A recent sketch saw host Will Ferrell as a pilot with the callsign “Clown Penis,” and actual Air Force and Navy officials have now stepped in to clarify why the bit was unrealistic.
A Naval Air Forces commander also specified that callsigns can reflect an individual’s more comical mistakes during operations.
Sometimes, even SNL jokes fly over the Air Force’s heads.
SNL will return this weekend with host Natalie Portman and musical guest Dua Lipa.