Kristen Wiig And Jon Hamm Make Everyone Uncomfortable on SNL’s Lawrence Welk Show

“You know what they say about the Finger Lakes – if you can only squeeze in one finger on your first visit, just relax.” The season finale of Saturday Night Live is clearly going to be all class, if Fred Armisen’s line in the first sketch of the night is to be believed. The recurring Lawrence Welk Show sketch was livened up by Jon Hamm doing a delightfully heinous Italian accent in counterpoint to the usual musical stylings of Abby Elliot, Nasim Pedrad, Vanessa Bayer and an, uh, developmentally challenged Kristen Wiig.

Given the rumors of Wiig’s departure from the show after this season, it’s unsurprising that they brought the sketch back for a final time, but the writing and direction for this particularly iteration was very tight, and Hamm’s commitment to his sleazy Italian Lothario character was infectious.

You can see the sketch here, via NBC:

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