1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:04,571 --> 00:00:05,071 . 3 00:00:05,105 --> 00:00:05,805 - Here we go. 15 seconds back. 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,376 - [speaking indistinctly] 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 6 00:00:09,409 --> 00:00:10,410 - Okay. 7 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:14,814 - Say it, then just walk. - Mm-hmm. 8 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:17,450 [crowd screaming] - Five, four. 9 00:00:17,484 --> 00:00:19,085 Three seconds. 10 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:20,487 Two, stand by. 11 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:24,157 - Ladies and gentlemen-- - Ladies and gentlemen-- 12 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:25,158 - Ladies and gentlemen-- 13 00:00:25,191 --> 00:00:27,260 - Ladies and gentlemen-- - Ladies and gentlemen-- 14 00:00:27,293 --> 00:00:31,297 [rhythmic music] all: Ladies and gentlemen-- 15 00:00:31,331 --> 00:00:33,233 - * Ladies * - * I wanna * 16 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:35,201 - And now, ladies and gentlemen-- 17 00:00:35,235 --> 00:00:37,771 all: Ladies and gentlemen-- 18 00:00:37,804 --> 00:00:39,172 - Ladies and gentlemen-- 19 00:00:39,205 --> 00:00:40,173 - Saturday. - New York. 20 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:41,441 - Jolt of electricity. 21 00:00:41,474 --> 00:00:43,176 - Iconic. - Musical history. 22 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:45,178 Game changing for a network show. 23 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:46,379 - Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. 24 00:00:46,413 --> 00:00:47,380 - Here we go. - Excitement. 25 00:00:47,414 --> 00:00:48,448 both: Energy. - Adrenaline. 26 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:49,249 both: Live. 27 00:00:49,282 --> 00:00:50,550 - Absolutely fucking terrifying. 28 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:52,318 - Come on, "Saturday Night Live"! 29 00:00:52,352 --> 00:00:54,320 - "Saturday Night Live." - "Saturday Night Live"! 30 00:00:54,354 --> 00:00:55,455 - "Saturday Night Live." 31 00:00:55,488 --> 00:00:57,190 - * Saturday night, we in the spot * 32 00:00:57,223 --> 00:00:59,192 - I'm on "SNL," and you're not. 33 00:00:59,225 --> 00:01:00,727 [upbeat hip-hop mashup] 34 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:01,728 - Yeah! 35 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:03,496 * * 36 00:01:03,530 --> 00:01:05,265 - * Are you ready for this * - * We're ready for this * 37 00:01:05,298 --> 00:01:07,801 - * Are you ready for this * - * We're ready for this * 38 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:09,602 - * Few times I've been around that track * 39 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:12,138 * So it's not just gonna happen like that * 40 00:01:12,172 --> 00:01:13,473 * 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl * 41 00:01:13,506 --> 00:01:14,908 - Yeah! Yeah! - * Cause I ain't no-- * 42 00:01:14,941 --> 00:01:16,543 - Hey! One, two, three, four! 43 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:18,678 - * It's getting hot in here * 44 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:20,180 - * So hot * 45 00:01:20,213 --> 00:01:21,348 - * So take off all your clothes * 46 00:01:21,381 --> 00:01:23,249 - * I am getting so hot * 47 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:25,185 * I wanna take my clothes off * 48 00:01:25,218 --> 00:01:27,287 - * Oh, it's getting hot in here * 49 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:28,588 - * So hot * 50 00:01:28,621 --> 00:01:30,490 - * So take off all your clothes * 51 00:01:30,523 --> 00:01:31,758 - * Break it down for me baby * 52 00:01:31,791 --> 00:01:33,860 * Oh, oh, oh, oh * 53 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:35,829 - * See-saw swinging with the boys in school * 54 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:37,897 * And the feet was flying up in the air * 55 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:40,500 * Singin' hey diddle diddle with the kitty in the middle * 56 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:42,335 * And they swinging like it just don't care * 57 00:01:42,369 --> 00:01:43,636 * So I took a-- 58 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:45,905 - * I can't go for that * - * No-whoa * 59 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,507 * No can do * 60 00:01:47,540 --> 00:01:49,642 * I can't go for that * * No-whoa * 61 00:01:49,676 --> 00:01:51,344 - * When she told me how to walk this way * 62 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:53,246 - * But you walked away * 63 00:01:53,279 --> 00:01:55,482 * When I needed you most * 64 00:01:55,515 --> 00:01:59,919 * Now baby, baby, baby, baby * 65 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,421 * I found someone * 66 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:03,523 - * Mm-bop doo-wop * 67 00:02:03,556 --> 00:02:05,692 - * To take away the heartache * 68 00:02:05,725 --> 00:02:06,793 - * Mm-bop doo-wop * 69 00:02:06,826 --> 00:02:08,261 - * Come on * 70 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:10,397 - * To take away the loneliness * 71 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:12,232 - * Mm-bop doo-wop * 72 00:02:12,265 --> 00:02:16,403 - * I've been feeling for too long * 73 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:18,738 - * Since you've been gone * 74 00:02:18,772 --> 00:02:22,275 [Queen's "Under Pressure"] 75 00:02:22,308 --> 00:02:25,945 [Dave Matthews Band's "Ants Marching"] 76 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:29,649 - [scatting] 77 00:02:29,683 --> 00:02:31,484 - * Candyman tempting the thoughts of a * 78 00:02:31,518 --> 00:02:33,420 * Cut cut cut cut * 79 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:35,388 - * Pressure * 80 00:02:35,422 --> 00:02:37,390 - * Ice, ice, baby * 81 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:39,492 - * Under pressure * 82 00:02:39,526 --> 00:02:41,661 - * Ice, ice, baby * 83 00:02:41,695 --> 00:02:43,797 [Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy"] 84 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:45,699 * Ice, ice, baby * 85 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:47,300 * * 86 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,436 * Ice, ice, baby * 87 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:51,871 - * Love is a wonderful thing * 88 00:02:51,905 --> 00:02:54,307 - * Ice, ice, baby * 89 00:02:54,341 --> 00:02:57,544 - * I'll sing it again * 90 00:02:57,577 --> 00:02:59,546 - * Stop, wait a minute * 91 00:02:59,579 --> 00:03:01,448 * Fill my cup, put some liquor in it * 92 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:03,383 * Take a sip, sign the check * 93 00:03:03,416 --> 00:03:04,851 * Julio, get the stretch * 94 00:03:04,884 --> 00:03:07,387 - * Don't cost you nothin' * - * Ooh, ooh, ooh * 95 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:08,988 - * Take a chance as you go * - * Yeah * 96 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,491 - * Don't cost you nothin' * - * Ooh, ooh, ooh * 97 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:12,792 - * If you like it, come back for more * 98 00:03:12,826 --> 00:03:13,827 - * Break it down * 99 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:16,896 [record scratching] 100 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:20,767 * * 101 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,702 - * Caribbean queen * 102 00:03:22,736 --> 00:03:26,606 * Now we're sharing the same dream * 103 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,909 [upbeat music] 104 00:03:29,943 --> 00:03:33,646 - * That's me in the corner * 105 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,017 * That's me in the spotlight * 106 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:39,552 * Losing my religion * 107 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,421 - * Hey, baby, it's you * 108 00:03:41,454 --> 00:03:42,822 - * Suicide blonde * 109 00:03:42,856 --> 00:03:43,690 - * Pretty woman * 110 00:03:43,723 --> 00:03:45,492 - * Come on, girl, now it's you * 111 00:03:45,525 --> 00:03:46,993 - * Suicide blonde * - * Pretty woman * 112 00:03:47,027 --> 00:03:50,530 - * Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby * 113 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:52,665 - Mercy. - * Just me and you * 114 00:03:52,699 --> 00:03:54,401 * Come on and make it, uh * 115 00:03:54,434 --> 00:03:57,570 [funky music] 116 00:03:57,604 --> 00:03:58,772 * * 117 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,040 - * Party up * 118 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:02,676 * Got to, got to, got to party up * 119 00:04:02,709 --> 00:04:04,577 * Party * 120 00:04:04,611 --> 00:04:06,913 * Got to party down * 121 00:04:06,946 --> 00:04:08,648 - Whoo! 122 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:11,951 - * Girls on film * - * She's a very kinky girl * 123 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,386 - * Girls on film * 124 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:15,488 - * From her head down to her toenails * 125 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:16,856 - * Girls on film * 126 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:18,658 - * She's a super freak, super freak * 127 00:04:18,692 --> 00:04:21,061 * She's super freaky * - * Girls on film * 128 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:23,363 - * Two and one, two, three * 129 00:04:23,396 --> 00:04:25,065 - Ow! 130 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:26,866 Hey! 131 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:27,934 Come on now! 132 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:31,471 - * I was born long ago * 133 00:04:31,504 --> 00:04:34,107 * I am the chosen, I'm the one * 134 00:04:34,140 --> 00:04:35,542 - * Hit me! * 135 00:04:35,575 --> 00:04:38,678 - * I have come to save the day * 136 00:04:38,712 --> 00:04:42,015 * And I won't leave until I'm done * 137 00:04:42,048 --> 00:04:45,585 [Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy"] 138 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:48,054 - * Lights go down, it's dark * 139 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:49,522 * The jungle is your head * 140 00:04:49,556 --> 00:04:50,990 * Can't rule your heart * 141 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:54,394 * A feeling so much stronger than a thought * 142 00:04:54,427 --> 00:04:55,829 * Your eyes are wide * 143 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:57,897 * And though your soul, it can't be bought * 144 00:04:57,931 --> 00:04:59,099 * Your mind can wander * 145 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,701 - * I know we weren't perfect * 146 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:06,706 * But I've never felt this way for no one * 147 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:09,042 - * If she reads all the lyrics, she'll * 148 00:05:09,075 --> 00:05:10,810 - * Cause you said forever * 149 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:15,615 * Now I drive alone past your street * 150 00:05:15,648 --> 00:05:17,450 - * Bounce, baby, bounce, baby, bounce * 151 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:19,652 - [beat-boxing] - * When I come through * 152 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:21,021 * Hit y'all with the one-two * 153 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:22,589 * Break y'all suckas that y'all suckas * 154 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,090 * Won't even know what to do * 155 00:05:24,124 --> 00:05:25,992 * Break fool, make all y'all people wanna come to * 156 00:05:26,026 --> 00:05:28,728 - * So I creep, yeah * 157 00:05:28,762 --> 00:05:30,163 - * Flip mode role thick * 158 00:05:30,196 --> 00:05:31,831 * And you know we don't quit * 159 00:05:31,865 --> 00:05:33,066 * Hit you with some more hits * 160 00:05:33,099 --> 00:05:35,602 * That make y'all wanna go * 161 00:05:35,635 --> 00:05:36,903 * I'm rollin' with my whole crew * 162 00:05:36,936 --> 00:05:38,505 * Bounce through even when we're-- * 163 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:39,739 - * Bye, bye, bye * - * Bye, bye * 164 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:42,609 - * My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why * 165 00:05:42,642 --> 00:05:45,078 - * Just another player in your game for two * 166 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:48,014 - * The morning rain clouds up my window * 167 00:05:48,048 --> 00:05:49,949 - * Ain't no lie, baby, bye, bye, bye * 168 00:05:49,983 --> 00:05:52,052 - * I'm a survivor, I'm not gon' give up * 169 00:05:52,085 --> 00:05:54,988 * I'm not gon' stop, I'm gon' work harder * 170 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:56,189 * I'm a survivor * 171 00:05:56,222 --> 00:05:57,624 - * It might sound crazy * 172 00:05:57,657 --> 00:05:59,626 * But it ain't no lie * 173 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:01,895 - * Keep on surviving, I'm a survivor * 174 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:05,699 - Come on, "SNL," let's go. 175 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:07,967 - It's not the same as being on any other TV show. 176 00:06:08,001 --> 00:06:09,536 - Something about the vibe. 177 00:06:09,569 --> 00:06:10,870 - Like a school of music. 178 00:06:10,904 --> 00:06:13,506 - "SNL" is about making... - Moments in time. 179 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:15,942 - Whether they're new or they're legendary. 180 00:06:15,975 --> 00:06:17,444 - It's fertile ground for an artist 181 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:18,678 to really express themselves. 182 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:21,648 - They was bold enough to say, yo, put the hip-hoppers on. 183 00:06:21,681 --> 00:06:23,183 Let the punk guys come on. 184 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:24,818 That's the beautiful thing. 185 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:26,920 - There's a reason why it's lasted 50 years. 186 00:06:26,953 --> 00:06:28,688 - All from New York, and all live. 187 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:30,523 - Ladies and gentlemen-- - Ladies and gentlemen-- 188 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:31,991 - Ladies and gentlemen-- - The Rolling Stones. 189 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:33,460 - Frank Zappa. 190 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:34,661 - Once again, the Clash. - Lady Gaga. 191 00:06:34,694 --> 00:06:35,795 - Now here's Prince. - Nirvana. 192 00:06:35,829 --> 00:06:37,464 - One Direction. - Foo Fighters. 193 00:06:37,497 --> 00:06:38,798 - Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift! 194 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:40,500 - * 'Cause there we are again * 195 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:41,768 - * Nothing from nothing leaves nothing * 196 00:06:41,801 --> 00:06:43,103 - * In the middle of the night * 197 00:06:43,136 --> 00:06:44,471 - * You gotta have something * 198 00:06:44,504 --> 00:06:45,672 - * Dancing around the kitchen * 199 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:47,507 * In the refrigerator light * 200 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:50,210 - * You got to know how to party * 201 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:52,712 * You got to know how to party * 202 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:54,247 * You got to know how to party * 203 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:57,217 - * Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken * 204 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,718 - Billy Preston. 205 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:02,655 [Billy Preston's "Nothing From Nothing"] 206 00:07:02,689 --> 00:07:06,493 [cheers and applause] 207 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:10,263 - I remember when we come on the air. 208 00:07:10,296 --> 00:07:12,832 We're following Watergate, 209 00:07:12,866 --> 00:07:15,168 the last helicopter out of Vietnam. 210 00:07:15,201 --> 00:07:18,138 The city is broke. The Church is being questioned. 211 00:07:18,171 --> 00:07:22,642 And so everything seemed to be if not crumbling, 212 00:07:22,676 --> 00:07:24,678 at least open to question. 213 00:07:24,711 --> 00:07:27,847 That kind of moment in time, we just came on 214 00:07:27,881 --> 00:07:30,984 and did a show that we'd wanna see. 215 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:33,953 And music was a big part of that. 216 00:07:36,089 --> 00:07:39,059 [slow piano music] 217 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:44,731 * * 218 00:07:49,002 --> 00:07:50,970 - [snorting] 219 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:55,508 Achoo. 220 00:08:02,649 --> 00:08:05,685 [funky piano music] 221 00:08:05,719 --> 00:08:08,621 [Ray Charles' "What'd I Say"] 222 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:15,795 * * 223 00:08:18,732 --> 00:08:20,834 - * Hey, mama, don't you treat me wrong * 224 00:08:20,867 --> 00:08:22,736 * Come and love your daddy all night long * 225 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:25,038 * Hey, hey * 226 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:27,207 * What'd I say * 227 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,742 * What'd I say now * 228 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:31,044 * Baby, what I say * 229 00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:32,178 - What'd you say? 230 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:33,279 - * I said hey * 231 00:08:33,313 --> 00:08:34,848 both: Hey? 232 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:35,915 - * Ho * 233 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:36,850 both: Ho? 234 00:08:36,883 --> 00:08:38,184 - * Hey * both: Hey? 235 00:08:38,218 --> 00:08:39,586 - * Ho * both: Ho? 236 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:41,187 - * Hey, ho * both: Hey? Ho? 237 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:42,288 - * Baby, it's all right * 238 00:08:42,322 --> 00:08:43,289 both: * Baby, it's all right * 239 00:08:43,323 --> 00:08:44,624 - * Baby, it's all right * 240 00:08:44,657 --> 00:08:45,658 both: * Baby, it's all right * 241 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:46,826 - * Baby, it's all right * 242 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:47,927 both: * Baby, it's all right * 243 00:08:47,961 --> 00:08:49,029 - * Baby, it's all right * 244 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,030 both: * Baby, it's all right * 245 00:08:50,063 --> 00:08:52,665 - * Baby, it's all right * [both vocalizing] 246 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:54,801 * Tell me what'd I say * 247 00:08:54,834 --> 00:08:57,971 - Live from New York, it's Saturday night. 248 00:08:58,004 --> 00:09:00,807 ["Saturday Night Live" theme] 249 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,976 - Could you sing for us 250 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:08,348 what you think is the theme to "Saturday Night Live?" 251 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:09,749 - Hmm. 252 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:12,318 Hum the theme to "Saturday Night Live." 253 00:09:12,352 --> 00:09:13,820 - Wow. 254 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:15,288 - Hold on, wait. - [chuckles] 255 00:09:15,321 --> 00:09:16,356 - Is this a trick question? 256 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:17,824 - The "SNL" theme? 257 00:09:17,857 --> 00:09:19,959 - If I heard it, I'd know it. 258 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:22,095 - It's a lot of saxophone, I know that. 259 00:09:22,128 --> 00:09:23,263 - Multiple horns. 260 00:09:23,296 --> 00:09:24,664 Every horn is going crazy. 261 00:09:24,698 --> 00:09:27,367 [discordant vocalizing] 262 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:28,668 - [imitating saxophone] 263 00:09:28,702 --> 00:09:29,936 - [vocalizing] 264 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,671 - [humming] 265 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:34,374 [discordant vocalizing] 266 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:35,975 - [shrieking] 267 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:37,177 - [humming] 268 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:39,245 - [vocalizing] 269 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:41,314 - [laughing] - Whee-- 270 00:09:41,348 --> 00:09:42,782 - Whee-- - [laughs] 271 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:46,820 - Wow. What's the rest of it? 272 00:09:46,853 --> 00:09:48,988 - There is no melody consistent, is there? 273 00:09:49,022 --> 00:09:50,790 It's just a wailing saxophone. 274 00:09:50,824 --> 00:09:52,759 It's someone being taken out of the building, 275 00:09:52,792 --> 00:09:54,761 playing saxophone by the police. 276 00:09:54,794 --> 00:09:56,763 And the microphone is still connected. 277 00:09:56,796 --> 00:09:58,765 - So it's, um-- 278 00:09:58,798 --> 00:10:01,401 [jazzy saxophone] 279 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:06,139 * * 280 00:10:06,172 --> 00:10:07,807 - When the opening is playing, I'm usually having 281 00:10:07,841 --> 00:10:08,875 a panic attack somewhere. 282 00:10:08,908 --> 00:10:10,276 - You're like, oh, no! 283 00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:11,978 This is gonna be a disaster. I'm gonna fail. 284 00:10:12,012 --> 00:10:14,247 Everything's gonna go bad live. 285 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,750 - That music to us was like when a rocket ship goes off, 286 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:18,084 and everybody's going like this. 287 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:19,919 [laughing] That's what that music is. 288 00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:21,888 - There is no getting out of this. 289 00:10:21,921 --> 00:10:23,723 And it's happening. 290 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:25,158 [screaming] 291 00:10:25,191 --> 00:10:28,094 [saxophone riff] 292 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:32,165 * * 293 00:10:32,198 --> 00:10:37,003 - The idea was to have an improvisation which matched 294 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:40,440 the improvisation of comedy. 295 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:43,810 - [over-the-top sobbing] 296 00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:45,311 - In those days, you have to understand 297 00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,347 that almost everything was described as 298 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:50,216 new and experimental and bold. 299 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,086 [sobbing becomes rhythmic] 300 00:10:53,119 --> 00:10:56,189 [percussive music and sobbing rhythm] 301 00:10:56,222 --> 00:10:59,959 * * 302 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,061 - You take it again, James. 303 00:11:01,094 --> 00:11:03,163 Strut--strut your stuff there. 304 00:11:03,196 --> 00:11:07,967 - Hey, stud muffins, wanna make bouncy-bouncy? 305 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:09,769 - Hey, that's enough. Knock it off, okay? 306 00:11:09,803 --> 00:11:10,837 - Hey, hey. 307 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:11,871 They're so cute when they're mad. 308 00:11:11,905 --> 00:11:14,874 - Now, here it is, as you can see, verifiably, 309 00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:16,476 it is a check made out to you, 310 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:20,213 the Beatles, for $3,000. 311 00:11:20,246 --> 00:11:24,918 All you have to do is sing three Beatle tunes. 312 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:26,786 "She loves you, yeah yeah yeah," 313 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:29,222 that's $1,000 right there. 314 00:11:29,255 --> 00:11:33,460 - "SNL" comes out in October of '75. 315 00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:36,029 It's hard to explain what a revolution that was. 316 00:11:36,062 --> 00:11:37,263 - * Tell me what's the word * 317 00:11:37,297 --> 00:11:38,465 - * Johannesburg * 318 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:39,499 - * Said what's the word * 319 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:40,900 - * Johannesburg * 320 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:41,901 - * Said what's the word * 321 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:43,003 - * Johannesburg * 322 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,304 - * Said what's the word * 323 00:11:44,337 --> 00:11:45,038 - * Johannesburg * 324 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:46,506 - * Say it again for me, Joe * 325 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:47,874 - * Johannesburg * 326 00:11:47,907 --> 00:11:48,975 - * Say haven't you heard * 327 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,310 - * Johannesburg * 328 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:51,411 - * You gotta get what * 329 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:52,979 - * Johannesburg * 330 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:55,048 - * Will somebody tell me what's happening * 331 00:11:55,081 --> 00:11:58,952 - * Life is a carnival * 332 00:11:58,985 --> 00:12:01,087 * Believe it or not * 333 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:04,090 * Life is a carnival * 334 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:06,993 * Two bits a shot * 335 00:12:07,027 --> 00:12:10,330 [The Band's "Life Is a Carnival"] 336 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:14,067 - This is rock and roll on television pretty damn early. 337 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:16,102 We're not doing it in a prerecorded way. 338 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,138 We're gonna go on a live show 339 00:12:18,171 --> 00:12:20,006 with live music, which didn't happen all 340 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,274 that much in those early days. 341 00:12:21,307 --> 00:12:22,876 [Paul & Paula's "Flipped Over You"] 342 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,511 - * Flipped over you * 343 00:12:24,544 --> 00:12:27,580 - Well, there wasn't really any musical television to do 344 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:29,382 because you never played live. 345 00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:31,418 You mimed to a latest single. 346 00:12:31,451 --> 00:12:33,186 - * I love you so * 347 00:12:33,219 --> 00:12:34,888 - * I feel the same as you * 348 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,023 - * More than you know * 349 00:12:37,057 --> 00:12:39,325 - * No other one will do * 350 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:40,527 - * Flipped over you * 351 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:41,561 - * Flipped, flipped, flipped * 352 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:43,029 - * Flipped, flipped * 353 00:12:43,063 --> 00:12:44,998 - So "Saturday Night Live" was a departure 354 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:47,901 where you actually were featured and you played live. 355 00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:50,470 - Ladies and gentlemen, The Rolling Stones. 356 00:12:50,503 --> 00:12:53,506 - * You're so respectable * 357 00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:56,576 * You're so respectable * 358 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:59,479 * You're so respectable * 359 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:02,982 * You're so respectable * 360 00:13:03,016 --> 00:13:04,918 * Get out of my life * 361 00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:05,919 * Don't take my wife * 362 00:13:05,952 --> 00:13:07,153 * Don't come back * 363 00:13:07,187 --> 00:13:11,024 [The Rolling Stones' "Respectable"] 364 00:13:11,057 --> 00:13:14,127 [cheers and applause] 365 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:17,964 - Lorne said that from the beginning, 366 00:13:17,997 --> 00:13:22,002 music had been just as important as comedy. 367 00:13:22,035 --> 00:13:24,337 Do you agree with the balance of music and comedy? 368 00:13:24,371 --> 00:13:25,905 - Absolutely. 369 00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:28,908 Because that was the time that we lived in. 370 00:13:28,942 --> 00:13:30,410 Music was so important. 371 00:13:30,443 --> 00:13:33,013 And all sorts of different new kinds of music 372 00:13:33,046 --> 00:13:35,181 were happening, especially in New York City. 373 00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:38,284 It was just this confluence of different kinds of music. 374 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,253 - Up-ski, you little firecracker. 375 00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:41,921 Come on, you're on in a few seconds. 376 00:13:41,955 --> 00:13:44,324 Howard, can you give me a hand? 377 00:13:44,357 --> 00:13:46,526 Thank you so much. It's a real favor. 378 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,329 She really appreciates it. 379 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:50,530 Thank you. 380 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:54,134 - The comedy clubs were starting to become really big. 381 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:57,103 And the music clubs started becoming really big. 382 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:59,172 So it made sense that they came together. 383 00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:04,944 - Hey, Mick Jagger, if you're out there, this is for you. 384 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:06,279 [bluesy rock and roll] 385 00:14:06,312 --> 00:14:08,081 * Give me Mick * 386 00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:09,482 * Give me Mick * 387 00:14:09,516 --> 00:14:10,450 * Baby's hair * 388 00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:11,518 * Bulging eyes * 389 00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:13,019 * Lips so thick * 390 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:14,954 * Are you woman, are you man * 391 00:14:14,988 --> 00:14:17,123 * I'm your biggest funked-up fan * 392 00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:20,527 * So rock me and roll me till I'm sick * 393 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:25,965 * * 394 00:14:25,999 --> 00:14:28,968 * Rock and roll, rock and roll * 395 00:14:29,002 --> 00:14:32,172 * Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme rock and roll * 396 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:34,174 * Gimme, gimme rock and roll * 397 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:35,408 * Gimme, gimme * 398 00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:36,676 * Gimme, gimme * 399 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:38,345 * Gimme, gimme, gimme * 400 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,280 * Are you woman, are you man * 401 00:14:40,313 --> 00:14:44,017 * I'm your biggest funked-up fan * 402 00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:04,504 . 403 00:15:04,537 --> 00:15:05,405 - Ladies and gentlemen, Reverend Al Green. 404 00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:10,076 [cheers and applause] 405 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:13,046 [Al Green's "Going Away"] 406 00:15:13,079 --> 00:15:19,586 * * 407 00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:24,557 - * Life can be hard if you live in vain * 408 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,726 * * 409 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,329 * Oh, oh * 410 00:15:29,362 --> 00:15:31,264 * Trials can't be hard * 411 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:34,334 - The very first thing I ever do as a comic is, 412 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:36,369 I do an impression of Al Green. 413 00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:40,607 I did "Let's Stay Together," July 1976, 414 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,776 at the Roosevelt Youth Center. 415 00:15:42,809 --> 00:15:44,477 And I sang, "Let's Stay Together." 416 00:15:44,511 --> 00:15:47,781 And I heard a little girl named Libby in the front row 417 00:15:47,814 --> 00:15:49,382 say, whoo! 418 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:51,284 And I've been in show business from that moment. 419 00:15:51,317 --> 00:15:52,252 [laughs] 420 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:55,188 [James Brown's "The Payback"] 421 00:15:55,221 --> 00:15:58,391 [funky music] 422 00:15:58,425 --> 00:16:05,298 * * 423 00:16:05,331 --> 00:16:07,133 - * The big payback * 424 00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:08,702 * Ow! * 425 00:16:08,735 --> 00:16:11,171 - If you're a Black person and you were raised in America, 426 00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:13,340 James Brown is a big, big deal. 427 00:16:13,373 --> 00:16:15,275 - * The big payback * 428 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:17,410 - Can you tell us, from soup to nuts, 429 00:16:17,444 --> 00:16:19,679 how the concept of "James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub" 430 00:16:19,713 --> 00:16:21,081 came to be? 431 00:16:21,114 --> 00:16:23,416 - I didn't wanna do it, first of all. 432 00:16:23,450 --> 00:16:26,519 Because back then I didn't smoke, I didn't get high. 433 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:29,756 And at "SNL," a lot of the people were smoking. 434 00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:32,092 It was 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, 435 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,461 and Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield, 436 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:36,796 who wrote "Coming to America," they was like... 437 00:16:36,830 --> 00:16:39,632 [breathlessly] Hey, you know what would be funny? 438 00:16:39,666 --> 00:16:42,168 If you was James Brown in a hot tub. 439 00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:44,304 And I was like, what? 440 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,272 And I was like, get the fuck out of here. 441 00:16:46,306 --> 00:16:48,174 Y'all be smoking that shit, talking that-- 442 00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:49,509 I ain't doing no crazy shit. 443 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:53,179 - * Hot tub full of water * 444 00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:54,547 * I say hot tub * 445 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:56,149 - And then when we did it, it was, oh, 446 00:16:56,182 --> 00:16:57,450 it was the funniest thing ever. 447 00:16:57,484 --> 00:16:59,519 - Should I get in the hot tub? - Yeah! 448 00:16:59,552 --> 00:17:01,121 - Will it make me sweat? - Yeah! 449 00:17:01,154 --> 00:17:02,455 - Should I get in the hot tub? - Yeah! 450 00:17:02,489 --> 00:17:04,357 - Will it make me wet? - Yeah! 451 00:17:04,391 --> 00:17:06,726 - Well, well, well. 452 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,196 [funky music] 453 00:17:10,230 --> 00:17:13,700 - All us kids were looking to "SNL" for the information, 454 00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:15,468 for the take on stuff. 455 00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:20,273 The impressions, they ended up becoming reality for us. 456 00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:21,408 - * Hey! * 457 00:17:21,441 --> 00:17:23,143 * Too hot in the hot tub * 458 00:17:23,176 --> 00:17:24,644 - And not even really remembering 459 00:17:24,678 --> 00:17:26,379 if we really knew what James Brown 460 00:17:26,413 --> 00:17:27,881 danced like or sounded like. 461 00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:29,349 We just knew the way Eddie did it. 462 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:30,884 - I'm gonna get in the hot tub. 463 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:32,385 - He really is a musician. 464 00:17:32,419 --> 00:17:34,854 And when you can really sing... 465 00:17:34,888 --> 00:17:36,623 - Hey! 466 00:17:36,656 --> 00:17:38,224 - That's when the joke is the funniest. 467 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:39,626 - Don't go away. 468 00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:42,495 We'll be right back with more "Celebrity Hot Tub." 469 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:44,698 - The similarities between music 470 00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:46,666 and comedy are plentiful. 471 00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:48,234 There's timing. 472 00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:51,638 [upbeat Latin music] 473 00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:52,706 Cadence. 474 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:55,842 [energetic jazz music] 475 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:58,178 * * 476 00:17:58,211 --> 00:17:59,279 There's misdirecting. 477 00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:02,282 [piano riff] 478 00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:04,784 A great jazz musician, when he plays a solo 479 00:18:04,818 --> 00:18:07,487 or she plays a solo, will give the audience something 480 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,256 that their ear can attach to and then 481 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:12,525 turn on it to surprise them. 482 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:14,661 And that same thing happens in comedy. 483 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:17,163 That's why music and comedy has always gone together. 484 00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:18,565 - Ray, you're probably the most popular 485 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,266 rhythm and blues artist in American history. 486 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:22,268 I guess my first question to you, sir, would be, 487 00:18:22,302 --> 00:18:23,870 why singing? 488 00:18:23,903 --> 00:18:26,806 - I suppose I started singing because I wanted to express 489 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,842 what I was feeling in my soul. 490 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,510 And I felt the blues. 491 00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:32,846 So I needed to sing the blues. 492 00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:35,715 - All right, sir. Fair enough. 493 00:18:35,749 --> 00:18:38,284 My next question to you, sir, would be, 494 00:18:38,318 --> 00:18:41,588 what the heck are the blues and who gets them? 495 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:44,691 - Danny Aykroyd was a blues aficionado. 496 00:18:44,724 --> 00:18:47,694 And when he met Belushi, the two of them teamed up. 497 00:18:47,727 --> 00:18:48,795 And Belushi could sing. 498 00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:51,831 These two guys had in the back of their minds, 499 00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:54,401 it would be fun to get a musical act together someday 500 00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:56,302 and play the blues. 501 00:18:56,336 --> 00:18:57,737 [bluesy piano music] 502 00:18:57,771 --> 00:18:59,305 - [scatting] 503 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:00,974 - There was a running bit on the show 504 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:04,344 at that time, the Bees. 505 00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:07,313 - Do you think we like this? 506 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:09,749 - John hated the bee costume. 507 00:19:09,783 --> 00:19:12,986 Nonetheless, he said, if I could put that bee costume on 508 00:19:13,019 --> 00:19:15,221 and sing with Danny on the harmonica, 509 00:19:15,255 --> 00:19:17,724 that's how it started. 510 00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:18,858 - * A buzz-buzz * 511 00:19:18,892 --> 00:19:20,527 - * Buzz-buzz * - * A-buzz-buzz * 512 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,861 - And that was the first time they really 513 00:19:21,895 --> 00:19:24,264 did the Blues Brothers on television, 514 00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:25,432 but they were in the bee costumes. 515 00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:29,269 [mid-tempo jazz music] 516 00:19:29,302 --> 00:19:30,603 - King Bee? 517 00:19:30,637 --> 00:19:32,005 I mean, still one of my favorite things 518 00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:33,840 I've ever seen in my life. 519 00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:35,475 I mean, the way he ended and flipped 520 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,243 and just fell on his back. 521 00:19:37,277 --> 00:19:39,579 I'm like, this guy's unbelievable. 522 00:19:39,612 --> 00:19:41,715 - * I'm a King Bee * 523 00:19:41,748 --> 00:19:44,617 * I can buzz all night long * 524 00:19:44,651 --> 00:19:46,820 - So during the week off, they come up 525 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:50,757 with this concept of these two brothers who play blues. 526 00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:53,893 And they wear sunglasses day and night. 527 00:19:53,927 --> 00:19:57,530 So I wrote an arrangement of a song called "Hey, Bartender." 528 00:19:57,564 --> 00:20:00,500 We rehearsed the "Saturday Night Live" Band, 529 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:02,402 did it for Lorne Michaels. 530 00:20:03,470 --> 00:20:04,738 Didn't make the show. 531 00:20:04,771 --> 00:20:06,439 Lorne said, frankly, I don't see anything funny 532 00:20:06,473 --> 00:20:07,941 about the Blues Brothers. 533 00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:09,409 So they gave up. 534 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:10,443 They said, if Lorne doesn't like it, 535 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:11,945 we're wasting our time. 536 00:20:11,978 --> 00:20:13,780 Wednesday, about 3:15, Lorne comes out of read-through, 537 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,648 and he says, the show's three minutes short. 538 00:20:15,682 --> 00:20:16,950 John and Danny jumped on him and-- 539 00:20:16,983 --> 00:20:18,585 Lorne, the Blues Brothers. 540 00:20:18,618 --> 00:20:20,887 So Lorne said, we have nothing worthwhile to put 541 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,522 in those three minutes. 542 00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:24,391 You guys might as well make fools of yourselves. 543 00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:27,360 [The Blues Brothers' "Soul Man"] 544 00:20:27,394 --> 00:20:31,564 [energetic jazz music] 545 00:20:31,598 --> 00:20:36,569 - * Coming to you on a dusty road * 546 00:20:36,603 --> 00:20:40,473 * Good loving, I got a truckload * 547 00:20:40,507 --> 00:20:44,444 * And when you get it, you got something * 548 00:20:44,477 --> 00:20:48,415 * So don't worry, 'cause I'm coming * 549 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:50,417 * I'm a soul man * 550 00:20:50,450 --> 00:20:52,919 * * 551 00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:55,422 - It's shocking sometimes when you see things like, you know, 552 00:20:55,455 --> 00:20:57,390 Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi making music, 553 00:20:57,424 --> 00:20:58,825 and it also happens to be good music. 554 00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:00,627 It almost makes you upset if a comedian 555 00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:02,328 can just turn it on like that. 556 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:07,934 - * Put on your yarmulke * 557 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:10,036 * Here comes Hanukkah * 558 00:21:10,070 --> 00:21:12,105 * So much fun-ukkah * 559 00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:15,041 * To celebrate Hanukkah * 560 00:21:15,075 --> 00:21:19,446 I had no idea how much I'd be doing music on the show 561 00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:20,547 when I first got on. 562 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:26,453 * I love you, sweatshirt * 563 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:30,557 * Red-hooded sweatshirt * 564 00:21:30,590 --> 00:21:33,693 * Dip, dip, dip sweatshirt * 565 00:21:33,727 --> 00:21:35,395 * Shama lama ding-dong * 566 00:21:35,428 --> 00:21:37,931 "Weekend Update" was what Lorne told me to start doing 567 00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:38,998 when I first was on. 568 00:21:39,032 --> 00:21:42,635 And he would always say, get on "Weekend Update," 569 00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:45,872 talk directly to the camera, let America 570 00:21:45,905 --> 00:21:48,742 get to know you a little bit, and then you'll relax. 571 00:21:48,775 --> 00:21:50,744 Come on, audience members. Help me out here. 572 00:21:50,777 --> 00:21:54,781 * I love you, sweatshirt * 573 00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:56,016 - Red-hooded-- 574 00:21:56,049 --> 00:21:58,818 - * Sweatshirt * 575 00:21:58,852 --> 00:21:59,819 - Dip, dip, dip-- 576 00:21:59,853 --> 00:22:01,121 - Aw! 577 00:22:01,154 --> 00:22:03,723 - Adam was kind of deconstructing everything. 578 00:22:03,757 --> 00:22:06,726 A lot of times when people write song parodies, 579 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,030 the production is very elaborate. 580 00:22:10,063 --> 00:22:13,033 And Adam broke it down and just played a guitar 581 00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:16,403 and made sure that every joke landed. 582 00:22:16,436 --> 00:22:19,639 - * Sloppy Joe, slop Sloppy Joe * 583 00:22:19,673 --> 00:22:21,174 It's always been a comfortable spot 584 00:22:21,207 --> 00:22:25,045 for a lot of comedians getting to say jokes through music. 585 00:22:25,078 --> 00:22:27,614 And it does something to your brain that allows you 586 00:22:27,647 --> 00:22:29,783 to just be a little freer. 587 00:22:29,816 --> 00:22:33,053 - "SNL" was such a huge part of my musical taste. 588 00:22:33,086 --> 00:22:35,422 Not just that I liked the bands that were on there, 589 00:22:35,455 --> 00:22:38,491 but just like, it influenced the way I wanted to make art. 590 00:22:38,525 --> 00:22:40,593 And "Band Reunion at the Wedding" is 591 00:22:40,627 --> 00:22:42,896 a very personal sketch for me. 592 00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:45,899 - So that is the sketch that I am the most 593 00:22:45,932 --> 00:22:47,100 jealous of in my life. 594 00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:51,771 - The premise of the sketch is that there's this old guy 595 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:53,540 at his daughter's wedding. 596 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:56,142 - The bride's dad got his old band 597 00:22:56,176 --> 00:22:58,211 back together at a wedding. 598 00:22:58,244 --> 00:23:01,548 It's an elegant event. 599 00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:04,551 - Everyone's in tuxes, and he's like, 600 00:23:04,584 --> 00:23:08,221 I'm so proud of you, honey, that you're getting married. 601 00:23:08,254 --> 00:23:09,823 I got the guys back together. 602 00:23:09,856 --> 00:23:11,091 We're gonna play a little song for you. 603 00:23:11,124 --> 00:23:12,826 So the feeling is like, oh, this is gonna be 604 00:23:12,859 --> 00:23:15,028 like a blues song or something. 605 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:16,162 - Fred came up to me. 606 00:23:16,196 --> 00:23:17,864 He's like, I want you to play bass. 607 00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:18,898 I'm like, what? 608 00:23:18,932 --> 00:23:20,600 And he's like, you're actually-- 609 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:22,068 you can actually play bass on this song. 610 00:23:22,102 --> 00:23:26,573 - And by luck, Dave Grohl was, like, in the band 611 00:23:26,606 --> 00:23:28,174 for the musical guest. 612 00:23:28,208 --> 00:23:30,610 So I didn't have to explain any--he comes from that music. 613 00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:32,912 - That was Fred Armisen singing, 614 00:23:32,946 --> 00:23:36,716 Bill Hader playing bass, Ashton playing guitar, 615 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:38,718 and me playing drums. 616 00:23:38,752 --> 00:23:41,788 - So there I am with a bass next to Dave Grohl on drums, 617 00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:43,957 and I'm like, this is insane. 618 00:23:43,990 --> 00:23:45,759 - But this feels right, sharing our music 619 00:23:45,792 --> 00:23:47,193 with this wonderful young couple. 620 00:23:47,227 --> 00:23:48,695 - Yes. 621 00:23:48,728 --> 00:23:50,897 - We did it at dress, and it was--you know. 622 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,533 And so I was like, oh, I guess that's not gonna be on air. 623 00:23:53,566 --> 00:23:56,836 And then I was dressed as Jesse Ventura. 624 00:23:56,870 --> 00:23:57,871 This is how it works at "SNL." 625 00:23:57,904 --> 00:24:00,807 I'm in full--fully dressed like Jesse Ventura. 626 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,542 I have a bald cap on, I have a whole thing, 627 00:24:02,575 --> 00:24:04,177 and I'm ready to go out as Jesse Ventura. 628 00:24:04,210 --> 00:24:08,882 And then Fred said, we're gonna do the sketch. 629 00:24:08,915 --> 00:24:10,216 And Fred came up, and he's like, we're 630 00:24:10,250 --> 00:24:11,751 just cutting the second verse. 631 00:24:11,785 --> 00:24:14,220 It's just chorus, verse, chorus, and then we're out. 632 00:24:14,254 --> 00:24:16,189 We have to cut the whole sketch in half. 633 00:24:16,222 --> 00:24:17,624 It was three minutes. 634 00:24:17,657 --> 00:24:18,625 Now it's like a minute 50. So we gotta go. 635 00:24:18,658 --> 00:24:20,193 We have a minute 30. We gotta go. We gotta go. 636 00:24:20,226 --> 00:24:22,162 And I see Dave Grohl. 637 00:24:22,195 --> 00:24:24,097 And I'm like--so, you know, we cut the second verse. 638 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:26,666 He's like, what? [laughs] 639 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:30,036 - All right. Did this thing get heavier? 640 00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:31,705 All right, let's do this. 641 00:24:31,738 --> 00:24:33,239 Madeline, my little Maddie, I'm so proud of you. 642 00:24:33,273 --> 00:24:35,208 And I hope Daddy doesn't make too much of a fool 643 00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:37,043 of himself up here. 644 00:24:37,077 --> 00:24:39,312 All right. It's with all my love. 645 00:24:39,346 --> 00:24:41,715 You guys ready? Here we go. 646 00:24:41,748 --> 00:24:43,983 One, two, three, four. 647 00:24:44,017 --> 00:24:45,685 Yeah! 648 00:24:45,719 --> 00:24:48,655 [hardcore punk music] 649 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:55,128 * * 650 00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:57,664 * When Ronald Reagan comes around * 651 00:24:57,697 --> 00:24:59,666 * * 652 00:24:59,699 --> 00:25:02,135 * He brings the fascists to your town * 653 00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:03,870 * * 654 00:25:03,903 --> 00:25:06,206 * You think it's cool to be a jock * 655 00:25:06,239 --> 00:25:08,575 * * 656 00:25:08,608 --> 00:25:10,577 * But we get beat up by the cops * 657 00:25:10,610 --> 00:25:12,812 * * 658 00:25:12,846 --> 00:25:15,048 * Fist fight, fist fight * 659 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:17,050 * Fist fight in the parking lot * 660 00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:20,353 - Oh, and Dave Grohl's mic doesn't work, right? 661 00:25:20,387 --> 00:25:22,355 - [yelling indistinctly] 662 00:25:22,389 --> 00:25:23,923 * And a white picket fence * 663 00:25:23,957 --> 00:25:25,592 - Awesome too, because you're actually seeing 664 00:25:25,625 --> 00:25:29,229 a perfect live sketch experience a live problem. 665 00:25:29,262 --> 00:25:31,064 So, like, you're seeing the chaos of that 666 00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:33,099 and the problem solving of that in real time. 667 00:25:33,133 --> 00:25:35,035 And it also looks so fun. 668 00:25:35,068 --> 00:25:35,835 - One, two, three, four! 669 00:25:35,869 --> 00:25:38,104 all: * Fist fight, fist fight * 670 00:25:38,138 --> 00:25:40,306 * Fist fight in the parking lot * 671 00:25:40,340 --> 00:25:42,008 * Fist fight * 672 00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:45,078 - And it was such a Fred Armisen creation, that sketch. 673 00:25:45,111 --> 00:25:47,280 - That's, like, the major thing 674 00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:50,116 that I wanted to do on "SNL" is like-- 675 00:25:50,150 --> 00:25:52,652 it's like a love letter to my youth. 676 00:25:52,686 --> 00:25:54,654 All those bands that I loved, 677 00:25:54,688 --> 00:25:57,123 it was everything combined into one. 678 00:25:57,157 --> 00:25:59,693 * * 679 00:25:59,726 --> 00:26:02,829 - We're Crisis of Conformity. Thank you. 680 00:26:10,904 --> 00:26:11,071 . 681 00:26:11,104 --> 00:26:11,938 - Ladies and gentlemen, Olivia Rodrigo. 682 00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:15,141 [cheers and applause] 683 00:26:15,175 --> 00:26:17,744 - I just remember the doors. It said 8H. 684 00:26:17,777 --> 00:26:19,179 And I remember them opening. 685 00:26:19,212 --> 00:26:23,249 And then the rest is, like, such a fever dream blur. 686 00:26:23,283 --> 00:26:24,884 - Music next. 687 00:26:24,918 --> 00:26:27,087 - I don't think I've ever been more nervous 688 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:28,822 for anything than the first time I performed at "SNL." 689 00:26:28,855 --> 00:26:30,090 Yeah, it turned out okay, but man, 690 00:26:30,123 --> 00:26:31,958 I was in the dressing room sort of having a panic attack 691 00:26:31,991 --> 00:26:34,027 before I went on. 692 00:26:34,060 --> 00:26:37,063 Being on "SNL" is such a rite of passage. 693 00:26:37,097 --> 00:26:42,235 I feel so honored to have gotten to perform here. 694 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:45,772 * Got my driver's license last week * 695 00:26:45,805 --> 00:26:48,842 * Just like we always talked about * 696 00:26:48,875 --> 00:26:52,145 * 'Cause you were so excited for me * 697 00:26:52,178 --> 00:26:55,248 * To finally drive up to your house * 698 00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:57,117 I just think it's all of the people 699 00:26:57,150 --> 00:26:58,885 that you've ever looked up to have performed on that stage. 700 00:26:58,918 --> 00:27:02,756 And so to get to do it is just--it's really meaningful. 701 00:27:02,789 --> 00:27:04,958 - "SNL," because it's a live show 702 00:27:04,991 --> 00:27:06,960 and because it's an American ritual, 703 00:27:06,993 --> 00:27:10,797 it has this unique ability to take whatever is 704 00:27:10,830 --> 00:27:13,033 the thing that's happening right now 705 00:27:13,066 --> 00:27:17,037 and put it into Studio 8H. 706 00:27:17,070 --> 00:27:19,272 - 'Cause that's a big part of the booking. 707 00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:23,710 You have to be very ahead about who's gonna make it. 708 00:27:23,743 --> 00:27:25,812 [The Strokes' "Last Night"] 709 00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:29,416 - * Last night, she said * 710 00:27:29,449 --> 00:27:32,819 * Oh, baby, I feel so down * 711 00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:34,954 * You turn me off * 712 00:27:34,988 --> 00:27:37,991 * When I feel left out * 713 00:27:38,024 --> 00:27:40,126 - Often a lot of people say, like, 714 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,261 I don't know who that band is. 715 00:27:41,294 --> 00:27:44,297 And I'm like, well, you will know who they are soon. 716 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:47,734 [The White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"] 717 00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,337 - It changes the way that you're seen in a way 718 00:27:50,370 --> 00:27:52,906 that no other show can do. 719 00:27:52,939 --> 00:27:56,943 [grungy metal music] 720 00:27:56,976 --> 00:27:58,978 - It's hard to know. 721 00:27:59,012 --> 00:28:01,114 When things start cooking, you can't tell 722 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:02,315 if you're the flavor of the week 723 00:28:02,349 --> 00:28:04,818 and this is gonna be all over within a couple weeks, 724 00:28:04,851 --> 00:28:07,020 or if this is the beginning of a new path 725 00:28:07,053 --> 00:28:08,888 that you're going down that's gonna go on for years. 726 00:28:08,922 --> 00:28:10,890 You really just don't have any idea. 727 00:28:10,924 --> 00:28:12,359 I always assumed it was something that was 728 00:28:12,392 --> 00:28:13,493 gonna be short-lived, so. 729 00:28:13,526 --> 00:28:19,032 * * 730 00:28:19,065 --> 00:28:21,368 - * Dead leaves and the dirty ground * 731 00:28:21,401 --> 00:28:25,839 * When I know you're not around * 732 00:28:25,872 --> 00:28:28,441 - And now here's Prince. 733 00:28:28,475 --> 00:28:31,144 - I was there when Prince came on the very first time. 734 00:28:31,177 --> 00:28:33,313 And he only got one song. He sang "Partyup." 735 00:28:33,346 --> 00:28:34,914 And he wasn't Prince yet. 736 00:28:34,948 --> 00:28:36,883 - Down with war. Party up. 737 00:28:36,916 --> 00:28:38,418 One, two, three! 738 00:28:38,451 --> 00:28:41,388 [Prince's "Partyup"] 739 00:28:41,421 --> 00:28:44,391 [funky rock music] 740 00:28:44,424 --> 00:28:45,925 * * 741 00:28:45,959 --> 00:28:48,061 - * We don't give a damn * 742 00:28:48,094 --> 00:28:50,296 * We just wanna jam and party * 743 00:28:50,330 --> 00:28:52,932 - * Party up, got to party up * 744 00:28:52,966 --> 00:28:55,135 - But he was still "Dirty Mind" Prince, 745 00:28:55,168 --> 00:28:57,470 kind of grungy and legwarmers, 746 00:28:57,504 --> 00:29:00,974 and boots look kind of old and cheap. 747 00:29:01,007 --> 00:29:02,942 I remember at the end, they sang, 748 00:29:02,976 --> 00:29:05,045 "We're not gonna fight no more," 749 00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:07,347 and threw his mic down and walked off the stage. 750 00:29:07,380 --> 00:29:11,084 - * You're gonna have to fight your own damn war * 751 00:29:11,117 --> 00:29:15,455 * 'Cause we don't wanna fight no more * 752 00:29:15,488 --> 00:29:18,224 [cheers and applause] 753 00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:20,593 - What's up? How you doing? 754 00:29:20,627 --> 00:29:21,995 I saw you earlier. 755 00:29:22,028 --> 00:29:24,464 Hi. All right. 756 00:29:24,497 --> 00:29:25,598 - Thank you for doing this. 757 00:29:25,632 --> 00:29:27,267 - Who's the smallest? 758 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:29,035 - Let's try and get it over quick. 759 00:29:29,069 --> 00:29:30,503 - It can't be that wide. 760 00:29:30,537 --> 00:29:34,207 - David Geffen called me about Nirvana, 761 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:35,508 because they were on his label, 762 00:29:35,542 --> 00:29:37,110 and he said, I don't know what's happening, 763 00:29:37,143 --> 00:29:39,946 but last week they sold 60,000 records, 764 00:29:39,979 --> 00:29:41,981 and this week they sold 140,000. 765 00:29:42,015 --> 00:29:43,383 So something's happening. 766 00:29:43,416 --> 00:29:47,153 - You felt that--you felt that Nirvana was there 767 00:29:47,187 --> 00:29:49,456 and people were talking about it. 768 00:29:49,489 --> 00:29:51,491 You get more calls than you ever got before 769 00:29:51,524 --> 00:29:53,126 from friends in my hometown. 770 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:54,594 Just like, what's he like? 771 00:29:54,627 --> 00:29:56,129 What's Kurt like? 772 00:29:56,162 --> 00:29:57,197 - Nirvana on "SNL" was the first time 773 00:29:57,230 --> 00:29:58,631 I'd seen them perform live. 774 00:29:58,665 --> 00:30:00,467 I didn't have cable in my house in high school, 775 00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:02,469 so that was very exciting. 776 00:30:02,502 --> 00:30:04,170 That whole week we had talked about, 777 00:30:04,204 --> 00:30:06,306 Nirvana's gonna be on "SNL." Nirvana's gonna be on "SNL." 778 00:30:06,339 --> 00:30:07,874 Me and my friends had been learning their songs 779 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:09,175 in our bedroom too. 780 00:30:09,442 --> 00:30:12,345 [indistinct chatter] 781 00:30:12,379 --> 00:30:14,414 - Jesus Christ, look at that camera. 782 00:30:14,447 --> 00:30:16,049 - Stand by. 783 00:30:16,082 --> 00:30:17,650 - To me, it was the most iconic American 784 00:30:17,684 --> 00:30:20,320 television show of all time. 785 00:30:20,353 --> 00:30:23,223 - Hi, I'm Charles Barkley, host of the season premiere 786 00:30:23,256 --> 00:30:25,158 of "Saturday Night Live" with Nirvana. 787 00:30:25,191 --> 00:30:28,561 Look, Mom, your favorite, Nirvana. 788 00:30:28,595 --> 00:30:31,531 [laughter] 789 00:30:31,564 --> 00:30:33,533 - The first time we came to "Saturday Night Live," 790 00:30:33,566 --> 00:30:36,236 I was absolutely fucking terrified. 791 00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:39,673 So we get up, and you kind of check 792 00:30:39,706 --> 00:30:41,141 to make sure everything works. 793 00:30:41,174 --> 00:30:44,044 Guitars, drums, speakers are up. 794 00:30:44,077 --> 00:30:46,379 Mic is up. 795 00:30:46,413 --> 00:30:48,615 And then you try to be really quiet, 796 00:30:48,648 --> 00:30:51,284 and then they start to count you down. 797 00:30:51,317 --> 00:30:53,153 [ticking] 798 00:30:53,186 --> 00:30:55,622 The room gets dead silent. 799 00:30:55,655 --> 00:30:57,290 Your heart is racing. 800 00:30:57,323 --> 00:30:58,458 And you're thinking, oh, my God, I'm gonna faint. 801 00:30:58,491 --> 00:30:59,592 I'm gonna puke on live television. 802 00:30:59,626 --> 00:31:01,061 I'm gonna die. 803 00:31:01,094 --> 00:31:03,129 And typically, what happens if I get nervous, 804 00:31:03,163 --> 00:31:06,066 I beat the shit out of the drums twice as hard. 805 00:31:06,099 --> 00:31:08,435 - Ladies and gentlemen, Nirvana. 806 00:31:08,468 --> 00:31:10,203 [cheers and applause] 807 00:31:10,236 --> 00:31:13,173 [Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"] 808 00:31:13,206 --> 00:31:16,309 [upbeat grunge music] 809 00:31:16,343 --> 00:31:19,446 * * 810 00:31:19,479 --> 00:31:21,481 - I was hitting the drums ten times harder 811 00:31:21,514 --> 00:31:23,350 than I've ever hit them before in my life. 812 00:31:23,383 --> 00:31:25,285 By the first verse, I had snapped 813 00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:27,520 my snare stick in half. 814 00:31:27,554 --> 00:31:28,555 [wood cracks] 815 00:31:28,588 --> 00:31:31,224 Which, um, is not good. 816 00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:32,992 And I thought, oh-- and this is only, like, 817 00:31:33,026 --> 00:31:34,627 20 seconds into the song. 818 00:31:34,661 --> 00:31:37,230 And there was one break right before the first drum roll, 819 00:31:37,263 --> 00:31:39,966 I think, where I grabbed another stick really 820 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,101 quick and busted into it. 821 00:31:41,134 --> 00:31:43,236 - * Hello, hello, how low * 822 00:31:43,269 --> 00:31:44,537 - I mean, it was so close to being, 823 00:31:44,571 --> 00:31:46,639 like, "Titanic"-level disaster. 824 00:31:46,673 --> 00:31:49,109 - * With the lights out * 825 00:31:49,142 --> 00:31:50,677 * It's less dangerous * 826 00:31:50,710 --> 00:31:52,679 * Here we are now * 827 00:31:52,712 --> 00:31:54,981 * Entertain us * 828 00:31:55,015 --> 00:31:56,983 * I feel stupid * 829 00:31:57,017 --> 00:31:58,718 * And contagious * 830 00:31:58,752 --> 00:32:00,687 * Here we are now * 831 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,522 * Entertain us * 832 00:32:02,555 --> 00:32:04,391 * A mulatto * 833 00:32:04,424 --> 00:32:05,592 * Yeah * 834 00:32:05,625 --> 00:32:08,228 - Three people making that sound 835 00:32:08,261 --> 00:32:10,096 through your television sets-- 836 00:32:10,130 --> 00:32:12,399 I mean, they probably blew so many speakers. 837 00:32:12,432 --> 00:32:13,566 - Yeah! 838 00:32:15,368 --> 00:32:17,737 - Hi, I'm Josh Brolin, and I'm hosting "SNL" with Adele. 839 00:32:17,771 --> 00:32:18,905 - So if you still have your house, 840 00:32:18,938 --> 00:32:22,175 stay in, invest your money, and invest in some laughs. 841 00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:23,543 - That's good advice, crazy lady. 842 00:32:23,576 --> 00:32:24,711 - I know. 843 00:32:24,744 --> 00:32:26,246 - Okay, let's do that again. 844 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:27,647 - Should I look in the camera? Where am I looking? 845 00:32:27,681 --> 00:32:30,150 I'm just kind of looking lost. 846 00:32:30,183 --> 00:32:31,718 [laughter] 847 00:32:31,751 --> 00:32:35,321 - I remember us sitting at the rewrite table on nine. 848 00:32:35,355 --> 00:32:37,724 And Adele, like, not a lot of us had heard of her. 849 00:32:37,757 --> 00:32:39,559 And she started singing. 850 00:32:39,592 --> 00:32:43,163 And it was-- like, we all stopped. 851 00:32:43,196 --> 00:32:45,165 We opened the curtain, and everybody looked down 852 00:32:45,198 --> 00:32:47,100 and went, who is that? 853 00:32:47,133 --> 00:32:48,568 - Ladies and gentlemen, Adele. 854 00:32:48,601 --> 00:32:50,070 [cheers and applause] 855 00:32:50,103 --> 00:32:51,571 - * Should I give up * 856 00:32:51,604 --> 00:32:55,809 * Or should I just keep chasing pavements * 857 00:32:55,842 --> 00:33:00,046 * Even if it leads nowhere * 858 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,749 * Or would it be a waste * 859 00:33:02,782 --> 00:33:05,752 * Even if I knew my place * 860 00:33:05,785 --> 00:33:09,322 * Should I leave it there * 861 00:33:09,356 --> 00:33:10,724 It was just meant to be like a normal show, 862 00:33:10,757 --> 00:33:12,392 just like me and Josh Brolin. 863 00:33:12,425 --> 00:33:13,693 And I was the musical guest, and he was hosting it. 864 00:33:13,727 --> 00:33:18,832 * Yeah * 865 00:33:18,865 --> 00:33:21,735 - The whole country was watching for other reasons. 866 00:33:21,768 --> 00:33:25,538 It just happened to be that show that Sarah Palin was on. 867 00:33:25,572 --> 00:33:27,607 - The real one? 868 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,242 Bye. 869 00:33:31,478 --> 00:33:34,447 [cheering] 870 00:33:34,481 --> 00:33:36,483 - Adele went to the after party, 871 00:33:36,516 --> 00:33:38,385 and then they went back to the hotel. 872 00:33:38,418 --> 00:33:40,120 And they went to British Airways 873 00:33:40,153 --> 00:33:41,354 for the 8:00 a.m. flight. 874 00:33:41,388 --> 00:33:43,189 She said when they were on the runway, 875 00:33:43,223 --> 00:33:46,393 she checked her computer, and she was at number 45. 876 00:33:46,426 --> 00:33:48,628 And when they landed, she was almost at number 1. 877 00:33:48,661 --> 00:33:50,296 - It ended up being a huge show. 878 00:33:50,330 --> 00:33:51,431 And literally overnight-- 879 00:33:51,464 --> 00:33:52,699 like, whenever I've heard that saying, 880 00:33:52,732 --> 00:33:55,168 overnight success, I was like, yeah, whatever. 881 00:33:55,201 --> 00:33:57,170 You've gotta proper work for it. 882 00:33:57,203 --> 00:33:59,239 And it was overnight-- literally overnight, so. 883 00:33:59,272 --> 00:34:01,174 - After she performed here, her whole career 884 00:34:01,207 --> 00:34:02,676 took off in America. 885 00:34:02,709 --> 00:34:05,245 Now it sounds ridiculous because you're like, 886 00:34:05,278 --> 00:34:06,780 hey, it's Adele, you know. 887 00:34:06,813 --> 00:34:10,116 But everybody has to start somewhere. 888 00:34:10,150 --> 00:34:13,787 "SNL's" musical legacy is the incredible opportunity 889 00:34:13,820 --> 00:34:17,157 it gives artists and the early belief in them. 890 00:34:17,190 --> 00:34:19,259 - Ladies and gentlemen, Dua Lipa. 891 00:34:19,292 --> 00:34:21,628 [cheers and applause] 892 00:34:21,661 --> 00:34:24,631 - When they give you the nod and go, 893 00:34:24,664 --> 00:34:26,633 yeah, you deserve to be on this stage. 894 00:34:26,666 --> 00:34:28,635 * I got new rules, I count 'em * 895 00:34:28,668 --> 00:34:30,637 * One, don't pick up the phone * 896 00:34:30,670 --> 00:34:32,706 * You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone * 897 00:34:32,739 --> 00:34:35,208 * Two, don't let him in * 898 00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:37,677 You get, like, a certain confidence 899 00:34:37,711 --> 00:34:40,413 and excitement and a belief in yourself that you can do it. 900 00:34:40,447 --> 00:34:42,916 * You're getting over him * 901 00:34:54,894 --> 00:34:55,395 . 902 00:34:55,428 --> 00:34:56,329 - I was in LA hosting the MTV Movie Awards. 903 00:34:58,932 --> 00:35:00,400 And these writers were there. 904 00:35:00,433 --> 00:35:02,469 And there were all these young kids, 905 00:35:02,502 --> 00:35:03,837 and they look like they're all from Brooklyn. 906 00:35:03,870 --> 00:35:05,605 I remember talking to Lorne. 907 00:35:05,638 --> 00:35:07,173 I go, hey, you should look into these kids, man. 908 00:35:07,207 --> 00:35:09,209 Like, these guys that wrote this are really funny. 909 00:35:09,242 --> 00:35:10,543 And they work hard. They show up. 910 00:35:10,577 --> 00:35:12,612 Not knowing that they were gonna change 911 00:35:12,645 --> 00:35:14,481 the face of "Saturday Night Live." 912 00:35:14,514 --> 00:35:16,883 - Well, we got hired on the strength 913 00:35:16,916 --> 00:35:21,287 of not our songs or our videos, is my understanding. 914 00:35:21,321 --> 00:35:22,489 They didn't know that we were doing them 915 00:35:22,522 --> 00:35:24,357 until we were already hired. 916 00:35:24,391 --> 00:35:25,692 - So we had made a short that hadn't 917 00:35:25,725 --> 00:35:26,860 gotten on the air at that point. 918 00:35:26,893 --> 00:35:29,195 It was--Will Forte had written a thing called "Lettuce." 919 00:35:29,229 --> 00:35:33,566 - It's all right to feel sad, but the pain goes away. 920 00:35:35,969 --> 00:35:38,872 - After that, we knew that it was possible to get something 921 00:35:38,905 --> 00:35:40,874 that we just filmed on a mini-DV camera 922 00:35:40,907 --> 00:35:42,509 on our own on national TV. 923 00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:44,844 So we were trying to think of another idea. 924 00:35:44,878 --> 00:35:48,882 - We knew Parnell had done his "raps" on "Update," 925 00:35:48,915 --> 00:35:49,916 which we had loved. 926 00:35:49,949 --> 00:35:51,918 - Listen up, beyotch. 927 00:35:51,951 --> 00:35:53,353 * You know she sends me * 928 00:35:53,386 --> 00:35:54,621 * When she looks my way * 929 00:35:54,654 --> 00:35:55,955 * I can't defend me * 930 00:35:55,989 --> 00:35:57,257 * All I can do is pray * 931 00:35:57,290 --> 00:35:58,525 * For her to spare me * 932 00:35:58,558 --> 00:35:59,993 * From a sweet death ray * 933 00:36:00,026 --> 00:36:02,429 * But the bitch really wants to take a roll in the hay * 934 00:36:02,462 --> 00:36:04,564 - The next thing that we tried was "Lazy Sunday." 935 00:36:04,597 --> 00:36:05,932 And it was me and Parnell. 936 00:36:05,965 --> 00:36:08,802 * Lazy Sunday, wake up in the late afternoon * 937 00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:10,670 * Call Parnell just to see how he's doing * 938 00:36:10,704 --> 00:36:12,439 - * Hello * - * What up, Parns * 939 00:36:12,472 --> 00:36:13,807 - * Yo, Samberg, what's crackin' * 940 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,342 - * You thinking what I'm thinkin' * 941 00:36:15,375 --> 00:36:16,209 * Narnia, man, it's happening * 942 00:36:16,242 --> 00:36:18,745 - We had no expectations on it, truly. 943 00:36:18,778 --> 00:36:22,015 We were, like, just hoping it aired. 944 00:36:22,048 --> 00:36:23,917 - Jorma made the beat to "Lazy Sunday," 945 00:36:23,950 --> 00:36:25,585 and he just did it on his "SNL" computer, 946 00:36:25,618 --> 00:36:26,986 as far as I know. 947 00:36:27,020 --> 00:36:28,588 - I had to make a beat fast. 948 00:36:28,621 --> 00:36:29,989 And it was kind of the first time 949 00:36:30,023 --> 00:36:32,559 that you could make music fast enough, like using 950 00:36:32,592 --> 00:36:34,861 the computers that we had that were strictly meant for, 951 00:36:34,894 --> 00:36:36,529 like, writers to write on. 952 00:36:36,563 --> 00:36:37,831 - * 68th and Broadway * 953 00:36:37,864 --> 00:36:39,432 - We never got a shooting permit. 954 00:36:39,466 --> 00:36:40,633 We didn't have a crew either. 955 00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:41,868 We would just get into a van or something. 956 00:36:41,901 --> 00:36:44,037 We kind of liked the lo-fi aesthetic 957 00:36:44,070 --> 00:36:46,473 as well, because the show was so polished. 958 00:36:46,506 --> 00:36:47,707 - * Two * - * No, six * 959 00:36:47,741 --> 00:36:48,975 - * No, 12 * - * Baker's dozen * 960 00:36:49,009 --> 00:36:51,978 - * I told you that I'm crazy for these cupcakes, cousin * 961 00:36:52,012 --> 00:36:53,880 - Did you watch the one before? 962 00:36:53,913 --> 00:36:55,382 both: Yeah. 963 00:36:55,415 --> 00:36:57,684 - It was like being on ecstasy. [laughs] 964 00:36:57,717 --> 00:36:59,686 - "Lazy Sunday," that was the first time 965 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,722 I had ever been in the vicinity of, like, a phenomenon. 966 00:37:02,756 --> 00:37:07,627 The first YouTube clip I was ever sent was "Lazy Sunday." 967 00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:12,432 I remember going back home to Oklahoma. 968 00:37:12,465 --> 00:37:14,734 I was in an airport, and someone had a T-shirt 969 00:37:14,768 --> 00:37:17,370 that said, you know, "Mr. Pibb plus Red Vines 970 00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:18,838 equals crazy delicious." 971 00:37:18,872 --> 00:37:20,340 I mean, it was like-- 972 00:37:20,373 --> 00:37:22,442 overnight this became a huge thing. 973 00:37:22,475 --> 00:37:23,576 - * Yes, the chronic-- * - * What * 974 00:37:23,610 --> 00:37:24,811 - * Cles of Narnia * 975 00:37:24,844 --> 00:37:26,046 * We love the chronic-- * - * What * 976 00:37:26,079 --> 00:37:27,514 - * Cles of Narnia * 977 00:37:27,547 --> 00:37:28,481 * Pass that chronic-- * - * What * 978 00:37:28,515 --> 00:37:29,616 - * Cles of Narnia * 979 00:37:29,649 --> 00:37:31,384 [gun clicks and fires] 980 00:37:31,418 --> 00:37:34,087 But it wasn't until "Dick in a Box" 981 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:35,622 that we were like, fuck. 982 00:37:35,655 --> 00:37:39,092 [laughs] Like, we're gonna be doing these. 983 00:37:39,125 --> 00:37:42,028 ["Saturday Night Live" theme] 984 00:37:42,062 --> 00:37:49,469 * * 985 00:37:50,537 --> 00:37:55,041 - I met them when I came in to host the Christmas episode. 986 00:37:55,075 --> 00:37:59,946 And they had just had a lot of success with "Lazy Sunday." 987 00:37:59,979 --> 00:38:02,949 So Lorne, of course, was like, do a digital short, 988 00:38:02,982 --> 00:38:05,885 some sort of musical element with Justin. 989 00:38:05,919 --> 00:38:07,821 - We kicked it with him and talked about how 990 00:38:07,854 --> 00:38:09,656 we kind came up on similar music. 991 00:38:09,689 --> 00:38:11,124 And then we just locked ourselves in our office 992 00:38:11,157 --> 00:38:12,492 and pitched a million ideas. 993 00:38:12,525 --> 00:38:14,027 - By the way, we gave up first. 994 00:38:14,060 --> 00:38:15,929 Because we tried Tuesday night, stayed up all night 995 00:38:15,962 --> 00:38:18,064 the way everyone does, but came out empty-handed. 996 00:38:18,098 --> 00:38:19,799 And then it got to Wednesday, and we stayed up 997 00:38:19,833 --> 00:38:21,801 all night and also had nothing. 998 00:38:21,835 --> 00:38:23,970 - But I remember that it was late in the game. 999 00:38:24,004 --> 00:38:26,006 And Lorne would pop in and say, hey, 1000 00:38:26,039 --> 00:38:27,073 do you guys got anything yet? 1001 00:38:27,107 --> 00:38:29,542 And we didn't have anything. 1002 00:38:29,576 --> 00:38:32,045 - * I wanna sex you up * 1003 00:38:32,078 --> 00:38:35,148 - And I wanna say it was-- yeah, Thursday night. 1004 00:38:35,181 --> 00:38:38,718 Andy and I bonded over our love of early '90s R&B. 1005 00:38:38,752 --> 00:38:40,854 - * I wanna sex you up * 1006 00:38:40,887 --> 00:38:43,923 - Like, what's the best sort of spoof of that? 1007 00:38:43,957 --> 00:38:46,526 And how can we create these characters 1008 00:38:46,559 --> 00:38:51,097 to be so unaware of how terrible they are? 1009 00:38:51,131 --> 00:38:52,932 - We had this much on a piece of paper, I remember. 1010 00:38:52,966 --> 00:38:54,634 - Yes. - I remember because I had it. 1011 00:38:54,668 --> 00:38:57,437 And it was some version of the intro lines 1012 00:38:57,470 --> 00:39:00,006 up to the first dick in a box. 1013 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,809 So it was just enough to know what the premise was. 1014 00:39:02,842 --> 00:39:05,712 - We asked Katreese Barnes, who was music supervisor 1015 00:39:05,745 --> 00:39:07,914 and just the best person. 1016 00:39:07,947 --> 00:39:11,584 She could start building music in that style, which she did. 1017 00:39:11,618 --> 00:39:13,453 - And we told Lorne the idea. 1018 00:39:13,486 --> 00:39:14,954 And he was like, okay. 1019 00:39:14,988 --> 00:39:17,157 Well, just remember, it's the Christmas show. 1020 00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:19,092 And a lot of kids will be watching. 1021 00:39:19,125 --> 00:39:23,496 - So we ended up writing it sort of on the spot 1022 00:39:23,530 --> 00:39:26,766 and recording it into that night. 1023 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:31,004 Until--you know, late, late night, early morning. 1024 00:39:31,037 --> 00:39:35,141 - He literally taught us so many more tricks 1025 00:39:35,175 --> 00:39:37,477 of producing pop vocals. 1026 00:39:37,510 --> 00:39:39,112 And he redid the melodies to be way better. 1027 00:39:39,145 --> 00:39:41,681 - I remember he came in and he was like, watch this. 1028 00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:44,050 - I was like, guys, if you really put the effort in 1029 00:39:44,084 --> 00:39:47,053 to actually try to make this a good song, 1030 00:39:47,087 --> 00:39:49,456 it's going to make it even funnier. 1031 00:39:49,489 --> 00:39:50,857 There were some meticulous moments 1032 00:39:50,890 --> 00:39:52,525 in the recording where I was like, 1033 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:54,060 no, Andy, do that line again. 1034 00:39:54,094 --> 00:39:56,629 [laughter] 1035 00:39:56,663 --> 00:39:59,632 - And we shot it on a Friday night. 1036 00:39:59,666 --> 00:40:01,234 And the song was so good. 1037 00:40:01,267 --> 00:40:05,138 We were all singing it and, like, having such a good time. 1038 00:40:05,171 --> 00:40:07,907 - That's how the song made me feel at that very moment. 1039 00:40:07,941 --> 00:40:09,943 - Yeah? - Okay, we're rolling. 1040 00:40:09,976 --> 00:40:11,811 - And we did it the way that we had always done 1041 00:40:11,845 --> 00:40:14,047 all of our early music videos, where 1042 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,116 we bought a little tiny shitty speaker 1043 00:40:16,149 --> 00:40:18,218 from RadioShack. 1044 00:40:18,251 --> 00:40:20,754 - * Something so you know what's on my mind * 1045 00:40:20,787 --> 00:40:25,025 - We played the beat so they could rap back to it. 1046 00:40:25,058 --> 00:40:27,727 We bought a bunch of mini-DV tapes 1047 00:40:27,761 --> 00:40:29,129 and, like, just filmed it ourselves. 1048 00:40:29,162 --> 00:40:30,930 - All right. Cut it, cut it, cut it. 1049 00:40:30,964 --> 00:40:34,634 - And then Akiva, who's sort of resident Lonely Island 1050 00:40:34,668 --> 00:40:37,704 director and editor, took all the footage 1051 00:40:37,737 --> 00:40:39,739 and went in and from Friday night 1052 00:40:39,773 --> 00:40:41,808 stayed up all night into Saturday, 1053 00:40:41,841 --> 00:40:46,012 up until dress rehearsal was finishing the final edit. 1054 00:40:46,046 --> 00:40:49,082 I'm convinced, and no one can tell me otherwise, 1055 00:40:49,115 --> 00:40:52,085 that the reason it made it onto the show 1056 00:40:52,118 --> 00:40:55,755 is because no one really knew what the sketch was. 1057 00:40:55,789 --> 00:40:59,626 [gentle R&B music] 1058 00:40:59,659 --> 00:41:03,163 - Hey girl, I got something real important to give you. 1059 00:41:03,196 --> 00:41:06,066 So just sit down and listen. 1060 00:41:06,099 --> 00:41:07,867 [upbeat R&B music] 1061 00:41:07,901 --> 00:41:09,836 * Girl, you know we've been together * 1062 00:41:09,869 --> 00:41:12,305 * Such a long, long time * 1063 00:41:12,339 --> 00:41:13,973 - * Such a long time * 1064 00:41:14,007 --> 00:41:19,112 - * And now I'm ready to lay it on the line * 1065 00:41:19,145 --> 00:41:21,948 - * Wow, you know it's Christmas * 1066 00:41:21,981 --> 00:41:24,884 * And my heart is open wide * 1067 00:41:24,918 --> 00:41:26,720 - * Open wide * 1068 00:41:26,753 --> 00:41:29,723 - * Gonna give you something so you know what's on my mind * 1069 00:41:29,756 --> 00:41:32,192 - * What's on my mind * 1070 00:41:32,225 --> 00:41:33,960 * A gift real special * 1071 00:41:33,993 --> 00:41:37,197 * So take off the top * 1072 00:41:37,230 --> 00:41:39,332 - * Take a look inside * 1073 00:41:39,366 --> 00:41:41,334 * It's my dick in a box * 1074 00:41:41,368 --> 00:41:43,203 - It's in a box. 1075 00:41:43,236 --> 00:41:45,138 - Everybody went out to the floor to watch it. 1076 00:41:45,171 --> 00:41:46,606 We have a great picture of everybody 1077 00:41:46,639 --> 00:41:47,774 watching it out on the floor. 1078 00:41:47,807 --> 00:41:49,676 - * Don't mean anything * 1079 00:41:49,709 --> 00:41:52,112 * I'm not gonna get you a fancy car * 1080 00:41:52,145 --> 00:41:55,248 * Girl, you gotta know you're my shining star * 1081 00:41:55,281 --> 00:41:57,017 * Not gonna get you * 1082 00:41:57,050 --> 00:41:58,985 - We were trying to borrow from all the iconic moments 1083 00:41:59,019 --> 00:42:02,322 from those early '90s R&B videos, 1084 00:42:02,355 --> 00:42:04,257 like the Michael Bivins 1085 00:42:04,290 --> 00:42:06,326 sitting on the basketball hoop. 1086 00:42:06,359 --> 00:42:08,795 - * It's my dick a box * 1087 00:42:08,828 --> 00:42:12,065 - The references were accurate, and it was-- 1088 00:42:12,098 --> 00:42:13,633 it was a little dream come true. 1089 00:42:13,667 --> 00:42:15,301 * * 1090 00:42:15,335 --> 00:42:18,371 - * My dick in a box, girl * 1091 00:42:18,405 --> 00:42:19,839 * It's my dick in a box * 1092 00:42:19,873 --> 00:42:21,274 [cheers and applause] 1093 00:42:21,307 --> 00:42:22,742 - He changed the whole game. 1094 00:42:22,776 --> 00:42:24,377 It was like, whoa. 1095 00:42:24,411 --> 00:42:27,047 This is a comedy voice that we haven't heard in years. 1096 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,283 They just took it and just crushed it. 1097 00:42:30,316 --> 00:42:33,687 - * I just had sex * 1098 00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:35,755 * And it felt so good * 1099 00:42:35,789 --> 00:42:37,857 - * Take no chances * 1100 00:42:37,891 --> 00:42:38,958 * Stop freelancin' * 1101 00:42:38,992 --> 00:42:40,160 * Invest in your future * 1102 00:42:40,193 --> 00:42:41,828 * Don't dilute your finances * 1103 00:42:41,861 --> 00:42:43,997 - * [bleep] land, I'm on a boat, mother [bleep] * 1104 00:42:44,030 --> 00:42:45,298 - * Mother [...] * 1105 00:42:45,331 --> 00:42:47,233 - * No trees, I climb buoys, mother [bleep] * 1106 00:42:47,267 --> 00:42:48,868 - Mother [...] * 1107 00:42:48,902 --> 00:42:51,404 - * I took it and threw it on the ground * 1108 00:42:51,438 --> 00:42:55,208 - We had had a whole lot of, like, let them do what they do, 1109 00:42:55,241 --> 00:42:57,344 you know what I mean, week after week after week. 1110 00:42:57,377 --> 00:42:59,245 - * Shy Ronnie * 1111 00:42:59,279 --> 00:43:01,047 - [mumbling] * My name is shy Ronnie * 1112 00:43:01,081 --> 00:43:02,816 * And I'm walking the streets * 1113 00:43:02,849 --> 00:43:03,950 * You can't tell me nothin' * 1114 00:43:03,983 --> 00:43:05,218 * 'Cause I'm straight up equipped * 1115 00:43:05,251 --> 00:43:06,286 - * Speak up * 1116 00:43:06,319 --> 00:43:07,987 - It really became a staple. 1117 00:43:08,021 --> 00:43:09,222 There's like a template now. 1118 00:43:10,724 --> 00:43:11,825 - * Here we go * 1119 00:43:11,858 --> 00:43:13,360 * Uh, Lonely Island * 1120 00:43:13,393 --> 00:43:14,661 * Michael Bolton * 1121 00:43:14,694 --> 00:43:16,229 - * Yeah! * 1122 00:43:16,262 --> 00:43:18,965 - The funny music video was really in vogue in the 2000s 1123 00:43:18,998 --> 00:43:20,233 on Lonely Island's coattails. 1124 00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:22,068 People were doing them all the time on YouTube. 1125 00:43:22,102 --> 00:43:24,804 But yet the style persists with "SNL." 1126 00:43:24,838 --> 00:43:25,839 - You guys are just playing characters. 1127 00:43:25,872 --> 00:43:26,973 - Characters. - Oh! 1128 00:43:27,007 --> 00:43:28,008 - So people won't think it's us. 1129 00:43:28,041 --> 00:43:29,142 - It's not about you at all. 1130 00:43:29,175 --> 00:43:31,745 - * Three sad virgins, what * 1131 00:43:31,778 --> 00:43:33,380 * Three sad virgins, whoa * 1132 00:43:33,413 --> 00:43:35,148 * Three sad virgins, what * 1133 00:43:35,181 --> 00:43:37,050 * Three sad virgins, whoa * 1134 00:43:37,083 --> 00:43:39,119 - * Let's do it in my twin bed, twin bed * 1135 00:43:39,152 --> 00:43:41,021 * I'm not gonna like it, like it * 1136 00:43:41,054 --> 00:43:42,889 * But it's the only option, option * 1137 00:43:42,922 --> 00:43:44,357 * Where we can get it poppin' * 1138 00:43:44,391 --> 00:43:45,225 - * Come back, Barack * 1139 00:43:45,258 --> 00:43:46,860 - Come on, man. We out in the rain. 1140 00:43:46,893 --> 00:43:48,728 - * Don't leave us here alone * 1141 00:43:48,762 --> 00:43:49,996 - It's definitely too cold to be in the rain, though. 1142 00:43:50,030 --> 00:43:52,232 - * At least pick up the phone * 1143 00:43:52,265 --> 00:43:53,433 - I mean, I know you're busy with that library 1144 00:43:53,466 --> 00:43:54,934 and everything. 1145 00:43:54,968 --> 00:43:56,102 - * The White House ain't a home * 1146 00:43:56,136 --> 00:43:57,437 - Trump don't even got a dog, man. 1147 00:43:57,470 --> 00:43:58,972 - * Just come back, Barack * 1148 00:43:59,005 --> 00:44:00,407 - It's been a long time, Barack. 1149 00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:02,876 - I mean, we made over a hundred of them by the end. 1150 00:44:02,909 --> 00:44:06,012 And the whole time, we just kind of 1151 00:44:06,046 --> 00:44:08,381 couldn't believe our luck that we did something 1152 00:44:08,415 --> 00:44:11,418 that people liked enough that we got asked to keep doing it. 1153 00:44:11,451 --> 00:44:14,087 [panting] 1154 00:44:14,120 --> 00:44:15,221 Damn. 1155 00:44:15,255 --> 00:44:21,361 The whole thing was just a virtual reality experience. 1156 00:44:30,437 --> 00:44:30,970 . 1157 00:44:31,004 --> 00:44:32,138 - * The problem is all inside your head, she said to me * 1158 00:44:36,376 --> 00:44:40,914 * The answer is easy if you take it logically * 1159 00:44:40,947 --> 00:44:44,784 * I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free * 1160 00:44:44,818 --> 00:44:49,756 * There must be 50 ways to leave your lover * 1161 00:44:49,789 --> 00:44:51,224 - Growing up, watching "SNL" 1162 00:44:51,257 --> 00:44:54,427 was a big part of music for me. 1163 00:44:54,461 --> 00:44:57,263 - * Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't * 1164 00:44:57,297 --> 00:44:59,366 * Be lost or misconstrued * 1165 00:44:59,399 --> 00:45:02,202 - There's no question that the musical guests influenced 1166 00:45:02,235 --> 00:45:03,336 if I was gonna be watching. 1167 00:45:03,370 --> 00:45:05,505 And then if you were lucky, that person 1168 00:45:05,538 --> 00:45:07,140 would show up in a sketch. 1169 00:45:07,173 --> 00:45:12,379 - Lorne, I have grave doubts about the costume. 1170 00:45:12,412 --> 00:45:14,147 - What, in the opening? - Yes, I do. 1171 00:45:14,180 --> 00:45:18,852 The opportunity to be part of a comedic ensemble, 1172 00:45:18,885 --> 00:45:20,120 that was a treat for me. 1173 00:45:20,153 --> 00:45:21,921 - What are you worried about? 1174 00:45:21,955 --> 00:45:24,124 - I'm worried about-- [stammers] 1175 00:45:24,157 --> 00:45:25,458 I feel there's a real good chance that 1176 00:45:25,492 --> 00:45:28,028 I could look like a fool, is what I'm worried about. 1177 00:45:28,061 --> 00:45:29,562 - Not a chance. 1178 00:45:29,596 --> 00:45:33,299 - * I met my old lover * 1179 00:45:33,333 --> 00:45:36,803 * On the street last night * 1180 00:45:36,836 --> 00:45:42,409 * She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled * 1181 00:45:42,442 --> 00:45:44,277 * * 1182 00:45:44,310 --> 00:45:48,148 * And we talked about some old times * 1183 00:45:48,181 --> 00:45:51,818 * And we drank ourselves some beers * 1184 00:45:51,851 --> 00:45:57,290 * Still crazy after all * 1185 00:45:57,323 --> 00:45:59,059 * Oh * 1186 00:45:59,092 --> 00:46:01,394 The turkey outfit was my idea. 1187 00:46:01,428 --> 00:46:04,998 Lorne was fine with me making up what I wanted to do, 1188 00:46:05,031 --> 00:46:07,000 and I was fine with the writers 1189 00:46:07,033 --> 00:46:08,335 giving me lines to say. 1190 00:46:08,368 --> 00:46:10,270 [applause] 1191 00:46:10,303 --> 00:46:12,405 - And that was wonderful. - Wonderful? 1192 00:46:12,439 --> 00:46:14,207 You call that wonderful? - What, you had a problem? 1193 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:16,242 - It was one of the most humiliating 1194 00:46:16,276 --> 00:46:18,311 experiences of my life. 1195 00:46:18,345 --> 00:46:21,181 - In those days, it was still shocking 1196 00:46:21,214 --> 00:46:22,949 when the musical guest was in a sketch. 1197 00:46:22,982 --> 00:46:28,054 - The Kannon AE-I, a camera so advanced, so simple, 1198 00:46:28,088 --> 00:46:30,223 even Stevie Wonder can use it. 1199 00:46:35,228 --> 00:46:38,331 - So simple, anyone can use it. 1200 00:46:38,365 --> 00:46:39,933 - That showed how cool they were. 1201 00:46:39,966 --> 00:46:42,535 - Remember when you were with the Beatles? 1202 00:46:45,271 --> 00:46:46,606 - Sure. 1203 00:46:46,639 --> 00:46:48,942 Sure. 1204 00:46:48,975 --> 00:46:52,178 - That was awesome. 1205 00:46:52,212 --> 00:46:54,647 - So, like, when Madonna was on "Coffee Talk," 1206 00:46:54,681 --> 00:46:57,517 that was just like-- you know, brain explosion. 1207 00:46:57,550 --> 00:47:01,488 - This is my best friend, Liz Rosenberg. 1208 00:47:01,521 --> 00:47:04,424 [cheers and applause] 1209 00:47:06,693 --> 00:47:08,661 - Linda, don't talk to me. 1210 00:47:08,695 --> 00:47:10,597 I'm having a bad hair day. 1211 00:47:10,630 --> 00:47:15,301 - Mike Myers had a relationship with Madonna 1212 00:47:15,335 --> 00:47:19,005 because they shot a short film for "Wayne's World." 1213 00:47:19,039 --> 00:47:20,173 - Wayne! 1214 00:47:20,206 --> 00:47:22,542 - I'm in here, Garth. 1215 00:47:22,575 --> 00:47:23,543 - Hello, Garth. 1216 00:47:23,576 --> 00:47:27,180 - So Mike wrote her into "Coffee Talk." 1217 00:47:27,213 --> 00:47:30,016 - This show is dedicated, as ev-rah, 1218 00:47:30,050 --> 00:47:33,586 to Barbra Joan Streisand. 1219 00:47:33,620 --> 00:47:35,422 Yes. - We love her. 1220 00:47:35,455 --> 00:47:36,389 - We love her! 1221 00:47:36,423 --> 00:47:39,192 - And then we booked Barbra Streisand. 1222 00:47:39,225 --> 00:47:41,394 We weren't really sure she was gonna come 1223 00:47:41,428 --> 00:47:44,998 because she doesn't do live television. 1224 00:47:45,031 --> 00:47:47,534 She was not sure she wanted to do it. 1225 00:47:47,567 --> 00:47:49,502 She wasn't in dress. 1226 00:47:49,536 --> 00:47:50,537 It was a thing. 1227 00:47:50,570 --> 00:47:54,607 - Long story short, I loved "Prince of Tides." 1228 00:47:54,641 --> 00:47:57,510 It was to die for. 1229 00:47:57,544 --> 00:48:01,014 - She came in, we pulled her around the back, 1230 00:48:01,047 --> 00:48:02,549 and we pushed her out. 1231 00:48:02,582 --> 00:48:06,386 - And if you watch the sketch, they have no idea. 1232 00:48:06,419 --> 00:48:08,988 - The movie was like buttah. 1233 00:48:09,022 --> 00:48:10,990 - Like buttah! 1234 00:48:11,024 --> 00:48:14,728 - Like a big stick of buttah. 1235 00:48:14,761 --> 00:48:16,663 - Mamma-la! Oy. 1236 00:48:16,696 --> 00:48:19,032 - All this talk about food, I'm getting hungry, girls. 1237 00:48:19,065 --> 00:48:20,700 [all screaming] 1238 00:48:20,734 --> 00:48:22,969 - Oh, my God! oh! 1239 00:48:23,003 --> 00:48:26,106 [cheers and applause] 1240 00:48:26,139 --> 00:48:28,041 It's Barbra! 1241 00:48:28,074 --> 00:48:29,309 It's Barbra! 1242 00:48:29,342 --> 00:48:31,578 You're beautiful! I love this woman! 1243 00:48:31,611 --> 00:48:33,079 It's Barbra! 1244 00:48:33,113 --> 00:48:34,447 Oh, my God! 1245 00:48:34,481 --> 00:48:35,315 It's Barbra! 1246 00:48:35,348 --> 00:48:37,217 - She's like buttah! 1247 00:48:37,250 --> 00:48:39,552 Did you see her? - She is like buttah! 1248 00:48:39,586 --> 00:48:41,588 Oh, I can die now! 1249 00:48:41,621 --> 00:48:45,058 - Watching musicians do comedy, I'm into it. 1250 00:48:45,091 --> 00:48:46,993 I like that. 1251 00:48:47,027 --> 00:48:49,362 I think they're having fun. 1252 00:48:49,396 --> 00:48:51,664 They must love that for this one day, 1253 00:48:51,698 --> 00:48:52,499 they get to do a character. 1254 00:48:52,532 --> 00:48:54,200 - Here are the top three questions 1255 00:48:54,234 --> 00:48:55,235 they had for Aerosmith, okay? 1256 00:48:55,268 --> 00:48:56,736 Question number one. 1257 00:48:56,770 --> 00:48:59,372 Is it true you guys don't do drugs or alcohol anymore? 1258 00:48:59,406 --> 00:49:00,373 - Yeah, that's right. 1259 00:49:00,407 --> 00:49:02,075 No drugs, no alcohol. 1260 00:49:02,108 --> 00:49:03,076 Feels great. 1261 00:49:03,109 --> 00:49:04,411 - No way. 1262 00:49:04,444 --> 00:49:05,478 - Way. 1263 00:49:05,512 --> 00:49:06,346 [chuckling] 1264 00:49:06,379 --> 00:49:08,481 - Okay. Garth, go ahead. Next question. 1265 00:49:08,515 --> 00:49:10,517 - Okay, next question is for Steven. 1266 00:49:10,550 --> 00:49:12,419 Um, okay. 1267 00:49:12,452 --> 00:49:14,087 Are those really your lips, or are 1268 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:15,722 they lip implants like Barbara Hershey 1269 00:49:15,755 --> 00:49:17,057 had in the movie "Beaches"? 1270 00:49:17,090 --> 00:49:19,192 - [trilling] They mine, man! 1271 00:49:19,225 --> 00:49:20,193 - Bitchin'! 1272 00:49:20,226 --> 00:49:21,795 Bitchin' lips. 1273 00:49:21,828 --> 00:49:25,532 - I love doing stuff like that, particularly things that 1274 00:49:25,565 --> 00:49:27,233 push me out of the comfort zone a little bit, 1275 00:49:27,267 --> 00:49:30,070 because I'm such a fan of comedy. 1276 00:49:30,103 --> 00:49:31,638 - They're telling me to get out. 1277 00:49:31,671 --> 00:49:32,706 They keep saying it. 1278 00:49:32,739 --> 00:49:34,641 - Who? Who is saying that? 1279 00:49:34,674 --> 00:49:35,942 - The walls. 1280 00:49:35,975 --> 00:49:38,511 - When you pitch a sketch idea that the musicalguest 1281 00:49:38,545 --> 00:49:41,114 is involved in potentially, 1282 00:49:41,147 --> 00:49:42,615 it could always go wrong. 1283 00:49:42,649 --> 00:49:44,684 There are a million reasons why they would say no. 1284 00:49:44,718 --> 00:49:48,688 It's your job to respectfully convince them. 1285 00:49:48,722 --> 00:49:51,658 - Can you tell me the story of how you guys 1286 00:49:51,691 --> 00:49:55,462 convinced Beyoncé to do the "Single Ladies" sketch? 1287 00:49:55,495 --> 00:49:56,629 - Yes. 1288 00:49:56,663 --> 00:49:58,832 Andy texted me and he said, hey, are you in town? 1289 00:49:58,865 --> 00:50:00,767 I said, yeah, I'm in the city. 1290 00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:04,137 He said, Bobby Moynihan has this great idea for a sketch 1291 00:50:04,170 --> 00:50:08,274 about you, me, and him being 1292 00:50:08,308 --> 00:50:09,776 Beyoncé's background dancers 1293 00:50:09,809 --> 00:50:11,745 for "Single Ladies" that never made the cut. 1294 00:50:11,778 --> 00:50:13,646 She's gonna be the musical guest this week. 1295 00:50:13,680 --> 00:50:15,315 I was like, full, like, leotard? 1296 00:50:15,348 --> 00:50:16,649 And he's like, yeah. 1297 00:50:16,683 --> 00:50:17,817 And I was like, oh, this is too funny. 1298 00:50:17,851 --> 00:50:19,586 Like, we have to do this. 1299 00:50:19,619 --> 00:50:22,422 She was very polite about it, but she was very hesitant. 1300 00:50:22,455 --> 00:50:23,723 And when I say hesitant, I mean, 1301 00:50:23,757 --> 00:50:25,558 like, she was not having it. 1302 00:50:25,592 --> 00:50:26,793 - Beyoncé! 1303 00:50:26,826 --> 00:50:30,096 Oh, my gosh, I'm so psyched to do this new video with you. 1304 00:50:30,130 --> 00:50:31,297 - Me too. 1305 00:50:31,331 --> 00:50:33,166 But, you know, there's this one thing. 1306 00:50:33,199 --> 00:50:34,668 Um, I haven't met the other dancers. 1307 00:50:34,701 --> 00:50:35,869 Are we gonna have time to rehearse? 1308 00:50:35,902 --> 00:50:38,838 - Oh, look, don't worry about the other dancers, B-town. 1309 00:50:38,872 --> 00:50:42,642 I handpicked them myself. These guys are pros. 1310 00:50:42,676 --> 00:50:43,777 - These guys? 1311 00:50:43,810 --> 00:50:45,445 - I'm like, does she know how funny this is gonna be? 1312 00:50:45,478 --> 00:50:49,449 Like, how beloved this whole moment will be? 1313 00:50:49,482 --> 00:50:52,185 So I said, bring-- bring me the leotard. 1314 00:50:52,218 --> 00:50:53,453 So I put the leotard and the heels 1315 00:50:53,486 --> 00:50:55,188 and the hose on and everything. 1316 00:50:55,221 --> 00:50:58,324 And I put a robe on. 1317 00:50:58,358 --> 00:51:00,393 And I walked, and I knocked on her door. 1318 00:51:00,427 --> 00:51:02,462 I walked in and I threw the robe down, 1319 00:51:02,495 --> 00:51:03,663 and I put my hands on my hips. 1320 00:51:03,697 --> 00:51:07,200 And she was like, no, you didn't. 1321 00:51:07,233 --> 00:51:09,836 all: Hi. - We're the dancers. 1322 00:51:09,869 --> 00:51:12,772 [cheers and applause] 1323 00:51:20,647 --> 00:51:22,415 - All right. Are you guys warmed up? 1324 00:51:22,449 --> 00:51:23,817 - Oh, we're warmed up. 1325 00:51:23,850 --> 00:51:25,585 - Yeah, we're warmed up like biscuits. 1326 00:51:25,618 --> 00:51:28,221 - Yeah, dance biscuits. - Playback. 1327 00:51:28,254 --> 00:51:30,690 - * Don't be mad once you see that he want it * 1328 00:51:30,724 --> 00:51:32,792 * If you like it, then you should'a put a ring on it * 1329 00:51:32,826 --> 00:51:34,260 - Action! 1330 00:51:34,294 --> 00:51:35,328 - * Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh * 1331 00:51:35,362 --> 00:51:37,630 * Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh * 1332 00:51:37,664 --> 00:51:40,500 * Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh * 1333 00:51:40,533 --> 00:51:43,169 * Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh * 1334 00:51:43,203 --> 00:51:44,604 * If you like it, then you should'a put-- * 1335 00:51:44,637 --> 00:51:45,905 - Can we stop? We gotta stop. 1336 00:51:45,939 --> 00:51:47,640 - Cut, cut, cut. 1337 00:51:47,674 --> 00:51:49,909 - * If you like it, then you should'a put a ring on it * 1338 00:51:49,943 --> 00:51:51,778 * Oh-oh-oh * 1339 00:51:51,811 --> 00:51:54,280 [cheers and applause] 1340 00:52:01,654 --> 00:52:01,821 . 1341 00:52:01,855 --> 00:52:02,489 [Patti Smith's "My Generation"] 1342 00:52:03,823 --> 00:52:05,792 - * People are trying to put us down * 1343 00:52:05,825 --> 00:52:08,495 - * Talkin' 'bout my generation * 1344 00:52:08,528 --> 00:52:10,697 - * Just because we g-g-g-get around * 1345 00:52:10,730 --> 00:52:12,732 - * Talkin' 'bout my generation * 1346 00:52:12,766 --> 00:52:15,301 - * I don't dig no censorship * 1347 00:52:15,335 --> 00:52:16,836 - * Talkin 'bout my generation * 1348 00:52:16,870 --> 00:52:19,506 - * Hope I die because I'm hip * 1349 00:52:19,539 --> 00:52:20,974 - * Talkin' 'bout my generation * 1350 00:52:21,007 --> 00:52:23,309 - * My generation, baby * 1351 00:52:23,343 --> 00:52:25,545 * My generation, baby * 1352 00:52:25,578 --> 00:52:28,615 - If you look at the city of New York--culturally, 1353 00:52:28,648 --> 00:52:31,584 financially, everything-- 1354 00:52:31,618 --> 00:52:33,987 "Saturday Night Live" always went with that. 1355 00:52:34,020 --> 00:52:38,958 So in 1975, '76, '77, it was kind of an avant-garde city. 1356 00:52:38,992 --> 00:52:41,995 This was kind of an avant-garde show at the time. 1357 00:52:42,028 --> 00:52:44,998 [cacophonous music] 1358 00:52:45,031 --> 00:52:51,671 * * 1359 00:52:51,705 --> 00:52:54,574 - "SNL" music in the '70s and '80s felt like 1360 00:52:54,607 --> 00:52:56,843 it was kind of counterculture. 1361 00:52:56,876 --> 00:52:59,813 - * Your mind is totally controlled * 1362 00:52:59,846 --> 00:53:02,649 * It has been stuffed into my mold * 1363 00:53:02,682 --> 00:53:04,617 - It was highlighting things that might 1364 00:53:04,651 --> 00:53:07,354 not have been on top 40 radio. 1365 00:53:07,387 --> 00:53:10,957 [breathy flute music] 1366 00:53:10,990 --> 00:53:11,925 - I grew up watching the show. 1367 00:53:11,958 --> 00:53:13,960 The first thing I remember that blew my mind 1368 00:53:13,993 --> 00:53:17,530 was a rerun, and it was Devo playing "Satisfaction." 1369 00:53:17,564 --> 00:53:19,332 - Ladies and gentlemen, Devo. 1370 00:53:19,366 --> 00:53:22,836 - Fred Willard was hosting, and I just remember thinking, 1371 00:53:22,869 --> 00:53:26,740 the way they played and that they did--like--[stammers] 1372 00:53:26,773 --> 00:53:28,508 It feels like an optical illusion. 1373 00:53:28,541 --> 00:53:33,580 - * I can't get no satisfaction * 1374 00:53:33,613 --> 00:53:37,717 * I can't get me no satisfaction * 1375 00:53:37,751 --> 00:53:39,886 * And I try, and I try * 1376 00:53:39,919 --> 00:53:41,788 - I almost feel like it was also a message from Lorne. 1377 00:53:41,821 --> 00:53:43,656 We're gonna put visual bands on. 1378 00:53:43,690 --> 00:53:45,492 This is not just, like, a musical guest. 1379 00:53:45,525 --> 00:53:47,327 Like, we're gonna make this a really 1380 00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:48,762 important part of the show. 1381 00:53:48,795 --> 00:53:51,831 [Debbie Harry's "Come Back Jonee"] 1382 00:53:51,865 --> 00:53:53,667 * * 1383 00:53:53,700 --> 00:53:56,603 - * Come back, come back, Jonee * 1384 00:53:56,636 --> 00:53:59,472 * Come back now, Jonee * 1385 00:53:59,506 --> 00:54:01,007 * Come back, come back, Jonee * 1386 00:54:01,041 --> 00:54:03,410 You know, we were all sort of having 1387 00:54:03,443 --> 00:54:05,345 this countercultural approach. 1388 00:54:05,378 --> 00:54:08,815 And "Saturday Night Live" really brought some of that 1389 00:54:08,848 --> 00:54:12,018 to the masses--you know, the big audience. 1390 00:54:12,052 --> 00:54:15,455 It was really like talking to a friend in a way. 1391 00:54:15,488 --> 00:54:17,357 * Come back, Jonee! * 1392 00:54:17,390 --> 00:54:20,827 * * 1393 00:54:20,860 --> 00:54:22,696 - So in this new wave of music, 1394 00:54:22,729 --> 00:54:25,498 it had much more to do with imagination 1395 00:54:25,532 --> 00:54:27,100 and less to do with technique. 1396 00:54:27,133 --> 00:54:29,569 You could become an artist overnight just by having 1397 00:54:29,602 --> 00:54:31,104 an idea and a keyboard. 1398 00:54:31,137 --> 00:54:34,774 [Talking Heads' "Artists Only"] 1399 00:54:34,808 --> 00:54:37,010 - * I don't have to prove * 1400 00:54:37,043 --> 00:54:38,578 * That I am creative * 1401 00:54:38,611 --> 00:54:40,747 * I don't have to prove * 1402 00:54:40,780 --> 00:54:42,816 * That I am creative * 1403 00:54:42,849 --> 00:54:44,684 * All my pictures * 1404 00:54:44,718 --> 00:54:46,586 * Are confused * 1405 00:54:46,619 --> 00:54:49,589 * And now I'm going to take me to you * 1406 00:54:49,622 --> 00:54:56,730 * * 1407 00:54:58,131 --> 00:55:00,767 - Some of the bands with the sharpest edges at the time 1408 00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:03,136 were groups like The Talking Heads and B-52s. 1409 00:55:03,169 --> 00:55:06,373 And again, they took the idea of punk rock 1410 00:55:06,406 --> 00:55:07,874 and just mixed it with their own kind 1411 00:55:07,907 --> 00:55:10,710 of personal eccentricities and flavor 1412 00:55:10,744 --> 00:55:12,145 to make some of the most interesting music. 1413 00:55:12,178 --> 00:55:15,015 - * We were at the beach * - * Ooh * 1414 00:55:15,048 --> 00:55:17,751 * Everybody had matching towels * 1415 00:55:17,784 --> 00:55:19,986 * Somebody went under a dock * 1416 00:55:20,020 --> 00:55:23,089 * And there they saw a rock * 1417 00:55:23,123 --> 00:55:25,759 * It wasn't a rock * 1418 00:55:25,792 --> 00:55:27,961 * It was a rock lobster * 1419 00:55:27,994 --> 00:55:30,830 [singers vocalizing] 1420 00:55:30,864 --> 00:55:32,899 [The B-52s' "Rock Lobster"] 1421 00:55:32,932 --> 00:55:35,535 - Seeing the B-52s on "Saturday Night Live" 1422 00:55:35,568 --> 00:55:38,171 for the first time, that is really what changed my life. 1423 00:55:38,204 --> 00:55:39,839 - * Rock lobster * 1424 00:55:39,873 --> 00:55:41,741 - I always felt weird. 1425 00:55:41,775 --> 00:55:43,910 And then I see the B-52s on television. 1426 00:55:43,943 --> 00:55:45,845 I'm like, oh, my God, they're weird too. 1427 00:55:45,879 --> 00:55:48,014 And they're on TV, and people like weird stuff. 1428 00:55:48,048 --> 00:55:50,183 And okay, it's okay to be weird. 1429 00:55:50,216 --> 00:55:53,420 [Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band's "Ashtray Heart"] 1430 00:55:53,453 --> 00:55:55,121 [grungy punk rock music] 1431 00:55:55,155 --> 00:55:58,191 - * You used me like an ashtray heart * 1432 00:55:58,224 --> 00:56:01,628 * Case of the punks, right from the start * 1433 00:56:01,661 --> 00:56:04,698 - I was responsible for a few bookings-- 1434 00:56:04,731 --> 00:56:07,000 Miles Davis and Captain Beefheart, 1435 00:56:07,033 --> 00:56:10,203 both of which were considered disaster appearances. 1436 00:56:10,236 --> 00:56:13,039 [mellow jazz music] 1437 00:56:13,073 --> 00:56:15,175 Miles had his back to the camera, 1438 00:56:15,208 --> 00:56:17,077 which was driving them nuts. 1439 00:56:17,110 --> 00:56:23,917 * * 1440 00:56:23,950 --> 00:56:26,486 - * You picked me out * 1441 00:56:26,519 --> 00:56:28,021 * Brushed me off * 1442 00:56:28,054 --> 00:56:30,056 - And Captain Beefheart, if you ever heard his music, 1443 00:56:30,090 --> 00:56:33,159 he has tones that a lot of people can't handle. 1444 00:56:33,193 --> 00:56:36,129 [discordant horn solo] 1445 00:56:36,162 --> 00:56:37,263 * * 1446 00:56:37,297 --> 00:56:39,566 - His performance on "SNL," I had on a VCR tape. 1447 00:56:39,599 --> 00:56:40,600 We had passed it around. 1448 00:56:40,633 --> 00:56:41,835 You know, by the '90s, you know, 1449 00:56:41,868 --> 00:56:43,503 these kind of things were bootleg tapes. 1450 00:56:43,536 --> 00:56:44,704 And that was one of my favorites, 1451 00:56:44,738 --> 00:56:45,939 was Captain Beefheart. 1452 00:56:45,972 --> 00:56:48,908 - Not one person in the audience clapped. 1453 00:56:48,942 --> 00:56:52,712 It was--I'd never seen that before the "applause" sign. 1454 00:56:52,746 --> 00:56:54,881 And one guy from the balcony yelled, "Shit!" 1455 00:56:54,914 --> 00:56:56,649 You could see that on the tape. 1456 00:56:57,584 --> 00:56:58,685 [music ends] 1457 00:57:00,620 --> 00:57:01,554 - Shit! 1458 00:57:03,790 --> 00:57:08,728 - It's hard to explain what this show meant. 1459 00:57:08,762 --> 00:57:11,131 It means a lot now, but at that time, 1460 00:57:11,164 --> 00:57:15,602 when the city was smaller, less people, 1461 00:57:15,635 --> 00:57:19,072 the arts scene was more integrated. 1462 00:57:19,105 --> 00:57:22,709 Music and comedy were brothers and sisters in arms. 1463 00:57:22,742 --> 00:57:24,277 They were not separated. 1464 00:57:24,310 --> 00:57:27,547 [David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World"] 1465 00:57:27,580 --> 00:57:29,683 * * 1466 00:57:29,716 --> 00:57:33,853 - * We passed upon the stair * 1467 00:57:33,887 --> 00:57:37,590 * And spoke of was and when * 1468 00:57:37,624 --> 00:57:41,561 * Although I wasn't there * 1469 00:57:41,594 --> 00:57:44,898 * He said I was his friend * 1470 00:57:44,931 --> 00:57:48,902 * Which came as some surprise * 1471 00:57:48,935 --> 00:57:51,604 * I spoke into his eyes * 1472 00:57:51,638 --> 00:57:55,809 - * I thought you died alone * 1473 00:57:55,842 --> 00:57:58,978 - * A long, long time ago * 1474 00:57:59,012 --> 00:58:00,914 * * 1475 00:58:00,947 --> 00:58:02,916 * Oh, no * - * Oh, no * 1476 00:58:02,949 --> 00:58:04,951 - * Not me * - * Not him * 1477 00:58:04,984 --> 00:58:08,855 - * I never lost control * 1478 00:58:08,888 --> 00:58:10,256 * You're face * - * You're face * 1479 00:58:10,290 --> 00:58:12,759 - * To face * - * To face * 1480 00:58:12,792 --> 00:58:15,562 - * With the man who sold the world * 1481 00:58:15,595 --> 00:58:17,163 * * 1482 00:58:17,197 --> 00:58:21,668 * I laughed and shook his hand * 1483 00:58:21,701 --> 00:58:25,605 * And made my way back home * - * Home * 1484 00:58:25,638 --> 00:58:29,075 - * I roamed the desert land * 1485 00:58:29,109 --> 00:58:32,679 - * For years and years I roamed * 1486 00:58:32,712 --> 00:58:36,716 - * I gazed a gazely stare * 1487 00:58:36,750 --> 00:58:39,185 * At all the millions here * 1488 00:58:39,219 --> 00:58:43,356 - * We must have died alone * 1489 00:58:43,390 --> 00:58:46,126 - * A long, long time ago * 1490 00:58:46,159 --> 00:58:48,828 * * 1491 00:58:48,862 --> 00:58:50,296 * Oh, no * - * Who knows * 1492 00:58:50,330 --> 00:58:51,865 - * Not me * - * Not him * 1493 00:58:51,898 --> 00:58:52,966 - * Not you * 1494 00:58:52,999 --> 00:58:56,069 - * We never lost control * 1495 00:58:56,102 --> 00:58:57,971 * You're face * - * You're face * 1496 00:58:58,004 --> 00:58:59,973 - * To face * - * To face * 1497 00:59:12,218 --> 00:59:12,585 . 1498 00:59:12,619 --> 00:59:13,720 - All right, here we go. Stand by, sound on tape at 11. 1499 00:59:15,055 --> 00:59:16,256 - Ladies and gentlemen, Kendrick Lamar. 1500 00:59:16,289 --> 00:59:18,892 [Kendrick Lamar's "Rich Spirit"] 1501 00:59:18,925 --> 00:59:21,027 - * Broke phone * 1502 00:59:21,061 --> 00:59:22,896 - * I'm a savage * 1503 00:59:22,929 --> 00:59:25,765 * Classy, bougie, ratchet * 1504 00:59:25,799 --> 00:59:27,233 * Sassy * 1505 00:59:27,267 --> 00:59:29,636 - * Five, four, three, two-- * 1506 00:59:29,669 --> 00:59:31,071 - * Let's rock * 1507 00:59:31,104 --> 00:59:31,971 - * Bow, get the [...] though, I don't bluff, bro * 1508 00:59:32,005 --> 00:59:34,641 * Aiming at your head like a buffalo * 1509 00:59:34,674 --> 00:59:37,310 - * Is so maniacal, we're liable to pull a juju * 1510 00:59:37,344 --> 00:59:39,779 * The irony is that this bad chick in my lap * 1511 00:59:39,813 --> 00:59:42,248 * * 1512 00:59:42,282 --> 00:59:44,084 - * This very moment I bring * 1513 00:59:44,117 --> 00:59:45,318 * Put it on everything * 1514 00:59:45,352 --> 00:59:46,720 * That I will retire with the ring * 1515 00:59:46,753 --> 00:59:47,954 - * My name is Hov * 1516 00:59:47,987 --> 00:59:49,322 * Not D.O.C. * 1517 00:59:49,356 --> 00:59:50,957 * But they belong to them letters * 1518 00:59:50,990 --> 00:59:52,859 * "No One Can Do It Better" * 1519 00:59:52,892 --> 00:59:54,761 - * This is the story of a champion * 1520 00:59:54,794 --> 00:59:56,896 * Runners on their mark and they pop their guns * 1521 00:59:56,930 --> 00:59:59,733 * Stand up, stand up, here he comes * 1522 00:59:59,766 --> 01:00:02,202 * Tell me what it takes to be number one * 1523 01:00:02,235 --> 01:00:04,771 - * Never meant to make your daughter cry * 1524 01:00:04,804 --> 01:00:07,140 * I apologized a million times * 1525 01:00:07,173 --> 01:00:08,742 - * What's my name? * 1526 01:00:08,775 --> 01:00:10,944 * DMX, and I be the best, you see the rest? * 1527 01:00:10,977 --> 01:00:12,312 * They lookin' like they need a rest * 1528 01:00:12,345 --> 01:00:16,716 - * Girls, you know you better watch out * 1529 01:00:16,750 --> 01:00:21,221 * Some guys, some guys are only about * 1530 01:00:21,254 --> 01:00:24,791 * That thing, that thing, that * 1531 01:00:24,824 --> 01:00:27,994 - * As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death * 1532 01:00:28,028 --> 01:00:30,430 * I take a look at my life and realize * 1533 01:00:30,463 --> 01:00:31,297 * There's nothing left * 1534 01:00:31,331 --> 01:00:33,366 - * With so much drama in the LBC * 1535 01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:37,170 * It's kind of hard being Snoop D-O-double-G * 1536 01:00:37,203 --> 01:00:38,772 - * How low can you go * 1537 01:00:38,805 --> 01:00:39,839 * Death row * 1538 01:00:39,873 --> 01:00:41,141 * What a brother know * 1539 01:00:41,174 --> 01:00:43,009 * Once again back is the incredible * 1540 01:00:43,043 --> 01:00:45,211 * Rhyme animal, the uncannable * 1541 01:00:45,979 --> 01:00:47,347 - * Rock y'all, check out the funky cut * 1542 01:00:47,380 --> 01:00:48,882 * It's like travelin' through time * 1543 01:00:48,915 --> 01:00:50,183 * To the "Stray Cat Strut" * 1544 01:00:50,216 --> 01:00:52,752 * Cuts are slicker than grease, needles sharper than knives * 1545 01:00:52,786 --> 01:00:55,221 - "Saturday Night Live" was one of the first platforms 1546 01:00:55,255 --> 01:00:57,057 that played hip-hop music. 1547 01:00:57,090 --> 01:00:59,359 And so to have hip-hop on a show 1548 01:00:59,392 --> 01:01:01,294 that was seen by millions of people was really a big deal. 1549 01:01:01,327 --> 01:01:02,295 - Check this out. 1550 01:01:02,328 --> 01:01:05,732 Lately, the media has been dogging rap music, 1551 01:01:05,765 --> 01:01:08,835 saying it incites violence, riots, and whatnot. 1552 01:01:08,868 --> 01:01:12,405 They are not violent, never have been, never will be. 1553 01:01:12,439 --> 01:01:18,511 My homeboys, from Hollis, Queens, Run-DMC! 1554 01:01:18,545 --> 01:01:22,215 [cheers and applause] 1555 01:01:22,248 --> 01:01:24,451 - Initially, did you guys feel, like, out of place? 1556 01:01:24,484 --> 01:01:26,886 Like, these people might not get us, or like-- 1557 01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:28,288 - No, not really. 1558 01:01:28,321 --> 01:01:31,291 We knew we was just gonna rock and go home. 1559 01:01:31,324 --> 01:01:34,027 - * It goes one for the money, two for the show * 1560 01:01:34,060 --> 01:01:36,363 * Jam Master Jay, Darryl and Joe! * 1561 01:01:36,396 --> 01:01:38,531 - Everybody, put your hands in the air. 1562 01:01:38,565 --> 01:01:41,034 We going from side to side. Everybody! 1563 01:01:41,067 --> 01:01:42,435 - Your "Saturday Night Live" 1564 01:01:42,469 --> 01:01:44,404 was really some superstars stuff. 1565 01:01:44,437 --> 01:01:46,906 It was, like, validation for us, 1566 01:01:46,940 --> 01:01:50,110 that we're a legit culture. 1567 01:01:50,143 --> 01:01:54,014 We have just as much right to be accepted 1568 01:01:54,047 --> 01:01:57,083 as a legitimate form of entertainment 1569 01:01:57,117 --> 01:01:58,952 as everybody else. 1570 01:01:58,985 --> 01:02:02,822 [Run-DMC's "Walk This Way"] 1571 01:02:02,856 --> 01:02:04,858 - * Like this! * 1572 01:02:04,891 --> 01:02:06,793 - Hollis crew in effect, bro. 1573 01:02:06,826 --> 01:02:10,163 - Run-DMC's greatness in hip-hop is, 1574 01:02:10,196 --> 01:02:13,033 we're pioneers of recorded rap. 1575 01:02:13,066 --> 01:02:15,068 But we didn't create it. 1576 01:02:15,101 --> 01:02:18,905 Like, we celebrate everybody before. 1577 01:02:18,938 --> 01:02:21,474 I'm very honored to be talking about 1578 01:02:21,508 --> 01:02:25,412 being on "Saturday Night Live," only because I know 1579 01:02:25,445 --> 01:02:27,881 that the Funky Four did it first. 1580 01:02:27,914 --> 01:02:29,416 - Here's our host, Deborah Harry. 1581 01:02:29,449 --> 01:02:31,317 Let's hear it. 1582 01:02:31,351 --> 01:02:34,354 - * Looking back over the years * 1583 01:02:34,387 --> 01:02:36,256 * I guess I shedded some tears * 1584 01:02:36,289 --> 01:02:38,191 "Saturday Night Live," I have to say, 1585 01:02:38,224 --> 01:02:40,360 is responsible for a lot of things. 1586 01:02:40,393 --> 01:02:43,997 But we in turn brought something very special 1587 01:02:44,030 --> 01:02:45,598 to "Saturday Night Live." 1588 01:02:45,632 --> 01:02:46,900 - What might that be? 1589 01:02:46,933 --> 01:02:49,836 - What might that be? - Yes. 1590 01:02:49,869 --> 01:02:51,304 - Funky Four. 1591 01:02:51,338 --> 01:02:52,939 - * Now we're the Funky Four * 1592 01:02:52,972 --> 01:02:54,107 - * And I'm the plus one more * 1593 01:02:54,140 --> 01:02:55,542 - * And this is the way we go * 1594 01:02:55,575 --> 01:02:57,544 - When you're talking about hip-hop culture, 1595 01:02:57,577 --> 01:03:00,847 you're talking young teenagers in the streets of New York. 1596 01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:03,917 We were playing in every park in New York City. 1597 01:03:03,950 --> 01:03:06,986 But we were not just in the South Bronx. 1598 01:03:07,020 --> 01:03:09,189 We were headed downtown. 1599 01:03:09,222 --> 01:03:12,092 The Funky Four was the one that introduced 1600 01:03:12,125 --> 01:03:14,294 hip-hop to punk rockers. 1601 01:03:14,327 --> 01:03:17,864 That's how we wind up running into Debbie Harry. 1602 01:03:17,897 --> 01:03:19,232 - Hi, I'm Deborah Harry. 1603 01:03:19,265 --> 01:03:21,234 Join me this week when I host "Saturday Night Live" 1604 01:03:21,267 --> 01:03:22,869 with my special musical guest, Deborah Harry. 1605 01:03:22,902 --> 01:03:25,872 - They let us pick our musical guest. 1606 01:03:25,905 --> 01:03:27,540 We decided on those guys. 1607 01:03:27,574 --> 01:03:30,143 - They were so fresh and entertaining. 1608 01:03:30,176 --> 01:03:32,045 It seemed like a great idea. 1609 01:03:32,078 --> 01:03:34,014 - Debbie Harry fought for us. 1610 01:03:34,047 --> 01:03:35,482 We were innocent-looking. 1611 01:03:35,515 --> 01:03:37,150 There were similarities with her 1612 01:03:37,183 --> 01:03:38,885 being with an all-male band. 1613 01:03:38,918 --> 01:03:41,921 And so this is the reason why she wanted the Funky Four 1614 01:03:41,955 --> 01:03:43,390 to be on "Saturday Night Live." 1615 01:03:43,423 --> 01:03:46,559 - One minute. One minute to air. 1616 01:03:46,593 --> 01:03:49,062 - There was no preperformance or anything. 1617 01:03:49,095 --> 01:03:51,064 They said, okay, time for y'all to go on. 1618 01:03:51,097 --> 01:03:52,599 - We did it. - And we did it. 1619 01:03:52,632 --> 01:03:55,335 - 20 seconds. 1620 01:03:55,368 --> 01:03:56,903 - Do you remember what was going through your head 1621 01:03:56,936 --> 01:03:58,338 at the moment? 1622 01:03:58,371 --> 01:04:00,040 - What was going on through my head at the time 1623 01:04:00,073 --> 01:04:01,574 was I was pregnant. 1624 01:04:01,608 --> 01:04:04,177 My whole life was flashing in front of me at that time. 1625 01:04:04,210 --> 01:04:07,180 But we had to go on, you know, with the show. 1626 01:04:07,213 --> 01:04:10,550 - Three, two, one. - And dissolve. 1627 01:04:10,583 --> 01:04:12,419 - Oh, the next group are among the best 1628 01:04:12,452 --> 01:04:14,254 street rappers in the country. 1629 01:04:14,287 --> 01:04:15,689 Please welcome my friends from the Bronx, 1630 01:04:15,722 --> 01:04:17,657 the Funky Four Plus One More. 1631 01:04:17,691 --> 01:04:19,192 [applause] 1632 01:04:19,225 --> 01:04:22,062 [Funky Four Plus One's "That's the Joint"] 1633 01:04:22,095 --> 01:04:25,198 * * 1634 01:04:25,231 --> 01:04:28,435 - * Ha ha * 1635 01:04:28,468 --> 01:04:29,402 * Yeah * 1636 01:04:29,436 --> 01:04:30,670 * If you're ready for this * 1637 01:04:30,704 --> 01:04:32,205 * Say you're ready for this 1638 01:04:32,238 --> 01:04:34,207 - With DJ Breakout being the first DJ 1639 01:04:34,240 --> 01:04:38,645 to be in front of a camera, they didn't know what to do. 1640 01:04:38,678 --> 01:04:40,647 They didn't know how to put the music through. 1641 01:04:40,680 --> 01:04:42,382 You're talking about-- this is the first time 1642 01:04:42,415 --> 01:04:45,485 that rap music is on TV. 1643 01:04:45,518 --> 01:04:48,388 - Nobody has ever heard of scratching. 1644 01:04:48,421 --> 01:04:50,957 Try to explain that to somebody. 1645 01:04:50,990 --> 01:04:52,392 And it's really hard. 1646 01:04:52,425 --> 01:04:54,527 - * We gotta prove to the world that we're for real * 1647 01:04:54,561 --> 01:04:56,696 * We gotta prove to everybody we know the real deal * 1648 01:04:56,730 --> 01:04:58,998 * We got golden voices and hearts of steel * 1649 01:04:59,032 --> 01:05:01,301 * Cause we're five emcees that got to be real * 1650 01:05:01,334 --> 01:05:03,503 * We wanna hear the party people yell Sugar Hill * 1651 01:05:03,536 --> 01:05:08,208 - And at that time, we didn't know the impact of what we did 1652 01:05:08,241 --> 01:05:11,378 to become the first rap group, you know, to ever 1653 01:05:11,411 --> 01:05:12,746 be on national television. 1654 01:05:12,779 --> 01:05:16,049 That is the beginning of everything. 1655 01:05:16,082 --> 01:05:17,417 Just learn the culture. 1656 01:05:17,450 --> 01:05:19,085 Learn how all of this came. 1657 01:05:19,119 --> 01:05:21,521 There's a saying that Grandmaster Caz always said 1658 01:05:21,554 --> 01:05:23,590 hip-hop didn't invent anything, 1659 01:05:23,623 --> 01:05:26,126 but we reinvented everything. 1660 01:05:39,439 --> 01:05:39,606 . 1661 01:05:39,639 --> 01:05:40,540 - This monologue will lead us to a commercial. 1662 01:05:43,076 --> 01:05:44,444 And go one. 1663 01:05:44,477 --> 01:05:48,048 Send him out. Ready five. 1664 01:05:48,081 --> 01:05:49,249 Announce. 1665 01:05:49,282 --> 01:05:53,253 - Ladies and gentlemen, Billie Eilish. 1666 01:05:53,286 --> 01:05:56,356 - I was hosting, and I was the musical guest, 1667 01:05:56,389 --> 01:06:00,794 which I never, ever thought would ever happen--ever. 1668 01:06:00,827 --> 01:06:02,696 Even, like, the first time I played here. 1669 01:06:02,729 --> 01:06:05,365 - Nobody in your career tells you, like, 1670 01:06:05,398 --> 01:06:07,233 now might not be the right time. 1671 01:06:07,267 --> 01:06:08,535 Like, if you get the "SNL" offer, 1672 01:06:08,568 --> 01:06:10,236 you're like, oh, we gotta do that. 1673 01:06:10,270 --> 01:06:12,605 - "SNL" is, like, always the biggest deal. 1674 01:06:12,639 --> 01:06:14,474 Dude, like, people don't understand. 1675 01:06:14,507 --> 01:06:16,476 Like, "SNL" is hard. 1676 01:06:16,509 --> 01:06:19,612 It's a lot of work and very challenging. 1677 01:06:19,646 --> 01:06:21,815 And you don't really sleep much. 1678 01:06:21,848 --> 01:06:27,487 And everyone is on edge, but in a good, exciting way, 1679 01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:28,688 but a terrifying way. 1680 01:06:28,722 --> 01:06:29,556 - Fade to black. 1681 01:06:29,589 --> 01:06:31,057 Ready one, up on one. 1682 01:06:31,091 --> 01:06:32,292 And cue. 1683 01:06:32,325 --> 01:06:34,294 - Once again, Megan Thee Stallion. 1684 01:06:34,327 --> 01:06:38,498 [cheers and applause] 1685 01:06:38,531 --> 01:06:40,834 - When the musical guest is the host, 1686 01:06:40,867 --> 01:06:44,437 there is no mistaking or questioning, like, 1687 01:06:44,471 --> 01:06:46,206 the caliber of performer that you are. 1688 01:06:46,239 --> 01:06:50,143 - I can't tell y'all how excited I am to be here. 1689 01:06:50,176 --> 01:06:53,113 [energetic rock music] 1690 01:06:53,146 --> 01:06:55,115 * * 1691 01:06:55,148 --> 01:06:57,650 - Double duty, it's meant for a dream board. 1692 01:06:57,684 --> 01:07:01,154 You know, you just never really expect it to actually happen. 1693 01:07:01,187 --> 01:07:06,559 * * 1694 01:07:06,593 --> 01:07:09,229 - I do remember getting the opportunity 1695 01:07:09,262 --> 01:07:11,364 to host "SNL" for the first time. 1696 01:07:11,398 --> 01:07:15,502 And it was right after a controversial moment 1697 01:07:15,535 --> 01:07:17,671 in my career where a lot of people 1698 01:07:17,704 --> 01:07:20,106 were kind of afraid to work with me, 1699 01:07:20,140 --> 01:07:22,275 which is when Lorne gets excited to work 1700 01:07:22,308 --> 01:07:23,510 with you the most. 1701 01:07:23,543 --> 01:07:26,546 There are a few subjects we're not gonna get into tonight. 1702 01:07:26,579 --> 01:07:28,248 I'm not gonna do Hannah Montana. 1703 01:07:28,281 --> 01:07:31,751 But I can give you an update on what she's been up to. 1704 01:07:31,785 --> 01:07:33,787 She was murdered. 1705 01:07:33,820 --> 01:07:36,589 And also, we went back and forth on this. 1706 01:07:36,623 --> 01:07:38,892 But, guys, I just don't think we should do 1707 01:07:38,925 --> 01:07:40,427 that "Wrecking Ball" sketch. 1708 01:07:40,460 --> 01:07:45,231 - What? Miley, come on! My mom is here! 1709 01:07:45,265 --> 01:07:47,867 - I was kind of seen as being, like, not quite understood 1710 01:07:47,901 --> 01:07:50,236 or not quite predictable, which is really 1711 01:07:50,270 --> 01:07:51,771 what this show is all about. 1712 01:07:51,805 --> 01:07:53,640 He always says, it's the tightrope walk. 1713 01:07:53,673 --> 01:07:55,675 They wanna see you dangle. They don't wanna see you fall. 1714 01:07:55,709 --> 01:07:57,444 - [clears throat] - You good? 1715 01:07:57,477 --> 01:07:58,845 All right, we're set. 1716 01:07:58,878 --> 01:08:01,581 - There is no getting around, you know, 1717 01:08:01,614 --> 01:08:02,716 kind of the guts of the show is, 1718 01:08:02,749 --> 01:08:04,417 do you have it or do you not? 1719 01:08:04,451 --> 01:08:07,387 And you see people for who and what they are. 1720 01:08:07,420 --> 01:08:10,757 - Bad Bunny had such a monster year. 1721 01:08:10,790 --> 01:08:13,660 We were just like, oh, it'd be really fun to have him host. 1722 01:08:13,693 --> 01:08:16,429 And again, it goes back to the musicians 1723 01:08:16,463 --> 01:08:19,366 that you don't normally see doing comedy. 1724 01:08:19,399 --> 01:08:22,502 - [speaking Spanish] 1725 01:08:29,809 --> 01:08:32,712 - If you're the host and music, you have zero time off. 1726 01:08:32,746 --> 01:08:34,447 And I think that's explained to them too. 1727 01:08:34,481 --> 01:08:36,383 We just want you to know, it's gonna be very-- 1728 01:08:43,690 --> 01:08:45,925 - So Monday is-- writer's pitch to the host 1729 01:08:45,959 --> 01:08:46,826 ideas and stuff like that. 1730 01:08:46,860 --> 01:08:48,495 They'll meet with the monologue team 1731 01:08:48,528 --> 01:08:49,763 and different writers. 1732 01:08:49,796 --> 01:08:51,398 - I think everyone that does the monologue is 1733 01:08:51,431 --> 01:08:53,533 a bit worried about the monologue, 1734 01:08:53,566 --> 01:08:55,335 I think rightfully so, because if it's rubbish, 1735 01:08:55,368 --> 01:08:57,737 it kicks the show off and doesn't set a very good tone. 1736 01:08:57,771 --> 01:08:59,606 So you've gotta get that right. 1737 01:08:59,639 --> 01:09:01,207 You go to all the writer's rooms, 1738 01:09:01,241 --> 01:09:02,442 and they give you the ideas. 1739 01:09:02,475 --> 01:09:05,779 And you go like, being kind of English 1740 01:09:05,812 --> 01:09:07,881 and kind of try and be nice to people, 1741 01:09:07,914 --> 01:09:10,316 you don't say that's shit, basically. 1742 01:09:10,350 --> 01:09:11,618 I'm never gonna do that. 1743 01:09:11,651 --> 01:09:13,353 You say, hmm, that's interesting. 1744 01:09:13,386 --> 01:09:14,354 I'll think about that. 1745 01:09:14,387 --> 01:09:16,923 - Three, two-- 1746 01:09:16,956 --> 01:09:18,692 - Hi, I'm Bad Bunny. 1747 01:09:18,725 --> 01:09:21,928 And I'm the host and musical guest this week on "SNL." 1748 01:09:21,961 --> 01:09:23,930 - Tuesday, they shoot promos in the morning, 1749 01:09:23,963 --> 01:09:26,499 and then they come in and meet with individual writers 1750 01:09:26,533 --> 01:09:28,768 to determine sketches. 1751 01:09:28,802 --> 01:09:30,670 - It's a very stupid sketch. 1752 01:09:30,704 --> 01:09:32,539 - You're just, like, it's bonkers. 1753 01:09:32,572 --> 01:09:34,674 - It's bonkers. 1754 01:09:34,708 --> 01:09:37,544 - Then table read is on Wednesday. 1755 01:09:37,577 --> 01:09:39,746 You read a ton of sketches, 1756 01:09:39,779 --> 01:09:42,515 just at the table with everyone who's on the show. 1757 01:09:42,549 --> 01:09:43,817 Everyone who's behind the scenes, 1758 01:09:43,850 --> 01:09:45,685 from the gaffer to Lorne. 1759 01:09:45,719 --> 01:09:47,387 You see naturally in the room what 1760 01:09:47,420 --> 01:09:51,257 feels like it's gonna crush and what may end up 1761 01:09:51,291 --> 01:09:53,493 on the back burner, as far as sketches. 1762 01:09:53,526 --> 01:09:57,364 - My name is Benito, and I'm so excited to be 1763 01:09:57,397 --> 01:10:00,633 here on "Sabado Gigante." 1764 01:10:00,667 --> 01:10:04,270 - And you run with those 12 to 15 sketches, 1765 01:10:04,304 --> 01:10:06,806 and you start developing those a little bit further. 1766 01:10:06,840 --> 01:10:09,342 But if you're host and musical guest, 1767 01:10:09,376 --> 01:10:11,978 then Thursday is kind of crazy. 1768 01:10:12,012 --> 01:10:14,814 - Thursday morning, the musician comes in. 1769 01:10:14,848 --> 01:10:17,484 And they begin an audio sound check. 1770 01:10:17,517 --> 01:10:20,620 - * Something I'm not * 1771 01:10:20,653 --> 01:10:24,024 * But something I can be * 1772 01:10:24,057 --> 01:10:30,296 * Something I wait for * 1773 01:10:30,330 --> 01:10:34,968 * Something I'm made for * 1774 01:10:35,001 --> 01:10:36,636 * Mm * 1775 01:10:36,670 --> 01:10:39,606 [Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For?"] 1776 01:10:39,639 --> 01:10:45,612 * Something I'm made for * 1777 01:10:45,645 --> 01:10:47,347 Does it sound really bad? 1778 01:10:47,380 --> 01:10:49,549 all: No. 1779 01:10:49,582 --> 01:10:51,351 - Whoo! 1780 01:10:51,384 --> 01:10:52,686 - My God! 1781 01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:54,054 - And once audio is happy, 1782 01:10:54,087 --> 01:10:56,956 then we turn that into a cam rehearsal. 1783 01:10:56,990 --> 01:11:00,060 [violin melody] 1784 01:11:00,093 --> 01:11:01,961 - I wanna watch you separate. - Okay. 1785 01:11:01,995 --> 01:11:03,730 - Once you sound check the two songs, 1786 01:11:03,763 --> 01:11:05,598 you camera block the two songs. 1787 01:11:05,632 --> 01:11:08,368 And then you keep blocking sketches. 1788 01:11:08,401 --> 01:11:10,637 - From TaskRabbit. I'm here with the 800 DVDs. 1789 01:11:10,670 --> 01:11:12,372 And you can start bringing them in. 1790 01:11:12,405 --> 01:11:14,107 - I'm here with the 800 DVDs. 1791 01:11:14,140 --> 01:11:16,042 - We don't want the DVDs! 1792 01:11:16,076 --> 01:11:18,912 - On Friday, the host films a pretape early in the morning 1793 01:11:18,945 --> 01:11:20,647 so they have time to edit it by Saturday. 1794 01:11:20,680 --> 01:11:23,717 - You rehearse the rest of the show until 1795 01:11:23,750 --> 01:11:25,352 probably midnight or 1:00. 1796 01:11:25,385 --> 01:11:28,955 - I'm so excited to be here on "Sabado Gigante." 1797 01:11:28,988 --> 01:11:31,658 - So you're down here. - Do not look down. 1798 01:11:31,691 --> 01:11:35,495 - Mijo does not have depression. 1799 01:11:35,528 --> 01:11:38,098 - [speaking Spanish] 1800 01:11:41,468 --> 01:11:44,671 - [singing in Spanish] 1801 01:11:44,704 --> 01:11:46,139 - Saturday, you start at noon. 1802 01:11:46,172 --> 01:11:47,807 Again, musicians have to get up earlier 1803 01:11:47,841 --> 01:11:49,542 to make sure everything's okay. 1804 01:11:49,576 --> 01:11:50,944 - [singing in Spanish] 1805 01:11:50,977 --> 01:11:52,679 - You have to figure out the time of, like, 1806 01:11:52,712 --> 01:11:54,581 well, what's the outfit you're gonna wear? 1807 01:11:54,614 --> 01:11:57,450 - They're gonna have to wear some-- 1808 01:11:57,484 --> 01:12:01,021 maybe some absurd clothes, a crazy wig, maybe a mustache. 1809 01:12:01,054 --> 01:12:03,456 - Can you wear it in this sketch? 1810 01:12:03,490 --> 01:12:04,858 What sketch has to be before your music 1811 01:12:04,891 --> 01:12:06,726 so that you can get enough time to prep? 1812 01:12:06,760 --> 01:12:08,161 - And then the live show comes. 1813 01:12:08,194 --> 01:12:10,597 And it's just like, oh, yeah, so your four minutes 1814 01:12:10,630 --> 01:12:12,832 has gone down to 1:25. 1815 01:12:12,866 --> 01:12:14,901 It's all good. We're gonna change you here. 1816 01:12:14,934 --> 01:12:16,036 We're gonna change you there. 1817 01:12:16,069 --> 01:12:17,837 - You have to run from the music sketch, 1818 01:12:17,871 --> 01:12:19,839 and you're all covered in sweat, 1819 01:12:19,873 --> 01:12:22,175 and change to be the host and the musical guest. 1820 01:12:22,208 --> 01:12:24,477 - It just is the most super-intense week. 1821 01:12:24,511 --> 01:12:26,780 - You basically don't know what's gonna happen 1822 01:12:26,813 --> 01:12:31,084 until 11:30 p.m. when the show is about to start. 1823 01:12:31,117 --> 01:12:33,520 Like, things are constantly changing. 1824 01:12:33,553 --> 01:12:37,457 ["Saturday Night Live" theme] 1825 01:12:37,490 --> 01:12:40,960 - You have time. You have time. 1826 01:12:40,994 --> 01:12:42,495 - Time? 1827 01:12:42,529 --> 01:12:45,632 [cheering] 1828 01:12:47,067 --> 01:12:50,003 [soft upbeat percussive music] 1829 01:12:50,036 --> 01:12:52,072 * * 1830 01:12:52,105 --> 01:12:53,740 - Get ready. 1831 01:12:53,773 --> 01:12:57,544 Five seconds. Four, three, two-- 1832 01:12:57,577 --> 01:13:00,714 [cheering] 1833 01:13:00,747 --> 01:13:02,882 - Bad Bunny! 1834 01:13:02,916 --> 01:13:04,851 [cheers and applause] 1835 01:13:04,884 --> 01:13:08,555 - And I'm very excited to be here on "Sabado Gigante," 1836 01:13:08,588 --> 01:13:10,523 oh, sorry. 1837 01:13:10,557 --> 01:13:13,993 - Does not have depression. 1838 01:13:14,027 --> 01:13:15,862 He just like the dark! 1839 01:13:15,895 --> 01:13:17,163 - Eh. - Oh! 1840 01:13:17,197 --> 01:13:18,198 - Oh! 1841 01:13:18,231 --> 01:13:19,165 both: Oh! 1842 01:13:19,199 --> 01:13:20,700 * * 1843 01:13:20,734 --> 01:13:23,670 - Once again, Bad Bunny. 1844 01:13:23,703 --> 01:13:25,071 - Mijo! 1845 01:13:25,105 --> 01:13:28,074 [soft piano music] 1846 01:13:28,108 --> 01:13:29,642 [upbeat clapping] 1847 01:13:29,676 --> 01:13:32,545 - A big thing that I learned is, like, seriously 1848 01:13:32,579 --> 01:13:33,980 to trust the process. 1849 01:13:34,014 --> 01:13:36,649 Because at the beginning of the week, I was like, what? 1850 01:13:36,683 --> 01:13:38,485 Like, how are we going from where-- 1851 01:13:38,518 --> 01:13:40,854 how are we gonna go from here anywhere? 1852 01:13:40,887 --> 01:13:45,592 And then it was, like, truly one of the most fun days 1853 01:13:45,625 --> 01:13:46,793 of my life, was that Saturday. 1854 01:13:46,826 --> 01:13:48,928 Every part of it was so cool. 1855 01:13:48,962 --> 01:13:51,097 I felt like part of a big family. 1856 01:13:51,131 --> 01:13:53,199 - Benito! 1857 01:13:53,233 --> 01:13:55,001 - Hey! 1858 01:13:55,035 --> 01:13:58,038 [applause] 1859 01:14:11,051 --> 01:14:11,217 . 1860 01:14:11,251 --> 01:14:12,218 - One thing I think is very important is to weave 1861 01:14:13,286 --> 01:14:17,524 your convictions into your vocation--whatever it is, 1862 01:14:17,557 --> 01:14:19,993 whether you're directing a film or running a camera 1863 01:14:20,026 --> 01:14:22,629 or playing guitar in a rock and roll band. 1864 01:14:22,662 --> 01:14:24,197 And for a band like Rage, 1865 01:14:24,230 --> 01:14:26,666 "SNL" was a perfect opportunity to do that. 1866 01:14:26,700 --> 01:14:29,269 Being on "SNL" is something that was valued. 1867 01:14:29,302 --> 01:14:31,705 It was a part of the DNA of American culture 1868 01:14:31,738 --> 01:14:33,139 and entertainment. 1869 01:14:33,173 --> 01:14:35,608 So when the offer came to be on it, we were like, 1870 01:14:35,642 --> 01:14:36,943 we'd be happy to. 1871 01:14:36,976 --> 01:14:39,045 But Rage never did things in a normal way. 1872 01:14:39,079 --> 01:14:40,914 So we were thinking like, how do we make this 1873 01:14:40,947 --> 01:14:43,016 into some sort of crazy performance-art thing? 1874 01:14:43,049 --> 01:14:45,251 Then we heard that Steve Forbes was going to be the host. 1875 01:14:45,285 --> 01:14:48,021 - It has been a hectic last few months. 1876 01:14:48,054 --> 01:14:50,957 As many of you may know, I was campaigning 1877 01:14:50,990 --> 01:14:53,693 for the Republican nomination for the presidency 1878 01:14:53,727 --> 01:14:54,894 of the United States. 1879 01:14:54,928 --> 01:14:56,129 - He had just been 1880 01:14:56,162 --> 01:14:57,630 a Republican candidate for president. 1881 01:14:57,664 --> 01:14:58,932 You know, he's Forbes of "Forbes" magazine. 1882 01:14:58,965 --> 01:15:00,300 He's one of the richest people in America. 1883 01:15:00,333 --> 01:15:03,003 And one of the driest and most boring humans 1884 01:15:03,036 --> 01:15:04,804 to ever walk the face of the Earth 1885 01:15:04,838 --> 01:15:06,973 was going to be hosting "SNL" when Rage Against the Machine 1886 01:15:07,007 --> 01:15:08,908 was gonna be performing. How ironic. 1887 01:15:08,942 --> 01:15:10,043 Let's see how that works out. 1888 01:15:10,076 --> 01:15:11,911 [heavy metal riff] 1889 01:15:11,945 --> 01:15:13,947 So the day of rehearsal, we had already had 1890 01:15:13,980 --> 01:15:15,915 the upside-down American flags, 1891 01:15:15,949 --> 01:15:18,651 the Navy distress signal, on our amplifiers. 1892 01:15:18,685 --> 01:15:21,321 They asked us to please remove the flags from the amplifiers 1893 01:15:21,354 --> 01:15:24,190 because, one, advertisers would be upset. 1894 01:15:24,224 --> 01:15:25,892 And, two, it was with Steve Forbes, 1895 01:15:25,925 --> 01:15:26,993 and that might be a weird vibe. 1896 01:15:27,027 --> 01:15:30,163 We were like, you invited Rage Against the Machine-- 1897 01:15:30,196 --> 01:15:34,200 the "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" band-- 1898 01:15:34,234 --> 01:15:36,202 and then said, don't do the thing. 1899 01:15:36,236 --> 01:15:37,871 Just to be clear, that's what you're saying right now. 1900 01:15:37,904 --> 01:15:39,105 Great. 1901 01:15:39,139 --> 01:15:42,342 - Ladies and gentlemen, Steve Forbes. 1902 01:15:42,375 --> 01:15:44,110 [cheers and applause] 1903 01:15:44,144 --> 01:15:45,812 - So the night of the show comes, 1904 01:15:45,845 --> 01:15:48,148 and our roadies are primed. 1905 01:15:51,651 --> 01:15:53,219 - We're about to rock "Bulls on Parade," 1906 01:15:53,253 --> 01:15:56,389 and our roadies put the upside-down flags 1907 01:15:56,423 --> 01:15:58,358 back up onto the amplifiers. 1908 01:16:00,260 --> 01:16:02,962 - The stage manager is barking into his headset, 1909 01:16:02,996 --> 01:16:04,197 like, take those down right now. 1910 01:16:07,734 --> 01:16:11,338 - Our roadies have been told to, like, defend the perimeter. 1911 01:16:11,371 --> 01:16:14,341 There's 35 seconds till we're live. 1912 01:16:14,374 --> 01:16:17,110 The stage manager sends the "SNL" crew. 1913 01:16:17,143 --> 01:16:18,978 There's a quick scrum on stage. 1914 01:16:23,383 --> 01:16:26,720 - Unfortunately, the burly New York City union men 1915 01:16:26,753 --> 01:16:30,123 are able to wrestle the flags off of the amplifiers 1916 01:16:30,156 --> 01:16:33,760 with seven seconds to go before we go live. 1917 01:16:33,793 --> 01:16:36,996 - Ladies and gentlemen, Rage Against the Machine. 1918 01:16:37,030 --> 01:16:39,766 [cheers and applause] 1919 01:16:39,799 --> 01:16:42,836 [Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls On Parade"] 1920 01:16:42,869 --> 01:16:49,976 * * 1921 01:16:52,045 --> 01:16:53,747 - It's a rocking performance. 1922 01:16:53,780 --> 01:16:56,149 We go back to the dressing room and it's tense. 1923 01:16:56,182 --> 01:16:58,685 Our dressing room is right across the hall 1924 01:16:58,718 --> 01:16:59,719 from Steve Forbes. 1925 01:16:59,753 --> 01:17:00,653 - * Come wit' it now * 1926 01:17:04,024 --> 01:17:05,158 - Time goes by. 1927 01:17:05,191 --> 01:17:09,029 A representative of "SNL" comes to the door 1928 01:17:09,062 --> 01:17:13,700 and says, uh, it looks like the show's running a little long. 1929 01:17:13,733 --> 01:17:15,969 And we're gonna cut your second number. 1930 01:17:16,002 --> 01:17:18,204 And then they leave us alone. 1931 01:17:18,238 --> 01:17:19,706 That was their mistake. 1932 01:17:19,739 --> 01:17:20,774 - * Come wit' it now * 1933 01:17:20,807 --> 01:17:25,011 * * 1934 01:17:25,045 --> 01:17:26,312 * Come wit' it now * 1935 01:17:26,346 --> 01:17:30,216 - Timmy C doesn't like things like that. 1936 01:17:30,250 --> 01:17:32,786 And he expresses himself. 1937 01:17:32,819 --> 01:17:35,221 And so what he did was, he took one of the American flags, 1938 01:17:35,255 --> 01:17:39,059 and he tore it up and knotted it into a ball. 1939 01:17:39,092 --> 01:17:40,994 You might call it a weapon. 1940 01:17:41,027 --> 01:17:43,797 And he entered Steve Forbes' dressing room 1941 01:17:43,830 --> 01:17:45,932 across the way to attack him. 1942 01:17:45,965 --> 01:17:47,400 [knock at door] 1943 01:17:47,434 --> 01:17:48,935 - That's strange. 1944 01:17:48,968 --> 01:17:50,070 Nobody even knows that we're here yet. 1945 01:17:50,103 --> 01:17:51,938 - I'll go get it. - Okay. 1946 01:17:51,971 --> 01:17:53,973 - Steve Forbes was not in his dressing room, 1947 01:17:54,007 --> 01:17:55,342 but his family was. 1948 01:17:55,375 --> 01:18:00,914 So Timmy launches his American flag ball rocket 1949 01:18:00,947 --> 01:18:03,450 at aunts, cousins, wives, children. 1950 01:18:03,483 --> 01:18:06,252 - * They rally 'round the family * 1951 01:18:06,286 --> 01:18:09,222 * With a pocket full of shells * 1952 01:18:09,255 --> 01:18:11,925 - Fortunately, the kind of solid integrity of it 1953 01:18:11,958 --> 01:18:13,493 is not so great. 1954 01:18:13,526 --> 01:18:15,228 So it's kind of like--it flaps apart, hurting no one. 1955 01:18:15,261 --> 01:18:17,764 However, did I mention before that Steve Forbes 1956 01:18:17,797 --> 01:18:19,132 had just been a presidential candidate? 1957 01:18:19,165 --> 01:18:21,901 The hallway floods with Secret Service. 1958 01:18:21,935 --> 01:18:25,438 - * Bulls on parade * 1959 01:18:25,472 --> 01:18:27,240 - We're now locked in our room. 1960 01:18:27,273 --> 01:18:29,542 They're protecting Steve Forbes and his family. 1961 01:18:29,576 --> 01:18:33,213 * * 1962 01:18:33,246 --> 01:18:35,382 [cheers and applause] 1963 01:18:35,415 --> 01:18:39,119 And then we are escorted out and put on the sidewalk 1964 01:18:39,152 --> 01:18:41,254 at 30 Rock there. 1965 01:18:41,287 --> 01:18:44,224 - I'd like to thank Rage Against the Machine, the cast. 1966 01:18:44,257 --> 01:18:46,259 - You might notice Rage is not in the farewells 1967 01:18:46,292 --> 01:18:47,494 on that particular show. 1968 01:18:47,527 --> 01:18:49,396 - Thank you. [cheers and applause] 1969 01:18:49,429 --> 01:18:51,364 - I still went to the after party. 1970 01:18:51,398 --> 01:18:53,800 [laughs] 1971 01:18:53,833 --> 01:18:56,536 ["Saturday Night Live" theme] 1972 01:19:14,821 --> 01:19:15,121 . 1973 01:19:15,155 --> 01:19:16,189 - Probably the most famous moment of protest on "SNL" 1974 01:19:18,358 --> 01:19:19,426 was Sinéad O'Connor. 1975 01:19:19,459 --> 01:19:23,363 She really was a one-woman Rage Against the Machine. 1976 01:19:23,396 --> 01:19:29,836 - * We used to go out walking hand in hand * 1977 01:19:29,869 --> 01:19:36,476 * You told me all the big things you had planned * 1978 01:19:36,509 --> 01:19:38,945 - I remember it all fairly vividly. 1979 01:19:38,978 --> 01:19:41,281 Tim Robbins was hosting. 1980 01:19:41,314 --> 01:19:44,284 He wanted to do some pieces on GE and PCBs 1981 01:19:44,317 --> 01:19:47,387 in the Hudson, which was a serious issue. 1982 01:19:47,420 --> 01:19:50,490 - As you know, GE owns NBC. 1983 01:19:50,523 --> 01:19:53,460 Yes, GE owns quite a few interesting companies. 1984 01:19:53,493 --> 01:19:55,495 - Uh, Tim? - Yeah, Davey? 1985 01:19:55,528 --> 01:19:57,397 - Would you mind coming backstage? 1986 01:19:57,430 --> 01:19:59,099 Lorne wants to see you. 1987 01:19:59,132 --> 01:20:01,234 - Tim, I--I--I'm upset. 1988 01:20:01,267 --> 01:20:03,269 - Why? Because I'm attacking GE? 1989 01:20:03,303 --> 01:20:04,637 - Yes. - Why? 1990 01:20:04,671 --> 01:20:07,173 Because GE pays your check, Lorne? 1991 01:20:07,207 --> 01:20:08,475 - Yes. 1992 01:20:08,508 --> 01:20:11,044 And so that was the political thing 1993 01:20:11,077 --> 01:20:12,512 that was happening that week. 1994 01:20:12,545 --> 01:20:14,614 - Once again, Sinéad O'Connor. 1995 01:20:14,647 --> 01:20:15,682 [applause] 1996 01:20:15,715 --> 01:20:18,551 - I was really excited Sinéad was coming on. 1997 01:20:18,585 --> 01:20:22,322 - She had a full orchestra on the first song, 1998 01:20:22,355 --> 01:20:25,392 and then singing a cappella on the second song. 1999 01:20:25,425 --> 01:20:27,527 With the camera block on Thursday, 2000 01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:30,997 she saw the cameras switching and this and that. 2001 01:20:31,031 --> 01:20:32,432 And she said, no. 2002 01:20:32,465 --> 01:20:35,402 For the second song, I just want one camera on me-- 2003 01:20:35,435 --> 01:20:37,470 tightening, tightening, tightening. 2004 01:20:37,504 --> 01:20:39,973 - * Through child abuse * 2005 01:20:40,006 --> 01:20:41,608 - And I could hear on the PL, it's like, well, 2006 01:20:41,641 --> 01:20:43,276 that's kind of deadly television. 2007 01:20:43,309 --> 01:20:45,178 But all right, we'll do it. 2008 01:20:45,211 --> 01:20:46,680 - * Of good * 2009 01:20:46,713 --> 01:20:49,916 - And then she held up a picture of a baby. 2010 01:20:49,949 --> 01:20:52,619 - I actually thought, like, should she hold up a photo? 2011 01:20:52,652 --> 01:20:56,589 Like, it was more that it was not--it was not a common thing 2012 01:20:56,623 --> 01:21:02,696 that people add things to their music set. 2013 01:21:02,729 --> 01:21:05,432 - We kind of looked at it as, like, some artistic statement 2014 01:21:05,465 --> 01:21:09,936 that she's making, not even thinking it was political. 2015 01:21:09,969 --> 01:21:12,505 And then the air show comes. 2016 01:21:12,539 --> 01:21:14,941 - Once again, Sinéad O'Connor. 2017 01:21:14,974 --> 01:21:15,975 - Okay. 2018 01:21:16,009 --> 01:21:19,179 [cheers and applause] 2019 01:21:19,212 --> 01:21:22,949 - * War in the east * 2020 01:21:22,982 --> 01:21:26,152 * War in the west * 2021 01:21:26,186 --> 01:21:29,222 * War up north * 2022 01:21:29,255 --> 01:21:32,459 * War down south * 2023 01:21:32,492 --> 01:21:38,732 * There's war and the rumors of war * 2024 01:21:38,765 --> 01:21:41,167 * Until that day * 2025 01:21:41,201 --> 01:21:47,007 * There is no continent which will know peace * 2026 01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:49,709 * Children * 2027 01:21:49,743 --> 01:21:52,645 * Children * 2028 01:21:52,679 --> 01:21:54,414 * Fight * 2029 01:21:54,447 --> 01:21:58,184 * We find it necessary * 2030 01:21:58,218 --> 01:22:01,354 * We know we will win * 2031 01:22:01,388 --> 01:22:06,726 * We have confidence in the victory * 2032 01:22:06,760 --> 01:22:09,462 * Of good * 2033 01:22:09,496 --> 01:22:15,268 * Over evil * 2034 01:22:18,204 --> 01:22:20,373 Fight the real enemy. 2035 01:22:24,144 --> 01:22:26,546 - I think I heard the director say something like, 2036 01:22:26,579 --> 01:22:29,115 holy shit, she just ripped up the Pope on national TV. 2037 01:22:29,149 --> 01:22:32,419 - We were standing right where you're--right behind you, 2038 01:22:32,452 --> 01:22:34,554 watching, right there. 2039 01:22:34,587 --> 01:22:37,624 I looked up, and everyone's, like, mouths have dropped. 2040 01:22:37,657 --> 01:22:40,093 And everyone's, like, freaking out. 2041 01:22:40,126 --> 01:22:42,696 - Well, another controversy for singer Sinéad O'Connor, 2042 01:22:42,729 --> 01:22:45,031 as she strikes a sour note with Catholics. 2043 01:22:45,065 --> 01:22:45,999 A steamroller smashed 2044 01:22:46,032 --> 01:22:48,134 200 of her albums, cassettes, and CDs. 2045 01:22:48,168 --> 01:22:50,270 - If you missed it, Tim Robbins was host. 2046 01:22:50,303 --> 01:22:51,571 And Sinéad O'Connor didn't exactly 2047 01:22:51,604 --> 01:22:53,406 make friends with the Pope. 2048 01:22:53,440 --> 01:22:56,076 Lighten up, Sinéad. [laughs] 2049 01:22:56,109 --> 01:22:59,546 - So they were blaming Lorne and--and us. 2050 01:22:59,579 --> 01:23:03,583 But, you know, we explained that she did it on her own. 2051 01:23:03,616 --> 01:23:06,653 And she was kind of right. 2052 01:23:06,686 --> 01:23:08,655 - Sirens were going off in the background 2053 01:23:08,688 --> 01:23:10,290 in the control room and all that stuff. 2054 01:23:10,323 --> 01:23:11,358 There was a part of me 2055 01:23:11,391 --> 01:23:13,560 that just admired the bravery of what she'd done, 2056 01:23:13,593 --> 01:23:17,597 and also the absolute sincerity of it. 2057 01:23:17,831 --> 01:23:20,233 - She was speaking to her own abuse 2058 01:23:20,266 --> 01:23:23,269 that she had endured in the Catholic Church, 2059 01:23:23,303 --> 01:23:25,071 and speaking for children and young people 2060 01:23:25,105 --> 01:23:27,640 who had been molested, you know, through the centuries. 2061 01:23:27,674 --> 01:23:29,142 And she paid the price for it. 2062 01:23:29,175 --> 01:23:30,510 - That picture is of him. 2063 01:23:30,543 --> 01:23:32,445 And when he did his tour of Ireland, 2064 01:23:32,479 --> 01:23:34,214 Ireland has the highest incidence 2065 01:23:34,247 --> 01:23:35,315 in Europe of child abuse. 2066 01:23:35,348 --> 01:23:36,716 I experienced it myself. 2067 01:23:36,750 --> 01:23:38,585 And I find his presence in Ireland 2068 01:23:38,618 --> 01:23:39,719 telling the young people of Ireland 2069 01:23:39,753 --> 01:23:41,521 that he loved them hilarious. 2070 01:23:41,554 --> 01:23:45,258 * Since then you have * 2071 01:23:45,291 --> 01:23:50,830 * Taken me for granted * 2072 01:23:50,864 --> 01:23:53,800 [soft acoustic music] 2073 01:23:53,833 --> 01:23:55,669 [upbeat rock music] 2074 01:23:55,702 --> 01:24:00,573 * Well, let me tell you that you were no * 2075 01:24:00,607 --> 01:24:03,610 * Life raft to me * 2076 01:24:03,643 --> 01:24:05,779 - I remember thinking, like, whoa. 2077 01:24:05,812 --> 01:24:06,813 She's so strong. 2078 01:24:06,846 --> 01:24:09,816 Like, I could never be as strong as someone 2079 01:24:09,849 --> 01:24:11,751 with that type of political view 2080 01:24:11,785 --> 01:24:13,620 that you would take that kind of a stance. 2081 01:24:13,653 --> 01:24:15,488 I just remember being sort of mesmerized by her. 2082 01:24:15,522 --> 01:24:19,225 - * I'll meet you later * 2083 01:24:19,259 --> 01:24:23,496 * In somebody's office * 2084 01:24:23,530 --> 01:24:25,231 * Oh, whoa, whoa * 2085 01:24:25,265 --> 01:24:26,666 * * 2086 01:24:26,700 --> 01:24:28,735 - It was another instance of the artist 2087 01:24:28,768 --> 01:24:31,371 with their principles and values 2088 01:24:31,404 --> 01:24:33,606 in a very impactful way, 2089 01:24:33,640 --> 01:24:36,309 throwing their lives and their career on the line 2090 01:24:36,343 --> 01:24:37,444 for this statement. 2091 01:24:37,477 --> 01:24:42,916 * * 2092 01:24:42,949 --> 01:24:46,486 [cheers and applause] 2093 01:24:57,263 --> 01:24:57,430 . 2094 01:24:57,464 --> 01:24:58,465 - There's a lot of ways music is used in the show. 2095 01:24:59,933 --> 01:25:02,502 I mean, I think that's the beauty of sketch. 2096 01:25:02,535 --> 01:25:07,640 It allows you to embrace the possibilities of anything. 2097 01:25:07,674 --> 01:25:10,577 - Doing impressions of iconic musicians 2098 01:25:10,610 --> 01:25:13,413 is, like, kind of a staple. 2099 01:25:13,446 --> 01:25:18,318 Like, that's really become so much of the language of "SNL." 2100 01:25:18,351 --> 01:25:19,786 - It was something that really did 2101 01:25:19,819 --> 01:25:22,555 start organically, with Belushi showing off 2102 01:25:22,589 --> 01:25:24,290 a few musical impressions. 2103 01:25:24,324 --> 01:25:28,862 - * Seems like I've gotta have a change of scene * 2104 01:25:28,895 --> 01:25:32,732 * 'Cause every night I have the strangest dream * 2105 01:25:32,766 --> 01:25:35,835 - Joe Cocker was really outrageous. 2106 01:25:35,869 --> 01:25:38,304 John would pick up on something like that 2107 01:25:38,338 --> 01:25:39,839 and just exaggerate it. 2108 01:25:39,873 --> 01:25:42,842 - * By with a little help from my friends * 2109 01:25:42,876 --> 01:25:44,844 - * Oh, you know I'm gonna get my friend * 2110 01:25:44,878 --> 01:25:47,847 - * By with a little help from my friends * 2111 01:25:47,881 --> 01:25:50,216 - * Whoa, whoa, whoa * 2112 01:25:50,250 --> 01:25:55,321 - * By with a little help from my friends * 2113 01:25:55,355 --> 01:25:59,559 * Ooh, ooh, ooh * 2114 01:25:59,592 --> 01:26:01,795 [Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends"] 2115 01:26:01,828 --> 01:26:04,531 - Belushi had a way of overdoing everything. 2116 01:26:04,564 --> 01:26:06,499 - * Turn it up please * 2117 01:26:06,533 --> 01:26:08,234 - * Yes, I'm doing all right * 2118 01:26:08,268 --> 01:26:09,636 * Yes, I'm doing all right * 2119 01:26:09,669 --> 01:26:10,904 - * Don't do no wrong * 2120 01:26:10,937 --> 01:26:12,339 - * Yes, I'm feeling all right * 2121 01:26:12,372 --> 01:26:13,640 - * Oh, no * 2122 01:26:13,673 --> 01:26:14,841 - * Yes, I'm feeling all right * 2123 01:26:14,874 --> 01:26:16,876 - * Come on * 2124 01:26:16,910 --> 01:26:19,012 [cheers and applause] 2125 01:26:19,045 --> 01:26:21,448 - Do you have any favorite "SNL" 2126 01:26:21,481 --> 01:26:24,250 impersonations of musicians? 2127 01:26:24,284 --> 01:26:25,985 - Ooh. 2128 01:26:26,019 --> 01:26:28,688 I mean, obviously, Eddie's Stevie is like-- 2129 01:26:28,722 --> 01:26:30,390 that's like another level. 2130 01:26:30,423 --> 01:26:31,758 - Listen, listen. 2131 01:26:31,791 --> 01:26:37,997 * My cherie amour distant as the Milky Way * 2132 01:26:38,031 --> 01:26:38,898 Try that. 2133 01:26:38,932 --> 01:26:40,400 [cheers and applause] 2134 01:26:40,433 --> 01:26:42,369 - You'd see Stevie on "Ed Sullivan," 2135 01:26:42,402 --> 01:26:46,606 and you'd see Stevie on, you know, "Midnight Special." 2136 01:26:46,639 --> 01:26:49,676 And he was the biggest thing around then. 2137 01:26:49,709 --> 01:26:50,910 But I don't have to study somebody 2138 01:26:50,944 --> 01:26:52,679 to do an impression of them. 2139 01:26:52,712 --> 01:26:54,781 I have it as soon as I see it. 2140 01:26:54,814 --> 01:26:59,552 * Ebony and ivory * 2141 01:26:59,586 --> 01:27:05,358 both: * Live together in perfect harmony * 2142 01:27:05,392 --> 01:27:06,960 - "Ebony and Ivory" was a huge song. 2143 01:27:06,993 --> 01:27:08,695 You know, that was a big song. 2144 01:27:08,728 --> 01:27:09,696 So Eddie comes up with the idea, 2145 01:27:09,729 --> 01:27:11,064 let's do "Ebony and Ivory." 2146 01:27:11,097 --> 01:27:12,699 Eddie goes, I'll do Stevie. 2147 01:27:12,732 --> 01:27:13,933 I said, I'll play Frank Sinatra. 2148 01:27:13,967 --> 01:27:15,402 And we'll do our version of it. 2149 01:27:15,435 --> 01:27:16,936 And we fleshed it out. 2150 01:27:16,970 --> 01:27:19,406 Read-through, it was a little harsh, 2151 01:27:19,439 --> 01:27:22,075 and I thought a little offensive to Frank Sinatra. 2152 01:27:22,108 --> 01:27:24,811 Frank Sinatra is a hero if you're 2153 01:27:24,844 --> 01:27:26,713 a North Jersey Italian American. 2154 01:27:26,746 --> 01:27:28,782 I remember as a kid we would go to the barber shop 2155 01:27:28,815 --> 01:27:30,016 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. 2156 01:27:30,050 --> 01:27:32,952 And when you'd go in, there'd be a picture of two people, 2157 01:27:32,986 --> 01:27:34,754 the Pope and Frank Sinatra. 2158 01:27:34,788 --> 01:27:37,424 And Frank Sinatra's picture was above the Pope's, you know. 2159 01:27:37,457 --> 01:27:40,927 So I was scared to offend Mr. Sinatra. 2160 01:27:40,960 --> 01:27:42,729 - We're all set to record as soon as he gets here, 2161 01:27:42,762 --> 01:27:43,863 Mr. Sinatra. 2162 01:27:43,897 --> 01:27:45,432 - Good, good, good. 2163 01:27:45,465 --> 01:27:47,000 [applause] 2164 01:27:47,033 --> 01:27:49,035 It was harsh, but I wanted it to be funny, 2165 01:27:49,069 --> 01:27:50,737 so the pressure was on. 2166 01:27:50,770 --> 01:27:52,339 - Excuse me, Mr. Sinatra, sir. 2167 01:27:52,372 --> 01:27:53,707 He's here. - Show him in. 2168 01:27:53,740 --> 01:27:54,674 - Yes, sir. 2169 01:27:57,377 --> 01:28:00,714 - And then it's the moment and you're live. 2170 01:28:00,747 --> 01:28:01,915 And the cards go up. 2171 01:28:01,948 --> 01:28:03,583 And you've gotta hit the voice. 2172 01:28:03,616 --> 01:28:05,051 You gotta hit the mannerisms. 2173 01:28:05,085 --> 01:28:09,522 Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, you are aptly named. 2174 01:28:09,556 --> 01:28:11,858 Like I said many times, you are truly a wonder. 2175 01:28:11,891 --> 01:28:13,460 - Thanks a lot, Frank. 2176 01:28:13,493 --> 01:28:17,030 - It was scary as anything you could possibly imagine. 2177 01:28:17,063 --> 01:28:20,567 - * I am dark and you are light * 2178 01:28:20,600 --> 01:28:24,404 - * You are blind as a bat and I have sight * 2179 01:28:24,437 --> 01:28:27,073 - Piscopo can sing, and Eddie Murphy 2180 01:28:27,107 --> 01:28:31,611 solidified that, because his version of Stevie 2181 01:28:31,644 --> 01:28:33,380 is so perfect. 2182 01:28:33,413 --> 01:28:35,048 It's so good. 2183 01:28:35,081 --> 01:28:38,451 It's not funny because he's dressed as Stevie Wonder. 2184 01:28:38,485 --> 01:28:41,021 It's funny because he's pulling off 2185 01:28:41,054 --> 01:28:44,124 the musicality of Stevie Wonder. 2186 01:28:44,157 --> 01:28:45,759 - * Ebony and ivory * 2187 01:28:45,792 --> 01:28:47,494 - That's good. That's good, Steve. 2188 01:28:47,527 --> 01:28:50,497 - * Just living in perfect harmony * 2189 01:28:50,530 --> 01:28:53,600 - * We're talking salt and pepper * 2190 01:28:53,633 --> 01:28:55,402 * Sammy and Dean * 2191 01:28:55,435 --> 01:29:00,040 - Steve loved it from the-- because nobody had done Steve. 2192 01:29:00,073 --> 01:29:03,109 People were just telling him, he's going like this. 2193 01:29:03,143 --> 01:29:04,244 Because he couldn't see it. 2194 01:29:04,277 --> 01:29:08,882 But--but he loved the idea of somebody imitating him. 2195 01:29:08,915 --> 01:29:11,184 - I heard that Frank Sinatra was watching it, 2196 01:29:11,217 --> 01:29:12,986 and he liked it. 2197 01:29:13,019 --> 01:29:14,721 You know, thank God he liked it-- 2198 01:29:14,754 --> 01:29:17,424 and that his beautiful daughters Tina and Nancy said, 2199 01:29:17,457 --> 01:29:20,627 Dad, go to the studio. Walk in on Piscopo now. 2200 01:29:20,660 --> 01:29:21,795 Yeah, I would have fainted. 2201 01:29:21,828 --> 01:29:23,096 I would have had a coronary right there. 2202 01:29:23,129 --> 01:29:25,565 All right, kid, that's enough. Out. 2203 01:29:25,598 --> 01:29:27,000 - * You are white * 2204 01:29:27,033 --> 01:29:28,568 - * You are Black * 2205 01:29:28,601 --> 01:29:32,672 - * And who cares * 2206 01:29:32,706 --> 01:29:34,774 Who cares, baby? 2207 01:29:34,808 --> 01:29:38,111 [applause] 2208 01:29:39,012 --> 01:29:41,815 - I think the majority of the people that work at "SNL" 2209 01:29:41,848 --> 01:29:44,117 respect and idolize 2210 01:29:44,150 --> 01:29:45,952 most of those people that they're doing. 2211 01:29:45,985 --> 01:29:47,987 - Hi. I'm Sean Evans. 2212 01:29:48,021 --> 01:29:51,958 I'm joined today by Beyoncé Knowles Carter. 2213 01:29:51,991 --> 01:29:53,993 I cannot believe you're on "Hot Ones." 2214 01:29:54,027 --> 01:29:55,562 - No, I feel you. 2215 01:29:55,595 --> 01:29:59,165 I still can't tell if this is beneath me. 2216 01:29:59,199 --> 01:30:02,102 You wanna make sure that the people that you're doing 2217 01:30:02,135 --> 01:30:06,740 are not offended, but know that, like, you're having fun. 2218 01:30:06,773 --> 01:30:08,641 - * "Prince Show" * 2219 01:30:08,675 --> 01:30:10,844 - * Everybody wants to be free * 2220 01:30:10,877 --> 01:30:13,013 - * It's Prince, yo * 2221 01:30:13,046 --> 01:30:15,248 - I already loved Destiny's Child, 2222 01:30:15,281 --> 01:30:16,983 and then I was a fan of Beyoncé. 2223 01:30:17,017 --> 01:30:19,052 - * Come and take a ride with me * 2224 01:30:19,085 --> 01:30:21,187 - I was trying to do the notes that she would do. 2225 01:30:21,221 --> 01:30:25,158 * It's Prince, yo * 2226 01:30:25,191 --> 01:30:26,726 Because the way it was written, 2227 01:30:26,760 --> 01:30:28,595 she would not have sung it that way. 2228 01:30:28,628 --> 01:30:30,263 both: * Climb the rainbow of truth * 2229 01:30:30,296 --> 01:30:32,232 - I was trying to convey, I am a fan, 2230 01:30:32,265 --> 01:30:34,534 I am not making fun of anybody. 2231 01:30:34,567 --> 01:30:37,937 - My musical impressions without a doubt 2232 01:30:37,971 --> 01:30:40,273 started my whole career. 2233 01:30:40,306 --> 01:30:42,175 I love The Rolling Stones, I love Mick Jagger. 2234 01:30:42,208 --> 01:30:44,277 And Lorne said, Mick is looking to do a sketch. 2235 01:30:44,310 --> 01:30:45,545 I go, cool. 2236 01:30:45,578 --> 01:30:46,680 And I did an impression of Mick. 2237 01:30:46,713 --> 01:30:48,615 I go, maybe I can do a sketch for him in the mirror 2238 01:30:48,648 --> 01:30:49,616 opposite Mick Jagger. 2239 01:30:49,649 --> 01:30:51,284 And I'm like, I'm doing an impression and-- 2240 01:30:51,317 --> 01:30:54,020 and Lorne goes, please don't do that. 2241 01:30:54,054 --> 01:30:56,189 It's been done a zillion times. 2242 01:30:56,222 --> 01:30:57,924 Groucho Marx did it. 2243 01:30:57,957 --> 01:30:59,559 Lucille Ball has done it. 2244 01:30:59,592 --> 01:31:01,061 I go with a bunch of ideas. I go, here you go. 2245 01:31:01,094 --> 01:31:02,929 And Lorne goes, no, you go talk to him. 2246 01:31:02,962 --> 01:31:04,030 I go, oh, I don't wanna do that. 2247 01:31:04,064 --> 01:31:05,165 You're the producer. 2248 01:31:05,198 --> 01:31:06,266 You should go talk to Mick Jagger. 2249 01:31:06,299 --> 01:31:07,934 I'm afraid of Mick Jagger. 2250 01:31:07,967 --> 01:31:09,035 He's like, just go talk to him. 2251 01:31:09,069 --> 01:31:09,903 So I go in. I'm nervous. I go, hello. 2252 01:31:09,936 --> 01:31:13,173 - We kind of pitched each other ideas. 2253 01:31:13,206 --> 01:31:15,775 And we didn't really like any of them. 2254 01:31:15,809 --> 01:31:18,845 - I have an idea where me and you work on the beach, 2255 01:31:18,878 --> 01:31:20,580 and we're selling suntan lotion. 2256 01:31:20,613 --> 01:31:22,816 And he's like, no, I don't wanna do that. No. 2257 01:31:22,849 --> 01:31:27,187 Okay, I have another idea where you play Keith, 2258 01:31:27,220 --> 01:31:28,788 and Keith cloned himself so that he 2259 01:31:28,822 --> 01:31:30,056 could party with himself. 2260 01:31:30,090 --> 01:31:32,125 And he goes, no. No, I don't wanna do that. 2261 01:31:32,158 --> 01:31:34,761 I go through, like, five or six terrible ideas. 2262 01:31:34,794 --> 01:31:36,896 I go, all right. And I'm sweating, flop sweat. 2263 01:31:36,930 --> 01:31:39,199 - So I didn't like the ideas. We weren't getting anywhere. 2264 01:31:39,232 --> 01:31:40,867 And then Jimmy said-- 2265 01:31:40,900 --> 01:31:42,869 - I got this other idea where I'm you in the mirror. 2266 01:31:42,902 --> 01:31:45,338 And it's like, you know, why are you doing this show? 2267 01:31:45,372 --> 01:31:46,973 You've done it in every decade. 2268 01:31:47,007 --> 01:31:48,908 - And I said, that sounds great. 2269 01:31:48,942 --> 01:31:50,610 - I go, okay. 2270 01:31:50,643 --> 01:31:51,945 And I left. 2271 01:31:51,978 --> 01:31:54,714 I go, Lorne, good news, bad news. 2272 01:31:54,748 --> 01:31:55,849 Mick wants to do the sketch. 2273 01:31:55,882 --> 01:31:58,084 Bad news is, it's the mirror. It's me in the mirror. 2274 01:31:58,118 --> 01:31:59,753 [applause] 2275 01:31:59,786 --> 01:32:01,287 - Here we are, "Saturday Night Live" again. 2276 01:32:01,321 --> 01:32:02,756 I mean, what more can I do? 2277 01:32:02,789 --> 01:32:04,224 I mean, I did this show in the '70s. 2278 01:32:04,257 --> 01:32:05,825 I did it in the '80s. 2279 01:32:05,859 --> 01:32:07,027 I did it in the '90s. 2280 01:32:07,060 --> 01:32:08,228 And now I'm doing it in-- 2281 01:32:08,261 --> 01:32:10,230 whatever you call this decade. 2282 01:32:10,263 --> 01:32:13,333 I mean--I mean, think. 2283 01:32:13,366 --> 01:32:14,701 Think. 2284 01:32:14,734 --> 01:32:16,002 - Come on, Mick. 2285 01:32:16,036 --> 01:32:18,238 Come on. You can do this, right? 2286 01:32:18,271 --> 01:32:20,240 Yeah. - That's not the point. 2287 01:32:20,273 --> 01:32:22,108 I mean, I've done this. 2288 01:32:22,142 --> 01:32:23,209 That's the problem. I've done it. 2289 01:32:23,243 --> 01:32:25,945 - All right, well, what were you planning on doing? 2290 01:32:25,979 --> 01:32:27,347 - Well, I was gonna come out. 2291 01:32:27,380 --> 01:32:28,948 And I'd go like that, and like that. 2292 01:32:28,982 --> 01:32:30,283 - Right. 2293 01:32:30,316 --> 01:32:32,619 - And then I was gonna do maybe, like-- 2294 01:32:32,652 --> 01:32:34,254 like that. - Yeah, pretty good. 2295 01:32:34,287 --> 01:32:35,388 - Right. - Yeah, that's pretty good. 2296 01:32:35,422 --> 01:32:36,222 Yeah, right. 2297 01:32:36,256 --> 01:32:37,924 - And then the thing with the Stones, 2298 01:32:37,957 --> 01:32:39,693 like punching the air like that. 2299 01:32:39,726 --> 01:32:41,127 - Yeah, that's pretty good. Right. 2300 01:32:41,161 --> 01:32:42,328 What else? What else have you got? 2301 01:32:42,362 --> 01:32:45,098 - Well, I dunno. Uh, pointing fingers. 2302 01:32:45,131 --> 01:32:46,132 We do pointing fingers. 2303 01:32:46,166 --> 01:32:47,767 - Yeah, what's pointing fingers? 2304 01:32:47,801 --> 01:32:49,002 - You know, like... 2305 01:32:49,035 --> 01:32:50,737 * I'm pointing my fingers * 2306 01:32:50,770 --> 01:32:54,107 - * And I'm pointing my fingers, pointing at you * 2307 01:32:54,140 --> 01:32:55,141 - That's great. 2308 01:32:55,175 --> 01:32:56,910 - Right, it's a little-- 2309 01:32:56,943 --> 01:33:00,046 [cheers and applause] 2310 01:33:00,080 --> 01:33:02,182 - A little--a little stale. 2311 01:33:02,215 --> 01:33:04,317 - A little stale? - Yeah. 2312 01:33:06,119 --> 01:33:10,290 We did the sketch, me and Mick Jagger, and the place shook. 2313 01:33:10,323 --> 01:33:12,225 I remember it. I remember it to this day. 2314 01:33:12,258 --> 01:33:14,160 - By the way, you look great. 2315 01:33:14,194 --> 01:33:15,829 - No, no. We look great. 2316 01:33:15,862 --> 01:33:17,297 - Oh, yeah. 2317 01:33:17,330 --> 01:33:19,933 Hey, let's--let's go over pointing fingers again, okay? 2318 01:33:19,966 --> 01:33:21,201 - Ah, cool. - Okay. 2319 01:33:21,234 --> 01:33:24,270 - * And I point * 2320 01:33:24,304 --> 01:33:26,039 * My finger * 2321 01:33:26,072 --> 01:33:30,910 * I'm pointing, pointing, pointing, pointing at you * 2322 01:33:30,944 --> 01:33:34,014 [cheers and applause] 2323 01:33:34,047 --> 01:33:36,082 - And I don't know if it's real or if I just thought it 2324 01:33:36,116 --> 01:33:39,919 in my head, but when I got off the stage, everything was hot. 2325 01:33:39,953 --> 01:33:41,187 And everyone was clapping. 2326 01:33:41,221 --> 01:33:42,288 And the thing was kind of vibrating. 2327 01:33:42,322 --> 01:33:46,826 It was one of the most surreal moments of my life. 2328 01:33:46,860 --> 01:33:47,961 I'll never forget that. 2329 01:33:47,994 --> 01:33:51,931 And I was like, whew, that will never happen again. 2330 01:33:51,965 --> 01:33:53,133 And--and it didn't. 2331 01:34:03,376 --> 01:34:03,743 . 2332 01:34:03,777 --> 01:34:04,577 - They said I couldn't light my joint, 2333 01:34:05,145 --> 01:34:06,446 you know what I'm saying? 2334 01:34:06,479 --> 01:34:07,414 But we ain't going out like that. 2335 01:34:07,447 --> 01:34:09,816 - We ain't going out. 2336 01:34:09,849 --> 01:34:11,818 - When it's live television, you know, 2337 01:34:11,851 --> 01:34:13,920 you gotta be ready for things to go left or right. 2338 01:34:13,953 --> 01:34:15,889 - We've got a great show, and I totally care 2339 01:34:15,922 --> 01:34:17,457 that I'm here, because it's the coolest 2340 01:34:17,490 --> 01:34:20,860 fucking thing--oop! [audience oohing] 2341 01:34:20,894 --> 01:34:21,995 - * Why don't presidents fight the war * 2342 01:34:22,028 --> 01:34:23,496 * Why do they always send the poor * 2343 01:34:23,530 --> 01:34:25,198 * Why do they always send the poor * 2344 01:34:25,231 --> 01:34:26,499 * Why do they always send the poor * 2345 01:34:26,533 --> 01:34:28,435 - Fuck you! 2346 01:34:28,468 --> 01:34:31,204 - I had never seen "SNL" until I was on it. 2347 01:34:31,237 --> 01:34:33,073 - Here's Elvis Costello. 2348 01:34:33,106 --> 01:34:35,775 - In the dress rehearsal, we did a song 2349 01:34:35,809 --> 01:34:37,410 that was on my first album. 2350 01:34:37,444 --> 01:34:39,846 But I thought it sounded a little too slow. 2351 01:34:39,879 --> 01:34:41,881 It was a medium tempo song, and I didn't think 2352 01:34:41,915 --> 01:34:43,883 it was exciting enough. 2353 01:34:43,917 --> 01:34:48,254 And I realized, this show is live. 2354 01:34:48,288 --> 01:34:50,156 We can do anything we want. 2355 01:34:50,190 --> 01:34:53,360 - * Calling Mister Oswald with the swastika tattoo * 2356 01:34:53,393 --> 01:34:56,896 * There is a vacancy waiting in the... * 2357 01:34:56,930 --> 01:34:58,498 Stop! 2358 01:34:58,531 --> 01:35:00,200 I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. 2359 01:35:00,233 --> 01:35:01,768 There's no reason to do this song here. 2360 01:35:01,801 --> 01:35:05,038 - When he stopped, the hubbub in the studio 2361 01:35:05,071 --> 01:35:06,406 was like, oh, my God. 2362 01:35:06,439 --> 01:35:07,974 Oh, my God, what's gonna happen? 2363 01:35:08,008 --> 01:35:09,009 You could hear it. 2364 01:35:09,042 --> 01:35:10,276 - "Radio, Radio." - Okay. 2365 01:35:10,310 --> 01:35:11,878 - One, two, three, four. 2366 01:35:11,911 --> 01:35:14,914 [Elvis Costello's "Radio, Radio"] 2367 01:35:14,948 --> 01:35:17,183 - With the Elvis thing, I was sitting 2368 01:35:17,217 --> 01:35:19,386 with Dan Aykroyd on Home Base. 2369 01:35:19,419 --> 01:35:20,954 We were just watching. 2370 01:35:20,987 --> 01:35:23,223 And I went, oh, I think maybe we're being hijacked. 2371 01:35:23,256 --> 01:35:26,026 - * I was tuning in the shine on the light night dial * 2372 01:35:26,059 --> 01:35:29,396 * Doing anything my radio advised * 2373 01:35:29,429 --> 01:35:32,365 * With every one of those late night stations * 2374 01:35:32,399 --> 01:35:34,968 * Playing songs, bringing tears to my eyes * 2375 01:35:35,001 --> 01:35:38,304 All of this stuff, it builds up in legend in the retelling. 2376 01:35:38,338 --> 01:35:39,472 But I didn't come out there to give 2377 01:35:39,506 --> 01:35:40,940 a political lecture, you know. 2378 01:35:40,974 --> 01:35:42,509 I came out to kind of shake it up. 2379 01:35:42,542 --> 01:35:45,278 * So you had better do as you are told * 2380 01:35:45,311 --> 01:35:47,981 * You'd better listen to the radio * 2381 01:35:48,014 --> 01:35:49,549 * * 2382 01:35:49,582 --> 01:35:51,384 * Wonderful radio * 2383 01:35:51,418 --> 01:35:55,021 As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment 2384 01:35:55,055 --> 01:35:57,357 was, I think we'd better get out of here. 2385 01:35:57,390 --> 01:36:03,229 * * 2386 01:36:03,263 --> 01:36:06,266 [applause] 2387 01:36:06,299 --> 01:36:09,102 Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, 2388 01:36:09,135 --> 01:36:12,839 you'll never work on American television again. 2389 01:36:12,872 --> 01:36:15,909 But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense. 2390 01:36:15,942 --> 01:36:20,246 - He's back. Elvis Costello. 2391 01:36:20,280 --> 01:36:22,182 - * Veronica * 2392 01:36:22,215 --> 01:36:23,950 [Elvis Costello's "Veronica"] 2393 01:36:23,983 --> 01:36:27,354 * Veronica * 2394 01:36:27,387 --> 01:36:30,290 - Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Costello. 2395 01:36:30,323 --> 01:36:34,160 - * To the burning forests in the hills of AstroTurf * 2396 01:36:34,194 --> 01:36:37,397 * The other side of summer * 2397 01:36:37,430 --> 01:36:41,167 both: Ladies and gentlemen, Beastie Boys. 2398 01:36:41,201 --> 01:36:42,602 [cheers and applause] 2399 01:36:42,635 --> 01:36:46,139 [Beastie Boys' "Sabotage"] 2400 01:36:46,172 --> 01:36:50,577 * * 2401 01:36:50,610 --> 01:36:53,546 - * I can't stand it-- * 2402 01:36:55,548 --> 01:36:57,884 [cheers and applause] 2403 01:36:57,917 --> 01:36:59,552 - I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, 2404 01:36:59,586 --> 01:37:00,653 but there's just really no reason 2405 01:37:00,687 --> 01:37:02,355 to do this song here tonight. 2406 01:37:02,389 --> 01:37:03,890 One two, three, four! 2407 01:37:03,923 --> 01:37:06,893 ["Radio, Radio"] 2408 01:37:06,926 --> 01:37:09,062 * * 2409 01:37:09,095 --> 01:37:12,465 - * I was tuning in the shine of the light night dial * 2410 01:37:12,499 --> 01:37:15,235 * Doing anything my radio advised * 2411 01:37:15,268 --> 01:37:16,936 - I'll read it occasionally in the "Post," 2412 01:37:16,970 --> 01:37:18,605 so-and-so is banned for life. 2413 01:37:18,638 --> 01:37:20,507 And no, we've never banned anyone. 2414 01:37:20,540 --> 01:37:23,643 We're way too crass and opportunistic. 2415 01:37:23,677 --> 01:37:27,047 If something's hot, we're gonna go for it and have it on. 2416 01:37:27,080 --> 01:37:28,448 - We are rare. 2417 01:37:28,481 --> 01:37:30,583 Taking nothing away from all the other shows, 2418 01:37:30,617 --> 01:37:36,189 they have the opportunity to fix something. 2419 01:37:36,222 --> 01:37:37,490 We don't. 2420 01:37:37,524 --> 01:37:39,993 - Ladies and gentlemen, Ashlee Simpson. 2421 01:37:40,026 --> 01:37:44,664 - I had heard rumblings that Ashlee had a sore throat 2422 01:37:44,698 --> 01:37:46,232 or wasn't feeling well. 2423 01:37:46,266 --> 01:37:48,101 But it seemed okay. 2424 01:37:48,134 --> 01:37:51,938 - At dress rehearsal, she had problems with her voice. 2425 01:37:51,971 --> 01:37:54,240 And it was decreed that she will lip sync 2426 01:37:54,274 --> 01:37:57,944 for the second song just to save her voice. 2427 01:37:57,977 --> 01:37:59,946 And then somehow, between dress and air, 2428 01:37:59,979 --> 01:38:04,250 it was decreed that she will lip sync both songs. 2429 01:38:04,284 --> 01:38:08,288 I mean, I can hear myself being fired by saying--anyway. 2430 01:38:08,321 --> 01:38:11,024 - * On a Monday I am waiting * 2431 01:38:11,057 --> 01:38:12,292 * On Tuesday * 2432 01:38:12,325 --> 01:38:14,127 - The first song went fine. 2433 01:38:14,160 --> 01:38:17,197 And then the second song happened. 2434 01:38:17,230 --> 01:38:19,699 - Once again, Ashlee Simpson. 2435 01:38:19,733 --> 01:38:21,501 - And the two guitarists and the bass all launch 2436 01:38:21,534 --> 01:38:24,037 into song two, 2437 01:38:24,070 --> 01:38:26,439 and the drummer has cued up song one. 2438 01:38:26,473 --> 01:38:30,210 And I heard the director say something like, holy shit! 2439 01:38:30,243 --> 01:38:31,378 - Uh-oh. 2440 01:38:31,411 --> 01:38:32,712 - * On a Monday * 2441 01:38:32,746 --> 01:38:34,481 - Oh, shit. - Ooh. 2442 01:38:34,514 --> 01:38:38,251 - Fuh--wrong song, wrong song. 2443 01:38:38,284 --> 01:38:39,419 - This is bad. 2444 01:38:39,452 --> 01:38:41,988 [rock music] 2445 01:38:42,022 --> 01:38:44,157 They should play it. Play it. 2446 01:38:44,190 --> 01:38:46,126 - And it was just like, you know, those old movies 2447 01:38:46,159 --> 01:38:49,396 of two locomotives hitting each other full bore. 2448 01:38:49,429 --> 01:38:51,231 * * 2449 01:38:51,264 --> 01:38:53,633 - What are we doing? 2450 01:38:53,667 --> 01:38:56,002 I don't know. She should sing. 2451 01:38:56,036 --> 01:38:58,071 - People were people running in and out of the studio, 2452 01:38:58,104 --> 01:39:02,008 and it just seemed like the show came to a screeching halt. 2453 01:39:02,042 --> 01:39:05,145 - I was in my basement, 13 years old, 2454 01:39:05,178 --> 01:39:07,514 sexually confused because Jude Law was the host. 2455 01:39:07,547 --> 01:39:08,748 - And it's on three. 2456 01:39:08,782 --> 01:39:10,216 - In the moment of it happening, like, 2457 01:39:10,250 --> 01:39:12,285 you weren't really sure what was going on. 2458 01:39:12,318 --> 01:39:13,453 - She's walking off the stage. 2459 01:39:13,486 --> 01:39:15,655 What am I doing? Am I going to bumper? 2460 01:39:15,689 --> 01:39:19,025 Am I going to bumper? 2461 01:39:19,059 --> 01:39:21,728 Should I go to bumper? - Stand by. 2462 01:39:21,761 --> 01:39:24,230 - It's one of those things where it can either go 2463 01:39:24,264 --> 01:39:25,799 one way if all goes well, 2464 01:39:25,832 --> 01:39:28,635 or be the complete opposite if it doesn't. 2465 01:39:28,668 --> 01:39:30,303 - If you were watching "Saturday Night Live" 2466 01:39:30,337 --> 01:39:32,739 last weekend on Halloween night, you may have 2467 01:39:32,772 --> 01:39:35,542 noticed that not all of the show stayed on the air live. 2468 01:39:35,575 --> 01:39:37,544 A punk band called Fear, 2469 01:39:37,577 --> 01:39:39,279 booked as the show's musical guests, 2470 01:39:39,312 --> 01:39:41,314 brought on a contingent of their fans 2471 01:39:41,348 --> 01:39:42,449 near the end of the program. 2472 01:39:42,482 --> 01:39:44,150 Joining us now is Dick Ebersol, 2473 01:39:44,184 --> 01:39:46,519 who is the executive producer of "Saturday Night Live." 2474 01:39:46,553 --> 01:39:48,755 Do you plan to cut away from the live show and go to... 2475 01:39:48,788 --> 01:39:51,091 - No. No, no. - Some sort of piece of tape? 2476 01:40:01,434 --> 01:40:01,735 . 2477 01:40:01,768 --> 01:40:02,235 - One, two, three, four! 2478 01:40:03,503 --> 01:40:06,840 [Fear's "I Don't Care About You"] 2479 01:40:06,873 --> 01:40:09,576 * I'm from South Street Philadelphia * 2480 01:40:10,443 --> 01:40:12,412 * I'm from Avenue C * 2481 01:40:12,445 --> 01:40:14,280 * I've seen empty eyes * 2482 01:40:14,314 --> 01:40:15,515 * Waiting to freeze * 2483 01:40:15,548 --> 01:40:18,785 * I'm from the Bowery too * 2484 01:40:18,818 --> 01:40:20,720 * I don't care about you * 2485 01:40:20,754 --> 01:40:24,491 - John Belushi found out about us. 2486 01:40:24,524 --> 01:40:25,759 He liked our music. 2487 01:40:25,792 --> 01:40:28,261 He became a fan of ours. 2488 01:40:28,294 --> 01:40:32,732 Good Lord, here we are, this riff-raff ragtag bunch. 2489 01:40:32,766 --> 01:40:34,434 We don't have distribution. 2490 01:40:34,467 --> 01:40:36,403 We had a record deal with "Slash" magazine. 2491 01:40:36,436 --> 01:40:38,138 Pretty much, that was it. 2492 01:40:38,171 --> 01:40:42,142 - Through Belushi, Fear was booked, 2493 01:40:42,175 --> 01:40:43,410 with the understanding, I think, that Belushi 2494 01:40:43,443 --> 01:40:45,145 was gonna make a cameo. 2495 01:40:45,178 --> 01:40:47,814 - And that was a chance for, like, this really kind of 2496 01:40:47,847 --> 01:40:50,684 hardcore punk to be on nationwide television 2497 01:40:50,717 --> 01:40:52,686 in a way that most people hadn't seen before. 2498 01:40:52,719 --> 01:40:54,287 It was kind of a dangerous move. 2499 01:40:54,320 --> 01:40:56,823 - We thought it was crazy shit that John Belushi 2500 01:40:56,856 --> 01:40:59,259 was making them put on TV. 2501 01:40:59,292 --> 01:41:02,429 - He wasn't even a cast member anymore in 1981. 2502 01:41:02,462 --> 01:41:05,632 But what a soldier for punk that he was like, 2503 01:41:05,665 --> 01:41:07,133 I'm gonna get this band on TV. 2504 01:41:07,167 --> 01:41:09,135 [energetic punk rock music] 2505 01:41:09,169 --> 01:41:13,540 - So I remember having to talk to Lee Ving, the lead singer, 2506 01:41:13,573 --> 01:41:14,841 about his lyrics. 2507 01:41:14,874 --> 01:41:17,577 - * She just wants my beef bologna * 2508 01:41:17,610 --> 01:41:20,280 - She just likes my beef bologna. 2509 01:41:20,313 --> 01:41:22,615 - * Beef, beef, beef-- beef bologna * 2510 01:41:22,649 --> 01:41:24,417 - Beef, beef, beef-- beef bologna. 2511 01:41:24,451 --> 01:41:25,919 - * She don't want no chicken, don't want a roast * 2512 01:41:25,952 --> 01:41:27,887 * She just wants my double dose * 2513 01:41:27,921 --> 01:41:29,255 * Of beef, beef, beef * 2514 01:41:29,289 --> 01:41:30,390 * Beef bologna! * - Beef bologna. 2515 01:41:30,423 --> 01:41:34,561 - It was one of the great phone calls. 2516 01:41:34,594 --> 01:41:36,896 And then I heard that Belushi was 2517 01:41:36,930 --> 01:41:39,499 gonna bring in a crew from Washington 2518 01:41:39,532 --> 01:41:41,201 to dance around the stage. 2519 01:41:41,234 --> 01:41:43,603 - You see, I've got a bad reputation around NBC 2520 01:41:43,636 --> 01:41:45,438 as a troublemaker. 2521 01:41:45,472 --> 01:41:51,211 But although I could easily do it, I would never, never-- 2522 01:41:51,244 --> 01:41:53,713 oh, what's the word I'm looking for-- 2523 01:41:53,747 --> 01:41:57,617 betray the network's trust in me. 2524 01:41:57,650 --> 01:42:00,887 - John felt that in order to allow it to look 2525 01:42:00,920 --> 01:42:04,357 the way that it looks genuinely, 2526 01:42:04,391 --> 01:42:08,228 there had to be this contingent. 2527 01:42:08,261 --> 01:42:09,829 - I think it's the only time up to that point in the show 2528 01:42:09,863 --> 01:42:12,399 that there had been participatory dancing 2529 01:42:12,432 --> 01:42:13,600 during the musical act, 2530 01:42:13,633 --> 01:42:15,535 which I don't think I'd really figured out in my head 2531 01:42:15,568 --> 01:42:18,438 what slam-dancing was, so talk about naive. 2532 01:42:18,471 --> 01:42:20,940 - They really didn't have a complete idea of what 2533 01:42:20,974 --> 01:42:22,475 it was gonna be, and they especially didn't have 2534 01:42:22,509 --> 01:42:25,879 a very in-depth idea of what the situation 2535 01:42:25,912 --> 01:42:29,783 was gonna be between this first 12 rows and the band. 2536 01:42:29,816 --> 01:42:31,584 - They're really nice people, you know. 2537 01:42:31,618 --> 01:42:32,819 [laughs] 2538 01:42:32,852 --> 01:42:34,954 They--they are--hmm. 2539 01:42:34,988 --> 01:42:37,791 They look very frightening, but they're really very nice. 2540 01:42:37,824 --> 01:42:39,893 Our Halloween night guest-- 2541 01:42:39,926 --> 01:42:43,763 and by the way, tonight, look out for surprises. 2542 01:42:43,797 --> 01:42:47,500 Ladies and gentlemen, Fear. 2543 01:42:47,534 --> 01:42:51,004 - * My baby * 2544 01:42:51,037 --> 01:42:54,541 * Talkin' 'bout a low-down skag-a-doo * 2545 01:42:54,574 --> 01:42:56,009 * Yeah * 2546 01:42:56,042 --> 01:42:58,745 - We come on to play our first sequence, 2547 01:42:58,778 --> 01:43:00,980 and Mr. and Mrs. Normal America, 2548 01:43:01,014 --> 01:43:03,316 who usually go see "Saturday Night Live," 2549 01:43:03,350 --> 01:43:06,619 they're sort of looking askance at the punk rockers, 2550 01:43:06,653 --> 01:43:08,488 wondering what the hell this is. 2551 01:43:08,521 --> 01:43:10,590 And I picked my guitar up. 2552 01:43:10,623 --> 01:43:11,791 We count them off. 2553 01:43:11,825 --> 01:43:13,293 One-two-three-four, one-two-three-four! 2554 01:43:13,326 --> 01:43:15,328 One-two-three-four, one-two-three-four! 2555 01:43:15,362 --> 01:43:16,963 * Don't like cash, she don't like phonies * 2556 01:43:16,996 --> 01:43:18,698 * She don't like junkies, she don't like * 2557 01:43:18,732 --> 01:43:21,301 [Fear's "Beef Bologna"] 2558 01:43:21,334 --> 01:43:23,536 * Beef, beef, beef, beef bologna * 2559 01:43:23,570 --> 01:43:25,872 * Beef, beef, beef, beef bologna * 2560 01:43:25,905 --> 01:43:28,842 * Beef, beef, beef, beef bologna * 2561 01:43:28,875 --> 01:43:32,579 * * 2562 01:43:32,612 --> 01:43:34,848 Kids are just tossing each other through the air, 2563 01:43:34,881 --> 01:43:36,883 like there's gonna be no tomorrow. 2564 01:43:36,916 --> 01:43:39,019 * Don't like salami, she don't want pastrami * 2565 01:43:39,052 --> 01:43:41,788 * She don't want no chicken, she don't want no roast * 2566 01:43:41,821 --> 01:43:43,890 * She just wants a double dose of my * 2567 01:43:43,923 --> 01:43:45,959 * Beef, beef, beef, beef bologna * 2568 01:43:45,992 --> 01:43:47,627 * Beef, beef, beef * 2569 01:43:47,660 --> 01:43:49,562 Mr. and Mrs. Tourist America are back, 2570 01:43:49,596 --> 01:43:50,730 and they're looking at this. 2571 01:43:50,764 --> 01:43:51,865 By God, what is this? 2572 01:43:51,898 --> 01:43:53,633 Oh, Jesus. We're gonna die. 2573 01:43:53,667 --> 01:43:57,671 - * New York's all right if you like saxophone * 2574 01:43:57,704 --> 01:43:59,873 - John just looks at us and goes... 2575 01:44:03,510 --> 01:44:05,445 - I wish the tape would show it, 2576 01:44:05,478 --> 01:44:07,981 because John was part of it, God rest his soul. 2577 01:44:08,014 --> 01:44:09,482 - One-two-three-four, one-two-three-four! 2578 01:44:09,516 --> 01:44:11,384 * Many of us, there's so many of us * 2579 01:44:11,418 --> 01:44:13,319 * There's so many, there's so many of us * 2580 01:44:13,353 --> 01:44:15,055 - At the end of the Fear performance, 2581 01:44:15,088 --> 01:44:16,589 I jump up on the stage. 2582 01:44:16,623 --> 01:44:18,358 And I'm in the back, like, when it gets-- 2583 01:44:18,391 --> 01:44:19,959 I act like I'm with the group. 2584 01:44:19,993 --> 01:44:21,361 I was just playing. 2585 01:44:21,394 --> 01:44:24,064 * * 2586 01:44:24,097 --> 01:44:26,366 - Good or bad, those kind of moments are great. 2587 01:44:26,399 --> 01:44:28,535 And I think that's what's great about "Saturday Night Live." 2588 01:44:28,568 --> 01:44:31,671 I mean, we're still talking about that moment right now. 2589 01:44:31,705 --> 01:44:34,641 There's been a thousand bands on other TV shows 2590 01:44:34,674 --> 01:44:35,975 that we're not talking about. 2591 01:44:36,009 --> 01:44:37,811 So that meant something to a lot of people. 2592 01:44:37,844 --> 01:44:39,446 - But there wasn't a riot. 2593 01:44:39,479 --> 01:44:41,681 I mean, they didn't destroy equipment. 2594 01:44:41,715 --> 01:44:44,517 I mean, that was a good story. 2595 01:44:44,551 --> 01:44:48,488 But, in other words, they were totally nice people 2596 01:44:48,521 --> 01:44:51,658 and acted totally professionally. 2597 01:44:51,691 --> 01:44:54,961 - * I don't care about you * 2598 01:44:54,994 --> 01:44:57,063 * No * 2599 01:44:57,097 --> 01:44:59,666 * I don't care about you * 2600 01:44:59,699 --> 01:45:02,936 It was a hallmark for punk rock music. 2601 01:45:02,969 --> 01:45:06,639 It didn't have to be in some armpit basement somewhere. 2602 01:45:06,673 --> 01:45:10,010 It could now be on a legitimate stage. 2603 01:45:10,043 --> 01:45:12,445 And it was John's doing. 2604 01:45:14,581 --> 01:45:17,684 John was the best thing that ever happened to us. 2605 01:45:17,717 --> 01:45:21,054 I love him like a brother, and I always will. 2606 01:45:21,087 --> 01:45:25,091 * Well he died while we just stood there looking at him * 2607 01:45:25,125 --> 01:45:26,993 May he rest in peace. I love you, John. 2608 01:45:27,027 --> 01:45:28,828 Thank you, brother. 2609 01:45:28,862 --> 01:45:31,097 * Oh-wee * 2610 01:45:31,131 --> 01:45:33,033 * I don't care about you * 2611 01:45:36,036 --> 01:45:39,139 [cheers and applause] 2612 01:45:52,085 --> 01:45:52,452 . 2613 01:45:52,485 --> 01:45:52,686 - Kanye. 2614 01:45:53,653 --> 01:45:57,190 [sighs] 2615 01:45:57,223 --> 01:45:59,159 That's all I should have to say, is just Kanye, right? 2616 01:45:59,192 --> 01:46:01,027 And we're done with that interview. 2617 01:46:01,061 --> 01:46:04,097 - Ladies and gentlemen, Kanye West. 2618 01:46:04,130 --> 01:46:05,632 - * I gotta testify * 2619 01:46:05,665 --> 01:46:08,201 * Come up in the spot looking extra fly * 2620 01:46:08,234 --> 01:46:10,637 - The artist always performed-- no matter who you were, 2621 01:46:10,670 --> 01:46:13,673 whether you were Bruce Springsteen or U2 or Madonna-- 2622 01:46:13,707 --> 01:46:16,509 you always played in front of the brick wall, until Kanye. 2623 01:46:16,543 --> 01:46:18,511 There never needs to be a rule that applies. 2624 01:46:18,545 --> 01:46:19,646 And "Saturday Night Live," 2625 01:46:19,679 --> 01:46:21,147 which has broken a lot of rules, 2626 01:46:21,181 --> 01:46:23,516 was now allowing artists to break one more. 2627 01:46:23,550 --> 01:46:26,653 - Ladies and gentlemen, Kanye West. 2628 01:46:26,686 --> 01:46:29,522 - * I guess every superhero need his theme music * 2629 01:46:29,556 --> 01:46:32,992 * No one man should have all that power * 2630 01:46:33,026 --> 01:46:35,228 - It was kind of like a gauntlet had been thrown, 2631 01:46:35,261 --> 01:46:37,731 where it's like, that's the best "SNL" performance. 2632 01:46:37,764 --> 01:46:40,000 And it was that thing of certain artists 2633 01:46:40,033 --> 01:46:41,668 coming in and wanting to compete. 2634 01:46:41,701 --> 01:46:44,537 - Kanye West was the leader of that. 2635 01:46:44,571 --> 01:46:48,141 Whenever somebody would submit their creative 2636 01:46:48,174 --> 01:46:49,943 and we'd be like, no, we can't do that. 2637 01:46:49,976 --> 01:46:51,611 And they'd be like, well, Kanye did. 2638 01:46:51,644 --> 01:46:53,113 - He was always kind of like, nice, 2639 01:46:53,146 --> 01:46:56,516 but then also really contentious, you know? 2640 01:46:56,549 --> 01:46:58,084 He had no problem telling us 2641 01:46:58,118 --> 01:47:00,754 that he found the show incredibly unfunny. 2642 01:47:00,787 --> 01:47:02,222 [chuckles] 2643 01:47:02,255 --> 01:47:05,925 He would tell us that on the regular. 2644 01:47:05,959 --> 01:47:09,696 - Hell no, I ain't doing no motherfucking "SNL" skits. 2645 01:47:09,729 --> 01:47:12,799 This is my goddamn life. 2646 01:47:12,832 --> 01:47:14,267 [cheering] 2647 01:47:14,300 --> 01:47:16,803 This ain't no motherfucking joke. 2648 01:47:57,610 --> 01:47:59,846 - Ladies and gentlemen, Kanye West. 2649 01:47:59,879 --> 01:48:03,149 - * Hey, I need every bad chick up in equinox * 2650 01:48:03,183 --> 01:48:06,152 [tense music] 2651 01:48:06,186 --> 01:48:08,321 * * 2652 01:48:08,355 --> 01:48:09,956 - Have a good show, guys. 2653 01:48:09,989 --> 01:48:11,991 Five, four, three... 2654 01:48:12,025 --> 01:48:13,026 - Okay, here we go, folks. 2655 01:48:13,059 --> 01:48:15,195 - Two, one. 2656 01:48:15,228 --> 01:48:17,764 - We got a great show! 2657 01:48:17,797 --> 01:48:19,265 [cheers and applause] 2658 01:48:19,299 --> 01:48:22,068 Kanye West is here, so stick around. 2659 01:48:22,102 --> 01:48:23,169 We'll be right back. 2660 01:48:23,203 --> 01:48:24,804 - Ready three, take three. 2661 01:48:24,838 --> 01:48:26,306 Five. - Stand by music. 2662 01:48:26,339 --> 01:48:29,109 - Ready three, five. Ready, four. 2663 01:48:29,142 --> 01:48:30,677 - Drop the mic. He's walking out. 2664 01:48:30,710 --> 01:48:32,312 - What? No. - Let him go. 2665 01:48:32,345 --> 01:48:34,814 Let him go. Let him go. Let him go. 2666 01:48:48,895 --> 01:48:52,599 - And Kanye's leaving the building, and they had to-- 2667 01:48:52,632 --> 01:48:55,068 Lorne had to chase him down and go, don't go. 2668 01:48:55,101 --> 01:48:56,202 Come on, just come sing the song. 2669 01:48:56,236 --> 01:48:58,104 - We talked. 2670 01:48:58,138 --> 01:49:00,774 And we just went over what had happened. 2671 01:49:00,807 --> 01:49:03,843 I said, didn't you tell everybody that you're on 2672 01:49:03,877 --> 01:49:05,912 and that they'll be hearing this stuff? 2673 01:49:05,945 --> 01:49:10,750 So we'll be here regardless, and we'll figure it out. 2674 01:49:10,784 --> 01:49:12,252 But this is more damaging to you 2675 01:49:12,285 --> 01:49:15,155 than it is to us, so I think you should do it. 2676 01:49:15,188 --> 01:49:16,389 - * We on a ultralight beam * 2677 01:49:16,423 --> 01:49:18,358 * This is a God dream * 2678 01:49:18,391 --> 01:49:20,326 * This is a God dream * 2679 01:49:26,166 --> 01:49:28,335 - Oh, yeah, that is a MAGA hat, huh? 2680 01:49:28,368 --> 01:49:30,270 - Kenan, can you come in a little bit? 2681 01:49:30,303 --> 01:49:31,971 - You didn't notice that till now? 2682 01:49:32,005 --> 01:49:33,740 - I'm just now noticing. I'm putting it all together. 2683 01:49:33,773 --> 01:49:35,275 - Yeah. - He's serious. 2684 01:49:35,308 --> 01:49:40,180 - Here we go. Five, four, three, two. 2685 01:49:40,213 --> 01:49:41,448 - Hi, I'm Adam Driver, and I'm hosting 2686 01:49:41,481 --> 01:49:44,851 the season premiere of "SNL" with musical guest, Kanye West. 2687 01:49:44,884 --> 01:49:46,086 - Uh-oh. 2688 01:49:46,119 --> 01:49:47,253 Kanye got that look. - Oh, no. 2689 01:49:47,287 --> 01:49:48,688 What are you up to, Kanye? 2690 01:49:48,722 --> 01:49:50,423 - Oh, he's definitely gonna do something. 2691 01:49:50,457 --> 01:49:51,758 - He's saving it for the show. 2692 01:49:51,791 --> 01:49:52,859 - Yeah, probably. 2693 01:49:52,892 --> 01:49:55,095 Mm! 2694 01:49:55,128 --> 01:49:56,996 [chuckles] 2695 01:49:57,030 --> 01:49:58,998 - This is the thing about "Saturday Night Live"-- 2696 01:49:59,032 --> 01:50:00,266 it's really live. 2697 01:50:00,300 --> 01:50:02,268 You could go rogue, and some people do. 2698 01:50:02,302 --> 01:50:04,404 - I was super-excited to hear that 2699 01:50:04,437 --> 01:50:07,273 they were gonna transform "Good Nights" into-- 2700 01:50:07,307 --> 01:50:08,908 into a Kanye song. 2701 01:50:08,942 --> 01:50:12,012 "SNL" band played it at dress with Kanye, killed it. 2702 01:50:12,045 --> 01:50:13,113 Everybody was happy. 2703 01:50:13,146 --> 01:50:15,281 It was like--it was amazing. 2704 01:50:15,315 --> 01:50:18,918 - First episode I moved to New York 2705 01:50:18,952 --> 01:50:21,454 exactly eight days prior for this job. 2706 01:50:21,488 --> 01:50:24,424 I just remember at air it was like, okay, 2707 01:50:24,457 --> 01:50:26,059 it's gonna be my first "Good Nights." 2708 01:50:26,092 --> 01:50:28,061 And this--[chuckling] 2709 01:50:28,094 --> 01:50:29,996 [soft piano music] 2710 01:50:30,030 --> 01:50:31,464 - Thanks to Matt Damon, Rachel Dratch, 2711 01:50:31,498 --> 01:50:34,034 Teyana Taylor, Lil Pump, this cast, 2712 01:50:34,067 --> 01:50:35,468 these writers, Lorne Michaels. 2713 01:50:35,502 --> 01:50:37,003 Once again, Kanye West. 2714 01:50:37,037 --> 01:50:38,438 [cheers and applause] 2715 01:50:38,471 --> 01:50:40,140 - And then when we got on stage, 2716 01:50:40,173 --> 01:50:42,242 he went kind of off-book. 2717 01:50:42,275 --> 01:50:46,212 - * Still the kids we used to be * 2718 01:50:46,246 --> 01:50:47,280 Hey, y'all come up here with us. 2719 01:50:47,313 --> 01:50:49,916 Y'all come up here with us. Y'all come up here. 2720 01:50:49,949 --> 01:50:51,985 [indistinct] 2721 01:50:54,521 --> 01:50:57,257 * I could cry right now * 2722 01:50:57,290 --> 01:50:59,826 * Something inside me right now * 2723 01:51:02,395 --> 01:51:06,166 * And the liberals bully you and tell you * 2724 01:51:06,199 --> 01:51:07,901 * What you can and cannot wear * 2725 01:51:07,934 --> 01:51:10,804 Actually, Blacks weren't always Democrats. 2726 01:51:10,837 --> 01:51:14,274 We can't be controlled by monolithic thought. 2727 01:51:14,307 --> 01:51:17,811 If someone inspires me and I connect with them, 2728 01:51:17,844 --> 01:51:21,281 I don't have to believe in all their policies. 2729 01:51:21,314 --> 01:51:23,149 And when I said I'm running 2020, 2730 01:51:23,183 --> 01:51:27,821 all my smart friends talked so much shit about me. 2731 01:51:27,854 --> 01:51:30,357 And when I saw that man win, I say, see? 2732 01:51:30,390 --> 01:51:32,926 I told you. I could have been. 2733 01:51:32,959 --> 01:51:35,362 - I was like, I don't wanna be up here for this, 2734 01:51:35,395 --> 01:51:36,930 because I don't agree with this. 2735 01:51:36,963 --> 01:51:38,264 And standing up here, it looks like 2736 01:51:38,298 --> 01:51:39,499 I'm standing in solidarity. 2737 01:51:39,532 --> 01:51:41,468 So I was like, don't make any faces. 2738 01:51:41,501 --> 01:51:43,069 Neutral face, neutral face. 2739 01:51:43,103 --> 01:51:44,371 Everyone's gotta know I'm just fulfilling 2740 01:51:44,404 --> 01:51:46,473 my duties as a cast member. 2741 01:51:46,506 --> 01:51:48,942 It's like your first day at school. 2742 01:51:48,975 --> 01:51:51,044 And you're like, I don't wanna get in trouble. 2743 01:51:51,077 --> 01:51:53,513 Y'all told me to come up here. I'm up here. 2744 01:51:53,546 --> 01:51:56,916 Then I remember looking around the stage. 2745 01:51:56,950 --> 01:51:59,986 Something made me be like, oh, are there other Black people 2746 01:52:00,020 --> 01:52:02,055 up here up in the cast? 2747 01:52:02,088 --> 01:52:02,956 And I look. 2748 01:52:02,989 --> 01:52:05,892 [laughing] And no, I was the only one. 2749 01:52:05,925 --> 01:52:08,128 And I thought, they had a meeting. 2750 01:52:08,161 --> 01:52:12,065 And so then I'm like, these motherfuckers. 2751 01:52:12,098 --> 01:52:16,036 - When he grabbed the mic and was just like, you know, 2752 01:52:16,069 --> 01:52:18,204 wandering around, you could see he was, like, 2753 01:52:18,238 --> 01:52:20,273 gearing up to say something, I was like, I'm out. 2754 01:52:20,306 --> 01:52:23,143 It would have been cool if he just had did the music thing. 2755 01:52:23,176 --> 01:52:27,514 And, you know, I don't know, just spoke through the hat, 2756 01:52:27,547 --> 01:52:29,949 I guess, because the hat was loud. 2757 01:52:29,983 --> 01:52:32,819 - And then they say, I'm in a sunken place. 2758 01:52:32,852 --> 01:52:34,287 You wanna see the sunken place? 2759 01:52:34,320 --> 01:52:36,856 Okay, I'ma listen to y'all now. 2760 01:52:36,890 --> 01:52:39,125 - When it was happening, we kind of went 2761 01:52:39,159 --> 01:52:40,560 like, okay, this is Kanye. 2762 01:52:40,593 --> 01:52:45,031 But it went on and on and on. 2763 01:52:45,065 --> 01:52:48,902 And at one point, it was just me playing, and Kanye. 2764 01:52:48,935 --> 01:52:50,003 - If I was concerned about racism, 2765 01:52:50,036 --> 01:52:52,906 I would have moved out of America a long time ago. 2766 01:52:52,939 --> 01:52:56,042 - I guess my musical instinct just said, keep playing. 2767 01:52:56,076 --> 01:52:57,477 Just keep playing. 2768 01:52:57,510 --> 01:53:01,514 And I think only a snippet of that actually made it 2769 01:53:01,548 --> 01:53:05,452 to air before they went off to the news, 2770 01:53:05,485 --> 01:53:08,154 or whatever the heck else. 2771 01:53:08,188 --> 01:53:10,490 - Thank y'all for giving me this platform. 2772 01:53:10,523 --> 01:53:12,492 I know some of y'all don't agree. 2773 01:53:12,525 --> 01:53:14,627 - This is a non-censoring show. 2774 01:53:14,661 --> 01:53:17,897 It's one of the last places you do what you wanna do, 2775 01:53:17,931 --> 01:53:22,435 whether you're Woody Harrelson or Chappelle or Ramy. 2776 01:53:22,469 --> 01:53:25,939 You know, as long as they don't swear, break the FCC rules-- 2777 01:53:25,972 --> 01:53:27,507 because people do forget we're broadcast. 2778 01:53:27,540 --> 01:53:29,075 They think we're HBO 2779 01:53:29,109 --> 01:53:31,144 where you can say swear words and stuff like that. 2780 01:53:31,177 --> 01:53:32,946 And it's like, as long as you don't do that, 2781 01:53:47,894 --> 01:53:48,028 . 2782 01:53:48,061 --> 01:53:48,428 [slow jazz music] 2783 01:53:51,031 --> 01:53:52,999 * * 2784 01:53:53,033 --> 01:53:55,368 - I had just officially moved to New York 2785 01:53:55,402 --> 01:53:58,505 right before September 11th. 2786 01:53:58,538 --> 01:54:00,940 It was just overwhelming. 2787 01:54:00,974 --> 01:54:02,442 [applause] 2788 01:54:02,475 --> 01:54:05,679 - No one knew what to do, didn't know where to turn 2789 01:54:05,712 --> 01:54:09,616 or what to think or how to be funny and all or laugh. 2790 01:54:09,649 --> 01:54:13,920 - I knew that Lorne was going to handle that 2791 01:54:13,953 --> 01:54:16,022 in the most thoughtful way, 2792 01:54:16,056 --> 01:54:18,391 and in a way that felt right for the show 2793 01:54:18,425 --> 01:54:22,662 and for people that needed to watch the show in order to feel 2794 01:54:22,696 --> 01:54:24,464 like someone was talking about it, 2795 01:54:24,497 --> 01:54:27,467 and also talking about New York. 2796 01:54:27,500 --> 01:54:29,436 - I gave it a lot of thought. 2797 01:54:29,469 --> 01:54:32,072 The mayor, he agreed to come. 2798 01:54:32,105 --> 01:54:35,241 And he brought the fire chief and the head 2799 01:54:35,275 --> 01:54:36,476 of the Port Authority. 2800 01:54:36,509 --> 01:54:38,278 And they all came to the studio. 2801 01:54:38,311 --> 01:54:41,314 [applause] 2802 01:54:41,348 --> 01:54:45,051 [Paul Simon's "The Boxer"] 2803 01:54:45,085 --> 01:54:47,187 There's something about "The Boxer" 2804 01:54:47,220 --> 01:54:49,322 that's about the resilience of New York City. 2805 01:54:49,356 --> 01:54:51,658 - * I am just a poor boy * 2806 01:54:51,691 --> 01:54:54,461 * Though my story is seldom told * 2807 01:54:54,494 --> 01:55:00,333 * I squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles * 2808 01:55:00,367 --> 01:55:02,502 * Such are promises * 2809 01:55:02,535 --> 01:55:07,607 The thing I remember most was walking from the dressing room, 2810 01:55:07,640 --> 01:55:12,012 past a long line of firemen. 2811 01:55:12,045 --> 01:55:16,149 I mean, the sadness, that they'd lost colleagues. 2812 01:55:16,182 --> 01:55:18,451 Of all the times I did the show, 2813 01:55:18,485 --> 01:55:21,621 that might have been the only time I was ever nervous. 2814 01:55:21,654 --> 01:55:24,624 [vocalizing] 2815 01:55:24,657 --> 01:55:31,998 * * 2816 01:55:49,649 --> 01:55:51,685 [cheers and applause] 2817 01:55:51,718 --> 01:55:53,520 And then, of course, there's the famous joke 2818 01:55:53,553 --> 01:55:55,388 that he wrote with Giuliani. 2819 01:55:55,422 --> 01:56:01,194 - When we rehearsed, I knew we needed a joke. 2820 01:56:01,227 --> 01:56:03,697 - "Saturday Night Live" is one of our great New York City 2821 01:56:03,730 --> 01:56:06,266 institutions, and that's why it's important for you 2822 01:56:06,299 --> 01:56:07,534 to do your show tonight. 2823 01:56:07,567 --> 01:56:12,138 - Can we be funny? 2824 01:56:12,172 --> 01:56:15,041 - Why start now? 2825 01:56:15,075 --> 01:56:18,611 [cheers and applause] 2826 01:56:18,645 --> 01:56:24,084 - It really was, like, the perfect way to get back in it. 2827 01:56:24,117 --> 01:56:26,519 - And it just--kind of like that spirit of, like, 2828 01:56:26,553 --> 01:56:27,654 it's New York. 2829 01:56:27,687 --> 01:56:29,322 This is what we do. 2830 01:56:29,356 --> 01:56:30,390 This is a show. 2831 01:56:30,423 --> 01:56:33,193 And we're gonna do this and we're gonna survive. 2832 01:56:33,226 --> 01:56:36,429 Lorne really works well when he's given a problem 2833 01:56:36,463 --> 01:56:38,365 and he has to solve it, and he's put in the corner. 2834 01:56:38,398 --> 01:56:40,100 Like, he'll figure it out. 2835 01:56:41,568 --> 01:56:43,770 - Hello. - Whoo! 2836 01:56:43,803 --> 01:56:45,572 - Yes. - Yeah. 2837 01:56:45,605 --> 01:56:47,273 - [chuckling] 2838 01:56:47,307 --> 01:56:48,141 - Let's go. 2839 01:56:48,174 --> 01:56:50,744 - And live from Zoom, it's sometime 2840 01:56:50,777 --> 01:56:52,579 between March and August. 2841 01:56:52,612 --> 01:56:54,581 - Yeah! 2842 01:56:54,614 --> 01:56:57,550 ["Saturday Night Live" theme] 2843 01:56:57,584 --> 01:56:59,219 * * 2844 01:56:59,252 --> 01:57:00,787 - It's "Saturday Night Live." 2845 01:57:02,288 --> 01:57:07,093 - Um, as you might have noticed, 2846 01:57:07,127 --> 01:57:08,728 this is a little scary. 2847 01:57:08,762 --> 01:57:12,766 There was never any point in which I wasn't coming back. 2848 01:57:12,799 --> 01:57:15,735 I just knew that if we worked at it somehow, 2849 01:57:15,769 --> 01:57:17,404 we'd be able to figure it out. 2850 01:57:17,437 --> 01:57:19,673 - On some level, it was comforting to get the call 2851 01:57:19,706 --> 01:57:22,709 from Lorne that we were going back. 2852 01:57:22,742 --> 01:57:24,878 And then it was completely confusing and confounding 2853 01:57:24,911 --> 01:57:26,680 of how we were gonna do it. 2854 01:57:28,314 --> 01:57:33,420 Morgan Wallen was maybe gonna be a risky person to have 2855 01:57:33,453 --> 01:57:36,222 in the building because of the way 2856 01:57:36,256 --> 01:57:39,693 COVID regulations were back then. 2857 01:57:39,726 --> 01:57:44,330 It wasn't the best idea to, like, go to 2858 01:57:44,364 --> 01:57:49,903 a college party and, um, suck face with people. 2859 01:57:49,936 --> 01:57:52,272 And it became this big story. 2860 01:57:52,305 --> 01:57:54,374 - Rising country star Morgan Wallen 2861 01:57:54,407 --> 01:57:57,510 was seen on social media partying without a mask. 2862 01:57:57,544 --> 01:58:00,246 He actually was canceled from the show. 2863 01:58:00,280 --> 01:58:01,381 - Have you booked another musical guest? 2864 01:58:01,414 --> 01:58:02,615 - Yeah, I, uh-- 2865 01:58:02,649 --> 01:58:03,683 - You have 48 hours till the show. 2866 01:58:03,717 --> 01:58:04,884 - We're in the--we're still in the middle of it. 2867 01:58:04,918 --> 01:58:07,921 Calling somebody on a Thursday to be here for Friday, 2868 01:58:07,954 --> 01:58:10,156 you know, is complicated. 2869 01:58:10,190 --> 01:58:11,124 - Yeah. 2870 01:58:11,157 --> 01:58:13,293 - It has to be people who are ready to go. 2871 01:58:13,326 --> 01:58:15,228 - When Lorne called on Wednesday, 2872 01:58:15,261 --> 01:58:18,431 I had to call my band and fly them in. 2873 01:58:18,465 --> 01:58:20,266 And we didn't rehearse till Thursday. 2874 01:58:20,300 --> 01:58:24,804 And then we had to fly to New York, I think, that night. 2875 01:58:24,838 --> 01:58:26,206 People were kind of wondering, well, 2876 01:58:26,239 --> 01:58:27,307 what song are you gonna do? 2877 01:58:27,340 --> 01:58:29,609 What does Lorne want us to do? 2878 01:58:29,642 --> 01:58:31,878 And it was such a blessing for Lorne to just say, 2879 01:58:31,911 --> 01:58:34,314 he can do whatever he wants. 2880 01:58:34,347 --> 01:58:35,915 But yeah, I don't think a lot of people 2881 01:58:35,949 --> 01:58:40,420 would have enjoyed the tension of having two days to prepare 2882 01:58:40,453 --> 01:58:43,423 to play on live television. [laughs] 2883 01:58:43,456 --> 01:58:45,258 I had a couple ideas of things to do. 2884 01:58:45,291 --> 01:58:47,627 One of them was to reference the pandemic in some way. 2885 01:58:47,660 --> 01:58:51,598 And I found this old blues song to reference 2886 01:58:51,631 --> 01:58:53,833 the 1918 flu pandemic. 2887 01:58:53,867 --> 01:58:56,670 - * Great disease was mighty * 2888 01:58:56,703 --> 01:59:00,240 * And the people were sick everywhere * 2889 01:59:00,273 --> 01:59:03,410 * It was an epidemic * 2890 01:59:03,443 --> 01:59:06,646 * It floated through the air * 2891 01:59:06,680 --> 01:59:09,749 [energetic guitar strumming] 2892 01:59:11,785 --> 01:59:13,253 - All right, you guys good? - Yeah. 2893 01:59:13,286 --> 01:59:14,521 - Okay, cool. Let's do it. 2894 01:59:14,554 --> 01:59:17,857 Here we go. In five, four, three, two, one. 2895 01:59:17,891 --> 01:59:21,461 [Jack White's "Lazaretto"] 2896 01:59:21,494 --> 01:59:24,531 * * 2897 01:59:24,564 --> 01:59:27,300 - The entire week was wild, because a month before 2898 01:59:27,334 --> 01:59:29,703 I had done a fast of, like, five days. 2899 01:59:29,736 --> 01:59:32,339 And I noticed something happened on the third day. 2900 01:59:32,372 --> 01:59:34,341 I had this immense amount of energy. 2901 01:59:34,374 --> 01:59:36,443 You actually get filled with energy 2902 01:59:36,476 --> 01:59:39,346 because your body is trying to get you out and get you fed. 2903 01:59:39,379 --> 01:59:40,880 So on Wednesday, when I got the call, 2904 01:59:40,914 --> 01:59:42,982 I decided to fast all the way until I performed 2905 01:59:43,016 --> 01:59:44,384 on "Saturday Night Live." 2906 01:59:44,417 --> 01:59:47,554 * * 2907 01:59:47,587 --> 01:59:49,389 By the time we got to the 8:00 rehearsal, 2908 01:59:49,422 --> 01:59:50,890 my manager was like, you're gonna pass out 2909 01:59:50,924 --> 01:59:53,793 on stage on live television. 2910 01:59:53,827 --> 01:59:56,930 [rhythmic clapping] 2911 01:59:57,931 --> 01:59:58,965 - Coming back in ten. 2912 01:59:58,998 --> 02:00:00,767 - And I was on fire. 2913 02:00:00,800 --> 02:00:03,536 I was ready to, like, tackle a footballteam 2914 02:00:03,570 --> 02:00:04,871 before we went out. 2915 02:00:04,904 --> 02:00:07,774 It was exactly what I hoped was gonna happen. 2916 02:00:07,807 --> 02:00:10,477 - Ladies and gentlemen, Jack White. 2917 02:00:10,510 --> 02:00:12,645 - * The great disease was mighty * 2918 02:00:12,679 --> 02:00:14,981 [sparse guitar strumming] 2919 02:00:15,015 --> 02:00:17,951 * And people were sick everywhere * 2920 02:00:21,688 --> 02:00:23,990 [heavy rock music] 2921 02:00:24,024 --> 02:00:27,794 * The great disease was mighty * 2922 02:00:27,827 --> 02:00:30,530 * And people were sick everywhere * 2923 02:00:30,563 --> 02:00:36,036 * * 2924 02:00:36,069 --> 02:00:39,539 * Yeah, it was an epidemic * 2925 02:00:39,572 --> 02:00:41,941 * And it traveled through the air * 2926 02:00:41,975 --> 02:00:44,577 * * 2927 02:00:44,611 --> 02:00:46,446 It felt good to talk about that and compare this 2928 02:00:46,479 --> 02:00:48,348 to something that had happened 100 years ago. 2929 02:00:48,381 --> 02:00:49,883 It's just so similar, and we were 2930 02:00:49,916 --> 02:00:51,384 going through it once again. 2931 02:00:51,418 --> 02:00:52,952 * * 2932 02:00:52,986 --> 02:00:55,989 * Let's have a ball * 2933 02:00:56,022 --> 02:00:58,558 * Take our sweet little time about it * 2934 02:00:58,591 --> 02:01:03,963 * * 2935 02:01:03,997 --> 02:01:06,733 * Everybody in the place can just get out * 2936 02:01:06,766 --> 02:01:08,368 * We'll get clean together * 2937 02:01:08,401 --> 02:01:12,005 * And I'll find me a soapbox where I can shout it * 2938 02:01:12,038 --> 02:01:13,973 * It's gonna sound like this * 2939 02:01:14,007 --> 02:01:21,348 * * 2940 02:01:26,720 --> 02:01:28,955 I felt kind of that responsibility of, 2941 02:01:28,988 --> 02:01:31,491 I haven't seen anything on TV during this whole COVID thing 2942 02:01:31,524 --> 02:01:34,027 that I saw and said, man, that makes me miss live music. 2943 02:01:34,060 --> 02:01:35,328 Whatever I do, I don't even care 2944 02:01:35,362 --> 02:01:38,698 what the song is, I'm going to try to emote that to people. 2945 02:01:38,732 --> 02:01:41,735 Like, this is what we're missing right now. 2946 02:01:41,768 --> 02:01:43,470 Whatever band or whatever kind of music you like, 2947 02:01:43,503 --> 02:01:45,672 this is what I'm hoping that can give you that energy. 2948 02:01:45,705 --> 02:01:48,808 And it felt so good. 2949 02:01:48,842 --> 02:01:53,079 * * 2950 02:02:06,459 --> 02:02:06,593 . 2951 02:02:06,626 --> 02:02:06,993 [gentle music] 2952 02:02:09,696 --> 02:02:16,036 * * 2953 02:02:16,069 --> 02:02:18,471 - The legacy is unspeakable. 2954 02:02:21,074 --> 02:02:22,642 I really can't think of another thing 2955 02:02:22,676 --> 02:02:26,946 that's as powerful and inspirational and huge 2956 02:02:26,980 --> 02:02:28,581 as "SNL" is. 2957 02:02:28,615 --> 02:02:31,618 * * 2958 02:02:31,651 --> 02:02:34,554 - I think there was something spiritually important 2959 02:02:34,587 --> 02:02:39,159 about Studio 8H because it was built for music. 2960 02:02:39,192 --> 02:02:42,562 It was built for the NBC Symphony Orchestra 2961 02:02:42,595 --> 02:02:44,497 conducted by Arturo Toscanini. 2962 02:02:44,531 --> 02:02:49,769 And it is situated and built like a symphony space. 2963 02:02:49,803 --> 02:02:53,173 * * 2964 02:02:53,206 --> 02:02:54,941 - I just think it's all of the people 2965 02:02:54,974 --> 02:02:57,110 that you've ever looked up to have performed on that stage. 2966 02:02:57,143 --> 02:02:59,012 It's just such a magical place. 2967 02:02:59,045 --> 02:03:00,814 - Ladies and gentlemen, Philip Glass 2968 02:03:00,847 --> 02:03:02,215 and the Philip Glass Ensemble. 2969 02:03:02,248 --> 02:03:05,952 [cheers and applause] 2970 02:03:05,985 --> 02:03:08,922 [Phillip Glass's "Glassworks: IV. Rubric"] 2971 02:03:08,955 --> 02:03:11,858 [thrilling electronic music] 2972 02:03:11,891 --> 02:03:16,629 * * 2973 02:03:16,663 --> 02:03:18,932 - "SNL" has served as a time capsule 2974 02:03:18,965 --> 02:03:20,967 through the decades for America. 2975 02:03:21,001 --> 02:03:23,737 * * 2976 02:03:23,770 --> 02:03:28,008 From introducing new artists to one-hit wonders 2977 02:03:28,041 --> 02:03:30,510 to making careers. 2978 02:03:30,543 --> 02:03:32,612 - I mean, if you think about it, 2979 02:03:32,645 --> 02:03:34,748 what you've got is something which 2980 02:03:34,781 --> 02:03:37,017 wouldn't have existed if it hadn't been 2981 02:03:37,050 --> 02:03:38,651 for "Saturday Night Live." 2982 02:03:38,685 --> 02:03:44,190 You've got this huge, broad, popular music library 2983 02:03:44,224 --> 02:03:46,659 of performances from this period. 2984 02:03:46,693 --> 02:03:48,561 * * 2985 02:03:48,595 --> 02:03:51,197 - You know, when the music changes, it changes. 2986 02:03:51,231 --> 02:03:53,166 And you can say, that's not really music. 2987 02:03:53,199 --> 02:03:55,268 But if it's the music, it's the music. 2988 02:03:55,301 --> 02:03:59,706 And the show has to look and sound like today. 2989 02:03:59,739 --> 02:04:01,841 You should be able to look at a rerun 2990 02:04:01,875 --> 02:04:04,544 and tell what was going on in the country. 2991 02:04:06,713 --> 02:04:10,650 - I think "SNL" has been that enduring thing. 2992 02:04:10,684 --> 02:04:12,886 So many musicians' careers can be distilled down to, like, 2993 02:04:12,919 --> 02:04:15,922 the first times they were on "SNL." 2994 02:04:15,955 --> 02:04:17,590 [soft dramatic music] 2995 02:04:17,624 --> 02:04:19,926 - It's really just fertile ground for an artist 2996 02:04:19,959 --> 02:04:21,294 to really express themselves. 2997 02:04:21,327 --> 02:04:22,929 - It's so important. 2998 02:04:22,962 --> 02:04:25,131 It's just as important right now to perform on "SNL" 2999 02:04:25,165 --> 02:04:30,070 as it was 50 years ago, 20 years ago. 3000 02:04:30,103 --> 02:04:32,939 - If I stood on the floor at 8H tonight and watched them 3001 02:04:32,972 --> 02:04:37,243 do a show at my age, after everything I've seen and done, 3002 02:04:37,277 --> 02:04:39,646 I would feel just as much excitement. 3003 02:04:39,679 --> 02:04:40,947 - * How can I overcome negative energy * 3004 02:04:40,980 --> 02:04:43,149 * While I give infinity and survive * 3005 02:04:43,183 --> 02:04:44,784 [cheers and applause] 3006 02:04:44,818 --> 02:04:46,820 - It is impossible to describe, 3007 02:04:46,853 --> 02:04:48,922 and I get chills even talking about it right now. 3008 02:04:48,955 --> 02:04:51,791 - Ladies and gentlemen, you are so lucky tonight. 3009 02:04:51,825 --> 02:04:53,259 - Charlie XCX. 3010 02:04:53,293 --> 02:04:55,195 - Tame Impala. - Lil Wayne. 3011 02:04:55,228 --> 02:04:56,229 - Justin Bieber. 3012 02:04:56,262 --> 02:04:58,231 - Rihanna. - Arctic Monkeys. 3013 02:04:58,264 --> 02:05:00,233 - Oasis. - Lauryn Hill. 3014 02:05:00,266 --> 02:05:02,902 - Garth Brooks. - Metallica. 3015 02:05:02,936 --> 02:05:04,104 - Spice Girls. 3016 02:05:04,137 --> 02:05:05,905 - Salt-N-Pepa. 3017 02:05:05,939 --> 02:05:07,007 - Bon Jovi. 3018 02:05:07,040 --> 02:05:08,241 - The Smashing Pumpkins. 3019 02:05:08,274 --> 02:05:09,743 - Public Enemy. - Public Enemy. 3020 02:05:09,776 --> 02:05:11,244 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. 3021 02:05:11,277 --> 02:05:13,079 - Aretha Franklin. - Bob Dylan. 3022 02:05:13,113 --> 02:05:14,914 - Billy Joel. - Elton John. 3023 02:05:14,948 --> 02:05:16,082 - Willie Nelson. 3024 02:05:16,116 --> 02:05:18,018 - LL Cool J. - Tom Waits. 3025 02:05:18,051 --> 02:05:21,087 [soft exciting music] 3026 02:05:21,121 --> 02:05:23,623 - Anybody who's ever been to a live concert 3027 02:05:23,656 --> 02:05:26,159 can attest that when you're getting something closer 3028 02:05:26,192 --> 02:05:28,995 to the source, the more powerful 3029 02:05:29,029 --> 02:05:31,164 an emotional impact it's going to have on you. 3030 02:05:31,197 --> 02:05:37,704 - * All * 3031 02:05:37,737 --> 02:05:41,274 * That you turned out to * 3032 02:05:43,143 --> 02:05:48,114 * Be * 3033 02:05:48,148 --> 02:05:50,350 * Oh, yeah * 3034 02:05:50,383 --> 02:05:52,052 * Oh, yeah * 3035 02:05:52,085 --> 02:05:54,821 * Oh, yeah * 3036 02:05:54,854 --> 02:05:57,157 * Mm-hmm * 3037 02:05:57,190 --> 02:05:59,993 [cheers and applause] 3038 02:06:05,331 --> 02:06:06,833 - I think it's important for people 3039 02:06:06,866 --> 02:06:10,236 to see live music on television. 3040 02:06:10,270 --> 02:06:13,106 - * Hey, Jude * 3041 02:06:13,139 --> 02:06:16,643 * Don't make it bad * 3042 02:06:16,676 --> 02:06:19,212 * Take a sad song * 3043 02:06:19,245 --> 02:06:22,882 * And make it better * 3044 02:06:22,916 --> 02:06:25,885 - When you see a human being on a stage 3045 02:06:25,919 --> 02:06:30,390 actually doing the thing, it can be inspiring, 3046 02:06:30,423 --> 02:06:33,293 because it seems accessible in a way. 3047 02:06:33,326 --> 02:06:36,229 [The Beatles' "Hey Jude"] 3048 02:06:36,262 --> 02:06:40,166 Like, you watch that guitar player and you think, 3049 02:06:40,200 --> 02:06:42,402 okay, he's just holding a piece of wood with wires. 3050 02:06:42,435 --> 02:06:44,371 I'm gonna go get one of those things 3051 02:06:44,404 --> 02:06:46,172 and learn how to do it like that guy. 3052 02:06:46,206 --> 02:06:49,142 - * Upon your shoulder * 3053 02:06:49,175 --> 02:06:51,811 - I think it inspires a younger generation of people 3054 02:06:51,845 --> 02:06:55,181 to go out and fucking try to do it. 3055 02:06:55,215 --> 02:06:58,118 - * Nah nah-nah * 3056 02:06:58,151 --> 02:07:01,354 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3057 02:07:01,388 --> 02:07:03,923 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3058 02:07:03,957 --> 02:07:04,791 * Hey, Jude * 3059 02:07:04,824 --> 02:07:08,328 - * Oh, you sound so sweet tonight * 3060 02:07:08,361 --> 02:07:10,096 * Oh, yeah * 3061 02:07:10,130 --> 02:07:11,798 * Oh, yeah * 3062 02:07:11,831 --> 02:07:14,267 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3063 02:07:14,300 --> 02:07:16,703 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3064 02:07:16,736 --> 02:07:18,104 * Hey, Jude * 3065 02:07:18,138 --> 02:07:21,975 * One more time * 3066 02:07:22,008 --> 02:07:24,344 * Yeah, baby * 3067 02:07:24,377 --> 02:07:26,212 * Yeah, baby * 3068 02:07:26,246 --> 02:07:27,714 * Come on * 3069 02:07:27,747 --> 02:07:30,116 - * Nah-nah nah-nah * - * Come one * 3070 02:07:30,150 --> 02:07:32,252 * I can't stop it now * 3071 02:07:32,285 --> 02:07:35,055 * I just can't stop it * 3072 02:07:35,088 --> 02:07:37,190 - * Nah nah-nah * 3073 02:07:37,223 --> 02:07:40,260 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3074 02:07:40,293 --> 02:07:42,862 * Nah-nah nah-nah * 3075 02:07:42,896 --> 02:07:47,334 * Hey, Jude * - * It's so good today * 3076 02:07:47,367 --> 02:07:49,235 * I love you * 3077 02:07:49,269 --> 02:07:53,006 * * 3078 02:07:53,039 --> 02:07:55,975 [cheers and applause]