The Barry Gibb Talk Show
The Barry Gibb Talk Show is a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live about a talk show starring Bee Gees lead singer Barry Gibb (played by Jimmy Fallon) and his brother, Robin Gibb (Justin Timberlake).[1][2] The sketch was created by writers Ken Scarborough and Steve Higgins based on an idea from Fallon.[3]
The sketch is characterized by Barry Gibb's accent as well as his falsetto voice, which he breaks into randomly while speaking, and his extremely short temper with his guests, usually political figures. Meanwhile, Robin provides lackluster answers to Barry's questions (usually "No. No, I don't.") as well as humorous backup for their call and response falsetto singing, particularly in the opening and closing credits.
The sketch uses the music of the Bee Gees' 1975 hit "Nights on Broadway" (with parody lyrics) as its theme.
The real Barry and Robin Gibb joined Fallon and Timberlake to perform on the March 16, 2010, episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Robin died in 2012. On December 21, 2013, Barry Gibb and
Episodes
October 11, 2003
Justin Timberlake hosted and performed as the musical guest on the episode containing the premiere of The Barry Gibb Talk Show. Barry's guests included
April 9, 2005
Host Cameron Diaz was dating Timberlake at the time. Fallon returned because he was about to premiere in Fever Pitch with Drew Barrymore. Barry's guests were Nancy Pelosi (Diaz), Ann Coulter (Barrymore), and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (Sanz).
December 16, 2006
In the skit's third airing, Timberlake hosted for the second time and Fallon returned to portray Barry, whose guests were former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Kristen Wiig), Thomas Friedman (Fred Armisen), and Jimmy Carter (Darrell Hammond).
May 9, 2009
For Timberlake's third hosting turn, Fallon returned to the Barry Gibb role. Barry welcomed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (
May 21, 2011
Fallon returned for the season finale, Timberlake's fourth hosting turn. Guests included
December 21, 2013
Fallon hosted while Timberlake was the musical guest for the episode. Guests included
January 27, 2024
Timberlake was the musical guest for the episode hosted by Dakota Johnson. Fallon returned to cameo as Barry Gibb. Guests included Elie Mystal (Kenan Thompson), Andrew Yang (Bowen Yang), and blogger Joanne Carducci (Dakota Johnson).
See also
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
References
- ^ "SNL Transcripts: Justin Timberlake: 10/11/03". jt.org. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "SNL Transcripts: Justin Timberlake: 12/16/06". jt.org. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "SNL In The 2000s: Jimmy Fallon On The Barry Gibb Talkshow". NBC. Retrieved May 17, 2015.