Has SNL had any writer on to perform beside William S. Burroughs?

Has SNL had any writer on to perform beside William S. Burroughs? - The Chronicles of Narnia Book

This New Yorker article entitled The Outlaw The extraordinary life of William S. Burroughs wrote:

But Burroughs liked his own growing fame. He gave readings to full houses. Appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” in 1981, and in Gus Van Sant’s “Drugstore Cowboy,” in 1989, spread the popularity of his gentleman-junkie cool.

This YouTube video entitled Guest Performer: William S. Burroughs - Saturday Night Live has the entire recording of his performance.

I've never seen a writer on SNL as the "guest performer". Ranker mentions:

Since its premiere in 1975, SNL has had more than 600 unique musical guests.

Most "guest performer"s are usually musical in nature.

Besides William S. Burroughs has any writer been on SNL as the "guest performer"?






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How old was William S Burroughs when he died?

He was 83. The cause of his death was a heart attack that he suffered on Friday, his publicist, Ira Silverberg, said. Over the years, Mr. Burroughs had lived in such places as New York, London, Paris, Mexico City and Tangier.

Who wrote the book junkie?

William S. Burroughs was a Beat Generation writer known for his startling, nontraditional accounts of drug culture, most famously in the book 'Naked Lunch.



Guest Performer: William S. Burroughs - Saturday Night Live




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