Rocket's final stage

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 17th, 2005

Associated Press is reporting that SNL cast member Charles Rocket, who was found in a field near his home with his throat slashed, apparently committed suicide.

Now, we know Rocket wasn’t a standup comic (He was, in fact, a television anchorman prior to the SNL hire.), but “the incident,” in which Rocket uttered “fuck” during a sketch on a live telecast, was a bizarre incident that all comics no doubt related to at the time. It was also the subject of much speculation. Did he do it on purpose? Is his career over? What might have motivated him?

He was 56.