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`` King Tut '' is a novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons -LRB- actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -RRB- .. Steve Martin. Steve Martin. the Toot Uncommons. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. novelty song. novelty song. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released as a single in 1978 , sold over a million copies , and reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart .. Martin previewed the song in a live performance during the April 22 , 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live .. Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live. The song was also included on Martin 's album A Wild and Crazy Guy .. A Wild and Crazy Guy. A Wild and Crazy Guy. `` King Tut '' paid homage to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and presents a caricature of the sensational Treasures of Tutankhamun traveling exhibit that toured seven United States cities from 1976 to 1979 .. Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun. Treasures of Tutankhamun. The Treasures of Tutankhamun. The exhibit attracted approximately eight million visitors .. In the Saturday Night Live performance of `` King Tut , '' loyal subjects appease a joyful King Tut with kitchen appliances .. Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live. An instrumental solo is delivered by saxophone player Lou Marini , who steps out of a sarcophagus -- painted gold -- to great laughter .. Lou Marini. Lou Marini. sarcophagus. sarcophagus. In the book Saturday Night  : A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live , authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad write that the sketch was one of the most expensive productions the show had attempted up to that point .. Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live. Martin had brought the song to the show and asked if he could perform it , not expecting the production that occurred -- producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind it .. Lorne Michaels. Lorne Michaels. Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers recorded the song in a bluegrass version for their 2011 album , Rare Bird Alert .. Steep Canyon Rangers. Steep Canyon Rangers. bluegrass. Bluegrass music. Rare Bird Alert. Rare Bird Alert. The song is the subject of in-depth analysis in Melani McAlister 's Epic Encounters  : Culture , Media , and U.S. Interests in the Middle East , 1945 -- 2000 .. It is also referenced in a dialogue in the video game The Lost Vikings -LRB- 1992 -RRB- at the end of one of the Egyptian themed levels of the game .. The Lost Vikings. The Lost Vikings. Chicago radio superstation WLS-AM , which gave the song much airplay , ranked `` King Tut '' as the 11th biggest hit of 1978 .. WLS-AM. WLS-FM. It spent four weeks at the number-one position on their chart during the time the Tut exhibition was on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in downtown Chicago .. Field Museum of Natural History. Field Museum of Natural History