Lorne Michaels Won't Be Firing Jenny Slate Over 'SNL' F-Bomb

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 28th 2009 01:10PM

Not only does Lorne Michaels have no interest in firing Jenny Slate, the 'SNL' executive producer actually feels bad for the rookie, who uttered the F-Bomb on the air.

In comments to the Washington Post, Michaels said the night was traumatic for Slate because "it was literally her first time on the show. There was nothing dirty, just a slip of the tongue. It was 'frickin', frickin', frickin' ' and then boom! The pain that Jenny is going through is, I'm sure, considerably worse than that experienced by anybody who saw it."

"It has to be an actor's worst nightmare," Michaels said. "Your first time on 'Saturday Night Live' and this happens. You could sense the mortification in the studio."

NBC has also made it clear that Slate will live to joke another day at Studio 8H. "She will not be fired," said NBC spokeswoman Sharon Pannozzo.

Slate's F-Bomb, made during a sketch about foul-mouthed biker chicks, was only heard on the Eastern half of the nation. All other broadcasts were either bleeped or edited.

Regardless, 'SNL' doesn't use the seven second delay to prevent bad words from making it on the air. Instead, they use what Michaels calls "an honor system" that "pretty much everyone has played by forever."

"I don't want that show to be remembered for one word," Michaels said. "I feel awful."

According to RadarOnline, Slate did not attend the show's traditional after-party.

Tags: jenny slate, JennySlate, lorne michaels, LorneMichaels, saturday night live, SaturdayNightLive, snl, snl f bomb, SnlFBomb

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Monday 28 September

By soonergirl

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Really, give the kid a break... who when watching SNL doesn't appreciate a good goof. I have watched since the begining in my teens. The f-bomb is so common place now...No worries Slate, keep on keepin on.

By Gurdy

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who cares! I only wish I saw it. keep it coming Jenny your doing great. )

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It was "freakin beautiful"

By Gary

Our country is hung up on bad words, the naked body and sex. We are a backwards nation.

By christina

It was a really bad sketch anyway, not funny at all...the F bomb might have been the highlight.

Tuesday 29 September

By allison

I saw the skit & didn't catch it. No big deal. Congrats on making it to SNL & fuggetaboutit.

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