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they both attended the “SNL” 50th anniversary special.Chase, 81, shared photos with many of the star-studded guests at the party, including Murray, 74. Chase wrapped his arm around Murray’s shoulder as they both smiled for the camera.The original “SNL” cast member also took photos with fellow alums Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Jon Lovitz, Martin Short and David Spade, as well as other celebs including Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Dave Chappelle, Steven Spielberg, Natasha Lyonne, Josh Gad and more.“Jay and I went The Crane Club downtown to join the celebrations for @chrisrock’s 60th Birthday, hosted by @guyoseary,” Chase wrote, referring to his wife, Jayni Chase.

Ryan Reynolds alluded to the ongoing legal feud between his wife Blake Lively and film-maker Justin Baldoni during Saturday Night Live’s SNL50 celebration.Airing Sunday (January 16), the show was one of many celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Former show cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted a segment where they took questions from the audience, which was filled with celebrities.As the Deadpool and Wolverine actor stood up to ask a question, they asked: “Ryan! How’s it going?”.

Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special on NBC included a moment where original cast members Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman paid tribute to their late co-star Gilda Radner.During the show’s goodbye, Curtin and Newman, who were squeezed in the massive crowd on the stage, held up a framed photo of Radner, who died at age 42 in 1989.Curtin, 77, Newman, 72, and Radner were the only women in the OG “SNL” cast, which also included Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi.Radner was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986 and died three years later. She was on “SNL” for the first five seasons and was beloved for playing characters like Roseanne Roseannadanna and Baba Wawa.She famously dated “SNL” alum Martin Short and was married to “SNL” musician G.E.

“Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special reunited dozens of the show’s former stars including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Molly Shannon, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph, Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, John Mulaney, Kristen Wiig, Seth Meyers, and more.But it didn’t go unnoticed that many other “SNL” alums were absent from the live special at Studio 8H.Bill Hader, who was on the show for eight seasons, was nowhere to be found on “SNL50: The Anniversary Special.”According to Puck News, Hader reportedly responded to his invitation with “a polite decline.”The “Barry” star previously said that he had “anxiety” when he was a cast member on the sketch comedy series.“When I was on ‘SNL,’ I was a bit of a basket case,” he told Variety in 2019. “It could not have been easy on my wife at the time.

Aubrey Plaza has made her first public appearance since the death of her husband, director Jeff Baena, who passed on January 3 at the age of 47.The actor was on camera for Saturday Night Live’s 50th Anniversary celebration, titled SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which aired on Sunday (February 16). She introduced musical performers Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, who sang a cover of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.Baena, best known for directing the films Life After Beth and The Little Hours, both of which starred Plaza, was found dead at a Los Angeles residence.

Paul Simon was joined by Sabrina Carpenter for a rendition of ‘Homeward Bound’ during the 50th anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Check it out below.The duo opened the show last night (February 16) with a duet of the 1966 Simon & Garfunkel song to kick off the evening of celebrations that saw past and present SNL cast members, special guests, and retrospectives celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary.Introducing the performance, Simon told the audience: “I sang this song with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live in 1976,” to which Carpenter responded: “I was not born then.

returned to Studio 8H on Sunday to headline the star-studded “Weekend Update” sketch for the show’s 50th anniversary special.The “Groundhog Day” actor, who starred on “SNL” from 1977 to 1980, capped off appearances by Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan and used his time to rank the top “Weekend Update” hosts of all time.Murray began by ranking the best Black “Update” anchors, which … was a very short list. “This is by default Michael Che,” Murray deadpanned (Che is the only Black anchor in the history of “Weekend Update”).“Now let’s move on to the regular ‘Weekend Update’ anchors,” the “Ghostbusters” star continued as Che laughed and asked, “Regular?”The list was “in no particular order,” Murray said. “So I’ve listed them from worst to best.” In typical Murray fashion, he then quipped, “I have to disqualify myself because I was on performance enhancing drugs.” “It’s what we called an ‘8H Shaker,’” he added.

“Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special last night on NBC were seeing iconic stars back in Studio 8H again.Everybody got to watch at least one of their favorites. It was the rare event that was just as nostalgic for 30-year-olds as it was for nonagenarians.After Paul Simon, 83, kicked things off dueting on “Homeward Bound” with Sabrina Carpenter, 25, Steve Martin, who was never a cast member but hosted the program 16 times, began with a terrific opening monologue.“A person born during the first season of ‘Saturday Night Live’ could, today, be easily dead of natural causes,” Martin, 79, said dryly.

Chevy Chase has officially returned to “Saturday Night Live.”The actor, 81, set foot in his old stomping grounds at Studio 8H for the comedy series’ 50th anniversary special at Rockefeller Center on Sunday. He was also photographed walking the red carpet before the three-hour special with his wife, Jayni Chase.Chase, who was one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live” from 1975 to 1976, has had a tumultuous relationship with the NBC variety show over the years.

the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special on Sunday night. The show celebrated 50 years on the air with a three-hour special called “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” Feb. 16 (8 p.m.

“SNL50” gave viewers a meta moment. Kenan Thompson played his role as host of “Black Jeopardy” during a sketch on Sunday night’s 50th anniversary special, but the bit featured a twist: former “SNL” cast member Eddie Murphy played another former cast member, Tracy Morgan; next to Tracy Morgan.Leslie Jones joined Murphy and Morgan as contestants. Chris Rock later took the reins from Thompson as “Black Jeopardy” host and asked the trio a question about “SNL” trivia.

“Stuart!”Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen reunited just in time for the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special. The trio teamed up for a Volkswagen commercial, which aired before the big event on Sunday night.“The Californians” sketch debuted in 2012 on the NBC variety show.

A post shared by E! Entertainment (@eentertainment)The “Kinda Pregnant” star is among those who have voiced their support for Lively. “I believe Blake,” Schumer wrote on her Instagram story on December 22, the day after The New York Times published an interview with Lively where she first leveled her claims against Baldoni.

celebrated 50 years on the air with a three-hour special called “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” Feb. 16 (8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) – and it was fitting that Steve Martin came out to do the monologue, since the actor and comedian has been a frequent host through the years.

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.

rumored boyfriend Martin Short on “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.”During the televised event held Friday at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, “Saturday Night Live” alums Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer got on stage and reprised their roles as fictional Altadena Middle School music teachers Marty and Bobbi Mohan-Cu.“We have pretty significant floaters right now, but it doesn’t stop us from seeing so many middle fingers peppered in both the upper mezzanine and orchestra section,” said Ferrell, 57. “It’s just unbelievably rude.”“We’re talking about you, Meryl Streep.

Vulture report about Michaels, 80, claims that the NBC series asked Swift, 35, to make a cameo in a 2015 skit that spoofed her “Bad Blood” music video, which featured Swift and her celebrity pals Zendaya, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Ellie Goulding, Ellen Pompeo, Cindy Crawford, Hayley Williams, Mariska Hargitay, Lena Dunham and more.The outlet said that Swift called Michaels directly and declined to be in the sketch. She also reportedly asked him to kill it from the show entirely.Michaels, according to Vulture, “heard Swift out, but as he did he picked up a piece of popcorn from the basket on his desk.”He reportedly told the singer, “Taylor, I do not negotiate with terrorists,” before allegedly “tossing the kernel into the air and catching it with his mouth.”There were two “Bad Blood” sketches that ultimately aired on the show.

Saturday Night Live” viewers are gearing up for the sketch comedy show’s 50th anniversary special airing on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.The “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special” is a three-hour live telecast from Studio 8H, which will celebrate the long-running series’ half-centennial on air.

Dave Chappelle took the stage for a stand-up show in San Francisco this week. During his performance, the controversial comedian, 51, revealed the top topics “Saturday Night Live” producers told him to avoid during his opening monologue while hosting the show last month.“SNL producers told him he couldn’t speak about two topics: transgender people and Gaza,” reported SFGATE’s senior culture editor Dan Gentile.However, Chappelle still slipped in a reference to Palestine during his monologue, which was recorded on Jan.

Jack White headlined Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary concert on Friday night with a rousing performance of ‘Seven Nation Army’ – check out the footage below.The guitarist rounded out the star-studded affair at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where he also played a cover of Neil Young’s 1989 single ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’.The White Stripes frontman’s performance was introduced by Jimmy Fallon, who helmed the entire SNL 50: The Homecoming show, which aired live on Friday (February 14) on NBC.Jack White closed out SNL's 50th anniversary concert by performing "Seven Nation Army"pic.twitter.com/Xl4Y9zLdZy— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) February 15, 2025Assista agora mais uma atração #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/Itly4H5KXx— Gabriel Menezes (@briel_menezes) February 15, 2025Among the other big names on the show were Lady Gaga, who made a surprise appearance with Andy Samberg for a medley of Lonely Island hits, including ‘Dick In A Box’.Elsewhere, the night saw the surviving members of Nirvana – Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear – reunite for the second time in two weeks, this time with Post Malone on vocals to perform ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.Miley Cyrus also appeared to play her Grammy-winning hit ‘Flowers’, in a viral performance that saw her give shout-outs to Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler and SNL creator Lorne Michaels.Celebrations will continue on Sunday (February 16) with the SNL 50 Anniversary Special, for which Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon have already been announced as guests.White, meanwhile, has been touring North America to support his 2024 album ‘No Name’, and was recently joined in New York’s Irving Plaza by his 18-year-old daughter Scarlett for a version of ‘Archbishop Harold

Saturday Night Live” hosted a star-studded concert on Friday featuring musical guests who have appeared on the program throughout the decades.Cher was among the performers who took the stage at Radio City Hall for the “SNL50: Homecoming Concert”, transporting the crowd back to 1989 with a rendition of her hit “If I Could Turn Back Time.”The 78-year-old icon wore the same sexy outfit — a see-through black bodysuit — that she did in the famed music video filmed 36 years ago. Teamed with a leather jacket, Cher wowed the crowd with her age-defying physique and stamina.