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Saturday Night Live is marking a major milestone: This weekend, the iconic sketch comedy show from creator Lorne Michaels is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a slew of events in New York City.
The festivities kicked off on Friday evening, with the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall. Naturally, the red carpet was a star-studded affair. Given SNL has welcomed hundreds of A-list hosts and musical guests over the years (it’s hard to think of a big star who hasn’t made a cameo on the show), it was only fitting that many celebrities joined the fun. Among those who walked the step and repeat on Friday were Miley Cyrus, Chris Pine, Christine Baranski—each one of them bringing some good, old-fashioned glitz and glamour to the party.
Inside the historic venue, Lady Gaga performed “Shallow” with Andy Samberg, and did a funny bit to botch the song, before performing “Dick in a Box”—their 2009 SNL parody banger. Gaga, in a velvet black dress, stood with a zany giftbox taped to her waist—three guesses as to what they’re insinuating is inside. Miley Cyrus took to the stage in her gothic showgirl glory to perform “Flowers”, do a cover of Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” with Brittany Howard, and shout that she loves Paul Rudd. Cher also performed “If I Could Turn Back Time,” well as Bad Bunny, Post Malone, The Backstreet Boys, The B-52’s, and Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer (who did their own hilarious versions of songs like Doechii’s “Denial is a River.”
The celebrations continued on Sunday night, with the official SNL50: The Anniversary Special airing on NBC. Another step and repeat premiere was held for the release—and even more celebrities came out for the viewing party.
Below, see all of the stars at SNL’s 50th-anniversary kickoff and how things went down inside.
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Photo: Getty Images3/122Sabrina Carpenter
Photo: Getty Images4/122Emma Stone and Dave McCary
Photo: Getty Images5/122Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky
Photo: Getty Images6/122Dakota Johnson
Photo: Getty Images7/122Keke Palmer
Photo: Getty Images8/122Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Photo: Getty Images9/122Anya Taylor-Joy
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Photo: Getty Images11/122Ayo Edebiri
Photo: Getty Images12/122Jack Harlow
Photo: Getty Images13/122Claire Danes
Photo: Getty Images14/122Pete Davidson
Photo: Getty Images15/122Jenna Ortega
Photo: Getty Images16/122Chris Pine
Photo: Getty Images17/122Bowen Yang
Photo: Getty Images18/122Scarlett Johansson
Photo: Getty Images19/122Kristen Wiig
Photo: Getty Images20/122Quinta Brunson
Photo: Getty Images21/122Nick Jonas
Photo: Getty Images22/122Drew Barrymore
Photo: Getty Images23/122Cecily Strong
Photo: Getty Images24/122Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Photo: Getty Images25/122Meryl Streep
Photo: Getty Images26/122Heidi Gardner
Photo: Getty Images27/122Aidy Bryant
Photo: Getty Images28/122Maya Rudolph
Photo: Getty Images29/122Natasha Lyonne
Photo: Getty Images30/122Lin-Manuel Miranda
Photo: Getty Images31/122Chloe Fineman
Photo: Getty Images32/122Pedro Pascal
Photo: Getty Images33/122Tina Fey
Photo: Getty Images34/122Amelia Dimoldenberg
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Cher performing on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/Peacock via Getty Images)35/122Cher
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: (l-r) Robyn, David Byrne perform on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/Peacock via Getty Images)36/122Robyn and David Byrne
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: (l-r) Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/Peacock via Getty Images)37/122Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Bad Bunny performs on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty Images)38/122Bad Bunny
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: (l-r) Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Lady Gaga, Andy Samberg perform on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/Peacock via Getty Images)39/122
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Bad Bunny performs on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty Images)40/122Bad Bunny
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Miley Cyrus performs on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Kevin Mazur/Peacock via Getty Images)41/122Miley Cyrus
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Robyn performs on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty Images)42/122Robyn
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT — Pictured: Lady Gaga performs on Friday, February 14, 2025 — (Photo by: Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty Images)43/122Lady Gaga
Photo: Getty Images44/122Miley Cyrus in Roberto Cavlli
Photo: Getty Images45/122Pete Davidson
Photo: Getty Images46/122Ayo Edebiri
Photo: Getty Images47/122Anya Taylor-Joy
Photo: Getty Images48/122Suni Lee
Photo: Getty Images49/122Vanessa Bayer
Photo: Getty Images50/122Amy Poehler
Photo: Getty Images51/122Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Photo: Getty Images52/122Jenna Ortega
Photo: Getty Images53/122Tina Fey
Photo: Getty Images54/122Maya Rudolph
Photo: Getty Images55/122Kristen Wiig
Photo: Getty Images56/122Emily Ratajkowski
Photo: Getty Images57/122Bowen Yang
Photo: Getty Images58/122Gayle King
Photo: Getty Images59/122Chris Pine
Photo: Getty Images60/122Chloe Fineman
Photo: Getty Images61/122Ego Nwodim
Photo: Getty Images62/122Christine Baranski
Photo: Getty Images63/122Heidi Gardner
Photo: Getty Images64/122Amelia Dimoldenberg
Photo: Getty Images65/122Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson
Photo: Getty Images66/122Seth Rogen
Photo: Getty Images67/122Dan Levy
Photo: Getty Images68/122Molly Shannon
Photo: Getty Images69/122Snoop Dogg
Photo: Getty Images70/122Susan Lucci
Photo: Getty Images71/122Cheri Oteri
Photo: Getty Images72/122Sandra Oh
Photo: Getty Images73/122Ray Romano and Philip Rosenthal
Photo: Getty Images74/122Questlove
Photo: Getty Images75/122Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Photo: Getty Images76/122Donna Langley, Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios
Photo: Getty Images77/122Beck Bennett
Photo: Getty Images78/122St. Vincent
Photo: Getty Images79/122Whoopi Goldberg
Photo: Getty Images80/122Rachel Dratch
Photo: Getty Images81/122Alec and Hilaria Baldwin
Photo: Getty Images82/122Kate McKinnon
Photo: Getty Images83/122Aidy Bryant
Photo: Getty Images84/122Chevy Chase
Photo: Getty Images85/122Pedro Pascal
Photo: Getty Images86/122Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe
Photo: Getty Images87/122Brendan Fraser
Photo: Getty Images88/122Tiffany Haddish and Amy Schumer
Photo: Getty Images89/122Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola
Photo: Getty Images90/122Lorne Michaels
Photo: Getty Images91/122Melissa Villasenor
Photo: Getty Images92/122Jay Pharoah
Photo: Getty Images93/122Abby Elliott
Photo: Getty Images94/122Bo Welch and Catherine O’Hara
Photo: Getty Images95/122Fred Armisen
Photo: Getty Images96/122Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona
Photo: Getty Images97/122J.J. Abrams
Photo: Getty Images98/122Jon Rudnitsky
Photo: Getty Images99/122Laura Dern
Photo: Getty Images100/122Abigail Spencer
Photo: Getty Images101/122Ziwe
Photo: Getty Images102/122Natasha Lyonne
Photo: Getty Images103/122Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry
Photo: Getty Images104/122Gina Gershon
Photo: Getty Images105/122Robyn
Photo: Getty Images106/122Julia Stiles
Photo: Getty Images107/122Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld
Photo: Getty Images108/122Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
Photo: Getty Images109/122Jackie and Adam Sandler
Photo: Getty Images110/122Kevin Costner
Photo: Getty Images111/122John Mulaney and Olivia Munn
Photo: Getty Images112/122Ed Helms
Photo: Getty Images113/122Cecily Strong
Photo: Getty Images114/122Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
Photo: Getty Images115/122David Harbour
Photo: Getty Images116/122Leslie Jones
Photo: Getty Images117/122The Haim Sisters
Photo: Getty Images118/122Paul Rudd
Photo: Getty Images119/122Jon Lovitz
Photo: Getty Images120/122Jim Belushi
Photo: Getty Images121/122Diane Sawyer
Photo: Getty Images122/122Mark Ronson and Ann Dexter-Jones
This article was originally published on Vogue.com.
