‘Saturday Night Live,’ Jimmy Fallon honor Prince during tribute show

Prince presents the award for favorite album - soul/R&B at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2015. The 57-year-old Prince died last week in suburban Minneapolis. (Matt Sayles/The Associated Press)

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 24, 2016 - 1:41 pm

NEW YORK — NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” aired a special tribute show titled “Goodnight Sweet Prince.”

“Tonight Show” host and SNL alum Jimmy Fallon hosted the episode. It featured clips of Prince performing on the comedy show over the past four decades and skits with former cast member Fred Armisen portraying the artist.

The show also included a video of Prince’s impromptu performance at an after-party following the show’s 40th anniversary special last year, where Prince sang “Let’s Go Crazy” on a small stage alongside Fallon, fellow SNL vets Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and other celebrities.

The 57-year-old music icon died last week at his Paisley Park compound in suburban Minneapolis. An autopsy was done Friday but no cause has been announced.

The tribute show replaced a scheduled SNL rerun.

Watch a portion of the show above.

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