Saturday Night Live has boasted an incredible lineup of hosts over the course of its 49-season run — but there are still some legendary holdouts the creative team wish they could line up. SNL boss Lorne Michaels and writer-cast member Michael Che revealed their "white whale" celebrity hosts — that is,

Asked if he’s more concerned about being politically correct now than when the show started in 1975, Michaels reflected on The Shane Gillis Incident as an example. “We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019].

Creator Lorne Michaels said that the long-running sketch show’s milestone 50th season will be no different, adding that he sees the weeks ahead of the election in November as an opportunity to invite some beloved former cast members back to Studio 8H.