That was the first time I saw Ornette Coleman Coleman, and my mind was also blown.
As a result of this thread, I found a YouTube vid about that episode, which claimed that Berle, when he announced Coleman, cracked, “Who’s she?”
Actually just a couple more.
Never saw the flick - bet they were too chicken to have a scene where Gilda, apparently, IRL, walked into the writers’ room as Uncle Milty was showing them his, um…you know what.
Actually SNL would occasionally push the envelope musically, like one time I’m watching this freak wearing a toque of mirror shards behind his keyboards and get introduced to Sun Ra. In '78.
If you’re in the service industry, like in hotels and restaurants, you do not want to be dealing with (gasp!) Carl Sagan!
I can imagine his constant complaints about the lack of brains have become a bit less metaphorical
I just spot-checked Berle’s SNL episode, he didn’t appear to make that crack when he intro’d Coleman. He says, “May I present to you Ornette Coleman! Let’s hear it once more!”
He says “once more” but it looks like Coleman only performed that one song.
Is it possible he made the crack in the opening monologue, where he says who the musical guest will be? As opposed to when he introduces Coleman, right before he plays?
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned Charlie Sheen and his infamous Two and a Half Men assholery from 14 years ago.
And his self-inflating ego. 
Very smelly, too
What are you talking about? Why Sagan?
Durn-it, I’ve found only this one source so far. (sure - it’s a little heavy-handedly hyper-sensitive, perhaps 
) I know there’s more; also heard a lot anecdotally back in the day.
One source and that third hand?
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Doubt as you wish?
Good enough for me?
So I took the bullet and endured his excruciating 7 minute opening monologue, which was chock full of jokes that were always painfully stale and frequently racist or sexist and making lame “ad libbed” quips about audience members (who were probably plants). It was… a lot.
But no mention of Coleman in the monologue. I also watched the goodnight and he didn’t say it then either.
Maybe I’ll screw up the courage to watch the full 90 minute episode, but I think I need time to wash off that first 7 minutes first.
Sagan was a complex character but driven to succeed – later becoming a millionaire and one of the most influential scientists of his time. However, this popularity left him open to criticism and jealousy amongst his peers, and whilst passionate about the need to educate the population, he could also be arrogant and dismissive of his fellow scientists.
And, reportedly, toward his students at Cornell; especially those who asked questions. At least he had enough grace not to do so while lecturing.
In 1982, Eddie Murphy replaced his 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte as SNL host. This story says Nolte dropped out the Tuesday before the show, so it was show week, even though no sketches had actually been put on paper at that point.
That was during the period that Lorne Michaels was not part of the show, and Executive Producer Dick Ebersol’s decision to make a current cast member host did not sit well with the rest of the cast, particularly when Murphy opened the show with, “Live from New York, it’s the Eddie Murphy Show!”
Legend has it that Nolte was seen that week partying at Studio 54, so both he and Murphy come off as jerks in the story.
Ah, the gas leak years. That explains why Klein didn’t mention it.
Here’s a transcript of the episode (it appears to repeat every line three times, but it’s still a transcript). No use of the words “Who’s she?” Coleman is only mentioned in the intro and before his lone musical performance.
IRT last night’s Grammys red carpet: here’s how to sign “Censori” in ASL:
But I only have two hands 
For those who didn’t watch the Grammy Awards, how does this relate to the subject of the thread? What the fuck is Censori anyhow?