Sydney Sweeney practically begged everyone on SNL to make jokes about her breasts

If you had a problem with Sydney Sweeney hosting Saturday Night Live earlier this year and the amount of jokes that were made about the actress’s body, and believe it or not, some people did, then you likely also have a problem with her sense of humor. It turns out she’s the one who asked for the jokes.

According to one cast member’s account of her appearance, she was “practically begging” for jokes to be made about boobs. Bowen Yang made the claim during the latest Fly on the Wall podcast, which is hosted by former SNL cast members Dana Carvey and David Spade.

Yang made these comments when talking about how he gets “trapped in the metanarrative sometimes.” He gets sucked into a headline and finds that aspect stressful. But he explained that Lorne Michaels understands that.

“I think Lorne is aware of that,” he said. “I think Lorne knows it's a reality show.”

Spade mentioned the Sweeney episode and praised her for hosting it, saying, “She was great in that one too. She seems to be a real hit. I think Kim Kardashian did a good job, kind of surprising.”

He added: “I don't think it's a surprise that Sydney was good, but it's just good when everything on a show just kind of comes together.”

Sydney Sweeney appeared on SNL and asked that jokes about boobs be made about her

Yang replied, “She is an example of a host who came in and understood how she was already being consumed and perceived.”

“She came in and said, 'Please, everyone make jokes about my breasts,'” he continued. “She was basically begging everyone.”

Yang went on to tell Spade and Carvey how he had gone into her dressing room to tell her they were hiring an intimacy coordinator and how she could always back out if she didn't feel comfortable with a skit. He said she responded that she was on the show euphoria.

“But then she also said…she said you're living every gay man's dream by having sex with me,” Yang said. “I was like, 'How do you know?' She knows that she has such raw sexual power that anyone would be thrilled to simulate sex with her.”

In this way, you get involved in the meta-narrative.

And so, if you're Sydney Sweeney, you become a leader of a generation. Let the jokes about boobs flow. She even jokes about the alleged affair with her co-star Glen Powell. Sweeney, unlike many who take offense on her behalf, has a sense of humor.