Nobody really is aware of what’s going to occur on stay TV, particularly when a landmark comedic establishment like Saturday Night time Reside is concerned. Whereas the NBC late evening staple is lacking from the 2025 TV schedule whereas on hiatus, that simply means it’s a superb time for solid members previous and current to share a few of their most memorable tales about previous SNL hosts in Studio 8H as we wait to listen to who’s internet hosting upcoming episodes.
The newest instance facilities on earlier visitor host Billy Bob Thornton getting right into a little bit of a disagreement with a crew member, which resulted in a state of affairs that sounds ripe for certainly one of his films.. Within the newest episode of The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast, the dialog turned to late SNL lighting designer Phil Hymes, because of reminiscences of his experience all through many years on the job, main Seth Meyers to share the story behind Hymes and the aforementioned Landman solid member clashing throughout his 2001 internet hosting gig, as described under:
Billy Bob Thornton was internet hosting and he was working his monologue sporting his baseball hat. And Phil Hymes got here up out on the ground and stated to another person, ‘Anyone inform him to take his hat off.’ After which Billy Bob Thornton was mainly like, ‘Hey outdated man, should you’ve bought one thing to say, say it to my face.’
Now that undoubtedly feels like a heated alternate on face worth; and if you realize Billy Bob Thornton’s work, you can think about him staring daggers at Phil Hymes at this level. That’s, till you get to what I believe is the element that basically makes this story.
As Seth Meyers continued his the story, he included this extra context on how, and extra importantly the place, that confrontation befell:
Now I additionally need to make clear Billy Bob Thornton didn’t do that in entrance of all people. He walked off stage and he went and talked to Phil Hymes, actual man to man. I by no means noticed Phil do that. Phil had an actual ‘I apologize’ second. There was an actual like two respectable males of honor [conversation].
Followers who’re curious are welcome to make the most of their Peacock subscriptions to attempt to spot the place/when this will likely have occurred.
Mr. Thornton definitely has a fame for being a bigger than life character, on each side of the digicam. Nevertheless, that exact door opens each methods, particularly when this story is in comparison with what some take into account to be SNL’s probably worst host. One might very simply image this “males of honor” second transpiring; perhaps even ending with a agency handshake and a few lighthearted profanity.
If solely Thornton and Hymes had ridden again to the stage on horses, although contemplating the size of these hallways, that doesn’t appear attainable. Which is precisely the type of element this Saturday Night time Reside veteran would have appreciated; as proven on this podcast’s wealth of information. Unusually sufficient, it additionally matches into the context of Billy Bob Thornton’s rejection of main villain roles previously.
Although talking of particulars, I severely surprise how that dialog performed out precisely, as should you return and watch that monologue, Billy Bob Thornton continues to be sporting that baseball cap. You possibly can see for your self, in addition to meet up with any of the earlier 50 seasons of SNL, by streaming on Peacock. In the meantime, this fall will see Season 51’s premiere, on a date that’s nonetheless to be decided.