"WOMEN HAVE NOT FORGIVEN CLAY, THEY HAVE SIMPLY FORGOTTEN HIM, AS HAVE MOST DENIZENS OF POPULAR CULTURE. THERE IS NO WORSE FATE IN SHOW BUSINESS": Twenty years ago at this very moment, Andrew Dice Clay hosted Saturday Night Live. As you may recall, cast member Nora Dunn boycotted the episode (and never returned to the show), as did scheduled musical guest Sinead O'Connor who ended up making her rescheduled appearance memorable in its own right.
(Your replacement musical guests: Twin Peaks chanteuse Julee Cruise and "Spanic Boys.")
added: Would you like to know more? Because the Shales/Miller book is mostly online. (Dunn: "To me, Andrew Dice Clay hosting was the pinnacle of everything that upset me about the show. I still feel that it's a black mark that they endorsed him and let him walk through that door.")
Also: most obscure musical guests in SNL history.
