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Ego Nwodim Was “Sincerely Stunned” By ‘SNL’ Audience’s Cursing In Response To Miss Eggy

After delivering a crowd pleaser with one of her latest characters, Ego Nwodim was just as shocked as the FCC was by the 'SNL' audience's response.

During the bit, Nwodim prompted the crowd with, “’cause these men ain’t what?” before receiving the profane response. The FCC’s own guidelines may have provided SNL with a reprieve, outlining that “indecent and profane content are prohibited on broadcast TV and radio between 6am and 10pm, when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience,” whereas the show begins airing at 11:30pm ET. Aided by a slight delay, the West Coast and Mountain SNL broadcasts cleansing of the “s—” would appear to have handled any FCC backlash for the show, which airs in primetime in those regions.

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