Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSaturday Night Live closed off its second episode of the season with a short and sweet tribute to late rock legend Eddie Van Halen.Right before the show concluded with its curtain call, Saturday Night Live flashed a short snippet of Van Halen shredding his guitar.
The clip was of Van Halen performing back with the Robert Cray Band back in February 1987, when Van Halen’s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli hosted the sketch series.Host Bill Burr, whose controversial opening monologue garnered quite a bit of attention on social media, also gave the Van Halen namesake a quick shoutout.“Rest In peace Eddie Van Halen,” he said standing alongside Maya Rudolph and Jack White during the show’s close..
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