Rob Schneider

The former SNL cast member spoke about the post-2016 election late night moment in a new interview.

“The fun of Saturday Night Live was always you never knew which way they leaned politically,” Schneider said. [2018 interview with the Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/rob-schneider-thinks-saturday-night-live-ruining-joke-article-1.3956596). That’s how you know it’s not interesting anymore.” Please don’t go down there.’ And there was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over. “I literally prayed, ‘Please have a joke at the end. “I hate to crap on my old show,” Schneider said.

"I'm sure Adam Sandler will have no issues finding someone other than Rob Schneider to play 'friend #5' in his next comedy," one person joked.

Rob Schneider says Kate McKinnon singing 'Hallelujah' as Hillary Clinton ruined 'Saturday Night Live.'

Former 'SNL' alumnus Rob Schneider has says he thinks Kate McKinnon's cover of 'Hallelujah' was the moment the show was "over"

Rob Schneider believed the post-2016 U.S. presidential election cold open on "Saturday Night Live" in which Kate McKinnon performed Leonard Cohen's ...

Rob Schneider believes 'Saturday Night Live' was done in 2016, thanks to a Kate McKinnon performance right after Donald Trump was elected president.

[“SNL” ](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-snl-election-leonard-cohen-20161113-story.html) [moment in question](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-snl-election-leonard-cohen-20161113-story.html) aired on Nov. It’s all just indoctrination by comedic imposition.” [starts playing ‘Hallelujah’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-_ZDrypec) — and I literally prayed to please have a joke at the end,” he told Beck. The performance, which also paid tribute to “Hallelujah” singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who had [died that same month](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-leonard-cohen-20161110-story.html), had some encouraging words for the audience. “That’s how you know that’s not interesting anymore because...it’s not an independent voice anymore. Please don’t go down there.’''

The 'SNL' alum, who kickstarted his career as a writer on the show in 1989, said Kate McKinnon's rendition of “Hallelujah” dressed as Hillary Clinton was the ...

“I suddenly understood it as, like, the love of this idea that is America. It’s about love, and how love is a slog but it’s worth it.” That all people are created equal, and that’s the most beautiful idea in the world, but the execution has been long and tough and we’re still just trying to get it right. She’s not exactly the most likable person in the room. It’s not gonna come back,'” Schneider added. “When Hillary Clinton lost — which is understandable.

After Trump was elected, one episode saw McKinnon as Clinton sing 'Hallelujah' in character for a cold open of the show. Advertisement. “I hate to crap on my ...

Elsewhere, a UK version of Saturday Night Live is reportedly in the works at Sky. “All I ever wanted to do in my whole life was be on Saturday Night Live. “And there was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over.

"It must be tough for the Rob Schneiders of the world. It must be tough that your man is a maniac," Baldwin said in a video shared on Instagram.

A third of it is good, a third of it is so-so and a third of it is not very good. And a third of the episodes of SNL have been good, and a third of them so-so and a third not so good. I love the institution that is SNL, I've had a lot of fun with them. They're in an office at a meeting on a Monday and the show is live by Saturday. "It must be tough for the Rob Schneiders of the world. "SNL is a live TV show... But my point is that I know it's tough." It must be tough that your man is a maniac... "And there was no joke at the end, and I went, 'It's over. I enjoyed them as actors a lot." It seeks to find what we have in common." She's not exactly the most logical person in the room."

Rob Schneider has no qualms about publicly voicing his political beliefs, even if it jeopardizes his acting career at this point. That's what he claimed to ...

"Saturday Night Live" veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was "over" after Kate McKinnon's 2016 performance of "Hallelujah."

It's not gonna come back.'" "I hate to crap on my own show," he said. "When Hillary Clinton lost — which is understandable.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Rob Schneider revealed the moment he thinks ruined the show for good. Schneider, 58, sat down with conservative media ...

"I hate to crap on my old show," Schneider said. The comedian also told Beck he is willing to lose his career for the sake of speaking up for what he believes in. \u201cComedy legend @RobSchneider tells me the moment he knew Saturday Night Live was "OVER": "I literally prayed, PLEASE have a joke at the end..." "I literally prayed 'please have a joke at the end, don't do this please don't go down there' and there was no joke at the end and I went 'it's over, it's over, it's not going to come back'". Schneider was a writer for SNL from 1988 to 1990, afterwards he became a cast member until his departure in 1994. During the conversation, Schneider said the moment Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election and SNL paid a tribute to her, he thought the show was "over" and "not going to come back".