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Jane Curtin

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Jane Curtin attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I ASSUME those who didn't participate made that choice themselves? I am sad we didn't see Jane, especially during the Weekend Update segment. She should at the very least have gotten to call Michael Che or Colin Jost an ignorant slut.

Laraine Newman

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Laraine Newman attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I assume the sleeves are there in case she cries. They're like built-in Kleenex. Sleevenex.

Chevy and Jayni Chase

Chevy Chase, Jayni Chase at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

He is a legendary asshole, but so is Bill Murray, and Bill chipped in -- meaning, I can't tell if the show would have drawn a line with Chevy or not. But he still did show up, so that's something.

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

He got up and introduced an old movie segment from his era. It was SO cool. He's 88!

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

One of the best parts of the night was Eddie playing Tracy Morgan, while standing next to Tracy Morgan. He's still got it, that's for damn sure.

Martin Short

Martin Short at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

Marty! They had him for a good time, not a long time.

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

Same with Billy. I actually forgot Billy was ever on! It was just for 18 episodes.

Anthony Michael Hall and Lucia Hall

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Anthony Michael Hall and Lucia Hall attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I also forgot HE was on the show for a season! He was only 17 -- still the youngest cast member ever. And it's VERY correct that the record still holds, because this show does not need 17-year-old regulars.

Nora Dunn

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Nora Dunn attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I always associate her with the late Jan Hooks, because they overlapped. I bet it was hard for some of them to be there without their cohorts.

Chris Rock and Zahra Rock

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Zahra Rock and Chris Rock attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She looks SO MUCH like her dad! Chris was on the show when I started watching.

Ellen Cleghorne

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Ellen Cleghorne attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I LOVE this on Ellen. She was so funny. I also wish they'd brought a veteran back every week of this season just to pitch in casually.

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Siobhan Fallon Hogan attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

This is JAZZY. Look at those gold shoes. She got the footwear memo that we are constantly putting out (albeit, with only our minds).

Julia Sweeney

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Julia Sweeney attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

This was probably in back when she was on the show. It's gotta be hard to be known primarily for a character that HAS NOT stood the test of time AT ALL. ("It's Pat.")(They did an In Memoriam segment, but for all the bits that were in very bad taste and did not age well -- but I don't remember seeing Pat in it. Pat was, perhaps, just THAT wrong.)

Jon Lovitz

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Jon Lovitz attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Pretty standard! No complaints.

Jackie Sandler and Adam Sandler

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Jackie Sander (L) and Adam Sandler attend the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/WireImage)

For Lorne, and apparently only for Lorne, Adam Sandler will wear a suit.

David Spade

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: David Spade attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/WireImage)

I'll take it! The matching sneakers are a surprisingly nice flourish.

Darrell Hammond

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Darrell Hammond attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

For a second I thought this was Chris Parnell, which is weird because they are very different heights and look nothing alike.

Sarah Silverman

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Sarah Silverman attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

This is a surprise! I would've expected... what Julia Sweeney wore, actually, but with less red.

Will Ferrell

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Will Ferrell attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I assume he's looking for his cheerleading buddy, Cheri Oteri.

Cheri Oteri

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Cheri Oteri attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Found her! This is like fashion circuitry.

Chris Kattan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Chris Kattan and Maria Libri attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

But what of the Mango hotpants!

Molly Shannon in Norma Kamali

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Molly Shannon attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Remember when Sally O'Malley, FIFTY YEARS OLD, seemed so on-point and hilarious and FAR AWAY? WELL. Not so anymore. She really is more Sassy 75 Year Old Broad than 50? Maybe Sally O'Malley was lying about her age. (Molly looks super, the end.)

Ana Gasteyer

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Ana Gasteyer attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She did a LOT of singing between the two evenings. It was nice! Lorne really has had an eye for talent over his five decades.

Tracy Morgan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Tracy Morgan attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Perfect.

Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

It was fun having him back behind the Update desk again.

Tina Fey

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Tina Fey attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I am NOT AT ALL SURE about this on Tina. It's some sloppy tulle work on top, at the very least.

Amy Poehler

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Amy Poehler attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I LOVE this, though. And I will always love them together.

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

Make that all three of them. Also, I LOVE this on Maya? It might be my favorite thing she's ever worn.

Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Joanna Newsom and Andy Samberg attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Is she wearing... tigers mating? Or is that just one tiger stretching exuberantly?

Finesse Mitchell

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Finesse Mitchell attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Sometimes you bring a little finesse, sometimes you bring a lot.

Will Forte and Olivia Modling

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Will Forte and Olivia Modling attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Her dress is neat -- like gentle fireworks. And it's always good to see Will. He is one of those who always had the ability to make me giggle, even if what he was doing wasn't objectively funny? I can't explain it. I just respond to his style of goof.

Fred Armisen, Riki Lindhome

Fred Armisen, Riki Lindhome at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

In many ways, it feels like Fred never left.

Casey Wilson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Casey Wilson attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She was ALSO there for a good time, but not a long time, I believe.

Bobby Moynihan

Bobby Moynihan at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

I loved seeing him back as Drunk Uncle, and they made him related to Girl You Wish You Weren't Talking To At a Party (or whatever the actual name is).

Abby Elliott

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Abby Elliott attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I DEFINITELY struggle to remember that she was on the show. She is so good on The Bear; I wonder if she'd have found her SNL niche if she'd stayed longer.

Kristen Wiig in Simone Rocha

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Kristen Wiig attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

KRISTEN, WE WERE DOING SO WELL. And what's with the crotch flower!!!

Vanessa Bayer

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Vanessa Bayer attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She's in the Will Forte category of being able to make me laugh even just by doing a very little bit. And she's in the Tina Fey category of I'm Not Sure What The Top Of This Dress Is Doing.

Taran Killam

Taran Killam at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

If you miss him, he has a very recurring role on High Potential.

Kate McKinnon

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Kate McKinnon attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

And she is a hilarious delight.

Leslie Jones

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Leslie Jones attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

She looks totally foxy! It's nice to see her.

Pete Davidson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Pete Davidson attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Pete was also pretty young when he started, and has really Been Through It. Lorne and Company always seem to have been super supportive of giving him opportunities to stay busy, which I find really touching. Like he is their little brother they're rooting for, forever. He looks great, other than the goofball shades, although they made me smile.

Aidy Bryant

Aidy Bryant at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

I hope she twirled. I also miss her on the show.

Cecily Strong

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Cecily Strong attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I ALSO miss her on the show. And had no idea she was pregnant until she showed up! Fun fact: Apparently she is the woman who was on the show for the longest. Ten years!

Sasheer Zamata

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Sasheer Zamata attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I spy with my little eye some extremely puzzling thigh suspenders.

Melissa VillaseƱor

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Melissa VillaseƱor attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Oh, I like this on her! She didn't make it on the show that long, but I still sing that kicky "WHITE MALE RAGE!" segment to myself on the regular, so she'll never be forgotten.

Sarah Sherman

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Sarah Sherman attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She loves camp and kitsch, and this is a DELIGHTFUL execution of it.

Heidi Gardner in Markarian

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Heidi Gardner attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

This whole thing looks like it was supposed to sit higher. It's gorgeous, but HOIK IT.

Ego Nwodim in Marc Jacobs

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Ego Nwodim attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She left the shoes, and the satin eyelids, at home. A+ on both choices.

Chloe Fineman in vintage Guy Laroche

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Chloe Fineman attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

I enjoy that she went vintage, but she looks like a draped table at the home of a Victorian widow in perma-mourning. Like, Queen Victoria herself probably had several of these.

Chloe Fineman at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

The back is at least saucier.

James Austin Johnson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: James Austin Johnson attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

His Trump is by far the best one they've ever had -- it's uncanny -- and I suspect he, like all of us, wishes he never had to do it again.

Bowen Yang

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Bowen Yang attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Utterly perfect, and our Big Finish.

It Was Extremely Neat to See Familiar SNL Faces From 50 Years
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