Washington, Feb. 17 -- The 50th-anniversary special of Saturday Night Live (SNL) acknowledged the show's past mistakes in a satirical "in memoriam" segment delivered by actor Tom Hanks.

The segment, which aired during Sunday's 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special', poked fun at the show's history of perpetuating stereotypes and problematic humour.

Hanks, dressed in a tuxedo, took the stage and began, "As we celebrate the achievements of the past 50 years, we must also take a moment to remember those who we've lost. Countless members of the SNL family taken from us way too soon. I'm speaking, of course, about SNL characters and sketches that have aged horribly."

The audience chuckled as Hanks continued, "Even though these accents and charact...