Kenan Thompson
In 2009, a sketch featuring Kenan Thompson playing Tiger Woods showed him holding press conferences, each time looking my battered by his wife. The sketch was criticized for making fun of domestic violence. What made matters worse was the fact that Rihanna was the musical guest, and she had been assaulted by her then-partner Chris Brown.
Kenan Thompson
Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer, who was part of the house band in 1980, was the first person to accidentally drop the F-bomb on the live show. In his 2009 memoir, Shaffer shared that after the incident, Lorne Michaels said: “You’ve broken down the last barrier.”
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Paul Shaffer