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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Saturday Night Live rang in its 50th season in a major way, with a celebrity-packed special, a tribute to the show’s music history, and a homecoming concert. To …

Laughter wasn’t the only thing that was contagious during SNL50 on Sunday night. Steve Martin confirmed that both Martin Short and Maya Rudolph caught Covid during the anniversary show, which aired on NBC and Peacock. Martin posted a photograph of Short and Rudolph kissing during the celebration on Instagram, writing, …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Despite his enormous impact on American culture, Lorne Michaels famously keeps a low profile, but Susan Morrison’s new book, Lorne, looks to peel back at least some of …

Steve Martin, during his monologue for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special, got his Canadian pal Martin Short into an unfortunate situation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I’m Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live‘s newest diversityhire,” began Martin, who first appeared on the late night show in the 1970s and has …

Miley Cyrus, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the Roots teamed up for an excellent tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during SNL50: The Anniversary Specialon Sunday. Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance following the death of her husband Jeff Baena, introduced the performance. Backed by the Roots, Cyrus …

Former Weekend Update anchor Bill Murray returned to Saturday Night Live on the show’s 50th anniversary special to list his top 10 anchors — none of whom were the man next to him, Colin Jost. First, Murray poked fun at how there has only been one Black anchor of the …

Lil Wayne’s latest big performance may not have happened on Super Bowl Sunday, but he did appear in a super-sized Saturday Night Live blowout with the celebration of its 50th anniversary SNL50 special, which aired live on Sunday. Backed by the Roots, the New Orleans rapper performed an explosive career-spanning …

Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) returned to ruin the mood for those looking to enjoy themselves during the show’s 50th anniversary special. Downer, who first appeared in 2004 and most recently showed up in 2020, first tended bar for Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, and Ayo Edebiri. As …

Paul McCartney closed out Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary show by performing a medley of the final three songs on the Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. McCartney began on piano with “Golden Slumbers,” singing about getting “back homeward”–a fitting conclusion to a show that began with Paul Simon and Sabrina …

The surviving members of Nirvana once again reunited — this time with Post Malone — at the all-star Saturday Night Live 50 concert Friday at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Introduced by Adam Sandler, who reminisced about when Kurt Cobain and company played SNL when he was a cast …