Saturday Evening Reside’s fiftieth anniversary particular on Sunday is already thought of one of many hardest tickets to get, given tiny capability of Studio 8H (which usually holds about 250 friends) and the sheer quantity of former solid members, celebrities, executives, and different VIPs vying for a seat. In preparation of Sunday’s festivities, SNL put in 200 additional seats inside its studio, however even nonetheless, many potential friends have reportedly been warned to count on to take a seat in Studio 8G, an overflow room arrange within the neighboring Late Evening With Seth Meyers.
As hectic as all that sounds, the scene might show much more chaotic if two invited friends find yourself exhibiting up Sunday night time: Based on Matt Belloni of Puck Information, each Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been invited to attend SNL’s fiftieth anniversary bash, a part of a visitor record that features many different pasts hosts of the present (like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce), in addition to writers, producers, and VIPs.
As of now, Belloni reviews that neither Trump nor Musk has indicated whether or not they may attend. It’s price noting that Trump, who hosted SNL twice in 2004 and 2015, attended the present’s fortieth anniversary particular in 2015. Presently, Trump is scheduled to attend the Daytona 500 in Daytona Seashore, Florida, earlier on Sunday.
If Trump does find yourself attending, his presence will little doubt draw the ire of some SNL solid members. Based on a brand new ebook on SNL creator Lorne Michaels by creator Susan Morrison, his resolution to ebook Trump as host previous to the 2016 presidential election resulted in behind-the-scenes turmoil, with some solid members and workers believing that the episode helped soften Trump’s picture and improve his electability. In response to the outage, Michaels was quoted as saying, “It’s the toughest factor for me to clarify to this technology that the present is nonpartisan.”
The SNL fiftieth anniversary will air stay on each NBC and Peacock starting at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT.