Connor Storrie spoofs Armie Hammer cannibal scandal in shocking “SNL” Tourette's sketch

Shania RussellSun, March 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM UTC

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Connor Storrie as Armie Hammer on 'Saturday Night Live'Credit: SNL

Saturday Night Live just took a very daring approach to one of last week's biggest scandals.

In a cut-for-time sketch from the show, several opportunistic canceled celebrities use Tourette syndrome — the condition at the center of the recent BAFTA Awards racial slur incident — as an excuse to dodge responsibility for their controversial behavior.

The PSA–inspired bit features the cast playing several divisive figures, including J.K. Rowling and Bill Cosby, who blame their Tourette's for their actions — a reference to Tourette's activist John Davidson yelling the N-word from the audience when Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo took the stage at the British awards ceremony.

At the beginning of the sketch, SNL's Sarah Sherman appears as reality star Jill Zarin, whose recent video criticizing Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show resulted in her getting fired from an upcoming Real Housewives revival series.

"I suffer from severe long-winded, monologue-style Tourette's," Sherman's Zarin claims. "A condition that affects nine out of 10 people on Long Island."

The sketch also features cast member Andrew Dismukes in a beard and wig portraying a fallen major Hollywood star. "I'm Mel Gibson," he says, "and as I probably should have pointed out decades ago, I, too, suffer from Tourette's, which explains a lot of the things I've said or yelled through the years."

SNL host and Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie also joined in on the fun, impersonating another polarizing figure.

"Hi cuties, I'm Armie Hammer," he says in the sketch, earning a shocked reaction from the audience. "Not many people know this, but one of the most common side effects of Tourette's is cannibalism."

Alluding to the fact that the Call Me by Your Name star was accused of sexual assault and having erotic cannibalistic fantasies — both of which he has consistently denied — Storrie as Hammer continues, "You could be casually DMing with a girl, and suddenly the Tourette's takes over, and you're typing stuff like, 'I'm literally going to eat you,' and she's like, 'Lol, what?'"

Armie Hammer in November 2018Credit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Rowling, played by cast member Ashley Padilla, also popped up. "Tourette's isn't just blurting out an offensive word," she says in the bit. "It can be a yearslong obsession with something like trans rights and a deep anger that someone who was born with a wand in their pants would want that wand removed and replaced with a Horcrux."

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Kenan Thompson as Bill Cosby and James Austin Johnson as Louis C.K. on 'Saturday Night Live'Credit: snl

At one point, SNL veteran Kenan Thompson reprises his Cosby impersonation, with the disgraced comedian claiming that he suffers from "something called the drink Tourette's." Later, Kam Patterson appears as Ye (a.k.a. Kanye West), who has repeatedly made antisemitic remarks, confessing that he has "eight different kinds of Tourette's." The sketch also featured James Austin Johnson as another disgraced comedian, Louis C.K., and Weekend Update anchor Michael Che jokingly playing himself.

In a direct wink at the BAFTAs controversy, the mock Tourette's public service announcement was "brought to you by the National Workforce of Rethinking Disabilities, or N.W.O.R.D."

At last weekend's BAFTA Awards ceremony, Davidson — who attended the BAFTAs in support of I Swear, a film about his experience living with Tourette's — shouted the N-word while Jordan and Lindo were presenting an award on stage. Audience members gasped and Lindo and Jordan reacted with shock before continuing their presentation.

In the aftermath, the BAFTAs and BBC issued apologies. In his own statement, Davidson reiterated that his verbal tics, which include uncontrollable swearing, are involuntary and a symptom of Tourette's, saying he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning."

John Davidson; Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the 2026 BAFTAsCredit: Aurore Marechal/BAFTA/Getty;Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty

Accompanying Davidson's statement was a statement from the CEO of Tourettes Action, a U.K. charity dedicated to improving the lives of people living with Tourette syndrome.

"We deeply understand that these words can cause hurt, but at the same time it is vital that the public understands a fundamental truth about Tourette syndrome: Tics are involuntary," said CEO Emma McNally. "They are not a reflection of a person's beliefs, intentions, or character."

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The statement continued, "People with Tourette’s can say words or phrases they do not mean, do not endorse, and feel great distress about afterwards. These symptoms are neurological, not intentional, and they are something John — like many others with Tourette's — lives with every single day … Education is key, and compassion makes a world of difference."

Watch the full SNL cut-for-time sketch above.

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