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Chevy Chase (Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) Chevy Chase Ended Up on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Because of a Monty Python Movie
Had the ‘Caddyshack’ star not attended a midnight screening of one of the British comedy troupe’s films, his career might’ve been—to coin a phrase—completely different
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John Candy (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) John Candy Was Apparently the Most-Burned Potential ‘SNL’ Host
The ‘Blues Brothers’ star surprisingly made very few appearances on the show over the years
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Wayne and Garth from 'Wayne's World' (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) Lorne Michaels Wanted to Use a Guns N’ Roses Song for the Headbanging Scene in ‘Wayne’s World’
Mike Myers threatened to quit if they didn’t let him use ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
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Martin Lawrence (Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images) Was Martin Lawrence Actually Banned From ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The ‘Bad Boys’ star made just one appearance on ‘SNL’ in 1994
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Dan Akyroyd and Bill Murray (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) The Bill Murray-Dan Aykroyd Movie That Was Shelved After Being Filmed
‘The most spectacular film ever produced’ barely even made it to theaters
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The cast of 'Jackass' (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) The ‘Jackass’ Star Who Turned Down ‘Saturday Night Live’
Lorne Michaels had his eye on one of the cast members before the hit MTV series made its debut
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Lorne Michaels and Mike Myers (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) The 1960s Comedy Lorne Michaels Wanted to Remake With Mike Myers
The ‘Austin Powers’ star had other ideas
