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As he begins his fourth year on "SNL" (which returns for its 31st season tonight at 10:30), Armisen has certainly been receiving his share of it, having used his time on the sketch comedy show to originate numerous memorable bits and characters, from the drummer Fericito, a master of percussion and corny punch lines, to an impression of the rock musician Prince so dead-on it could make doves cry.....


And in his more direct tributes, Armisen has learned to let go of the disgruntled feelings that yielded his "Guide to Music" video. "There's nothing mocking or critical about the way Fred does Prince," said Lorne Michaels, the "SNL" creator and executive producer. "You can tell that he paid attention in that kind of detail to Prince because he admired him that much. He comes from the place of a fan."

Apparently, Prince - or someone who knows how to write like him - agrees: When a scheduling conflict prevented the musician from appearing on "SNL" last year, Armisen (who is a member of Prince's official fan organization, the New Power Generation Music Club) received a mysterious e- mail message soon after. "It's 2 bad that Prince was not able 2 per4m on the show this season," the note read in part. "Something interesting could have happened 4 sure."[img]
[Edited 10/5/05 16:18pm]

it this is true that is

Hey, I bet Fred Armisen is an orger!

Hi Fred

Don't believe all the emails you get (or may have gotten).

I still haven't seen his imitation of Prince!

sitruk7 said:

you ain't missing much. it sucks.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

no it doesn't. i've seen far worse imitations.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That's pretty much what I've heard from most accounts.

squirrelgrease said:

i don't know if he's on the org, but he has posted on NPGMC - he's a really nice guy and a bona fide prince geek.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

It's tough to do what he does, which is beyond the Purple Rain era Prince. He tries to do Prince's talking & his oddities, and he gets it pretty good. Anyone can go "OOOWWWWAAAAHHH!"

andyman91 said:

plus, he's someone who knows a lot about prince doing an homage to one of his musical heroes on a show where he has to appeal to a huge mainstream tv audience who don't realize he's made any albums since 1984. it can't be an easy job, and i think he's able to pull off obscure references in a way that doesn't leave out the mainstream SNL audience.

Anxiety said:

I agree. It is not that bad. You can tell Fred has been a Prince fan for a long time. Oh and Hi Fred

If Armisen what some real Prince material, he's got to be on the org!

Anxiety said:

Cool! Uh, he doesn't use Princebonics in his posts, does he?

littlemissG said:

but he does comedy, not drama!

Anxiety said:

I don't agree.

Imago777 said:

do you want your cookie now or later?

Anxiety said:

Just good to read that Prince might still have a sense of humor.

Oh, and Fericito ROCKS!!!!!

i love how this group weaves so far off the subject...

point is he was supposed 2 perform on SNL

Let's hope he makes good on it in 2006

Imago777 said:

fine. two cookies. two.

Jude said:

No he doesn't.





















I'm just keeeediiiing!

I think the clip is pretty damn funny myself
I've seen better Prince humor, but Fred is a whole
lot more "dead on it" than Dave Chappelle

I wish P had performed though, oh well, there's always
next year