Just one of the ways “SNL” is marking its 50th birthday, the show will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon at Radio City Music Hall, a stone's throw from Studio 8H, and streamed live on Peacock, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific.
And it won't just be musicians appearing on the Radio City stage: Also expected are “SNL” luminaries and alums like Ana Gasteyer, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, Paul Shaffer, Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell.
Imagine you could bring together on one stage, for one night, all the musical guests that have graced “Saturday Night Live" in five decades.
And the musical legacy of “SNL” is explored in the documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music,” from Oscar-winner Questlove.
“Watching ‘SNL’ those first seasons gave me a musical vocabulary that I don’t think would have happened on its own,” Questlove told The Associated Press last month before the special aired.
