Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone is sharing the one Saturday Night Live host who left a bad impression
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Taccone said in a new podcast episode that Kevin Spacey made him "uncomfortable"
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“I will say in general, I liked almost every host that came to SNL," he added
Lonely Island memberJorma Tacconeis opening up about his time behind the scenes atSaturday Night Live— and naming one host who he says left a lasting impression, for the wrong reasons.
During a recent appearance on The Daily Beast'sObsessedpodcast, Taccone, 49, reflected on his early days at the long-running sketch show, where he worked alongside collaboratorsAndy Sambergand Akiva Schaffer to help usherSNLinto the digital era with viral shorts.
“I will say in general, I liked almost every host that came toSNL,” Taccone shared on the podcast’s April 24 episode.
But there was one notable exception, he added.
“I will say the one person who I wasn't super geeked on atSNL— I've never said this before— isKevin Spacey. Did not enjoy that and felt very uncomfortable around him,” Taccone admitted.
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Spacey, a two-time Academy Award winner, was once one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors, known for performances in films likeAmerican BeautyandThe Usual Suspects, as well as his starring role on the Netflix seriesHouse of Cards.
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But his career faced a dramatic shift in 2017, when actorAnthony Rapppublicly accused Spacey of sexual misconduct, alleging that an incident occurred when Rapp was a minor. Following the allegation, Spacey was removed fromHouse of Cards, and additional claims surfaced in the months that followed.
Spacey has consistently denied the allegations. In 2021, a jury found him not liable in a civil case related to Rapp’s accusation.
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Last year, Taccone shared that he is “insanely lucky” to be alive after falling 20 feet at his home as he spoke from the hospital on an episode ofThe Lonely Island & Seth Meyerspodcast.
Taccone explained that the accident occurred at his farmhouse in Connecticut on the morning of his daughter's birthday as he was putting up lights while using a ladder borrowed from his neighbor.
“I was painting this barn, and then I was like, as a final touch, I should hang these lights that will go around the barn,” he said. “… So I'm using this ladder that my neighbor let me borrow, and he was like, ‘Hey, this ladder is bad, like, you shouldn't use this ladder. It doesn't have a footing thing …’ ”
Following the accident, Taccone went to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. He said he shattered his pelvis on his left side “pretty badly” and detached his sacrum from his spine, among other injuries from the fall.
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