Lily Tomlin served as host and musical guest during the first season of the sketch show in 1975 and again in 1983. The first time around, she sang with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band, and on the second go she performed as a controversial character named Purvis Hawkins, a black R&B singer. You hate to see your faves stumble.

The Anniversary Special, but the Saturday Night Live cast is still recovering from the wild weekend — as comedian Shane Gillis discovered in a new promo for this week's episode. The SNL anniversary celebrations were epic,

Now that he’s hosted Saturday Night Live twice, it’s harder to assume that had he kept his featured-player spot back in Season 45, he would have become the Jeff Richards of the 2020s, an odd bro out in an eclectic ensemble.