Rob Schneider Reveals Bill Murray 'Absolutely Hated' '90s-Era 'SNL' Cast: 'I Mean, Seething'

Every viewer has their favorite era in Saturday Night Live history.

For some, that might mean the early days of the show's inception when John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Chevy Chase lit up the screen.

For others, it could be the wacky period of Will Ferrell's reign in the late 1990s, alongside similarly influential comics like Norm Macdonald, Molly Shannon and Jimmy Fallon.

One era that a notable SNL legend really didn't like, however, was the cast of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s, a cast that featured the likes of SNL's legendary "Bad Boys" like Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, David Space and Rob Schneider.

According to a more recent interview with the latter, Schneider revealed that original SNL star Bill Murray "absolutely hated" the show's cast upon his return to host in the '90s.

As Schneider remembered it, an unnamed filmmaker informed the cast that Murray would be arriving to host the series.

"Bill Murray is gonna come, he's gonna change the dialogue," Schneider recalled. "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?"

While Schneider did note that Murray himself appeared cordial and friendly to fans, he held a particularly hostile view to some of the show's key cast members, including breakout talent Chris Farley.

"He's super nice to fans," Schneider said. "He wasn't very nice to us… He wasn't very - he hated us on Saturday Night Live when he hosted. Absolutely hated us. I mean, seething. He hated Chris Farley with a passion. Like he was just seething looking at him."

As to why Murray might have disliked Farley, Schneider hypothesized that it had something to do with the fact that Farley famously tried to emulate original SNL cast member John Belushi, mainly through his out-of-control antics.

"Farley "thought it was cool to be that out of control," Schneider said, noting Murray might not have wanted to see that.

"That's my interpretation, but I don't really know," Schneider observed. "I don't believe it. I only believe it 50 percent."

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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM.