Saturday Night Live has banned several guests over the years — Martin Lawrence for his graphic joke about feminine hygiene, Sinead O'Connor for tearing a picture of Pope John Paul II in half, Steven Seagal for not being funny and being harsh to the staff, and Kanye West for his 2018 unhinged rant about the "liberal media" and Donald Trump. But did you know that Oscar winner Adrien Brody was also blacklisted from the show?

It was 2003 and he was at the height of his success from The Pianist. But Brody might have overenjoyed his SNL guesting. Show creator Lorne Michaels labeled the actor's performance as "racist" but based on the footage, the Detachment star looked unfazed by his actions that no one would ever think of doing today. Here's the truth about that controversial skit.

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The Original Plan For Adrien Brody's 2003 'SNL' Performance

A few weeks before Brody's appearance on SNL, Variety reported that the actor had traded the Moscow premiere of The Pianist with Roman Polanski for the ill-fated hosting gig. The actor said he was planning on playing the piano as an ode to the critically acclaimed film. Brody, who'd just turned 30 at that time, also said he had musical aspirations. "I want it to be about the music and not about me — I want to be taken seriously," said the Oscar winner.

The actor said he was working with Michaels on other ideas for his performance. Obviously, Brody went off-script which led to the whole catastrophic intro he did for Jamaican reggae artist, Sean Paul. The showrunner is notably against unscripted performances, hence his quick decision to ban the actor. But this isn't just any off-script act. Brody went really off on this one...

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Adrien Brody's 'Racist' 'SNL' Skit That Got Him Banned

Brody went against any plan and preparation for his introduction of Paul. He went on stage wearing faux dreadlocks and started doing a Jamaican accent in reference to the musical guest's origin. "Ya, ya, ya, ya, you know, man. We got original rude boy Sean Paul here," the actor began. The audience was instantly silent. "Respect all respect. My auntie. Respect all aspect, respect me neck, respect me knees, Big up Jamaica massive! Big up Kingston Massive! We got the whole family now, ya here! Big respect to my man Sean Paul the dance floor killer!" Most footage from that skit was scrubbed off the internet. But short clips like the one below have survived.

What Fans Really Think Of Adrien Brody's 'Racist' 'SNL' Act

Fans have mixed reactions to Brody's controversial SNL improv. On the Today I Learned subreddit, some fans had a little discussion about the message of the performance. "Whenever I see this guy, I think of him getting it on with that alien human hybrid in the movie Splice. Creeps me out," one said of the actor. Brody has certainly weirded out a lot of people throughout his career. But according to another commenter, Tina Fey had an interview with Howard Stern where she revealed Brody's "cocky" attitude behind the scenes.

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"Tina Fey did a good interview on Howard Stern several years ago. He asked about any guests that were just hard to deal with on all her time writing and acting on SNL," wrote the Redditor. "She only named two: Paris Hilton and Adrien Brody. Said Paris Hilton was a 'piece of shit' and that Adrien Brody was super cocky and came and sat in the writers meetings and was pitching loads of terribly unfunny ideas." That should explain the distasteful improv... Still, some fans don't agree with the act's "racist" nature.

"If I didn't watch the video and had only heard the audio I might have actually thought it was a Jamaican guy," one stated. "Sometimes what makes things funny is that it's the contract of reality with expectation. So what if he didn't say anything of substance? The reality is that he was introducing a Jamaican artist and was humorously imitating him. All this 'racism' talk is kind of ridiculous. Everyone is so sensitive to anything that can be construed as offensive." However, one argued that "it's racist because he was trying to make it funny."

It wasn't even entertaining. It was just awkward. Like another netizen said, "I can't blame SNL. It wasn't just improvised, it was just...bad. Even for recent SNL standards." But Brody thinks of himself as a funny guy and is determined to do more comedic projects. Speaking of his character in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, he said, "It was so liberating because it is within me. I crack myself up all the time, whether I’m doing something stupid or saying something ridiculous and being able to harness that and bring laughter and lightness, that is something that I’ve always yearned to do with my work." Lucky for him, his SNL skit is kinda hard to find on the internet these days.

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