Nate Bargatze shared the backstory to his SNL George Washington skit. The popular funnyman opened up about how the classic and hysterical sketch came to be, and how he didn’t expect much of a reaction to it. Watch the short clip to hear Nate discuss the story behind the George Washington skit.

Most people know Nate Bargatze, one of the biggest names in comedy. In the last couple of years, his career has exploded. He has toured the world sharing his hilarious, clean comedy, has several stand-up specials on Netflix, written a book, hosted the Emmys and even had a Christmas special on CBS.

While Nate is a published author and a stand-up comedian capable of selling out massive venues, he has also hosted Saturday Night Live twice. As expected, both of his particular episodes were hilarious, delivering one hysterical sketch after another. But one will forever stand out among the rest: the George Washington dream skit.

Nate plays the legendary general and our country’s first president in it. Addressing the troops the night before battle, Nate, as George, mentions all the oddities with our country regarding weights and measures. In a clip posted on YouTube, Nate shares how it came to be and how the reaction to it surprised him.

“They [SNL writers] wrote it,” he said. “I didn’t write it. A lot of people think I wrote it. They’re just unbelievable.”

Later in the clip, Nate mentioned what happened when he first read the skit.

“But when we did it in the table read, it didn’t go great,” he said. “Because I’m used to playing off a crowd.”

He added that the classic skit almost didn’t make it to air and was nearly cut from the show. But when they performed it during the last show before going live, it got a reaction that made everyone change their minds.

“So, it was the last sketch in dress rehearsal, and it murdered,” he said. “It just destroyed.”

Proverbs 17:22 “A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.”