Taran Killam explains why he fell on Charlize Theron's face in SNL skit


On Wednesday's Late Night, Seth Meyers told guest Taran Killam that he's a big fan of a skit from this season of Saturday Night Live, "Blazer." They spent some minutes talking about the tumble Killam took while filming the opening credits to the '80s-style cop spoof, and finally showed the clip. But Killam had a better story kind of tucked in the middle of the conversation.
Killam and Charlize Theron were doing "a Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf parody, where we're drinking," he said, "and I did, like, three keg stands" for the final shot. He confidently agreed to do one more take, but halfway through, his arms started to give out. "Charlize Theron, the second-most-beautiful girl* in the world is to my right, and I crumble, and I fall right on top of her head," Killam said. "I fall right on to her face, which is, I think, important to her." The skit, "Cocktail Hour," didn't make the broadcast, but SNL released it on the web. You can watch Killam fall on Theron's face below.
* Killam is married to Cobie Smulders
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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