Prince Performs Eight-Minute Jam on Saturday Night Live as Chris Rock Triumphantly Returns as Host

First time I've stayed up to watch SNL in quite some time --- and damn if Lorne Michaels hasn't gone all downtown on us!

At London's Daily Mail:

With Chris Rock returning as host and Prince as the musical guest Saturday Night Live was set to have an attention-grabbing show.

And neither star disappointed, with Prince performing four new songs in an incredible eight-minute jam - and Rock refusing to pull punches as he joked about ISIS, the Boston Marathon bombing and even the Freedom Tower and the 9/11 attacks.

Prince's star-turn had been one of the most eagerly-awaited SNL musical performances in years, and some online fans were soon praising the Purple One for having delivered one of the best musical moments in the show's history.

@BeccaJLower Seems like they're aiming hard for the black demographic, lol. Worse than the Democrats! #SNL

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) November 2, 2014

@BeccaJLower Heh. I'm just tripping on SNL now, how it's like the Soul Train of Saturday Night!

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) November 2, 2014