In a video clip showing the honorees at a White House reception earlier, President Joe Biden joked to Lorne Michaels, 'He's tried out seven guys to play me – finally, it's time for me to say something about him.'
Billy Porter, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Chita Rivera and nearly a dozen “Saturday Night Live” cast members past and present.
Plenty of people had much to say about the 77-year-old TV pioneer, including pal Steve Martin in an uproarious introduction. “When I was little, I used to get dressed up to play honoring Lorne Michaels at the Kennedy Center,” he said, leading the way for a parade of familiar “Saturday Night Live” names to take the stage. Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon donned Blues Brothers suits to riff on Michaels and Seth Myers discussed the origins of “Weekend Update.
On the red carpet before the ceremony, Judy Collins, who recorded the first version of Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” in 1967, said the two have remained “friends along the way.” “She’s brought so much beauty into the world,” Collins said.The Puerto Rican native, 81, renowned for his bass-baritone, was praised by Rivera for being “uncompromising in his standards,” as she also divulged Díaz’s secret fondness for singing disco songs.
Singers Christian Van Horn, Ariana Wehr, Hannah Shea and Denyce Graves performed the “Toreador Song” from “Carmen,” while soprano Ana María Martínez, positioned on a set adorned with red velvet curtains and a candlelit bedroom, offered “Ave Maria” from Verdi’s “Otello” .The Divine Miss M, 76, not only received kudos from Hawn, who called her “a superpower goddess,” fellow New Yorker Scarlett Johansson and “Beaches” co-star Barbara Hershey, who reminisced about their 33-year friendship.
But the showstopper was Billy Porter, resplendent in a black feathered cape, platform boots and a sequined pantsuit, belting a boisterous “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” His tribute also included “Love is on the Way” and “From a Distance,” which, unexpectedly, became an audience clap-along.
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