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Well put about the Paul's lou ann b. It's really not a big deal. Nobody in their profession is in the prime at their age. Not to sound harsh, but several don't even get to their age. If they're able to do something as long as possible, it's totally worth it!

The bottom line, as mentioned, is that it's more important to obtain the biggest wins (annually) over stressing over a hair stipulation. So as much as I like tradition, this is a good thing; a great medium really

That sucks about Wemby. Better to be shutdown for 2025, but the well being is more important.

Thanks Nashville and fishcakes for the heads up. Saves me the time to go to CBS for it. The info posted seems to be more than enough. Plus I haven't even needed to visit the network website in a long time due to the abundance of content elsewhere. That may be too bad since the network used to have great material within a decent looking page. Times change, I suppose

Talk about a bad beat for Carvey. Whether it's on the level of his absence for SNL25 IDK. I think (and hope) Dana can show up at some point one more time this season. FWIW, many others may have passed due to the fact that they've respectfully moved on. For example, Quinn having a conflict wasn't a big deal. He was there for SNL40 but as someone that used to attend events for a TV on a semi-annual basis: sometimes life comes & goes to where you move on. In other words, for several, no hard feelings, but just that one chapter of one's life ends and the next begins.

Apparently his mental acuities have been declining lately, he might not have been up for it. IIRC he didn't appear or look well a decade ago after the focus turned to him during the Weekend Update super segment within the 40th Anniversary episode

Nearly 15 Million Tuned Into The Saturday Night Live Special Episode No info on the rating for Sunday's 50th anniversary show, but roughly 14,800,000 watched

Seems pretty obvious that if the Ravens cut him, it will be because Baltimore acquired video from TMZ that features proof of what the guy is accused of doing

Carvey's absence was a shocker for me. The guy made several appearances early in season 50. I'd think he would have been a lock for tonight's events. Maybe something came up, but that was odd that he showed up as much as he did only to skip tonight. Speaking of Dana, as mentioned earlier, it's still a tough sense that he missed the SNL25 tribute to Phil Hartman. Of course, that was a valid reason as he had his issues that affected his life. But to this day that was the most emotional segment on SNL. Even Dennis Miller was there (which was his only appearance on the show since his 1991 finale)

My local affiliate went to their news, so I'll have to see the ending on my Peacock feed. Either way, nice of Jane and Laraine to pay tribute to Gilda at the end there. And if Chevy showed up at the end, that's great. I have no issue if he opted not to participate in the night's festivities.

Is Garrett the oldest living cast member? George Coe made it to 85. Yep. In terms of people that have been on SNL since Day One, other than Coe, Garrett was born before anyone else. George was born in 1929, and Garrett in 1937. Of course people like McKean and Leslie were up there in age when they joined SNL, but that was well within the history of the series. Long story short, George was the oldest and Garrett was second. Everyone else was a little big younger.

It's been fitting for a long time, and rather sad. Chevy is still an original, FWIW. If it's Garrett, that would be sad (for me), but in no way would it be surprising. 88 is bonus time so if he's next, it was a great run.

It's rather spooky that John was the first one to go. That being said I think it's Laraine, then Jane and Dan IMO and in that order

The oldest among everybody that's been cast since 1975. Totally fitting.

A Dana Carvey-free SNL50 does not make any sense