EC on Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special, Feb. 15, 2015

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I can't imagine he'll have much to do with this long a guest list, but E! News says he'll be there.

http://www.eonline.com/news/625430/satu ... -appearing

E! News has confirmed the below stars—including the current cast—are expected to make an appearance in some form or another.

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

[sweetest punch]

http://diffuser.fm/saturday-night-live- ... ial-music/

Jack White, Paul McCartney + More to Appear on ‘SNL’ 40th Anniversary Special

This Sunday (Feb. 15), Saturday Night Live will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an epic, three-hour special. The Saturday sketch show has long since produced standout comic talent, but it’s also played host to countless stellar musical guest spots. To pay tribute to both facets, the star-packed guest list includes comedians and musicians alike – the latter of which includes Jack White, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon and more.

Naturally, the musical guests will appear alongside a long list of actors and comedians who SNL helped launch to fame, including Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen, Billy Crystal, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell – which is only to name a few.

[bronxapostle]

will this air live or has it been pre-recorded??

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will this air live or has it been pre-recorded??

Live.

[bronxapostle]

thanks ANCT...from NEW YORK??? lol

[docinwestchester]

thanks ANCT...from NEW YORK??? lol

Yes. A very exclusive ticket I heard. But I fully expect you to be in that room, SONY hidden in denim jacket.

[bronxapostle]

are they doing it at Rockefeller Center or have they gotten a bigger space??? LMK and we can go doc! lol

[docinwestchester]

are they doing it at Rockefeller Center or have they gotten a bigger space??? LMK and we can go doc! lol

The usual Studio 8H, I believe.

[johnfoyle]

Saturday Night Live @nbcsnl

On the #SNL40 red carpet with #elviscostello

[bronxapostle]

Is elvis sitting in the audience ALL we get?

[stricttime81]

Yup, except for the millisecond clip of his infamous Radio Radio performance.

[johnfoyle]

https://twitter.com/AngryDisneyNerd/sta ... 2913672192

Just another typical night out with the Mannings, the Douglases, Elvis Costello and Paul Shaffer. #SNL40


A f/book photo from a after party at the Plaza Hotel -





Hold on, now Piscapo is singing, Bill Murray is playing tambourine, Elvis Costello is on keys and Martin short is singing backup....whhhhhhhhhaaaaatttt???????

[johnfoyle]

[bronxapostle]

Now the after party looks much more like it and interesting

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https://twitter.com/NYPDMTN/status/567328277564755968

LT Sean Burke and Elvis Costello, Watching the Detectives last night at #SNL40 #NBCSNL #NYPD

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https://twitter.com/larainenewman/statu ... 2535429120

I said to myself "fuck it, you can't pass this one up."

[FAVEHOUR]

Fallon just related the after party story, said Elvis played Pump It Up.

[johnfoyle]

http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/lot-of-f ... nl-40.html



There's David Spade sipping on some smuggled booze, Michael Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld right below Bob Odenkirk (who is having none of this), Larry David, Billy Crystal, Elvis Costello, and Miley Cyrus's mom, Tish.



The no-longer-banned Elvis Costello is sitting right next to Paul Shaffer, and right below them is Catherine Zeta-Jones flanked by the Manning brothers and her husband, Michael Douglas.

[johnfoyle]

So much lazy journalism with this 'unbanned' thing , doubtlessly recycled from some press handout. Elvis was 'unbanned' as far back as 1989

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... Night_Live

[johnfoyle]

John H. highlights this -


http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... age_67.jpg

In a 1993 interview in Spin, Lorne Michaels recalled the incident quite differently than the legend had it:

How do you feel about moments like Elvis Costello changing a song in midsong?

"I remember exactly where I was at the time, I was sitting at home base, here, with Dan Aykroyd. Costello had, of course, picked his own two songs to do, so it wasn't as if we'd forced him. And all he did was another song from the same record. I guess when he started to perform, he just decided that he didn't want to do that song. And the only reason we rehearse them is so that we can set shots and lighting so that they look decent. But we never coerce people, we don't say, you must do your hit, or whatever. But I remember Danny and I sitting there and he looked at me and I said, "I think we're being hijacked here." And my attitude was there's nothing I can do about this. You know, he didn't burst into some right- or left-wing advocacy, he didn't sing "kill all the niggers" or "kill all the Jews," he just sang another song from his album. There have been incidents where people have behaved badly on the show. I don't consider his behavior bad."

[Man out of Time]

Fallon just related the after party story, said Elvis played Pump It Up.

Clip here: 7 minutes or so in is the reference to Pump It Up. Seems Fallon had a problem leaving the stage at the after party...

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/must-see-lat ... ter-party/

MOOT

[MOJO]

Jimmy Fallon was all over that tribute show. Too much, in my opinion. Also, I don't think he is funny - AT ALL. He is nothing like Colbert or Conan. He must have some decent writers working for him. Also, he should give up his parody singing bits on his show. it's always the same shtick w/ different artists, not very interesting, funny or ultra creative.

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Christine Ohlman, a singer for the SNL band (and part of the Little Kids Rock house band in 2012), posted on Facebook:

I'll post more in the morning, but I am so very overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude for the 23 years I've spent in Studio 8H....SNL is 40 Years young tonight, and so, so many friends were there. An amazing show held together by our amazing crew, as always, and by the brilliant editors who combed through 40 years of tape to build fast-moving montages. The band shots this evening went (rightly so) to past Musical Directors Cheryl Hardwick, Paul Shaffer, and my dear friend GE Smith.... but fear not! The after-party at the Plaza featured a jam orchestrated by Jimmy Fallon, who pulled me up on stage only to have the B52s sing backup for me on "Respect" (somehow, Ariana Grande had gotten up to sing it, but Fallon handed it to me mid-tune. My apologies, Ariana!), Fallon and Kate Pierson acted as my Ronettes on "Be My Baby", a fast-paced "Pump It Up" and "Twist and Shout" with Elvis Costello, and Joe Piscopo burning it up on "Pink Cadillac" (he's a good guitar picker!) while Marty Short and Mya Rudolph danced around the stage.... It was fabulous and poignant, and SO, so funny...and.... Paul Simon shouted out to my bandmates at the end of the show, and my heart just sang right out, too, as Lenny Pickett was given the spotlight he so richly deserves! My great thanks to all of you who sent me good wishes. I am humbled and oh, so grateful for everything.

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Joe Piscopo Wouldn’t Give Up His Guitar to Elvis Costello

Last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers Joe Piscopo talked about the amazing SNL40 after party that sounds like it kicked the ass of the part of the night that we got to see.

Piscopo and Fallon did a “dueling Springsteen” performance of Pink Cadillac. But that wasn’t enough for Joe. Immediately after, he told Seth, Elvis Costello came up on stage and asked for the guitar Piscopo had been playing. Knowing that if he turned over his guitar he’d have to get off stage, Piscopo diverted Costello by suggesting they do Twist and Shout, which sent Elvis up to the mic.

Video of Piscopo telling this story is at the link.

[docinwestchester]

Joe Piscopo Wouldn’t Give Up His Guitar to Elvis Costello

Last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers Joe Piscopo talked about the amazing SNL40 after party that sounds like it kicked the ass of the part of the night that we got to see.

Piscopo and Fallon did a “dueling Springsteen” performance of Pink Cadillac. But that wasn’t enough for Joe. Immediately after, he told Seth, Elvis Costello came up on stage and asked for the guitar Piscopo had been playing. Knowing that if he turned over his guitar he’d have to get off stage, Piscopo diverted Costello by suggesting they do Twist and Shout, which sent Elvis up to the mic.

Video of Piscopo telling this story is at the link.

That's a cool story. Where's the pro shot video of that after party, dammit!