Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” ...

Laraine Newman, now 72, was an original SNL cast member and writer until 1980, and then turned her focus to work as a journalist and with films like Invaders from Mars (1986), Coneheads (1993) and The ...

The special was a great representation of the heart of “SNL” and its long-standing impact on the comedy world.

Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Paul McCartney and Miley Cyrus are among the big names expected to make an ...

A handful of former iconic Saturday Night Live cast members were noticeably missing from “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on ...

“Saturday Night Live” host Bill Murray, a former cast member, is pictured with producer Lorne Michaels ... (AP Photo/Marty ...

Michaels created the show and was originally a writer and producer. Barring his hiatus in the '80s between seasons six and 10 ...