Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)

Former members of Saturday Night Live come together to remember the past 40 years of Saturday Night Live.

Director:

Don Roy King

Writers:

James Anderson, Fred Armisen

Stars:

Fred Armisen, Dan Aykroyd, Alec Baldwin

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Armisen	...	Himself / Stuart / Garth
Dan Aykroyd	...	Himself / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself / Tony Bennett
Vanessa Bayer	...	Herself
Jim Belushi	...	Himself / Zee Blues
Candice Bergen	...	Herself
Win Butler	...	Himself
Jim Carrey	...	Himself / Matthew McConaughey
Dana Carvey	...	Himself / Derek Stevens / Garth Algar
Chevy Chase	...	Himself
Louis C.K.	...	Himself (as Louis CK)
Ellen Cleghorne	...	Herself
Bradley Cooper	...	Himself / Craig Kristofferson
Billy Crystal	...	Himself
Jane Curtin	...	Herself / Weekend Update Anchor

Storyline

Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years in a star-studded 3-and-a-half hour live special featuring appearances from former and current cast members, past hosts and guest stars. Sketches include Justin & Jimmy Cold Open, Celebrity Jeopardy, The Californians/Buh-Bye, Audience Q&A, Digital Short: That's When You Break and Wayne's World.

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | live | saturday night live | celebrity | guest | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

15 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

SNL 40: Saturday Night Live 40

Filming Locations:

Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broadway Video, SNL Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 210 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Short makes a point about having hosted the show "just once", like Robert Blake. He actually hosted thrice. Together with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase in 1986 and on his own in 1996 and 2012.

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Quotes

Wayne Campbell: Lorne Michaels. What can be said about Lorne Michaels that he himself has not already said, about himself? I mean, the man is a genius, for forty years.
Dana Carvey: Minus five.
Wayne Campbell: Yup. He would say things like
[picking up a glass of white wine]
Wayne Campbell: , okay, 'Well, it got a laugh, but did it get the right laugh?'
Dana Carvey: [imitating Lorne] 'Um, It becomes that thing of like, well, you're really glad it's Thursday.'
Wayne Campbell: Yeah. 'Mick liked it; Paul hated it; Marxie didn't see it. The Stings laughed. What do you think, Loren?'
Dana Carvey: 'Well,...
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Adam Sandler & Chris Rock/Sting & Shaggy (2018)

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Soundtracks

Jesus Walks
Written by Miri Ben-Ari, Curtis Lundy, Rhymefest, and Kanye West
Performed by Kanye West

User Reviews

Three hours of Drivel

Advertised as a reunion,one would assume that meant all the classic class of comedians coming back to do their old skits from the past 40 years... maybe a gathering of all the US presidents , Eddie Murphy doing his Mr Rogers,or at least the Land Shark.

Instead the viewers are subjected to a 3 hour long ad for the current series filled with "jokes" and "skits" by the recent cast members that are barely watchable. Three full hours with poor acting,unfunny jokes, bad timing and terrible guest stars. The true stars of Saturday Night Live were wasted as host roles,2 second flash backs,or merely sat in the audience cringing.

If you want to appreciate the 40 years of the show,watch reruns of the show from the 70's and 80's and pass on this drivel.