This should be a blast.
AP News:
Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary.
The pop culture juggernaut has launched the careers of generations of comedians, from Bill Murray to Eddie Murphy and Tina Fey to Kristen Wiig.
Many of those stars will be on hand for “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration,” airing live from New York on Sunday beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific.
On Friday, they had a concert in Radio City Music Hall. It’s streaming on Peacock.
Popular past Hosts, including many members of SNL’s Five-Timers Club, will be in the house. Here are the names confirmed to appear on February 16 so far, but count on a few unannounced cameos!
Adam Driver
Alec Baldwin
Ana Gasteyer
Ayo Edibiri
Bad Bunny
Billy Crystal
Cher
Dave Chappelle
John Mulaney
Jon Hamm
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kim Kardashian
Leslie Jones
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Martin Short
Mike Myers
Miles Teller
Miley Cyrus
Paul McCartney
Paul Simon
Pedro Pascal
Peyton Manning
Quinta Brunson
Rachel Dratch
Rev. Al Sharpton
Robert De Niro
Sabrina Carpenter
Scarlett Johansson
Steve Martin
Tom Hanks
Woody Harrelson
And the list grows:NBC can confirm the following former cast who’ll also be in Studio 8H for the historic night, including Tina Fey, who is among the iconic former staff writers who’ve returned to work on the special:
Adam Sandler
Amy Poehler
Andy Samberg
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Chris Rock
Eddie Murphy
Fred Armisen
Garrett Morris
Jane Curtin
Jason Sudeikis
Jimmy Fallon
Kate McKinnon
Kristen Wiig
Laraine Newman
Maya Rudolph
Molly Shannon
Pete Davidson
Seth Meyers
Tina Fey
Tracy Morgan
Will Ferrell
Will Forte
There were so many iconic moments from the show that are too many to discuss here.
But chat away in the open thread.