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the performers and hosts who are so
controversial unpredictable or hard to
work with that they were never invited
back onto the show to be clear they
don’t have to have been officially
banned in any public way just obviously
made unwelcome temporary bans that have
since been lifted will also be
considered number 10 Rage Against the
Machine
ladies and gentlemen Rage Against the
Machine considering their revolutionary
political and anti-capitalist views it
would have been more surprising had Rage
not made a statement during this public
performance
before performing their song bulls on
parade on SNL in 1996 the group
reportedly hung upside down American
flags on their amps which is widely
considered a sign of distress
[Music]
the act was a protest against
billionaire Republican presidential
candidate Steve Forbes who was the host
that night
talk about a mismatched pair how much
money do you have well you know if I had
a nickel for every time somebody asked
me that I would be well whatever though
the production crew removed the symbols
before the band performed rage was
escorted out of the building after their
first song I’d like to thank Rage
Against the Machine cast the writers to
throw Lorne Michaels number nine Charles
Grodin Charles Grodin is an American
actor and comedian known for such movies
as catch-22 the incredible shrinking
woman and Beethoven he’s also known for
his appearances on The Tonight Show and
The Late Show in 1977 he was invited to
host Saturday Night Live however he
allegedly missed rehearsals and was
generally ill-prepared for his role I
wish I’d had more time during the week
to rehearse and and really work on the
skits with all the gang here but but how
can you come to New York and not see it
at least a couple of Broadway shows it
also stepped over people’s lines and
made the show difficult as he reportedly
forgot the show was live it might not
seem like much to many people but it was
enough to get him banned from the iconic
comedy show number eight
fear infamous American punk band fear
was invited to play SNL for the 1981
Halloween episode John Belushi allegedly
got them the gig as he was a fan of the
band
they played their usual assortment of
offensive material and shouted
obscenities at the crowd and listeners
which is all in a day’s work for fear
the performance got so out of hand that
they started what some called a small
riot needless to say the set was cut
short and the broadcast went to
commercial some may have thought that
was too bad as they had just started
playing let’s have a war
[Music]
number seven Elvis Costello once again
here’s Elvis Costello English
singer-songwriter Elvis Costello was
invited to perform his song less than
zero on SNL in 1977 a few seconds into
the song however he stopped his band and
told the audience he and his band then
immediately started playing radio radio
a song he had been explicitly told not
to play
[Music]
add to that the fact that Lauren
Michaels is famous for really disliking
unrehearsed sets and the resulting ban
was a foregone conclusion thankfully it
was eventually lifted and Costello was
invited back in 1989 going so far as to
parody the incident in 1999 six Adrian
Brody this American actor best known for
his role in The Pianist was invited to
host SNL in 2003 the musical guests that
night were artists Sean Paul and Wayne
Wonder in an unscripted move
Brody decided to come out on stage to
introduce Sean Paul you’re mine you’re
mine you’re mine you’re mine you’re mine
while wearing a dreadlock wig and
spouting Jamaican stereotypes remember
when we said Lorne Michaels doesn’t like
things to be unscripted well he really
didn’t like this Adrian Brody was banned
from the show and has not returned since
adding insult to injury he was even
parodied nearly a decade later on the
show number 5 Frank Zappa thank you and
remember I’m reading this off these
cards underneath this camera here Frank
Zappa was a legendary eccentric musician
whose work spanned many genres from rock
to orchestral to jazz in 1978 he was
asked to both perform on and host the
sketch comedy show
unfortunately however he and the crew
got off to a rough start
due to his strict anti-drug position
only got worse when the episode actually
filmed with Zappa making it rather clear
to the audience that he wasn’t invested
in the show he actually drew the crowds
attention to the fact that he was
reading from cue cards and allegedly
quote mugged to the cameras you could
probably tap a whole new segment up
today’s youth market number for Martin
Lawrence man man oh man look at all
these white people known for his
award-winning hit show Martin Martin
Lawrence was invited to host SNL in Feb
in 1994 during his opening monologue he
went on to discuss women’s hygiene and
genitalia and explicit and frank detail
needless to say this was not appreciated
some of you are not washing your ass
properly
don’t get me wrong not all some the
edited version of the episode now simply
shows a blank screen with words giving
viewers the gist of what Lawrence said
it also states that many SNL employees
nearly lost their jobs because of it I’m
getting with some of the ladies smelling
odors going wait a minute girls smell
let’s dish you smell yourself girl
perhaps contributing to his band
Lawrence also allegedly improvised some
dialogue in one of the sketches and we
know how lauren loves that you know you
know what man if you don’t shut your ass
up I’m telling you man number three
Steven Seagal there’s a lot more to
Steven Seagal in the martial arts
regarded by many of the cast and crew as
the worst host in Saturday Night Live
history Seagal hosted the show in 1991
the actor and martial artist is best
known for his roles in action films like
under siege on SNL however he was
apparently notoriously difficult to work
with and his sketch ideas did not sit
well with the rest of the cast and crew
sagal reportedly even refused to leave
his room because he found it insulting
that as part of the dialogue in one
sketch two characters suggested they
could beat him up that’s very good and I
impressed with the cigar maybe we
misjudged you oh yeah maybe I’m not a
girly man after all mr. cigar number two
Andy Kaufman right now I wouldn’t do
some imitations for you often cited as
one of the greatest comedians ever Andy
Kaufman made a career out of
antagonizing and trolling people he was
truly ahead of his time from his Mighty
Mouse KITT to wrestling women people
were never quite sure what to make of
him was it real or was it all just an
act
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
in 1983 then executive producer of SNL
Dick Ebersol
asked the audience to vote on whether to
keep Andy on the show or dump him the
audience voted him off and sure enough
he was never brought back thank you for
all the support you’ve given me through
these years and I wish you all to be
well thank you before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
from May to December but the day is
gross shocked when you reach September
Justin Here I am doing a show at NBC for
only one night it’s like being part of
NBC’s new fall schedule number one
Sinead O’Connor unto the philosophy
which holds one race superior this Irish
singer and songwriter was invited to
perform on the show in 1992 in what was
perhaps the most notorious live
television incident up until the 2004
Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction Sinead
O’Connor presented a picture of the Pope
after her rendition of Bob Marley’s war
and then proceeded to rip it to pieces
fight the real enemy
it was an act meant to draw attention to
the cover-up of child abuse in the
Catholic Church it didn’t go over well
with audiences across the country
however and though producer Lorne
Michaels later expressed admiration for
O Connor and her actions at the time the
show did everything possible to distance
themselves from her statement it wasn’t
that people agreed or disagree with her
politics it was just it seems so
incredibly inappropriate do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
you
not allowed on the show we’re talking
about welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten people banned from Saturday
Night Live we got a great show for you
tonight
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re going over
the performers and hosts who are so
controversial unpredictable or hard to
work with that they were never invited
back onto the show to be clear they
don’t have to have been officially
banned in any public way just obviously
made unwelcome temporary bans that have
since been lifted will also be
considered number 10 Rage Against the
Machine
ladies and gentlemen Rage Against the
Machine considering their revolutionary
political and anti-capitalist views it
would have been more surprising had Rage
not made a statement during this public
performance
before performing their song bulls on
parade on SNL in 1996 the group
reportedly hung upside down American
flags on their amps which is widely
considered a sign of distress
[Music]
the act was a protest against
billionaire Republican presidential
candidate Steve Forbes who was the host
that night
talk about a mismatched pair how much
money do you have well you know if I had
a nickel for every time somebody asked
me that I would be well whatever though
the production crew removed the symbols
before the band performed rage was
escorted out of the building after their
first song I’d like to thank Rage
Against the Machine cast the writers to
throw Lorne Michaels number nine Charles
Grodin Charles Grodin is an American
actor and comedian known for such movies
as catch-22 the incredible shrinking
woman and Beethoven he’s also known for
his appearances on The Tonight Show and
The Late Show in 1977 he was invited to
host Saturday Night Live however he
allegedly missed rehearsals and was
generally ill-prepared for his role I
wish I’d had more time during the week
to rehearse and and really work on the
skits with all the gang here but but how
can you come to New York and not see it
at least a couple of Broadway shows it
also stepped over people’s lines and
made the show difficult as he reportedly
forgot the show was live it might not
seem like much to many people but it was
enough to get him banned from the iconic
comedy show number eight
fear infamous American punk band fear
was invited to play SNL for the 1981
Halloween episode John Belushi allegedly
got them the gig as he was a fan of the
band
they played their usual assortment of
offensive material and shouted
obscenities at the crowd and listeners
which is all in a day’s work for fear
the performance got so out of hand that
they started what some called a small
riot needless to say the set was cut
short and the broadcast went to
commercial some may have thought that
was too bad as they had just started
playing let’s have a war
[Music]
number seven Elvis Costello once again
here’s Elvis Costello English
singer-songwriter Elvis Costello was
invited to perform his song less than
zero on SNL in 1977 a few seconds into
the song however he stopped his band and
told the audience he and his band then
immediately started playing radio radio
a song he had been explicitly told not
to play
[Music]
add to that the fact that Lauren
Michaels is famous for really disliking
unrehearsed sets and the resulting ban
was a foregone conclusion thankfully it
was eventually lifted and Costello was
invited back in 1989 going so far as to
parody the incident in 1999 six Adrian
Brody this American actor best known for
his role in The Pianist was invited to
host SNL in 2003 the musical guests that
night were artists Sean Paul and Wayne
Wonder in an unscripted move
Brody decided to come out on stage to
introduce Sean Paul you’re mine you’re
mine you’re mine you’re mine you’re mine
while wearing a dreadlock wig and
spouting Jamaican stereotypes remember
when we said Lorne Michaels doesn’t like
things to be unscripted well he really
didn’t like this Adrian Brody was banned
from the show and has not returned since
adding insult to injury he was even
parodied nearly a decade later on the
show number 5 Frank Zappa thank you and
remember I’m reading this off these
cards underneath this camera here Frank
Zappa was a legendary eccentric musician
whose work spanned many genres from rock
to orchestral to jazz in 1978 he was
asked to both perform on and host the
sketch comedy show
unfortunately however he and the crew
got off to a rough start
due to his strict anti-drug position
only got worse when the episode actually
filmed with Zappa making it rather clear
to the audience that he wasn’t invested
in the show he actually drew the crowds
attention to the fact that he was
reading from cue cards and allegedly
quote mugged to the cameras you could
probably tap a whole new segment up
today’s youth market number for Martin
Lawrence man man oh man look at all
these white people known for his
award-winning hit show Martin Martin
Lawrence was invited to host SNL in Feb
in 1994 during his opening monologue he
went on to discuss women’s hygiene and
genitalia and explicit and frank detail
needless to say this was not appreciated
some of you are not washing your ass
properly
don’t get me wrong not all some the
edited version of the episode now simply
shows a blank screen with words giving
viewers the gist of what Lawrence said
it also states that many SNL employees
nearly lost their jobs because of it I’m
getting with some of the ladies smelling
odors going wait a minute girls smell
let’s dish you smell yourself girl
perhaps contributing to his band
Lawrence also allegedly improvised some
dialogue in one of the sketches and we
know how lauren loves that you know you
know what man if you don’t shut your ass
up I’m telling you man number three
Steven Seagal there’s a lot more to
Steven Seagal in the martial arts
regarded by many of the cast and crew as
the worst host in Saturday Night Live
history Seagal hosted the show in 1991
the actor and martial artist is best
known for his roles in action films like
under siege on SNL however he was
apparently notoriously difficult to work
with and his sketch ideas did not sit
well with the rest of the cast and crew
sagal reportedly even refused to leave
his room because he found it insulting
that as part of the dialogue in one
sketch two characters suggested they
could beat him up that’s very good and I
impressed with the cigar maybe we
misjudged you oh yeah maybe I’m not a
girly man after all mr. cigar number two
Andy Kaufman right now I wouldn’t do
some imitations for you often cited as
one of the greatest comedians ever Andy
Kaufman made a career out of
antagonizing and trolling people he was
truly ahead of his time from his Mighty
Mouse KITT to wrestling women people
were never quite sure what to make of
him was it real or was it all just an
act
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
in 1983 then executive producer of SNL
Dick Ebersol
asked the audience to vote on whether to
keep Andy on the show or dump him the
audience voted him off and sure enough
he was never brought back thank you for
all the support you’ve given me through
these years and I wish you all to be
well thank you before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
from May to December but the day is
gross shocked when you reach September
Justin Here I am doing a show at NBC for
only one night it’s like being part of
NBC’s new fall schedule number one
Sinead O’Connor unto the philosophy
which holds one race superior this Irish
singer and songwriter was invited to
perform on the show in 1992 in what was
perhaps the most notorious live
television incident up until the 2004
Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction Sinead
O’Connor presented a picture of the Pope
after her rendition of Bob Marley’s war
and then proceeded to rip it to pieces
fight the real enemy
it was an act meant to draw attention to
the cover-up of child abuse in the
Catholic Church it didn’t go over well
with audiences across the country
however and though producer Lorne
Michaels later expressed admiration for
O Connor and her actions at the time the
show did everything possible to distance
themselves from her statement it wasn’t
that people agreed or disagree with her
politics it was just it seems so
incredibly inappropriate do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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