Behind the Scenes Photos of the "SNL" 40th Anniversary Special and After-Party

Goodnight, and have a pleasant tomorrow!

Feb 16, 2015
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You either watched the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special or you clicked through our scrapbook. But here's the real yearbook: behind the scenes photos from tonight. Peruse; goodnight, and have a pleasant tomorrow!

 

Martin Short:

Paul McCartney:

Dana Carvey, Kanye West, and Mike Myers:

Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger:

Emma Stone:


Melissa McCarthy:

Kanye West, Chris Rock, and Kim Kardashian:


​Kanye West, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short:

George Lucas and Bobby Moynihan:

Sarah Silverman:


Bobby Moynihan and Jim Carrey:

Kristen Wiig and Will Forte:

 

Kenan Thompson:

Kristen Wiig, Bradley Cooper, Vanessa Bayer, Laraine Newman, and Kerry Washington:

Bill Hader and Bill Murray:

Adam Sandler:

​Rachel Dratch, Will Ferrell, Kevin Nealon:

And just to prove how old they are, here's the pre-Left-Shark Land Shark:

Prince played at the after-party, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.jumped on stage for a selfie:

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Dude....this really really really really happened #O!!!!!!!!!! #SNL40 #SNL40afterparty

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Taylor Swift led the band:

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That band also included Paul McCartney and Jimmy Fallon:

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Justin Timberlake:

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Will Ferrell, Peyton Manning, and Anna Gasteyer:

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See more at SNL's official Instagram page, here.

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