IS FRED ARMISEN FREE? The November 1 SNL will be hosted by Chris Rock, musical guest Prince. It's Rock's second time back since his cast stint, and he'll be the third returning cast member to host this season. (Among my wish list: Robert Downey Jr, who hasn't hosted since 1996; the junior Senator from Minnesota; and a Poehler/Fey/Dratch/Rudolph reunion week.)
As for Prince, it's his third time. In 1981, he performed "Party Up" (and cursed: "Fightin' war is such a fuckin' bore" at 1:10); in 2006, "Fury" and "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed," both from 3121.
They presumably don't want to touch Franken until he's no longer actively involved in a re-elect.
ReplyDeleteFranken has made clear over the past seven years that he wants to be taken seriously, and is rarely funny in public settings. Even if they asked, there's no way he'd do it. (I saw him at a private fundraiser in the spring where he was a bit more caustic, especially with regards to a law school classmate whom he had the opportunity to question during a recent hearing.)
ReplyDeleteWhy do the women have to host together? One Al Franken = Poehler/Fey/Dratch/Rudolph? (I don't actually think that's what you're suggesting, but it did rub me a little the wrong way.)
ReplyDeletePrince was also the musical guest on the 15th anniversary special. So third and a half time?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see each of them host. I think it'd also be awesome to also have them all back at once. But I can understand why that didn't come out right.
ReplyDeleteAnd he did "Electric Chair." Wow, really picking the hits.
ReplyDeleteThat's so Prince.
ReplyDeleteFlipping around yesterday evening, I ran across the 2006 episode just in time for "Fury," thus introducing the 10-y.o. to her first "live" Prince performance.
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