| abstract | - The Barry Gibb Talk Show is a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live about a talk show starring Barry Gibb, lead singer for the Bee Gees, and his brother, Robin Gibb. It features Jimmy Fallon as Barry Gibb and Justin Timberlake as Robin Gibb. The sketch was created by writers Ken Scarborough and Steve Higgins. The sketch is characterized by Barry Gibb's thick Australian accent as well as his falsetto voice, used throughout most of the sketch and his extremely short temper and tendency to verbally berate his guests, usually political figures. Meanwhile, Robin provides lackluster answers to Barry's questions (usually "No. No, I don't.") as well as humorous backup for their call and response falsetto singing, particularly in the opening and closing credits. Both he and his brother appeared on the March 16, 2010 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where they all performed together. The sketch uses the Bee Gees' 1975 hit "Nights on Broadway" as its theme, but with different lyrics. Six episodes of "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" aired; the first since Robin's death aired on December 21, 2013 and featured cameos from the real Barry Gibb and Madonna.
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