17-02-2025
21 Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed From SNL's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday Night Live's year-long 50th anniversary celebrations reached their pinnacle over the weekend, with an epic one-off special reflecting on some of the long-running comedy show's best moments and most celebrated performers.
Over the course of the three-and-a-half hour special, there were A-list surprises, nostalgic sketches and some seriously impressive musical guests, each with their own tie to SNL history.
While SNL is a huge institution in the US, here in the UK, not all of its most prolific moments and performers have quite cut through, so we've rounded up 21 big moments from the SNL festivities that are most relevant.
Here's what you might have missed from the massive SNL celebration event…
Emma Stone just walked by me on the SNL 50th red carpet with popcorn stuffed in her dress lol
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 16, 2025
#SNL50 monologue!
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
Debbie Downer's at it again #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
The Lawrence Welk Show! #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
lol Eddie Murphy is playing Tracy Morgan on SNL right front of Tracy Morgan"James Earl Jones impregnated my mother on the set of Claudine..."
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 17, 2025
domingo!!! #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
yet another close encounter #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
In Memoriam #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
Ryan Reynolds during #SNL50'Ryan how's it going? Great… why, what have you heard?'
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 17, 2025
Adam Sandler's Song: 50 Years #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
Jack Nicholson introducing Adam Sandler at #SNL50 in a rare public appearance
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 17, 2025
Aubrey Plaza stops by #SNL50 to introduce musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard.
— (@TVLine) February 17, 2025
Nothing Compares 2 U - Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard #
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
the camera cutting to every single celeb in the audience rocking out to Paul McCartney while he sings on SNL...I really love moments like this tbh
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 17, 2025
New York 50th Musical#
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
how do i explain the beauty of this to non snl friends
— zainab SNL50! (@MULANEYLUVR) February 17, 2025
Jane & Laraine making sure that Gilda is represented at #SNL50They were girls together.
— Alex (@alexdenae) February 17, 2025
snl 50 watchers and white lotus season 3 watchers passing each other like ships in the night on the tl
— greek samantha jones (@creamcheeselady) February 17, 2025
Robyn and David Byrne teamed up to perform "Dancing On My Own" at SNL's 50th anniversary
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) February 15, 2025
Cher at the #SNL50 singing 'If I Could Turn Back Time'. So Powerful, so beautiful, I'm not words to describe. The wait was worth it A her age, COME ON!!!!
— ✨MECHY✨ (@MariamEchegaray) February 15, 2025
meryl streep flipping the finger is simply everything !! (+ look at how he's looking at her)
— véro // ✽ (@vlovesemma) February 15, 2025
yeah…..
— 𝗲𝘃𝗮✨ (@kellmanstreep) February 15, 2025
Colin Jost Admits This Outrageous SNL Joke Landed Him In Trouble With Wife Scarlett Johansson
Tina Fey Had To Tell This Superstar To Enunciate More During Her First Week At SNL
Saturday Night Live Comic Reacts To Elon Musk Ripping Into His Impersonation Of Him
