Sharon Stone stopped by Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast Fly on the Wall recently, and Carvey took the opportunity to apologize to Stone for an "offensive" sketch from her 1992 SNL host appearance.
The sketch, titled "Airport Security Check," featured the Basic Instinct star going through a security checkpoint at the airport. Time and time again, the "alarm" goes off, and security, in turn, forces Stone to take off a piece of clothing each time.
You can watch below.
Airport Security Check - Saturday Night Live youtu.be
During the podcast, Carvey apologized to Stone for the sketch, as it was basically an excuse to get her to strip down.
“I want to apologize publicly for the security check sketch where I played an Indian man and we’re convincing Sharon, her character, or whatever—to take her clothes off to go through the security thing."
Spade added:
“So offensive.”
Carvey continued:
“It's so 1992, you know, it's from another era."
Stone responded that she was "fine being the butt of the joke.”
“I know the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony, and I think that we were all committing misdemeanors because we didn’t think there was something wrong then. We didn’t have this sense."
"That was funny to me, I didn’t care.”
Stone also revealed that most of the live show was a whirlwind of an experience, anyway.
“Every time we were making a change you’re really physically changing your clothes while you're running through the audience. I honestly blacked out for half of the show.”
But she did "wake up" for the airport security sketch.
“I usually wake up when people start asking me to take my clothes off.”
You can listen below.
Sharon Stone | Full Episode | Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade youtu.be
While people on social media commended Carvey for his public apology, albeit three decades late, they weren't crazy about Stone's insistence that the sexist skit was all in good fun.
A few, however, appreciated Stone's response.
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Later in the episode, the trio reminisced about another memorable moment from the SNL taping.
During Stone's monologue, protesters of Basic Instinct’s portrayal of LGBTQ people nearing the height of the AIDS epidemic began rushing the stage.
Stone recalled how Lorne Michaels took action to protect her.
“They’d never seen anything like that happen."
“Lorne started beating people up and pulling these people back from the stage."
“He personally saved my life.”
Six people were arrested for the incident, and Stone's monologue never made it past the real-time airing. The version now on YouTube was taped during rehearsals.
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