February 10, 1979 Season 4 episode
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| Episode | 77 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Cicely Tyson |
| Musical Guest(s) | Talking Heads |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Take Me to the River" "Artists Only" |
| Previous Episode January 27, 1979 |
Next Episode February 17, 1979 |
The 11th episode of Season 4 and the 77th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 10, 1979, hosted by actress Cicely Tyson with musical guests the Talking Heads.
This was the only musical guest appearance for the Talking Heads, as well as David Byrne's musical guest debut (and SNL) debut and the only time hosting for Cicely Tyson.
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Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Won't Be Seen: Emergency starring Megan Marshack | ||
| Cutoff Cold Open | ||
| Cicely Tyson Monologue | Garrett Morris imitates Cicely Tyson as a bit but doesn't realize she was here. | |
| Elvis Presley's Coat Concert | ||
| The Widettes | ||
| The Shah's Final Days | ||
| Talking Heads performed "Take Me to the River" | ||
| Frontier Midwife | ||
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill Murray | ||
| Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer | ||
| Black Perspective | ||
| World at War | ||
| Ex-Police | ||
| Cicely sings Sicily | ||
| Litella-Vision | ||
| Talking Heads performed "Artists Only" | ||
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: January 27, 1979 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 17, 1979 |