Jon Hamm is recalling the time he saw Kristen Wiig “naked” while hosting Saturday Night Live.
In Variety’s “Actors on Actors’ series, the Bridesmaids co-stars sat down to discuss their respective projects, along with their most memorable moments from SNL.
“The fun part of SNL — one time I was hosting, and we both had quick changes next to each other. And you’re like, ‘Get ready,’ and then we’re both naked,” Hamm, who hosted the sketch comedy series three times between 2008 and 2010, told Wiig. “They’re literally tearing clothes off of you. You just have to go with it.”
He added, “[You see] all of the parts. It’s fine. It’s only awkward because you have to submit to it. You’re a total mannequin.”
However, Hamm wasn’t the only one at Studio 8H who had seen Wiig in the nude.
The actress, who was a regular cast member on SNL from 2005 to 2012, joined the Five-Timers Club when she hosted the show for the fifth time in April of this year. According to the star, Kenan Thompson also got an eye-full when they were in the middle of a quick change.
“The last time I was back, I had a quick change,” she said. “They were stripping me, and I looked over, and Kenan was doing the same thing. I was like, ‘Oh, we’ve seen each other.’”
Hamm, for his part, also made a surprise appearance at Wiig’s most recent hosting gig, which he assumed was “tremendously emotional” for the comedian.
“I was so emotional that week,” Wiig confirmed. “I cried during read-through, I sobbed after read-through, and I just didn’t want to cry on air. And I didn’t really, even though it was one of the most emotional nights of my life.”
She continued, “And then with Five-Timers, I surprised myself that I got a little emotional at the end. I still can’t even explain why. The other times I’ve hosted, it’s weird to go back, seeing the other side of the curtain.”
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