‘SNL50’ Didn’t Shy Away From Controversy, With Kevin Spacey and P. Diddy Jabs

In 50 years, a number of ideas can age poorly. That is been the case for a couple of (to say the least) Saturday Evening Stay sketch. In the course of the fiftieth Anniversary Particular for the sketch comedy present, Tom Hanks hosted a section that featured a number of the sketches that had aged poorly, however that does not essentially imply that the present has stopped their unsavory references altogether. Greater than as soon as, through the particular, even exterior the “In Memoriam” section, there have been references to controversial figures within the leisure trade—and SNL.

In the course of the query and reply portion of the particular, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, there have been references made to controversial rapper Ye, often known as Kanye West, who was a seven-time musical visitor on the variability present. He gave the impression to be alluded to once more in Adam Sandler‘s musical interlude, the place the comic referenced a musician who was revealed to be antisemitic, simply days after West went on a days-long rant on X (previously Twitter) the place he praised Adolf Hitler.

‘SNL’ Celebrated the Good and the Dangerous

There was additionally a reference to actor Kevin Spacey, who hosted SNL twice and has confronted sexual misconduct allegations that led to his removing from the hit Netflix collection Home of Playing cards in 2017. Not as soon as, however twice, through the particular, there have been references to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who’s at present going through fees of intercourse trafficking and racketeering. References have been made through the “Weekend Replace” hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, in addition to a clip from a skit P. Diddy featured in through the “In Memoriam” section.

The Saturday Evening Stay fiftieth Anniversary Particular was hosted on NBC and Peacock. You’ll be able to watch the “In Memoriam” section above. Stick with Collider for the most recent updates.

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Saturday Evening Stay

Launch Date: October 11, 1975
Community: NBC
Showrunner: Lorne Michaels
Administrators: Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, Liz Patrick, Andy Warhol, Linda Lee Cadwell, Matthew Meshekoff, Paul Miller, Robert Altman, Robert Smigel
Writers: Will Forte, Invoice Hader, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Chris Parnell, Asa Taccone, John Lutz, Tom Schiller, Simon Wealthy, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Nicki Minaj, Herbert Sargent, Matt Piedmont, John Solomon, Chris Kelly, Alan Zweibel, Kent Sublette, Ari Katcher, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schnedier, Scott Jung, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis, Rhiannon Bryan