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.