Saturday Night Live is in its 51st season amid the 2026 TV schedule and, at the same time, fans are able to look back at some memorable sketches and hosts from years past, thanks to social media. This includes the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who hosted the variety sketch series back in Season 10 in 1984 and made another appearance on the show years later. Following the civil rights leader’s death at 84, many fans are specifically remembering his Green Eggs and Ham sketch.
Jackson’s Instagram page recently posted the memorable sketch, which took place during a Weekend Update segment in 1991. As part of that segment, the late reverend was paying to tribute to beloved author Dr. Seuss, who, at the time, had just died. Jackson was brought on to read Green Eggs and Ham, and even all these years later, it’s still a truly hilarious piece of work:
