It’s been practically half a century since Saturday Evening Dwell premiered and adjusted the course of tv historical past, and NBC is planning a really massive party for the beloved sketch comedy sequence certainly.
When will the SNL fiftieth anniversary particular air?
The particular will air on February 16 from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on NBC.
Who will host the celebration?
The community has not introduced a number for the fiftieth anniversary particular. Nevertheless, prior anniversary specials didn’t function a delegated host. In 1989, for the fifteenth anniversary particular, there have been many tributes and performances from a few of the present’s authentic stars — together with Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, and extra. Then, for the twenty fifth in 1999, the chilly open featured Invoice Murray addressing an viewers filled with A-listers, with Chris Rock delivering the opening monologue and extra performances from the likes of Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, and Tom Hanks, to call a couple of. Then, the fortieth anniversary particular in 2015 featured a chilly open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of superstar cameos, and sketches with extra of the present’s all-timers. So there’s actually an opportunity there may very well be no particular host for the fiftieth both, with it as a substitute that includes a parade of different particular person and group performances.
Who will carry out on the fiftieth anniversary SNL particular?
Whereas no forged record has but been introduced, the particular is anticipated to have fun all 50 years of the present, with NBC promising in a press launch it is going to “welcome stars of the previous and current to Studio 8H.”
If the particular brings again the present’s authentic castmembers, solely Aykroyd, Chase, Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Laraine Newman are nonetheless alive.
And if it recruits a few of the different greatest names to return out of the present, that might embody — along with the names talked about above — stars like Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Invoice Murray, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Invoice Hader, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, Billy Crystal, David Spade, Rachel Dratch, Jon Lovitz, Molly Shannon, Kate McKinnon, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kenan Thompson, Tracy Morgan, Tim Meadows, Will Forte, Al Franken, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and extra.
And if the present decides to pay homage to a few of the present legends who’ve since handed away, which may embody Norm MacDonald, Chris Farley, Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, Andy Kaufman, Jan Hooks, Gilbert Gottfried, and John Belushi, amongst others.
Lastly, the particular might additionally honor the dwelling members of the 5 Timers Membership, which incorporates Chase, Martin, Hanks, Murray, Fey, Ferrell, Timberlake, Wiig, Elliott Gould, Paul Simon, Candice Bergen, Danny DeVito, John Goodman, Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Melissa McCarthy, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Paul Rudd, John Mulaney, Jonah Hill, Woody Harrelson, and Emma Stone.