Bryan Cranston reveals gross ‘SNL' sketch idea that was ‘immediately shut down'
It's all about the sauce.
Bryan Cranston reflected on his 2010 'Saturday Night Live' hosting gig during a recent appearance on David Spade and Dana Carvey's 'Fly on the Wall' podcast.
'I just wanted to do anything. I had a couple pitches for them,' Cranston, 69, told the two alums of the sketch comedy series. 'I pitched ideas which were almost immediately shut down. I had a great pitch.'
6 Bryan Cranston speaks at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival on June 10.
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Cranston explained, So: myself and a date and another couple. We can't believe we got reservations for this restaurant. It's supposed to be amazing. It's called In the Sauce, and it's like, wow. And this very snooty waiter comes in and says, 'Are you ready?' Can we see a menu? 'No. We don't give menus. We serve you food. You eat the food. You leave.' You know? It's like, oh, okay. Yes. Yes. Yes.'
6 Bryan Cranston hosting 'Saturday Night Live' in 2010.
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'And they say, it's all about the sauce,'' the 'Breaking Bad' star continued. 'So he puts down a crudité, and we dip it in the sauce, and it's, like, oh my god. Just amazing. Crudité is taken away. Here comes the entree. You're eating the entree. We're eating. Oh my god, this sauce is absolutely insane. We're overeating. We eat too much. We throw up.'
6 Bryan Cranston and Fred Armisen on 'Saturday Night Live.'
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'We dip the barf in the sauce. Oh my god. It's all about the sauce,' he added. 'It's like no matter what you're eating, as long as the sauce is good. It's like, you have a severed finger and you dip it in the sauce and it's still good.'
Spade, 60, and Carvey, 70, both got a kick out of Cranston's sketch idea, unlike those that were on the show at the time.
6 Bryan Cranston attends the 2025 Tony Awards on June 8.
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'It didn't get past the Monday meeting,' Cranston said about his sketch idea.
'I truncated that pitch. It goes much longer,' he added with a laugh.
Cranston hosted 'SNL' for the first time and only time on October 2, 2010. Kanye West was the musical guest.
6 Bryan Cranston during his 'SNL' episode in 2010.
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At the time, the cast of the show included Fred Armison, Abby Elliott, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig.
Cranston returned to the show in 2016 to play Walter White in a sketch.
On the 'Fly on the Wall' podcast, Cranston spoke about how nervous he was to host the NBC series.
6 Bryan Cranston attends the 'Everything's Going to Be Great' premiere during the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025.
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'You're waiting behind the door and I'm standing there going, 'Oh my God, I'm about to host 'Saturday Night Live,'' the Emmy Award winner recalled.
'And i just took a couple deep breaths, and then I heard Don Pardo's voice going, 'And host Bryan Cranston!'' he added. 'That freaked me out and the door opens and out we go. Like shot out of a canon.'
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