SNL50: The Anniversary Special cracked countless jokes in honor of Saturday Night Live‘s 50th birthday, but one particular joke stood out from the rest. When John Mulaney took the stage for a moment, he joked about past SNL hosts who allegedly committed murder. So, fans are now curious if that quip holds any truth.
“As I look around, I see some of the most difficult people I have ever met in my entire life,” Mulaney joked during the February 16, 2025, anniversary special. “Over the course of 50 years, 894 people have hosted Saturday Night Live, and it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder.”
Find out who Mulaney was likely talking about below and if any former SNL hosts actually committed murder.
All SNL50 specials, including the Homecoming Concert and the 50th Anniversary Special, can be streamed on Peacock. All events were broadcast live on NBC and on Peacock throughout the weekend of February 14 through February 16, 2025.
Yes, O.J. Simpson hosted SNL in 1978 — 16 years before his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman were stabbed to death in 1994.
No former SNL hosts were proven beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed murder. However, it’s believed that Mulaney’s SNL50 monologue was referring to Simpson and Robert Blake, both of whom were initially charged then acquitted in murder cases.
