Ego Nwodim returned to Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” — even after her now-viral bit seemingly landed her in hot water with the network.
“You know her, you love her [and] you got her fined by the FCC, show some love for Miss Eggy,” costar Colin Jost quipped during the Saturday, May 17, segment.
Nwodim, 37, then walked onstage, microphone in hand, to deliver a fictional stand-up set about airplane food. She previously debuted her alter ego during the April 5 episode, where fans interrupted her remarks.
“Cory Booker out here with his filibuster — shoot, I’ve had my fill of busters ’cause these men ain’t what?” Nwodim said at the time, holding out her mic toward the audience.
SNL Cuts Audience’s Curse Word During Ego Nwodim’s ‘Weekend Update’ Bit
In response, they yelled out, “S***.”
“Y’all gonna have to pay for that,” Nwodim answered back, joking about a potential fine. “Lorne [Michaels, the showrunner] is gonna be mad at y’all.”
The curse word was only heard on the live broadcast, quickly censored out by NBC and Peacock simulcasts. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has a list of seven words that can’t be uttered on TV: s***, piss, f***, c***, c***sucker, motherf***er and t***.
“Because obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment, it is prohibited on cable, satellite and broadcast TV and radio,” the FCC guidelines read. “However, the same rules for indecency and profanity do not apply to cable, satellite TV and satellite radio because they are subscription services.”
It is not expressly known whether Nwodim and the SNL team actually received a fine, or how much it was, for the fans’ blunder.
On Saturday, Nwodim and Jost, 42, also joked about the audience’s moment.
“If we hit turbulence, Colin, just take a Benadryl and what?” she asked.
Jost, in response, said, “Shut your gay a** up.”
Nwodim pretended to look shocked and added, “No, Colin, no! What?”
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Jost brushed off his joke attempt to conclude the “Weekend Update” segment. “Enjoy the flight! Miss Eggy, everyone,” Jost stated.
Saturday’s episode was the 50th season finale, which was hosted by Jost’s wife, Scarlett Johansson. The Marvel star, 40, even appeared earlier in the “Weekend Update” segment, helping Jost get revenge on Michael Che for making him say a crude joke about her body earlier this year.
“The fact is, I was just lashing out because I’m jealous,” Che, 41, read aloud, issuing an apology to Johansson. “I’ve never ever seen a human vagina. And notice I said ‘human’ because I once spent the summer on a farm. Maybe I’m just embarrassed about my own body. I can’t even take my hoodie off during sex because I have more nipples than a pregnant dog.”
Saturday Night Live airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.
