What celebrities are banned from snl?

Answer 1

1. Milton Berle
   • Early TV star Milton Berle hosted SNL in April 1979. He was banished from the show after chronically overacting, mugging for the camera, and upstaging the other cast members.
   • He also improvised some of his older comedy bits and sang a dreary rendition of "September Song." Perfectionist Lorne Michaels banned the show's rebroadcast until 2003 because he thought the episode discredited the show.
2. Frank Zappa
   • After hosting in 1978, Mothers of Invention frontman Frank Zappa was banned from the show after telling the audience he was using cue cards and outright mugging for the cameras. Due to his strict anti-drug stance, the week of rehearsal leading to the live show was tense.
   • The cast and crew had relaxed attitudes toward drugs. Only John Belushi stood next to him during the goodnight sequence.
3. Cypress Hill
   • Southern California hip-hop group Cypress Hill appeared on the October 2, 1993 show. Their prospects for a return appearance were scotched when DJ Muggs fired up a joint onstage to start their second number of the show.
   • Toward the end of their performance of their appropriately named hit "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That," Muggs trashed the conga set.
4. Steven Seagal
   • Action star Steven Seagal hosted the April 20, 1991 show. The cast and crew found him difficult to work with, and Lorne Michaels assessed him as "the worst host ever." The Seagal debacle was brought up during Nicolas Cage's monologue the following year.
   • He told Michaels, "They probably think I'm the biggest jerk who's ever been on the show." Michaels deadpanned, "No, no. That would be Steven Seagal."
5. The Replacements
   • The musical guest on a 1986 SNL show, alt-rock band the Replacements, lived down to their reputation and were definitely not ready for prime time.
   • During their two songs, they were so intoxicated that they repeated and forgot lyrics, stumbled around the stage and into each other, and yelled obscenities at the crowd. The obscenity is cut from the show's replay.
6. Adrien Brody
   • Academy Award winner Adrien Brody was an unlikely choice for Lorne Michaels' blacklist. While hosting the May 10, 2003 show, he donned a dreadlocks wig and Rastafarian clothing. His improvised introduction of Jamaican reggae star Sean Paul included a rambling, faux patois and botching Paul's name.
   • The improv-averse Michaels was livid that Brody didn't clear the bit and banned him from future shows.
7. Robert Blake
   • Former child actor and star of the television show "Baretta" Robert Blake was far from the perfect host, or guest, when he showed his displeasure with the scripts. While preparing for the November 13, 1982 show, he refused to cooperate with the cast and crew.
   • When writer and cast member Gary Kroeger gave him several script pages, Blake wadded up the pages and threw them in Kroeger's face.
8. Charles Grodin
   • Actor and comedian Charles Grodin turned in an awkward performance on October 29, 1977, his first appearance on the show. He skipped rehearsals and improvised many of his lines.
   • Grodin's clumsy performance was his first and last, the impetus for Lorne Michaels' passion for preparedness. Some even speculate Grodin's clumsiness was attributed to the actor showing up drunk the day of the show.

Answer 2

The celebrities that are banned from Saturday Night Live (SNL) include Adrien Brody, Frank Zappa, Chevy Chase, Steven Seagal, Andy Kaufman, Martin Lawrence, Cypress Hill, and many others.