Kristen Bell and Jason Segel reunited at the 2025 SAG Awards for a comic callback to their 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The film’s breakup scene features Segel’s character nude; at the ceremony, contemporaneous coverage described Segel as wearing a towel—not appearing nude.
What happened at the 2025 SAG Awards?
Bell and Segel shared a moment referencing the film’s famous breakup gag during the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 2025. Yahoo Entertainment’s coverage connected the reunion to the scene in which Bell’s character ends her relationship with Segel’s character while he is undressed. Its account describes Segel’s awards-show appearance as a towel callback, not a repeat of the film’s nudity.
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The report did not provide a verified transcript of the exchange, and no exact dialogue should be attributed to the pair. The specific connection is the recognizable setup and towel gag.
How does the awards callback differ from the movie scene?
In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, released in 2008, the breakup scene’s comic shock comes from Segel’s character being nude when Bell’s character breaks up with him. The 2025 awards moment echoed that scene, but coverage described Segel as appearing in a towel. Calling the SAG Awards appearance a nude scene blurs the distinction between the film and the callback.
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Vanity Fair revisited the film in a June 6, 2025 interview retrospective, reporting Segel recalling a similar experience with Bell during the movie’s nude breakup scene. That account provides context for the original scene, but does not establish that the awards bit reproduced exact dialogue.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.When and where was the ceremony?
The 31st Annual SAG Awards took place on February 23, 2025, with Kristen Bell as host. SAG-AFTRA said the ceremony streamed live globally on Netflix. The Screen Actors Guild Awards had announced Bell as host on December 16, 2024.
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Sources
- SAG-AFTRA: “Outstanding Film And Television Performances Honored at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®”, February 23, 2025.
- Yahoo Entertainment: “SAG Awards Features Reunions Galore — From ‘New Girl’ & ‘Gossip Girl’ To ‘The X Files’”, February 24, 2025.
- Vanity Fair: “Jason Segel and Kristen Bell Will Always Remember ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’”, June 6, 2025.
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: “SPOTTED: KRISTEN BELL TO HOST THE 31ST ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®”, December 16, 2024.
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