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SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em><\/a> cracked countless jokes in honor of Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u2018s 50th birthday, but one particular joke stood out from the rest. When John Mulaney<\/strong><\/a> took the stage for a moment, he joked about past SNL<\/em> hosts who allegedly committed murder. So, fans are now curious if that quip holds any truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I look around, I see some of the most difficult people I have ever met in my entire life,\u201d Mulaney joked during the February 16, 2025, anniversary special. \u201cOver the course of 50 years, 894 people have hosted Saturday Night Live<\/em>, and it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out who Mulaney was likely talking about below and if any former SNL<\/em> hosts actually committed murder.<\/p>\n

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Where Can I Stream SNL50<\/em>?<\/h2>\n

All SNL50<\/em> specials, including the Homecoming Concert<\/a> and the 50th Anniversary Special, can be streamed on Peacock. All events were broadcast live on NBC and on Peacock throughout the weekend of February 14 through February 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

Did OJ Simpson Host SNL<\/em>?<\/h2>\n

Yes, O.J. Simpson<\/strong><\/a> hosted SNL<\/em> in 1978 \u2014 16 years before his ex-wife, Nicole Brown<\/strong>, and her friend Ron Goldman<\/strong> were stabbed to death in 1994.<\/p>\n

Which SNL<\/em> Hosts Committed Murder?<\/h2>\n

No former SNL<\/em> hosts were proven beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed murder. However, it\u2019s believed that Mulaney\u2019s SNL50<\/em> monologue was referring to Simpson and Robert Blake<\/strong>, both of whom were initially charged then acquitted in murder cases.<\/p>\n

In 1994, Simpson was charged with both murders of Brown and Goldman but was acquitted in 1995. However, he was later found liable in the wrongful death of Goldman and the battery of Brown in a civil lawsuit. Simpson was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages, but he died in 2024 at the age of 76.<\/p>\n

As for Blake, who hosted SNL<\/em> in 1982, the late actor was initially charged for the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley<\/strong>. Bakley was fatally shot while sitting inside Blake\u2019s car while he was allegedly back inside a restaurant they dined at. Blake claimed he was not present when Bakley was murdered.<\/p>\n

Blake was eventually acquitted after a trial in 2005 but was still found liable of wrongful death in a civil lawsuit. Blake was ordered to pay $30 million in damages, but he died in 2023 when he was 89.<\/p>\n

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