musical guest
Episode's featured artist
A musical guest is a performer or band invited to play on a television program, particularly talk shows and variety shows like Saturday Night Live.
The term distinguishes musicians from the main host and other guests who appear for interviews or comedy: Tonight's musical guest is Billie Eilish.
The role typically involves performing one or two songs during the broadcast.
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
- concertLive musical performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- stage presencePerformer's commanding aura
live · band · backing band · singer · SNL · late night · talk show · appearance · spotlight · setlist · encore · applause · microphone · headliner · touring · tour bus · celebrity · interview
- SNLSaturday Night Live, Weekend Update, cold open, sketch comedy, cue cards
- TV guest appearancescameo
- TV guest spotscameo, celebrity cameo, crossover, walk-on
- talk showstalk shows, late night, late-night, panel show, co-host
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
musical guesthost
One receiving guests
house band · talk show host · bandleader · comedian · stand-up comic
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