The SNL Cast on JFK Conspiracy Theories
Every year, the SNL crew assembles for the American Museum of Natural History Gala (boss Lorne Michaels is a gala chairman). This time around, because it took place the night before the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, we asked a handful of the castmembers if they were conspiracy theorists. Seth Meyers was the only person who said he was not. “I like to just believe the reported story because it’s so much easier than having to do any digging as to whether or not it’s the truth,” he said. “I’ve never been a conspiracist. I guess conspiracy theorist. I combined the two into conspiracist.” Find out what Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan had to say about it. Plus, Kate McKinnon on roaches and recent host Ed Norton on that time Jonah Hill made him feel safe among sharks.
JFK was assassinated 50 years ago. Do you think Oswald acted alone? "Here’s my theory: I think Gary Oldman actually did it. I think it was a...
JFK was assassinated 50 years ago. Do you think Oswald acted alone? "Here’s my theory: I think Gary Oldman actually did it. I think it was actually Gary Oldman. I’m putting it out there."
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Do you believe in JFK conspiracy theories? "I don’t think Lee Harvey did it all by himself. I think it could have been the mob. But we’ll find ou...
Do you believe in JFK conspiracy theories? "I don’t think Lee Harvey did it all by himself. I think it could have been the mob. But we’ll find out in 2017?"
Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/?? Patrick McMullan
Seth, do family members love to give you sketch ideas? "For me it's like, someone will trip and then they’ll be like, ‘Oh great. Now that’s gonna...
Seth, do family members love to give you sketch ideas? "For me it's like, someone will trip and then they’ll be like, ‘Oh great. Now that’s gonna be a sketch.’ And I just want to say, ‘What’s that sketch? Like, how does that stretch into three and a half minutes?’"
Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/?? Patrick McMullan
We’re here in this place of many taxidermied animals. What’s the weirdest animal you’ve ever seen in real life? "I had pet cockroaches when I was...
We’re here in this place of many taxidermied animals. What’s the weirdest animal you’ve ever seen in real life? "I had pet cockroaches when I was fifteen. They were called Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. They’re three inches long and they hiss when you touch them. I had a tank of about ten in my bedroom."
What do you do now if you see a cockroach in your apartment now? "I kill the fuck out of it. A New York roach is just garbage."
Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/?? Patrick McMullan
Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/?? Patrick McMullan
Do you have a favorite JFK conspiracy theory? "I heard that he was still alive and works in Radio Shack. In Yonkers, New York."
Photo: Jonat...Do you have a favorite JFK conspiracy theory? "I heard that he was still alive and works in Radio Shack. In Yonkers, New York."
Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/?? Patrick McMullan
Have you ever seen something crazy in the wild? "I’ve spent a lot of time scuba diving … I’ve seen a few sharks. We saw some tiger sharks off Haw...
Have you ever seen something crazy in the wild? "I’ve spent a lot of time scuba diving … I’ve seen a few sharks. We saw some tiger sharks off Hawaii once. That was neat."
That would scare me, I think. "Jonah Hill was in the water with us, though, and I figured maybe they’d go for him, and I’d be okay. They’d be like, That dude looks big and tasty."
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