This Saturday night (February 15), Saturday Night Live will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in rather spectacular fashion. The long-running comedy show has confirmed its musical lineup for the big night, and it features a veritable festival's worth of big-name talent.
Musicians who are on the long list of names for the show include Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Jack White, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Deborah Harry, Fiona Apple, Ludacris, Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi.
Of course, we can't be sure whether all of these artists will have proper performances or if they will appear in skits or collaborations. In any case, the show is expected to be a few hours long, so there's plenty of time to fit in lots of music.
The lineup also includes former cast members like Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Andy Samberg, along with big-name celebs like Tom Hanks, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Derek Jeter, George Lucas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and more.
You can see a giant list of who's involved below.
The show airs on NBC at 8 p.m.
50 Cent
Adam Sandler
Aidy Bryant
Al Franken
Alec Baldwin
Amy Poehler
Andy Samberg
Arcade Fire
Backstreet Boys
Beck Bennett
Betty White
Bill Hader
Bill Murray
Billy Crystal
Bobby Moynihan
Bradley Cooper
Candice Bergen
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Cecily Strong
Charlie Day
Cheri Oteri
Chevy Chase
Chris Kattan
Chris Parnell
Chris Rock
Christopher Walken
Colin Jost
Colin Quinn
Dakota Johnson
Dan Aykroyd
Dana Carvey
Darrell Hammond
David Spade
Deborah Harry
Derek Jeter
Eddie Murphy
Edward Norton
Ellen Cleghorne
Elliott Gould
Elvis Costello
Emma Stone
Fiona Apple
Fred Armisen
Garrett Morris
George Lucas
Gilbert Gottfried
Glenn Close
Horatio Sanz
J.K. Simmons
Jack Nicholson
Jack White
James Franco
Jane Curtin
Jason Sudeikis
Jay Pharaoh
Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Carrey
Jimmy Fallon
Joe Piscopo
John Goodman
Johnny Knoxville
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Lovitz
Julia Sweeney
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
Kate McKinnon
Keith Richards
Kenan Thompson
Kerry Washington
Kevin Nealon
Kristen Wiig
Kyle Mooney
Laraine Newman
Larry David
Leslie Jones
Louis C.K.
Ludacris
Martin Short
Maya Rudolph
Melissa McCarthy
Michael Che
Michael Douglas
Mike Myers
Miley Cyrus
Molly Shannon
Norm Macdonald
Paul McCartney
Paul Rudd
Paul Simon
Pete Davidson
Peyton Manning
Rachel Dratch
Rob Schneider
Robert De Niro
Rudy Giuliani
Sarah Palin
Sarah Silverman
Sasheer Zamata
Sean Hayes
Seth Meyers
Sigourney Weaver
Steve Martin
Steven Spielberg
Taran Killam
Taylor Swift
Tim Meadows
Tina Fey
Tom Hanks
Vanessa Bayer
Victoria Jackson
Will Ferrell
Will Forte
Zach Galifianakis
Musicians who are on the long list of names for the show include Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Jack White, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Deborah Harry, Fiona Apple, Ludacris, Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi.
Of course, we can't be sure whether all of these artists will have proper performances or if they will appear in skits or collaborations. In any case, the show is expected to be a few hours long, so there's plenty of time to fit in lots of music.
The lineup also includes former cast members like Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Andy Samberg, along with big-name celebs like Tom Hanks, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Derek Jeter, George Lucas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and more.
You can see a giant list of who's involved below.
The show airs on NBC at 8 p.m.
50 Cent
Adam Sandler
Aidy Bryant
Al Franken
Alec Baldwin
Amy Poehler
Andy Samberg
Arcade Fire
Backstreet Boys
Beck Bennett
Betty White
Bill Hader
Bill Murray
Billy Crystal
Bobby Moynihan
Bradley Cooper
Candice Bergen
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Cecily Strong
Charlie Day
Cheri Oteri
Chevy Chase
Chris Kattan
Chris Parnell
Chris Rock
Christopher Walken
Colin Jost
Colin Quinn
Dakota Johnson
Dan Aykroyd
Dana Carvey
Darrell Hammond
David Spade
Deborah Harry
Derek Jeter
Eddie Murphy
Edward Norton
Ellen Cleghorne
Elliott Gould
Elvis Costello
Emma Stone
Fiona Apple
Fred Armisen
Garrett Morris
George Lucas
Gilbert Gottfried
Glenn Close
Horatio Sanz
J.K. Simmons
Jack Nicholson
Jack White
James Franco
Jane Curtin
Jason Sudeikis
Jay Pharaoh
Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Carrey
Jimmy Fallon
Joe Piscopo
John Goodman
Johnny Knoxville
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Lovitz
Julia Sweeney
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
Kate McKinnon
Keith Richards
Kenan Thompson
Kerry Washington
Kevin Nealon
Kristen Wiig
Kyle Mooney
Laraine Newman
Larry David
Leslie Jones
Louis C.K.
Ludacris
Martin Short
Maya Rudolph
Melissa McCarthy
Michael Che
Michael Douglas
Mike Myers
Miley Cyrus
Molly Shannon
Norm Macdonald
Paul McCartney
Paul Rudd
Paul Simon
Pete Davidson
Peyton Manning
Rachel Dratch
Rob Schneider
Robert De Niro
Rudy Giuliani
Sarah Palin
Sarah Silverman
Sasheer Zamata
Sean Hayes
Seth Meyers
Sigourney Weaver
Steve Martin
Steven Spielberg
Taran Killam
Taylor Swift
Tim Meadows
Tina Fey
Tom Hanks
Vanessa Bayer
Victoria Jackson
Will Ferrell
Will Forte
Zach Galifianakis
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