These stars never appeared on the show again following controversial hosting or performance gigs.
Martin Lawrence received a temporary ban from"SNL" network NBC following a controversial opening monologue when he hosted the show in 1994. While kicking off the episode, he poked fun at what the censors had warned him not to say before going on a bizarre and graphic rant about feminine hygiene.
"I don't give a damn ... I'm not banned from 'SNL.' They banned me from NBC at the time for a minute. But then they realized the way it went down wasn't what they thought and then they sent me an apology letter," Martin said on the"Cypress Hill was permanently banned from"Saturday Night Live" after breaking a rule during their performance.
"I felt like, to me, Muggs wanted to make that statement. He asked me to light the joint up on stage, and I said, 'I'm not doing that, man.' Before we did that second song, we agreed that we weren't going to light up nothing. If you look, I was surprised that he did that...When the hammer swung and we were banned from 'Saturday Night Live' forever, we understood how serious it was.
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