'SNL' alum Jorma Taccone says he's 'insanely lucky' after 20-foot fall off ladder
Jorma Taccone, one part of the comedy trioThe Lonely Island, was hospitalized after shattering his pelvis upon falling 20 feet off a ladder at his home. The former "Saturday Night Live" writer borrowed an unsteady ladder from his neighbor to paint a mural for his 5-year-old daughter's birthday, he said from his hospital bed during a Sept. 2 episode of"The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast." After dismissing his neighbor's warning and turning down his friend's offer to hold the structure, the "rickety" ladder began to give way and Taccone said he felt his life flash before his eyes. "I literally have enough time as I'm falling to be like 'I'm going to die,'" he told fellow "SNL" alumsAkiva Schaffer,Andy SambergandSeth Meyers. "And so I drop. I look over (and) I literally see the yard, and I'm like, 'This is going to hurt a lot.' And I fall straight on my butt, taking all the impact on my butt, and then I do a lot of screaming and I'm cursing. Keep in mind it's my daughter's 5th birthday party so it was the coolest way to start the day." Among the injuries, Taccone said the left side of his pelvis was badly injured and his sacrum had detached from his spine, adding, "All of this sounds worse than it is." "I know I'm laughing about it now, but it was probably the most rugged thing I've ever experienced. It's been described as life changing," Taccone said. Taccone clarified that the surgery was successful and doctors have assured him that he should be walking and resuming his day-to-day tasks within three to six months. He said he will attend acute rehab and take medication to ease the pain while he recovers. September marks the end of summer and the start of fall, and Hollywood A-listers are gearing up for spooky season. But before they get in the Halloween spirit, they'll have to get red carpet ready for the MTV VMAs, the 2025 Emmy Awards and dust off their favorite fits forNew York Fashion Week.Here's what celebs are up to this month, starting with Jason Momoa and Oscar Isaac at the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award 2025 red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2025, in Venice, Italy. Scroll through for more. Schaffer said he appreciates Taccone recounting the traumatic experience with a smile on his face but said "as someone from afar that has just been hearing about it, it's been horrible." "It has been a really scary week," Schaffer said. "We're glad you didn't hit your head and that you're not dead." "Oh dude, it's so weird to say but I'm like insanely lucky," Taccone replied. "And then the craziest thing was my doctor came in this morning and was like, 'Oh yeah, if you hit your heels – if you had landed on your heels – it would have been 10 times worse." Meyers and Samberg emphasized that the terrifying news was especially jarring for the comedy group, who typically maintain a sarcastic rapport. "There is that question when you're comedy people, like, how long you let it go before you say something," Samberg said. "We were texting last night. This was like a day and a half post op, I said, 'Not sure if this is the best time to bring up, but do you think the door is officially closed on you dunking now?' And then I immediately panicked and said, 'Dice roll to try a joke this soon, apologies if that was too soon.'" This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'SNL' alum Jorma Taccone accident puts him in the hospital
'SNL' alum Jorma Taccone says he's 'insanely lucky' after 20-foot fall off ladder Jorma Taccone, one part of the comedy ...
