An hour-long tribute, titled “Goodnight Prince” by Saturday Night Live, reminisced on the times Prince performed on the late night show as well as the skits inspired by the “Diamonds and Pearls” singer.
The April 23 airing was hosted by an emotional Jimmy Fallon.
“Prince has been a special presence here at ‘Saturday Night Live’ for the last four decades,” he said. “From his debut on the show as a 22-year-old in 1981, to his surprise performance at the after party for the ‘SNL’ 40th anniversary. Tonight we wanted to pay tribute to him by looking back at his performances over the years and by remembering what he meant to us. It was a lot.”
He added: “Other people may have been on the show more times, or performed more frequently, but there was something different about a Prince performance It was special. It was an event. It was Prince.”
