A staple of the NBC sketch comedy showSaturday Night Liveis the opening monologue.
For the50th Anniversary SpecialforSaturday Night Live, the opening monologue was done by none other than comedy legendSteve Martin.
Though never an official cast member, he’s appeared on the show 35 times, beginning in 1976.
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TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar is probably the most well-known in theSNLworld for his “King Tut” performance.
Martin, who’s recently been around fictional murder, has hosted a whopping 16 times.
He’s only hosted one less time thanAlec Baldwinwho holds the record number ofSNLhosting appearances.
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
He asks Short if he’s got his passport on him.
When Martin says no, he calls for ICE, played bySNLguests, to take him away.
The SNL 50th Anniversary Special runs until 11 PM ET.
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