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36 Years Ago, ‘SNL’ Booked a Host So Controversial That Nora Dunn and Sinead O’Connor Refused to Appear
Nora Dunn refused to appear in the 1990 episode and musical guest Sinead O’Connor backed out at the last minute as well
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50 Years Ago, ‘SNL’ Aired a Sketch So Controversial It Forced the Show’s First-Ever On-Air Apology
A 1976 sketch about Claudine Longet accidentally shooting people was not appreciated by the actress or her legal team
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Photo: Alan Singer; NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images The Chilling Way Phil Hartman Once Threatened Rob Schneider
Four years before his tragic death, Hartman had a heated exchange with Schneider that’s very eerie in hindsight
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Photo by Bianca de Vilar/Redferns This Stoner Rock Band Helped a Legendary SNL Cast Member Revive an Iconic Character During Their Musical Guest Performance
They needed more cowbell, baby!
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Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images How a Passing Comment on the ‘SNL’ Set Convinced the Smashing Pumpkins This 1993 Single Was a Hit
The Smashing Pumpkins first hit single, ‘Cherub Rock’, got some high praise from Saturday Night Live’s musical director.
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Image: Sky Originals 15 Things We Fear We’ll See in Episode 1 of ‘Saturday Night Live UK’
For the first time, Saturday Night Live is coming to UK television. We have some ideas about what might happen.
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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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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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Colin Jost and Jimmy Buffett (Photo: Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images, Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for NEON) ‘SNL’ Star Colin Jost Might’ve Died Years Ago If It Weren’t for Jimmy Buffett
The ‘Weekend Update’ anchor nearly drowned while surfing in St. Barts
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Martin Lawrence (Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images) Was Martin Lawrence Actually Banned From ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The ‘Bad Boys’ star made just one appearance on ‘SNL’ in 1994
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