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Pilates

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A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

Two Pilates newbies discover that the cult of core strength is harder to escape than a plank hold.

Community rating

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Two women attend a Pilates class for the first time and quickly realize they are in way over their heads. The sketch humorously skewers workout culture, including the instructor's relentless use of "mamas" and "girly pop," the impossible exercises, and the cult-like devotion of regulars — including one woman who is 11 months pregnant and insists it's "impossible to get out." The background music features Megan Thee Stallion's "Body (Ody Ody)" playing in an eerily fitting loop throughout. After just 11 seconds, the newcomers are already dying.

The funny people

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Regular Attendee / Pregnant WomanProfile photo

Kaia Gerber

Regular Attendee / Pregnant Woman

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

It's only been 11 seconds.

And I'm 11 months... it's impossible to get out.

Hey girly pop!

Okay mamas!

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The sketch is pre-recorded (not live), as noted in the Wikipedia episode entry. Kaia Gerber (model/actress, daughter of Cindy Crawford) appears as a guest. The use of Megan Thee Stallion's "Body (Ody Ody)" in the background was widely praised as a brilliant comedic touch. The episode also featured Kristen Wiig being inducted into the Five-Timers Club. The sketch received ~4 million YouTube views and over 63,000 likes as of upload date.

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