All Of The Controversies On Saturday Night Live Throughout The Years

Published on July 20, 2021
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Jenny Slate

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate made her SNL debut on September 26th, 2009. In a sketch alongside Kristen Wiig, Slate accidentally dropped the F-bomb, leading Slate’s appearance to be significantly reduced in the rest of the season’s episodes and her eventual firing at the end of the season.

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate

Claudine Longet

While the French pop singer never appeared on SNL herself, she was still at the center of one of the biggest SNL controversies. She allegedly shot and killed skier Valdimir “Spider” Sabich in 1976. Shortly after, SNL aired a sketch feating stock footage of skiers falling down with overdubbed gunshots in the background and a title called “The Claudine Longet Invitational.” This led to a cease and desist from her lawyer, a public apology, and the sketch was also pulled.

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Claudine Longet

Claudine Longet