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On Sunday, February 16, Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary at 30 Rockefeller Center, and some of the biggest stars from the industry were present at the event, making it a star-studded affair. However, even though over 180 cast members, along with Hollywood A-listers, gathered together to honor the legacy of the comedy sketch show, a few were noticeably missing from the ceremony.
After SNL50: The Anniversary Special episode ended, and stars walked down a carpet posing for the camera, people were quick to notice that some of the great SNL cast members, including Dan Aykroyd, Bill Hader, and others, were absent. Scroll ahead to find out who didn’t come and why.
Two days before SNL50 took place, Dan Aykroyd took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account and congratulated the team for celebrating the 50th year of the show. But at that time, he didn’t mention that he won’t be attending the event. He tweeted, “Cracking a Head with pride at having been a co-founder of SNL along with everyone we were together with in those four years, five decades ago. This telecast is as historical as the next moon landing. Comedy stars of our age all gathered under the aegis of America’s greatest living impresario, my boss Lorne Michaels. People, it’s friggin’ Holy!!”
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Cracking a Head with pride at having been a co-founder of SNL along with everyone we were together with in those four years, five decades ago. This telecast is as historical as the next moon landing. Comedy stars of our age all gathered under the aegis of America’s greatest…
— Dan Aykroyd (@dan_aykroyd) February 14, 2025
