SNL Halloween Costume #1: Oh Bellissima, More Pepper?

This Grand Finale is a double-dipper. Some of the funniest SNL skits were the Bellissima skits and the Pepper Boy skit. And what I realized in looking at the characters is that they are all very similar, with their outfits and accents. All you need are black pants, a white button-down shirt, a black tie, black hair or wig, an Italian accent, and a tall pepper shaker that is optional depending on if you venture into both characters. So the beauty of this is that you can do both characters in one night, or save one of them for next year on the really cheap. Good luck on your Halloween costume this year, and have a safe and fun one!

SNL Halloween Costume #2: Matt Foley

One of the funniest SNL skits of all time, starring the funniest cast member of all time. Matt Foley, played by Chris Farley, was emulated much by me and my friends. The only reason this isn't number one on the list is because I'm sure millions of people went as Matt Foley to parties across the country in the 1990's, and my intent was to be a little more original. All you need is a pair of black eyeglasses, a blue plaid sport coat with solid green tie (though this isn't necessary), a white button-down shirt and a pair of khaki pants, some slicked over hair, and the Farley enthusiasm. A real live van down by the river would put the icing on the cake.

SNL Halloween Costume #3: Phillip and Grace

One of the cutest SNL skits ever, Mike Meyers as Phillip went from loving Grace (Nicole Kidman), to dropping her, to calling her the devil. It will be devastating to me if I never get my wife to become this duo at a future party. All you need is similar kid's clothes, a doll, helmet, harness, and some plastic interlocking jungle gym thing (or make your own out of painted gift wrapping paper tubes). And don't forget the voice inflection and smeared chocolate Hershey candy bar on your face!

SNL Halloween Costume #4: Mr. Peepers

This little monkey freaked me out a little when I saw him back when, so imagine what you'll be able to do to people at a Halloween party. I think a pair of second-hand red jogging pants would work best. Cut them into shorts and use the legs to make strips to attach for the suspenders. Dark hair, fake eyebrows, fake ears, a bushel of apples, and an uncanny ability to hump people and you'll be set. The only really bad thing is that late October can be uncomfortably cold. But if you play Mr. Peepers true to form, you'll be very active, and active equals hot, in a weird little monkey kind of way.

SNL Halloween Costume #5: To Bill Brasky!

When I can get a small group of friends to go to a Halloween party with me (yeah, I only have like one), I vow to go as one of those guys that worships Bill Brasky. You know, Bill Brasky, the guy who eats his children if he's hungry enough. When I am fortunate to do this, I will not be able to drink large glasses of scotch on the rocks--I'm to wimpy. Instead, I'll have large glasses of beer. People won't know who I am anyway, so it won't matter.

SNL Halloween Costume #6: Just Like Old Times

These skits with Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz were favorites of my friends and mine because we could relate with these two guys. They were like us in that they couldn't get the ladies, yet we envied them because at least they had the guts to try. An episode where they are trying to pick up old women on a cruise ship is tops! Now this costume is obviously easy--you wear slacks, a sweater, a button-down shirt, a necktie, and a golfer jacket, and your hair should be darker and poofed. But the kicker is that you must have a friend to go to a Halloween party with, and you have to hit on all of the girls who walk by. Work in kind of a slow up and down talk and use all of their funny phrases. Or invent some phrases for the holiday, like "She looked at me like she saw a ghost" or whatever. The downside is that you'll have to stand by your buddy all night, but the upside is that the ladies will be so attracted to your vulnerability you may not have to stand by your buddy all night.