12 Infamous Backstage Fights On The Most Popular Shows In TV History

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live has produced some of the biggest names in entertainment for years. Among the original cast was John Belushi, who broke out with a quick wit and a penchant for physical comedy. In 2011, original cast member Jane Curtin spoke to Oprah about misogyny that took place backstage on the show. She recalled that “[John] said, 'Women are just fundamentally not funny.' He felt as though it was his duty to sabotage pieces that were written by women.” As if it was not already hard enough for women in the 1970s to be taken seriously as comics, women on Saturday Night Live had to deal with one of their own cast members working against them.