In honor of ’Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary special, we took a look back at the cast from the 1970s and where they are now.

Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman on “SNL” in 1977. NBCUniversal via Getty Images Colin Quinn, who hosted “Weekend Update” from 1998 until 2000, also missed the anniversary special.

Jane Curtin Recounts “Horrible” Experience of 1977 ‘SNL’ Mardi Gras Special Jane Curtin recalled her experience filming live in New Orleans with little protection, an episode that ended in ...

He was a featured player from 1977 through 1980, like Davis, but then returned to that role in 1986, and then from 1988 through 1995. Franken even starred in an “SNL” movie in “Stuart Saves ...

On December 17, 1977, people watching NBC’s Saturday Night Live were in for a surprise when the show’s musical guest, Elvis Costello, with his band the Attractions, stopped mid-performance on ...

As it did, the disco ball dropped, the floor tiles illuminated, and suddenly Harlow was Tony Manero, the pizza-scarfing paint store employee turned disco king from 1977’s Saturday Night Fever.

Anthony Michael Hall, SNL’s youngest-ever cast member at age 17, had just finished “The Breakfast Club,” and he and his buddy Robert Downey Jr. had done “Weird Science.” ...

Bill Murray, Ben Stiller and 30 More ‘Saturday Night Live’ Castmembers Who Became Movie and TV Stars From Eddie Murphy to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph and Jimmy Fallon, take a ...

And “ Saturday Night Live ” viewers are gearing up for the sketch comedy show’s 50th anniversary special airing on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.