A handful of former iconic Saturday Night Live cast members were noticeably missing from “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on February 16, 2025.

While we’ll never forget cast members like Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon, what about the famous folks who only made it a season or less on SNL? We’ve gone through the show’s history of cast members and picked out 15 people you know and love who briefly worked as an SNL cast member.

Here are some of the cast members who did not attend the 50th-anniversary special: Bill Hader was most notably not present at the anniversary, citing a scheduling conflict. Despite not being at the anniversary show, Hader recently reunited with his SNL castmates, Kristin Wiig and Fred Armisen, for a Volkswagen commercial.

From veteran performers to three newcomers making their debut, here's everything to know about the 50th anniversary season cast of 'SNL'

Well, we’ve gone through the show’s 50 seasons and ranked our 30 favorite performers from the show’s history. If we left some of your favorite cast members out, you can direct all complaints to Matt Foley at his van down by the river. Let’s dive in, shall we?

Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Paul McCartney, Eddie Murphy and Alec Baldwin were just some of the stars at "SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration" which aired live from New York, of course.