The “ Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special on NBC included a moment where original cast members Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman paid tribute to their late co-star Gilda Radner. During the show’s goodbye, Curtin and Newman, who were squeezed in the massive crowd on the stage, held up a framed photo of Radner, who died at age 42 in 1989.

Though her love story with husband Gene Wilder is well-known, Radner also spent time with Martin Short, Bill Murray, and some other surprising pop culture icons.

Live' stars Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman honored their late season 1 costar Gilda Radner during goodnights of the 'SNL' 50th anniversary special. The actresses were the first three women on the 'SNL' cast.

While we’ll never forget cast members like Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon, what about the famous folks who only made it a season or less on SNL? We’ve gone through the show’s history of cast members and picked out 15 people you know and love who briefly worked as an SNL cast member.

Live" premiered in October 1975, changing the face of TV forever.

Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Paul McCartney, Eddie Murphy and Alec Baldwin were just some of the stars at "SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration" which aired live from New York, of course.

The special was a great representation of the heart of “SNL” and its long-standing impact on the comedy world.

4) The highest grossing film in 1975, the year Saturday Night Live premiered, was Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws. 6) The average price across the country of a movie ticket in 1975 was reported at $2.03.

With lots of missed cues and montages, 'SNL 50' was too messy to be memorable just for the jokes. So the reunion kept its alums smiling. [REVIEW]

appears on the “Saturday Night Live” set with producer Lorne Michaels, right, and cast members Chevy Chase, foreground center, Laraine Newman, background left, Dan Aykroyd, background right, Jane Curtin, second row from left, Gilda Radner, John Belushi ...

In honor of the 50th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live," NBC will show the first episode that aired on Oct. 11, 1975.