Comments on: Banned From SNL for Rocking Too Hard

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Hey gang — sorry about the broken videos; I didn’t realize this was being reposted today. (Also, thanks NBC! :)

By: TBV

TBV — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:21:00 +0000

I don’t know… Sinead’s deal (don’t know what else to call it) seemed more like a childish tantrum. I never gave it any serious thought, and to me she lost credibility.

By: Eden

Eden — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:34:00 +0000

This Mental Floss entry brought to you by Universal.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:15:00 +0000

Yeah, all of them have been taken down. I don’t get to see them =(

By: yaaaay freedom

yaaaay freedom — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:54:00 +0000

Land of the free* and home of the brave

*Free to conform. Free to be a sheep. Free to coose from one of two pre-selected parties. Free to marry only 50% of the consenting adult population. Free to say what you want as long as Lorne Michels likes it.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:35:00 +0000

Great repost,,, you should have made sure the videos were still online.

By: sherry

sherry — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:38:41 +0000

anosmia mean no smell

my mother said it was when i was 5 years old when i hit my head and now i am 44 year old i cant smell here are my experiences i can see smoke i can see mold i can see fire i can feel flower evergreen tree i can feel the air if its light heavy medium.

By: Higgins

Higgins — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:55:30 +0000

Yeah, I couldn’t find good footage of Zappa mugging. And I figured he wasn’t banned for his musical performance, so it wasn’t really with the theme. But he was indeed a rocker who was banned, and you can find his SNL performances on YouTube.

By: Aaronichi

Aaronichi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:57:33 +0000

What about Zappa?!
(From zimbio.com)
“* Frank Zappa was banned from the show after his hosting stint on October 21, 1978. His distinct sense of humor made him unpopular with the cast and crew. During his performance, he made a habit of reading cue-cards and mugging for the camera, and many cast members (save for John Belushi) deliberately stood far from him during the goodnights.”

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:38:26 +0000

Great post…some of my fave bands/performers here…never saw that Fear clip before…too funny!!!