okay are you satisfied here i am welcome
to watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 people who were fired
from saturday night live
god i hate doing this part man i never
know what to say what are you doing
i'm turning you out boy you're doing
what will you leave please
randy i don't have to leave for this
list we're looking at fired castmates
who either were popular members of the
cast
or went on to greater fame following
their stint on the show
we won't be including anyone who was
fired before they even appeared like
shane gillis
who do you think is the top cast member
fired from saturday night live
take aim in the comments number 10.
robert downey jr when robert downey jr
was a cast member on snl
he was not yet the sought-after star
that he's since become
go get them tiger
it is my pressure to meet you sure he's
now a household name with all those
marvel movies under his belt but back in
the mid 80s
downey had done little more than a few
off-broadway productions and had little
to no comedy experience
still he made it on the show but in his
only season
the cast reportedly had trouble gelling
and as a result
there was a major cast purge at the end
of the year that included downey jr
it did seem to have a certain
certain
with him earning a reported 75 million
dollars for avengers endgame
it seems like things worked out okay for
the guy it's a long way from suitcase
boy to iron man
and i
[Music]
am
iron man number nine joan cusack
joan cusack older sister to john cusack
was let go from saturday night live in
the same cast purge that ended robert
downey jr's short tenure on the show
will you leave please i don't have to
leave you know and this is an ensemble
cast the now beloved character actress
has had more than 80 credits since her
release from snl
including movies like broadcast news and
school of rock
i'll drink to that
she was even nominated for oscars for
her performances in both working girl
and in and out and earned multiple emmy
nominations including one win for her
role on
shameless it looks like snl's loss was
our gain
yeah no i've never won anything either
oh it's it's so great yeah
i'm thrilled number eight norm mcdonald
unlike the other firings featured on
this list the removal of weekend update
stalwart nor mcdonald
was not initiated by show creator slash
producer lorne michaels
f lee bailey said this week that if the
defense only knew what ron goldman's
last words were
they might be able to find the real
killer you know if you ask me goldman's
last words were probably uh hey you're
o.j
simpson mcdonald's release was
reportedly the decision of nbc executive
don olmeyer
who cited declining ratings and work
quality as the reasons
still rumors persist that the firing was
due to mcdonald's many jokes about
olmeyer's friend
o.j simpson this week at the o.j simpson
trial the infamous bloody glove was
finally introduced into evidence
and oj didn't help his case any by
blurting out there it is i've been
looking all over for that thing
whatever the reason it is clear that
mcdonald landed on his feet
going on to build a resume of acting and
voice acting credits
including two sitcoms centered on him
he's become so iconic that many other
comics now do impressions of him
and finally in honor of the 50th
anniversary of their first publication
random house will be releasing special
commemorative issues
of many dr seuss classics the first to
hit the bookshelves will be
green eggs and ham and o.j is guilty
number seven
rob riggle when riggle joined the cast
of snl he was the only
new member added to an already
star-studded cast including the likes of
tina fey
amy poehler and fred armisen lord
help me to help you
whoa that felt good as such
despite making a few memorable
characters like leviticus the street
prophet he found he had trouble making
his mark
it appears that lorne michaels agreed
and let riggle go after only one
season what are you doing i'm turning
you out boy you're doing what
but wriggle rebounded landing a spot on
the daily show
since then his imposing presence and
booming voice have served him quite well
in his many comic acting pursuits
what the hell was that god damn it son
don't ever raise your hand to me like
that again all right i consider that a
threat
number six jenny slate while it is true
that jenny slate did drop a big no-no
word on the first episode she
ever participated in this might not be
the reason she was fired at the end of
her only season
you freaking just threw an ashtray full
of butts at my head you know what
you stood up for yourself and i love you
for that she maintains she was fired
because lauren michaels simply did not
like her and did not think she fit the
show
like so many others on this list slate
has since become
a much sought-after comedic actress
voice artist and stand-up comedian
i'm still here from jean-ralphio's twin
sister mona lisa on parks and recreation
to the voice of tammy on bob's burgers
slate has left no comedic stone unturned
since being dropped from snl see this
stays with me
and if you don't stop acting like a
pruda vega and come to the mall i'm
going to give it to jimmy jr
number 5. sarah silverman we believe
silverman might hold the distinction of
being the only person fired from
saturday night live via
facts don't take a picture of me oh my
god i'm so
embarrassed no despite her cute comic
persona
she admits that she was not ready at the
time of her stint on snl
and didn't even write quote one single
funny sketch in her lone season
so that might have something to do with
it too she has since blossomed into a
true and beloved comic force with her
irreverent stand up
the beautiful and uniting i love you
america and her voice work on everything
from the simpsons to bob's burgers
does the winner get a hug from ollie
yeah
andy you can have one of those any old
time she has returned to host the show
and her frequent appearances on roasts
are truly amazing as well
i saw the movie the guilt trip seth what
was it like working with barbara
streisand and
how did you two tell each other apart
like did one of you wear a carnation or
is it something like that number four
damon wayans
who's knocking on my door brought in to
fill the void left by the exit of eddie
murphy
damon wayans didn't make it past one
season on the show wayne's was fired for
insubordination after changing a
character without producer approval
wayans was already feeling underutilized
on the show and reportedly
embraced the firing he later went on to
star on in living color
a sketch comedy show created by his
older brother keenan ivory wans
that one was just a display item but
don't fret none cause we got
some another stuff we like to call it
jewelry jewelry what would we do
if we hadn't ever seen homeboy shopping
network or homie d
clown let's get some straight kids homie
may be a clown but he don't make a fool
out of himself
[Music]
i guess it's because i got so much love
together
and it's part of my prison work release
program he also went on to win a b.e.t
comedy award and a people's choice award
not bad to say the very least number
three
adam sandler put on your yamaka
here
[Music]
having made a name for himself on the
show over his five years sandler was
surprised when he was let go with two
years remaining on his contract
his movie career had started to take off
and he was considering quitting himself
but was still surprised to be let go
with no reason given
i have to apologize for my hairy chest
it can be a little scratchy
yeah my mom might like it dad she's a
big tom selleck fan he holds no ill will
and
even made fun of it in a song when he
returned to host the show
that song builds appropriately to this
line nbc
said that i was done then i made
over four billion dollars at the box
office
so i guess you could say i
won truer words may never have been sung
we could have used more canteen boy or
opera man but it seems to have worked
out all right
[Music]
number two chris farley chris farley was
fired from snl at the same time as his
friend adam sandler but we can't decide
where to go
do you know where you want to go hank go
away
the firing was meant to be a warning to
farley to get his life together
but it appears as though that warning
went tragically unheeded
god i hate doing this part man i never
know what to say farley died of a drug
overdose a couple of years later
and just two months after being brought
back to host the show his time on earth
after snl was brief
but at least we have the memories of his
classic characters like matt foley
and also his much-loved movie pairings
with david spade
tommy boy and black sheep you okay
i'm just dandy i got a bowl of chocolate
pudding in my underpants
farley's gone too soon and still missed
to this day
before we unveil our top pick here are
some honorable mentions
julia louis-dreyfus elaine from seinfeld
was on snl
get out okay are you satisfied here i am
jay farrow so many impressions yet so
little time
you know but that's that's when kevin
got up and kev was like
first of all
here's your problem hey what's the
problem is first of all you got a perm
michaela watkins
she found it quote a little rude you
know what they should have uh they
should have these vending machines uh
for umbrellas because why why because
if you're somewhere and it starts
raining and you don't have an umbrella
no that never happens
that never happens lori metcalf possibly
the right place but surely the wrong
time
no i couldn't no i don't i please shot a
call from the funeral home to remind me
to
no i yes laura you're going to before we
continue
be sure to subscribe to our channel and
ring the bell to get notified about our
latest videos
you have the option to be notified for
occasional videos or
all of them if you're on your phone make
sure you go into your settings and
switch on notifications
number 1. chris rock chris rock was
fired from saturday night live at around
the same time as both chris farley and
adam sandler
joining in the latter's song then i went
on and
live in color
three weeks later they took it off tv
in the case of rock he generally refused
to perform what he considered to be
stereotypical roles
which may have led to his removal well i
don't want to be
that guy okay i want to be that other
guy be that as it may there is no doubt
that his career
skyrocketed thereafter since leaving the
show he has produced or
executive produced on numerous projects
won three grammy awards for his comedy
and four primetime emmy awards he is one
of the world's greatest comedians of all
time
and is certainly deserving of the top
spot on our list
do you agree with our picks check out
this other recent clip from watchmojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
[Music]
videos
you