Who was the first person to be both the host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live"?
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t get why being the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" is such a big deal. Honestly, the sound is traditionally pretty terrible, and since it’s live you can’t even do anything fun like swear or drink on stage. But I guess there are a lot of people watching, so there’s that.
With being a guest already being kind of a racket — I mean, you show up and just do their job for them, basically — I’m surprised someone would want to take on both guest host and musical guest, but that’s just me, apparently.
Over the years, some of pop culture’s biggest stars have taken on the double dare challenge at SNL, but this person was the first brave soul to give it a go. Who was it?
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Correct Answer: Paul Simon
The answer is: Paul Simon. Paul Simon was the first to take on double duties at SNL back in 1975 — and he’s done it three more times since. But since his last stint in both slots in 1987, he’s stuck to just being a musical guest, appearing in that role as recently as 2018.Source
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