Saturday Night Live Transcripts

Season 1: Episode 3

Wrigley’s Gum

Priest…..Tom Schiller

[ open on a funeral scene, open casket centered between two rows of chairs ] [ mourners arrive and take their seats along the rows ] [ finally, the priest appears to the casket’s side and stares at the deceased ] [ the priest then picks up an oversized pack of Wrigley’s Gum and holds it along the casket ]

Priest: Carry it with you!

[ the mourners turn around in their seats and wave their arms before the camera ]

Mourners: [ choir-voice ] Fresh Mint Flavor!!!

[ fade ]

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Author: Don Roy King

Don Roy King is directing his fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him nine Emmys and thirteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for thirteen DGA Awards and won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Mr. King is also the creative director of Broadway Worldwide which brings theatrical events to theaters. The company has produced Smokey Joe’s Café; Putting It Together with Carol Burnett; Jekyll & Hyde; and Memphis, all directed by Mr. King. He completed the screen capture of Broadway's Romeo & Juliet in 2013. - LinkedIn View all posts by Don Roy King