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Jodie Foster Recalls Sticky Pre-Show Spill From Her 1976 SNL Hosting at 14

In a TIFF interview, she shared the story alongside memories of a withdrawn Brian Wilson.

Overview

  • Foster hosted Saturday Night Live on Nov. 27, 1976 shortly after turning 14, a youngest-host mark later surpassed by 7-year-old Drew Barrymore in 1982.
  • She says an Orange Julius spilled on her pants about 30 minutes before airtime, leaving her “sticky” throughout the live monologue.
  • Brian Wilson served as musical guest on the episode, and Foster recalls he kept to himself, arrived with a minder, and performed barefoot from a sandbox.
  • Foster notes the 1976 appearance was her only time hosting and says she would probably not return to the show.
  • She recounted the memories to Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival while promoting A Private Life, as coverage also referenced Wilson’s death earlier this summer.