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Celebrities Who Have Been Banned by SNL  
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The following celebrities have been banned from ‘Saturday Night Live’. For more information on each of these incidents you can go to Zimbo.com and Wikipedia.

	Louise Lasser was the first host banned by the producers in July of 1976. Main reason: Personal problems made her virtually incoherent.
	Charles Grodin, 1977. Main reason, clumsy performance.
	Elvis Costello, 1997. Main reason: Played “Radio Radio”, a media protest song, against Lorn Michael’s objections. (Note: Later Elvis made up with Lorne and has appeared again several times on the show.)
	Frank Zappa, 1978. Main reason: His sense of humor clashed with the cast.
	Milton Berle, 1979. Main reason: Over acting.
	Fear (the band), 1981. Main reason: Offensive songs.
	Robert Blake, 1982. Main reason: Bad attitude, threw script in writer’s face.
	Andy Kaufman, 1983. Main reason: Viewers voted him off the show by calling 1-900 number (Andy’s idea).
	The Replacements, 1986. Main reason: Bad behavior, intoxication.
	Steven Seagal, 1991. Main reason: Difficult to work with.
	Sinéad O'Connor, 1992. Main reason: During a cappella version of song "War", took a picture of Pope John Paul II, ripped it up, and shouted, "Fight the real enemy!"
	Cypress Hill, 1993. Main reason: DJ Muggs lit up a marijuana joint on-air and the band trashed their instruments after playing their second single "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That."
	Martin Lawrence, 1994. Main reason: During opening, made comments about female genitalia.
	Chevy Chase, 1997: Main reason: History of verbal abuse of the cast and crew during the week. (Has since appeared in cameo roles and retrospective shows.)
	Adrien Brody, 2003: Main reason: Without any prior notice, Brody began rambling in a Jamaican accent for close to 45 seconds before finally introducing the musical act incorrectly, mispronouncing "Sean Paul" as "Sean John."

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Source: Zimbo.com

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