Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and particular visitors might be celebrated Sunday as the variability present celebrates its landmark anniversary.
The popular culture juggernaut has launched the careers of generations of comedians, from Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and plenty of Canadians, together with Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short and Norm Macdonald.
The solid of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” pose on the present’s set in New York on Sept. 22, 1992, together with Chris Farley, Al Franken, Melanie Hutsell, Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman and Tim Meadows.
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Many of these stars might be readily available for “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration,” airing reside from New York on Sunday starting at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific.
The three-hour extravaganza comes after months of celebrations of “Saturday Night Live,” which premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with an authentic solid that included John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner.
White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen, left, seems on the “Saturday Night Live” set with producer Lorne Michaels and solid members Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, John Belushi and Garret Morris, on April 17, 1976, in New York.
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It’s change into appointment tv through the years because the present has skewered presidents, politics and popular culture and been a platform for the largest musical stars of the second.
As streaming has altered tv viewing, host monologues from the present and brief comedy movies stay fashionable on social media and routinely rack up tens of millions of views on YouTube.
Mike Meyers as Wayne, Dana Carvey as Garth in the course of the ‘Wayne’s World’ skit throughout ‘SNL’s’ fortieth anniversary particular on Feb. 15, 2015.
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Each “SNL” episode holds at the very least some surprises, and Sunday’s particular is not any totally different.
While NBC has revealed a few of the stars who’re anticipated to look, most of the particular’s moments, cameos and music performances stay a shock.
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On Sunday, NBC introduced extra visitor appearances together with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Leslie Jones, Billy Crystal, Cher, Canadian Mike Myers and Alec Baldwin, who holds the title of the one that’s hosted “SNL” probably the most occasions.
NBC will air “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration” on Sunday starting at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific. The anniversary present may even stream on Peacock.
A pink carpet present hosted by “SNL” alumna Leslie Jones and NBC News’ Willie Geist will precede the particular, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock.
The SNL50 brand is seen outdoors the Nasdaq Marketplace in New York’s Times Square, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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Generations of “SNL” stars are scheduled to return for Sunday’s particular.
NBC says along with Murphy and Fey, you possibly can count on: Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Pete Davidson, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Will Ferrell and Will Forte.
Current solid member Kenan Thompson’s may even make an look.
Some members of the primary “Saturday Night Live” solid, generally known as the ‘Not Ready for Prime Time Players,’ will seem, together with Chase, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris and Jane Curtin.
A publicist for Dan Aykroyd, the lone remaining surviving member, didn’t reply to a request for touch upon whether or not he would attend.
Steve Martin, who has left an indelible comedic mark on “SNL” through the years, might be among the many many profitable hosts returning for the present’s fiftieth celebration.
Other prolific and returning hosts vary from actors like Tom Hanks, Martin Short and Scarlett Johansson (who’s married to present “SNL” solid member Colin Jost) to athletes like Peyton Manning.
Former “SNL” author John Mulaney will seem, as will Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Kim Kardashian, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro and Woody Harrelson.
This picture launched by Peacock exhibits Miley Cyrus performing throughout “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York.
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SNL’s musical legacy was additionally honoured on Friday when Radio City Music Hall hosted the star-packed “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” with a lineup that included Cher, Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Post Malone and Nirvana.
Sunday’s particular will embrace appearances by Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Cyrus and different music stars, although the present hasn’t stated whether or not all will carry out.
The musical legacy of “SNL” can be explored within the documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen — 50 Years of SNL Music,” at the moment streaming on Peacock.
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