Last night, NBC had the SNL 40 year Anniversary on for a 3 ½ hour special commemorating the long standing show. A star studded affair from the beginning that featured the likes of Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper, Taylor Swift, and Betty White as some of the star power.
The former cast members included Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Jimmy Fallon, Dana Carvey, Eddie Murphy, Christina Wieg, and oh so many other great former cast members over the show’s 40 year run.
Some of the highlights included:
The Californians skit- Bradley Cooper and Betty White stole the show for me during this one.
David Spade- trying to hide that mini bottle of Vodka while “Frank Sinatra” was singing wasn’t scripted at all and his face seeing himself on camera was priceless.
Martin Short and “Beyonce’”- I thought Martin was amazing. He was a little ball of energy and just getting the crowd into it. (Hitting on “ Beyonce “ was also hilarious).
Jerry Seinfeld- The Q&A segment was dynamite. With Q’s from John Goodman, Michael Douglas, and Larry David.
Wayne’s World was amazing. Shwing, Shwing, Shwing was incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AroeHa4ec
The old school skit that featured Phil Hartman and the Colon Blow/Super Colon Blow had me on the floor.
Lorne Michaels bowing to the crowd and being with all the members during the credits was also great to see.
And finally, Paul Simon singing , “still Crazy After All These Years” was absolutely beautiful.
The whole program really took me back down memory lane. I wasn’t born when Steve Martin and dan Akroyd were the but seeing the guys from the early 2000’s meshing with the original cast for me was a real treat. There’s no doubting that the show hasn’t had the same success as in years past but SNL 40 was an incredible production and will be forever remembered.
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