‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary: ‘SNL’ should reunite past casts and hosts for special episodes in 2025

Lorne Michaels is an expert at celebrating the legacy of “Saturday Night Live.” The show’s creator has produced variety specials for the NBC program’s 15th anniversary, 25th anniversary and 40th anniversary, so the upcoming 50th season should have a highly entertaining spectacle. Nothing less than a three-hour event would be expected, but how else should “SNL” celebrate the golden anniversary season, which would begin in the autumn of 2024 and continue through May, 2025?

Here is our exciting, fun suggestion for a way to go above and beyond for the live special. Over the course of a 20-22 episode season, NBC would certainly have almost every episode featuring the current cast along with hot guest hosts and musical guests. However, for the other five episodes spread out over several months, devote an entire 90 minutes to each previous decade. Invite back the biggest cast members from a decade along with well-known guest hosts and music stars. Read below for some great examples.

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CELEBRATING THE 1970S:

Cast members are Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman

Guest hosts suggested are Candice Bergen, Elliott Gould, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin

Musical guests suggested are Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Rolling Stones, Paul Simon

CELEBRATING THE 1980S:

Cast members suggested are Jim Belushi, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Nora Dunn, Christopher Guest, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Kevin Nealon, Joe Piscopo

Guest hosts suggested are Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, John Lithgow

Musical guests suggested are Madonna, Spinal Tap, Sting, Stevie Wonder

CELEBRATING THE 1990S:

Cast members suggested are Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows, Cheri Oteri, Colin Quinn, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Molly Shannon, David Spade

Guest hosts suggested are John Goodman, Tom Hanks, Catherine O’Hara, Christopher Walken

Musical guests suggested are Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, R.E.M.

CELEBRATING THE 2000S:

Cast members suggested are Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Horatio Sanz, Jason Sudeikis

Guest hosts suggested are Alec Baldwin, Jon Hamm, Natalie Portman, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Musical guests suggested are Beyonce, Eminem, Foo Fighters, ‘N’Sync

CELEBRATING THE 2010S:

Cast members suggested are Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig

Guest hosts suggested are Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Emma Stone

Musical guests suggested are Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood

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