Simpson — who hosted on Feb. 25, 1978 — was acquitted over the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. However, he was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages in 1997, having been found liable for the wrongful death of Goldman and battery of the pair in a civil lawsuit.

But the “poets and dreamers” refuse to go, kicking off a musical journey through 50 years of New York history set to Broadway numbers. The segment includes Adam Driver as a da

Killer hosts. John Mulaney joined Steve Martin during the “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” opening monologue and noted that over the last 50 years, 894 people have hosted the NBC sketch comedy series. “And it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder,” Mulaney added, which sparked laughter from Martin, 79, and the star-studded audience.

Steve Martin kicked off "SNL50" with a monologue which united him with fellow "SNL" icon John Mulaney and got Martin Short deported back to Canada by ICE.

With more details about the historic weekend surfacing daily, comedian Nate Bargatze added to the revelatory pile. He shared that he and other major stand-ups–including, but not limited to, Steve Martin and John Mulaney–performed at an NYC comedy club before Sunday’s show.

Here's who the former "SNL" writer might have been referring to in his bleak dig that made Steve Martin say, "Wow."

The Anniversary Special’ program, John Mulaney joked that ‘only two’ out of the 894 hosts were murderers. So, who was he talking about?

John Mulaney, a popular host and a former longtime writer on "Saturday Night Live," joined Steve Martin for a notable kick-off to the 50th anniversary special for the hit sketch show, but one of his comments raised some eyebrows.

Adam Driver, Kate McKinnon, Scarlett Johansson, Nathan Lane, and more all appear in John Mulaney's new, mind-boggling "SNL50" musical sketch.

Olivia Munn revealed she rejected a financial settlement of “seven figures” from a movie studio after she reported a “traumatic” situation that occurred on the set of a film she was working on. Munn opened up about the troubling experience on the Feb. 18 episode of Monica Lewinsky’s podcast, “ Reclaiming .”

Steve Martin brought the laughs while hosting the opening monologue for SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, Feb. 16. The 16-time host and friend of the show was also joined by comedians John Mulaney and Martin Short.

The Anniversary Celebration,' which featured iconic sketches, musical performances and appearances from former cast members.