Morgan Wallen refused ‘SNL’ sketch before leaving stage, so this singer stepped in
Morgan Wallen refused to appear in a sketch on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, Page Six is reporting.
As a result, Joe Jonas was asked to step in at the last minute, the outlet reported, citing a source.
“(Morgan) was asked but declined, so they got Joe instead,” the source said.
Morgan performed his duties as the musical guest, but he didn’t participate in a sketch featuring “SNL” cast members Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman, as well as Saturday’s guest host, Mikey Madison.
The skit included a song about the absurdity of standing in lines in New York City called “Big Dumb Line.”
“He did the same thing for dress (rehearsal), i.e. walking off; he was done,” the Page Six source said.
Wallen, 31, made quite the exit from “Saturday Night Live” when he walked off the stage prior to the end of the show.
In addition, it is being reported Wallen was “not super friendly” on set.
Wallen previously appeared in an “SNL” sketch when he was the musical guest in 2020. Two months prior, he’d been uninvited from the show after photographs surfaced that showed him breaking COVID protocols by kissing multiple women and partying without a mask in Alabama.
The sketch, which took place in a bar, poked fun at the controversy, and featured Wallen receiving warnings from future versions of himself.
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.