Ignoring the Censors on SNL
He was living from paycheck to paycheck and disaster to disaster. Eventually, his agency, CAA, dropped him. That same year, he was welcomed on Saturday Night Live , and of course, he ignored the censors. He did one of his go-to routines – imitating Jesus screaming as he was being nailed to the cross.
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At the end of the day, any excuse to scream was as good as any for Kinison. And people loved it. He wasn’t some fringe comic, either – the guy was performing with some of the biggest rock music acts in the world.