>> 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?
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. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]