The episode then played the signature "womp womp womp womp" sound effect that always accompanied Debbie Downer's party-pooping pessimism on SNL. Related: Rachel Dratch once had to do an SNL table ...

Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch ... looking into the camera to the sound of a flat trombone. They tried again, toasting to “another fifty years” of SNL.

A little counterintuitive for a joyous celebration, the SNL50 anniversary special brought back Rachel Dratch‘s Debbie Downer ... closeup to a “wa-wa” sound. Watch on Deadline She continues ...

Paula Pell and I wrote the first Debbie Downer, set at Disney World, in 2004. As we were writing it we kept making the sad trombone sound as a joke. It was making us laugh so much, we thought ...

Downer butted in. “Have you seen the latest study about alcohol? Even one drink can significantly slash life expectancy,” she said, looking into the camera to the sound of a flat trombone.

A little counterintuitive for a joyous celebration, the SNL50 anniversary special brought back Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer. While Debbie could bring ... followed by her signature closeup to a wa-wa ...

Paula Pell and I wrote the first Debbie Downer, set at Disney World, in 2004. As we were writing it we kept making the sad trombone sound as a joke. It was making us laugh so much, we thought, “What ...