Delicious Dish

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Delicious Dish was a recurring comedy sketch from the Saturday Night Live television comedy series. A parody of public radio shows, the skit features Margaret-Jo McCullen (Ana Gasteyer) and Teri Rialto (Molly Shannon) as bland radio personalities who discuss numerous food and cooking ideas on National Public Radio. At the end of every sketch, they tell us to "tune in next time," then mention an equally bland topic. The sketch parodies public radio's program Splendid Table and Good Food and its stereotypically dispassionate style, sometimes seeming monotonous. As a satirical take on public radio's niche audience [1], it also addreses topics that would probably be perceived by the average person as uninteresting or useless. After Shannon left SNL, Rachel Dratch replaced her to play the program's new co-host, Lynn Bershad. This sketch was originally written and performed by Ana Gasteyer and Leslie Newton at the improv-sketch comedy troupe, The Groundlings before being performed on Saturday Night Live. Ana knew a girl from school named Margaret Jo Rialto, and Leslie knew a girl from school named Teri McCullen so they switched up the names. Leslie added her phrase, "Good Times," and the characters where created.

It is probably known most for its "Schweaty Balls" sketch, in which Alec Baldwin plays Pete Schweaty, a baker whose tasty "balls" are an overt sexual pun for testicles. A later sketch had Schweaty talk about his "wiener", an obvious pun for penis.

Another recurring theme is the awkward sexual tension between McCullen and Rialto, particularly by Rialto toward McCullen.