The "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary special reunited a host of the industry's greatest comedians and the show's alumni, from Dana Carvey to Maya Rudolph. Studio 8H became the funniest room in the world, with Kate McKinnon reprising her role as hapless alien abduction victim Ms. Rafferty, while Eddie Murphy perfectly replicated the cadence of Tracy Morgan, as the real Morgan stood next to him. However, there were a couple prominent "SNL" figures whose absences were glaringly obvious. Dan Aykroyd admitted to Entertainment Weekly that he was more content with watching the special in the comfort of his own home than participating in the studio. Bill Hader, the man we have all been yearning for since the star left "SNL" in 2013, had a more personal reason for skipping the evening.

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