Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special

"Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "Saturday Night Live 25") is a three-hour prime-time special that aired on September 26, 1999, on NBC, celebrating Saturday Night Live's 25th year on the air, having premiered on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The New York Times wrote of the special, "In defiance of both time and show business convention, SNL is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture."

This special was preceded by the 15th Anniversary Special (1989) and preceded by the 40th Anniversary Special (2014). The 25th special received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations including a win for the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special and a Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Comedy/Variety – Specials.

Musical performances
The show included musical performances by:
 * Eurythmics, introduced by Jerry Seinfeld and David Bowie, performed "Here Comes the Rain Again"
 * The Beastie Boys performed "Sabotage"
 * Elvis Costello performed "Radio Radio"
 * Al Green, introduced by Garrett Morris and Tim Meadows, performed "I’m Still In Love With You"

In Memoriam
Throughout the show following were paid tribute to:


 * John Belushi
 * Chris Farley
 * Phil Hartman
 * Gilda Radner
 * Michael O'Donoghue
 * Danitra Vance

Participants
All performers were credited as repertory:


 * Dan Aykroyd
 * Alec Baldwin
 * Candice Bergen
 * David Bowie
 * Garth Brooks
 * Dana Carvey
 * Chevy Chase
 * Billy Crystal
 * Will Ferrell
 * Al Franken
 * Ana Gasteyer
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar
 * John Goodman
 * Tom Hanks
 * Jan Hooks
 * Victoria Jackson
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Steve Martin
 * Tim Meadows
 * Dennis Miller
 * Garret Morris
 * Bill Murray
 * Mike Meyers
 * Kevin Nealon
 * Laraine Newman
 * Cheri Oteri
 * Chris Rock
 * Adam Sandler
 * Jerry Seinfeld
 * Molly Shannon
 * Martin Short
 * Kevin Spacey
 * David Spade
 * Lily Tomlin
 * James Van Der Beek
 * Christopher Walken

Audience members
Also in attendance included numerous actors, musicians, comedians, and celebrities such as:


 * Tom Arnold
 * Drew Barrymore
 * Steve Buscemi
 * Glenn Close
 * Danny DeVito
 * Michael Douglas
 * Al Franken
 * Whoopi Goldberg
 * Gilbert Gottfried
 * Darrell Hammond
 * Chris Kattan
 * Michael Keaton
 * Robert Klein
 * David Koechner
 * Nathan Lane
 * Penny Marshall
 * John McEnroe
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Ric Ocasek
 * Conan O’Brien
 * Rhea Perlman
 * Bernadette Peters
 * Joe Piscapo
 * Ray Romano
 * Andy Richter
 * Susan Sarandon
 * Rob Schneider
 * Sting
 * Susan St. James
 * Patrick Stewart
 * Steven Tyler
 * Fred Willard
 * Catherine Zeta-Jones