Sunday, 17 November 2024

Dana Carvey Says ‘We Would Be Literally Arrested’ If Racy ‘SNL’ Sketch With Sharon Stone Were Made Today


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Comedian Dana Carvey addressed a racy skit he did on “Saturday Night Live” with Sharon Stone back in 1992, saying that type of content would never be allowed today.

The “SNL” alum discussed the “Airport Security Sketch” during a recent episode of the “Fly on the Wall With Dana Carvey and David Spade” podcast featuring Stone as a guest, per Deadline. Spade called it “so offensive.”

Carvey told Stone she was “such a good sport” about the skit. The 68-year-old comedian also mused about how the content would not be well-received in today’s politically correct climate. “We would be literally arrested now,” he said.

In the skit, Carvey played an Indian airport security guard who encourages Stone to take off various items of clothing as she passes through the metal detector. When she stops setting off the alarm for real, he, Kevin Nealon, and Rob Schneider make the beeping noises themselves to encourage her to keep undressing.

When Chris Farley sets off the alarm, they let him go through the metal detector without checking him at all.

The sketch ends with Carvey taking photos of Stone for what he calls “security reasons.” Then the men all run off after hearing an announcement that Cindy Crawford is boarding at another gate.

“I want to apologize publicly for the security check sketch where I played an Indian man and we’re convincing Sharon, her character, or whatever, to take her clothes off to go through the security thing,” Carvey said on the podcast. “It’s so 1992, you know, it’s from another era.”

The actress said the sketch didn’t bother her.

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“I know the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony,” Stone replied. “And I think that we were all committing misdemeanors [back then] because we didn’t think there was something wrong then. We didn’t have this sense. I had much bigger problems than that, you know what I mean? That was funny to me, I didn’t care. I was fine being the butt of the joke.”

“When I was doing the Indian character… there was no malice in it,” Carvey added. “It was really me rhythmically trying to get laughs. So I just want to say that watching it — comedy needs a straight person and you were perfect in it. You were completely sincere and you made us funny.”


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