Wallen and SNLset a precedent last week – for those who want to remain safe, a “no tolerance” policy is a viable option.
Lucky for SNL, Jack White was able to quickly pick up the slack, and performed as musical guest instead. Saturday Night Liveis operating because of the severe precautions they are taking – so they’re not going to take a chance on someone who is being cavalier about the ongoing worldwide pandemic. Not soon after, he announced he was cut from performing this weekend’s episode. Early last week, video of Morgan Wallen at a party with no social distancing or COVID-19 prevention protocols surfaced. He sailed through the rest of the episode rather well, but given the immediate negative reaction to his monologue, don’t expect a second episode with Burr at the helm.īack to Morgan Wallen, the original guest musician. And already, Twitter is abuzz with frustration over a whole bunch of Bill Burr’s monologue.īut enough about Burr and his questionable stand-up style. Martin Lawrence was genuinely banned from SNL in the 1990s for a tamer monologue. Not ironically, Burr went on to perform a couple of cancel-worthy bits about women and the gay community. As though there aren’t enough edgy comedians trying to weasel out of consequences over terrible things they’ve said by dismissing the public’s legitimate concern. He pivoted into a tirade about “cancel culture”, because everyone wants to hear a grown man air his thinly veiled anxieties on national television. To open his monologue, Bill Burr called-out all non-mask wearers – a bit of a jab at the Morgan Wallen drama, more on that later – but it all went downhill from there. News Double Dose of Musical Guest and Host Drama Saturday Night Livehasn’t taken a creative leap like this to kick off a show in years – and it’s a glimmer of hope for a new era of creativity and boundary pushing for the 46 year old series. As funny as the typical Alec Baldwin Trumpism of the week cold opens have been, they’re become stagnant and formulaic. What was a seemingly normal, cameo-heavy (check it out – Maya Rudolph came back as Kamala Harris!) political cold open turned into a logical train wreck. After all, Martin Lawrence hasn’t lost his passion for creating content.This is probably one of the most bizarre cold opens for SNL this decade. If Tisha Campbell can make peace with Martin Lawrence, maybe its time for people to focus less on his controversies and more on his accomplishments. You don't know what that's like until you've been through it." Despite his strong feelings for the press, Lawrence was willing to take responsibility for his past while also talking about his efforts to improve. "They made a lot of things up to sell a better story. While talking to ABC News to promote the special, Lawrence didn’t hold back while talking about the press. In 2002, a comedy special called Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat was released. Sadly, however, Lawrence has continued to be controversial since his past behavior has never been forgotten by a huge portion of the masses. In fact, Lawrence was even able to make peace with Tisha Campbell which is saying a lot considering the seriousness of the lawsuit she filed against him.
Ever since the 1990s came to an end, Martin Lawrence has managed to stay out of the headlines for the most part.