Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been invited to Studio 8H for Sunday’s Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary show, per Puck News. On Monday, NBC revealed the long list of A-listers and SNL alums who will appear on the special, which will air as a live three-hour telecast from Rockefeller Center on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Trump and Musk’s past hosting gigs on the show have been a point of tension between SNL boss Lorne Michaels and the show’s staffers, according to new biography Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. The book reports that some staffers blamed Michaels for Trump’s first election win, as he invited him to host the show ahead of the 2016 election. The book quotes some staffers as feeling “responsible for the national disaster” of Trump. Behind-the-scenes tension remained as Musk hosted in 2021, after which certain staffers saw that invite as confirmation Michaels had wanted to help his “billionaire friend” Trump. Puck reports that all 160-plus past SNL cast members will help fill seats in 8H’s 300-capacity room, along with former writers, producers, and other past hosts. Neither Trump nor Musk have confirmed their attendance.
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