A.J. Clemente's 'F***-Up' Actually Puts Him in Good Company

Joins a long list—from Paul Shaffer to Tom Hanks—uttering the FCC no-no

A.J. Clemente, it might seem like a dark day after getting fired from your gig at KFYR-TV in Bismark, N.D., for saying the f-word before your co-anchor could even introduce you. But a pretty strong list of broadcasting players have survived your same situation—particularly Paul Shaffer, who in 1980 became the first of many Saturday Night Live performers to utter the FCC's big no-no.

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