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‘SNL’ May Avoid FCC Probe Over “Sh*t” Talk From Studio Audience During Weekend Update Skit
Trump's FCC loves to go after TV networks, but the profanity from the SNL crowd during an Ego Nwodim skit may not raise to the offensive standard
A shouted out “sh*t” from the Studio 8H audience last night during a call and response from Ego Nwodim during the NBC late nighter’s Weekend Update slipped by network censors on the East Coast and on Peacock. Specifically, SNL MVP Nwodim whooped out “These men ain’t what?” in a routine mocking the White House Correspondents Association suddenly dropping a rightfully teed offAmber Ruffin on March 29 as its on-stage roaster for this year’s DC dinner. “Indecent and profane content are prohibited on broadcast TV and radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience,” the FCC adds, giving a clear indication of grant of stay of regulatory execution to the 11:30 p.m.
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