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Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall

January 18, 2023 / 04:41

This episode features discussions about Saturday Night Live, hosting experiences, and memorable sketches. Guests share personal anecdotes and insights from their time on the show.

The conversation highlights the unique atmosphere of SNL, with one guest describing it as a proving ground and a significant milestone in their career. They reflect on the feeling of owning New York while hosting.

Humorous moments are shared, including stories about wardrobe malfunctions and the chaos behind the scenes. The guests recall the fast-paced nature of live television and the challenges of performing in front of a live audience.

Memorable sketches are discussed, including interactions with cast members like Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. The guests reminisce about the fun and unpredictability of sketch comedy.

The episode concludes with reflections on the role of writers and directors at SNL, emphasizing the collaborative effort involved in creating sketches.

TLDR

Guests discuss their experiences on Saturday Night Live, sharing funny stories and insights about hosting and sketch comedy.

Episode

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do you have any more things you want to share about Saturday Night Live before yeah I loved it it was a proving ground
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and it earned a stripe at the same time by the way I felt like I had it's a milestone absolute Milestone you feel
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like I think if I was just out there doing a show or doing a movie and when it's one of those things like
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the cover Rolling Stone or something where they go you they want you to host it it has to hit you like it does it's
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just it's not insubstantial at all and when you host that show you own New York for an hour or so in a feeling that you
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get yeah oh it is oh it's the coolest thing like you're a part of the city in a meaningful way that I wasn't
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anticipating the whole machine everyone's trying to help you everyone's there to make sure you're okay that week
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that I think it's about changing clothes it's mostly about changing the doors fast quickly running around features not
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trying to bump your head into the overheads basically yeah you could be in danger that your height
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okay there you go they didn't even put bumpers on it like oh yeah they have bumpers tennis balls because you're
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sprinting sometimes the studio in the dark naked essentially naked underneath the seats of everyone watching so
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there's all these asses about you crew guys are walking by they've got me stripped naked this guy walks by the
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cigarette Spade I thought you're going to start working out I go get out of here I would just close my eyes I'm so
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humiliated I just a little underwear on it I I was completely bare chested everything they're comb my hair they're
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picking at me and I just closed my eyes and this is camping I wear two speed I was in case my main one breaks all right
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do you know the Hooter clamp it's a thing that keeps everything in place it's called a Hooter clamp so that's
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what spelled data well you know that's a joke my brothers and I had that as a running gag when we were kids I have
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three older brothers like one of our sponsors we joke about the Hooter clamp brought to your mother
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you got your Hooter clamp on it was just a joke you know I don't know there's also you can put a trucker's buddy in
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there where you can pee during the show that's real okay no three older brothers
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so oh oh wait an SNL so 97 I had gone I know you probably looked for me for about a half hour I had gone by then and
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then Will Ferrell I think was there yes cast it was sort of will maybe Molly Quinn Will Ferrell Tim Meadows he you
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were in a really funny sketch with Cheryl Terry and Chris Katan where they went crazy in the gym like what you want
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to work out huh you know that aggressive sexual dude the most committed sketch players ever probably and you were right
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in there you know at the end come on you guys and every time you play along with
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them they'd start screaming at you it was really funny like these people were sexual perverts I'm the trainer okay
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I'll go with it when you want that you want that and then Chris katam would go nuts on you very funny amen
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it's fun to be in that insane world of like sketch and then you the second you're like taking a bow in your head
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going we got through it here's the crowd it's live and they're ripping you going
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again you're the UPS guy in this one you have a Russian accent oh [ __ ] there's
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another one you're looking like or even worse if there's a sketch you fell in love with that one got cut no I know
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that's the between dress and error it's heartbreaking yeah were you on the first
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delicious dish that's where the no not the first one I was on it though but it didn't the Applause at the beginning I
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felt like it was new when you were on it or maybe it was the second time I wouldn't know what to compare it to but
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I think I think Peach Ready MP3 yeah balls sweaty balls he was coming on with a little beard and glasses and planned
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sort of this quiet nerd playing very small about squash or something like that that was me yeah okay yeah and what
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were there um yeah okay the scary thing is giving yourself good times good times was that it good
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times yeah yeah good times read this a little harder hey because writers get to be directors on SNL I had a hard time
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understanding that concept like who's the director who's the director and someone actually pulled me aside
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everybody is the writers are the director you are the dude I wrote my first sketch they go go in the booth and
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watch it I go what does that mean I'm the director of it I don't know what the [ __ ] going on it's a great thing there
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was it's you know when William Shatner came on he was so loose like during the dress show or whatever he seemed like he
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goes well why why what I can't you know because we're so under rehearse like it's ridiculous there's cucumbers yeah
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why bother can't believe people take it seriously you can't rehearse you know so
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it is just I loved it personally because I can get up in my head I love that it was so fast yeah okay let's just go less
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time to think about it no time to think just go go

Episode Highlights

  • The Thrill of Hosting SNL
    Hosting Saturday Night Live is a monumental experience that makes you feel like you own New York.
    “You own New York for an hour.”
    @ 00m 28s
    January 18, 2023
  • Behind the Scenes Chaos
    The preparation for sketches can be both hilarious and humiliating, especially when you're exposed.
    “I just closed my eyes, I'm so humiliated.”
    @ 01m 19s
    January 18, 2023
  • Understanding SNL's Dynamics
    Navigating the roles of writers and directors on SNL can be confusing for newcomers.
    “I had a hard time understanding that concept.”
    @ 03m 56s
    January 18, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • It's not insubstantial at all.
    Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall
  • You own New York for an hour.
    Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall
  • I just closed my eyes, I'm so humiliated.
    Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall
  • It's fun to be in that insane world of sketch.
    Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall
  • I had a hard time understanding that concept.
    Brendan Fraser on Hosting SNL: It Feels Like You Own NY For an Hour | Fly on the Wall

Key Moments

  • Proving Ground00:03
  • Milestone Moment00:11
  • Naked Chaos01:03
  • Sketch Insanity02:53
  • Role Confusion03:56

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