SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE {KEVIN BACON, INXS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of live, late-night comedy/variety programs featuring topical satire. This episode, which is hosted by actor Kevin Bacon and features musical guest INXS, focuses primarily on the current engagement of the United States in war in the Persian Gulf. The program opens with a sketch that parodies nosy journalists, who ask Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (Phil Hartman) questions that, if answered, would give valuable confidential information to the Iraqis. Rob Schneider's infamous "Copy Guy" then appears to taunt harried office workers. The next sketch, "The Dark Side with Nat X," is one of several recurring skits that appear within the episode. Militant African-American host Nat X (Chris Rock) interviews Colin Powell (Tim Meadows), asking whether President Bush makes the general fetch him coffee. Nat X's tirade is followed by a bit titled "The Sarcastic Clapping Family of Southampton," about a wealthy clan that is unable to take even the most neutral of comments seriously. Australian band INXS then plays the song "Bitter Tears." During the program's traditional "Weekend Update" news parody, anchor Dennis Miller presents special commentary from guest correspondent A. Whitney Brown on the notion of a "smart" bomb. After the news, Al Franken offers some "Daily Affirmations" via the self-help character Stuart Smalley. INXS then plays "Suicide Blonde." In the final sketch, a lonely Desert Storm soldier (Kevin Bacon) sings a romantic ballad called "Cleaning My Rifle, Thinking of You." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 9, 1991 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:20:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:61533
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1975-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lorne Michaels … Executive Producer, Writer
- Audrey Peart Dickman … Coordinating Producer
- Ken Aymong … Supervising Producer
- James Downey … Producer, Writer
- Al Franken … Co-Producer, Writer
- Jack Handey … Co-Producer, Writer
- Robert Smigel … Co-Producer, Writer
- Liz Welch Tirrell … Associate Producer
- Dave Wilson … Director
- Tom Davis … Writer
- Warren Hutcherson … Writer
- Steven Koren … Writer
- Daniel McGrath … Writer
- Adam Sandler … Writer
- Herb Sargent … Writer
- Rob Schneider … Writer
- Bonnie Turner … Writer
- Terry Turner … Writer
- Christine Zander … Writer
- G.E. Smith … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director, Instrumentalist, Guitarist
- Cheryl Hardwick … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director, Instrumentalist
- Hal Willner … Music (Misc. Credits), Sketch Music Adaptations
- Lew Del Gatto … Music (Misc. Credits), The Live Band Arranger
- Smith, G.E. and the Saturday Night Live Band … Music Group
- Matt Chamberlain … Instrumentalist
- Earl Gardner … Instrumentalist
- Paul Ossola … Instrumentalist
- Leon Pendarvis … Instrumentalist
- Lenny Pickett … Instrumentalist
- Tony Price … Instrumentalist
- Enrique Prince … Instrumentalist
- Steve Turre … Instrumentalist
- George Young … Instrumentalist
- Kevin Bacon … Host
- INXS … Guest, Music Group
- Dana Carvey … Cast
- Chris Farley … Cast
- Phil Hartman … Cast
- Victoria Jackson … Cast
- Dennis Miller … Cast
- Mike Myers … Cast
- Kevin Nealon … Cast
- Chris Rock … Cast
- Julia Sweeney … Cast
- Tim Meadows … Cast
- Adam Sandler … Cast
- Rob Schneider … Cast
- Al Franken … Cast
- A. Whitney Brown … Cast
- George Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Colin Powell