'SNL' alum Kevin Nealon slams stars who break character after Ryan Gosling's hosting gig

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It was a battle of the heartthrobs on “Saturday Night Live.” Harry Styles crashed Ryan Gosling’s “SNL” opening monologue on March 7 — and the Goss may have been upstaged. The 'Barbie' actor was cracking up during multiple sketches and barely could make it through one bit alongside Season 51 scene-stealer Ashley Padilla.

“Saturday Night Live” alum Kevin Nealon slammed stars who break character during sketches after Ryan Gosling ’s most recent hosting gig. On March 7, Gosling — notorious for breaking character when guest-starring on the comedy show — couldn’t hold back his laughter during the “Passing Notes” sketch, which was specifically designed to make him crack.

Tuesday, “I never broke character on ‘SNL.’ I knew how much time the writers put into those scripts.Kevin Nealon wasn’t amused that Ryan Gosling broke character while on “SNL” two weeks ago.The comic said he “never broke character on ‘SNL'” and that “you don’t want to be the one who throws it off” in his tweet .Ryan Gosling makes rare bedroom confession about private Eva Mendes romance “You don’t want to be the one who throws it off. Lorne doesn’t like when the cast breaks. Even if the audience laughs, it doesn’t work for the sketch.”The moment featured the actors in the final round of a Chippendales audition, where they had to rip off their shirts to give their best performances for the hiring manager, who was played by Nealon.Gosling couldn’t hold back his laugh while playing a principal reading notes students wrote about him.Nealon also noted that he never broke character during his own hilarious sketch in 1990 alongside Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze.During “Passing Notes,” Gosling plays a high school principal tasked with reading several embarrassing notes written by students with “SNL” star Ashley Padilla. However, before Padilla could read her first note, a warning flashed on the screen that told viewers, “The contents of these notes have been changed since rehearsal.” As a consequence, Gosling and Padilla laughed throughout the entirety of the sketch, with the rest of the cast members trying to hide their smiles as well.The former “Weekend Update” anchor continued to criticize Gosling , adding that “even if the audience laughs, it doesn’t work for the sketch.”The Oscar nominee was also laughing during two other sketches: “Wedding Tradition” and “Cyclops.”The actor recently told Craig Melvin while on “Today” that he knows you are “supposed to take your comedy more seriously.”when Craig Melvin asked him if “the rest of the cast going out of their way to make it difficult for Ryan Gosling to keep it together.” “First of all, one thing they don’t tell you is that when you do ‘SNL,’ you don’t sleep for a week,” Gosling explained. “ really delirious when you get there and then you’re working with people … that are intentionally trying to destroy you, and just good luck not laughing,” he continued. “I don’t know. I know you’re supposed to take your comedy more seriously.” The Oscar nominee, who has hosted “SNL” four times over the years, added, “I don’t know, but it’s — I can’t do it. It’s too hard.”Katie Holmes’ luxe-looking Mary Janes are 25% off at Amazon’s Big Spring SaleToday only — score 42% off the ‘all-in-one’ beauty tool beloved by Kyle Richards, Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson’s new bodycam footage shows how brutal fight with neighbor beganStarbucks’ Hannah Montana Drink Flavor Fail Sends Fans Into Furious Frenzy: “Did We FORGET In The Show She HATES Raspberry”Alix Earle wants to make acne care ‘fun’ and ‘sexy’Kevin Nealon wasn't amused that Ryan Gosling broke character while on"SNL" two weeks ago.The comic said he"never broke character on 'SNL'" and that"you don’t want to be the one who throws it off" in his tweet .Gosling couldn't hold back his laugh while playing a principal reading notes students wrote about him.Nealon also noted that he never broke character during his own hilarious sketch in 1990 alongside Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze.The former"Weekend Update" anchor continued to criticize Gosling , adding that"even if the audience laughs, it doesn't work for the sketch."The actor recently told Craig Melvin while on"Today" that he knows you are"supposed to take your comedy more seriously." Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Send Help’ on VOD, Sam Raimi’s Return-to-Form Comedy-Thriller, Which Puts Rachel McAdams Through the Wringer

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