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Taran Killam Says He Was Told To Stop Recurring Bit Telling ‘SNL’ Hosts He Was In ‘12 Years A Slave’: “Lorne Has Said Something”

Taran Killam was told not to talk about starring in '12 Years a Slave' when he was part of the 'SNL' cast.

In an appearance on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, Killam acknowledged he “was terrible at pitching” sketches during his time on SNL. To connect with the SNL guest hosts, Killam brought up his work on 12 Years a Slave, where he played Abram Hamilton, one of the two men who kidnapped Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and forced him into slavery. Killam said the bit “got some chuckles at first, and then it was terrible.” According to the actor, SNL writer Bryan Tucker ended up telling him, “Don’t do that anymore.

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