Justin Timberlake Says FCC Tried to Stop Classic 'SNL' 'Dick in a Box' Sketch

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Justin Timberlake Says FCC Tried to Stop Classic 'SNL' 'Dick in a Box' Sketch
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The classic SaturdayNightLive digital short 'Dick in a Box' nearly didn't air when the Federal Communications Commission got wind of it, Justin Timberlake said during his appearance on HotOnes

digital short "Dick in a Box" nearly didn't air when the Federal Communications Commission got wind of it, Justin Timberlake said. , the musician and actor talked about his five times hostingTimberlake told host Sean Evans how the 2006 "Dick in a Box" video sketch evolved, starting with Lorne Michaels' idea for Timberlake to do a video with Andy Samberg.

Then another writer working with the duo suggested the popcorn-at-the-movies lewd prank. "And I said, 'That's super creepy, bro.' To which we then said, 'Yeah, that is super appropriate for two guys who are are super misled about what's appropriate,'" he said. Timberlake said they shot the video "all day" on Friday, not getting done until 3 a.m. Saturday. And then the FCC stepped in. "They said you can't say 'dick' on the air. And we were like, 'Oh, right.'""The irony of that," Timberlake said, "is that bleeped-out version I think is the funnier version."

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