Charles Grodin – Saturday Night Live
Charles Grodin, renowned for his role as the stern father in the film Beethoven, found himself among the individuals banned from Saturday Night Live. This talented actor joined the list of notable figures who faced restrictions from appearing on the show. This is because when he hosted the show in 1977, the late actor made some interesting character choices. Grodin wanted to play a meta version of himself who was bad at hosting SNL.
Consequently, Grodin intentionally neglected his lines, delivered terrible ad-libbing, and performed poorly in his sketches, contributing to a lackluster and unsuccessful appearance on the show.