Our mouth is watering just thinking about our favorite Christmas treat: Schweddy balls.
But it almost was banished to the late hours of the night, according to Gasteyer.
“Lorne very graciously fought for ‘Schweddy Balls,'” Gasteyer tells EW.
“Standards and practices did not want to put it right at the top of the show.
[Traditionally], racier content will play after midnight.
I don’t know if that’s still the case.
He always goes to the mat for work that deserves it.
So that’s a huge honor.”
Gasteyer has a long association withSNLand the holiday season.
The ‘Martha Stewart Topless Christmas’ was probably my first breakout sketch on the show.
That came out early November, I think, of my first season…
Her love for the holidays doesn’t end withSNL.
Oh, and then there’s thatvery festive gig involving a treeand a certain singing competition.
