Adrien Brody Denies Being Banned from ‘SNL’ After Notorious Jamaican Impression

Adrien Brody hasn’t been invited again to host “SNL” after making an infamously poor alternative the primary time, however the actor says he isn’t in truth formally banned from the sketch collection.

The Oscar frontrunner for “The Brutalist” instructed Vulture that it was his concept to play a Jamaican man — dreads, exaggerated accent, and all — whereas introducing the present’s actually-Jamaican musical visitor Sean Paul. The pitch didn’t go over tremendous effectively and the reside second landed with a thud.

“I feel [series creator and producer] Lorne [Michaels] wasn’t proud of me embellishing a bit, however they allowed me to,” Brody mentioned of his 2002 look.

“They had been all actually agape from me pitching,” Brody mentioned of arising with the character, which included a dreadlock wig.

He carried out the bit throughout the gown rehearsal for the present earlier than doing it to a reside tv viewers. “I believed that was a secure area to try this, weirdly,” Brody added.

Whereas there have been rumors that he has been banned by Michaels, Brody mentioned that to his data that isn’t truly true. “However I even have by no means been invited again on,” he added, “So I don’t know what to inform you.”

The “Saturday Evening Stay” clip has resurfaced after Brody received the Golden Globe for Greatest Actor in a Drama. “The Brutalist” additionally received the Golden Globe for Greatest Image, Drama. “The Brutalist” may also be acknowledged for Greatest Movie and Brody for Greatest Actor on the New York Movie Critics Circle.

“You’re mine, Jamaica,” Brody says within the under clip from 2002. “I’m on rush stuff. We bought the outdated household in the home. We bought Sean Paul, we bought Sean Peter, we bought Sean Mary, we bought Sean John all in the home. We bought the unique impolite boy Sean Paul right here. Respect all, respect my auntie. […] Huge Jamaica huge! Huge Kingston huge!”

Brody had hosted “SNL” after making historical past because the youngest star to win the Oscar for Greatest Actor at age 29 for “The Pianist.” This years Oscars will happen on Sunday, March 2, 2025; Conan O’Brien hosts.

Learn Brody’s dialogue with IndieWire’s Anne Thompson right here.