Exposing Saturday Night Live’s Controversial Side

Published on 05/09/2023
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Sam Kinison

During a 1986 performance, standup comic Sam Kinison delivered numerous unauthorized jokes that NBC cut from the show’s west coast broadcast, including one about the crucifixion and another about narcotics that went, “You can’t get any more pot.” If you return the pot, we’ll forget about the crack.”

Sam Kinison

Sam Kinison

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System Of A Down

System of a Down guitarist Darren Malakian let out an unplanned cry of “F*** YEAH!” midway during a 2005 performance of their song B.Y.O.B., which snuck past NBC’s censors and broadcast on the east coast, however it was edited out of airings on the west coast. The event landed the band in hot water with the label.

System Of A Down

System Of A Down

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