11Eddie Murphy
When Eddie Murphy was on SNL in the early 80s, other cast members often had to go downstairs after shows to catch a cab for him because no cab drivers would stop for a young black man late at night.
12George Carlin
George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
13Live From New York
The original title of Saturday Night Live was "NBC's Saturday Night", due to the existence of an ABC show titled "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell". This is why the famous opening phrase is worded "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!."
14Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live was created because in 1974 Johnny Carson petitioned NBC for more time off.
15SNL Season 6
Saturday Night Live season 6 (1980) saw the entire cast and all but one writer leave. The replacements all flopped. It was all precipitated by Charles Rocket swearing on air. Nearly everyone was fired and new guy Eddie Murphy was one of the only two retained.
16Kanye West
In 2007, Kanye West had a skit on SNL about interrupting award ceremonies. This was about 2 years prior to the Taylor Swift MTV Music Video Awards incident.
17Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate got fired from SNL for dropping the F-bomb.
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18SNL audition
When you do an audition for SNL, regardless if you are chosen and without compensation, SNL owns your characters and likeness after the audition.
19Adrian Brody
Actor Adrian Brody is banned from Saturday Night Live after he did an improvised sketch. This is due to the fact that the producer Lorne Michaels hates unscripted performances.
20SNL sets
Sets for Saturday Night Live can be no taller than 9 feet in order to fit into the freight elevators at 30 Rock.