According to Jackson, the reason for that long of a gap has to with a ban he claims has been imposed on him stemming from a skit gone slightly awry with Kenan Thompson all those years ago.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, during his appearance on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show back in March, Jackson explained how in 2012, he used the F-word during a live SNL sketch that aired in December 2012, and jokingly surmised that Thompson was the reason he’s now “banned” from the show.

“Kenan got me banned from Saturday Night Live.” Jackson said, adding: “He didn’t cut me off soon enough, and I said the forbidden word on television.