Schmuck and Fanny reenact the famous "I'm hysterical!" scene from Mel Brooks' 'The Producers.'
The alien played by Fred Armisen (Glorp) bears a striking resemblance to Yogurt, the alien played by Mel Brooks in 'Spaceballs.'
When Lenin is dying Stalin immediately says "I know CCCPR". It is a word play on "CPR" (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), which needs to be done in order to save the life and "CCCP", which in Russian/Cyrillic letters is the Russian name for "USSR" (Soyus Sovjetskikh Socialisiticheskikh Respublic / Union of the Soviet Socialistic Republics).