'SNL' Weekend Update Joke-Off With Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers (VIDEO)

In an episode that was chock-full of cameos by former cast mates, December 17's "Weekend Update" featured one of the biggest thrills of the night, a head-to-head joke-off pitting former co-anchors Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon against Amy Poehler and (current anchor) Seth Meyers.

After reporting on a toy drive by a local strip club, Meyers quipped that patrons could "give a toy to Charity, and Charity will give it to the manager." But not a moment after, Fallon rolled up to the desk, chiding Meyers for his lackluster performance in the face of such a meaty story. Challenges to a joke off were then made and accepted, and before you knew it, "Update" alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler had joined the fray.

A dozen or so one-liners later, television magic had been made.

Comments

[Malkovich Rex]

12:23 AM on 12/21/2011

All we needed was Norm MacDonald to come in and blow them all away.

[Brett Tonaille]

01:27 PM on 12/20/2011

When I saw those four together, I just went "Thank you, God".
A reminder of what a stunning amount of talent was assembled at that point in the show's history.

[ameal]

02:10 AM on 12/20/2011

uggh not fair, ever since AOL bought HUffPost I cant see videos overseas, sucks... this comment will prob be deleted :) I tried

[Igor Purlantov]

09:16 PM on 12/19/2011

That was a good skit. It is nice to see SNL back at its funny routines again.

www.igor-purlantov.com

[snoopjohnny]

08:37 PM on 12/19/2011

Some of Fallon's impersonations of singers rates up there. They're not all winners, but his ability to not only channel voice and phrasing but actually compose a lyric or entire song in the character of Dylan, Neil Young, Sting, Springsteen, etc. can be uncanny.

[msshain]

01:42 PM on 12/19/2011

Well, it sounds like the sketch is about as lame as NBC/Hulu which is blocked because I am not currently in the Motherland. ...don't want foreign terrorists to get hold go this?

[NormaCluster0101]

02:06 PM on 12/19/2011

Actually, it was pretty funny. Better hurry home to see it before SOPA gets buried in some pork bill and passes.

[utopiarunt]

12:40 PM on 12/19/2011

The episode was hilarious, the best of the year. I am not their target audience, whatever that is. I am 52 yr old male, and I lauged at all of the sketches, except War Horse.... Fallon was terrific and Michael Buble can not be any cuter. (a great singer, too....) LOVED IT

[J0E1]

11:55 AM on 12/19/2011

They really blew it with this segment. It had all the star power and fell short... very short.

[Theatrixnyc]

03:58 PM on 12/19/2011

They were busy...that's what you call a FULL SHOW.

[Dan Crabtree]

11:30 AM on 12/19/2011

A waste of my three minutes..good luck jimmy on your canadian move..

[morekare]

10:33 AM on 12/19/2011

TINA FEY IS NOT FUNNY. Why is Tina Fey considered a comedian? She is a depressed person who must be taking some kind of psych drug which makes her "think" she's funny. What's up?

[patriciacaldwell]

11:57 AM on 12/19/2011

Is that you, Sarah? Envy is not pretty.

[Theatrixnyc]

03:58 PM on 12/19/2011

Define Funny.

[rickcraft55]

10:25 AM on 12/19/2011

Toy's for Ta Ta's funny

[luziannagirl]

08:26 AM on 12/19/2011

Wow! AMAZING Kanye West impersonation!

But where's Jim Morrison, Jimmy?

[MIKEinNYC]

08:24 AM on 12/19/2011

Not funny.

Want to bring back some SNL alumni? Bring back the writers, especially the ones who were capable of writing funny stuff.
.

[rafaelrobyns]

09:08 AM on 12/19/2011

You sound like a barrel of laughs.

[MIKEinNYC]

10:03 AM on 12/19/2011

You know it's not funny when even the weedsmokers aren't laughing.

[Theatrixnyc]

04:02 PM on 12/19/2011

You must not have liked the Occupy Wall Street plug...I'm guessing, of course.

[MIKEinNYC]

05:32 PM on 12/19/2011

I like funny. I don't care who they're goofing on.

ps. I had no problem with ows. I agree with a lot of their grievances.

[luziannagirl]

08:22 AM on 12/19/2011

Never appreciated Mr. F till I saw the "The Doors Do Reading Rainbow" piece. Amazing.

[cindyperry]

08:04 AM on 12/19/2011

well i laughed a little bit so all good.