Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon Perform “Homeward Bound” to Open ‘SNL’ 50th Anniversary Special

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Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon commenced the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live by performing a moving duet together.

The Grammy award-winning artists introduced themselves before they started the NBC broadcast by performing a rendition of “Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel. Simon reminisced about his previous performance of this song, which he did with George Harrison on SNL in 1976, while Carpenter humorously mentioned that neither she nor her parents were around when the song was first released.

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Before kicking off the NBC broadcast, the Grammy-winning duo introduced themselves and played a version of “Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel. Simon reminded everyone of his past performance of this song with George Harrison on SNL in 1976, while Carpenter jokingly pointed out that neither she nor her parents were born yet when the song was first popular.

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To start off the NBC broadcast, Grammy-winning artists performed a cover of “Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel and introduced themselves. Simon brought up his earlier performance of this song alongside George Harrison on SNL in 1976, while Carpenter playfully mentioned that she and her parents hadn’t been born at the time the song was released.

As the show came to a close, Carpenter and Simon started off our Sunday special with a classic nod, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night,” even though we were broadcasting on a Sunday evening. Following that, Steve Martin graced us with his monologue.

On Sunday evening, I stepped onto the stage for a skit that paid tribute to the viral Domingo sketch from SNL, featuring Ariana Grande. Marcello Hernández reprised his role as Domingo, and this time, Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny joined me to bring a new spin to this beloved bit. We performed using music from Carpenter’s track “Espresso.

The three-hour prime-time event featured numerous special guests such as Simon, members of the Five-Timers Club (which includes Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Scarlett Johansson, Martin Short, Woody Harrelson), along with other celebrities like Carpenter, Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson and Robert De Niro.

On Sunday mornings, NBC revealed that Alec Baldwin, Cher, Billy Crystal, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Leslie Jones, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Miles Teller would also be part of the impressive ensemble cast.

Approximately twenty past and present Saturday Night Live (SNL) actors were scheduled to appear on this special event, including Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Fred Armisen, Pete Davidson, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Eddie Murphy, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig and Kenan Thompson, who holds the record for being SNL’s longest-performing actor.

Prior to the live event, streaming service Peacock premiered a four-part documentary series focusing on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Furthermore, they hosted a live concert special featuring musical acts from SNL’s past on Valentine’s Day. To add to that, NBC broadcasted a documentary about SNL music, which can now be streamed on Peacock.

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2025-02-17 04:54