Former Saturday Night Live castmember Aidy Bryant opened her monologue at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday by reflecting on an intimate moment between her and Kieran Culkin years ago.
Culkin hosted the sketch comedy series in 2021, and during a sketch (which didn’t air) she kissed him.
“Kieran and I actually worked together when he hosted SNL, and we did a sketch and in it, we had to kiss — in a comedic way. And after dress rehearsal, Kieran said to my co-writer, ‘Wow, Aidy really went for it with that kiss,’” she recalled.
Bryant continued, “That actually got back to me, and then the sketch was cut and it never made it to air. And it just became a thing that I did that I have to live with.”
The comedian then said she wanted to “clear the air” and apologize for being so forward with the A Real Pain star: “So I’m sorry Kieran and I’m sorry to Kieran’s wife.”
However, after she noted how Culkin wasn’t in attendance at the awards show, she doubled down on her perspective of the unaired kiss, insisting that she didn’t go all in. “I actually didn’t go for it with the kiss. I was doing a normal nothing-ass kiss,” she quipped. “If I had gone for it, his ass would be divorced!”
Elsewhere in her speech, the two-time host joked about aging in Hollywood and how “40 is the new 20” as the Spirit Awards also turned 40 this year.
Anora and I Saw the TV Glow led this year’s nominations, with each earning six. See all the winners from Saturday night’s show here. Check out all the stars that walked the red carpet here.
