History of Saturday Night Live (1990–95) Bob Marley's song "War", musical guest Sinéad O'Connor created controversy by holding up a picture of Pope John Paul II, exclaiming, "Fight the real enemy", and tearing the picture to pieces. According to the book "Live From New York", this was unrehearsed, and condemned by Michaels and the "SNL" crew, who refused to light the applause sign after O'Connor's performance; likewise, guest host Tim Robbins, who was raised Catholic, did not thank O'Connor during the closing. "Featuring" "With" "Featuring" One host during this season, Martin Lawrence, had an opening monologue which included an extended series of comments about feminine hygiene.
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell has never been made available on home video. "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" is consistently confused with the sketch comedy program "Saturday Night Live". In October 1975, rival network NBC began airing the late night comedy show "NBC's Saturday Night", the creation of producer Lorne Michaels. The shows did not compete for the same time slot. Cosell's "Saturday Night Live" aired at 8 p.m. ET/PT, whereas "NBC's Saturday Night" aired at 11:30 p.m. After Cosell's show was cancelled, the NBC show was renamed "Saturday Night Live". The premiere episode featured celebrity guests Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Paul Anka, Siegfried