Ego Nwodim Says “SNL” Cast 'Would Be Doing Ourselves and the Show' a 'Disservice' By Not Using Cue Cards (Exclusive)

The comedian also teased what fans can expect from Saturday Night Live's milestone 50th season, saying that it's "going to be really special"

Ego Nwodim is sharing some "truth" into the "not-so-secret" method that allows Saturday Night Live to proceed as smoothly as possible.

"It's scripted, our show. We read off the cue cards," the actress, who was promoting her new Peacock series Mr. Throwback, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "People are always like, 'They're reading off the cards.' Guys, we're supposed to read off the cards. We're doing a live show. These sketches change up until the minute we put them up."

"For instance, 'Lisa from Temecula' [sketch], the first one, there's a whole chunk of that sketch that got taken out minutes before we put it up," she revealed. "The writers didn't even get a chance to find me to tell me that it was taken out."

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From Nwodim's perspective, "We have to rely on the cards. We would be doing ourselves and the show and sketches a disservice if we weren't actually using their cards," she says.

"It's just, every once in a while I'll see a thing like, 'They're on cards,'" she adds. "We're supposed to be. We have to. It's live. It changes last minute, and some people can't tell us the change before."

Nwodim, 36, also shared some additional insight into the inner workings of the iconic "Lisa from Temecula" sketch, which involves her titular character aggressively cutting through a steak to hilarious results. "That was a real steak. I mean, it's hard to cut steak, but it's even harder to cut an extra, extra, extra well-done steak," she shares.

Saturday Night Live is gearing up for the premiere of its milestone 50th season on Saturday, Sept. 28. Teasing what fans can expect upon tuning in, Nwodim says the NBC show's producers have been "working hard and have been since last year."

"It's going to be like the wedding of your dreams. It's like your dad's 50th birthday party or something," she says. "I think it's going to be really special. What I can say is they're going out of their way and being really meticulous and thoughtful about who they have show up. And so, I know they're very excited."

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In addition to Saturday Night Live, fans can also catch Nwodim starring opposite Stephen "Steph" Curry and Adam Pally on Peacock's Mr. Throwback, which involves a memorabilia salesman (Pally) who hopes to reconcile with his former middle school basketball teammate who is now an NBA legend (Curry).

"There was so much play behind the scenes and so much laughter in between takes. It was such a joyous experience, such good vibes, such good energy throughout the entire shoot. ... We were improvising and playing off of one another. It was just a very good time. And I think that shows," she adds.

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Season 50 of Saturday Night Live premieres on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Mr. Throwback is now streaming in full on Peacock.

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