SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Name: SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2025-02-16
Duration: 152 min
Rating: 4

Rating

4.0 (1)

Release Date

2/16/2025

Runtime

152 mins

Genres

Comedy

Overview

Saturday Night Live (1975) began as an experimental sketch comedy show, and became an American institution. Five decades later, special guests and some of the original cast members unite with the current cast to celebrate.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Homepage

How It Feels

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A festive retrospective that moves through five decades of comedy sketches and musical performances, stitching together old favorites with fresh moments from current cast. It's less a structured show and more a victory lap, funny, warm, and unapologetically nostalgic.

Mood

JoyfulPlayful

Themes

Art and creationMemory

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Anthology

Reviews

stormaciousd

Feb 17, 2025

Four stars because it's exciting to see...
- new combinations of iconic cast members (Eddie Murphy + Will Ferrell)
- the return of former cast members who don't come back as often (including some of my favorites: Kyle Mooney, Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant)
- people who come back a lot that I love (Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen)
- and all the celebrities (Meryl Streep's SNL debut)
The sketches were mixed, and I missed Bill Hader.