Saturday Night Live
AlthoughSaturday Night Live ’s 50th - day of remembrance celebration featured the riposte of legion noteworthy mould members ( even some from the first time of year ) , four performing artist were noticeably missing from the episode . The NBC late - dark live sketch comedy variety program has had over 160 dramatis personae members over the year , many of whom get their starting on the show . From Bill Murray to Leslie Jones , Saturday Night Livehas been the place where many of Hollywood ’s most famous comic start their careers , and after 50 years , it remain a dominant strength in the comedy man .
Various formercast member and famous person guests attended " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special"on February 16 , 2025 . Old - school player like Garrett Morris and Jane Curtin appeared . Meanwhile , stars from the twenty-first century , include Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon performed in iconic sketches during the three - time of day instalment . unluckily , not every large fellow member of theSaturday Night Livecommunity was able-bodied to make it to " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special,“whether because they had prior commitments or simply because they turned down an invitation to join in on the fun .
4Bill Hader
Cast Member From 2006–2013
Bill Hader , one of the most recognizableSaturday Night Livecast members of the 2000s , did not attend the recent - nighttime unrecorded sketch drollery form program ’s fiftieth anniversary . Hader get together the team of featured players in 2006 . He quickly made himself an integral part of the cast , though , via his hilarious effect , which included John Malkovich , Keith Morrison , and Clint Eastwood . However , perhapsHader ’s most iconic eccentric inSaturday Night Liveis Stefon , a recurring correspondent forWeekend Update .
Meryl Streep was one of the stars who appear in Saturday Night Live ’s 50th day of remembrance episode , but her skit was special for a couple of grounds .
According toPEOPLE , Hader was invited to " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special " but had to turn down . He reportedly had a " longstanding agenda battle . “As a result , Hader could n’t come along in the three - hour special , much to the dashing hopes of many who hoped to see him reprize some of his funniest roles ( like Stefon ) .
3Dan Aykroyd
Cast Member From 1975–1979
Among the animation originalSaturday Night Livecast phallus , four of the five returned for"SNL50 : The Anniversary Special " — Garrett Morris , Chevy Chase , Jane Curtin , and Laraine Newman . Dan Aykroyd was the only one not to advert the case . Aykroyd made hisSaturday Night Livedebut during the show ’s premiere installment on October 11 , 1975 , and he would stay with the program for four more years before exiting in 1979 . The comedian had many notable moment on the show over the years , admit the Coneheads and the " Point / Counterpoint " segment of " Weekend Update . "
Two of the original sevenSNLcast penis ( aka the " Not Ready For Prime Time Players " ) have since died — John Belushi and Gilda Radnor .
Of course , Aykroyd ’s absence seizure was quite noticeable , yield his legendary status within the walls of Studio 8H. Aykroyd was reportedly busy and could n’t attend the February 16 instalment . However , the actor shared his excitement forSaturday Night Live ’s " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special"onX. Aykroyd wrote :
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" Cracking a Head with pride at having been a Colorado - founding father of SNL along with everyone we were together with in those four years , five decades ago . This telecast is as historical as the next Sun Myung Moon landing place . Comedy stars of our age all tuck under the aegis of America ’s greatest living impresario , my boss Lorne Michaels . People it ’s friggin ' Holy ! ! "
2Dana Carvey
Cast Member From 1986–1993
Dana Carvey was also miss from NBC ’s festivity ofSaturday Night Live ’s fiftieth anniversary of being on the air . Carvey joined the cast in 1986 and continue on the late - night bouncy sketch comedy change program for seven seasons , as heleftSaturday Night Livein 1993 . give thatSNLserved as the breakthrough in his career , Carvey is most known for his time on the show among some of his other roles . Carvey ’s memorable character include the Church Lady , George H. W. Bush , andGarth Algar fromWayne ’s World .
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Carvey latterly returned to Studio 8H in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential electionto impersonate Joe Biden and Elon Musk . unhappily , though , Carvey on the face of it could n’t make it back for " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special . " As of the writing of this article , it remains undecipherable why Carvey did n’t show up during the three - hr installment .
1Colin Quinn
Cast Member From 1996–2000
The fourth and final prominentSaturday Night Livestar who was missing during " SNL50 : The Anniversary Special " is Colin Quinn . Quinn was a member of the cast of characters in the mid to belated 1990s . He was most notably the host ofWeekend Updatefrom 1998 to 2000,but Quinn can also be recognized for characters such as Lenny the Lion and Joe Blow . As for why he did n’t attendSaturday Night Live ’s 50th anniversary , Quinn ’s websitereveals that he had a unrecorded stand - up clowning performance on February 16 in Raleigh , North Carolina .
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