>> Prince has been a special presence here at "Saturday Night Live" for the
last four decades.
From his debut on the show as a
22-year-old in 1981 to his
surprise performance at the
after party for the "SNL" 40th
anniversary, which I'll talk
more about later, tonight we
wanted to pay tribute to him by
looking back at his performances
on the show over the years and
by remembering what he meant to
us.
It was a lot.
Other people may have been on
the show more times or performed
more frequently, but there was
always something different about
a Prince performance.
It was special.
It was an event.
It was Prince.
Times have changed.
Styles have come and gone.
But no matter what, Prince has
never not been cool.
I mean, from my generation and
our generation, he was -- It was
Prince and Madonna,
Michael Jackson -- They were the
Elvis and Beatles, the
Marilyn Monroe, the James Dean.
They were icons -- bigger,
larger than life.
Fashion, music, every single
thing.
You couldn't take your eyes off
of them.
I mean, he had his own color.
Who has their own color?
He owns purple.
Who -- No one -- You can't just
pick a color and go, "That's my
thing."
The guy was just amazing.
When you see these performances,
every single one of them, it's
just electric.
He lived his music and played --
It just came through him.
And if you don't know all of his
work, tonight is just gonna be a
treat for you guys.
And we have an exclusive video
from the after party that's
never been shown anywhere.
We'd like to show that to you,
too just to see how much he
just -- he just...
He's Prince.
Ladies and gentlemen, Prince.
>> And now, here's Prince! [ Cheers and applause ]
>> Down with war! Party up! 1, 2, 3!
[ "Partyup" plays ]
♪ We don't give a damn ♪ We just want to jam and party up ♪
♪ Party up, got to party up
♪ You see that army bag
♪ Such a double drag, party up
♪ Party up
♪ Got to, got to, got to
party up ♪
♪ Party
♪ Unh, got to party down
[ Instrumental flourish ]
♪ Revolutionary rock 'n' roll
♪ Goin' uptown
♪ How you gonna make me kill somebody I don't even know? ♪ [ Instrumental break ]
♪ They got the draft ♪ I just laugh and party up ♪ Party up, got to party up
♪ You see, now, fightin' war
is such a freakin bore ♪
♪ Party up
♪ Got to, got to, got to
party up ♪
♪ Party
♪ Got to party down
♪ Oh, it's all about what's in your mind ♪ ♪ Goin' uptown
♪ I don't want to die
♪ I just want to have
a bloody good time ♪
♪ Party up, got to party up ♪ Oh, yeah
♪ Party up, got to party up [ Clicks tongue ] [ Instrumental break ]
♪ Because of their half-baked mistakes ♪ ♪ We get ice cream, no cake
♪ All lies, no truth
♪ Is it fair
to kill the youth? ♪
♪ Party up
♪ Ooh, got to party up ♪ Party up, got to party up ♪ Party up, now
♪ Party up, got to party up
♪ You got to party up
♪ Party up, got to party up
♪ You got to party up
♪ Party up, got to party up
[ Clicks tongue ] ♪ Unh
[ Instrumental break ]
[ Instrumental break continues ]
♪ Party up, got to party up ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Party up, got to party up
♪ You gonna have to fight
your own damn war ♪
♪ 'Cause we don't wanna
fight no more ♪
♪ You gonna have to fight
your own damn war ♪
♪ 'Cause we don't wanna
fight no more ♪
[ Thud ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> In 1989, Prince performed on the "SNL" 15th anniversary special.
He'd just done the music for the
movie "Batman."
So when you see this clip,
you'll realize why there's a
Batman logo behind him.
Here again with "Electric Chair"
is Prince.
>> Usually "Saturday Night Live" has musical guests long before you've heard of them...or long
after you've heard of them.
But tonight we have someone at
exactly the right time.
Ladies and gentlemen -- Prince.
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> Yow!
What we like to do is get
everybody in here clapping their
hands, if you don't mind.
Yow! [ Intro to "Electric Chair" playing ]
♪ I saw your friend first ♪ That's who I danced with ♪ All the time
I was watchin' you ♪
[ Guitar slide ]
♪ The music rocked us
♪ Our eyes locked, thus
♪ Makin' us see
a trippy picture shoo ♪
♪ Ooh
♪ If a man is considered
guilty ♪
♪ For what goes on in his mind
♪ Give me the electric chair
♪ For all my future crimes, oh
♪ You whispered something ♪ It took my mind out ♪ Like a G-flat major
with an "E" in the bass ♪
♪ Your face looked so good ♪ I wanted to touch your mouth ♪ My brain is jackin'
all over the place ♪
♪ Ooh
♪ If a man is considered
guilty ♪
♪ For what goes on in his mind
♪ Give me the electric chair
♪ For all my future crimes, oh
[ Instrumental break ]
Yow!
>> ♪ Oh, wee-oh
>> ♪ Let's take a drive, love ♪ So we can make up our minds, love ♪
♪ To commit the crimes
of passion ♪
♪ That sets us free
>> ♪ Me lovin' you, you lovin'
♪ Meeeeeee
>> Yow!
[ Instrumental break ]
Electric chair! ♪ I saw your friend first ♪ That's who I danced with
♪ All the time
I was watchin' you ♪
[ Musical flourish ]
♪ The music rocked us
♪ Our eyes locked, thus
♪ Makin' us see
a trippy picture shoo ♪
Oh, ooh, yeah!
>> ♪ If a man is considered
guilty ♪
♪ For what goes on in his mind
♪ Give me the electric chair
♪ For all my future crimes, oh
>> ♪ You know I'm guilty, yeah
>> ♪ For all my future crimes,
oh ♪
>> ♪ Guilty, yeah
>> ♪ For all my future crimes,
oh ♪
>> ♪ If you don't
really love me ♪
>> ♪ Then give me
the electric chair ♪
>> Oh!
♪ Electric chair
[ Instrumental break ]
[ Guitar solo ]
[ Bass plays ]
Boom! [ Instrumental break continues ]
[ Music stops ] [ Cheers and applause ]
>> Ladies and gentlemen -- Prince. [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Intro to "Fury" plays ]
>> ♪ You must have heard it on the news this morning ♪ ♪ Congratulations
♪ A new star is born
♪ Sun to a shadow
♪ Rose to a thorn
♪ There ain't no fury
like a woman scorned ♪
Yeah!
[ Instrumental break ]
♪ Y'all must have dug it ♪ When you did your thang ♪ It's like a song
everybody wanna sang ♪
♪ When the music's over
♪ Your ears ring
♪ With a voice that's saying,
"Queen got no King" ♪
♪ He got a message saying you tried to reach him on the phone ♪
♪ He didn't wanna answer ♪ 'Cause he's so afraid ♪ You'd probably tell him
just to leave you alone ♪
I'll bet you heard he got
another band.
[ Guitar flourish ]
They're makin' money, they're
makin' plans.
♪ You feel left out
♪ But you need to understand
♪ Word on the street,
he's still your man ♪
[ Instrumental break ]
♪ Look out ♪ Here comes your rainy day ♪ So you think you got
a good reason to say ♪
♪ All that's in your heart
♪ Come what may
♪ Even though his might get
♪ Broken
♪ Who's the guilty one
♪ When there ain't no judge
or jury? ♪
♪ Shadow to the sun
♪ Next to the one
♪ Hell ain't got no
♪ Fury
[ Guitar solo ]
♪ Ahhhhh ♪ Ahhhhh-ohh ♪ Ahhhhh-ahh-ohh
Will this song have a happy ending? Oh, will his heart need a
mending?
Oh, what's her name?
Only she knows.
Only the woman knows.
Only she knows.
[ Guitar slide ]
♪ Two sides to every story
♪ One man's gloom
♪ Is another man's glory
♪ Sun to a shadow
♪ Rose to a thorn
♪ There ain't no fury
like a woman scorned ♪
♪ Ain't no fury like a woman scorned ♪
♪ No fury like a woman scorned >> No! Aaaah!
>> ♪ No fury like a woman scorned ♪
[ Guitar solo ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Outro plays ] [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Music stops ] [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
>> Here's a clip from 2006. The host was Steve Martin. And the song is
"Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed."
And watch for the end of this
'cause you'll get to see a
little bit of how funny Prince
was.
He gives a shout-out to
Molly Shannon's character
Mary Katherine Gallagher.
And at the end, he goes,
"Superstar!"
Check this out.
>> Once again -- Prince, featuring Támar. [ "Beautiful, Loved And Blessed"
plays ]
>> ♪ Yeah
♪ Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah
♪ When you found me ♪ I was just a piece of clay ♪ I was formless
♪ You gave me a new name
♪ With the breath of life
♪ I now live abundantly
♪ All I needed
♪ Was the potter's hand
♪ And the blood on Calvary,
yeah ♪
♪ But too much power
♪ Can sometimes turn to shame
♪ Too much desire
♪ Sometimes makes you feel
the same ♪
♪ But forgiveness
♪ Is how you win the game
♪ I begged for truth
♪ I know the truth
♪ And that is when you came
and said I was ♪
>> ♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ I'm better than
the day before ♪
♪ 'Cause you made me confess
that I am ♪
♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ When you're free,
you're really free, indeed ♪
♪ All you gotta do
is just plant the seed ♪
>> ♪ A constant battle
♪ To stay ahead of the game
♪ Is anybody famous
♪ When everybody wants fame?
♪ Always trying
to break you down ♪
♪ Thinkin' it'll raise 'em up
♪ I just wanna be happy
♪ Come, take this bitter cup
from me ♪
♪ If I were to ever
♪ Write down my life story
♪ I can truly say
♪ With all the fame and glory
♪ I was just a piece of clay
♪ In need of the potter's hand
♪ Oh, oh, that's when you
whispered to me, girl ♪
>> ♪ The words I so now
understand, oh ♪
♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ I'm better than
the day before ♪
♪ 'Cause you made me confess
that I am ♪
♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ When you're free,
you're really free, indeed ♪
♪ All you gotta do
is just plant the seed ♪
>> ♪ Hey, hey, hey
♪ Wake up, it's a new day
>> That's right.
>> ♪ Hey, hey, hey
♪ Wave your hands in the air
and say, yeah ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey
♪ Wake up, it's a new day
♪ Hey, hey, hey
♪ Wave your hands in the air
and say, yeah ♪
♪ Ohhhh-ohh-ohh
♪ You got to know
you're beautiful ♪
>> ♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
>> ♪ Ohhhh
♪ I'm better than
the day before ♪
♪ 'Cause you made me the best
♪ And I am
♪ Beautiful
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ When you're free,
you're really free, indeed ♪
♪ All you gotta do
is just plant the seed ♪
♪ Beautiful
>> Whoo!
>> ♪ Loved and blessed
>> ♪ I ain't tryin' to to put
nobody down ♪
>> ♪ But still I must confess
that I am ♪
♪ Beautiful, oh-oh
♪ Loved and blessed
♪ When you're free,
you're really free, indeed ♪
♪ All you gotta do
is just plant the seed ♪
>> Aaah!
♪ The seed
[ Instrumental break ]
[ Music stops ] Thank you. [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Music restarts ]
"3121."
March 21.
Beautiful, loved and blessed.
♪ Unh
May 2nd.
Go on! [ Music stops ] Superstar.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE SO LUCKY TONIGHT! GET UP OUT YOUR SEAT AND WELCOME
PRINCE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Y'ALL READY? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WHOO!
COME ON, CHARLOTTE. ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH-OOH ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH
>> ♪ IN THIS BRAND NEW AGE ♪ WE DO EVERYTHING QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY ♪
♪ ALL OF OUR LIFE'S A STAGE
>> ♪ YEAH
>> ♪ EVERYBODY STARS
♪ REALITY SO BLURRY
♪ IF YOU SCREAM OUT LOUD
♪ LOUD
♪ THE TOP OF YOUR VOICE WOULDN'T
BE HIGH, HIGHER THAN THE CROWD ♪
♪ NO
♪ TATTOO-LESS AND PROUD
♪ YEAH
♪ WE'RE GETTING HIGH ON
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE
CLOUDS ♪
♪ NO
♪ WE DON'T NEED NO CLOUDS
♪ NO
♪ YOU SHOULD NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
THE POWER OF A KISS ON THE NECK
WHEN SHE DOESN'T EXPECT ♪
♪ A KISS ON THE NECK WHEN SHE
DOESN'T EXPECT ♪
♪ A KISS ON THE NECK
♪ AND EVERY TIME YOU CATCH HER
SINGIN' IN THE SHOWER ♪
♪ YOU SHOULD GO AND GET A
FLOWER ♪
♪ DON'T MATTER WHAT THE HOUR
♪ JUST RUB IT ON HER BACK
♪ RUB IT ON HER BACK
>> ♪ WHEN LIFE'S A STAGE
♪ IN THIS BRAND NEW AGE
♪ HOW DO WE ENGAGE?
♪ BULLYING JUST FOR FUN
♪ NO WONDER THERE'S SO MANY
GUNS ♪
♪ MAYBE WE'RE BETTER OFF IN
SPACE ♪
>> ♪ LOST MY JOB AT MICKEY D's ♪ FOR GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH FOOD FOR FREE ♪
♪ BUT I COULDN'T WATCH ANOTHER
BLACK CHILD GO TO SCHOOL ♪
♪ WITH NOTHING TO EAT
♪ TOOK TO THE STREETS ♪ RAISED BY THE MUSIC, FED BY THE BEAT ♪
♪ SEEING HOW LONG WE COULD STAY
OUT OF JAIL IS OUR WAY ♪
♪ THAT'S HOW WE COMPETE
[ INDISTINCT SINGING ]
♪ NOTHING TO SAVE AND NOT A THING TO LEARN ♪ ♪ NEVER REALLY HAPPENED
JUST REALLY GOOD AT PRETENDING.
♪ EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD WANTS TO BE A STAR ♪ ♪ DO YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO
GET THAT FAR? ♪
♪ IF ROCKET SHIPS DIDN'T COST
MORE THAN A CAR ♪
♪ BROTHER, I'D MOVE, I'D MOVE,
I'D MOVE TO MARZ ♪
[ "ANOTHERLOVE" PLAYS ]
♪ YOU SAID I WAS WHAT YOU
WANTED ♪
♪ LIAR, LIAR
♪ YOU NEVER WANTED ME THAT WAY
♪ NO
♪ I WAS JUST SOMETHING YOU
FLAUNTED ♪
♪ HIRED, FIRED
♪ YOU NEVER HAD A PLAN TO STAY
♪ NO
♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT AROUND
HERE ♪
♪ FIND ANOTHER, ANOTHER LOVE
♪ ANYONE CAN SEE IT'S SO CLEAR
♪ I'LL FIND ANOTHER, ANOTHER
LOVE ♪
♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS, BABY
♪ FIND ANOTHER, ANOTHER LOVE
YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO FAKE
IT, NO.
♪ MOVE ON ♪ MOVE ON ♪ MOVE ON
♪ FIND ANOTHER LOVE
♪ YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A
♪ USED TO THINK I WAS SO MUCH
FUN ♪
♪ NOW I'M JUST THE GUILTY ONE
♪ EVERYTHING WE USED TO SHARE
♪ OUR CLOTHES AND EVEN OUR
HAIR ♪
♪ ALL YOU SEE IS WHAT I DID
♪ HOW COME I CAN'T TELL ME THAT
KID ♪
♪ BEHIND MY BACK, I'M JUST A
SO-AND-SO ♪
♪ BUT I'M THE GREATEST LIVING
SOUL YOU'LL EVER KNOW ♪
>> ♪ ANOTHER, ANOTHER LOVE
♪ ANOTHER, ANOTHER LOVE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> February 15, 2015, "Saturday Night Live" had their 40th anniversary.
It was the most unbelievable
night that I can even discuss.
I was standing here with
Justin Timberlake.
In the crowd, there was
star-studded.
Every single human being that
you love was in this room.
Jack Nicholson there, Tom Hanks,
there was Taylor Swift, there
was Miley Cyrus.
It was unbelievable.
Just packed. Just star-studded.
It was so fun.
At the end of the show, they had
the after party at the Plaza
here in New York city.
So I go into the after party.
I walk in.
And -- Trust me, this story gets
to Prince eventually.
I walk in with my wife, and
somebody goes, "Jimmy, they're
calling for you.
Dan Aykroyd and Paul McCartney
are saying your name.
They're on the stage."
So what happened was Lorne set
up this thing where there were
instruments set up on a stage --
no band -- and just said, "Hey,
if people feel like playing and
jamming out, just let that
happen."
This is just so how
"Saturday Night Live" works.
It's the coolest party.
I mean, the best comedians, the
best actors, the biggest
musicians, you know, just all in
one room.
So people -- Paul McCartney and
Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi are
jamming out, and I get up
onstage with them.
They call me up.
So I start singing with them.
And then, you know, Dan Aykroyd
would do these types of after
parties, where he'd be the emcee
and just have people come up and
jam out, and that's how the
Blues Brothers became invented.
Blah, blah, blah.
But, again, this story will get
to Prince.
So we're doing this, and
Dan Aykroyd looks at me.
He goes, "Okay, Jimmy, take it
from here, man.
I've done this for 40 years.
Now you keep the party rolling."
And, you know, it's the
challenge, and you do what a
performer does.
You accept the challenge.
And I had to host and emcee this
jam session.
So I'm getting different people
to come up.
I said, "Taylor, do you want to
come up?"
So Taylor Swift came up, sang a
song with Paul McCartney.
All the girls helped me out that
night.
Ariana Grande got up and sang a
song with Debbie Harry from
Blondie was there.
Miley Cyrus sang a song.
People were just coming up.
B-52's -- It got crazy.
Elvis Costello.
There's just so many names.
I'm gonna forget a bunch of
them, too.
But then, you know, at one
point, we were onstage, and I
saw Bill Murray, and I go, like,
"Do you want to come up?"
And he's like, "I'll come up."
So Bill came up, and then with
Bill came Martin Short and
Maya Rudolph.
And we're all just singing and
hanging out, and Chris Rock got
up.
And Dave Chappelle -- Again,
this will get to Prince
eventually.
And I should have -- a lot of
name-dropping.
I apologize.
It's what happens.
Dave Chappelle comes up, and he
says -- He goes, "Hey, man,
Prince is here.
And I bet you if you did it in
the right way, you could get him
to perform."
And so I go, "Okay."
And at this point, it's 4:30 in
the morning.
So at this point, all bets are
off.
I can't be polite and say,
"Hello."
So I just said, "Prince, if
you're in the room, I dare you
to come up and sing something
with us."
All of a sudden, the crowd
parted.
I mean, this is like --
Everybody was there -- Jay Z,
Beyoncé.
They part the way for this man.
That's how awesome this guy is.
And a cloud of -- I think it
really was a cloud of purple
smoke -- And just kind of --
This dude floated, and you just
see this, like, little afro
floating toward you.
And it's almost like he had,
like, rockets on his legs or
something.
He wasn't really even walking.
He was just kind of hover-- And
he hovered towards and floated
to the stage.
I'm like, "Oh, my gosh, it
works."
It's like Batman.
If you put up a signal, he shows
up.
And he came out, and he's got,
like, that kind of charming
face, where he's like, "Yeah, I
know.
I'm a performer.
I'm gonna perform.
I'm gonna kill this."
And he got up, and he had these
gloves on.
And he pulled off his gloves,
and I held his gloves, which was
great because I can't dance.
So just kind of dancing and
holding gloves is kind of
cooler.
And he got up, and it was
unbelievable.
He just picked up a guitar that
was there and just made it his
own and played "Let's Go Crazy."
Every single person -- I mean,
you name it -- who's at this
thing came rushing to the stage
to watch this guy perform and
destroy.
And there's just so much joy and
love and fun put into this
thing.
It was just -- It was the
greatest, coolest party you
could even imagine.
I mean, imagine the Oscars and
the Grammys and everything
combined.
That's what this party was, and
he was there to show up.
I mean, to open with
Paul McCartney and end with
Prince, it's just a crazy thing
I'll never, ever forget, ever.
And, you know, it's not like he
came and, like, "Get out of the
way.
This is my stage."
He was like, "Oh, sing with me."
So Chris Rock and I were
singing, you know, the backup to
"Let's Go Crazy" with Prince.
And we were, like, you know, the
Vanity and Apollonia of the
night.
And it was amazing.
And when he finished, the last
line is, "Take me away."
And Prince gets what he wants,
and he was taken away.
He floated off.
And that was the last time I saw
him.
But here's a little bit of that
night.
This has not been shown
anywhere.
So it's Prince when he showed up
at our 40th anniversary for
"Saturday Night Live" party.
Enjoy this.
[ Slow-tempo rock music playing ]
[ Cheering ]
[ Music continues ]
>> ♪ If you don't like ♪ The world we're living in ♪ Take a look around you
♪ At least you got friends
♪ I called my old lady
♪ For a friendly word
♪ She picked up the phone
♪ Dropped it on the floor
Ah! Ah! Oh!
♪ Are we gonna let
the elevator bring us down? ♪
>> ♪ Oh, no! Let's go!
>> ♪ Let's go crazy
♪ Lose control
♪ Let's look
for the purple banana ♪
♪ Till they put us
in the truck ♪
Whoo!
[ Instrumental break ]
Y'all ready? [ Cheering ] [ Guitar solo ]
♪ Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down? ♪ >> ♪ Oh, no! Let's go!
>> Let's get down! >> ♪ Oh! ♪ Oh!
>> ♪ Oh!
♪ Oh!
>> ♪ Oh!
♪ Oh!
>> ♪ Oh!
[ Bass guitar solo ]
[ Instrumental break continues ]
[ Guitar solo ]
[ Cheering ]
>> Come on!
Come on! Come on! Come on!
[ Instrumental break continues ]
[ Cheering ]
>> ♪ Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down? ♪ >> ♪ Oh, no! Let's go!
[ Guitar solo ]
>> Hey! [ Cheering ]
[ Outro plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Aah! [ Music stops ] >> Thank you very much,
everybody!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much, Prince!
>> One of the biggest Prince fans is Fred Armisen, a great cast member here at
"Saturday Night Live."
And he does a great impression
of Prince.
He would do this show called
"The Prince Show" with
Maya Rudolph.
She would play Beyoncé.
And it was a talk show, as if
those two got together and
hosted a talk show.
So here's a few of our favorite
"Prince Shows."
Take a look at this.
[ Organ plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> Dearly beloved... We are gathered here to get through this thing called my
talk show.
So, if you will, my co-host,
Ms. Beyoncé Knowles.
[ Upbeat music plays ]
>> Whoo!
♪ "Prince Show" >> ♪ Everybody wants to be free ♪
>> ♪ It's Prince, yo
♪ Whoa
>> ♪ In the back
of my limousine ♪
>> ♪ It's the "Prince Show"
♪ Ooh!
>> ♪ Come and take a ride
with me ♪
>> ♪ Join me under the waterfall
and climb the rainbow tree ♪
>> Prince wants to start the show. And remember, no flash
photography.
>> It's the "Prince Show," with
co-host Beyoncé Knowles.
[ Upbeat music plays ]
[ Applause ]
>> My first guest is the
grand duchess of music.
Please welcome
Ms. Patti LaBelle.
[ Funky music plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> ♪ Creole lady
marmala-a-a-de ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Girl, I'm not feeling those
makeup people.
They drew mama's eyes on too
high.
Got me looking surprised.
And she is not well for that.
What's right is what's real.
Whew! It's hot in here.
>> Patti LaBelle, Prince needs
some time to think about what
you just said.
>> That's okay, baby. Beyoncé, look at you. You look so skinny.
How much weight you -- how much
you weigh, girl?
>> I don't know.
It depends on my weave.
>> I don't know how you stay so
skinny, girl, and stay on top.
I mean, I tried that Atkins, and
it gave mama the toots.
>> So, Ms. LaBelle, I wonder,
have you ever seen your face on
the cover of a fashion magazine?
>> Boyfriend, let me tell you a
story.
I was in the airport, and --
whoosh -- somebody took my
picture, and I didn't think much
about it till I saw my face on
the cover of Black Hairstyles
magazine.
And I was like, "When did I pose
for that?"
Then, in the background, I saw a
baggage claim.
Mama ain't get no money for
that, hell no.
>> Patti -- Patti LaBelle,
Prince wants you to sit on that
carousel horse.
>> All right.
This gonna take me a while in
these pumps.
>> My next guest radiates a
beauty supreme.
Please welcome Ms. Sharon Stone.
[ Applause ]
>> Prince, you are an icon of the ages. [ Chuckles ]
You have steered a nation toward
a cascadence of understanding.
You are the unctuous reason why
we love music.
It's impossible not to dance to
you.
[ Chuckles ]
>> Almost there.
Almost there.
>> Sharon Stone, I wonder, have
you ever smelled another man's
perfume?
>> Oh, a lot of times.
Who says you can't be 29 and
sexy?
>> [ Breathing heavily ] I made it. I made it.
I'm up on the carousel horse.
I made it up here, boyfriend.
And I did it ♪ on my ow-- ohh!
[ Thud ]
>> Ha!
Patti LaBelle, you are a joyity.
[ Chuckles ]
Hey, you guys, where did Prince
go?
Prince? Prince?
>> Everybody, please move out
the way.
Prince is about to have a
tantrum.
[ Slow-tempo music plays ]
>> ♪ Ooh-oh
♪ Ooh
♪ Ow-ooh
♪ Ow-ooh-ow-doo
♪ Ooh
♪ Ow, sometimes I just wanna
♪ Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
♪ I just wanna
♪ I get the feeling that
♪ Ooh!
♪ Ooh, sometimes
♪ Sometimes
♪ Ow! Ooh-ooh-ooh
♪ Hoo! How!
♪ Sometimes I wanna scre-e-eam
♪ Oh, oh, oh
>> Let it out, sugar.
Don't hold back.
>> I'm through with this.
Let's get out of here.
>> ♪ "Prince Show"
>> ♪ Everybody wants
to be free ♪
>> ♪ It's Prince, yo
♪ Whoa
>> ♪ In the back
of my limousine ♪
>> ♪ It's the "Prince Show"
♪ Ooh!
>> ♪ Come and take a ride
with me ♪
>> ♪ Join me under the waterfall
and climb the rainbow tree ♪
>> [ Vocalizing ]
[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL? YOU READY FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY
DELUXE?
WE'RE GOING UPTOWN.
HELP ME OUT, BEYONCé.
>> WHOO!
♪ PRINCE SHOW
>> ♪ THE SNOW IS EVERYWHERE
>> ♪ DECK THE HALLS, Y'ALL
>> ♪ THE SNOW IS IN YOUR HAIR
>> ♪ IT'S PRINCE'S CHRISTMAS
SHOW ♪
>> ♪ YOU GOT A LITTLE SNOW DOWN
THERE ♪
>> Both: ♪ JOIN ME UNDER THE
MISTLETOE ♪
♪ AND CLIMB THE FUNKY STAIRS
>> PRINCE WANTS YOU TO ENJOY THE
HOLIDAY SEASON.
BUT REMEMBER, DON'T DRINK AND
DRIVE.
IT'S THE
"PRINCE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL," WITH
CO-HOST, BEYONCé KNOWLES. >> MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTOR
EXTRAORDINAIRE.
HE'S PLAYED MANY ROLES IN THIS
THING CALLED [Echoing] LIFE.
AND NOW HE'S IN
"MEET THE FOCKERS."
PLEASE WELCOME ROBERT DE NIRO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> HOW YOU DOING?
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
PRINCE, HELLO.
>> PRINCE DOES NOT WANT TO SHAKE
HANDS.
HE WANTS TO PRETEND YOU ARE A
MIRROR.
>> OKAY.
ARE WE GOOD? WE GOT THIS RIGHT? OKAY.
>> HAVE A SEAT.
SO, ROBERT, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
NEW MOVIE.
>> IT'S A COMEDY.
IT'S CALLED "MEET THE FOCKERS."
IT'S A SEQUEL TO
"MEET THE PARENTS."
IT'S GOT BEN STILLER.
WHAT'S UP WITH THE WHISPERING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> PRINCE WANTS YOU TO DO YOUR
LINE FROM "TAXI DRIVER."
>> YEAH, I GET THAT ALL THE
TIME.
I'M FLATTERED, BUT I'D RATHER
NOT.
>> PRINCE DOES A GOOD
IMPERSONATION OF YOU.
COME ON, DO IT.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
COME ON, PRINCE. SHOW ROBERT.
>> I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
>> ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
>> THAT'S GOOD.
SO ANYWAY, IN CONCLUSION,
"MEET THE FOCKERS" IS COMING OUT
SOON.
BRING THE KIDS.
HEY, WHERE'D PRINCE GO?
>> PRINCE HAD TO PUT AN ORNAMENT
UP ON THE TREE.
>> HEY, THIS IS A CRAZY SHOW.
I LIKE THIS.
HE REALLY DOES HIS OWN THING.
>> ROBERT, PRINCE WANTS YOU TO
SIT ON THE SNOWMOBILE AND LOOK
LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>> WHY THE HELL NOT?
>> AND ALSO, WHEN YOU GET UP
THERE, MAKE SOME SNOWMOBILE
NOISES.
YOU KNOW, LIKE "VROOM, VROOM."
>> WHAT ELSE WOULD I DO?
I'M ON A SNOWMOBILE.
VROOM, VROOM!
>> MY NEXT GUESTS HAVE JUST
ENTERED THIS THING WE CALL
MATRIMONY.
PLEASE WELCOME
STAR JONES REYNOLDS AND
AL REYNOLDS JONES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
STAR, I WONDER, WHAT ARE YOUR
PLANS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?
>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M
GONNA CUDDLE UP IN SOME FURS AND
SNUGGLE UP WITH MY AL, MY
LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR.
>> YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME, BABY.
>> OH, IT'S TRUE.
LOOK AT THAT LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR
FACE.
YOU JUST WANT TO KISS IT.
COME ON, GIVE ME SOME SUGAR.
>> NO, NO, NO!
>> GIVE ME SOME SUGAR.
>> NO! OH!
>> HEY, WHERE DID PRINCE GO?
>> PRINCE WENT TO GET SOME
EGGNOG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> VROOM, VROOM!
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M MAKING GOOD SNOWMOBILE
NOISES UP HERE.
HEAR THAT?
VROOM, VROOM!
THIS IS REALLY ENJOYABLE.
IT'S FUN.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE. IT'S GOOD.
IT'S FUN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> UH-OH, PRINCE HAS PUT ON HIS
WONDER MASK.
PRINCE, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> ♪ I SEE PRESENTS BEING OPENED
'ROUND THE TREE ♪
♪ I SEE LISA GOT A PAIR OF NEON
SKATES ♪
♪ RHONDA GOT HERSELF A
CANDELABRA ♪
♪ SUZANNA GOT A TOTES UMBRELLA
♪ AND A DVD OF THE FIRST SEASON
OF "SEINFELD" ♪
>> GIVE ME THAT MASK.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT AL'S GONNA
GET ME FOR CHRISTMAS.
>> BE CAREFUL, STAR.
>> IT WILL SHOW YOU THE TRUTH
OF YOUR OWN DESTINY.
>> OH, HONEY, I DON'T CARE ABOUT
NONE OF THAT.
OH!
>> I'M THROUGH WITH THIS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
>> ♪ PRINCE SHOW
>> ♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE
FREE ♪
♪ IT'S PRINCE, YO
♪ EVERYBODY IN MY LIMOUSINE
♪ IT'S THE PRINCE SHOW
♪ JOIN ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE
>> Both: ♪ CLIMB THE CHRISTMAS
TREE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ Organ plays ] [ Cheers and applause ]
>> What's up, y'all? Y'all ready to have a party? [ Cheering ]
Get on the guest list.
Help me out, Beyoncé.
[ Upbeat music playing ]
>> Whoo!
♪ "Prince Show" >> ♪ Everybody wants to be free ♪
>> ♪ It's Prince, yo
♪ Whoa, whoa
>> ♪ In the back
of my limousine, yo ♪
>> ♪ It's the "Prince Show"
♪ Ooh!
>> ♪ Come and take a ride
with me ♪
>> ♪ Join me under the waterfall
and climb the rainbow tree ♪
>> Prince wants to make this moment last.
So if you have a camera, now's the time to use it. [ Camera shutter clicks ]
[ Upbeat music plays ]
>> It's the "Prince Show," with
co-host Beyoncé Knowles.
>> My first guest is my personal chef. He makes sure the meals I eat
are delicious and, um, on time.
Please welcome
Dekoning De Pauliere.
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> [ Foreign accent ] Pri-ance,
thank you for making this a day
in your life and for having me
as your personal cook for the
last 15 years.
This is such an honor to finally
meet you.
>> Prince wants to know what you put in his noodles this morning. He burnt his tongue.
>> Ja, I put in too much chili peppers. I apologize.
>> I wonder, Mr. De Pauliere,
with what dish will you delight
us today?
>> It is a pleasure to show the
world what I prepare for
Pri-ance.
This is the only thing that
Pri-ance loves, of all the
things I make -- tofu sloppy
joes with Frito corn chips.
Ta-da!
>> Ooh-whee, Dekoning.
If I even touch that sloppy joe,
I'm gonna have to double up on
my crunches.
>> A meal fit for a king, but
made for Pri-ance.
Hey! Where did Pri-ance go?
>> Prince is busy making a
sculpture.
[ Clinking ]
>> Pri-ance, you must be hungry from sculpting. Let me scramble you some eggs.
>> Prince wants you to go have a
seat on that moon over there.
>> Fantastique.
I will just sit on the moon and
dream up new, new menus for
Pri-ance.
Gunh!
>> My next guest is a creature
of light and love and in my
favorite movie, "Poison Ivy."
Please welcome
Ms. Drew Barrymore.
[ Cheers and applause ]
>> Prince, it smells so good in here. What is it?
I'm smelling, like, honey, ocean
breeze, patchouli oils, and
peach, and mystical fragrances
simultaneously.
>> Drew Barrymore, please stop
speaking.
Prince can't squeeze a word in
edgewise.
>> Drew Barrymore, will you be staying for dinner? I'm going to make individual
asparagus pizzas.
>> I love pizza.
Last night, I had the best pizza
at Spago with Fabrizio
and Lucy Liu.
Hey, where did Prince go?
>> Uh-oh.
Everybody hold on to your hats.
Prince is standing at the mirror
of reflection.
Prince, what do you see?
[ Slow-tempo music plays ]
>> ♪ Ooh
♪ Aah, ooh
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh
♪ Oh, oh
♪ I see Cora eating ice cream
in the tree ♪
♪ I see Mr. Hayes making
funny faces at his sister ♪
♪ I see Wendy riding on
a dolphin, ooh ♪
>> I swam with a dolphin once.
They're such good-hearted
mammals.
>> Hey, Pri-ance, when can I get
down from here?
The moon is hurting my buttock.
>> Right now, because I'm
hungry.
I'm through with this.
>> ♪ "Prince Show"
>> ♪ Everybody wants
to be free ♪
>> ♪ It's Prince, yo
♪ Whoa, whoa
>> ♪ And in the back
of my limousine ♪
>> ♪ It's the "Prince Show"
♪ Ooh!
>> ♪ Come and take a ride
with me ♪
>> ♪ Join me under the waterfall
and climb the rainbow tree ♪
>> DEARLY BELOVED. WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL? YOU GOT SPRING FEVER?
LET ME TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE.
COME ON OUT, BEYONCE.
>> WHOO!
♪ PRINCE SHOW
♪ EVERYBODY WANTS
♪ TO BE FREE, Y'ALL
♪ PRINCE SHOW
♪ IN THE BACK OF MY LIMOUSINE
♪ IT'S PRINCE SHOW
♪ COME AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME
♪ JUST JOIN ME
♪ UNDER THE WATERFALL
♪ CLIMB THE RAINBOW TREE
>> PRINCE IS HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE. HE WANTS TO REMIND YOU
TO TURN OFF
ALL YOUR CELL PHONES.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY HARD CANDY,
UNWRAP IT NOW.
IT'S...
WITH CO-HOST BEYONCE KNOWLES.
>> WELCOME TO MY SHOW. MY SPIDEY SENSES ARE TINGLING. PLEASE WELCOME,
FROM THE NEW "SPIDER-MAN" MOVIE,
TOBEY MAGUIRE.
>> IS THERE MOLD IN HERE? BECAUSE I TOTALLY HAVE MOLD ALLERGIES.
>> PRINCE THINKS THERE MIGHT BE
SOME MOLD GROWING UP
ON THESE VELVET CURTAINS
IN HERE.
WE'RE HAVING SOMEONE COME OUT
AND LOOK AT IT TOMORROW.
>> NOW TOBEY,
I PUT THIS QUESTION TO YOU.
HAVE YOU EVER SPUN A WEB
SO COMPLEX
THAT YOU BECAME ENTANGLED
IN THE VERY WEB YOU WOVE?
>> DOES ANYBODY
HAVE ANY BENADRYL?
ARE THESE DOWN PILLOWS?
OR IS THERE A CAT IN HERE,
BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY
MORE THAN MOLD.
I'M DEFINITELY
DEALING WITH A DUO OR A TRIO
OF ALLERGENS RIGHT NOW.
>> TOBEY,
PRINCE WANTS TO SHOW YOU
HIS SPIDER-MAN IMPRESSION.
>> THAT'S COOL. THAT'S COOL. THAT'S NICE SPIDEY TECHNIQUE. YOU KNOW,
I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH
WATCHING ALL THESE
NATURAL CHANNEL SPIDER SPECIALS.
HEY, WHERE'D PRINCE GO?
>> PRINCE IS DELETING
TWO MONTHS'
WORTH OF TEXT MESSAGES.
>> PRINCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I LOVE WHAT YOU DO, OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.
BUT I GOT TO SAY,
IT'S REALLY DAMP IN HERE
AND IT'S MAKING ME
UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> PRINCE WANTS YOU
TO GO BACK THERE
AND SIT IN THAT GIANT CUPCAKE.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
BUT JUST TO WARN YOU,
I CAN'T HAVE SUGAR OR DAIRY.
SO IT'S GOT TO BE QUICK.
BUT I'LL DO IT.
I'LL DO IT.
>> PRINCE WANTS TO STOP WHINING,
HOP ON THAT CUPCAKE
AND HOLD THAT CHERRY.
>> SOME SAY THAT JUSTICE IS BLIND. IF IT IS,
IT HASN'T SEEN MY NEXT GUEST.
PLEASE WELCOME NANCY GRACE.
>> WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M HERE TONIGHT.
I AM SO EXHAUSTED BETWEEN DUKE,
DON AND DANNIELYNN.
BUT PRINCE,
I GREW UP ON YOUR MUSIC.
BACK IN THE '80s,
ME AND MY GIRLFRIENDS,
ESPECIALLY JULIE,
WE USED TO GO TO A LITTLE CLUB
CALLED MARDI GRAS,
AND THEY HAD FREE SHRIMP
IF YOU GOT THERE BEFORE 6:00.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT
TO LET Y'ALL KNOW
THAT I USED TO JUMP AROUND
AND SING THAT SHEENA EASTON SONG
OF YOURS, "YOU GOT THE LOOK."
YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG?
♪ YOU GOT THE LOOK
♪ YOU GOT MY BOOK
♪ THEN YOU GOOBY DOOBY DOOBY
♪ MY BOOK
>> I DON'T KNOW THE WORDS.
>> NANCY GRACE, ALL YOUR SINGING
HAS SCARED PRINCE.
HE HAS DECIDED TO HIDE.
>> PRINCE, OH, DON'T BE SCARED. OH, Y'ALL, I SCARED PRINCE. OKAY, PRINCE, COME ON OUT
AND TALK TO NANCY GRACE.
BECAUSE I WANT TO ASK YOU
A SERIOUS QUESTION.
DO YOU THINK
THIS IS THE LAST TIME
WE'LL EVER HEAR
FROM HOWARD K. STERN?
>> PRINCE IS GONNA
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
THROUGH HIS GUITAR
AS PETALS FALL FROM THE SKY.
>> PRINCE? SERIOUSLY, I NEED A DOCTOR. MY HANDS ARE STARTING TO SWELL.
CAN I GET OFF THIS NOW?
>> YOU CAN GET OFF
WHEN WE START GETTING DOWN,
AND WE'RE GETTING DOWN
RIGHT NOW.
♪ PRINCE SHOW
♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE FREE
♪ IT'S PRINCE SHOW
♪ IN THE BACK OF MY LIMOUSINE
♪ IT'S THE PRINCE SHOW
♪ TAKE A RIDE WITH ME
♪ JOIN ME UNDER THE WATERFALL
♪ CLIMB THE RAINBOW TREE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>>Oh, Thanks to Prince [ Cheers and Applause]
Alec Baldwin
[ Cheers and Applause]
Jimmy Fallon
Támar
I had a great time
We'll see you again
[ Cheers and Applause]