February 16, 2006
DANCE, MONKEY!
If Saturday Night Live has a collective brain in its collective head, it'll bring back Jon Lovitz on Saturday to make fun of the Dick Cheney shotgun incident.
Lovitz did a hilarious skit once with Danny DeVito in which they played Mexican bandits and...
I'll let them tell it (this transcript is from an SNL highlight show):
Danny DeVito: It's very difficult to keep a straight face on stage with most of those people, let alone hit your mark and know the lines or whatever.[ cut to Mexican Bandit (Danny DeVito) firing shots in a saloon in "You Shot Me", 12/03/88 ]
Victim: Ouch, ouch, ouch!
Mexican Bandit: What, what?
Victim: Oh, you shot me!
[ cut to Danny DeVito ]
Danny DeVito: There was this skit I did with Jon Lovitz, where he says, "You shot me. You shot me."
[ cut to Victim (Jon Lovitz) lying in bed as Mexican Bandit (Danny DeVito) stands vigil in "You Shot Me", 12/03/88 ]
Mexican Bandit: Maybe we both are at fault, Senor.
Victim: No, no, it's all your fault. You made me dance, and then you shot me! In the foot! You shot me!
[ cut to Jon Lovitz ]
Jon Lovitz: There wasn't any laughs except for saying, "You shot me." So, I just started adding a bunch. And he started laughing, so then I just kept saying it. Then, I was trying to make him laugh, going "You shot me!"
[ cut back to Victim (Jon Lovitz) lying in bed as Mexican Bandit (Danny DeVito) stands vigil in "You Shot Me", 12/03/88 ]
Mexican Bandit: I am sorry, okay?
Victim: No, it's not okay. You shot me!
Mexican Bandit: Do you not accept my apology, Senor?
Victim: No, I don't accept your apology!
Mexican Bandit: But you must accept it.
Victim: You shot me! You shot me!
[ cut to Danny DeVito ]
Danny DeVito: I was on the floor with the audience.
I can so see Darrell Hammond as Cheney and Lovitz revising this skit...