Dana Carvey played the Church Lady on the Dec. 5, 1987, episode of "Saturday Night Live." A pair of “SNL” greats who did attend “SNL50” have since fallen ill, too.

Dana Carvey as George Bush during "White House Report" skit on September 30, 1989. (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) ...

Dana Carvey explains why he did not attend the ‘SNL’ 50th anniversary special Fans had wondered why the funnyman was nowhere to be seen at the show. Feb. 21, 2025, 4:59 AM PST / Source: TODAY ...

Even though Dana Carvey was never part of the same Saturday Night Live cast as Tracy Morgan, anytime the 30 Rock star would bump into the Wayne’s World star, he’d refer to him as “alum ...