Rachel Dratch as Debbie Downer on 'Saturday Night Live' "At read-through, it killed," Dratch said of the original Debbie Downer sketch, which aired in a 2004 episode hosted by Lindsay Lohan. "But then ...

The commonly used phrase "Debbie Downer" actually originated in the iconic SNL sketch from 2004 with Rachel Dratch.

As in every Debbie Downer sketch, Dratch repels the people around her like a superpower, if that power included depressing facts like the danger cat AIDS poses to domestic felines. If anything Debbie ...

Even the most unflappable performers on Saturday Night Live have their limits! Join us as we look back at those incredibly ...

What's a festive family dinner without a little Downer? When Luke Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live on November 20, 2004, he got to celebrate Thanksgiving the Debbie Downer way. In "Debbie Downer: ...

It’s not unusual for “Saturday Night Live” to have viewers in stitches, but it’s also not out of the ordinary for the show’s own stars to follow suit. Yes, the long-running comedy series, which is ...

Rachel Dratch scolded Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz for laughing while rehearsing the original Debbie Downer sketch on Saturday Night Live. The comedian eventually flubbed a line and broke into ...

There are a few things you could always count on every year during Thanksgiving, one of which was to be enveloped in laughter over Saturday Night Live‘s holiday-themed sketches. From Adam Sandler‘s ...

And while everyone may think of Christmas when conjuring up memories of Saturday Night Live holiday sketches, it’s the Thanksgiving ones that really stand out. During the show’s 51-season run, there ...