--- description: Who knew scenes left on the cutting room floor could be this funny? title: Watch the 10 Best Unaired 'SNL' Sketches of 2014 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the 10 Best Unaired _Saturday Night Live_ Sketches of 2014 by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 8:36 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 8:36 PM CUT Not every sketch that makes it onto an episode of _Saturday Night Live_ is a winner — but it also turns out that not every winning sketch makes it into an _SNL_ episode, either. Last week, a [pitch-perfect parody of _Love Actually_](http://time.com/3644715/snl-love-actually-spoof-sketch/ "undefined") was regrettably cut for timing purposes. This got us thinking — what other gems never made it to your DVR? Here are the 10 best unaired _SNL_ sketches from 2014: **Christmas Romance** This [spoof](http://time.com/3644715/snl-love-actually-spoof-sketch/ "undefined") captures the true essence of one of the creepiest scenes in one of the most beloved Christmas movies, _Love Actually_. **Morning News** This [powerful sketch](http://time.com/3623295/snl-ferguson-sketch-cut-watch-james-franco-michael-brown-darren-wilson-comedy/ "undefined") shows anchors for a Ferguson, Mo. morning talk show (played by Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson) having a little bit of difficult maintaining upbeat chatter following the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. **Tweet** Cut for time, this [hilarious sketch](http://time.com/3597351/aidy-bryant-10000-tweets-cut-snl-sketch/ "undefined") shows what happens when you reach your 10,000th tweet. (It involves musical accolades by Barack Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and God. No big deal.) **Nasim Pedrad as Aziz Ansari** The comedian — perhaps most famous for her spot-on impression of Kim Kardashian — told Conan O’Brien, “The producers were always like, ‘Hey, what about this week you play a pretty gal?’ and I was always like, ‘Or, what if I play another small man?'” **Def TED Talks** _SNL_ created a promo for a new series that merges Ted Talks and _Def Comedy Jam_. **100 Greatest Guys** For everyone who ever complained about VH1’s inane countdown shows, [this](http://time.com/3629904/unaired-snl-sketch-vh1-countdown/ "undefined") one is for you. **Nickelodeon Show** Kenan Thompson — who appeared in Nickelodeon’s real 1990’s shows _All That_ and _Kenan and Kel —_ now appears in a spot-on [parody](http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/04/07/saturday-night-live-cut-sketch-nickelodeon/ "undefined") of an _SNL-_imagined Nickelodeon show called _Zap!_ The secret to the children’s peppiness? Speed. **Santa Traps** “Are you sick and tired of Santa? Well, now you can catch him.” **Kids** Jim Carrey makes an appearance in this upsetting [unaired sketch](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/snl-kids-creepy-unaired-sketch%5Fn%5F6054310.html "undefined") about the most terrifying beings to walk the earth: Children. **The Gossipy Coal Miner** If _Gossip Girl_ took place in a mining town, it would look something like this. (Starring a very giggly Bill Hader.) **READ NEXT** [See the Exciting Life of Santa Claus, AKA the Most Interesting Man in the World](http://www.time.com/3643906/santa-claus-christmas-most-interesting-man/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://www.time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3645537/best-unaired-snl-sketches-2014/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3645537/best-unaired-snl-sketches-2014/"},"headline":"Watch the 10 Best Unaired Saturday Night Live Sketches of 2014","datePublished":"2014-12-23T20:36:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:31.335Z","description":"Who knew scenes left on the cutting room floor could be this funny?","url":"https://time.com/3645537/best-unaired-snl-sketches-2014/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","SNL","Saturday Night Live","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3645537/best-unaired-snl-sketches-2014/","name":"Watch the 10 Best Unaired Saturday Night Live Sketches of 2014"}}]}] ```