5 Moments From the SNL Anniversary Show

Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary with a three-hour live show Sunday night. Some of the moments generating the most buzz:

• Jack Nicholson made his first public appearance in years—the 87-year-old introduced Adam Sandler from the audience. Sandler then performed a musical homage to Lorne Michaels, reports Variety. Watch both moments here.
• Meryl Streep made her very first appearance on the show—as the mother of Kate McKinnon's alien abductee character, per CNN. Watch it here.

• Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter performed a duet of "Homeward Bound" by Simon & Garfunkel, notes the Hollywood Reporter. Watch it here.
• Eddie Murphy appeared in a "Black Jeopardy" sketch in which he did a dead-on impersonation of Tracy Morgan, per Deadline. The sketch featured a cameo by Tom Hanks' MAGA character. Watch it here.
• Steve Martin delivered the opening monologue, informing the audience he learned he got the gig while vacationing on a boat in the "Gulf of Steve Martin," per Axios. He was joined by John Mulaney (surprised that only two of the nearly 900 often-difficult hosts had committed murder) and Martin Short (the native of Canada was taken away by ICE agents). Watch it here.
• Aubrey Plaza made her first public appearance since her husband's death.

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