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

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

When Val Kilmer hosted Saturday Night Live in December 2000, a Top Gun sketch almost featured a cameo from co-star Tom Cruise ...