Mk.gee was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night, where he played his new single âRockmanâ and the Two Star & the Dream Police cut âAlesis.â Mk.gee didnât appear in any of the episodeâs sketches, but Burr did star in one about a fictional â80s hair-metal band called Snake Skin. Scroll down to watch both performances, plus Mk.geeâs promotional video with host Bill Burr and cast member Sarah Sherman, during which he does not crack a smile the entire time.
Last nightâs episode of SNL was the first since the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with Burr tapped instead of Dave Chappelleâwho hosted the 2016 and 2020 post-election episodes. Charli XCX is set to pull double duty as host and musical guest next week, November 16.
Mk.gee released his debut album, Two Star & the Dream Police, in February. The guitarist and Dijon collaborator has since shared the non-album singles âLonely Fightâ and âRockman.â Revisit the track review for “Rockman,â and see where Two Star & the Dream Police fell on Pitchfork’s Best Albums of the 2020s So Far.
Season 50 of Saturday Night Live has featured appearances from Jelly Roll, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, and most recently, Chappell Roan, who sang âPink Pony Clubâ and an as-yet unreleased country song called âThe Giver.â These were the SNL debuts for both Roan and Mk.gee.
