Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E03: Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin, Keith Sykes (12/06/80)
From The Not Ready for Prime Time Project: An SNL Retrospective by Two Pints Productions, Inc.
June 2, 2026 · 1h 26m
About this episode
The episode discusses SNL's recovery after a poor outing, featuring Ellen Burstyn and Aretha Franklin, along with Eddie Murphy's debut speaking role.
Not Ready for Season 6 is back and we're looking at how the cast and writers of SNL bounce back after last week's infamous outing. This episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Ellen Burstyn from the legendary film The Exorcist with The Queen of Soul herself Aretha Franklin bringing the house down as musical guest. And... we get Eddie Murphy in his first speaking role on the show! Who is starting to emerge from the cast? What do they still need to fix? All of this on another fun and excit...
People in this episode
Host: Ellen Burstyn
Guest: Aretha Franklin
Topics covered
- SNL
- comedy
- television
- cast dynamics
- musical guests
Keywords
- SNL
- Ellen Burstyn
- Aretha Franklin
- Eddie Murphy
- comedy
- musical guest
- The Exorcist
- cast dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Exorcist
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