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Ben Stiller on 'SNL' (Photo by: Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) 4 Comedy Icons Who Had Ridiculously Short ‘SNL’ Runs
Introducing the ‘Not Ready for Late-Night Players’
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George Foreman with Chris Farley (Photo: Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) 4 ‘SNL’ Sketches That Were Nearly Derailed by People Breaking Character
Break-ups happen to the best of them, but these few are destined for the history books
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Phil Hartman in 1996 (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Phil Hartman Was Friends With a Member of the Manson Family
The former classmates entertained their fellow students by acting out scenes from Shakespeare and Molière
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a scene from 'Rush Hour 2' (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Did ‘Rush Hour’ Almost Star Two Popular TV Comedians Instead of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker?
Several comics were rumored to have been involved at one point
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Chevy Chase (Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) Chevy Chase Ended Up on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Because of a Monty Python Movie
Had the ‘Caddyshack’ star not attended a midnight screening of one of the British comedy troupe’s films, his career might’ve been—to coin a phrase—completely different
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George Carlin (Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images) George Carlin Held a Grudge Against Billy Crystal for Decades After Working With Him on ‘SNL’
‘For that one moment, f–k him,’ Carlin wrote in his autobiography
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Chris Farley (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) How Chris Farley Managed to Blow His ‘Home Alone’ Audition
The ‘Tommy Boy’ star tried out for the role of the Santa Claus impersonator
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Jerry Seinfeld (Photo by Valerie Terranova/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation) Did Jerry Seinfeld Really Say ‘What’s the Deal With…’ as Often as People Think?
If the comic is to be believed, the phrase was never a part of his stand-up routines
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John Candy (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) John Candy Was Apparently the Most-Burned Potential ‘SNL’ Host
The ‘Blues Brothers’ star surprisingly made very few appearances on the show over the years
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(l-r) Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Jay Mohr, Adam Sandler, and Norm MacDonald on 'SNL' (Photo by Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Adam Sandler and Jay Mohr Almost Came to Blows Over Sunglasses in Their ‘SNL’ Days
A wardrobe decision nearly led to a fistfight between the two comedians
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Norm Macdonald (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) Norm Macdonald Tried to Get O.J. Simpson on His Show After Trashing Him for Years
The former ‘Weekend Update’ host came close to meeting his favorite target on a few occasions
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Stevie Wonder and Eddie Murphy on 'SNL' (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Why Eddie Murphy Killed Off One of His Most Popular ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters
Everyone loved Buckwheat, except the guy who had to play him all the time
