NBC’s months -long commemoration of the 50th birthday of “Saturday Night Live” finally reaches its top. The network welcomed hundreds of stars in Radio City Music Fall on Friday evening for “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert”, a kick-off for the weekend that will end with the 50-year anniversary Special Airing on NBC OP, ironically enough, Sunday evening.
Among the celebrities who were seen in Radio City Music Hall on Friday evening, the guests were Tom Hanks, Jason Momoa, Peyton Manning, Josh Gad, Ray Romano, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, Judd Apatow, Jack McBrayer, Willie Geist, already Roker, Phil, Phil Rosenthal, Savannah Guthrie, Jerry Seinfeld, Lester Holt, Keegan-Michael Key, Billy Crystal, Jim Gaffigan, Woody Harrelson, Natasha Lyonne, James Franco and Jon Hamm. “SNL” Aluin was also present, including Adam Sandler, John Mulaney, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers and Punkie Johnson. “SNL” head Lorne Michaels could be seen on the lobby for the show too.
At the Concertstroom, Martin Short and Meryl Streep could be seen next to each other. Paul Rudd, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick were also on the camera. Donna Langley, the Exec who recently extended her role to chairman of NBCUIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT and Studios, was also one of the crowd.
Jimmy Fallon opened the show with a “Blues Brothers”-inspired number. Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and the Backstreet boys are among the expected artists. The “return home concert” streams live on Peacock. It is produced by Broadway video. Erin David and Caroline Maroney are also producers, Ken Aymong and Rob Paine serve as accompanying producers and Beth McCarthy-Miller is the director.