Saturday Night Live Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (Season 4, Episode 11)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (Season 4, Episode 11)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Cicely Tyson, and the musical guest is The Talking Heads. The skits for this episode are as follows: Jane and Gilda run in panic when John comes on the set, thinking he's going to throw a tantrum after learning ...See moreThe host for the episode is Cicely Tyson, and the musical guest is The Talking Heads. The skits for this episode are as follows: Jane and Gilda run in panic when John comes on the set, thinking he's going to throw a tantrum after learning that his Deng Xiaoping act has been cut. Before Cicely Tyson can give her opening monologue, Garrett Morris comes out dressed as her because he think he's supposed to play all black roles, leading Cicely to berate him for throwing his talent away on degrading parts. Elvis Presley's coat continues to perform to sell-out crowds after its owner's death. The Widettes meet up with another family with similarly large backsides. Receptionist Sherry is now working for the Shah, where she keeps all his visitors waiting. The frontier midwife delivers a baby in front of a room full of men. Nick the lounge singer performs on an auto-train bound for Florida. Garrett invites Cicely to talk about the lack of positive perceptions regarding black characters and black actors, and Cicely blindsides him by blaming it on the poor behavior of black men. The X-police burst in on a pair of women they think are lesbians and proceed to beat them up. Cicely performs a selection of songs about Sicily. Emily Litella acts as host for her production of "Porky & Bess". The Talking Heads perform "Take Me to the River" and "Artists Only". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Cicely Tyson Self - Host / Wilma Bass / Various Self - Host / Wilma Bass / Various See fewer	The Help (2011)
Dan Aykroyd Bob Widette / Various Bob Widette / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Jeff Widette / Various Jeff Widette / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jane Curtin Weekend Update Anchor / Betty Widette / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Betty Widette / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Earl Bass / Various Earl Bass / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Weekend Update Anchor / Nick Rails / Richard Burton / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Nick Rails / Richard Burton / Various See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Tammy Widette / Emily Litella / Various Tammy Widette / Emily Litella / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Talking Heads Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest See fewer	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
David Byrne Self - Musical Guest (as Talking Heads) Self - Musical Guest (as Talking Heads) See fewer	True Stories (1986)
Chris Frantz Self - Talking Heads Self - Talking Heads See fewer	Virtuosity (1995)
Jerry Harrison Self - Talking Heads Self - Talking Heads See fewer	Virtuosity (1995)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Tina Weymouth Self - Talking Heads Self - Talking Heads See fewer	Virtuosity (1995)
Tom Davis Various (voice) (uncredited) Various (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Al Franken René (uncredited) René (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Yvonne Hudson Elvis Presley's Coat Fan (archive footage) (uncredited) Elvis Presley's Coat Fan (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Andy Murphy Police officer (uncredited) Police officer (uncredited) See fewer	I Will... I Will... For Now (1976)
Paul Shaffer Paul (uncredited) Paul (uncredited) See fewer	Hercules (1997)