Game show sketches are a Saturday Night Live staple, from
“Black Jeopardy” to hilarious one-offs like “Why’d You Say It?”
with Season 49 Host Ayo Edebiri. And since the show’s earliest
days, Family Feud has gotten the parody treatment for the same
reason that the real-life version endures: It’s ripe for fun interactions between a sprawling cast of contestant characters who are often celebrities.
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SNL’s Family Feud installments are a prime opportunity for cast members and Hosts to try out new impressions. Case in point, this December 21, 2013 sketch pitting NBC talent against their CBS “rivals.” Episode Host Jimmy Fallon stars as Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons, Musical Guest Justin Timberlake plays Jimmy Fallon, Jay Pharoah as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s Ice T, and Kate McKinnon as Weakest Link Host Jane Lynch.
It’s Jimmy Fallon vs. Jimmy Fallon in SNL’s “CBS vs. NBC” Family Feud sketch
From the moment the two step up for a buzzer challenge, it’s clear that Timberlake is trying to get the real Jimmy Fallon to break. His impression of The Tonight Show Host at his most amped is pretty spot-on — but Fallon stays (mostly) strong, remaining in character as his very Sheldon Cooper-esque Jim Parsons.
Pharoah’s Ice T is a treat, as is Taran Killam’s unhinged Ashton Kutcher. And McKinnon’s Jane Lynch is great for how much she does with her posture (like Lynch’s arm-fold) and a few lines.