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Kevin Nealon Reveals SNL Firing Reasons on Podcast

2/1/2026

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Kevin Nealon disclosed on Obsessed: The Podcast that he learned the reasons for his 1994 firing from SNL's Weekend Update while reading Susan Morrison's biography of Lorne Michaels.
NBC West Coast President Don Ohlmeyer labeled him a "mushmouth" and struggled to understand his delivery.
Despite the firing, Nealon felt relieved and continued his work, having joined SNL in 1986 and appearing on Weekend Update from 1991 to 1994.

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Kevin Nealon disclosed on Obsessed: The Podcast that he learned the reasons for his 1994 firing from SNL's Weekend Update while reading Susan Morrison's biography of Lorne Michaels.
NBC West Coast President Don Ohlmeyer labeled him a "mushmouth" and struggled to understand his delivery.
Despite the firing, Nealon felt relieved and continued his work, having joined SNL in 1986 and appearing on Weekend Update from 1991 to 1994.