Trump, Elon Musk Invited to SNL 50 Anniversary Special: Report

[highplainsdem]

Source: Consequence

Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special on Sunday is already considered one of the hardest tickets to get, given tiny capacity of Studio 8H (which typically holds about 250 guests) and the sheer volume of former cast members, celebrities, executives, and other VIPs vying for a seat. In preparation of Sunday’s festivities, SNL installed 200 extra seats inside of its studio, but even still, many prospective guests have reportedly been warned to expect to sit in Studio 8G, an overflow room set up in the neighboring Late Night With Seth Meyers.

As hectic as all that sounds, the scene could prove even more chaotic if two invited guests end up showing up Sunday night: According to Matt Belloni of Puck News, both Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been invited to attend SNL’s 50th anniversary bash, part of a guest list that includes many other pasts hosts of the show (like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce), as well as writers, producers, and VIPs.

As of now, Belloni reports that neither Trump nor Musk has indicated whether they will attend. It’s worth noting that Trump, who hosted SNL twice in 2004 and 2015, attended the show’s 40th anniversary special in 2015. Currently, Trump is scheduled to attend the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, earlier on Sunday.

If Trump does end up attending, his presence will no doubt draw the ire of some SNL cast members. According to a new book on SNL creator Lorne Michaels by author Susan Morrison, his decision to book Trump as host prior to the 2016 presidential election resulted in behind-the-scenes turmoil, with some cast members and staff believing that the episode helped soften Trump’s image and enhance his electability. In response to the outage, Michaels was quoted as saying, “It’s the hardest thing for me to explain to this generation that the show is nonpartisan.”

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Read more: https://consequence.net/2025/02/trump-elon-musk-snl-50-special/

[Lovie777]

1. Not watching....................

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Oh, darn. That's the night I'll be performing a self-colonoscopy. NT

[dweller]

3. Well , that

Just ruins it .




✌🏻

[underpants]

4. I thought his episode was written to embarrass him. I'd bet Elon shows up

at least

[pfitz59]

5. Security nightmare if Trump shows

Will mean bumping other guests to build a protective 'moat' around the orange pustule. Would likely mean a late edit and purging of Trump jokes.

[OKIsItJustMe]

6. It's "pro forma"

As past hosts, they must be invited. (They won’t accept.)

If they weren’t invited, the MAGA crowd would attack!

[Scrivener7]

26. It's unacceptable. There are no laws that dictate who they invite. They DON'T have to do this.

If they had a spine, they wouldn't.

And the maga crowd is going to attack anyway. It's time we stop anticipating it by censoring ourselves and undermining our own values.

[Mike Nelson]

7. Saturday Night Live dies?

... maybe someone will put thumbtacks on their seats.

[Roy Rolling]

8. 8H is tiny

Trump and Musk will stink up the place and foul the air of anyone within sight.

I will watch only to see if they skewer the MAGAts as Obama did at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Trump never forgot that beat down, time for another lesson.

[OKIsItJustMe]

13. "That beat down" may have convinced him to run...

There are always consequences…

[NEOH]

9. Eff SNL...

[Traildogbob]

10. His much did

It cost US for his half of a Super Bowl? How much did we pay for his Tiger Woods golf game? How much will that Cost US as SNL guests? Will Eloooon and the DOGE Bros look at that as waste?

[Wild blueberry]

11. Lorne Michaels has alway been an asshole

What a quisling.

[tonekat]

48. Yeah, SNL got defanged years ago

They used to have much more effective political parody, but I think they're scared of republicans.

[Initech]

12. Well, no more SNL for me.

Fuck both of them.

[pimpbot]

14. The show is past its prime, just like dump and musk

Every once in a while theres a good scene, but I haven't kept up with the show in decades. Same with shows like the Simpsons. They had a really good run for awhile but the current offerings are nothing compared to the heyday.

Sure, they've invited all the past hosts I guess, but they could have made a statement against those two idiots by not inviting them. I'm sure the NBC bigwigs wouldn't have allowed that, and maybe thats why the show has lost its way. Everything is corporate these days.

[kimbutgar]

15. If he is there I wont be watching.

Luckily I live on the west coast so I’ll know not to watch.

[kerouac2]

16. Maybe Oprah will show up and put something under their seats...

something they reeeeeeally deserve.

[ramapo]

17. Time to bury SNL

The show has been embarrassingly bad for years. Most of the skits are simply awful. Do they ever watch the show?

This invite is in such bad taste. It's gross. I'd say we won't watch it but we gave it up long ago.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. If TFG or Musk show up, they will be booed

TFG hates being booed

[pstokely]

43. won't they just edit the bowls like the Super Bowl?

if he shows up?

[MissouriDem47]

19. I never thought SNL was all that funny

I wasn't going to watch anyway, but now I have a reason.

[C0RI0LANUS]

20. NBC: Don't forget to invite Steve Bannon and Joe Rogaine.

[bagimin]

21. Mother of babbling god, Lorne

read your fucking audience. You don't invite fascists to your party.

[EarthFirst]

22. After what TSF just did with the Kennedy Center; they thought this might be an appropriate follow up?

I mean this with all due intent: Go Fuck Yourself Lorne!

[JoseBalow]

23. Fuck that! If drumpf shows up, SNL will lose me forever

That's a hard NO!

[City Lights]

24. In that case, I'm out.

I won't be watching.

[IcyPeas]

25. Trump never passes up an opportunity to be on camera. It'll be the best ratings EVER.

The cast should walk out.

[boonecreek]

27. I have several Canada geese

In serious need of a bath. Pray for me.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. ZERO INTEREST!!

[no_hypocrisy]

29. Al Franken was one of the original cast and writer for SNL

Assuming that Franken was also invited and accepted, I would bet that both Trump and Musk would decline to show up.

And speaking of Al Franken, my, my, but how times have changed. During the second season, Henry Kissinger called up Michaels to see if he could comp some tickets for his nieces and nephews. Al Franken overheard the conversation and yelled loud enough for Kissinger to hear, "He can have those tickets only if he apologizes for bombing Cambodia on Christmas Day!"

[red dog 1]

30. I'm guessing that he was invited..

Link to tweet

[tinymontgomery]

31. Hadn't watched in years but thought of watching this to bring back some

old memories. Thank goodness it was a fleeting thought.

[mdbl]

32. just like the Stuper Bowl, I won't be watching

SNL hasn't been a positive comedic influence on our society in a long time.

[Orrex]

33. "the show is nonpartisan."

Neutrality favors the aggressor, Lorne.

[Figarosmom]

34. Wasn't planning on watching

But now for sure I won't.

The only reason I watch entertainment shows instead of news is so I don't have to see either one of THEM.

[Felicita]

35. I won't watch now whether they go or not

Inviting those two traitors is sickening, and I was planning to watch at least some of it.
And I'll boycott NBC for an extra month or two at least. Will miss Seth Meyers.

[eppur_se_muova]

36. When someone is a threat to democracy, not inviting him to host the show is not a partisan decision.

Inviting him when he is a candidate for one party's nomination is as partisan as it could possibly get.

[LudwigPastorius]

37. Switzerland was nonpartisan too, but...

at least it didn't invite Hitler over for Christmas dinner.

[sakabatou]

38. *pukes*

Well, I haven't seen SNL in years.

[Prairie Gates]

39. I've been a fan of SNL all my life...name a classic sketch, I probably saw it live

If these two dirtbags are on SNL, I will literally never watch it again. Ever. On principle. Irish grudge type shit. Vendetta.

Never.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

54. Is Irish grudge a thing? That explains me.

I only hold a grudge till the day I die.

And I wholeheartedly agree.

[bmichaelh]

40. SNL has Canadian roots

Many of the past cast members and original and present producer are Canadian.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Good Grief!

There goes the humor...

[pstokely]

42. is Steven Seagal invited?

would they invite OJ Simpson?

[pimpbot]

52. OJ dead

Seagal is probably drinking some vodka in Russia.

[Crowman2009]

44. Only watching if Mr. Mike came back from the dead with two pairs of long needles with sharp points for....

...said invited guests.

[moonshinegnomie]

45. i hope they do show up

and that the cast rips into them live on the air.

can you imagine one of the stars calling musk a nazi live on TV. or calling trump elons cuckold????

[Bengus81]

46. My GAWD Lorne...have you been paying attention to what this fucking Authoritarian

has been doing in the last three weeks?

[grockri]

47. Well Well!!

Looks like Lorne Micheals and Crew sold out to the Orange bastard, and Ketamine Kid!!!

[bdamomma]

49. Do not

let them gain access to SNL. Bar them from entering. WTF!!!!

[IbogaProject]

50. I've been anti-snl & NBC since 97

They did a horrible racist pro police violence bit on "The Joe Pesci Show", that featured Guliani himself attacking an actor playing Marion Barry.

[sinkingfeeling]

51. I wouldn't watch if either are there.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

53. TFG is busy playing golf this weekend

Attending a show where he would be booed would interfere with golf