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07-06-2025, 05:18 PM
https://www.looper.com/1900165/snl-skit-ruined-actors-lives/
BY GIANCARLO RICCOBON JULY 5, 2025 9:18 AM EST
https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/the-one-snl-skit-that-ruined-these-actors-lives-forever/intro-1751323103.webp
For many comedians, "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") was their big break. Meanwhile, other "SNL" alumni were even more successful after leaving "SNL." (https://www.looper.com/1198496/snl-stars-who-were-even-more-successful-after-leaving-the-show/) Yet for an unlucky few, the show defined the rest of their lives — and not in a good way.
For these actors, "SNL" completely ruined their lives, and it was a single skit from a single episode that tipped the scales. All it takes is one sketch gone wrong to send your career into a nosedive. Some actors were fired from "SNL" and their career never recovered; others were seriously injured on "SNL" and took years to recover. One star is simply tired of people asking him about his most famous "SNL" skit even 20 years later. But they all have one thing in common: After working at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, they hit rock bottom.
BY GIANCARLO RICCOBON JULY 5, 2025 9:18 AM EST
https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/the-one-snl-skit-that-ruined-these-actors-lives-forever/intro-1751323103.webp
For many comedians, "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") was their big break. Meanwhile, other "SNL" alumni were even more successful after leaving "SNL." (https://www.looper.com/1198496/snl-stars-who-were-even-more-successful-after-leaving-the-show/) Yet for an unlucky few, the show defined the rest of their lives — and not in a good way.
For these actors, "SNL" completely ruined their lives, and it was a single skit from a single episode that tipped the scales. All it takes is one sketch gone wrong to send your career into a nosedive. Some actors were fired from "SNL" and their career never recovered; others were seriously injured on "SNL" and took years to recover. One star is simply tired of people asking him about his most famous "SNL" skit even 20 years later. But they all have one thing in common: After working at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, they hit rock bottom.