At the top of her monologue, Bryant spoke about a sketch that was cut from SNL whereby she had to go in for a kiss with the Indie Spirit winning and Oscar-nominated A Real Pain actor Kieran Culkin. “The sketch was cut and never made it to air,

Bryant hosted the awards show for the second time on Saturday. By Lexi Carson Former Saturday Night Live castmember Aidy Bryant opened her monologue at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday by reflecting on an intimate moment between her and Kieran Culkin years ago.

Aidy Bryant returned as host of the Film Independent Spirit Awards Saturday and immediately welcomed the audience to "Hollywood's third or fourth biggest night." She also had plenty to say about an apparently unaired kiss with Kieran Culkin,