The retired Oscar winner set the stage for Sandler’s comedic yet heartfelt song that honored the show's historic half-century on the air.

“We got four years of Eddie Murphy, eight years of Will Forte, five years of Jan Hooks and Gilda [Radner], six of Victoria [Jackson], 11 of [Michael] Che, three years of Melanie ...

three years of Melanie Hutsell, Michael McKean crushed it in two. One of Billy Crystal, six of Dennis Miller, eight of [Phil] Hartman, the glue." The segment was a hit with viewers, with many ...

“We got four years of Eddie Murphy, eight years of Will Forte, five years of Jan Hooks and Gilda [Radner], six of Victoria [Jackson], 11 of [Michael] Che, three years of Melanie ...

Melanie Hutsell, Tim Kazurinsky and Ellen Cleghorne. If that didn’t make it poignant enough, Sandler’s song was introduced by his “Anger Management” co-star Jack Nicholson, who made a rare ...

On Jan. 9, "SNL" then offered up several comic postscripts: "Aaron Spelling's Amy Fisher 10516” with Melanie Hutsell as Amy, and Danny DeVito as Joey Buttafuoco; "Masterpiece Theater ...

Melanie Hutsell, Tim Kazurinsky and Ellen Cleghorne. If that didn’t make it poignant enough, Sandler’s song was introduced by his “Anger Management” co-star Jack Nicholson, who made a rare ...