‘SNL’ Alum Kevin Nealon Criticizes Castmembers Who Break During Sketches: “It Doesn’t Work”

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Former SNL star Kevin Nealon isn’t a big fan of seeing current castmembers break into laughter during sketches. While the comedian and actor didn’t name any of the cast directly, his comments came after a recent episode of the NBC sketch comedy series that saw host Ryan Gosling and featured player Ashley Padilla break character several times. “I never broke character on SNL,” Nealon wrote on X . “I knew how much time the writers put into those scripts. You don’t want to be the one who throws it off. Lorne doesn’t like when the cast breaks. Even if the audience laughs, it doesn’t work for the sketch.” Related Stories TV 'Saturday Night Live UK' Review: Tina Fey Helps Give Sky One's 'SNL' Spinoff a Promising Start Movies Ryan Gosling's 'Project Hail Mary' Curling Cardigan Goes Viral “If I could get through the Chippendales sketch , I could get through anything,” he added, referencing the iconic season 16 skit with Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze. Throughout the Project Hail Mary actor’s four times hosting SNL , including his most recent turn on March 7, he’s been known to easily crack during the sketches. But it was the “Passing Notes” skit from that episode that had Gosling and Padilla breaking more than usual as SNL decided to prank them. In the sketch , Gosling plays a high school principal who visits one of his teachers’ classes, played by Ashley Padilla, and they end up repeatedly intercepting notes being passed around by the students. However, as they read the notes aloud, they realize they’re actually embarrassing observations about themselves. What led to Gosling and Padilla constantly breaking into laughter was the fact that the notes had been changed since rehearsal, leaving them surprised at what they would be reading. The followin...