The Worst Saturday Night Live Controversies In History

Published on 04/21/2021
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Shane Gillis

In a way, it is pretty amazing that Shane Gillis got banned from the show before he even got to appear in it. A couple of hours after he was hired by SNL, videos of him saying homophobic and racist slurs came to light on social media. He got fired in no time at all, but it sounds reasonable to us.

Shane Gillis

Shane Gillis

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Jenny Slate

In September 2009, Jenny Slate made her first appearance on the show. Sadly, the episode came with an incident that ended her tenure as well. In the middle of a sketch that made use of “friggin” a lot, she let out an F-bomb. She got “pulled back” from more episodes and got fired by the end of the season.

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate

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