r/LiveFromNewYork • u/mindscapepix • 8h ago

Cold Open Sharon Stone in ‘92 striking a perfect balance between provocative and funny

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u/SignRealistic3674 8h ago

Lmao Victoria Jackson at the end is sending me.

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u/redbeardscrazy 5h ago

Isn't she on record saying a lot of the stuff on the show made her feel icky because of her strong Christian values, or am I making that up?

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u/TheLadyEve 2h ago

She became more Christian and more conservative after leaving, but yes she was already pretty invested in her faith when she joined SNL. She grew up Baptist, and she attended South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, so that should tell you something.

She's funnier than the funniest kids at Bible camp sketch night, though, that's for sure. She wasn't my favorite, but when they put her in the right sketch I loved her (I feel similarly about Melanie Hutsell).

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u/redbeardscrazy 2h ago

Truly appreciate this! Knew somebody would come along that knew what I was talking about. I forgot she grew up Baptist!

Q: Why don't Southern Baptists do it standing up?

A: They don't want anybody to think they're dancing.

Edit: just to add that I loved her in UHF.

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u/TheLadyEve 2h ago

Jews don't recognize Jesus as the messiah.

Episcopaleans don't recognize transubstantiation.

And Baptists don't recognize each other in a liquor store!

We're here all night folks, don't forget to tip your waitresses!

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u/redbeardscrazy 1h ago

Try the fucking veal.

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u/TonyWonderslostnut 4h ago

Ok?

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u/redbeardscrazy 4h ago

Not trying to make any big point one way or the other, just saying this is maybe an example of a thing that made her uncomfortable. Providing, as I said, I'm not making the whole thing up.

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u/kwjacobs345 8h ago

Farley…1 of 1

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u/ConsistentAmount4 4h ago

Some of this is the dress rehearsal because there were protesters who disrupted it during the live show.

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u/Robin156E478 4h ago

Sharon Stone is the best!!! I miss her being around! Casino is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It came out a few years after this. She’s so great in it, it’s astonishing.

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u/littlecreamsoda79 8h ago

That is some sexy smokin

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u/judgeharoldtstone 4h ago

Why post this without Pearl Jam?

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u/IvyGold UCKF 4h ago

She ramped it up again in airport security sketch, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Y52JHN-LA

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u/custerdome81 8h ago

Incredible

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u/TheTresStateArea 2h ago

A judge tried to say she was an unfit mother for this scene in her movie and take her child away from her during divorce court.

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u/standardissuegreen 3h ago

For those who don't know, this is based on a somewhat infamous scene featuring her in the movie Basic Instinct, which I'm assuming she was promoting at the time.

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u/mmps901 2h ago

There are people who don’t know this scene?

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u/ssp25 2h ago

yes. there are people with kids who don't know about this scene. we are old

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u/IllustriousCrew2641 24m ago

Somewhat infamous?

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u/nutt____bugler 3h ago

I saw Basic Instinct way too young. I swear it was on Bravo or whatever it was called in the mid 90s. You could see un-edited R movies on basic cable unless I dreamed it.

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u/HenryBozzio 2h ago

She played it perfectly, no winking or trying to be funny

Heather Locklear also know how to play it straight, I loved her episode

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u/danalten 29m ago

Id like to see Shane Gillis do this monologue

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u/DR_SWAMP_THING 5h ago

Dressed in her best gym attire.

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u/Sic39 1h ago

So she was humiliated and angry with that scene, but enjoyed playing it up for comedy. Ok.

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u/binglybinglybeep 1h ago

What’s your deal

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u/actaccomplished666 2h ago

And then she complained about the scene that made her a household name later. Interesting.