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Jewish Elvis

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The setup

Jewish Elvis gyrates into a retirement home to give the grandmas a show they'll never forget—complete with a Star of David belt buckle and enough schmaltz to drown a brisket.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Sarah Sherman plays Jewish Elvis, who performs at a retirement home for a group of elderly Jewish women. The sketch plays on the historical fact that Elvis Presley's maternal grandmother was Jewish. Jewish Elvis delivers a sultry, gyrating performance that drives the elderly women wild with excitement. Austin Butler, the episode's host (who played Elvis in the 2022 biopic), appears as one of the elderly women named Lois, breaking character of the other cast members with his over-the-top reactions. The sketch builds to a chaotic crescendo as the grandmas lose their composure over Jewish Elvis's provocative performance, with jokes about moisture, cream cheese, and retirement home life mixed with Elvis-style showmanship.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 6

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

I'm like Niagara Falls over here! My chair is gonna freakin drown! Ruin me Jewish Elvis, ruin me!

Looks like someone's everything bagel's got a little bit too much cream cheese.

This is the best night of my life... but its 4:30 in the afternoon

GET YA FAT ASS OF THE STAGE!

Elvis's grandmother was Jewish. Look it up!

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

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