The 'Saturday Night Live' 50th anniversary special line-up includes Robert De Niro and Sabrina Carpenter. Here's how each guest is linked to the show.

Adam Driver has hosted the show four times, and was nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for his guest appearance that year.

In 2016, Driver parodied Kylo Ren, his "Star Wars" villain, in a sketch where he pretended to be a maintenance worker to find out what his underlings thought of him.

Ayo Edebiri hosted "SNL" for the first time in February 2024, with Jennifer Lopez as the musical guest.

The actor joked about her role in "The Bear," and one of her sketches poked fun at the "Dune" popcorn bucket.

Bad Bunny was a musical guest on the show in February 2021. Two years later, in October 2023, he hosted and was its musical guest.

Standup comedian Dave Chappelle has hosted "SNL" four times in just under a decade, and has won two Emmys for two separate appearances on the show.

Chappelle is known for his controversial monologues. During an episode he hosted in January, he joked about Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Los Angeles fires, and President Donald Trump's reelection.

John Mulaney started off as a writer on "SNL," working on the show from 2008 to 2013. Since his departure, he's hosted multiple times and was nominated for an Emmy for an appearance in 2019.

In 2022, Mulaney was inducted into the show's Five-Timers Club, a tradition where a host's fifth appearance is marked by them receiving a special jacket and being in a dedicated sketch.

Kim Kardashian hosted the show in October 2021. Between 2009 and 2021, cast members have also impersonated her 15 times.

In December 2022, Steve Martin and Martin Short, the "Only Murders in The Building" costars and long-term friends, hosted the show together for the first time. But they've both appeared on the show solo too.

Short was briefly an "SNL" cast member from 1984 to 1985, and he has hosted it five times since then, including this season's Christmas episode in December 2024.

Martin has hosted the show 17 times, the second-highest in the show's history.

Miley Cyrus hosted the show three times in 2011, 2013, and 2015 — as well as performing as the musical guest in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021.

The "SNL" cast has also impersonated her nine times between 2010 and 2024.

The former Beatle Paul McCartney has been the musical guest on "SNL" four times: in 1980, 1993, 2010, and 2012.

Paul Simon, of Simon and Garfunkel fame, has hosted the show four times: in 1975, 1976, 1986, and 1987. He's also been the musical guest on 13 different episodes.

Pedro Pascal's first appearance on "SNL" as the host in February 2023 won him an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

Pascal also made a cameo appearance later that year during Bad Bunny's episode, where he reprised his role as a cast member's overprotective mom.

Peyton Manning, a former NFL quarterback, has hosted "SNL" once, in 2007. In 2022, Manning returned to appear on the "Weekend Update" segment to talk about his love for Netflix's "Emily in Paris."

In April 2023, two years after creating and starring in "Abbott Elementary," Quinta Brunson made her hosting debut on "SNL." The anniversary special will be her second appearance on the show.

Robert De Niro has hosted "SNL" three times but has made several more cameos since his first appearance in 1992.

In 2019, De Niro was nominated for an Emmy for playing special counsel Robert Mueller on the show.

Sabrina Carpenter, a Grammy winner and rising pop star, made her first appearance on "SNL" as a musical guest in May 2024, where she performed her songs "Espresso," "Feather," and "Nonsense."

Carpenter and her song "Espresso" have been referenced in other sketches, including the viral "Bridesmaid Speech" sketch from Ariana Grande's October 2024 episode.

Scarlett Johansson is married to Colin Jost, who is a resident news anchor on the show's Weekend Update segment.

The actor has hosted the series six times, and has made multiple cameos.

Johansson's last appearance was during this season's Christmas episode in December 2024.

Tom Hanks has hosted the series ten times. In 2017, he was nominated for an Emmy for his guest appearance.

Hank's last hosted when "SNL" ran a virtual version of the show in April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Woody Harrelson has hosted "SNL" five times. During Harrelson's fifth hosting appearance in February 2023, he didn't get the typical Five-Timers Club induction sketch, but he did receive the robe.

Laraine Newman, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, and Jane Curtin were part of the first cast of "Saturday Night Live" when it premiered in 1975, as depicted in 2024's biopic "Saturday Night."

Chase, who anchored the first version of the show's Weekend Update, was on "SNL" for two seasons, winning two Emmys and being nominated for two more. He returned to host the show eight times, and made surprise appearances.

The other three stayed on until 1980, earning an Emmy nomination as a cast in 1979 for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program.

Eddie Murphy was part of the season six cast in 1980, stepping in after the original cast, most of the writers, and the original creator, Lorne Michaels, left the show.

Murphy was nominated for three Emmys while on the show, but didn't win one until 2020, for hosting. He has hosted the show three times.

Season 16, which began in 1990, was the first season to feature Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.

Sandler received three Emmy nominations while on the cast but one more nod when he hosted the show for the first and only time in 2019.

Rock has hosted SNL four times since leaving the cast in 1993.

Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell both joined the show in its 20th season in 1995, and stayed for seven seasons.

Both stars received Emmy nominations while on the show. Shannon has hosted the show twice since leaving, while Ferrell has hosted five times.

Season 22, which began in 1996, introduced Tracy Morgan and Jimmy Fallon as "SNL" cast members.

Fallon lasted seven seasons, spending the last three co-anchoring the show's Weekend Update segment. He has since hosted the show three times, winning Emmys for his appearance in 2012 and 2014.

Morgan stayed on for six seasons, returned to host twice, and was nominated for the guest actor Emmy in 2016.

Tina Fey originally joined SNL as a writer in 1997, but three years later, she joined the season 26 cast at the same time as Maya Rudolph.

Fey co-anchored the show's Weekend Update for the six years she was a cast member, during which time she won one out of four Emmy nominations. Fey was also nominated for an Emmy after hosting the show six times since 2008, and won the guest actor award in 2009 and 2016.

Rudolph, best known on "SNL" for her impersonations of Beyoncé, stayed on the cast for nine years. She has been nominated for four Emmys for her three guest host appearances and her appearance in 2020 as Kamala Harris. She won the guest actor award in 2020 and 2021.

Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers joined the show in 2001, with Meyers lasting 13 seasons to become the third longest-running cast member of all time.

Poehler stayed for eight seasons, co-anchored the Weekend Update from 2004-2005, and was nominated for two Emmys during her tenure. Since leaving, Poehler has hosted the series twice and won an Emmy as a guest actor when she co-hosted the show with Fey in 2016.

Meyers anchored the show's Weekend Update from 2006 to 2014, was a writer for the series, and nominated for 11 Emmys for his contribution to the show, winning once. He has hosted "SNL" once.

Fred Armisen and Will Forte joined the cast in season 28, which premiered in 2002.

Forte stayed on for eight seasons, returning to host in 2022.

Armisen was a cast member for 11 seasons. He hosted in 2016 and received an Emmy nomination for outstanding writing alongside the episode's writers.

Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, and Jason Sudeikis joined "SNL" in season 31, which debuted in 2005.

Samberg and Wiig stayed for seven seasons, and Sudeikis for nine. Each made several cameo appearances after leaving.

Wiig has hosted five times, been nominated for four Emmys as a cast member, and nominated as a host an additional four times.

Samberg and Sudeikis have each hosted the show once. Samberg has been nominated six times for comedy songs he cowrote for the show, winning once for "Dick In A Box."

Pete Davidson and Kate McKinnon left SNL in 2022, and they have each returned to host the show once since leaving.

During her 11 seasons on the show, McKinnon was a standout cast member, gaining nine nominations in a row as best supporting actress in a comedy series. She won the award in 2016 and 2017.