Carvey first sang "Choppin' Broccoli" in his audition for the show, and performed it on the SNL 40th Anniversary Special in February 2015. "This is my impression of a very pretentious rockstar.

Dana Carvey's sleazy lounge singer character Derek Stevens became an instant hit after his 1986 premiere on 'SNL', and remains enduringly popular today. But Carvey doesn't quite understand why.

The original sketch sees Carvey waltz into his record label's office without a demo that was wildly overdue. "What I thought I'd do is play some new tracks here for you now, live," he tells them.

Dana Carvey performs the ’SNL’ classic ’The Lady I Know (Choppin Broccoli)’ on ’The Tonight Show,’ complete with a orchestra to back it up!

Turns out, SNL 40’s most ambitious sketch would also make the best Coachella lineup ever. (With Miley Cyrus headlining, doing Paul Simon covers, obviously.) ...

Later, Jimmy talks to the comedian about his animated internet-skit series, Beyond the Comics, and why he's following 45,000 people on Twitter. About The Tonight Show ...

For those of you unfamiliar with "Choppin’ Broccoli" (you break my heart), the original skit revolved around a washed-up musician named Derek Stevens who was getting a second chance at a ...

Featured players Colin Jost, Michael Che, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney, recall their first memories of SNL, including Dana Carvey’s chopping broccoli skit, Adam Sandler’s Opera ...

On last night's Tonight Show, guest Dana Carvey performed "Choppin' Broccoli" from his classic '80s SNL sketch accompanied by a fancy orchestra. Click through for clips from his interview with ...