Justin Timberlake on How FCC Tried to Stop 'SNL' 'Dick in a Box' Sketch From Airing | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actor-musician tells the story of how the digital short was created and then almost forbidden to air.

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00:00Justin Timberlake is opening up about his classic Saturday Night Live skit,

00:08D**k in a Box, revealing it almost didn't air. The musician and actress sat down for a new episode

00:13of the popular YouTube series Hot Ones with host Sean Evans and among other things discussed his

00:18five times hosting SNL and the evolution of his popular 2006 digital short while munching on some

00:24super hot wings. Timberlake explains that the short started with Lorne Michaels wanting the singer to

00:37do a sketch with Andy Samber. After struggling for an idea, the duo finally came up with a hilarious

00:42skit filled with silk suits, herringbone chains, and meticulous facial hair, which come to think of

00:47it seemed oddly familiar. Timberlake explained that they stayed up all day and night to shoot

00:54the video, however, they ran into a little problem at the 11th hour.

00:58The FCC shows up, they're like, you can't say d**k on the air. I'm like, oh right.

01:04After struggling to work it out, they finally agreed to air the digital short,

01:08but with an additional 16 bleeps added in.

01:11I think the irony of that is I think the funnier version is the bleeped out version.

01:15Sometimes it works out that way.

01:16On YouTube, the viral d**k in a box sketch has more than 5.5 million views.

01:21To watch Justin Timberlake's full Hot Ones interview, head to THR.com.

01:31For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.