Following an opening performance by Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” Martin took the stage to introduce himself as SNL’s “newest diversity hire” and to deliver the monologue, which he joked is “traditionally the weakest part of the show.”

Live" host Steve Martin kicked off the NBC show's 50th anniversary special with a monologue which united him with fellow "SNL" icon John Mulaney and got Martin Short deported back to Canada by ICE. "I'm Steve Martin,

Steve Martin brought the laughs while hosting the opening monologue for SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, Feb. 16. The 16-time host and friend of the show was also joined by comedians John Mulaney and Martin Short.