December 19, 1987 Season 13 episode
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| Episode | 241 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Paul Simon |
| Musical Guest(s) | Linda Ronstadt & The Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Los Laureles" "La Cigarra" "Under African Skies" |
| Previous Episode December 12, 1987 |
Next Episode January 23, 1988 |
The 8th episode of Season 13 and the 241st episode of Saturday Night Live premieres on December 19, 1987, hosted by the legendary folk (and rock) singer Paul Simon with musical guests Linda Ronstadt & The Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. This is Paul Simon's 4th hosting stint, and this is also the 7th musical guest appearance on SNL for him, and Linda Ronstadt made her 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL.
This is also even the only musical guest appearance on SNL for the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Featured Player[]
- Cameo by Paul Martin Simon
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| 30th Christmas Cold Opening | Jesus is turning 30, and the apostles have planned a surprise party for him. | |
| Opening montage | ||
| Monologue by Paul Simon | Making his fourth hosting stint and his seventh musical guest appearance, Paul Simon and the namesake Senator from Illinois discuss their confused engagements with each other. | |
| Gary Hart Ad | Gary Hart’s effect on women makes him too hard for them to get him out of their mind. | |
| Castaways | Stranded on a desert island, David (Paul Simon) is astounded by how well made his fellow castaway’s (Victoria Jackson) Christmas presents for him are. | |
| Master Thespian | Master Thespian (Jon Lovitz) is challenged by his role as Macy’s department store Santa. | |
| Linda Ronstadt & The Mariachi Vargas performed “Los Laureles” & “La Cigarra” | ||
| Weekend Update With Dennis Miller | A rebound for Dennis Miller this week, with some above-average jokes and a few other bits like asking “the people” about Gary Hart re-entering the race and the “shocking and disturbing” Jerry Lewis film. The highlight, of course, is the first appearance of Dana Carvey’s Dennis Miller impression, after the awkwardly aborted attempt in the Candice Bergen show. It does show that Miller has become a bit of a self-parody by this point, but Carvey’s impression pretty much nails it. | |
| Still Sweeney Sisters: Ski Lodge | ||
| Subway | A panhandler (Phil Hartman) has a different story for each pass of the subway car. | |
| Pumping Up with Hans & Franz | Hans (Dana Carvey) & Franz (Kevin Nealon) show some exercises to “help“ Scott (Paul Simon) recovers from injury and give an update on flabby Helmut’s (Phil Hartman) progress. | |
| Succinctly Speaking | Tarzan (Kevin Nealon), Tonto (Jon Lovitz), and Frankenstein (Phil Hartman) give terse takes on fire, bread, and the INF treaty. | |
| Season's Greetings from Tonto, Tarzan, Frankenstein | Tarzan (Kevin Nealon), Tonto (Jon Lovitz), and Frankenstein (Phil Hartman) sing “Away In Manger”. | |
| Paul Simon & Linda Ronstadt performed “Under African Skies” | ||
| Texas Diner | Anita (Jan Hooks) discusses the past year with her co-workers (Nora Dunn and Phil Hartman) and community college teacher beau (Dana Carvey). | |
| A Message from Jon Lovitz to Future Viewers | Jon Lovitz has some words for those who may be watching this show in syndication in the future. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Paul Simon explains that the Senator really did have to leave early for his next political engagement (he was present for the dress rehearsal goodnights, though). Linda Ronstadt says “Feliz Navidad”. |
Trivia[]
- Dana Carvey appeared during Weekend Update as Dennis Miller for the first time.
- This also marked the final permanent episode for longtime/original writer Rosie Shuster (who was previously a writer from 1975-1980, and wrote for the entire 1981-82 season, before coming back at the start of the previous season in 1986), as she left the show after 7½ non-consecutive years.
| Preceded by: December 12, 1987 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 23, 1988 |