Random Most Shocking Moments From 'Saturday Night Live' (18 items)

(#4) A Sketch That Made Fun Of The Blind

In 2008, "Weekend Update" took jabs at David Paterson, then the governor of New York. Depicting Paterson as a short-sighted fool with no idea where he was, the writers failed to realize not only was Paterson actually legally blind, but that their sketch openly mocked disabled people. Paterson came out against the sketch, calling it "third-grade humor," while the National Federation of the Blind also denounced the depiction.

While the video above doesn't depict the infamous '08 sketch, it still showcases how SNL used Paterson's disability to make him a moron.
(#9) Barbra Streisand On 'Coffee Talk'

One of Mike Myers's best SNL characters was Linda Richman, who hosted "Coffee Talk," a recurring sketch in which Richman cartoonishly talked about current events. In addition to the current events chatter and individualized bits, each episode ALWAYS mentioned Barbra Streisand.

Then one day, with Madonna and Roseanne Barr on as guests, Babs showed up... unbeknownst to anyone in the cast or audience. It was awesome. All three women on "Coffee Talk" just stared, stunned. She waved and left.
(#17) Kevin Hart As Quvenzhane Wallis

During the much-anticipated announcement of who would be the new pope in 2013, SNL obviously made a sketch about it. In the parody, the Vatican reveals child actress Quvenzhane Wallis, played by Kevin Hart, has been selected as the new leader of the church. Hart's dressing like a woman courted discussion, particularly regarding Dave Chappelle's comments that Black men "sell out" when they dress as women.

Despite the controversy, Hart defended his actions on Twitter, saying he "made that decision" to dress as Wallis. The simplest solution to all this would be SNL casting more women of color to actually play other female characters of color, but SNL, like much of the mainstream media, remains pretty white.
(#3) Djesus!

The video really speaks for itself, and we don't want to give anything away, but while Christoph Waltz (of Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained) was hosting SNL, they presented this skit which pissed off ALL the people. JC Penny and Sears even pulled advertising from NBC.

Christians were pissed, Muslims were pissed, Fox News was stoked to have to something to yell about.

"The 'H' is silent."
(#2) Chevy Chase And Richard Pryor Get Racist

Even now this video is pretty edgy as far as racism goes, but in 1975 it was downright shocking. In the video Chevy Chase interviews Richard Pryor with a round of word association.

We'll let you watch and see the results for yourself. Just remember: this aired on national television.
(#8) Domestic Violence Is Funny?

A sketch making light of not only Tiger Woods continuously cheating but also implying that domestic violence is funny aired not long ago. The real kicker being that... Rihanna was the musical guest.

Yikes.