Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Specials

The Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Specials are a series of television specials that will air as part of Saturday Night Live's 50th season on NBC, celebrating 50 years of Saturday Night Live on the air, having premiered on October 11, 1975. Ten live specials will be aired, each being as tribute to and featuring the cast and most popular hosts of a different five-year-period in SNL's five decade long history.

Specials
* denotes Weekend Update Anchor

Special 1: 1975-1980
Starring with with and Tributes to
 * Dan Aykroyd*
 * Candice Bergen
 * Chevy Chase*
 * Jane Curtain*
 * Elliot Gould
 * Steve Martin
 * Garret Morris
 * Bill Murray*
 * Laraine Newman
 * Paul Simon
 * Al Franken
 * Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci
 * Mr. Bill
 * John Belushi
 * George Carlin
 * Tom Davis
 * Andy Kaufman
 * GIlda Radner
 * Dave Wilson
 * Michael O’Donoghue
 * Herb Sargent


 * Howard Shore and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Paul Miller

Special 2: 1980-1985
Starring With A Tribute to
 * Drew Barrymore
 * James Belushi
 * Chevy Chase
 * Billy Crystal
 * Danny DeVito
 * Denny Dillon
 * Robin Duke
 * Elliot Gould
 * Mary Gross
 * Christopher Guest*
 * Brad Hall*
 * Rich Hall
 * Tim Kuzurinsky
 * Gary Koreger
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus
 * Gail Matthius*
 * Eddie Murphy
 * Bill Murray
 * Don Novello as Father Guido Sargucci
 * Joe Piscopo
 * Harry Shearer
 * Martin Short
 * Pamela Stephenson
 * Brian Doyle-Murray*
 * Charles Rocket


 * Tom Malone and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Paul Miller

Special 3: 1985-1990
Starring Featuring Tributes to
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Candice Bergen
 * Dana Carvey
 * Chevy Chase
 * Danny DeVito
 * Nora Dunn
 * John Goodman
 * Tom Hanks
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Victoria Jackson
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Steve Martin
 * Dennis Miller*
 * Bill Murray
 * Kevin Nealon
 * Paul Simon
 * Christopher Walken
 * A. Whitney Brown
 * Al Franken
 * Mike Myers
 * Phil Hartman
 * Jan Hooks

Band
 * G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Paul Miller

Special 4: 1990-1995
Starring Featuring A Tribute to
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Dana Carvey
 * Chevy Chase
 * Ellen Cleghorne
 * Danny DeVito
 * John Goodman
 * Tom Hanks
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Melanie Hutsell
 * Victoria Jackson
 * Steve Martin
 * Tim Meadows
 * Bill Murray
 * Mike Myers
 * Kevin Nealon*
 * Chris Rock
 * Adam Sandler
 * Rob Schneider
 * David Space
 * Julia Sweeney
 * Christopher Walken
 * Al Franken
 * Robert Smiegel
 * Chris Farely

Band
 * G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Beth McCarthy Miller

Special 5: 1995-2000
Starring Featuring A Tribute to
 * Ben Afflevk
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Drew Barrymore
 * Jim Bruer
 * Dana Carvey
 * Chavy Chase
 * Danny DeVito
 * Will Ferrell
 * Ana Gasteyer
 * Darrell Hammond
 * Tom Hanks
 * Dwayne Johnson
 * CHris Kattan
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Mark McKinney
 * Tim Meadows
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Bill Murray
 * Mike Myers
 * Cheri Oteri
 * Colin Quinn*
 * Chris Rock
 * Molly Shannon
 * David Spade
 * Christopher Walken
 * Jimmy Fallon
 * Chris Parnell
 * Horatio Sanz
 * Norm Macdonald

Band
 * A Cartoon by Robert Smiegel
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Beth McCarthy Miller

Special 6: 2000-2005
Starring Featuring
 * Ben Affleck
 * Dan Aykroyd
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Drew Barrymore
 * Dana Carvey
 * Rachel Dratch
 * Jimmy Fallon*
 * Will Ferrell
 * Tina Fey*
 * Will Forte
 * Ana Gasteyer
 * John Goodman
 * Darrell Hammond
 * Dwayne Johnson
 * Chris Kattan
 * Seth Meyers
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Chris Parnell
 * Amy Poehler
 * Maya Rudolph
 * Horatio Sanz
 * David Spade
 * Justin TImberlake
 * Christopher Walken
 * Fred Armisen
 * Dean Edwards
 * Finesse Mitchell
 * Jeff Richards
 * Kenan Thompson


 * A Cartoon by Robert Smiegel

Band
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Beth McCarthy Miller

Special 7: 2005-2010
Starring Featuring A Tribute to
 * Ben Affleck
 * Fred Armisen
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Drew Barrymore
 * Will Ferrell
 * Tina Fey
 * Will Forte
 * Bill Hader
 * Darrel Hammond
 * Tom Hanks
 * Jonah Hill
 * Dwayne Johnson
 * Scarlett Johanson
 * Julia-Louis-Dreyfus
 * Steve Martin
 * Seth Meyers*
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Amy Poehler*
 * Paul Rudd
 * Maya Rudolph
 * Andy Samberg
 * Molly Shannon
 * Jason Sudeikis
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Justin Timberlake
 * Christopher Walken
 * Kristen Wiig
 * Abby Elliot
 * Bobby Moynihan
 * Betty White
 * A Cartoon by Robert Smiegel

Band
 * A Digital Short by The Lonely Island
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Don Roy King

Special 8: 2010-2015
Starring Featuring A Tribute to
 * Ben Affleck
 * Fred Armisen
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Vanessa Bayer
 * Aidy Bryant
 * Dana Carvey
 * Abby Elliot
 * Jimmy Fallon
 * Will Ferrell
 * Tina Fey
 * John Goodman
 * Bill Hader
 * Tom Hanks
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Jonah Hill
 * Scarlett Johanson
 * Dwayne Johnson
 * Taran Killam
 * Melissa McCarthy
 * Kate McKinnon
 * Seth Meyers*
 * Bobby Moynihan
 * Nasim Pedrad
 * Jay Pharoah
 * Amy Poehler
 * Chris Rock
 * Paul Rudd
 * Maya Rudolph
 * Andy Samberg
 * Martin Short
 * Cecily Strong
 * Jason Sudeikis
 * Jenan Thompson
 * Justin TImberlake
 * Kristen Wiig
 * Beck Bennet
 * Michael Che
 * Pete Davidson
 * Colin Jost*
 * Kyle Mooney
 * Sasheer Zamata


 * Don Pardo

Band
 * A Digital Short by The Lonely Island
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Don Roy King

Special 9: 2015-2020
Starring Featuring Band
 * Fred Armisen
 * Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump
 * Vanessa Bayer
 * Beck Bennet
 * Aidy Bryant
 * Michael Che*
 * Pete Davidson
 * Mikey Day
 * Jimmy Fallon
 * Will Ferrell
 * Tina Fey
 * Bill Hader
 * Tom Hanks
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Jonah Hill
 * Scarlett Johansson
 * Dwayne Johnson
 * Leslie Jones
 * Colin Jost*
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus
 * Melissa McCarthy
 * Kate McKinnon
 * Seth Meyers
 * Alex Moffat
 * Kyle Mooney
 * Tracy Morgan
 * John Mulaney
 * Eddie Murphy
 * Amy Poehler
 * Paul Rudd
 * Adam Sandler
 * Cecily Strong
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Melissa Sta
 * Kristen Kiid
 * Sasheer Zamata
 * Chloe Fineman
 * Heidi Hardner
 * Chris Redd
 * Ego Nwodim
 * Bowen Yang
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Don Roy King

Special 10: 2020-2025
Starring Featuring
 * Aidy Bryant
 * Michael Che*
 * Pete Davidson
 * Mikey Day
 * Andrew Dismukes
 * Chloe Fineman
 * Will Forte
 * Heidi Gardner
 * Woody Harrelson
 * James Austin Johnson
 * Punkie Johnson
 * Colin Jost*
 * Steve Martin
 * Kate McKinnon
 * Alex Moffat
 * Kyle Mooney
 * John Mulaney
 * Ego Nwodim
 * Chris Redd
 * Chris Rock
 * Paul Rudd
 * Maya Rudolph
 * Sarah Sherman
 * Martin Short
 * Cecily Strong
 * Jason Sudeikis
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Kristen Wiig
 * Melissa Villasenor
 * Bowen Yang
 * Marcello Hernandez
 * Molly Kearney
 * Michael Longfellow
 * Devon Walker

Band
 * A Film by Please Don't Destroy
 * Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band

Directed by Liz Patrick