These Saturday Night Live sketches went viral… for all the wrong reasons. Or for all the controversial reasons, at least
Dick in a Box
Some consider it the funniest Digital Short in SNL history. Others, without a sense of humor, were outraged that such filth went viral. Which side are you on?
Dakota Johnson ISIS Commercial
Dakota Johnson joins ISIS in this parody Saturday Night Live commercial. It did not go over well on social media.
Tim Tebow Meets Jesus
Not all viewers found it hilarious when SNL parodies Tim Tebow’s faith by having him speak to Jesus Christ in an NFL locker room.
Djesus Uncrossed
When Christoph Waltz hosted in 2013, he mocked Django Unchained by starring as the Son of God himself in Djesus Uncrossed.
The Verquonica
An ad for The Verquonica parodided the actual Starbucks coffee maker The Verismo. But critics called out SNL for the stereotypical African-American voice that accompanied its fake product and which didn’t know how to spell any names properly.
SNL Mocks Tiger Woods
With Blake Lively as Elin Woods, SNL mocked the Tiger Woods domestic violence story via this sketch. But is domestic violence ever something that should be mocked?
Kevin Hart in Drag
Kevin Hart faced a wave of criticism following his 2013 hosting gig because he donned a dress and wig to play the part of Quvenzhane Wallis in a sketch about the Pope.
Mocking Blind Governor David Paterson
“I can take a joke,†said then-New York Governor David Paterson, who was mocked for being blind. “But only 37 percent of disabled people are working and I’m afraid that that kind of third-grade humor certainly adds to this atmosphere. Let’s just say I don’t think it helped.†The sketch was also criticized by the National Federation of the Blind, who called it “absolutely wrong.â€Â
The Defamation of Thailand
This fake Rosetta Stone commercial depicted many older men wanting to learn Thai so they could travel to Thailand… “for a thing.” In other words: to take advantage of that country’s sex trade industry.
What’s Up with Samuel L. Jackson?
He cursed while appearing on What’s Up with That, that’s what was up with Samuel L. Jackson.
Sinead O’Connor vs. The Pope
It happened over 20 years ago, but when Sinead O’Connor tears up a photo of the Pope on stage, the image lingers for a long time.