Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 38: Episode 2
12b: Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Mumford and Sons
Hypnotist
Comedian…..Bill Hader
Tommy Bergamont…..Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Curtis…..Taran Killam
Sharee…..Vanessa Bayer
Woman in Audience…..Aidy Bryant
Man in Audience…..Kenan Thompson
Comedian: …Turns out the keys were in my pants the whole time! [ the audience laughs ] Alright, everybody — that’s my set. Next on the Burgundy Room… please welcome the very best hypnotist this side of the strip — Tommy Bergamont! Here he is, alright!
[ Comedian exits the stage, as dramatic music plays and the intense Tommy Bergamont steps out ]Tommy Bergamont: Thank you. Good evening. I am Thomas Bergamont, and tonight, ladies and gentlemen, what you will see is GUARANTEED to amaze! Now, I’m going to need a victim — I mean, a volunteer. Who will it be?
Sharee: [ grabbing her husband ] Oh, him! Pick him!
Tommy Bergamont: YOU, Sir! The gentlemen avoiding my gaze! Help me get him up here, folks!
[ the crowd cheers Curtis up to the stage ]Tommy Bergamont: What is your name, friend?
Curtis: [ he shrugs ] Curtis.
Tommy Bergamont: And, Curtis — is this your first time being hypnotized?
Curtis: [ nervously ] Yes, it is!
Tommy Bergamont: Feeling a little nervous with all these people watching you?
Curtis: [ he chuckles ] A little bit, but as my wife, Sharee, will attest… I’ve always been a bit of a ham!
[ in the audience, Sharee laughs and smiles to the others ]Tommy Bergamont: Well, I’m going to take GOOD care of you, Curtis! Now, have a seat… [ Curtis sits ] and close your eyes. Curtis! Listen only to the sound of my voice. I am going to count backwards from 3… and by the time I reach 1, you will be in a deep trance. Listen to my voice: 3… 2… and 1! Sleep! Pow! [ Curtis hangs his head ] Ladies and gentlemen, Curtis… has been hypnotized!
[ suddenly, Curtis raises his head and smiles at the audience while mouthing, “I’m not hypnotized!” ]Tommy Bergamont: Curtis, in a moment, I will snap my fingers! You will remember NOTHING of this conversation, but every time you hear the word… “BUFFET”… you will feel the overwhelming desire to act like a dinosaur, a big, ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex! [ behind him, Curtis laughs ] Do you understand, Curtis?
Curtis: [ he hangs his head ] Yes.
Tommy Bergamont: Very good! And… [ he snaps his finger ] AWAKE!! [ Curtis lifts his head ] Hello, Curtis!
Curtis: Hi.
Tommy Bergamont: Do you remember any of the conversation we just had?
Curtis: Did we… hav a conversation?
Tommy Bergamont: Oh, yes, we did! But it was nothing important! I was telling you how you should try… THE BUFFET!!
[ Curtis jumps to his feet and screeches like a dinosaur ]Tommy Bergamont: Oh, my! Isn’t he TERRIFYING? I thought he was EXTINCT! [ Curtis bounds and screeches across the stage ] If you ask me… I’d prefer BARNEY! And… [ he snaps his finger ] SLEEP!! POW!! [ Curtis hangs his head ] And just like THAT, ladies and gentlemen… he’s back in a trance!
[ Curtis lifts his head, laughs and mouths, “No, I’m not!” to the audience, then lowers his head ]Tommy Bergamont: What do you say we have some REAL fun, Curtis? From now on, when you hear the word… PAI-GOW… you will suddenly become very hot. Unbearably hot! So hot, that you will do ANYTHING to cool down! Do you understand, Curtis?
Curtis: Yes.
Tommy Bergamont: Wonderful! And… [ he snaps his finger ] AWAKE!! [ Curtis lifts his head ] And how are you feeling, Curtis?
Curtis: [ he shrugs ] Just fine.
Tommy Bergamont: Well… maybe you should try your luck… at the PAI GOW table!
[ Curtis gasps and quickly unbuttons his shirt ]Tommy Bergamont: [ he winces ] You okay, Curtis?
Curtis: Yeah… it’s just… very hot… [ he grins sheepishly at the audience from behind his shirt ]
Tommy Bergamont: Curtis! What are you doing?! I don’t think this is very appropriate!
[ Curtis drops his pants ]Tommy Bergamont: Oh, my! where’s your MODESTY?!
Curtis: It’s so HOT!!
Tommy Bergamont: Curtis! BUFFET!
[ now only in his drawers, Curtis screeches like a dinosaur ]Tommy Bergamont: Oh, no! Curtis the Dinosaur is back! And THID dinosaur… is looking for a MATE! Aren’t you, Curtis?
Woman in Audience: Oh… oh, please don’t touch me…
Tommy Bergamont: Oh, Curtis — did I forget to tell you… you’re a FEMALE dinosaur?
[ Curtis stops, grimaches, then screeches in the face of a man in the front row ]Man in Audience: Don’t do it, dude!
Curtis: [ whispering ] I’m not really hypnotized!
Man in Audience: Well — then, shame on YOU!
Curtis: It’s okay!
[ Curtis proceeds to dry-hump the man in the audience ]Man in Audience: [ horrified ] Hey, man!! This man is not really hypnotized!!
Tommy Bergamont: What’s that you say?
[ Curtis laughs, then returns to the stage ]Curtis: I’m sorry! I’m not really hypnotized.
Tommy Bergamont: I promise you — you ARE hypnotized!
Curtis: Ask them! I was goofing!
Tommy Bergamont: Curtis! When I snap my fingers, you will reveal your DARKEST secret! [ he snaps his fingers ]
Curtis: [ head down, in a trance ] I’m cheating on my wife with her sister.
[ Curtis lifts his head, horrified. Tommy is pleased. Sharee is also horrified. ]Curtis: Uh… no! No, no… Sheri! Uh — uh — he TOLD me to say that! I WAS hypnotized! That was part of the show!
Sharee: Well, Happy birthday to ME!!
[ Sharee runs off crying ]Curtis: No! Sharee! [ to Tommy ] My God! You RUINED my life!! Why?! Why-y-y-y-y?! [ he kneels down and cries ]
Tommy Bergamont: Well… this is unfortunate. But, as you can see, I DID, in fact, hypnotize Curtis!
[ suddenly, Curtis lifts his head and laughs. Sharee steps over and joins him in the joke. ]Tommy Bergamont: Hopefully, he can repair things with the Missus! But THAT… is the POWER of suggestion!
[ Tommy turns to see Curtis and Sharee laughing at him ] [ cut to exterior, Whiskey Pete’s ] [ fade ]