Everything You NEED to Know About SNL Season 20 (1994-95) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-23-2025, 09:31 PM

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Everything You NEED To Know About Saturday Night Live
Season 20 (1994-1995)

Hosts Jon Schneider and James Stephens (Saturday Night Network) explore season-by-season the cast members, sketches, characters, and backstage stories that have made Saturday Night Live a television institution.

TMC · 04-09-2026, 09:04 PM

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Season 20 of SNL was supposed to be a triumph — Sandler breaking out, Farley a household name, Spade's one-liners everywhere. Instead, it became one of the most chaotic, controversial seasons in the show's 50-year history. Phil Hartman was gone. Janeane Garofalo was miserable and quit mid-season. Chris Elliott couldn't find his footing. Mike Myers walked out in January. And behind closed doors, NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer was pushing Lorne Michaels toward a decision nobody wanted to make.

By the time the May 13th season finale aired, nine cast members were either fired or walking out the door — including two of the most bankable names in American comedy.

This is the story of how Saturday Night Live nearly destroyed itself, and what it took to come back.