The Saturday Night Live commercial is usually a spoof of a real commercial found on television at that time, and is commonly shown after the host's opening monologue. The gag generally replaces the product for sale with something fantastical (or just plain destructive), or alters the characters involved to provide comedy. Fast food, beer, feminine hygiene products, toys, and automobiles have been frequent targets. In early 1999 a clip show featuring many of these commercials, hosted by Will Ferrell, aired. In late 2005 the special was updated, featuring commercials created since the airing of the original special.List of popular commercials:

Officers believe they raided the fight during the second or third fight at about 11 a.m. The found one dead rooster and two injured. The roosters had spurs fixed to their talons and had been injected with a stimulant to enhance their aggression, Wells said.

We can still win, you know? In this battle for America, we Christians can win. I know that flies in the face of most folks’ theology, but we would fight harder if we weren’t so committed to living out pre-written history....

Chickens are invading the solar system; journey to the planets and fight to save the world (again) and humankind-at-large!

A team headed by lung specialist Stephen Rennard at the Nebraska Medical Center found that in a test tube chicken soup suppressed inflammation, which causes many cold symptoms. But chicken soup isn’t the only food that might help. Here’s a daily menu based on experts’ recommendations.

Production of '2 for a fiver' chicken is disgusting. Hugh form River Cottage has a fantastic TV programme highlighting the cruelty incurred in the production of cheap food. Bargain foods that the UK's major supermarkets are fighting over to push down our throats. This campaign now gives us enough knowledge to make a decision on what to buy...