Saturday Night Live · season 9, episode 170 · Saturday, January 28, 1984 Host: Don Rickles. Musical guest: Billy Idol. • Eddie Murphy did not perform live in this show. He pre-taped one sketch before the season started that aired during this show. • Billy Idol performs "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell". • Cameo appearances by Brandon Tartikoff and John Madden during the monologue as members of the audience. • Dr. Joyce Brothers appears in the "Fascinating People and Their Friends" sketch. • Don Rickles repeatedly ad-libs extra lines and gestures throughout his sketches (mostly with Joe Piscopo), causing other cast members to break character, and a few sketches even include improvised face-slapping competitions. • An off-screen Dave Wilson talks to Rickles during the monologue. Wiki link