygiver

3y↑2

Believe he played on some of Donald Fagen's work.

@sarcasticbimbo1420

3y↑5

@@biskygiver He's awesome.

@nancydemoss7904

3y↑5

They even made his mustache gold! TC

@billanderson5317

3y↑3

Thank God being painted gold never killed anyone. (yes, that was a dig against the "Goldfinger paint myth" that actress had many better roles after that movie & wasn't killed by the gold paint.

@lindamcd1217

So great

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@jasminedover2606

4y↑81

please trisha you can’t keep living in my brain like this, it’s tearing me apart

@kianm9416

4y↑2

feeling: #euphoric 😌

@ncdave4life

33w↑3

This aired 45 years ago... he was already gray then, but since then he hasn't been aging at the same rate as normal people. Spooky Tut.

@stemmentor9700

1y↑4

SNL today can never match this classic talent back then.

@TheFlutecart

2y↑805

No matter how bad life gets. We can still come back and watch this. It makes me laugh till I cry every time. 😂🤣

@nsaadverse8794

2y↑16

Same here. This reminded me how to laugh. Damn, he just nails it.

@katymetz4561

2y↑10

My favorite skit since I could remember

@jrschroeder3758

1y↑3

Me too

@lockandloadlikehell

Meh
Elephant in the Room > this

@DangerousParent

1y↑8

He should revive this for the twenty-first century generation: let today's kids know what they've missed🤔

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@theblairbitch1180

5y↑31

I listen to this unironically wayyy too much.. I love this wild and crazy guy

@mariaquiet6211

Irony is overrated. I'd start using irony ironically but people would be right to hurt me.

@dawnblue4377

30w↑3

He's one wild and crazy guy 🤣

@The1stDukeDroklar

30w↑13

More historically accurate than the new Cleopatra 🤣

@maddalonefarms

10w

Is that a new movie?

@The1stDukeDroklar

10w

@@maddalonefarms A netflix that race swaps Cleopatra to be black when all historical evidence says she was greek.

@ArthurRex131

2w↑1

@@maddalonefarms Yes, wherein they try to insist that Cleopatra, a Greek by birth, was actually a black woman.

@marshalbaek5580

2y↑195

I saw this when it broadcast live back in the late 70's and it's still hilarious 45 years later.

@JoeZyzyx

42w↑4

If only we could go back in time, for real.

@marshalbaek5580

42w↑4

@@JoeZyzyx I know. I can't believe life has gone by so fast.

@samsaulavi

36w↑5

Please don't tell me I'm that old. I remember. Saw Steve Martin live in NYC that many years ago. Could not stop laughing.

@marshalbaek5580

36w↑5

@@samsaulavi You're not that old. 60 is the new 40. We are more alive now than ever. Rock on Sam. Rock. On!!!

@samsaulavi

36w↑1

Thank you for the reassurance - and the smile.@@marshalbaek5580

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@timjones7547

3y↑512

I'm 75 and remember this skit when it aired. I miss the humor we had in the 70's & 80's like Steve's 'I'm a wild and crazy guy' routine. King Tut popped into my head this morning. Here I am. Best laugh of the week!

@carolynzaremba5469

3y↑9

Agreed. I remember it, too. Still cracks me up every time. That and the two Czech hipsters get me rolling on the floor.

@cbroz7492

3y↑3

I'm 71...soon to be 72...

@bigdog6600

3y↑9

I just turned 64. Guess what Beatles song popped into my head?

@Adjel1

2y↑4

I loved when he said before a show "I put baloney in my shoes because it makes me feel funny." :D

@corinnepmorrison1854

2y↑3

@@carolynzaremba5469 ...Loved those “wild and crazy guys”...Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd!! Some of the best moments on SNL...❤️👍🏻

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@jonwurl870

26w↑7

45 years later and this is still brilliant.

@txcatlady

26w

Oh yeah, this will never get old !

@Amphictyon1

1y↑12

Only Steve Martin....such a classic.

@danacoleman4007

You are right! He is so unusual, original, and awesome!

@arnienelson6415

3y↑613

This is back when Steve is having more fun than the audience. We loved him, still do, no hate.

@gerardvye9015

3y↑20

One of my favorite SNL skits think about how audacious Steve Martin was to go out and do this skit he had no reservations that it would not be funny

@arnienelson6415

3y↑23

@@gerardvye9015 He's still a wild & crazy guy!

@donreed

2y↑12

This is back when SNL was actually funny.

@MsMars.

2y↑714

This was the perfect song for Steve Martin to perform. I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off.

@ouijaman11

2y↑19

Jim Carrey? Robin Williams? I could see either doing this well.

@obscure.reference

2y↑12

@@ouijaman11 too goofy

@FusionRChamberlain

2y↑41

Steve Martin had a subtlety to his zaniness that has been unmatched to this day

@watson956

2y↑18

Pretty sure Steve wrote it. The song sure fits his comedic style.

@rsprockets7846

2y↑10

@@FusionRChamberlain A wild AND crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy GUY

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@EmmaWhitaker-gf3uc

51w↑2

""A condo made of stonah!" This song never gets old!

@deem7478

4w↑1

Comedy genius. Pure and simple.

@misterd7843

2y↑223

One of the best things from SNL ever.

@jonahpedersen5429

1y↑9

Once upon a time SNL was funny

@danacoleman4007

This is correct

@AerYdmyg

1y↑2

but that was A Long time ago. People knew how to raise their children so they didn’t grow up to whiny privileged babies, like the ones who write for snl today

@mchevre

1y↑3

@@jonahpedersen5429 BS. I'm not saying this bit isn't funny, but you're definitely looking through nostalgia tinted glasses. Guaranteed if this old sketch never occurred, and current SNL cast were to write and perform this exact sketch with the same level of skill and style, you and all the other haters of current SNL would say it's garbage, not funny, nothing like the past, etc. And I think that goes for the vast majority of old school 70s/80s SNL sketches - you guys would all HATE them if they were made by the current SNL cast, even if performed just as skillfully.

@johnmaki3046

11w↑1

YES!

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@AG-gi2mg

3y↑75

Those backup dancers were going OFF

@johnmaki3046

6w↑1

Seriously...TOTAL FUN! Thanks, Steve Martin! BRILLIANT!

@maltedmilk6888

1y↑24

When you realize the backup musicians like the horn players are the original Blues Brothers Band members

@Dan-440

1y↑4

Yep. Good catch. And Blue Lou on the sax coming out of the coffin.

@davidnissim589

1y↑3

And the song itself was recorded by members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

@davidhaertzen6576

@@Dan-440 Yes - Blue Lou Marini!

@danacoleman4007

Yes, what happens then?

@tommurphy4307

1y↑1

@@danacoleman4007 one of them is going to ask you 'how ya doin'?'

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@emmanemz5824

2y↑871

The way the whole point of this sketch is the tourism and glazed over commercialism of history, the way he immediately breaks into a catchy song that makes you laugh and groove along is comedy gold. The genius and satire aged like fine wine, such a legendary skit

@lethargogpeterson4083

1y↑31

And then he offers a blender, lol.

@angelwilder2378

1y↑6

@@lethargogpeterson4083 I know, I forgot about that. Hilarious!

@bornyesterday21

1y↑4

@@lethargogpeterson4083.. Hamilton Beach?

@EmmaWhitaker-gf3uc

1y↑5

@@lethargogpeterson4083 Great detail there!

@jaydock1

35w↑7

I’ve never seen the whole skit but knew the song, so when he said “we use the ancient tones and modalities” i LOST it

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@nelsonc6173

1y↑29

If you can't laugh at this then you're basically dead like TUT himself!!! LOL Bless you Steve you are a national/worldly treasure!!!

@nataliegraves3977

36w↑1

Steve Martin.. just the best..!!!🤣😂🤣🥳🥳👊👊

@cakeisavegatable

3y↑206

The internet can be horrible but it's archival of pop-culture like this that can make it so dope

@PavelDGromnic

3y↑10

SNL today is really childish compared to the seventies. Today, there is no heart in the show. It clearly panders.

@cakeisavegatable

2y↑6

@@PavelDGromnic tbh my big SNL days watching the live episodes was the 2000s up until Wiig and Hader left. So I'm not too familiar with what they do now

@corinnepmorrison1854

2y↑1

@@cakeisavegatable Today you aren’t missing anything... The original cast was phenomenal!!

@anilliteratejanitor

2y↑1

@@PavelDGromnic I agree, it's just lazy ass writing about political situations and really shit actors that have been there forever.

@danmiller2940

5y↑1.6K

I did some checking around. King Tut was not actually born in Arizona.

@MickDundee444

5y↑46

LOL You don't say!!!!

@QED_

5y↑45

@Dan Miller: Yeah, Google ruins everything . . .

@fahooga

5y↑13

But the songwriter's niece was

@danmiller2940

5y↑29

@@fahooga my studies at the great library of Alexandria revealed that she was, in fact, born in Arizona. She later was reported to have moved to Babylonia.

@AA-di8fi

5y↑19

Actually King Tut was born in BOOGER DEN MISSISSIPPI

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@markalexander4611

29w↑2

The original SNL The best !

@rcbeamer

33w↑1

April 22, 1978. Perhaps the greatest SNL ever.

@kugelweg

6y↑881

For those of you who were not around when this came out...this was the FUNNIEST THING EVER when it came out! The song was a big hit, Steve Martin was a big hit, King Tut was a big hit...this was HYSTERICAL business at the time! It's still cute even now

@WytZox1

5y↑65

* Back then the King Tut exhibit featuring the mummy and his various treasures was on display across the USA. Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko suggested we return the favor by putting our most famous dead "royalty" Elvis on a world tour including a display of his varoious jewelry, belt buckles, etc and instead of Elvis' actual corpse have an Elvis impersonator jump out of the coffin every hour to perform such Wlvis hits as Hound Dog or Blue Suede Shoes. I liked Royko's way of thinking. ;)

@gordongo7919

5y↑34

when you think about it, two of the funniest people(s) in the 70's were Steve Martin and Monty Python.

Steve's material was not that funny if you read it written down on paper, but his delivery made it very funny.

Monty Python's material, Spam, for instance, is funny, but they performed it deadpan. I mean, look at the Dead Parrot sketch.

YMMV

@georgiasmith64

5y↑2

WytZox 😀 Mike R from the Tribune or Sun Times? (forgive me as its been many decades since Chicago for me 😕)

@kimmimcknight3417

5y↑18

@@gordongo7919 Off, his delivery was genius timing at its best! MAN, i miss those days; these were TRULY some of the best years of my life...i had the HUGEST crush on Steve Martin back then...I still think he was very handsome in his younger years, up til he seemed to just recede into a more private life...i still adore him! 😊♥️

@danapayne7363

5y↑17

SO TRUE! I was around. There was nothing or no one funnier than Steve Martin!

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@caroln1858

6y↑340

He gave his life for tourism...lol.

@mats9245

5y↑2

i don't get that part, can you please explian?

@biscuitsandbricks3666

5y↑4

Well he died and now his bests friends are the tourist. That is the best way I can put it, it is just a funny line in a epic song.

@proofprof50

5y↑12

@@mats9245 King Tut was a huge tourist attraction in the 70s. They sent his exhibit all over the world. That's why he "gave his life for tourism".

@proofprof50

@@biscuitsandbricks3666 Read my explanation above.

@gertraba4484

5y↑2

@@proofprof50 and PHAROH FAWCETT was his MUMMY

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@ucsbalum73

27w↑5

I remember seeing this on SNL originally and laughed so hard. Seeing it all these years later it still makes me laugh my butt off. It’s a classic for sure. Vintage Steve Martin!

@stebaer

38w↑2

Hearing this song and whether or not along with watching this video always returns memories.Yes and for Nostalgia's sake.

@CMichael2276

4y↑82

The best part of this skit is how much fun Steve is actually having while performing it XD 10/10

@kee7678

2y↑344

I had forgotten how funny this was. I died laughing at his dancing and facial expression. Man this was HUUUGE when it came out. Everybody had this son memorized!

@goldeneve

2y↑4

When I first saw Steve Martin expression I laugh couldn’t keep a straight face

@susanma4899

2y↑4

I was in the 6th grade at the time and not allowed to watch SNL. But my dad taped this audio on a cassette and I used to listen to it all the time. I was low-key in love with Steve Martin, lol.

@dubaiedge

1y↑4

HUUUGE for sure. It was so out there & bizarre. Lasted years & years in the culture, like so many SNL skits. 😃

@oaw972

@@susanma4899 why do people keep saying "low key"??

@spookedhorse

47w↑1

Best days ever!

@cannibalisticrequiem

38w↑2

I still remember the first time I learned about this song from my childhood best friend as she had learned about it from either her older brother or her dad, and she had to tell me about the hilarious King Tut song she discovered! I believe we were 11, and the year was 1998 and YouTube wasn't even a thing, so if we wanted to listen to the song, you'd either have to listen to someone sing it to you, or pray that someone had managed to record it on tape (or find it on one of the comedy collection DVDs or VHS tapes that was like Best of [decade] SNL" or "Best of Steve Martin SNL performances" when those were popular)! It wasn't until 2007/2008 that I decided to look up the song on early YouTube to see what I could find... and lo and behold, there was the skit and song in its entirety! I was also completely surprised to see the Blues Brothers band (the SNL band at the time) up on stage performing with Martin - with Blue Lou all dressed up as the Pharoah, as between first learning about the song at eleven and finding the skit 10 years later on YouTube, I had seen and fell in love with The Blues Brothers movie!

I have been a fan of Steve Martin since I was a kid, and rewatching this skit always reminds me of what a comedic genius he is! I'm 36 now, and I still sing along and shake my tail feather when I watch it! 😂 Absolute classic! 👍🏻

@lestercoons3962

5w↑2

Just had to watch this again today! Just one of those days...I feel much better now! :-)

@uselessjoe

6y↑108

feeling old; this was 40 years ago, and I saw it live.....

@realhealthquotesllc2195

5y↑7

uselessjoe So did I, and when Lou Marino started playing the sax, that was supreme.

@nobodyreally6345

5y↑2

Same here

@niokkit.5303

5y↑1

Me too...

@Lockemeister

5y↑1

Yessir, i was there! ...Via WNBC Channel 4 NYC!

@billintex001

Ditto. Was there saw that.

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@Ashbash-kf5xd

6y↑923

My little brother did this as a skit for his talent night at his school. Parents, were cheering and singing and applauding him. His classmates and friends, ...had no clue what was going on. 😂😂😂😂

@jackee1054

6y↑24

That is so great! I love it!!!

@jeffmejia3556

6y↑20

Wish I coulda been there! Betcha it was great!,,,

@mlfygirl

6y↑22

Ash bash 8717 That’s like when my grade school daughter had to recite a poem & she did The Jabberwocky. How funny. I wish I could have seen your little brother.

@adzisme

6y↑14

Is there video of this? Please tell me there is! :)

@Asti60

6y↑5

Video please!

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@annedavis6090

4w↑2

i am such a fan...
Does anyone remember "Cruel Shoes" 1979?
Steve is a riot

@BaconTomatoCheese

38w↑1

This never gets old

@CalifornianCuttlefish

2y↑147

Still one of the greatest snl skits to date

@presbyteriangirl9739

2y↑252

SNL needs to have skits like this again. This is so funny.

@ih82r8

2y↑55

Wokeism killed SNL. They will never be funny again.

@thejenr8tr922

1y↑21

They were always political from the first show & they always pushed the boundaries. The quality of the writing ebbs & flows.And nobody but Republicans uses the term "woke" anymore!