January 19, 1991 Season 16 episode
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| Episode | 297 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Sting |
| Musical Guest(s) | Sting |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"All This Time" "Mad About You" "Purple Haze" |
| Previous Episode January 12, 1991 |
Next Episode February 9, 1991 |
The 11th episode of Season 16 and the 297th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by English musician, singer and songwriter Sting who also served as musical guest. This is the first-time hosting and the 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL for Sting. It premiered on January 19, 1991.
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Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Wayne's World Cold Open | Wayne’s World- opinions on the best & worst of Gulf War TV coverage. Stars Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar | |
| Monologue by Sting | Host Sting talks about the irony of him turning down previously-offered hosting gigs from earlier in the season, only for the week chose in advance to end up being the same week that the Gulf War broke out. Sting then performs “All This Time” | |
| Hedley and Wyche | British people love brushing with sugary Hedley & Wyche toothpaste. | |
| Elevator | During a long elevator ride, fans (Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey) sing Sting’s songs to him | |
| The Sinatra Group | Frank Sinatra (Phil Hartman), Sinead O’Connor (Jan Hooks), & others discuss various issues | |
| Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey | on figuring out why clowns seem frightening. The very first installment of this sketch. | |
| Copy Machine | Richard Laymer (Rob Schneider) bombards his co-workers with elaborate nicknames. The debut of another reccuring sketch. Host Sting once again appears as himself | |
| Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey | On the definition of cowardice | |
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | One-man mobile uplink unit Al Franken reports on the Gulf War from Baghdad. David Spade gives his thoughts on what’s in & what’s out. Dennis Miller demonstrates the mating habits of the dancing Coke can | |
| Sting performed "Mad About You" | ||
| Dr. Frankenstein | Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) tries to expand his monster (Phil Hartman)’s verbal skills | |
| Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey | On telling kids where rain comes from | |
| Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin | Paul Baldwin (Mike Myers) takes calls about dogs & daughters. The third debut of a majoring recurring segment. Although the character of Paul Baldwin, would be reworked into Linda Richman | |
| Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey | On the contents of a big shark’s stomach | |
| First Impression | Flashbacks show the first time (Victoria Jackson) met husband’s (Sting) parents. | |
| Sting performed "Purple Haze" | ||
| Poet | Ernie Hitchens (Mike Myers) suggests Tommy Hughes (Sting)’s bleak poetry could be brighter. | |
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- This episode featured the debuts of Deep Thoughts, Richmeister, and Coffee Talk, three recurring sketches that would help define early 90s era SNL.
| Preceded by: January 12, 1991 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 9, 1991 |