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Strong also uses the break to slip in a witty line about Gosling’s character crying rather than laughing.

It’s a great moment that effectively highlights the strengths of that era’s cast.

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They appeared a number of times throughout the early 2000s, but their most memorable sketch was their third.

The moment that Farrell enters, the sketch is elevated immensely.

From the moment that Farley enters the scene,there is non-stop laughter from the audience.

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A major part of Stefon’s appeal was Hader’s propensity for breaking character.

Without Hader breaking character, a crucial comedic component would be missing.

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Will Ferrell holds a fist to his mouth while dressed as a doctor in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Ryan Gosling laughs as Kate McKinnon smiles, and Cecily Strong sits in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch and Will Ferrell sit in a hot tub on ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph hold a raw chicken in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Will Ferrell subtly smiles while Sean Hayes and Jimmy Fallon laugh in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Rachel Dratch breaks character as Debbie Downer in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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David Spade laughs as Chris Farley points in the Motivational Speaker sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Heidi Gardner laughs while Mikey Day, as Butt-Head, watches her in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Stefon, played by Bill Hader, laughs with his hands over his mouth in ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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Candice Bergen laughs while Gilda Radner smiles at the camera in a sketch from ‘Saturday Night Live’.

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