five-timers club members Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, and Scarlett Johansson. The anniversary weekend kicked off on Friday night with a concert streamed live from Radio City Music Hall that featured past musical guests and sketches featuring some of the show’s recurring musical characters (like Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer’s Marty Culp and Bobbi Mohan-Culp, plus Andy Samberg’s mega-mashup tribute to The Lonely Island’s digital shorts).Then, last night, NBC re-aired the first episode of “Saturday Night Live,” then known as “NBC’s Saturday Night.” Now tonight, it’s time to celebrate this television and New York City institution.
Read on for everything you need to know to tune in to “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” live.“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” is tonight, Feb.
16, at 8:00 p.m. ET.A red carpet special will begin on NBC and Peacock at 7:00 p.m. ET. “Today” host Willie Geist, “Las Culturistas” co-host Matt Rogers, and “SNL” alum Leslie Jones will be live conducting interviews on the red carpet, while “Chicken Shop Date” host Amelia Dimoldenberg will host a livestream.
If you don’t have cable or a way to watch NBC at home, the only way to stream the “SNL” 50th anniversary special for free is to use a live TV streaming service with a free trial.We recommend DIRECTV Stream, which offers a five-day free trial for new subscribers.
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