Pinterest is filthy with elaborate, homemade Halloween costumes based on classic SNL characters. But creation requires effort and imagination. Save yourself the trouble with some admittedly lame but readily available costumes that you can buy from Amazon and pop-up Halloween superstores. You just might get a laugh — not the right kind of laugh, but a laugh nonetheless.
More Cowbell Guy
Less Blue Oyster Cult and more roadie for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, this knotted mess of curls will transform you into a cowbell player. Check for bedbugs before attaching to face.
Plus-Sized Spartan Cheerleader
Will Ferrell + Chris Farley = Halloween madness.
Garth
For sheer laziness, this one takes the cake. Lose the glasses and you’re Season 49 host Sydney Sweeney!
Alien Cone Bald Head
Unlike many other online costumers, the good folks at Skeleteen are wary of a litigious Lorne Michaels. But if you want to be a Conehead, er, Alien Cone Bald Head this year, they’ve got you covered, using the same technology that ensures Band-Aids don’t match the color of actual human flesh.
SPACE PANTS!
Here’s an SNL mystery — exactly which “HILARIOUS SNL SKIT” did Space Pants come from? The online ad insists this costume is “jumping off the small screen and out of the Saturday Night Live studio, onto your celestial bod!” Maybe the sketch got cut in dress rehearsal.
Beat Boy Jr.
The adult skeleton beat boys who dance with David S. Pumpkins are constantly getting smacked on the ass and exclaiming, Ai, Papi! (Translation: Ouch, Daddy!). Target carries a kid-sized version of the costume but do you really want your middle-schooler going down this road?
Hans… Or Maybe It’s Franz
There’s not much about this wig-only item that screams Hans and Franz, so be sure to couple it with a muscle suit to avoid serious confusion.
Previously Owned Ambiguously Gay Duo Costume
It’s hard knowing exactly what antics the original owner was up to in his Gary costume before deciding to part with it. Proceed with caution, old chum.