Roommates, an unscripted moment from the latest episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ had the audience and now social media in tears!

In a sketch led by Ego Nwodim, the actress and comedienne broke character after the audience’s reaction when she asked them to finish a sentence about men.

Unscripted Moment From ‘Saturday Night Live’ Goes Viral

During the ‘Weekend Update’ segment, Ego Nwodim played Ms. Eggy while making jokes about the recent news that comedienne Amber Ruffin would not be performing at the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as reported by the NPR.

Roomies, as you know, the event has, in part, become known for its roasts and gags, but Ruffin’s removal from the line-up gave Ms. Eggy an idea. Nwodim’s character said she’d want to replace Ruffin’s position before sharing some of the jokes she’d make if she were to receive the call.

While addressing the crowd, Nwodim asked, “These men ain’t what?” But it was the response that left her gagging. The audience shouted, “Sh**!”

The unscripted moment left Nwodim wide-eyed for a couple of seconds while her co-stars Michael Che and Colin Jost were chuckling behind a news desk.

“We finna get fined for that?” Ego Nwodim joked. “Lorne gone be mad at y’all,” referring to Lorne Michaels, who’s the creator of the show.

Nwodim got back in character and finished the rest of the segment, though she had to contain her giggles along the way.

Social Media Reacts

The Roomies went off in The Shade Room’s comments section with reactions. Several folks couldn’t get over the moment and thought the audience’s answer was hilarious.

Instagram user @__paige.madison wrote, “What else were they supposed to say 😂”

Instagram user @ba.ma_charlie wrote, “Yo SNL been funny idk where yall been. Colin gonna break every time 😭😭😭” 

While Instagram user @mocurlsss wrote, “I would’ve broke character badly 😂😂😂😂😂” 

Then Instagram user @sosickenin wrote, “I mean what else were y’all expecting? Nothing to see here 😂” Another Instagram user @drea_l_e wrote, “We finna get fined for dat. Lorne gone be mad at y’all! “😂😂😂

Then another instagram user @pelizabethel wrote, “SNL couldn’t have wrote this even if they tried 😂😂” 

Lastly, Instagram user @dymnd_daily wrote, “😂 the audience gave main character energy.” 

X Users Weigh In

Shortly after the episode aired, viewers were quick to rush to X (formerly Twitter), sounding off with their thoughts on the ‘SNL’ episode.

One user, @KateSteinsapir, wrote, “I watched this three times, and that is the obvious answer! What did she expect them to say? This is a serious question.”

Another person by the username @kuroitsune took to their page, praising the actress for her quick thinking in the heat of the moment.

“You have to give Ego credit for her ‘you finna get fined for that!’ on the spot. That was an incredibly quick and funny ad-lib,” she tweeted.

A third user on X, @Ayumiwaifu , noticed that the segment, which the team later uploaded to SNL’s YouTube channel, onlyhas the censored version.

“It’s crazy they censored it in YouTube!,” they wrote. “That was one of the best moments of the season.”