Dan Aykroyd finally explained why he missed February's epic Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special. The OG SNL cast member, 73, was one of several notable stars absent from the NBC special, even though he frequently expressed excitement about the event beforehand. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in an interview published Friday, July 25, Aykroyd confirmed that there was a very practical explanation for why he didn't take part in SNL 50. "I wanted to be at home and I wanted to watch the show [from] beginning to end," he acknowledged.