Stevie Nicks Booked on ‘SNL’ For First Time in Over 40 Years
Stevie Nicks is one of the first five musical guests booked on Saturday Night Live in the 50th season of the iconic sketch comedy show.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be the musical guest on the October 12 episode, which will be hosted by pop star Ariana Grande. Other musical guest for the first five episodes of SNL include Jelly Roll, Coldplay, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan.
NBC notes that the last time Nicks performed on SNL was on December 10, 1983. Nicks performed “Stand Back” and “Nightbird” from her second solo album The Wild Heart. The episode was hosted by comedian/actor Flip Wilson. At that time, the “Not Ready for Primetime Players” included Jim Belushi, Robin Duke, Mary Gross, Brad Hall, Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo.
The ‘SNL’ Movie
This is a very important time for SNL. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the show, but next Friday (September 27) Saturday Night opens in theaters.
Per IMDb, the plot of Saturday Night centers around the behind-the-scenes action of the very first episode. The synopsis reads, “At 11:30 pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.”
As previously reported, the cast of Saturday Night is a mix of up-and-coming actors and some very familiar faces. Among the familiar faces is Willem Dafoe, who plays NBC Vice President of Talent Relations David Tebet. J.K. Simmons is also in the film playing iconic television star Milton Berle. Lamorne Morris, who’s best known for playing Winston Bishop on New Girl, will portray Garrett Morris.
In addition to Morris, other actors portraying the “Not Ready for Primetime Players” include Dylan O’Brien (Dan Aykroyd), Ella Hunt (Gilda Radner), Emily Fairn (Laraine Newman), Kim Matual (Jane Curtin), Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase) and Matt Wood (John Belushi).
Naturally, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels serves as a producer on the film and will be played by Gabriel LaVelle in Saturday Night.
The trailer for the SNL movie is below. Be forewarned that the trailer is uncensored, and there is NSFW language galore. The tension is palpable throughout. Lighting rigs are falling from the studio’s ceiling. The show’s sketch order appears to not be in order. The wild cast is…well…wild. Oh, and there’s only 90 minutes until they go live from New York. Also, how on Earth do you pronounce “Aykroyd”?
