Frank Ocean to perform on Saturday Night Live tonight
15 September 2012, 17:48
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
Frank Ocean is set to appear on Saturday Night Live this evening.
Fresh from stealing all of America’s hearts (or seemingly at least those with a Twitter account) at the MTV VMAs, the R&B singer is set to perform on tonight’s season premiere of the long-running comedy sketch show.
Ocean is scheduled to share the stage with John Mayer, while Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and Portlandia star Fred Armisen will also appear.
SNL airs on NBC at 11.30 (Eastern time) /10.30 (Central time), or 4.30am for al UK viewers who wish to stay up late.
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