Sharon Stone looks back on hosting Saturday Night Live while Dana Carvey apologizes for a controversial skit.
The actress took on the presenting duties in 1992, shortly after her movie Basic Instinct was released. She appeared on the show during a chaotic episode with a disruptive opening monologue and participated in the Airport Security sketch with Dana.
In the eyebrow-raising segment, Dana played an Indian security guard leading Sharon through various security measures.They instructed her to remove her clothing one item at a time to ensure she had nothing dangerous on her.
During an appearance on the Fly On The Wall podcast, Dana admitted they would be ‘arrested’ if they did something similar today.
Dana directly apologized to Sharon for the controversial sketch in which he played an Indian man convincing her character to undress for a security check, acknowledging it as a product of 1992 and a different era.
Sharon laughed at Dana's apology, recognizing the change in societal norms and expressing that she was okay with being the butt of the joke at the time.
She also discussed the current hesitancy and barriers in society, suggesting that people have lost the ability to be normal and funny due to spending too much time alone.
Addressing the Indian character, Dana clarified that his comedic intentions were without malice, emphasizing that Sharon's sincerity in the sketch made it funny.
Sharon's hosting debut on SNL had more drama, as she was threatened by people storming the stage during her opening monologue, and had to be protected by SNL creator Lorne Michaels.
Sharon also shared her experience of being threatened while on stage during the opening monologue, with Lorne Michaels intervening to protect her.
Sharon scoffed at Dana's apology (Picture: Getty)
Reliving the moment, she mentioned that due to the chaotic disruption and safety concerns, Lorne Michaels had to physically intervene to protect her from the attackers.
In the midst of signing off his remarks, Sharon said that she laughed it off and that at the time it didn't seem wrong, but acknowledged the shift in societal views.
She also spoke about her experience of feeling threatened during the SNL opening monologue, with Lorne Michaels having to confront the attackers to ensure her safety.
Talking about the frightening incident, Sharon described how people stormed the stage during her opening monologue and made threats, prompting Lorne Michaels to take action.
She recounted the terrifying incident during her live monologue when people threatened her on stage, prompting Lorne Michaels to intervene and ensure her safety.
'The security that is always present there froze because they had never witnessed anything like that before. They froze and Lorne began yelling, 'What are you doing? Watching the f**king show?' And Lorne started physically attacking them and pulling them back from the stage. The stage manager looked at me and said, 'Wait for five minutes.'
'So all these people were getting physically attacked and arrested in front of me and we went live.'
'I was delivering this live monologue while they were arresting and physically attacking people at my feet,' Sharon added. 'If you think the monologue is scary to start with, try doing it as people are threatening to harm you and they're arresting them in front of you.
'They were upset because it was the beginning of my work as an AIDS activist. Nobody understood at that time what was really happening.
'I honestly lost consciousness for half of the show.'
