Dana Carvey Apologizes for Offensive ‘SNL’ Sketch That Made Sharon Stone ‘Take Her Clothes Off,’ but Stone Says ‘I Didn’t Care. I’m Fine Being the Butt of the Joke’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Sharon Stone stopped by Dana Carvey and David Spade’s “Fly On The Wall” podcast to discuss the time she hosted “Saturday Night Live” back in April 1992 shortly after the release of her erotic blockbuster “Basic Instinct.” Stone remembered being “terrified” during the live taping as protestors stormed the stage seconds before her monologue.
Six men were eventually arrested due to the incident. Stone said “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels “personally saved my life” when the protestors charged. “I came out to do the monologue live, which is super scary, and a bunch of people started storming the stage saying they were going to kill me during the opening monologue,” Stone recalled. “The security that was in there froze because they never had seen anything like that happen.
Lorne started screaming at [security], ‘What are you doing? Watching the fucking show?’ And Lorne started beating them up and pulling them back from the stage.
The stage manager looked at me and said, ‘Hold for five.’ So all these people were getting beat up and handcuffed in front of me as we went live.” “If you think the monologue is scary to begin with, try doing it as people are getting handcuffed in front of you,” Stone added.
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