Just months after ‘Enchanted’ turned Amy Adams into one of Hollywood’s most beloved princesses, she stepped onto the ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage as a host. But behind-the-scenes, one sketch idea proposed by Andy Samberg never made it to air because of Adams’s straight rejection.
The actress knew that millions of young ‘Enchanted’ fans would be watching, and she didn’t want to tarnish the magic they believed in with what she describes as “the most graphic thing” she had ever heard.
Why Amy Adams Was So Against Andy Samberg’s ‘SNL’ Sketch Idea
Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2008 gave Amy Adams the chance to embrace the show’s signature offbeat comedy. But when cast member Andy Samberg came to her with a sketch idea, it crossed a line she simply couldn’t ignore.
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In an interview on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’, she recalled the sketch. “I’ll give you the gist without telling you the punchline,” she explained. “It was this couple, he got bit by a spider in the park, and she’s like, ‘Honey, I love you so much, and now that you’re dying, is there any last wish?’ And he’s like, ‘Yes, I never got a chance to…’” before describing it as “the most graphic thing” he wanted to do with her.”
Adams admitted that the sketch itself was funny, but she couldn’t separate it from the image the audience had of her at the time. ‘Enchanted’ was just becoming a massive hit, and to children all over the world, she was the perfect Disney princess Giselle.
“I was so keenly aware of all the young girls that were watching ‘Enchanted’,” Adams said. “And I didn’t want to be the princess singing about that particular act.”
Keeping in mind her audience and how they would get a way to find and watch her performance, Adams politely declined the sketch. She still hosted the episode, but this particular pitch never made it past the writers’ room.
Amy Adams’ Professionalism Left Andy Samberg Super Impressed
Years later, Andy Samberg admitted that Amy Adams made the right decision all along. On ‘The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast’, Samberg revealed that the rejected sketch was centred around a “very dirty” duet. Although Adams thought it was “really funny”, she kindly explained why it would’ve been wrong to do it.
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At the time, Samberg accepted her decision. It wasn’t until they were filming another digital short, “Hero Song”, that he fully understood the gravity of the situation. Within minutes of filming, a mother and her little girl walked up, and the child’s face lit up the moment she saw Adams. That was when Samberg instantly changed his perspective.
“I was like, ‘Oh, she was so right,’” Samberg remembered. “She actually has an obligation and a responsibility to those kids, and she took it really seriously. And I remember being really impressed by that.”
Adams, in turn, has taken her time to praise Samberg for being “gracious” about the situation. Although she passed on that one sketch, the two still worked together, proving that professionalism mattered more than anything for both of them. In the end, what could have been a very awkward disagreement impressively became a moment to show mutual respect.
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