Earlier this year, Saturday Night Live celebrated 50 years on the air. But there was a time early in the show's history when things weren't working, and getting cancelled was a real possibility.

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Devon Walker has a full explanation for why he’s leaving “Saturday Night Live.” “To be frank, I guess the best way I put it is like me and the show kind of looked at each other and we decided together ...

Lorne Michaels believes in second chances. In a new interview with Puck, Michaels said that if she were alive, Sinead O’Connor would’ve been invited to perform “Nothing Compares 2 U” on “SNL 50: The ...

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Sinead O'Connor performing on 'Saturday Night Live' Fielding a question about whether he, at any point, reconsidered calling "attention to one of SNL's more controversial moments" with the song ...

Over 30 years after late singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor was effectively banned from Saturday Night Live over her infamous performance in which she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II, SNL head ...

Devon Walker announced Monday that he’s leaving “Saturday Night Live” after three seasons, two as a featured player and another as a cast member. The comedian — in an Instagram carousel captioned “me ...

Miley Cyrus — who was also embroiled in a past feud with O'Connor — and Brittany Howard performed "Nothing Compares 2 U" at the "SNL50" special.