Saturday Night Live is bidding farewell to some of its most beloved cast members.
During SNL 50: The Anniversary Special—a three-hour program marking the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live—the sketch show honored several of its past stars who have died.
Phil Hartman, Norm Macdonald and Chris Farley were among the late comedians recognized in Adam Sandler‘s touching tribute song on the Feb. 16 show, which aired on Peacock and NBC.
While playing guitar on stage, Sandler shouted out how many years various cast members were a part of the show, saying the world got “8 of Hartman ‘The Glue,'” referring to the nickname of the funnyman, who died in 1998 at age 49.
“Six years of our boy Farley, five of our buddy Norm,” Sandler sang. “Fifty years of the best times of our lives.”
Macdonald—who died of acute leukemia in 2021—was also honored during Michael Che‘s “Weekend Update” segment.
