Sterling K. Brown and Common.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Mike Coppola/WireImage
Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Mike Coppola/WireImage
Sterling K. Brownmomentarily lived to regret hisSaturday Night Liveimpression ofCommon.
TheThis Is Usalum, 47, recalled a chance meeting with the 51-year-old rapper on an airplane after imitating him on the NBC late show in 2018.
“He didn’t speak to me until we got off the plane,” Brown toldVariety. “And then he came up and said, ‘That sketch, bro. What’s up with that?’ I told him it was all love — I know he’s a good dude.”
Kenan Thomson as Steve Harvey, Sterling K. Brown as Common, Kate McKinnon as Frances McDermott during “Family Feud Oscars Edition” in Studio 8H on March 10, 2018.Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
During the encounter, theOscar nomineesaid Common led him to believe that he lost speaking engagements and endorsements after the sketch aired.
“I kept telling him they were just jokes, but he was like, ‘It’s jokes to you, but it’s messing with my bottom line,’” he recalled.
TheBlack Pantherstar admitted the interaction caused him to start to panic, saying, “I said, ‘Common, are you serious?’ And he said, ‘No, I’m just kidding, dude.’”
Once Brown learned the joke truly was on him, the actor shared, “I told him it was the worst thing he’d ever done. I was standing in front of my kids believing I ruined this man’s life.”
The sketch saw Oscars losers Common,Sally Hawkins(Melissa Villaseñor),Willem Dafoe(Alex Moffat) andTimothée Chalamet(Pete Davidson) face off against Oscars winnersFrances McDormand(Kate McKinnon),Guillermo Del Toro(Beck Bennett),Allison Janney(Heidi Gardner) andJordan Peele(Chris Redd) for a friendly competition.
Common was nominated for Best Original Song forSelmain 2015 andMarshallin 2018.
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source: people.com
