Mike Myers is suspiciously convincing as a Japanese man.

Crazy the situations you get yourself into when you’re living in a van down by the river

Farley is absolutely at his best in this skit. He plays the out of towner so darn well.

This is actually a pretty genius skit. It’s hilarious, unique, and completely in another language/culture. Farley is perfect.

The fact that he missed the last answer by one syllable is freaking PERFECT.

Chris Farley was so legendary. Surely miss him.

I'm from Japan, his Japanese pronouce quite great! Im impressed his talent of copy and laughed loudly in the middle of night!

When Farley sneaks that marker sniff in there... kills me every time

“Mary, call the American embassy.” 😂 😆 I’m dying here

I love that when Mike Myers said “Milwaukee, Wisconsin” combined with Farley’s brilliant bewildered look, the crowd knew exactly what this sketch was about.

Mike Myers absolutely nailed it. as always. And Chris Farley....god love him. RIP

What a great skit and of course Farley took it to a level no one else could. Mount Rushmore of comedic geniuses.

“GOOD LORD IN THE NAME OF ALL THATS SACRED!” he said in panic

When Farley sniffs the marker before writing....genius detail

I am in tears from Chris Farley’s reaction to Alec Baldwin and Julia Sweeney cutting their fingers off 😂

3:13 him celebrating and shadow boxing gets me every time 😂😂😂

I am still amazed to this day how they were able to so quickly learn enough Japanese to pull this off. Mike Myers pulls it off so effortlessly.

Farley's first line 'I'm sorry I don't speak Japanese' is the greatest ever delivery of a line ever.

I was 15 when Farley died and of course I was a fan of his from movies like "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep", but it isn't til my later years now that I really appreciate just how truly special he was.

"MOTHER OF MERCY I DONT SPEAK JAPANESE!! 🗣️ MARY call the American embassy!!" Lmfao

Yet somehow real Japanese game shows are even weirder

As a proud American of Japanese descent, this is one of funnest skits from SNL.

4:43 "Good Lord!!" I love the amount of drama Farley can put into something and it sounds even FUNNIER.

I miss the 90's sooo much..

It's amazing how they make something so funny, even if you can't understand 90% of the dialog.

i love how it just devolves into yakuza punishments

Mike Myers nailed it. He played the Japanese game show host perfect.

Mike Meyers is a comedy genius. And yes, Japanese game shows are like this but even wackier.

I translate Japanese for a living. For the record: the intro and the lines of the actors other than Mike are, for the most part, real Japanese, clearly translated from actual English sentences. I can tell that they wrote it in English first and then had someone translate and transcribe it phonetically, so the actors would know what to say. Their pronunciation is awful, so its hard to make out what they're saying a lot of the time, but the words they are trying to pronounce are actual words (The exception to that is whoever did the voiceover intro at the beginning. Their pronunciation is pretty good!). The reason some people think it's gibberish is because during the transitions, Mike seems to be improvising by throwing in random words. At some point, however, he always goes back on script to keep the sketch moving forward. The first question is real - he asks them how many keys are on a piano, with the choices being 70, 100, or 88. Incidentally, Mike mangles the words "hyaku" (100) and "hajichu hachi" (88) so badly, that he actually ends up saying something closer to "faster, bees, bees". Question 2 is hilarious because it's total nonsense. I think what they were going for is that he gives them three words and they're supposed to correctly write the kanji for one of them. However, the three words are "doki doki" (which is just the sound of a heart beat), "kagemusha" (the name of a Kurosawa movie), and Godzilla. Alec Baldwin scribbles something that does not resemble any language, but Julia Sweeney's is actually pretty close! She nearly gets the Kage part right and the rest is the kind of random flourish that you see in real calligraphy. In any case, they both get their words wrong, but the joke is that since Farley writes Godzilla in English, he spells it correctly so his answer is correct. When Farley is hooked up to the electrical wires, the question they ask is very odd. It sounds to me like Mike is saying ”according to children's songs, who is always sitting?" Farley answers "kwaki surpi niku" which is completely meaningless, and Mike asks the judges if that's close enough. They say no, because the answer is "kwaki surpi PIku" (again total nonsense). I will say that some of the mannerisms border on offensive but if you watch Japanese TV, you'll sometimes see them impersonate Americans and the results are no less cartoonish. There was a lot of effort that went into this.

I like how mike myers keeps ignoring the fact THAT CHRIS FARLEY KEEPS YELLING I DONT SPEAK JAPENESE .SO HE JUST REPEATS THE QUESTIONS IN JAPANESE SLOWER.

Jeneane Garofalo’s read of her first line and the shriek as she cuts off her finger have always made me pml.

The way he screams "Good LORD!" at 4:43 🤣

5:43 “Hey, excuse me, I won, what the heck are ya doin’ here?” Honestly, Farley is probably the only person who could ever make that line hilarious. His delivery and bewildered tone were just perfect.

The second Shrek torturing the original Shrek, it's almost poetic.

I enjoyed the comedic stylings of Chris Farley. He was hilarious.

Farley is always at his best when he plays the normal stable guy.

He wasn’t just fat guy falls down. He played awkward/nervous Larry perfectly.

The little whimsical dance at the end with everyone participating whilst Chris Farley is going absolutely mental in the background is pure gold

I’m American with Japanese wife and daughter and this skit really does cut pretty close to home. A very good satire of Japanese game shows … it’s been a while, but some of those shows were pretty extreme, although I don’t recall ever seeing fingers chopped off!

I love how the two contestants join in the dance with the host at the end even after severing their fingers.

Chris Farley was a brilliant comedic actor.. he's missed.

If The Office were made in the 90’s, Mike Meyers would have been a great Michael Scott.

I've never seen this sketch before but only one person could've conceptualized this: Mike Myers - a true weirdo in grerest comedic sense. Every character he creates is so fully formed and perfectly nuanced and played out. This sketch is a masterpiece IMHO!

Meyers and Farley are so talented

Ah, you almost never see Akira Baldwin in anything these days

They had one week to memorize a skit in Japanese. All things considered they did pretty damn good.

Oh how I miss the 90s SNL. This skit was great. RIP Chris Farley

My Japanese friends nearly pee themselves over this sketch. Farley is like myself the first time I visited Japan

"Good Lord! In the name of all that's sacred." Great line. Great performances all around in this classic sketch.

Chris was the only guy in a cast who could reasonably vibrate like that

It would've been incredible to see Chris Farley and Bob Odenkirk working together in the present. RIP Chris. You're tremendously missed.

Farley played the Milwaukee tourist so well

Those hand gestures when he says "Big mistake... big, mistake" freakin had me dying and had to back it up several times cracking up lol

Mike was funny as hell but Chris just tops the cake. Farley was freaking hilarious.

30 years late and this skit still busts my guts out. Holy schnikes

I was born and raised in Japan and can tell you that this is exactly how we act and talk.

They’re Japanese wasn’t too bad, quite well done overall actually. Chris Farley was an absolute legend n Mike Meyers, totally sold it. This was was awesome:)

the look on Farley's face when he gets the first question correct is classic.

4:44 no comment, this this just a placeholder for a workplace meme

I could barely breathe when I first saw this sketch! Chris has me rolling 🤣🤣🤣🤣

My gosh the talent on that stage is outstanding! Chris Farley was a gem who left us way to soon.

Chris Farley playing the classic middle-aged Midwesterner. Only him makes that work so great.

"..I'm sorry I don't speak Japanese .." 😂

I always laugh when he begins to strut so happily to the electric chamber. 5:31

HA, I love that Mike got away with saying "No shit..." after Chris said he didn't speak Japanese... LOL

This is honestly one of the funniest most underrated skits from SNL. 2 greats making a simple simple idea SO freaking funny!

For anyone that’s interested, Dana and David and Mike Myers going to a little more detail about the skit on the newest episode. Chris Farley part one. Later on when they start interviewing Mike. Fly on the wall” podcast

Fly on the wall brought me back to this amazing skit

Chris Farley was a really funny man, it was a terrible loss ...R.I.P.

Chris Farley: MOTHER OF MERCY, I DON’T SPEAK JAPANESE!!!

SO to fly on the wall for highlighting this skit in the farley tribute episodes

God I miss Chris Farley.

Akiro Myers has the greatest laugh of all time

The Reaction of Farley plus the straight guy from Mike Myers makes this work so well

When he sniffed the marker, I lost it 😂😂😂

I still maintain that this was one of the all time best SNL skits ever.

One of the best SNLskits of all time, yet most people don’t know it. . Flawless delivery too. It’s a classic. Mike Myers pretending to flip the switch while Farley grasps for the answer is just amazing.

Great skit....SNL would never even think to do this skit today.

The best thing about this skit is they're speaking real Japanese, albeit butchered. Not gibberish lol

OMG, Chris Farley was a true national treasure! How much the world loves and missed that great talented man.

One of SNL's absolute greatest sketches.

One of the best SNL skit ever.. and Chris Farley was incredible .. as always

I am Japanese but it’s the funniest sketch from SNL!!!!!! So over the top but at the same time, I can’t believe how meticulous this skit is… even for a native Japanese speaker!!!!!!! nuance is so perfectly Japanese!!!

I'll take "Some Shit That Wouldn't Fly Today" for 500... this is the SNL I miss

"How much is that in Dollars?" the moat classic line hahahahahahaha miss this guy

Mike Myers is hysterical in this!

Is this the Squid Game everybody's talking about?

I've lived in Japan for years now.....I watch this clip every couple months and it kills me every time!!!!! PS their attention to using real Japanese is good!!!

Seeing him huff the marker around 3:53-3:57 always saddens me. Man was a legend. Chris Farley was the only reason I ever watched SNL

I love this sketch. Mike Myers and Chris Farley are legends. How much fun they must have had.

Only Chris Farley could make the word, "Anywho," funny.

This video made me realize how much I miss guys like Chris Farley and John Candy. R.I.P. guys. And god damn Mike Meyers come back please...you ain't dead yet, but I miss you as much as Chris and John.

This sketch is still hilarious all of these years later no matter how many times I see it!

I assume they're Japanese must be terrible, but give them credit for holding the illusion up very well for non Japanese speakers! I raise my hat to these great performers. 👏

Oh, you don't understand them? Don't worry. I'm a Japanese but I don't understand all their words lol

“Mary, call the American embassy!”. 😂😂😂

Mike Myers is hyper gifted. Farley is super funny playing entirely straight, which takes real acting chops. Mike Myers ability to do so many characters boggles the mind.

Chris Farley was one of the most hilarious people that ever lived. But Mike Myers is pretty dang hilarious in this.🤣

i can not believe it has taken me over 7 years to finally find this damn video

Chris Farley God of "over-the-top" physical comedy🙇