Andrew Dice Clay
Lorne Micheals’ decision to have comedian Andrew Dice Clay host a 1990 episode of the show sparked outrage even before it aired. Women’s groups protested, cast members were upset (for more information, see the next slide), and NBC insisted on a 7-second delay to ensure that any profanities could be censored. Clay stuck to the script in the end, and the episode was rather dull, but he was never invited back.
Andrew Dice Clay
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn was allegedly blacklisted from SNL as a result of Andrew Dice Clay’s appearance. The five-year series regular boycotted Clay’s appearance, and as a result, he was left out of the following episode, the season finale, and was fired. According to Jon Lovitz, plans to release Dunn were in the works before the Dice Clay incident: “It’s the last show of the season. Nora… she caused a lot of trouble. [She] was very hard to get along with, and they weren’t going to ask her back, anyway… and this is how the press works. And I’m telling you I’m on the inside of this. They don’t know the story. It’s like she’s just doing it to get press. It’s her last hurrah. They’re not asking her back onto the show.”
Nora Dunn
