SNL Alum Says He Hates One Thing People Do on the Show and Ryan Gosling Is the Main Offender

Kevin Nealon You might get an “OK Boomer” for this one, but some may agree.

On Tuesday, the former “SNL” cast member decided to give his take on the cast members and hosts breaking character and laughing in a sketch during the live show.

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‘I never broke character on SNL,’ former ‘Weekend Update’ host said in a post on X. “I knew how much time writers put into those scripts. You don’t want to be the one to waste it.”

He added that the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, also doesn’t like disruptive characters.

“Lorne doesn’t like it when the cast breaks up. Even if the audience laughs, it doesn’t work for the sketch. If he could finish the Chippendales sketch, he could top anything,” Nealon said, referring to a very famous sketch from 1990 in which his character was tasked with recruiting Patrick Swayze or Chris Farley to join a male lap dance group.

Although the “Happy Gilmore” actor’s post seems somewhat unprovoked, it comes just a few weeks later. ryan gosling —who has appeared in almost every live “SNL” sketch he has ever been in—hosted the show on March 7.

Gosling is such a repeat breakup offender that when he hosted earlier this month, the show did an entire sketch dedicated to causing the “Barbie” cast members and star to break up.

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The NBC comedy show trolled Gosling by giving another star the spotlight as they prepare to do double duty on the show next weekend.

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