A week or so ago, New York anchorman Ernie Anastos dropped an f-bomb on live television. The picture below shows him and co-anchor Dari Alexander reacting after Anastos told their weatherman to “keep (having a loving and committed physical relationship with) that chicken.”
Note the difference in reaction between the person who said the obscenity and his partner. You would think she was the one who said it, but apparently, Ernie has slipped up on the air before so that probably explains his laughter.
Now contrast his face with that of Jenny Slate this past weekend when she dropped the f-bomb on the season premiere – her first show as a cast member – of Saturday Night Live.
I guess the lesson is, when it’s your first night on network TV, saying the f word is a big deal. Once you have a few years under your belt, it’s just a way to make your co-workers uncomfortable.
Helps if you do it at 12:40am as well.