This was actually shown on Saturday Night Live in 1998 — just one time. It was then pulled from future syndication of SNL
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But what’s a good “Conspiracy Rock” without an actual conspiracy? When it came time for Season 23 to go into reruns and syndication, suddenly, Smigel’s short was nowhere to be found. Michaels, in an interview, explained that the time was needed for a second Backstreet Boys number, so “Conspiracy Rock” didn’t make the cut. Fair enough — factors ranging from music rights and syndication’s shorter run times necessitate a snip here and there. That said, Michaels also noted that he thought Smigel’s piece “wasn’t funny,” a sentiment echoed by then NBC President (and former General Electric executive) Robert Wright who, in Live From New York, explains that Smigel’s scathing attack on his company was “just kind of a shot at GE without any point to it.” The fact that the short ends with the narrator complaining about cast member Norm Macdonald’s forced departure (reportedly due to the “Weekend Update” anchor’s repeated jabs at pal of NBC exec Don Ohlmeyer, O.J. Simpson) can’t be ignored either.
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