Will Ferrell Was the Highest Paid
A cast member’s salary on Saturday Night Live varies according to how long they have been on the show. Generally speaking, new performers make less money. As of the second season in 1975, cast members were paid $2000 per episode.
A new cast member in the 1990s could earn an additional $1500 by writing a sketch that aired on the show, which was $5000 for the first year. He earned $350,000 for one season in 2001; he was the highest-paid cast member of all time.
Adam Sandler Was Bitter
Adam Sandler, 28, was fired from Saturday Night Live along with Chris Farley after five years. As a result of the star’s blindness, he or she refused to return for a long time.
Upon his return in 2019, he performed the song “I Was Fired” as his theme song. As a whole, the song was, “I was fired, I was fired. NBC said that I was done. Then, I made over four billion dollars at the box office, so I guess you could say I won.”