Fans of Prince (read: pretty much everyone alive) are a bit miffed at Saturday Night Live, after they took a crack at doing a tribute to heaven’s new purple angel.
The tribute was a collection of musical performances, sketch appearances by Prince himself and sketches parodying Prince done by Portlandia‘s Fred Armisen, the latter being the bit arcing folks’ backs up.
Those that felt that it was a little more disrespectful than it was playful took to the tweets, as displeased people are wont to do:
I love SNL. And Prince. And Jimmy Fallon, too. But that tribute was pretty embarrassing. It wasn’t a tribute to Armisen, guys. #SNLPrince
— Karen Belz (@kittensonvespas) April 24, 2016
#snlprince They really ruined what started as great tribute. These stupid skits aren’t funny and actually dishonor the Great Man’s memory.
— Stan Woodard (@stanwoodard) April 24, 2016
Damn. #SNL can’t even end a tribute show right. Nobody wanted to see those imitation sketches at the end. Come on ?? #snlprince
— ?Mr. Brightside (@Will3K85) April 24, 2016
Watching the final 30 minutes like…. #SNLPrince pic.twitter.com/Dz0spER8x4
— Neville (@Neville215) April 24, 2016
Regardless of how you feel about the sketches, the episode did have some footage of Prince jamming the fuck out at a private concert he did for the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary show, which, in theory, you can’t watch in Australia because MSNBC hates us. Rude.
Source: The Wrap.
Photo: YouTube.
