37 Years Ago, Andrew Dice Clay Got Banned from MTV Because of This Filthy VMA Set

On September 6, 1989, MTV made the baffling decision to let X-rated comedian Andrew Dice Clay do stand-up at that year’s Video Music Awards. In his three-minute set, which preceded a performance by Cher, Clay recited some of his iconic dirty nursery rhymes, along with a few new ones—despite having assured network executives that he…