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Every 'Saturday Night Live' Star Who Skipped ‘SNL 50’
‘Saturday Night Live’ welcomed back cast members and hosts from all 50 seasons for an anniversary special on Sunday, February 16, but some stars were missing
The live, three-hour NBC special featured casts and hosts mingling in new versions of iconic sketches — who will ever forget Domingo’s ( Marcello Hernandez) family reunion with his brothers Renaldo ( Pedro Pascal) and Santiago ( Bad Bunny), or Will Ferrell causing Eddie Murphy to break character in “Scared Straight?” Unlike with previous SNL anniversary specials, producer Lorne Michaels put less emphasis on clip montages to bring viewers live sketches featuring a huge range of celebrity guests. While Aykroyd’s manager confirmed to Puck News earlier in February that the comedian “[wouldn’t] be there” for SNL 50, he did do interviews promoting the special, including appearing on NPR’s Fresh Air to reflect on the creation of the Blues Brothers. Current coanchors Colin Jost and Michael Che were briefly joined by predecessor Seth Meyers and multiple classic correspondents, including Bill Murray presenting a tongue-in-cheek ranking of the best “Update” anchors (where Quinn came in 10th place and was called “one of the all-time greats”).
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