Are you ready for the Prince tributes and retrospectives to stop? Good, us neither. The latest act of tribute being paid to the Paisley Park denizen comes from New York and Studio 8H.
Saturday Night Live has revealed that they’ll be airing a special episode tonight dedicated to the music icon’s memory. Armed with the title “Goodnight Sweet Prince,” this SNL lookback appears likely to feature his multiple performances on the program and there’s always the possibility we’ll catch a clip or two of Fred Armisen’s loving interpretation of the enigmatic artist.
A tribute to Prince. Tomorrow night at 11:30. pic.twitter.com/VKwcxhpmc5
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 23, 2016
SNL has seen a healthy amount of Prince during its 40+ year run. The genre-melting performer’s debut came in 1981 and he’d later return as a musical guest in 2006 and 2014. (You might remember that 2014 performance best for being one glorious eight-minute engagement.) In addition, Prince busted out the Batman soundtrack cut “Electric Chair” on the show’s 15th anniversary special and would perform with an unlikely all-star team of celebs at the SNL 40th anniversary afterparty. The dude has credentials.
Elsewhere in comedies paying tribute to Prince, Fox has announced that they will air New Girl‘s Prince-aided Super Bowl episode this Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Join us this Tuesday for a special airing of "Prince" at 9:30/8:30c on FOX: https://t.co/oFe03TOiS4 pic.twitter.com/f516LBTr2d
— New Girl (@New_GirlTV) April 22, 2016
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
