While Saturday Night Live’s actual 50th anniversary is October 11, the long-running variety sketch series put on quite a show with the anniversary special that earlier this year amid the 2025 TV schedule. NBC pulled out all the stops for the nearly three-hour event that paid tribute to SNL’s past and present. There were also plenty of stars on hand. From the outside looking in, he event seemed pretty cool, though Andy Samberg dropped an F-bomb while recalling how stressful it was.
Andy Samberg and fellow members of The Lonely Island came together for SNL50: The Anniversary Special in February for a digital short entitled “Anxiety.” Not only was the video a perfect representation of working on the show, but it was also perfect for the special. Samberg reflected on the special while appearing on the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and admitted how he truly felt throughout the evening. Needless to say, months later, it sounds like Samberg is still anxious over it:
