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Valerie Bertinelli Recalls Phil Hartman 'Reprimanding' Her on 'SNL'

Valerie Bertinelli revealed that she and the late Phil Hartman butted heads while rehearsing a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch in 1987

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal; Barry King/WireImageThe actress, 64, reminisced on her episode of the NBC comedy series in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Wednesday, March 5. The sketch centered on Bertinelli and her then-husband, Eddie Van Halen, hosting their friends — played by Hartman and Victoria Jackson — for dinner. What was supposed to be a calm night turns chaotic as Van Halen’s roadies — played by Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller — continuously interrupt the meal, despite their good intentions to make everything go smoothly.

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