The 50th anniversary special for "Saturday Night Live" began with music generations colliding, with Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter singing "Homeward ... before comedy legend Steve Martin took the stage to give a host's traditional monologue.

The Grammy winners performed a touching duet of Simon & Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound," which he sang on the show decades earlier in 1976.

Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon starred in the cold open segment ... “I was not born then and neither were my parents,” Carpenter said. Steve Martin was given the honor of delivering the opening monologue, calling himself the how’s “newest ...

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary celebration of "Saturday Night Live" and Paul McCartney closed it down.

Live” 50th anniversary special will include guest appearances by Steve Martin, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle and numerous other stars who've been associated with the show over the years — in addition to a host of alumni,

The star-studded, three-hour primetime special on Sunday also featured musical performances by Miley Cyrus, Brittany Howard, Paul McCartney and Lil Wayne

"Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" was a long-standing segment on SNL in the ‘90s where Phil Hartman offered surreally soothing adages as Jack Handey. "Looking back over 50 years, we treasure the laughs, the friendship, the fond memories,” Handey’s voice said."But the real treasure was how much money we were making."

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon's “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney ...