John Mulaney took the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special on a five-decade journey through the ups and downs of the show’s New York City home base. Starting with the 1975 birth of the series, Mulaney’s star-studded medley began with convincing former cast members Pete Davidson and David Spade that the grimy 1970s was still a glorious time to live in New York.
From there, it was a decade-by-decade look at the city, with Adam Driver dressed as a hot dog, Kate McKinnon showing up as a disgraced former mayor Rudy Giuliani and Scarlett Johansson dressed as Audrey from “Little Shop of Horrors,” joking about real-life husband Colin Jost. Also, Nathan Lane sang an ode to cocaine to the tune of “The Lion King’s” “Hakuna Matata” — a song he sang for the film as Timon.
Other guest spots included one-time “SNL” musical directors Paul Schaffer and G.E. Smith, while former cast members Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte sang from the stands, along with Kristen Wiig dressed as a green M&M — with audience members Jenna Ortega and Kevin Costner sandwiched in the middle.
As post 9/11 Giuliani, McKinnon sang of “throwing away my shot” to the tune of “Hamilton’s” “My Shot,” with Lin-Manuel Miranda in full Hamilton costume. Johanssen and Paul Rudd sang “Suddenly eBikes” to the tune “Suddenly Seymour” from “Little Shop of Horrors,” while Kenan Thompson and Maya Rudolph sang “One Day More” along with Joe Jonas and Taran Killam dressed as pizza rat.
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