“I sort of came apart.
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SNL50was a poignant experience for fans ofSaturday Night Live’s earliest seasons especiallyBill Murray.
“It was surprisingly emotional,” Murray said.
Bill Murray at ‘SNL50: The Homecoming Concert’.Credit:Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty
“I wept three times in the show.
It really got to me.”
Calloway asked his guest, “What did you weep for?”
Steve Martin and Gilda Radner on ‘Saturday Night Live’.NBC
Murray began by deflecting with a joke.
“Oh, there were sketches that were dying,” he said.
“No, I’m kidding.”
The actor then clarified that he was overwhelmed by the memory of some of hisSNLcostars who have died.
“I was crazy about Gilda, and I sort of came apart.
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Murray later recalled another moment that brought him to tears during the anniversary special.
Why did I live so long?”
and breaking into a dance.
The comedian went on to praise his former costar for supporting his fellow performers.
“John was a guy who really made a lot of careers possible,” Murray explained.
“He dragged all of us out from Chicago.
John Belushi did that.
He was the first to come out, and he was a bold guy.”
“He came to New York, and he started an off-Broadway show calledLemmings,” Murray continued.
I got some people.'
And he brought out Joe Flaherty, and Harold Ramis, and Gilda, myself.
A lot of people slept on John Belushi’s couch until they got their feet.”
Watch Murray’s fullSway in the Morninginterview above.
