Amy Adams recently revealed that she declined “graphic” SNL sketch originally pitched her in 2008 by Andy Samberg. Her romantic fantasy comedy, Enchanted, had hit theaters just months before her appearance on SNL. However, the actress rejected the skit to protect herself and her audience.
Amy Adams Shares ‘Graphic’ SNL Skit With Andy Samberg That She Denied
During her performance at Seth Meyers’ show on June 9, the Golden Globe nominee shared the “graphic” SNL skit the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor would do with her.
The host asked Amy Adams if she remembered the original song Andy Samberg laid down for her. She was asked to perform it when she hosted SNL for the first time in March 2008.
“I do, but I’m not, I mean… I’ll give you the gist without telling you the punchline,” Man of steel star revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “It was this couple (and) he got bitten by a spider in the park and she said, ‘Honey, I love you so much and now that you’re dying, is there a last wish?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah, I never got a chance to…'” She also recalled the man then saying, “the most graphic thing he wanted to do to me.”
Adams then explained that the reason she rejected the sketch was the young audience of her film, Enchanted. She said: “I was so aware of all the young girls watching Enchanted. And I didn’t want to be the princess singing about that particular act, you know?”
Meyers had notably discussed this SNL skit with Samberg on a 2024 episode of their Lonely Island and Seth Meyers podcast. The talk show host noted that the Hot Rod actor appreciated Adams’ rejection of the skit. “He said, literally the next day, he saw a 5-year-old come up to you and be like, ‘You mean so much to me and I love (Enchanted). And he was like, ‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe I almost made her do that,'” Meyers shared.
That’s why Amy Adams praised Andy Samberg for being “gracious” about the situation. She eventually hosted the SNL episode in 2008, albeit performing one more skit with him.
Originally reported by Ankita Shaw on Mandatory.
