SNL50’s most viral moments from Kim Kardashian’s hilarious bum drum sketch to Ryan Reynolds’ awkward Blake Lively gag

Saturday Night Live celebrated five decades on the air style with a bevy of guest stars for its fiftieth anniversary special, including Kim Kardashian.

The 44-year-old reality star made a surprise appearance on the SNL50 special as a member of the Maharelle Sisters from the Finger Lakes, regular guests on the sketch-comedy show’s version of The Lawrence Welk Show.

Kim elicited gasps and cheers from the audience as returning star Kristen Wiig drummed on her pert derriere, but the show had plenty of other buzzy moments, including an awkward one featuring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively amid her dueling lawsuits with Justin Baldoni.

Fred Armisen was back as Welk, and he was hosting hosting the three Maharelle sisters from the Finger Lakes, who were played this time by Kim, Scarlett Johansson and Ana Gasteyer.

Will Ferrell upstaged them as Robert Goulet by riding in on a motorcycle with a sidecar.

He was entranced by the trio, until Kristen Wiig made her customary appearance as the forgotten fourth sister, Dooneese.

SNL celebrated five decades with a bevy of guest stars for its SNL50 special, including Kim Kardashian. The 44-year-old reality star made a surprise appearance as a member of the Maharelle Sisters from the Finger Lakes; (L–R: Ana Gasteyer, Kardashian & Scarlett Johansson)

Kim elicited gasps and cheers from the audience as returning star Kristen Wiig drummed on her pert derriere

Another buzzy segment featured Ryan Reynolds and his wife Blake Lively and alluded to her dueling lawsuits with her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni

She had the character’s long doll hands, extended forehead and snaggletooth.

‘Forehead!’ he exclaimed.

Kim, who has lately been expanding into acting after becoming one of the biggest reality stars of all time, got a chance to sing in character with Ana and Scarlett in a babyish voice. 

But they were interrupted when Kristen began to rub her tiny hands over their faces.

Kim was a good sport as she turned around to show off her famous derriere while Kristen started spanking it with her doll arms.

The backing band’s drummer got in on the action and doubled Kristen’s rhythm on the drum set.

Despite initially being turned off by Kristen’s character, Will found himself oddly turned on by her after a third doll hand appeared out of nowhere as she tried to pry open his mouth. 

‘I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I love you,’ he said, surprising himself.

Fred Armisen was back for the sketch as host Lawrence Welk

Will Ferrell initially upstaged the sisters as Robert Goulet by riding in on a motorcycle with a sidecar

In addition to Kim, Scarlett Johansson (L) and Ana Gasteyer (second to left) played the remaining Maharelle Sisters, who entranced Will’s character

Goulet was at first shocked by surprise fourth sister Dooneese (Kristen Wiig). She had the characters standard high forehead, long doll arms and snaggletooth

‘Forehead!’ he exclaimed as Kristen began to rub her tiny hands over her other sisters as they sang. Kim was a good sport as she turned around to show off her pert derriere while Kristen started spanking it with her doll arms, while the band’s drummer played along

Later in the evening, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kicked off a star-studded segment of audience questions, modeled after a cliched opening-monologue tactic.

The comedy stars and former Weekend Update cohosts both looked glamorous in all-black as they let the biggest stars in the audience pipe up with questions.

The most surprising of the questions came from Ryan Reynolds, who was accompanied by his wife Blake Lively.

The two have been laying low in recent weeks amid Blake’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us director and costar Justin Baldoni, as well as his subsequent $400 million defamation lawsuit against her, Ryan and her publicist.

Shockingly, Ryan — who did all the talking — even alluded to the controversies when he piped up.

The Deadpool star put on a comically cagey expression after Tina asked him how things were going.

‘Great,’ he replied in a perfect deadpan while folding his hands nervously. ‘Why, what have you heard?’ 

Blake then looked up at him with a painfully over-the-top expression of concern, before relaxing into her normal smile.

Later in the evening, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kicked off a star-studded segment of audience questions, modeled after a cliched opening-monologue tactic

The most surprising of the questions came from Ryan Reynolds, who was accompanied by his wife Blake Lively

The two have been laying low in recent weeks amid Blake’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us director and costar Justin Baldoni, as well as his subsequent $400 million defamation lawsuit against her, Ryan and her publicist

 The Deadpool star put on a comically cagey expression after Tina asked how things were going. ‘Great,’ he replied in a perfect deadpan while folding his hands nervously. ‘Why, what have you heard?’

Blake then looked up at him with a painfully over-the-top expression of concern, before relaxing into her normal smile

For his bizarre question, Ryan asked if the material used to create the show’s prosthetic coneheads was edible. 

‘Edible? No. And based on them being made in 1975, I’d assume they’re highly toxic,’ the women replied. 

‘Oh, OK,’ he said, playing it cool. 

‘So if somebody hypothetically took a couple nibbles backstage and got excited, should they go to the hospital or should they…?’ Ryan continued, before trailing off.

The celebrity cavalcade of questions had numerous stars who have been part of the cast or involved with the show taking a moment to show off their comedy skills.

Abbott Elementary star and creator Quinta Brunson kicked off the questions by asking what Tim Meadows had whispered to musical guest Sade back on March 18, 1993. 

Comedian Nate Bargatze asked who the woman was backstage who took his pants off between sketches when he hosted, so Tina and Amy introduced the audience to Donna Richards, who helps dress the hosts and assists with their quick changes. 

They asked Donna who her favorite host was, and she replied that it was ‘Jason Momoa’ without a moment’s hesitation. 

The celebrity cavalcade of questions had numerous stars who have been part of the cast or involved with the show taking a moment to show off their comedy skills. Quinta Brunson kicked off the questions by asking what Tim Meadows whispered to Sade back on March 18, 1993

Comedian Nate Bargatze asked who the woman was backstage who took his pants off between sketches when he hosted

Tina and Amy introduced the audience to Donna Richards, who helps dress the hosts and assists with their quick changes

They asked Donna who her favorite host was, and she replied that it was ‘Jason Momoa’ without a moment’s hesitation

Then they got an email question from Jon Lovitz, asking why he was seated across the street in the American Girl Dolls store. ‘I’m not mad, I just want to know why,’ he said. 

It was because Julia Louis-Dreyfus brought her service dog, but then she clarified that the dog was blind and she was just here for him.

The Veep star narrated the exchange to her dog and said the ‘intense energy’ he was feeling to his side was Adam Driver. 

‘He is an absolutely incredible actor. And right now he is acting like he is not attracted to me,’ she whispered.

When Cher’s name was called, she clarified that she had no question. 

Keith Richards wondered if anybody had seen a scarf he lost back in 1998. 

Zach Galifianakis, suspiciously draped in a purple paisley scarf, protested too much and urged them to get on with it.

A sensitive Jon Hamm asked his friends Tina and Amy if he was really funny, and they said he was game for anything. 

Then they got an email question from Jon Lovitz, asking why he was seated across the street in the American Girl Dolls store. ‘I’m not mad, I just want to know why,’ he said

It was because Julia Louis-Dreyfus brought her service dog, but then she clarified that the dog was blind and she was just here for him, before flirting with Adam Driver

When Cher’s name was called, she clarified that she had no question

Keith Richards wondered if anybody had seen a scarf he lost back in 1998

Zach Galifianakis, suspiciously draped in a purple paisley scarf, protested too much and urged them to get on with it

A sensitive Jon Hamm asked his friends Tina and Amy if he was really funny, and they said he was game for anything

Then Bad Bunny asked the same question, but in Spanish, and they didn’t have any trouble responding that he was funny, though they asked him not to tell Jon that they said so.

Seth Meyers then spoke up and pointedly asked if the whole Q&A sketch was just a calculated decision to let celebrities who aren’t in other parts of the show still get time on screen.

‘Really? It doesn’t seem that way to me,’ Tina replied. 

‘What do you think, Reverend Al Sharpton and Ray Romano?’ she continued, throwing it to the two men, who sat next to each other.

The show even referenced some of its more controversial past hosts.

After Fred Armisen asked why one of his sketches didn’t make it out of dress rehearsal years later, Tina and Amy tried to move past it by suggesting he resubmit the rewritten sketch.

‘Great, next time [Kevin] Spacey hosts!’ he cheered. 

The segment ended with a long tirade from Peyton Manning urging Lorne Michaels to never retire because he hated the indignities of having to film countless terrible ads. 

Then Bad Bunny asked the same question, but in Spanish, and they didn’t have any trouble responding that he was funny, though they asked him not to tell Jon that they said so

Seth Meyers asked if the whole Q&A was just a calculated decision to let celebrities who aren’t in other parts of the show still get screen time. ‘Really? It doesn’t seem that way to me,’ Tina replied. ‘What do you think, Reverend Al Sharpton and Ray Romano?’

The show even referenced some of its more controversial past hosts. After Tina and Amy urged Fred Armisen to resubmit a rejected sketch, he cheered: ‘Great, next time [Kevin] Spacey hosts!’

The segment ended with a long tirade from Peyton Manning urging Lorne Michaels to never retire because he hated the indignities of having to film countless terrible ads

Another of the SNL50 highlights was a sketch featuring the return of Kate McKinnon’s fan-favorite character, the alien abductee Colleen Rafferty.

But this time fans were seeing double when Oscar winner Meryl Streep put her skills to use as the character’s mother, Colleen Sr.

Kate, who was speaking to Space Force members Jon Hamm and Aidy Bryant at the Pentagon, was joined by fellow abductees played by Pedro Pascal and Woody Harrelson.

Harrelson looked as if he used some method acting training to play a supremely stoned abductee. 

Kate had the audience in stitches when her character theorized that the aliens abducted her because of the unkempt state of her pubic hair, which they knew about because she was outdoors while ‘Donald Ducking it — shirt, no pants.’ 

She recounted seemingly having an alien pleasure her, which she got Pedro and Woody to mime.

But the abduction was interrupted when her mom walked in on them.

She had the same Hawaiian-style shirt and light-wash jeans, and she spread her legs comically wide before perching over over the side of her chair.

Another of the highlights was a sketch with Kate McKinnon’s fan-favorite character, alien abductee Colleen Rafferty. But fans were seeing double when Meryl Streep put her skills to use as the character’s mother, Colleen Sr.

Kate, who was speaking to Space Force members Jon Hamm and Aidy Bryant at the Pentagon, was joined by fellow abductees played by Pedro Pascal and Woody Harrelson

Kate had the audience in stitches when her character theorized that the aliens abducted her because of the unkempt state of her pubic hair, which they knew about because she was outdoors while ‘Donald Ducking it — shirt, no pants’

Meryl had Kate’s style of delivery pegged, and she even got the veteran sketch performer to break in bursts of laughter

Meryl had Kate’s style of delivery pegged, and she even got the veteran sketch performer to break. 

She couldn’t hold back a grin when Meryl joked,’ Underwear-wise, this devil wears nada.’ 

SNL50 also featured the return of Pete Davidson after he revealed his shocking tattoo-free torso in a new ad campaign.

Pete appeared earlier in the evening in a pre-taped sketch costarring original cast member Laraine Newman.

She had stopped by the studio to get a look at it after being away from years, but her revery was interrupted by annoying drilling from Pete’s old SNL standby Chad.

Pete helped Laraine check out the set and blankly listened to her stories of long-gone glory days, repeating his ‘OK’ catchphrase.

He started to lose interest until she mentioned all the ‘sex’ her costars used to have back in the ’70s, and he offered to put a spotlight on her so that she could stand on the stage once again, though it turned out he didn’t know how to work the lighting rig.

Pete was back toward the end of the night to reunite with his pal John Mulaney for one of the comedians signature New York–focused sketches, which are a hallmark of every episode he has hosted.

Pete Davidson returned post tattoos for a pre-taped sketch with Laraine Newman and a live one featuring his pal John Mulaney, as well as David Spade

After Pete ordered a hot dog and heroin, Maya Rudolph and Adam Driver appeared as life-size versions of the treats to sing about the dangers of the big city

He was shocked that they were still optimistic about moving to the Big Apple, which he joked was on the way down

John led one of the most ambitious versions of the sketch to date, giving Pete and David a tour of New York City history from the ’70s to today while featuring appearances from a bevy of classic SNL stars, particularly from the 1990s and 2000s

This time around, John was running a food cart in the 1970s selling ‘hot dogs and heroin,’ while Pete and David Spade were two new NYC transplants. 

He was shocked that they were still optimistic about moving to the Big Apple, which he joked was on the way down. 

After Pete ordered a hot dog and heroin, Maya Rudolph and Adam Driver appeared as life-size versions of the treats to sing about the dangers of the big city.

John led one of the most ambitious versions of the sketch to date, giving Pete and David a tour of New York City history from the ’70s to today while featuring appearances from a bevy of classic SNL stars, particularly from the 1990s and 2000s.