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Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney to appear on SNL
The 40th Anniversary show will also include Robert De Niro and Jerry Seinfeld.
Saturday Night Live will celebrate its 40th birthday this month, announcing a bumper cast who will join the special show. Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake and Paul Simon are some of the names dropping in on Saturday 15th February. It could lead to Kanye and McCartney performing ‘Only One’, their collaborative track taken from West’s forthcoming untitled album.
The show will also feature former cast members Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Mike Myers and actors Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks. The full line-up of guests include:
Emma Stone, Derek Jeter, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Melissa McCarthy, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Peyton Manning, Taylor Swift, Betty White, and members of The Five-Timers Club, Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Walken, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Jimmy Fallon, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Martin Short, Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Mike Myers, Andy Samberg, Bill Murray, Amy Poehler, Dana Carvey, Kristen Wiig, Dan Aykroyd, Chris Rock, Garrett Morris, and Maya Rudolph.
Details of the event were announced last night during two Super Bowl commercial spots. Watch the trailers for the show and Kanye’s latest video for ‘Only One’ below.
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