Saturday Night LiveGreats Unite at Emmys 2024 to Poke Fun at Lorne Michaels' Losses: 'You Were Robbed!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Kristen Wiig, and Bowen Yang at the 2024 Emmys.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty

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Live from theEmmy Awards, it is aSaturday Night Live50th anniversary celebration!At the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15,Maya Rudolph,Kristen Wiig,Bowen YangandSeth Meyerstook the stage to honor the legendaryNBCcomedy show, which will enter its milestone fifth decade when it premieres Sept. 28.

Their appearance came afterSNLlost the Emmy for scripted variety series toLast Week Tonight with John Oliver— something the foursome, who are all nominated this year, somewhat poked fun of in their introduction.

Acting outraged overSNLcreator Lorne Michaels' apparent 85 losses at the show, Rudolph, Wiig and Yang all spoke up on behalf of their boss. “You are not a loser, even though you have lost a lot,” said Wiig.

“He has never won,” Rudolph noted, telling Michaels, “Each and every one of those 85 times you lost, you were robbed. You hear me! Robbed!”

But after correcting Yang over the correct pronunciation of Michaels' first name, Meyers explained to his friends that Michaels has actually won 21 Emmys — and thatSNLitself has taken home over 200.

“What? 200? That’s too much,” said Wiig.

“Not to be rude, but grow up,” Rudolph stressed.

On Feb. 16, NBC will host a star-studded three-hour live primetime special. SinceSNLfirst aired in 1975, the show has accumulated more than 300Emmy nominationsand 90 Emmy wins. In 2017, the original cast ofSNLwas inducted into theTelevision Academy Hall of Fame.

This year’s Emmys tribute also comes before the release of director Jason Reitman’sSaturday Night, which is set for wide release on Oct. 11. The film tells the true story of the 90 minutes leading up toSNL’s premiere on Oct. 11, 1975.Saturday NightfollowsSNLcreator Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he works to get his cast of 20-somethings on air, includingDan Aykroyd(Dylan O’Brien),Chevy Chase(Michael Smith) andGarrett Morris(Lamorne Morris).

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In January, the awards show recognizedCheers,The Sopranos,Martinand more.

SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as they’re broadcasting live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

source: people.com