The comedian, actor and sometime singer returned to Studio 8H to sing a ballad all about the half century "SNL ... paid tribute to the series and Lorne Michaels, its creator, as only he could.

For 50 years on "SNL," "none of us were allowed to use the little bathroom in Lorne's office." "Fifty years of your sketch killing it at read-through, and finding out they didn’t pick it because ...

Watch on Deadline “And finally, the reason we are all here, the man who made our dreams come true, the one and only… Lorne Michaels,” Short said, pointing to Michaels who also stood on stage.

Except it was more than twice as long, featured more stars than a desert night sky, and made a point of celebrating the show’s legacy, and the debt so many people in that room felt towards show ...