Exposing Saturday Night Live’s Controversial Side

Published on 05/09/2023
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Katy Perry’s Sesame Street

Katy Perry portrayed a children’s library volunteer who was disciplined for wearing inappropriate attire. The remainder of the skit was carried by Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler as the Bronx Beat women, who were, of course, the source of the act’s humor. However, Maya then drew attention to the evident… “Who cares if kids are looking at boobs?” “Boobs nourish infants…The other night while watching CSI, I saw a deceased man with a worm in his eye. But we can’t gaze at breast apexes?”

Katy Perry's Sesame Street

Katy Perry’s Sesame Street

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Chevy Chase And Richard Pryor’s War Of Words

In a routine from 1975, cast member Chevy Chase and host Richard Pryor played a word association game about one another. Initially, the two interact positively, but by the conclusion of the sketch, they are exchanging racial slurs. Rolling Stone wrote in 2014, “It could be the last time a white guy said the N-word on television and actually diffused racial tensions as opposed to inflaming them.” In recent years, however, the sketch’s problematic nature has made it quite controversial.

Chevy Chase And Richard Pryor's War Of Words

Chevy Chase And Richard Pryor’s War Of Words

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