Adam Sandler Boils Down 50 Years of ‘SNL’ Into a Perfectly Sweet Song: Watch the ‘SNL50’ Moment
Written by djfrosty on February 16, 2025
If you need someone to put the perfect words into song, just call Adam Sandler.
The movie star, who got his start as a Saturday Night Live castmember from 1991 to 1995, returned to his 30 Rock stomping grounds on Sunday night (Feb. 16) for SNL50: The Anniversary Special, pulling out his trusty acoustic guitar for an original song about the last 50 years of the classic sketch comedy show.
Sandler started things out with a joke, singing, “Everyone in this room has something in common, all of our lives were changed by this show/ Everyone in this room has something else in common, we weren’t allowed to use the little bathroom in Lorne’s office.” The song — titled “50 Years” — toggled between sincerity and quips, including the line: “50 years of castmembers saying ‘I think out cast is the greatest of all time,’ but we all know the first cast is the best.”
He wrapped things up by running through a string of classic castmembers, including late comics like Chris Farley, Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks.
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You can watch Sandler’s full “50 Years” song below:
Through his time on SNL, Sandler became best known for his jangly original songs on Weekend Update, including “The Chanukah Song,” “Red Hooded Sweatshirt” and “The Grandma Song.”
Elsewhere on Sunday’s SNL50 special, Miley Cyrus was joined by Brittany Howard for a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon teamed up for “Howeward Bound” to open the show, and Carpenter popped up for the latest “Domingo” sketch, also featuring a Bad Bunny cameo.
SNL50: The Anniversary Special is airing Sunday night, following Friday’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Friday night.