Every Performer Banned from Saturday Night Live

Live from New York, it's... not these guys. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable hosts, cast members, guests, and musicians who were, at one point or another, thought to be barred from the sketch comedy series, either temporarily or permanently. Our countdown includes System of a Down, David Bowie, Adrien Brody and more! Would you lift the SNL ban on any of these celebrities? If so, let us know who in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Would you lift the SNL ban on any of these celebrities? If so, let us know who in the comments! For more SNL content, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGxp3qrZ86do9k

[@vanessastegall]

I would like to lift the ban on Sinead O’Connor.

[@vanessastegall]

@@shaliseshaw9385 she suffered enough.

[@danmerget]

​@@shaliseshaw9385 The Catholic Church was responsible for covering up literally thousands of cases of child sexual abuse. When a predatory priest was found, standard policy was to intimidate the victim to stay silent, while quietly sending the offender to another parish (where it would start all over again). The Church made Jeffrey Epstein look like an amateur. If any organization BUT the Church acted like that, the person in charge would have been arrested. But since it was the Church, people kept looking the other way and quickly "forgetting" any scandals that went public. I commend Sinead for looking at that situation and saying, "This is wrong, and someone needs to speak up".

[@lexkanyima2195]

I would lift Martin Lawrence

[@KapilSingh-f6d]

Donald Trump

[@whitemamba24xe98]

Steven Seagal knows karate, akido, kung-fu, and several other dangerous words

[@Scott_Forsell]

Seagal knows Bullshido.

[@jinratgeist]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Steven Seagal can't.

[@Slammy555]

He may not know karate but seems a expert in karazy.

[@thoughtsofalostoneofalosto2591]

several other dangerous words. Yo, your awesome. 🤣🤣✌❤

[@imkrisz]

Only thing he doesn’t know is how many cookies are enough

[@teamtim87]

I mean, if you're expecting System of A Down and Rage Against The Machine to conform, you're clearly out of touch.

[@raygartargaryen5927]

Rage Against the Machine and System of a Down literally conform. Most of these corporate bands are subject to conformist demands. And they almost always bend the knee.

[@pastense]

@@raygartargaryen5927 the way the music industry is designed, no band or artist could ever rise to prominence without some sort of conformity. Or else they would forever stay underground. But bands like these, of course, have their limits and navigate the industry while striving to keep their original intentions of expression as much as they can. A good (or bad) example on the hip hop side of things are the Black Eyed Peas. Nobody recognizes that their first two albums were 100% PURE hip hop, until they picked up Fergie and turned pop overnight. Ultimately, without any sort of “selling out” we wouldn’t know about these great bands and artists. Sad, but true. But that’s the beauty of the independent route that artists today are able to utilize these days. Quality music is still out there. The difference is that back then, there was quality music in the mainstream, where as today quality music is diminishing on the mainstream and you have to actually look and know where to find new quality music and artists.

[@jsgr5382]

Rage was asking for vaccine passports to go to their concerts. Sell outs

[@pastense]

@@jsgr5382 really? That makes them sell outs? Fuqq outta here! 😂 😂 😂

[@jsgr5382]

@@pastense by the definition of the word. Yes. They're sellouts. You wouldn't know anyway. You're still a teenager

[@kapten-awesome]

13:42 Steven Segal "a drama and action film STAR" Wow that is really generous 😂

[@douglaswarden2584]

That Grodin episode was VERY breaking the 4th wall kind of funny. As far as Adrien Brody....I'm sure he didn't put that make up on himself. He didn't go down to SNL's EXTENSIVE wig collection and STEAL those Rasta locks. The idea that HE did that all on his own and was SOLELY responsible for that Jamaican bit intro is simply absurd.

[@shadowscribbler6100]

Was thinking the same thing. They got an unwelcome response to the bit so they put it all on him rather than admit they came up with something distasteful.

[@Equizition21]

Cypress Hill took Insane in the brain to the next level 😳 😐 😂

[@JoJoTheOtter]

We all owe Sinead O’Conner a huge apology.

[@batgurrl]

Loved this list with a few surprises. Kudos to Rage Against The Machine for living up to their name .What on earth was Lorne Michaels thinking 😮Andy Kaufman was a huge mistake.Elvis Costello’s move was iconic and Radio Radio was one of the hottest performances ever🔥 He came back to pull the same thing with The Beastie Boys where he jumped on stage and said there’s no reason to do this song and did a great Radio Radio

[@bluebear1985]

You have to wonder what Lorne was thinking having a presidential candidate host the same night RATM was musical guest. Pretty much a recipe for disaster. Also, the vote on whether to keep or dump Andy Kaufman seemed kind of weird. I'll bet Lorne never would have allowed that had he been with the show at the time. He left the show (along with the rest of the original cast) in 1980, but returned in the fall of 1985 at the insistence of the network.

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

Actually it was The Beastie Boys, not Green Day who were performing and joined Elvis to do Radio Radio when he came back.

[@batgurrl]

@@JamesDavis-sh9gh oops my mistake I will edit it accordingly thanks

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

Oh c'mon RATM has shilled for the democratic party for the last decade. Raging for the machine. Their tickets are also hundreds of dollars. Definitely living up to their anti-capitalist stance.

[@TimHayes]

I think Andy Kaufman was let go because of the sexist comments he made whenever he defeated a woman in an on air wrestling match. He was booed for it as well.

[@andu1854]

The Vice documentary about Kauffman and his time in Memphis wrestling was great, he is one of the best heels ever

[@shaminner3605]

I was at the midsouth coliseum during those days with Kaufman great performer

[@eriktatos]

Everyone understands why Chevy Chase was banned lolol

[@Moharidy]

Snead O'Connor is a hero and only said the truth

[@SarahDigsHockey]

When I saw Fear on the list, I thought they were banned because of bad language from lead singer Lee Ving (who also appeared in the movie Flashdance).The real reason turned out to be even better.

[@Idiotwriter711]

When I was a teen I didn't have mtv or anything we were super poor and a friend gave me a mixtape and cassette player and I loved that thing and fear was on it but I don't even know till this video that the dude from flash dance that's horrible was the guy from fear that I would scream songs through my headphones. Great times

[@MeowthRocket]

Story behind Louise Lasser from what I heard is that at the time, she was going through relationship problems and actually HAD a legitimate mental breakdown to where she wouldn't even leave her dressing room.

[@sondraW]

As a kid my granny got me watching Mary Hartman,Mary Hartman. Great Spoof on Day time dramas! She abruptly left that popular tv series. Unfortunately Louise Lasser had dx MH issues, sadly both her parents committed suicide.

[@TimHayes]

@@sondraW Yes I read about that on her wikipedia page. The strange thing she tried to commit suicide herself, but stopped herself and her mom got mad at her. It was probably for the best she left Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman since she had to act like she was having a nervous breakdown, but really had one on that show. However she was doing the show 5 days a week like an actual soap opera, so add that along with a suicide attempt and her parents committing suicide, she had some personal problems!

[@41663]

Then she should have called in sick

[@41663]

​@@sondraWI lost one too that way but never brought it to work on my shoulders.

[@ryanmoore8645]

Sinead O'Connor deserves a medal for what she did on the show not a ban!!!

[@maryssalynnemedley8871]

Agreed

[@function0077]

Excellent comment. Sinead O'Connor performed on SNL in 1992 where she criticized the Catholic church for its treatment of children. The Boston Globe published its investigation of sexual abuse of minors by the Catholic clergy in 2002. In 2022, I feel that she has been thoroughly vindicated by history.

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

Right, I remember seeing her do that and at the time I really didn't know what the purpose was. Now in the present I fully understand what that rebellious gesture was for. I like the way she did a cover of Bob Marley's song War and why she chose it. A lot of Catholics don't know that the Pope is the U.S. secret military general. Not only that a papal decree that is still in effect written by Pope Nicholas V called Dum Diversas in 1452. F'd up sh*t on that decree.

[@orpheus9037]

Actually, a pretty interesting list. I do remember watching that Sinead O'Connor episode - it was one of the most surreal things I'd seen on television up till that point. You sure knew something went off script, but she was surely on the mark. Unfortunately, it destroyed her career. Given she was from Ireland, she understand the abuses of the Church in a far more direct and visceral way. Yes, it was bad in the US and elsewhere , but in Ireland, where the Catholic Church had political control, the abuses were off the chart. They're still counting the casualties.

[@Stonecutter334]

The Catholic Church is an endless source of abuse and misery worldwide. Always has been and still is to this very day

[@Fayanora]

Kanye West has me convinced that the movie "Get Out" was a documentary.

[@anon131]

so you're saying a black person can't have their own mind and own opinions?

[@Fayanora]

@@anon131 No, I'm saying a black person being a Trump supporter makes as much sense as a Jewish person being a Nazi, and that was the only explanation I could think of. That, or some truly horrifying insanity.

[@anon131]

@@Fayanora you ain't black if you didn't vote biden right???🤣🤣🤣

[@bigverybadtom]

@@Fayanora Probably because Trump did far more for black people than Obama?

[@GOREDO5]

@@Fayanora what a racist thing to say.... so your saying a black person can't be a trump supporter. Man the media has really brainwashed idiots as yourself.

[@jgallardo7344]

What Sinead O’Connor did is actually cool…just look at what the Catholic Church has become

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah it was brave what she did

[@AmazingThor]

SNL should apologize to her. She tried to warn people about the Catholic priest sex scandal about a decade before Spotlight broke the story.

[@jgallardo7344]

@@AmazingThor exactly!!! It would be a step in the right direction. The Catholic Church knows they are in the wrong

[@Lanwarder]

Elvis Costello was 100% right and showed integrity for the right reason, not just because he wanted to swear or smoke pot on stage. Pretty sure that's why they ended up lifting up the ban (in the most awesome way :D). Pretty sure Lorne Michaels was never too pleased with the idea of forbidding Costello from playing Radio Radio if I had to guess. Pretty sure the decision came from the top, but I don't know enough on the subject this is just my guess.

[@Stonecutter334]

Are you high now?

[@Lanwarder]

@@Stonecutter334 Nope, and I don't think I was when I wrote the message a year ago, why are you asking?

[@dragonweyr44]

Sinead O'Connor's scandal was so polarizing for SNL that for the next couple of decades, no host or musical guest could say ANYTHING off script at all

[@intorainbowzOG]

Turns out she was right.

[@dragonweyr44]

@@intorainbowzOG Perhaps but can you blame the Pope for what individual priests do?

[@intorainbowzOG]

@@dragonweyr44 as the leader you are responsible for what your employees do. And the whole moving around pedophile priests which it's pretty clear JP2 was aware of.

[@dragonweyr44]

@@intorainbowzOG My republican friends blame Biden for $4 gas and praise Trump for $2 gas Does that mean that either was responsible for the price of gas? Not in the least So is the Pope responsible for moving around predatory priests? No. I blame the bishops and cardinals who are DIRECTLY responsible

[@jimboswamps5602]

@@dragonweyr44 he did absolutely NOTHING! That’s just as bad as the abuse.

[@bobthedopeman7327]

Adrien Brody can wear fake dreadlocks, but GOD FORBID you make fun of his nose 😆

[@barbram8001]

My favorite actor, he has a great nose.

[@Alainagibson5]

No both of those things are wrong

[@annashores4833]

I find it a little funny that it's only been about a year and a half since this video and Shane Gillis just hosted this past week

[@kellyalves756]

HANGING THE AMERICAN FLAG UPSIDE DOWN!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 … is a recognized nautical distress signal, and not only is it not disrespectful, it’s a recognized statement of concern about the state of the nation.

[@ThehamWagon]

As soon as I saw the title I knew Daron was gonna bring soad here

[@lordcorgi6481]

From the list of people banned it sounds to be better to be banned than called back for another show.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Why ? I would bring people back

[@LovingtheLifeiLive]

Martin....probably the only guest that wouldn't be problematic this time around.

[@eduardopena5893]

And Sinead would be vindicated many years later when the child molestation cases came to light in the Catholic church and how they were not removing the offending priests from their duties, but just shuffling them on to other churches.

[@twist58]

Charles Grodin had his problems years back in the early days of SNL as guest host. Only heard he was banned, but apparently he was invited back later on and refused it. Terrible. He’s long gone now, but at least he left behind a legacy with Beethoven. One, which I remembered him fondly for.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But was unprepared

[@TimHayes]

@@lexkanyima2195 I think he was just too stupid to host the show. He acted like it!

[@lueysixty-six7300]

Frank Zappa has the same gate and physical presence as Jar Jar Binks..! Weird, lanky & goofy.

[@carltonvonhammerstein]

Considering the fact that he's the reason Chris Columbus left Christmas Vacation, it doesn't surprise me that Chevy was banned.

[@casey4602]

Imagine that, a saxophone player in a punk band 🤔

[@paulagwhyte1720]

That was AWESOME of Sinead! She was a HERO for that and should have been honoured for her guts! what a woman. Yellow bellies who attacked her! Sniveling cowards!!

[@jenniferwellman5311]

I remember watching it live, I was living in New York at the time, and she was right. The church did very little to stop what was going on.

[@belw58]

Maybe if some of these folks were back on the show it might be good again. Who cares about script and being offended. That's comedy. I can't believe John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd never went off script!

[@laviebohemia93]

What sucks is that Adrian Brody was absolutely hilarious as a host. He really was great.

[@lolahu3449]

Sinead O'Connor deserves an apology. She was right.

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

They should have never let Robert Fripp play "Fracture" that one fateful Saturday night back in 1978

[@terrytari1891]

Cypress Hill is Insane in the Brain! They are the best band in Long Beach!

[@shadowgirl617]

I think it's time to lift the ban on Martin Lawrence. He's definitely matured in his sense of humor over the years.

[@chaseprice5590]

Lol funny how shane gillis ends up coming back a year later as a host to SNL and killed it.

[@canaan5337]

To a lot of the bands being kicked off of Saturday Night Live in a controversy would gain them more attention and fans then doing what the show wanted and being invited back three times a year.

[@thehonesttruth8808]

Funny given SNL has about 10% of it’s audience as compared to 10 years ago

[@ErikPortland]

Elvis Costello wasn't actually banned. It was a misunderstanding.

[@BibiTheLinkBuilder]

Sinead - what a hero

[@abellewis3062]

It’s 2022, you never seen them on Saturday Night Live ever again.

[@catsupchutney]

Hilarious that Radio Radio (a protest against mainstream broadcasting) was played an awful lot on the airwaves, so why it would be controversial to play it on TV is befuddling to me.

[@battleforafridaynightdisas1239]

No?

[@xxxtram0ist942]

Why tf do you mention David Bowie in the description?

[@kevinlorick4705]

Sinead O'Conner was proven to be 100% right and Lorne Michaels should and still should write he a apology if he is any kind of descent human being.

[@tinapuleo1233]

Sod ratm cypress hill is there to play there music and be themselves it’s sad for a snl to be so ignorant the best part is those amazing musicians don’t give a shit that’s why they are still amazing to this day❤❤

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

12:02 Woman is singular. Women is plural. Damn.

[@StandardIssues]

Shane gillis was asked to come back 😂

[@laday5829]

Gillis never said anything racist or homophobic, he told a Asian and gay joke. The journalist that got him fired actually made several racist comments without the context of a joke.

[@yell0wberry]

While the video leaves out Damon Wayans being fired after his first episode, I do notice a trend, if SNL brings on a controversial band to be the musical guest, odds are, something bad will result

[@Peteristhegreat84]

Funny about Shane Gillis with him hosting being one of the better episodes in recent memory

[@AWorldofKayos]

This has to be the 20th time u guys have done this video

[@anthonysmith9049]

No politics on SNL? How can you say that with a straight face?

[@Jessie-w5f]

You left out Charles Rocket. It was 1981 , I believe when I watched the episode in high school. Charlene Tilton was the host and they did a Dallas skit . Rocket played Larry Hagmans part. Not a bad sketch. At the end when the cast is on stage saying good night, Tilton teasingly asked Rocket if he had a good time in Dallas. Rocket said “I just want to know who the fuck shot me!” Boom! Fired the next day . And I was shocked at that decision because I reasoned hey! It’s one o’clock in the morning! Is anyone really that offended that the f word was used??!! Apparently so.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Ouch

[@Myeran]

So taking advantage of freedom of speech on an improv sketch show is how to get kicked off.

[@TimHayes]

Pretty much. You're not free from consequences of freedom of speech. The cast could get pretty pissed off at times as can Lorne Michaels who I heard fired Norm Macdonald for doing the O.J. Simpson jokes during Weekend Update. Lorne Michaels I heard was buddy, buddy with O.J. Simpson at the time.

[@frasergibson5763]

Wait, you’re NOT allowed to improvise on SNL? I thought it was an improv show

[@jimmietwotime]

It’s never been an improv show, who told you that?

[@idkalan00]

It's a sketch show, not improv. They have a team of writers write skits and the cast practice them, leading up to the live show. "Whose Line Is It Anyway" for example is an actual improv show.

[@frasergibson5763]

@@jimmietwotime I’m Australian and it doesn’t air over here, but I’ve always been led to believe it was an improv show

[@frasergibson5763]

@@idkalan00 ok, interesting. I always believed that sketch and improv were basically the same thing

[@jimmietwotime]

@@frasergibson5763 sketches are written and then performed, and it’s fairly common for talented actors/comedic actors to improvise during sketches and even movies, but it’s not an “improv” show, it s a written, live, sketch comedy show. But yeah you definitely don’t want to improvise if it’s going to ruin the flow or make things awkward/hard for the fellow actors to bounce off of, if you’re good at improvising and can make the sketch better then it’s ok to throw some improv in there but not if you go rogue and it screws things up 😂😜

[@fredricclack7137]

Fraternity Bros passed Joints 2 BB 👑 Band at Adrian, Michigan at our Methodist College 😆

[@DuelWielding2DohDoh_BiRDS]

SNL doesn't want politics unless it's the weird politics that only they agree with.

[@retronerds6884]

Yeah pretty fucking hypocritical

[@ericpanissidi6761]

That is why people aren't watching SNL anymore and watching Bill burr.

[@jimbo9208]

people are still watching it

[@nancygonzalezgarcia8701]

If people weren’t watching SNL the show wouldn’t have 48 seasons as of two Saturdays ago.

[@teenygozer]

People are still watching SNL, it's very popular, and a lot of critics and the audience agreed that Bill Burr kinda sucked as a host.

[@jerogomezrobledo]

Bring back Adrien Brody to SNL, please.

[@canadianreserve]

Sinead O'Connor's statement wasn't political. Being anti-pedophilia is not a political stance.

[@WallyZamwa]

Shane is doing great!

[@fabioborges5183]

Not sure if they lose anything by being banned from SNL. That show has gone from comedy sketches and satire to full political propaganda

[@TimHayes]

It was always political to an extent, but they just kept going a bit overboard year after year. If it was making fun of everyone equally, then there wouldn't be as much of a problem, but even doing that, one or two people will whine and cry.

[@bryantbrown107]

❌Kanye West❌ is still wearing that raggedy trump hat 🧢

[@hillerm]

Shane Gillis has since hosted the show.

[@Sammo212]

Getting fired from SNL was the best thing for Gillis. They also took his podcast ep out of context. Now he’s more relevant than snl lol Also, “no politics”? The show is full of politics lol

[@amandafranklin1914]

Look. Some of these musical acts, they shouldn't have been surprised. At that time, the Replacements were as well known for drunkenly messing up their concerts as their music. They should have known that. As for Rage Against the Machine, well. What it says on the tin. Oh, and Pete from the Replacements did come back solo a few years later.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But to replace The Pointer Sisters is embarrasment

[@amandafranklin1914]

@@lexkanyima2195 I can see that. I love the Pointer Sisters and I love the Replacements. And I screwed up a name-it's Paul not Pete!

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@amandafranklin1914 they should have perform on SNL

[@Emy53]

West, I don't understand him.

[@elijah5994]

It's not SOAD's fault they couldn't bleep out an f word

[@Auntiehoney217]

SNL is banned from my house

[@bendejo8]

strange

[@257796]

That's why Muggs was blacklisted. Musical genius though

[@KapilSingh-f6d]

Trump was banned from SNL

[@brahmburgers]

Why even have punk rock groups at all? They're garbage. Little factoid: The Sex Pistols, when starting out, would wait for other bands to go back stage to get stoned, and then the SP's would quietly steal the other bands' best guitars and amps. I learned this from a guy who hung out with them at the time.

[@chillinwithdillon2176]

Funny how Shane Gilles has already returned to host.

[@shannonburninhell8906]

Say when is gretta van fleet ganna host snl?

[@TonyLikeGames2]

You did this already, not that long ago.

[@StopBeingAnAsshole]

@watchmojo you owe Shane Gillis his own top 5 now! Top special on Netflix, top podcast, literally one of the most beloved and talked about people period and just happens to be a comedic genius. Hosting SNL was even a comeback to me. Rather it was the most beautiful F.U./success story ever 😎

[@Laboy898gmail]

That was the night Cypress Hill literally refused to sale out. It looks like a childish act and bad business decision, but to the group and those that still listen to this day....they didn't put the dress on. They weren't going out like that.

[@onionbubs386]

When they mentioned Robert Blake i was expecting his ban to be about the murder charge he faced, not hurting the writers' feelings

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

I know right.

[@bigverybadtom]

That probably was the real reason in the first place.

[@Idiotwriter711]

Did they know abt the murder at the time though?

[@onionbubs386]

@@bigverybadtom nah, he was on snl in 1985 and the murder charge didnt happen until 20 years later

[@onionbubs386]

@@Idiotwriter711 nope, his appearance on SNL was in 1985, his murder trial wasn't until 20 years later

[@carolinacuchacovich]

Funny how Sinead O'Connor was right all along

[@jesuscruz2068]

and its fucked up that theyre trying to make it seem like she was "in the wrong"

[@jimboswamps5602]

She sure as shit was and is a victim of abuse herself.

[@eduardopena5893]

@@jesuscruz2068 At the time, they thought she was. The real corruption of the Catholic Church wasn't known at the time.

[@abdielgarcia389]

@@eduardopena5893 she was ahead of time

[@ShayniBC]

@@eduardopena5893 Yes it was. Although many did a good job at hiding it reports were out even then. I watched that live and thought "Hell yeah! Go girl!". I was not only raised in a Catholic school, I remember the the many reports that had been going on well before she made that statement. The difference is most of the public wanted to turn a blind eye and the Diocese worked very hard at PR and hiding their abuses in every country. They do to this day.

[@mijajajaja]

Okay, but having Rage perform on the same episode as Forbes was *OBVIOUSLY* going to go badly

[@kellyalves756]

Forbes is almost like the perfect opening act for Rage.

[@Fayanora]

Steven Segal isn't really an actor; he just plays a self-idealized version of himself in everything he's in.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes so true 💯

[@sarahprice659]

Ahah! So THAT’s what he’s doing! Makes a lot more sense.

[@karlc2869]

He used to be an A-lister but he fell from grace.

[@mariahlehman9777]

Sad take because it’s so painfully accurate I mean.

[@karlc2869]

@@mariahlehman9777 Seagal isn't what he used to be.

[@Heavymetallord1]

I gotta give it to all the music bands who kept their act real and refusing to compromise for TV

[@lexkanyima2195]

But this is a part of the entertainment

[@dalayarichardson5977]

Same

[@chingrimungrei]

Yep

[@renlosee5223]

What I wanna know is (i didn't see the episode in particular) how the EFF do they expect people to stop being exactly what they are known for to perform on a set stage? Especially when you do things like pair Rage against the Machine with... *gasp* the Machine! (IE politicians)

[@dumpvideo]

I'm from the future, here to tell you that they brought Shane Gillis back to host.

[@crossgordon4376]

"Make Kanye 2006 again" was actually hilarious 😂

[@seanocean4745]

No it wasn’t.

[@jenniferwellman5311]

No, it actually wasn’t, just like today. He’s a racist pig noted on Twitter the other day.

[@ryanironheart4154]

@@seanocean4745 Yes it was!!! I thought Trump supporters like people who call/say it like it is?

[@seanocean4745]

@@ryanironheart4154 trump supporter? You got “trump supporter” from me saying that wasn’t funny? Now that’s hilarious

[@sim.ulation.l279]

Kanye was not funny. I don't think he knows what funny is.

[@jasp2003]

Its nice to remember a time when rock bands weren’t on the side of the establishment!

[@stephanleo]

I hate to shatter your dreams, but every rock band that makes into TV is on the side of the establishment.

[@edd868]

Also I hate to break it to you both, but the establishment that's "in control" now was against the "fascists" in the past which in turn is considered anti-establisment now. Wierd how stuff like that changes every few generations

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

They're on tv, come on dude brighten up

[@vivalarazausarmyvet4453]

Yep. In the '80s and '90s, conservatives constantly attempted to cancel so many classic rock bands but thank God they failed.

[@DereBear]

Please tell me how SOAD and RATM are on the side of the establishment cuz they’re still rocking the same messages they started with

[@lpnjan7246]

Sinead O'Connor was right on the money with her statement. I stand behind her 100%

[@jenniferbates2811]

Oh absolutely!!!

[@fenwayify]

It is ironic that her "outrageous" actions, so immediately reviled, ultimately proved more than justified. I think she possesses one of the most glorious voices the world has ever known, but her personal issues and mental health challenges have prevented her from its full expression. I heard her live just once, but it was enough to be awed. She's had plenty of tragedy and torment in her life. I hope she finds peace...

[@abbynormal3068]

@@fenwayify Agreed. There are performers and there are artists. She is definitely in the latter category.

[@rondaallen7211]

she should never have been banned. this is USA. she had the right to do that.

[@thomasbowers1210]

I feel like she should be envied back.

[@ginadeam6813]

O'Connor was horribly abused and tortured by her mother as a child. She was ahead of times acknowledging the catholic church has been covering up child abuse forever-and because of her horrid childhood, that's why she was so passionate about the subject matter and tore up the picture of that flaming hypocrite.

[@jimboswamps5602]

Thank you!!! I’ve been saying this all along too. 🙏🏻

[@Idiotwriter711]

So how do you feel she would be treated if she did it now with all the social media and that substance..I thought it was horrible the way she was treated back then and I was just a kid back then..felt wrong you know

[@ginadeam6813]

@@Idiotwriter711 That's a very good question. IDK? Maybe she'd get more support because people are more aware/sensitive about child abuse and countless stories of priests we've all heard about between then and now. OR....people would riot and set their communities on fire and loot stores because a few crumbs out there were offended. Again, very good question.🤔🤯

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

Yet she practices Islam? Thts really the pot calling the kettle black and she wasn't the first one to acknowledge it, everyone knows wht goes dwn, we know the history and all, the thing is its 2022, O connor is nowhere, the Vatican is still standing and nothing changed

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

@@ginadeam6813 oh thts why they looted, not years of built up aggression from being killed with no repercussions right

[@michaelmidax8108]

I think Andy & Sinead should be unbanned even though Andy is gone

[@andu1854]

Sinaed was 100 correct about the Catholic Church too

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah sinead should be unbanned

[@effdonahue6595]

Remember when Andy licked Sineads bald head 🤓

[@yell0wberry]

Sinead is gone as well

[@kemmererkid]

sinead is gone too.

[@palashford4309]

I agree totally with what Sinead O'Connor did.

[@shannonspeagle8535]

She was correct on her disgust.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

Too bad the industry ruined her after that because they love what the catholic church is about.

[@AmazingThor]

Imagine expecting the Sex Pistols and getting Elvis Costello…

[@kevinsmarts9953]

They toured together in the early days, there's a good chance he was about because he was support on many Sex Pistols tours

[@Stonecutter334]

@@kevinsmarts9953not true at all. Elvis never toured with the Pistols. They didn’t appear because of work visa problems and Elvis was in NYC ending his first American Tour.

[@kevinsmarts9953]

@@Stonecutter334 I've seen actual footage of him on their tour bus being interviewed while they were together touring. Why wait a whole year to lie about it?

[@davesleyer9393]

The fear incident has so much to it. Fear was an LA band playing in New York and there was a bit of an east coast west coast beef at the time. The song they played was called New York’s alright if you like saxophones. Totally a dig on NY. The kids in the audience includes minor threat and agnostic front

[@chrhadden]

they aren't from la man.philadelphia.we hate everyone else

[@davesleyer9393]

@@chrhadden “Fear, stylized as FEAR, is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian hardcore punk” this is from their wiki. I love living in the city starts with the lyrics “I’m from south street Philadelphia” But they’re an LA band

[@chrhadden]

@@davesleyer9393 that's just f****** weird why would they say that explains why I never been able to find Avenue C

[@davesleyer9393]

@@chrhadden it goes back to that east coast west coast hardcore beef. They were talking mad shit about New York on snl w the song New York’s alright. As far as I love living in the city I’m unsure

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

FEAR was one of the bands that got me into punk music. What did they expect when they invited them on? Lol

[@FaQBuddEh]

Lmfao "No... we don't mean off in the 'Green room' " Expecting Cyprus Hill to NOT smoke would be as logical as inviting a certain Dogg to perform at something quiet... you know, like the Superbowl or something.... and expecting said Dogg to not wear a specific hue, or to not do a certain walk... or most absurd of all- to NOT spark one up 😅

[@annwilmot6858]

A lot of Cypress Hill's songs are about MJ, so they should've seen it coming.

[@sharlene3848]

Lol @ "specific hue" 🤣

[@Ozymandi_as]

"Less Than Zero" was about the British 1930s fascist Oswald Mosley, and Costello felt that American audiences didn't really get it - thinking, for example, that it was about JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. He saw SNL as possibly being for him what the Ed Sullivan Show had been to the Beatles, and he wanted to perform a song that American audiences wouldn't be confused by. I get that his record label might have been precious about the change of plan, but I can't see why SNL were put out. Radio Radio is one of his biggest early hits, so I'm sure the audience were happy.

[@Stonecutter334]

I watched the show that night. Either song would have been fine but Elvis stopping the song put him on the map as the coolest guy for quite a while.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Chevy Chase was banned from all NBC programs because when he was doing promotions for his film Foul Play or Fletch on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson! He talked about seeing Rock Hudson out to dinner with a guy. They were very affectionate. Chevy Chase said that he didn't know he liked guys and how his mother was going to be mad. Back then celebrities off screen lives were quite. No TMZ to put people business into the street. Johnny Carson was the 1 who banned Chevy. And he didn't come back to NBC until after Johnny Carson died!

[@LahsAndLahs]

I think Chevy is well known to be a jerk. I saw him behind the scenes for Hot in Cleveland, and he made a gross joke. Don't like him.

[@tpiapb]

This didn't age well

[@tomfox9083]

Does anyone even watch snl anymore shit hasn’t been funny in 20 years

[@jeanniemarkech351]

And as we found out, Sinead O'Connor was completely right.

[@Stonecutter334]

No we knew then too. Sinead just had bad timing and poor judgement about when to do these things. She was right but that wasn’t the time or the place.