Other notable “SNL” alums who didn’t appear in the special include Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Mary Gross and Chris Redd. But pretty much every other alum was there including Carvey’s ...

T he ever-iconic Saturday Night Live has officially entered its landmark 50th season. Created by Lorne Michaels, the ...

Lily Tomlin served as host and musical guest during the first season of the sketch show in 1975 and again in 1983. The first ...

Dana Carvey skipped the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special that reunited dozens of the show’s current and former stars at Studio 8H on Sunday. Viewers were surprised the 69-year ...

Dana Carvey wasn’t in the special either ... didn’t appear in the special include Joan Cuscak, Robert Downey Jr., Mary Gross and Chris Redd. In addition to former and current cast members ...

Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell, Mary Tyler Moore as Sandra Simpson, Dana Carvey as Garth Algar and Jan Hooks as Nancy Simmons during the ‘Wayne’s World’ skit on March 25, 1989. NBCUniversal ...

My favorite sketches from those years involved Sprockets, the Spartan cheerleaders and Mary Katherine Gallagher ... I started watching as a kid during the Dana Carvey years, which is still ...

The Anniversary Celebration,' which featured iconic sketches, musical performances and appearances from former cast members.

But it was the next hit era, featuring Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks and Dana Carvey, that got me hooked ... He spoke with The Times about his legacy. Mary Ellen Matthews has photographed 25 years ...