50 Random ‘Saturday Night Live’ Trivia Tidbits Ahead of ‘SNL’ 50

For a $16 yearly fee, Saturday Night Live can finally apply for membership in AARP. Congratulations, the promise Lorne Michaels made to the world in 1974 is now fulfilled!
Actually, Lorne, while we have you, Cracked will pay you, Lorne Michaels, $3,000 to send AARP a membership application for the show. And we’ll pay cash. What kind of sap would offer payment for a stunt like this by check?
Think about it — and the rest of you, please enjoy this rich set of facts about the show that’s about to get custom insurance coverage for boats and personal watercraft from The Hartford.
And has hosted only once: Nov 16, 1996

Show learned zero, had Elon on

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This is not the only depressing foreign version of 'Cowbell' you'll see here

Nobody wore a neck brace like Joan Cusack

"Money PUHLEAAASE!"

History will always side w Prince

History will always side w Norm

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SNL Italy

Saturday Night Live From Milano
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Max Greenfield

You've got a bit of a problem when the after party should have been the show

It can't be 'Christmas Vacation' Chevy Chase season 12 months a year so...

Debbie Downer

Knowing these guys now, they both had it coming

Uncle Miltie wasn't shy about hanging his hog out there

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Where haven't they tried SNL?

Saturday Night Live Japan
It's totally time for Steven Segal to host again

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And have taken it on the road since

Andy Samberg

Source: The Things
She def did not look comfortable on the show

'Christmas Vacation' Chevy Chase season is nearly upon us again

Sorry, there's no other possible way to do the show

3k Lorne, and we'll throw in reminding the world Spike Feresten co-wrote The Pop Tarts movie

Source: NY Post
If only there was a representation of what this was like

SNL Mexico

Early TV Funhouse

Tom Petty

Q: Who was the British Lorne?

Channel 4
Gerald Ford?

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Gilbert Gottfried

Betty White

Source: US Magazine
Placenta Helper forever!

Rest easy, Fred's back behind the kit

Zach somehow recovered

Lorne Michaels’ Return

Everett Collection/Shutterstock
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'Greg, those are MY hotdogs' -Freshman Conan

'Placenta Helper' forever

C'mon - George Lucas would never, ever rip someone off

SNL

Michael Phelps

When you know, you know (we guess)

French SNL

Dumb then, dumb now

The Jungle Book

Grohl's not far off from looking like this now

Gilda Radner

Johnny chose wisely

Of course Louis CK's SNL sketches are cringey now

Source: Saturday Night Live/YouTube
Phil Hartman
