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The David Spade Joke That Kept Eddie Murphy Away From ‘SNL’ for Almost Two Decades
After a heated phone confrontation, the pair didn’t speak again for close to 20 years
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The One ‘SNL’ Host Whose Appearance Caused a Cast Member to Boycott the Show
Nora Dunn refused to be a part of the 1990 episode and musical guest Sinead O’Connor backed out at the last minute as well
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50 Years Ago, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Issued Its First 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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