Amy Adams recently revealed that she rejected the “graphic” SNL skit originally pitched to her in 2008 by Andy Samberg. Her fantasy romantic comedy, Enchanted, had hit theaters only 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 which she rejected
During her appearance on Seth Meyers’ show on June 9, the Golden Globe nominee shared the “graphic” SNL skit the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor wanted to do with her.
The host asked Amy Adams if she remembered the original song Andy Samberg pitched to 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,” the Man of Steel star revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “It was this couple [and] he got bit by a spider in the park, and she’s like, ‘Honey, I love you so much, and now that you’re dying, is there any last wish?’ And he’s like, ‘Yes, I never got a chance to…'” She also recalled that the man then said, “the most graphic thing that he wanted to do with me.”
Adams then explained that the reason she rejected the sketch was the young audience of her movie, Enchanted. She said, “I was so keenly aware of all the, like, young girls that were watching Enchanted. And I didn’t want to be the princess singing about that particular act, you know?”
Notably, Meyers had 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 that Adams rejected the skit. “He said, literally the next day, he watched 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,'” shared Meyers.
Consequently, Amy Adams praised Andy Samberg for being “gracious” about the situation. She eventually did host the SNL episode in 2008, albeit performing another skit with him.
