How ‘SNL’ nearly got canceled during this ‘f – – k up’ season — that Tom Hanks called ‘painfully obvious’
NY Post
Live from New York, it almost got canceled.
“Saturday Night Live” is a TV institution, currently in its landmark Season 50 – but the Peacock documentary “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” reveals how the show nearly died during its disastrous Season 11, which aired from 1985 to 1986.
“That eleventh year was probably the biggest risk,” Tom Hanks, who was a host that season, said onscreen in the documentary (which premieres Jan. 16).
Hanks is among the exclusive group of “SNL” hosts who have returned to the show 10 times or more. The “Forrest Gump” star’s inaugural “SNL” episode was Dec. 14, 1985, during the notorious Season 11.
“The division between what worked and what didn’t work – that was painfully obvious,” Hanks said of his first time hosting the show.
Why was Season 11 sometimes called “the weird year?”
Live from New York, it almost got canceled.
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Actress Justine Bateman’s attack on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s meeting with victims of the LA fires has been called “sad” by a source with knowledge of the visit.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared as the “US version of the royals” during their meeting with victims of the LA fires this week, according to a prominent body language expert.
The release of Meghan Markle’s cooking show on Netflix has been delayed.
Marilyn Monroe was introduced to husband number two by an unlikely matchmaker – an “I Love Lucy” star.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have met with victims of the LA fires along with first responders who have been on the frontlines as blazes tore through Southern California this week.
Jennifer Garner has lost a friend to the LA fires.
Goodbye until tomorrow.
Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are among the 30,000 (and counting) Los Angeles residents who have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the devastating wildfires in Southern California.
Paris Hilton is the latest celebrity to lose their home in the Palisades Fire.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have their power cut at their sprawling $29 million mansion as raging wildfires continue to rip through the surrounding area.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have reportedly lost their home to the wildfire tearing through Los Angeles.
Aubrey Plaza has broken her silence following the death of her husband, Jeff Baena.