📺 Martin Sheen · David Bowie

Saturday, December 15, 1979 All day

Saturday Night Live · season 5, episode 93 · Saturday, December 15, 1979 Host: Martin Sheen. Musical guest: David Bowie. • Bowie performs "The Man Who Sold the World", "TVC 15" and "Boys Keep Swinging". • Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias make guest appearances as backup singers. • Credited Featured Players: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Don Novello (credited under the name of his character Father Guido Sarducci), and Harry Shearer. • Although he had guest starred on multiple episodes as half of the comedy team Franken and Davis, this was Al Franken's first episode as a featured player. • On the January 16, 2016 episode (hosted by Adam Driver) SNL paid tribute to David Bowie, who had died six days earlier, by playing a clip of his performance of "The Man Who Sold the World" (introduced by Fred Armisen) and posting the full performance on its website (and briefly on YouTube). Wiki link

📺 Martin Sheen · David Bowie