>> Announcer: LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, FRED ARMISEN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE STANDING ON THIS STAGE HOSTING "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE." THE FINALE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE SEASON FINALE, THIS IS THE LAST ONE
EVER. SNL IS A VERY IMPORTANT PLACE TO
ME. I GOT MY START HERE, I GREW UP
HERE, I OWE EVERYTHING TO THIS PLACE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WHICH IS -- YES, YES.
WHICH IS WHY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ONE
MAN SHOW ABOUT MY TIME AT THIS INCREDIBLE INSTITUTION, IT'S
CALLED "LOVE FROM NEW YORK, I DID SATURDAY'S RIGHT."
AND IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO PERFORM PART OF IT FOR
YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M GOING TO DO A SCENE ABOUT MY AUDITION, IT'S ABOUT 2:40 LONG.
I'M JUST GOING TO CHANGE MY JACKET.
♪♪♪ >> HEY, EVERYBODY.
LOOK WHO IT IS. FUNNY FREDDIE.
HE THINKS HE'S GOING TO TELL JOKES FOR A LIVING.
HEY, FREDDIE. YOU'RE FUNNY ALL RIGHT, FUNNY
LOOKING. >> GROWING UP ON LONG ISLAND --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> -- NO ONE EVER GAVE ME MUCH
OF A CHANCE OF MAKING IT BIG IN SHOW BUSINESS.
>> WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A COMEDIAN, FREDDIE.
>> COME WORK WITH ME AT A PIZZA PARLOR.
>> MA WANTED ME TO SETTLE DOWN. >> WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIND A
NICE GIRL, FREDDIE. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
>> THE TRUTH WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR, UNTIL
ONE DAY THE PHONE RANG. RING RING, RING RING.
THE FUNNY THING ABOUT A PHONE CALL IS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S
GOING TO ANSWER IT. IT COULD BE YOUR AUNT, YOUR
GRANDMOTHER, AN OLD FRIEND. A WRONG NUMBER.
BUT THIS, THIS WAS THE CALL THAT CHANGED MY LIFE.
>> HELLO? WHAT?
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"? YOU WANT ME TO AUDITION?
THIS BETTER NOT BE A JOKE. AND IT WASN'T A JOKE.
IT WAS THE REALEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE.
AFTER I PACKED MY SUITCASE, I RAN TO THE TRAIN STATION SO
FAST, I SWEAR MY FEET DIDN'T TOUCH THE GROUND.
>> LOOK AT FUNNY FREDDIE GO. HE'LL BE BACK FUNNY FREDDIE.
NOBODY MAKES IT OUT OF THIS TOWN.
>> I COULDN'T HEAR THEM. BECAUSE I PUT ON MY HEADPHONES
AND I WAS LISTENING TO "NEW YORK NEW YORK" BY THE CHAIRMAN
HIMSELF, FRANK SINATRA. I COULDN'T AFFORD THE RIGHTS TO
THAT SONG, I HAVE TO DO A SOUND A LIKE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND. ♪ NEW YORK CITY, LIVIN' IN NEW
YORK CITY ♪ >> THE NEXT THING I KNEW, WE
WERE PULLING INTO 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
AND I'M ON THIS STAGE DOING MY AUDITION.
I HIT HIM WITH THE LIBERACE. I'M A BAD BOY.
AND THEN RINGO. PEACE AND LOVE, PEACE AND LOVE.
AND THEN I FINISH IT OFF WITH PRINCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> WHEN IT'S OVER, I FLOAT ON
THE STAGE. MY FEET DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE
GROUND. AN NBC PAGE WALKED UP TO ME.
MR. LORNE MICHAELS WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU.
THE LORNE MICHAELS? BEFORE I KNOW IT, I'M SITTING IN
HIS OFFICE. THE WALLS ARE LINED WITH
PICTURES OF HIM. A FEW FROM THE '70s, A FEW FROM
THE '80s. NONE OF THEM FROM THE PAST TEN
YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED TO
TALK OR HE IS. FINALLY HE BREAKS HIS SILENCE.
>> YOU'RE VERY FUNNY, AND I THINK YOU HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE.
>> HE SOUNDED EXACTLY THE WAY I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WOULD.
>> HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK HERE?
I WALKED OUTSIDE IN A DAZE. I GRABBED THE FIRST PERSON I
COULD SEE. IS THIS A DREAM?
IS THIS A DREAM? IS THIS A DREAM?
IS THIS A DREAM? IS THIS A DREAM?
IS THIS A DREAM? YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ANSWER.
IS THIS A DREAM? IS THIS A DREAM?
IS THIS A DREAM? I'M ASKING YOU, IS THIS A DREAM?
YOU'RE RUINING IT, SORRY. >> I TAKE THE TRAIN HOME, AND I
SWEAR THE WHALES DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE TRACKS.
[ LAUGHTER ] AS I GOT OFF, I LOOKED AROUND MY
TOWN AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T EVEN LIVE HERE ANY MORE.
BUT THEN I HEARD A VOICE, HEY, FUNNY FREDDIE.
OH, NO, THOSE TWO GUYS WHO NEVER BELIEVED IN ME, THEY ALWAYS GAVE
ME A HARD TIME. HEY, FUNNY FREDDIE.
>> WHAT? WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. >> THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I
THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE.
YEAH, I'M GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE.
THE CRITICS SAID THIS PART IS TOO LONG, BUT I LIKE IT.
OKAY, DIM THE LIGHTS NOW. NOT SO FAST.
NOT QUICK. SLOW.
NOT TO 22, DO 24. THERE WE GO.
OKAY. BRING THEM BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
NOW BACK DOWN. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, OUT,
OUT, OUT. DOWN.
OKAY, FULLY UP, RIGHT BACK UP. AND THERE WE ARE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE NEXT
HAMILTON. WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT. COURTNEY BARNETT IS HERE.
STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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