Bill Murray

Rob Schneider said Bill Murray "hated" him and his SNL castmates Chris Farley and Adam Sandler when he hosted the show. Learn more here.

[“unapproved experimental gene therapy”](https://consequence.net/2021/07/rob-schneider-covid-19-vaccine/) and implied that he would invoke the Second Amendment if required to get the shot. [halted](https://consequence.net/2022/04/bill-murray-inappropriate-behavior-being-mortal/) after he reportedly straddled and kissed a woman while wearing a mask. He ultimately paid the woman a [$100,000 settlement](https://consequence.net/2022/10/bill-murray-100000-settlement-inappropriate-behavior-geena-davis/). Appearing on SiriusXM’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, the [Saturday Night Live](https://consequence.net/tag/saturday-night-live/) alum recalled that Murray — himself a former Not Ready for Prime Time Player — really didn’t jibe with Schneider or castmates like [Chris Farley](https://consequence.net/tag/chris-farley/) and Adam Sandler. As of late, Murray has been at the center of discussions surrounding inappropriate workplace behavior in recent years. Or you’re gonna get the tough Bill Murray?’”

The former cast member commented on Murray's time on the NBC sketch comedy show during an appearance on SiriusXM's 'The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show.'

He has decried Hollywood, “woke culture” and cancel culture during appearances on conservative media and shared that he has no fears about losing his career over speaking out about his political beliefs. [Puck](https://puck.news/the-secret-bill-murray-settlement-revealed/) reported that he struck a $100,000 settlement with an unnamed female production staffer on the set of Aziz Ansari’s Being Mortal. He also slammed SNL by saying “it’s over” and “not gonna come back” after Kate McKinnon, dressed as Hillary Clinton, performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on Nov. as soon as he would get on, you could see the audience just ate him up.” Clarifying that Murray was “my hero,” Schneider said that he took great pleasure in that Murray seemed to hate him less than the others. Schneider shared a theory about why he thinks Murray did not like Sandler or Farley, admitting that he only halfway believes it himself. Murray was part of SNL’s principal cast from 1976-1980. Schneider’s run, from 1990-1994, coincided with two of Murray’s appearances. Or you’re gonna get the tough Bill Murray?’ He’s super nice to fans. The subject came up as the hosts were discussing rumors about Robert Shaw’s reportedly difficult demeanor on the set of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. “I don’t know exactly, but I want to believe that it’s because Chris thought it was cool to be Belushi, who [was] his friend who he saw die, that he thought it was cool to be that out of control. “I won’t say who the filmmaker was, but ‘Bill Murray is gonna come, he’s gonna change the…dialogue.

Rob Schneider claims that Bill Murray 'hated' the 'Saturday Night Live' cast — including Chris Farley and Adam Sandler — when he hosted in the '90s.

(Reps for Murray didn't respond to EW's request for comment about either accusation.) And Sandler was just committed to it, and just like… A rep for Sandler declined to comment. He thought it was cool to be that out of control. "He wasn't very nice to us," Schneider said of Murray — an SNL cast member himself from 1976 to 1980 — during an appearance Thursday on SiriusXM's Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show. As far as why, Schneider speculated that "it's because Chris thought it was cool to be [John] Belushi, who [was] his friend who he saw die.

Schneider made the comment on the 'Jim Norton & Sam Roberts' show on SiriusXM.

He dropped me in the trash can and the trash can falls over. "And I was like, ‘I am a pro. But things went south fast when Green claimed he sat on the arm of a chair belonging to Murray. "He picked me up by my ankles, he dangled over a trash can and he was like, ‘The trash goes in the trash can.’ And I was screaming, and I swung my arms wildly, full contact with his balls. And Sandler was just committed to it, and just like...as soon as he would get on, you could see the audience just ate him up, you know? …. You just saw the way he looked at him, and it was just naked rage, you know? You be a pro. You be a pro, right? You’re this rude to tell a 9-year-old to get out of your … Murray returned for the fourth time to host in February 1993, allegedly putting Schneider and his cohorts in Murray's crosshairs. "The least of the hate was to me," Schneider claimed. He wasn't very nice to us.

"I want to believe that it's because Chris thought it was cool to be Belushi"

[Geena Davis](https://toofab.com/tags/geenadavis) recently detailed Murray's alleged "difficult" behavior on the set of the 1990 film, "Quick Change" in her new memoir, including an allegedly unpleasant first encounter with Murray in a hotel suite. "And Sandler was just committed to it, and just like as soon as he would get on, you could see the audience just ate him up, you know? "I took great pleasure in that he hated me less. He appeared on the show until Season 19 in 1994. Hated him." Farley and Sandler were also cast members at the time. Schneider went on to recall how much Murray apparently disliked Sandler, saying, "I mean he hated Sandler. I only believe it 50%." Like, he [was] just seething looking at him." Similarly, Farley passed away due to a drug overdose in 1997, also at the age of 33. He's gonna change things, and it's gonna be great, but you don't know who you're gonna get, which Bill Murray you're gonna get: The nice Bill Murray [or] you're gonna get the tough Bill Murray. "I won't say who the filmmaker was, but [he said] Bill Murray is gonna come, he's gonna change the ...

Schneider, who was hired as a writer on SNL in 1988 and was a cast member from 1994, when Chris Farley and Adam Sandler were also on the show, said in an ...

“I don’t know exactly, but I want to believe that it’s because Chris thought it was cool to be Belushi, who was his friend who he saw die, that he thought it was cool to be that out of control. He believes that Murray may have hated for Farley for living as dangerously as Murray’s SNL contemporary John Belushi. Or you’re gonna get the tough Bill Murray?’ He’s super nice to fans. But Bill Murray especially hated future Tommy Boy and Black Sheep star Chris Farley, Schneider contends. “I won’t say who the filmmaker was, but he was like, ‘Bill Murray, he’s gonna come, he’s gonna change the…dialogue. “It’s the same thing with Bill Murray,” Schneider said on the podcast.

Schneider made the comment on the 'Jim Norton & Sam Roberts' show on SiriusXM.

He dropped me in the trash can and the trash can falls over. "And I was like, ‘I am a pro. But things went south fast when Green claimed he sat on the arm of a chair belonging to Murray. "He picked me up by my ankles, he dangled over a trash can and he was like, ‘The trash goes in the trash can.’ And I was screaming, and I swung my arms wildly, full contact with his balls. And Sandler was just committed to it, and just like...as soon as he would get on, you could see the audience just ate him up, you know? …. You just saw the way he looked at him, and it was just naked rage, you know? You be a pro. You be a pro, right? You’re this rude to tell a 9-year-old to get out of your … Murray returned for the fourth time to host in February 1993, allegedly putting Schneider and his cohorts in Murray's crosshairs. "The least of the hate was to me," Schneider claimed. He wasn't very nice to us.