Live" host Steve Martin kicked off the NBC show's 50th anniversary special with a monologue which united him with fellow "SNL" icon John Mulaney and got Martin Short deported back to Canada by ICE. "I'm Steve Martin,

So, that’s why Steve Martin dropped into the Comedy Cellar yesterday. After Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon kicked off SNL50 with a song, the show’s laughs began in earnest with a monologue from one of its most celebrated hosts,

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.

Steve Martin opened the SNL50 Anniversary special with a monologue tackling politics. John Mulaney roasted celebrity hosts, with Martin Short cameo.

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.

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.

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.

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

Steve Martin said, “Do you have your passport on you? ICE, get him!” as men dressed as ICE employees carted Martin Short off the stage.

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.

Two former hosts were charged and acquitted in murder trials and another was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a case that has since been dismissed.

Frequent “Saturday Night Live” host Steve Martin kicked off the NBC show’s 50th anniversary special with a monologue which united him with fellow “SNL” icon John Mulaney and got Martin ...