The celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” is finally there. Here’s how to look.

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“SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration”, is broadcast live from New York on Sunday from 8 p.m. to the east and at 5 p.m. Pacific.

By Associated Press

February 16, 2025 | 7:25 am

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New York (AP) – Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” Sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated on Sunday while the variety show celebrates its birthday.

THE Juggernaut of Pop Culture launched the career of generation of actors, from Bill Murray has Eddie Murphy And Tina Fey has Kristen Wiig.

Many of them The stars will be on site For “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration”, broadcast live from New York on Sunday from 8 p.m. to the east and 5 p.m. Pacific.

The three -hour extravagance occurs after months of “Saturday Night Live” celebrations, which was created on October 11, 1975, with an original casting that included John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner.

It has become television to appoint over the years as the program Presidents, Politics and Pop Culture And was a platform for the biggest musical stars of the moment. As streaming has changed the visualization of television, “SNL” sketches, The host monologues and short comedies remain popular on social networks and regularly accumulate millions of views on YouTube.

Each episode “SNL” contains at least a few surprises, and the Sunday’s special is no different. While NBC has revealed some of the stars that should appear, many of the special moments, cameras and musical performances remain a surprise.

Here is what you need to know before “SNL50: the celebration of the birthday”.

When does the tribute show start to the 50th anniversary of the 50th anniversary?

NBC will be broadcast “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration” on Sunday from 8 p.m. to the east and at 5 p.m. Pacific. The anniversary show will also broadcast on Peacock.

A red carpet show Hosted by the former “SNL” Leslie Jones and Willie Geist from NBC News will precede the special, from 7 p.m. in the East on NBC and Peacock.

What “SNL” aluns should appear?

Prepare for generations of “SNL” stars to come back for Sunday’s special. NBC says that in addition to Murphy and Fey, you can expect: Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Pete Pete Davidson, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Will Ferrell and Will Forte. The current appearance of Kenan Thompson distribution was also presented.

Some members of the first distribution “Saturday Night Live”, known as Players not ready for prime time, will appear, including Chase, Lainrais Newman, Garrett Morris and Jane Curtin. A publicist for Dan Aykroyd, the only remaining surviving member, did not respond to a request for comments on the presence of his participation.

What former hosts will appear on “SNL50”?

Steve Martin, who has left an indelible comic brand on “SNL” over the years, will be among the many successful hosts returning for the 50th celebration of the show.

Other prolific and return hosts range from actors like Tom Hanks, Martin Short and Scarlett Johansson (who is married to the current member of the “SNL” distribution Colin Jost) to athletes like Peyton Manning. The former writer “SNL” John Mulaney will appear, just like Will Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Kim Kardashian, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Robert de Niro and Woody Harrelson.

How will “SNL” honor its musical heritage?

In some respects, he has already done so. Radio City Music Hall on Friday hosted The “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” Full star “with a program that included dear, Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Post Malone and Nirvana.

Sunday’s special will include appearances of Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Cyrus and other music stars, although the show has not said if everything would happen. McCartney used the New York Bowery ballroom as a place of warm -up, Inherit three surprise shows this week.

The musical heritage of “SNL” is also explored in the documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 years of SNL music”, of the Oscar -winning questlove. He is currently streaming on Peacock.