20 Times SNL Made People REALLY Mad

unfortunately not right now bro you know the Vibes but I promise if anything changes I'll pull up say less bro welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the moments when the legendary NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live landed itself in hot water take care of [Music] her death to America number 20 the rise and fall of Shane Gillis most of you probably have no idea who I am uh I was actually I was fired from this show uh a while ago but if you know don't look that up please the standup comedian and podcaster definitely wasn't the first SNL cast member to be fired from the show even before ever appearing in an episode but it's safe to say that he's the most prominent I probably shouldn't be up here honestly I should be home I should be I should be a high school football coach that's what I should be slated to appear alongside boen Yang and Chloe Fineman ahead of SNL's 45th season premiere in 2019 Gillis was quickly ejected from the cast following accusations of making racist remarks on a podcast appearance a few years earlier gillis's comedy career didn't suffer permanent damage and he was even invited to host SNL during its 49th season in 2024 you know how like uh you know like when a a woman's biological clock is ticking she sees like a baby in a stroller and is like oh my God you're baby like that's how I am if I see like like a big 15-year-old I'm like oh oh my God look at the size of that kid number 19 Tim TBO Jesus and everything in between he everybody Jesus he has risen no no no not not really just a quick visit so uh Hey everybody take a seat go ahead take a seat chill out if you'll recall the former Denver bronos Superstar signature move is literally kneeling in prayer this made him a ripe Target for SNL which poked fun at the quarterback's devout Christianity in 2011 the sketch itself was fairly tame with cast member Jason S portraying a version of Jesus visiting the Broncos dressing room yes I Jesus Christ am indeed the reason you've won your past six football games okay I knew it who Tim easy easy however the response from the Christian Community was far from gracious veteran televangelist Pat Robertson and Fox News analyst Bob Beckle were among those who criticized the comedy show for its perceived blasphemy expanding on the issue Beckle opined that quote there's nothing funny about commercializing Christianity I'm serious man Matt Prader I pray to you brother wow you pray to me I didn't know that well yeah you know uh that's because uh I'm not in everyone's face about it number 18 Woody harelson uses SNL as a soap box leaned against the tree and started to read the craziest script okay full disclosure I smoked the joint first the outspoken multiple Oscar nominee is no stranger to controversy once arrested in Kentucky for planting hemp seeds it might not come as a total surprised that harelson found himself the subject of backlash following remarks made during his 2022 SNL Monologue the biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes the actor and former cheer star quickly veered into conspiracy theory territory metaphorically referring to the American government as a quote cartel forcing quote drugs in this case the covid-19 vaccine on to an unsuspecting public having previously been criticized for promoting such conspiracies on his social media accounts harelson was roundly reprimanded for spreading disinformation I threw the script away I mean who is going to believe that crazy idea being forced to do drugs I do that voluntarily all day long number 17 trying to tackle the triu first off Eugene Zack Keith it's an honor thank you you this is yeah it's it's just surreal there's a lot of anger on this couch you guys remember this right it was all over the internet in September 2022 the tri guys a group of four male YouTubers were rocked by Scandal when it was revealed that Ned Fulmer one of their members had had an affair with one of their production company's employees was this affair non-consensual no worse he committed the heinous act of having a consensual kiss and and not telling us his friends The Fallout sent shock waves across the web as fans tried to reconcile their squeaky clean image with Fulmer's betrayal of course SNL had to cover it in some way but still caught serious flak for it writing for Mashable Elizabeth Duna chastised the show for quote condoning Brazen workplace misconduct and quote misunderstanding the triu brand and fandom what now well we've conducted an internal review with a team of HR professionals and are no longer working with white guy wife guy try guy Ned number 16 Dave Chappelle's monologue results in backlash early in my career I learned that there are two words in the English language that you should never say together in sequence and those words are the and ju ever the provocator Chappelle on SNL is always must C TV having previously hosted two episodes following major US electoral events both admirers and detractors eagerly awaited his takes however his November 2022 hosting appearance took a slightly different turn focusing on other recent news K's got into some scrapes before normally when he when he's in trouble I pull up I pull up immediately but this time I was like you know what uh let me see what's going to happen first in his somewhat bizarre and disjointed monologue the notorious comedian addressed then recent accusations of anti-Semitism directed at Kanye West and NBA player Kyrie Irving Chappelle faced criticism from Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan greenblat for lacking sensitivity and Nuance as well as for not strongly disavowing the men's remarks I had so many questions why do some of your people dress like Run DMC number 15 Safe Light autog Glass at Safe Light we know how busy life can be this girl was heading to playing the state championship when their windshield got a crap for the uninitiated safe flight was probably the last company anyone would expect the show to poke fun at considering their main business is selling and fixing car windshields the premise of a 2017 sketch parody safe lights previous commercials with Beck Bennett portraying a safe light technician who uncomfortably hits on a customer's underrage daughter in progressively creepier ways how did the game go we won wow the windshield looks brand new thanks for your help bye wait how close was the game we demolished them good job safeel responded negatively on Twitter expressing disappointment at the show's portrayal of its employees and calling it quote not cool in response NBC swiftly but quietly removed the clip from all of its official platforms a brand new windshield you know I came out at halftime and it was cracked again no worries so who won the game this time we destroy them number 14 the ADL takes issue with a cold open I yield my time back to miss stonic damn it I am here today because hate speech has no place on college campuses when a show tackles hot button issues on a weekly basis it's bound to rile some people up on December 5th 2023 the United States Congress held a hearing about anti-Semitism on American college campuses in the wake of the October 7th Hamas Leed attack on Israel and subsequent related protests hate speech belongs in Congress on Elon musk's Twitter in private dinners with my donors and in public speeches by my work husband Donald Trump on December 9th SNL began a parody of this hearing with cast member Khloe tro portraying US Representative Alise stefanic the sketch took aim at stefanic and the Republican party at large for being vocal about this issue but choosing to remain silent about other similar topics SNL took heat on social media from the Anti-Defamation League New York Post and Republican politicians about their handling of the issue this is personal for me while I am not Jewish I'm Roman Catholic number 13 Isis recruitment sketch well this is it you need any help with your bag no no it's all right I got it how about some walking around money Dad it's okay did anyone see where this one was going when they first saw it host Dakota Johnson and SNL cast member Taran kilum play a daddaughter Duo kilum is seemingly dropping Johnson's character off at College in a parody of a 2015 Super Bowl ad for Toyota you be careful okay Dad it's just Isis when a truck full of arms toing Isis militants pulls up it's pretty clear that Johnson's not going to college SNL audiences didn't quite warm up to this absurd heighten spoof that leans heavily into dark comedy the sketch was roundly criticized by social media users with one person writing on Twitter now x quote I say this as a lifelong SNL fan the Isis commercial was in poor taste scratch that horrible taste take care of [Music] her death to America number 12 gen Z Hospital doctor please tell us what's up with our bestie you all might want to sit down what I have to say right now be a little cringe just give us a tea billionaire businessman Elon Musk is a divisive public figure to say the least his SNL hosting gig on May 8th 2021 was no less polarizing than one would expect while musk's comedic chops received predictably mixed reviews one sketch in particular stood out with regard to the controversy it raised your bestie took a major L while driving her Hellcat yeah we saw we tried everything we couldn't viewers were critical of Jen Z hospital for its attempt to sat contemporary Trends beyond that the sketch came under Fire for its perceived attacks on African-American vernacular English Michael Chay who claimed credit for writing gen Z Hospital responded via social media stating that he was unaware of the term's existence and insisting he meant no offense unfortunately not right now bro you know the Vibes but I promise if anything changes I'll pull up say less bro number 11 Pete Davidson versus Dan khaw as we said the midterm elections are next week here with his first impressions of some of the candidates is Pete Davidson whoever said SNL never had an effect on American politics okay maybe no one ever said that but it is slightly amusing to think that this weekend update segment is likely what got Congressman Dan khaw elected so the midterm elections are obviously a huge deal uh and after I had to move back in my mom I started paying attention to [Laughter] that she's it as part of a bit in which Davidson roasted GOP hopefuls who were up for 2018s midterm elections the king of Staten Island star referred to the then candidate khaw as well hold on uh you may be surprised to hear he's a Congressional candidate from Texas and not a Hitman in a porno movie left and right-wing Publications alike criticize Davidson for mocking not only a military veteran but a person with a disability krenshaw later appeared on the show to Rose Davidson right back after which the comedian apologized thank you so much for coming thanks for making a republican look good got to stop saying that man he's been saying it all day number 10 president Trump airs his grievances via Twitter he did the best tweet I mean wow what a great smart tweet it's a NeverEnding cycle SNL and Alec Baldwin mocked Donald Trump during a skit prompting the president to rage on Twitter in turn this provides SNL material for a future sketch ensuring they never run out of jokes to make at Donald Trump's expense tell me about your Twitter bio it says liberalism is a mental illness whoa I just got retweeted eventually this cycle went meta resulting in Donald Trump blasting SNL on Twitter about a skit making fun of how Trump uses the platform apparently the joke went over the president's head Baldwin would play the role until 2020 at which point incoming cast member and viral Trump impressionist James Austin Johnson filled his shoes actually that's not why I do it I do it because my brain is bad but I promise I'm done retweeting I'm ready to buckle down and get to work number nine Adrien Brody goes Jamaican after winning an Oscar for his fantastic turn in Roman pansy's The Pianist Adrien Brody seemed to try everything in his power to squander that momentum besides giving Hal Barry an impromptu kiss at the Oscars The Talented actors improv skills were called into question on Saturday Night Live While hosting a 2003 episode Brody Dawn fake dreadlocks and tried out a Jamaican accent before introducing reggae musician Shawn Paul Brody has yet to rehost SNL suggesting that Lauren Michaels was far from [Music] impressed number eight when Down syndrome was the punchline you know what this song reminds me of what my dad humor works best when it's at the expense of someone else so over the years Saturday Night Live has poked fun at nearly everyone still why Down syndrome he was running in the grass and chasing squirrels the Danny song skit centers around a group of friends sitting at a bar fondly reminising about a few unsavory memories it's the first day I ever thought to myself just I have a dad and not I have a dad with Down Syndrome John Coleman the CEO of the national Down syndrome Society wrote a scathing letter to Lauren Michaels criticizing the sketch as insensitive and derogatory NBC replied with an apology and thanked Coleman for sharing his concerns with them he left [Music] crayons number seven Martin Lawrence nowadays it might be hard to believe but there was a time when Martin Lawrence owned Hollywood man man of man look at all these white people the Martin series was hugely popular and he even made the jump to the big screen with bad boys and nothing to lose despite being one of the hottest comedians of the 9s Lawrence was banned from SNL due to an offensive monologue delivered while hosting a 1994 episode The rambling intro spends an absurd amount of time lambasting women for not taking proper care of themselves prompting SNL to ban the comedian it was a Frank and Lively presentation and nearly cost us all our jobs we now return to the conclusion of Martin's monologue number six Tiger Woods sketch mocking domestic violence I offer my profound apology for these multiple transgressions multiple so it happened more than once did I say multiple mocking Tiger Woods is perfectly fine Saturday Night Live would have been crazy to not write a skit after the infidelity Scandal broke out during 2009's Thanksgiving weekend elen nigran chased her husband with a golf club before Woods crashed his car and was temporarily knocked out I was disoriented from the fall so I stumbled to the other side of our house and I I launched myself through a plate glass window yeah this is what happened while Florida Highway Patrol found no evidence of domestic violence SNL turned it into the punchline with Keenan Thompson's Tiger Woods trying to excuse his progressively worsening injuries uh this is all my fault uh believe it or not I actually ran over myself the sketch was criticized for suggesting that domestic violence is funny when the husband is the victim so uh this time I have a prepared written statement which I shall stick to number five David Spade mocks Eddie Murphy's career celebrities and politicians are fair game but you should never throw one of your own under the bus look children it's a falling star make a wish David Spade and Lauren Michaels learned that the hard way when a brief Hollywood minute segment ruined the show's relationship with Eddie Murphy SNL owes a lot to the legendary comedian which explains why Murphy was shocked and hurt when Spade joked that his career was on the downturn after two commercial misses the last thing Eddie Murphy needed was for his ex-employer to kick him while he was down you make a Hollywood minute onet you break some eggs 20 years later they finally put their bad blood to bed this show is such a big part of who I am in in my life and I'm so happy to be back here and uh and it's just a magical feeling actually feels like going back to my old high school kind of number four Jesus uncrossed guess who's back Jesus uncrossed Kristoff waltz's Jesus H Christ in Jesus uncrossed the trailer spoofs Quenton Tarantino's Jango Unchained and in glorious bastards by portraying a renegade version of Jesus who's out for revenge against the Romans who killed him Jesus H Christ the age is silent in the twist of the decade a few religious groups did not take kindly to this over the top depiction of their lord and savior when you get to heaven say hi to my dad SNL angered both Muslims and Christians prompting the Council on American Islamic relations to publicly lambas Jesus on Cross as distasteful and disrespectful we doubt anyone involved was surprised by the outrage Jesus uncross No More Mr Nice Jesus number three laughing at a New York governor with a visual disability here to publicly address the issue is New York Governor David Patterson over the decades Saturday Night Live has supplied great satire on America's political system but their governor Patterson sketch is not one of them since the politician is legally blind Patterson does require assistance with some tasks but otherwise is self-sufficient SNL portrayed the governor as a Mr Meo type character stumbling into and ruining a few different skits if you don't believe me take a look at the graph that I got here now the governor was not pleased with the gag explaining that it perpetuates The Stereotype that the visually impaired cannot carry out even the most basic of functions whoever is appointed Senator must like me be caught totally off guard and be comically unprepared to take office number two nor McDonald anger NBC executive Don here has two things that I've never done it's beat a woman and bury all my money in the backyard Lauren tends to have complete control over the comings and goings of SNL's cast but there was a time when it was taken away from him during the OJ Simpson trial SNL was known for portraying the Naked Gun actor as guilty including remarks leveled by Norm McDonald during his weekend update segment show me the money show me the money who saw that movie rumors suggest that these jokes annoyed Don NBC's West Coast Division president and simpsons's friend leading to the comedian's dismissal McDonald definitely believed this was the case but it was never outright confirmed it's just a matter of opinion he he also thinks that OJ is innocent so before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one sheno Connor takes on the pope every where is war even after all these years this still easily stands out as Saturday night Liv's most infamous moment sheno Conor had already garnered a reputation as a musician who's willing to rock the boat but that was taken into overdrive in 1992 after performing a cover of Bob Marley's War the singer tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II while demanding that people fight the Real Enemy Fight The Real Enemy the moment did not help OK Conor's career and Joe peshi jokingly threatened physical violence during the next SNL episode I would have grabbed that by her her eyebrows has SNL ever pissed you off let us know in the comments below this is all my fault uh believe it or not I actually ran over myself did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos