“The band immediately played it, and now the onus is on me to keep up.
And I’m like, ‘No, no, Jason, slow down.
You got to hold on!'”
Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures
Warning: This article contains spoilers forSaturday Night.
WhenLamorne Morrisarrived on set for his climactic scene inSaturday Night, he knew he’d be singing a little.
He ended up singinga lot.
Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris in ‘Saturday Night,’ Garrett Morris.Sony; Getty
InJason Reitman’sSaturday Night Livebiopic, theNew Girlstar playsGarrett Morris, the first Black performer to join theSNLcast.
I know what my objective is.
I get to bring all of my skill set here,'" Lamorne Morris tellsEntertainment Weekly.
Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony
“It’s not traditional, and it’s groundbreaking for NBC to air something like that.
“It was just supposed to be a couple of bars of it.
Sony; Getty
The musical talent on set inspired experimentation.
“And then the band immediately played it, and now the onus is on me to keep up.
And I’m like, ‘No, no, Jason, slow down.
You got to hold on!'”
But I’m grateful that this cast was a very tight group.
We all cheered each other on, and so you had everybody there just watching.”
And he’s a professional singer.
His voice is insane.
So I went back and said ‘I need one more take.
I just need one more take.’
And then I did it, and then that’s what Jason ended up using.”
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“It was no ADR, no studio stuff,” he says.
Can I call my vocal coach?
I got to go back to L.A. and workshop this.
Give me a second give me eight days, Jason, I’ll be right back.’
But yeah, it seemed to work out.
Saturday Nightis now playing in theaters.
