This episode was aired on a seven-second delay. The first time this happened was when Richard Pryor hosted Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975).
David Johansen as Buster Poindexter was scheduled to appear in the show but was bumped due to a lack of time.
At the beginning of the Weekend Update segment, Dennis Miller says "Never let them see you sweat." This was because the set was not completely assembled until moments before he went on the air.