Morgan Wallen dodges ‘SNL’ cast post-show, sparking criticism
Morgan Wallen sparked controversy by abruptly walking off stage at the end of “Saturday Night Live” after serving as the musical guest.
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The audience at “Saturday Night Live” ended up a part of the show this week, much to the chagrin of NBC’s censors.
In a segment on “Weekend Update” during Saturday’s “SNL,” Ego Nwodim inadvertently prompted the studio audience to shout out a curse word, which aired uncensored for many viewers watching live.
The moment occurred during a bit inspired by the White House Correspondents’ Association’s decision to drop comedian Amber Ruffin from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in order to avoid “the politics of division.” In response to the news, Nwodim jokingly argued she should host the event, but would avoid controversy by focusing her entire performance on the food being served.
The comedian then launched into a sample stand-up routine mixing jokes about food with complaints about men, performing as if she were in her 50s and married with five children.
Identifying herself as “Ms. Eggy,” Nwodim included audience participation in the parody set, at one point turning her microphone toward the crowd and asking, “Ms. Eggy don’t what?” But she did not appear to actually expect a response: When the “SNL” studio audience called out the word “play,” she looked surprised and quipped, “How y’all know? Y’all weren’t supposed to know that.”
Later, Nwodim pointed the microphone at the crowd and asked, “These men ain’t what?” The audience responded by shouting out a curse word, sparking a shocked reaction from Nwodim and from “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, who were sitting at their desk behind her. Nwodim indicated the response she was looking for was “worth a damn.”
“We finna get fined for that. … Y’all gonna have to pay for that,” Nwodim joked. “Lorne gonna be mad at y’all,” referencing “SNL” producer Lorne Michaels.
Viewers on the East Coast reported hearing the curse word air uncensored while watching the show live, although it was removed when the segment was uploaded to YouTube. The uncensored version was initially available on Peacock Sunday morning but was later replaced with an edited version that removed the profanity.
Jack Black hosted Saturday’s “SNL” episode, which also poked fun at President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs and made multiple quips mocking musical guest Morgan Wallen for abruptly exiting the show last week. Earlier on in “Weekend Update,” Jost joked, “Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.”
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