"Saturday Night Live" alumnus Fred Armisen made his return to the show in order to pay tribute to rock legend David Bowie, who died on Jan. 10 after a long-battle with cancer.
Toward the end of the episode, which was hosted by "Girls" star Adam Driver, Armisen emotionally described the first time he saw Bowie perform on the show back in 1979.
"When I was in high school and living in Long Island, I stayed up to see David Bowie play on Saturday Night Live," he said, according to Entertainment Tonight Online. "And watching him for me was a life-changing experience. He had these backup singers that were like choir singers from the future and a toy poodle with a TV monitor in his mouth."
The "Portlandia" star then showed a clip of the legend performing "The Man Who Sold the World" on the show.
"David Bowie transformed whatever space he was in, whatever medium he was using, and that night for me, he transformed live television," he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
That wasn't Bowie's only appearance on the long-running nighttime variety show, as he made two other appearances in his lifetime. First in 1991, where he performed "Little Wonder" and "Scary Monsters" and in 1993 when he performed "Thursday's Child" and "Rebel Rebel" in an episode that was hosted by Jerry Seinfeld, according to Rolling Stone.
Watch the clips of Armisen's tribute and Bowie's 1979 performance of "The Man Who Sold the World" below:
Thank you, David Bowie. https://bit.ly/1Pj86d6
Posted by Saturday Night Live on Saturday, January 16, 2016
