The “SNL” episode in question would have featured an iconic cameo from Tom Cruise that the audience wasn’t expecting.

LAS VEGAS – Tom Cruise is paying tribute to his "Top Gun" co-star Val Kilmer. "I really can't tell you how much I admired his work, how much I thought of him as a human being, and how grateful ...

The 2000 sketch's co-writer, Michael Schur, joked that "30 Rock would have crumbled to the ground" had the cameo worked out.