Valerie Bertinelli Recalls Being Reprimanded by Phil Hartman During an “SNL ”Sketch: 'That Sticks Out'

Phil Hartman wasn't afraid of giving Valerie Bertinelli some advice while they were filming Saturday Night Live together in the '80s.

While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Bertinelli, 64 — who hosted the NBC show in 1987 — recalled working with the late Hartman on a sketch titled "Dinner at the Van Halens."

At the time, Bertinelli was married to Eddie Van Halen, and the skit followed the couple as they had their friends, played by Hartman and Victoria Jackson, over for dinner. However, some overexcited roadies (played by Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller) resulted in Bertinelli getting up and leaving before the dinner had even really started.

The celebrity chef told the outlet of filming the skit, “I remember Phil Hartman. I loved him."

“[The script] didn’t have me say a name [for him], but I was like, ‘And, Phil,’ and he goes, 'No, don't call me Phil in this. My character's name is [blank],'" she remembered.

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Bertinelli noted Hartman's request straight away, telling the publication, “I’m like, ‘Oh, okay, you have a character name.' I remember him just reprimanding me like, 'No, I’m not Phil here.' I don't know why that sticks out. He was digging deep for that particular skit."

Hartman, who starred on SNL for eight seasons from 1986 until 1994, was tragically murdered in 1998 at age 49. The beloved star — who was nicknamed “Glue” by his SNL castmates for holding the show together during his time on it — had just completed filming his fourth season of the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom NewsRadio, where he played pompous radio news anchor Bill McNeal.

After an alleged argument, Hartman was shot to death while he slept by his wife, Brynn — who then shot and killed herself.

Elsewhere during her EW interview, Bertinelli spoke more about her "very funny" sketch with Hartman, telling the outlet, "We’re having a dinner party, and Ed had his roadies there taking care of the dinner instead of waiters and waitresses and being wait staff, which we would never have anyways. It’s like, so not us.”

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The skit included multiple funny moments, including the roadies shining torches on Bertinelli's new highlights, answering phones like they were testing microphones, and crouching down in the shadows in the corners waiting for their next move.

"I want to have a personal life, can I please just have a personal life?" Bertinelli screamed at one point in the clip, after telling the roadies it was a dinner, not a concert.

"Sorry, I've had a rough day. I think maybe I should just go to bed for the night if you don't mind," Bertinelli insisted as the roadies prepped her entrance into the bedroom.

Bertinelli and Van Halen were married from 1981 until 2007. The musician died on Oct. 6, 2020, at age 65 from throat cancer.

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