sentences:  It is later revealed that Kaufman and Lawler were in fact good friends and staged the entire feud, but Kaufman pays a price when he is banned from "SNL" by a vote of audience members, weary of his wrestling antics.Shapiro advises Kaufman and Lawler not to work together again, and later calls Kaufman to inform him that "Taxi" has been canceled.After a show at a comedy club, Kaufman calls together Lynne, Zmuda, and Shapiro to disclose that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer and may die soon.