That’s right, the “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” star dropped the F-bomb during his very first sketch.
The cringeworthy incident occurred during a PBS parody skit called “Science Show” that also featured regular “SNL” cast members Cecily Strong and Mikey Day. Rockwell plays a Bill Nye-esque science teacher who attempts to teach two of his more intellectually challenged students about the wonders of science using experiments.
Omggg F- bomb like what !?! #SamRockwell #snl #omg #cbssnl pic.twitter.com/ic3kuAttb1
— Coach Lexi (@Lexi85303) January 14, 2018
In fact, Strong and Day played dumb so well that Rockwell couldn’t help but go off-script and dropped the vulgar expression.
Needless to say, the great minds over at Twitter had a field day:
Oop Sam Rockwell just cost Lorne a lot of dollars...
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) January 14, 2018
Yow! Sam Rockwell just dropped the f-bomb live on @nbcsnl - on live coast to coast TV! pic.twitter.com/mHGWxN7jw7
— Brian Steinberg (@bristei) January 14, 2018
— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) January 14, 2018
Here is the skit, with the offending word bleeped out:
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