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Look back at ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ biggest music milestones and moments as it celebrates 50th anniversary

“Saturday Night Live” has kept us rocking as well as roaring.And the musical legacy of the sketch-comedy juggernaut will be celebrated Friday night with “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” which will be streaming live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Peacock.An all-star lineup of performers includes Lady Gaga, Cher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Grohl, Miley Cyrus, Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Chris Martin, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, David Byrne and Arcade Fire.Before the historic concert begins at 8 p.m.

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Which SNL cast members are on tour in 2025? See Tina Fey, Bill Murray

“SNL” fans.With Lorne Michaels’ legendary variety program’s 50th anniversary show fast approaching — Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

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Kick off the anniversary and watch ‘SNL50: The Homecoming Concert’ live

big way. After a season of build-up, SNL50 weekend kicks off with a celebration of one of the signature elements of “SNL”: music. “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” will bring together some of the biggest names in music past and present, most of whom are notable “SNL” musical guests.

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8 somber ‘SNL’ cold opens that brought tears instead of laughs

“Saturday Night Live” normally sets up big laughs in its traditional cold opens, but occasionally it faces tragedy head-on.Amid 50 years of gut-busting comedy, Lorne Michaels’ iconic sketch show has replaced humor with heartache during tear-inducing tributes to 9/11, mass shootings, wars and more, offering somber reflections to stir its Studio 8H audience and home viewers.Here are some of the most memorable cold open moments when jokes were jettisoned and heartstrings were pulled. A post shared by Saturday Night Network (@thesnlnetwork)When original cast member Gilda Radner died from ovarian cancer on Saturday, May 20, 1989, it shocked many — as well as oft-scene mate Steve Martin, who was set to host that night’s episode when he learned of her passing at age 42.“You know, I’ve been coming here to do ‘Saturday Night Live’ since 1976, and the thing … that brings me back to the show is the people you get to work with,” said an emotional Martin, fighting back tears, as he kicked off the episode.

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10 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ took a bite out of the Big Apple

with two specials, it’s the perfect time to look back at its best sketches mocking Manhattan. “SNL” is celebrating its half-centennial with “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” (airing on a rare Sunday night (Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

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How ‘SNL’ episodes come together in 1 week — with ‘very involved’ Lorne Michaels

two specials airing Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, Raywood, who has been on “SNL” since 1985, revealed what it takes to make the NBC variety show run smoothly.

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‘SNL 50’ anniversary special read-thru reunites alums days before milestone show — who’s there?

the “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” at 30 Rock in New York Thursday evening, just days before the landmark broadcast on Sunday. The official “SNL” social media accounts shared a photo taken at the table-read, showing a bevy of famous faces hard at work gathered around a conference table laden with sandwiches and snacks such as cookies and chips. The snap was captioned simply, “SNL50 anniversary special read-thru!!!”Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers and John Mulaney were among the show’s esteemed alumni clearly visible, with many commenters suggesting the photo also included Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Paula Pell, who have all been confirmed as returning to help pen the special.Current writers and cast members Colin Jost and Kenan Thompson were also among those crowded around the cramped table, which sat “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels at its head.“SNL50” spirit has been sweeping New York in the run-up to Sunday’s show.

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Inside the ‘SNL’ 50th anniversary special: 200 seats added, sketches and more

Sunday night. “Saturday Night Live” is having a 50th anniversary special airing on a rare Sunday night (Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

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Pete Davidson has cleaned up his act, and I couldn’t be happier for the guy who embodies outer-borough spirit

Reformation, showing off an ink-free torso. His arms and legs are also the pale shade of his God-given flesh.It was a welcome change from his former look — a scrawny, scribbled-on frame that could have been mistaken for a graffitied wall on the Lower East Side.The 31-year-old Staten Island native looks healthy. He looks happy (the animated movie “Dog Man,” in which he voices a villainous cat, topped the box office this week).

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‘SNL’ to re-air 1975 debut episode as part of 50th anniversary celebrations

Saturday Night Live will re-broadcast its very first episode as part of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations.The NBC show debuted on October 11, 1975 under the name Saturday Night and was hosted by legendary comedian George Carlin. Musical guests were former Beatles collaborator Billy Preston and folk singer-songwriter Janis Ian, and original cast members such as Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd were joined by guests Andy Kaufman and Muppets creator Jim Henson.See Carlin’s opening monologue from the show below.The episode will be reshown at 11pm EST on Saturday February 15 on NBC, the latest part of the show’s ongoing celebrations for their 50th birthday.One night earlier, SNL 50: The Homecoming will air on the station, an all-star concert featuring performances from Dave Grohl, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White and Robyn.The show will be hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, and will also feature Arcade Fire, Devo, Jelly Roll, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, The B-52’s and The Roots.As well as the special programming, SNL has also marked its 50th with a new feature film, Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman.

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Dave Grohl to perform at ‘SNL 50’ anniversary concert

Dave Grohl will be performing at the upcoming 50th anniversary concert in honour of Saturday Night Live (SNL) – find out more below.Last week, SNL and Peacock announced the first round of performers who were confirmed to perform at the SNL 50: The Homecoming concert on Friday, February 14. Initially announced were the likes of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone among others.The concert will be hosted by former SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and will include Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White, Robyn and more, with additional names set to be announced in the lead-up to the gig.Now, SNL has shared a new promo video for the concert, which confirms Dave Grohl’s participation.

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‘SNL’ star Chloe Fineman pitched ‘touching’ Timothée Chalamet in a ‘Babygirl’ skit — but he refused

“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” that Timothée Chalamet shut down her skit ideas when he hosted the NBC show on Jan. 25.“I will say I pitched a lot of us, like, touching, or like ‘Babygirl,’ and he’s giving me milk,” Fineman said, referring to the steamy bar scene from the Nicole Kidman movie where she has an affair with her much-younger intern.But according to Fineman, Chalamet “wasn’t really having” her pitches.The comedian, who loves to give her go-to impression of Chalamet on “SNL,” was asked by a “WWHL” caller why she didn’t impersonate the actor when he was on the show last month.“I’ve been saying, I feel like I’ve done it twice already this year without him, and I really feel like I’m leaning more, like, L Word,” Fineman explained.“I don’t know.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler announce 2025 ‘Restless Leg Tour.’ Get tickets

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have announced they’re re-upping their ‘Restless Leg Tour.’This time around, the “Weekend Update” co-anchors will hit venues all over North America from March through June.And, while the “Mean Girls”/”Baby Mama”/”Sisters” co-stars won’t hit New York on this run (as of now), they do have three Garden State stops scheduled.First, the “30 Rock” and “Parks and Rec” icons drop into Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, June 21 for a pair of gigs. The matinee goes down at 4 p.m.

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Lorne Michaels says ‘SNL’ has “never banned” any music acts: “We’re way too crass and opportunistic”

Saturday Night Live has “never banned” any music acts, adding that he and his team are “way too crass and opportunistic” to do so.The sketch comedy show creator is seen talking about this in the Peacock documentary Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, which released on Monday (January 27).Per Consequence, Michaels addressed in the documentary the long-standing rumours of music acts previously banned from appearing on the show again due to their controversial performances there – for example, Sinéad O’Connor‘s Pope photograph incident, along with Rage Against The Machine‘s upside-down flag stunt.In the documentary, the latter band’s Tom Morello also claimed that they were locked in a room by the Secret Service after their performance.“I’ll read it sometimes in the [New York Post], ‘So and so’s banned for life,’” said Michaels. “We’ve never banned anyone.

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‘Pissed’ Martha Stewart reveals ‘bastard’ parole officer stopped her from hosting ‘SNL’ — and she wants another crack at it

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday and expressed desire to host “Saturday Night Live” — after she was robbed of the opportunity 20 years ago.Stewart revealed that after she was released from prison in 2005, she was offered the chance to host the sketch comedy show.“I wanted to, and they asked me as I was coming out of Alderson, that camp I was in for a while,” Stewart recalled. “And my parole officer wouldn’t give me the time to do it,” she explained.

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Rage Against The Machine were locked in a room by Secret Service after ‘SNL’ performance

Rage Against The Machine were locked in a room by the Secret Service after their performance on Saturday Night Live in 1996.The band appeared as the musical guests on an episode of the US sketch show hosted by billionaire Steve Forbes, who was a recent Republican presidential candidate at the time.During a new documentary titled Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music, RATM guitarist Tom Morello recalled an incident that occurred after the group performed ‘Bulls On Parade’.Morello and co. had their crew hang upside-down American flags on their amps, but these were removed by the SNL crew just before the band began the song.

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