A handful of former iconic Saturday Night Live cast members were noticeably missing from “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on February 16, 2025.

While we’ll never forget cast members like Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon, what about the famous folks who only made it a season or less on SNL? We’ve gone through the show’s history of cast members and picked out 15 people you know and love who briefly worked as an SNL cast member.

Here are some of the cast members who did not attend the 50th-anniversary special: Bill Hader was most notably not present at the anniversary, citing a scheduling conflict. Despite not being at the anniversary show, Hader recently reunited with his SNL castmates, Kristin Wiig and Fred Armisen, for a Volkswagen commercial.

Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Paul McCartney, Eddie Murphy and Alec Baldwin were just some of the stars at "SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration" which aired live from New York, of course.

Well, we’ve gone through the show’s 50 seasons and ranked our 30 favorite performers from the show’s history. If we left some of your favorite cast members out, you can direct all complaints to Matt Foley at his van down by the river. Let’s dive in, shall we?

Live' 50th Anniversary Special Watched by Nearly 15 Million People NEW YORK (AP) — The “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary celebration is NBC's most-watched prime-time entertainment telecast in five years,

Another notable alum, Bill Hader, was unable to attend the festivities due to a "longstanding schedule conflict," per a rep for the actor. Hader was on the show for eight seasons,

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Live” icon Dana Carvey has frequently returned to Studio 8H this season to play President Joe Biden, and even revived his famed Church Lady character in December. So why wasn’t he seen on Sunday’s “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”?

You might not know this about me, but I’m a decently big fan of Saturday Night Live. I wouldn’t say I’m the type of person who stays up and watches it late at night because I’m an actual baby who goes to bed at ten almost every single time.