Jimmy Fallon’s sidekick has been an SNL writer and producer since 1995, where he often lends his voice to SNL sketches. Here’s his 1000th sketch appearance, in tonight’s cold open.

Murray, who could be seen crying during the anniversary show’s goodnights, tells Sway Calloway that he was “surprsingly emotional,” adding “I wept three times in the show. It really got to me.”

Props to Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show for leaving in this bit where things went delightfully off the rails during “Thank You Notes” Thursday night.