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7 Times 'SNL' Totally Roasted Canada & Canadians That We Can't Stop Thinking About (VIDEOS)

To be fair, it's all pretty true. 😂 🇨🇦

Drake on Saturday Night Live.

Drake on Saturday Night Live.

Senior Writer

When it comes to being a good sport, Canadians are known for playing along and Saturday Night Live has taken aim at the country and its citizens a few times — all in good fun, of course!

From extreme politeness to our seemingly incessant love of Drake, the sketch comedy show hasn't held back the punches when trolling the country throughout the years.

If you're looking to laugh at a few very Canadian stereotypes, here are some of the times SNL has roasted Canada and all things Canadian.

When they mocked our love for Drake

In a clip from 2020, a correspondent is reporting live from the scene on a segment called "Drake Watch" where the correspondent lets people know whether or not she's seen Drake that day (important stuff).

Unfortunately, she did not spot him, which is pretty much the end of the skit that pokes fun at our country's apparent obsession with Drizzy.

They even worked in a Degrassi: The Next Generation reference!

And when Keke Palmer called out Drake

As if that wasn't enough Drake content, when Keke Palmer hosted the show she dedicated an entire sketch called "The United Tingz of Aubrey" where a variety of women came forward to unionize and air their grievances with the so-called 6ix God.

"My name is Keke Palmer," she said. "And that Kiki Do You Love Me song ruined my damn life. That man had the whole internet asking if I was the Keke. Well yes, I am the Keke, just not that Keke."

While some might think that being one of Drake's "tingz" might imply you needed to date the rapper, Palmer said that isn't necessarily the case.

"You may qualify as one of Aubrey's tingz if you met Drake at a basketball game, met Drake at a club, saw Drake at a club, been to a club at all," Palmer said.

Two other people came forward with their stories.

"My name is Courtney," said one woman. "I left Drake a voicemail once about an overdue car payment and now I'm an interlude on an album. How does that work?"

"I served Drake some lettuce wraps at PF Changs in 2009," explained another brave soul. "I laughed at his little joke about our huge menus and apparently I'm his ex now. Make that make sense."

The ladies then launched into a rendition of "Seasons Of Love" from the Broadway musical Rent.

"525,600 shawty's, 525,600 tingz, in strip clubs, in airports, Black women who live in Memphis, it doesn't matter if you've met him at all, he's singing about you."

So if you've ever found yourself referenced on a Drake track, you might just qualify to be part of the union!

When Pedro Pascal joked about filming conditions in Alberta

Pascal, who played Joel in the hit show The Last Of Us, took his SNL monologue as an opportunity to make fun of the conditions he was subjected to while spending a year filming in Alberta.

"For some HBO shows, you get to shoot in a five-star Italian resort surrounded by beautiful people, but I said 'no, that's too easy,'" he explained, which of course was a reference to the stunning views seen in the networks other hit show, White Lotus.

"I want to shoot in a freezing Canadian forest while being chased around by a guy whose head looks like a genital wart," he joked.

Given that the next season of the show will be filmed in and around the Vancouver area, perhaps he'll have kinder things to say about that area's more moderate weather conditions!

When they called us out on politeness

In this segment, SNL decided to tackle a heavy topic by adding some Canadian personality to it.

"The Me Too movement that started in Hollywood has now reached Canadian shores," the narrator says before addressing allegations of sexual misconduct by a character played by Bill Hader.

Hader's character, who is labelled as the "Harvey Weinstein of Canada," says he's definitely abused his power.

After his assistant describes how he got "forward" with her by complimenting her sweater, he immediately apologized.

He decided to resign due to his "inappropriate" actions.

When they called out our politeness again

This skit features a gossip show where things are done the Canadian way.

After a celebrity couple is caught "canoodling," they inform the audience (in a very exaggerated accent) that they won't show the pictures, because "that's private."

They then run through a segment called "They Both Look Nice," which examines two celebrities side-by-side who wore the same dress.

Instead of discussing who wore it better, they come to the very lovely conclusion that Mary J. Blige and Drew Barrymore "both look nice," which is fair, because they both look do look very nice!

When they made a "yo mama" joke about BC

When a record-breaking natural phenomenon happened off the coast of B.C., Colin Jost took the opportunity to make a throwback joke on Weekend Update.

"Researchers have observed a nearly 60-foot-tall rogue wave off the coast of British Columbia, which is the largest ever recorded," Jost said.

"Researchers believe the wave was generated when yo mama fell overboard," he said while making a face.

When Drake played "Black Jeopardy!"

The rapper played the character of Jared, who confuses host Kenan Thompson with his intense Toronto accent.

In response to the question, "Oh snap! His new album just dropped, and it's fire!" Drake's character gave maybe the most Canadian answer of all time.

"Who is Kardinal Offishall?"

After the host appears confused about who that is, Jared informs him that he's a legendary Juno-award-winning rapper, which the host disagrees with and subsequently informs him that there are no good rappers from Canada.

"What about Drake?" Jared asks.

"Who are these people you keep mentioning?" responds the host.

Ouch! Say what you will about Drake — at least he can laugh at himself!

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

This article has been updated since it was originally published on March 6, 2022.

  • Senior Writer

    Sarah Rohoman (she/her) was a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. She has worked at BuzzFeed Canada, Yahoo Canada, and CBC Radio in news, lifestyle, ecommerce, and social media. She has an MA in Journalism from Western University and a BA from McGill. She loves libraries, alpacas, and all things witchy.

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