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SNL 50/50 Season 40 : Alex Trebek ( Will Ferrell ) vs. an all - star Celebrity Jeopardy ! lineup - including nemesis Sean Connery ( Darrell Hammond ) .
NBC’sSaturday Night Liveis back with its next variation of " SNL : 50 season in 50 twenty-four hour period , " spotlighting one time of year and one sketch every daytime until the big 50th - anniversary effect in February ( more on that below ) . For this go - around , we ’re looking at Season 40 ( February 15 , 2015 ) and NBC’sSaturday Night Live fortieth Anniversary Special . The study ? " Celebrity Jeopardy ! " with Alex Trebek ( Will Ferrell ) taking on a lineup that admit his game show nemesis , Sean Connery ( Darrell Hammond ) , Justin Bieber ( Kate McKinnon ) , Tony Bennett ( Alec Baldwin ) , Burt Reynolds ( Norm Macdonald ) , Matthew McConaughey ( Jim Carrey ) , and Christoph Waltz ( Taran Killam ) – with a cringe - inducing visual aspect by Bill Cosby ( Kenan Thompson ) .
you could check out the social media post announcing the Season 40 sketch selection below ( with the full YouTube look at the sketch await for you above ) , followed by a summing up of what ’s ahead regarding SNL ’s big fiftieth - anniversary festivity :
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SNL 50 Previews: “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” & More!
Before we get to the big solemnisation on February 16th and NBC ’s documentary outcome , Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 days of SNL Musicon January 27th , Peacock and Academy and Emmy Award winnerMorgan Nevillewill be offer us an unprecedented behind - the - scenes look at what cause NBC’sSaturday Night Livethe enduring and influential institution that it ’s been for 50 season . feature more than 60 contributor , including alumni , and covering decades of history , the four - episodeSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightreveals raw insight into the show ’s chronicle , pulling back the curtain on everything from the writer ' elbow room to the renowned audition process . With all four episode set to hit Peacock on January 16th , here ’s a look at what you necessitate to sleep with :
Peacock’sSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightis a four - part docuseries honoring the bequest of SNL , with over 60 contributor , including SNL graduate , and covering decades of SNL history . foreground some of the show ’s most iconic component , each episode cut into into the plentiful history of SNL and pulls back the curtain on the auditory modality process , the writers ' room , the fan favorite " More Cowbell " outline , and the pivotal season 11 .
Episode 101 , " Five Minutes " – A showcase of the audition process , with never - before - interpret auditory modality footage and firsthand accounts from some of the show ’s most iconic names as they reflect on their preparation and journeying to the SNL point .
contributor : Ayala Cohen , Amy Poehler , Andy Samberg , Beck Bennett , Bill Hader , Bobby Moynihan , Bowen Yang , Cheri Oteri , David Spade , Ego Nwodim , Fred Armisen , Heidi Gardner , Jason Sudeikis , Jay Pharaoh , Jeff Blake , Joe Piscopo , Julia Louis - Dreyfus , Kenan Thompson , Kyle Mooney , Lindsay Shookus , Marci Klein , Mike Shoemaker , Molly Shannon , Nasim Pedrad , Pete Davidson , Stephen Colbert , andTracy Morgan .
instalment 102 , " Written By : A Week Inside The SNL writer Room " – A behind - the - scenery search at the writing operation from script to silver screen , capturing the creativeness and chaos of a week inside the writer ' elbow room .
Contributors : Alan Zweibel , Alex English , Al Franken , Andrew Dismukes , Asha Ward , Ben Marshall , Bob Odenkirk , Bryan Tucker , Ceara O’Sullivan , Celeste Yim , Emily Spivey , Harper Steele , Jim Downey , Jimmy Fowlie , John Higgins , John Mulaney , Larry David , Louie Zakarian , Marilyn Miller , Martin Herlihy , Paula Pell , Robert Smigel , Sarah Silverman , Seth Meyers , Simon Rich , Steve Higgins , Streeter Seidell , Tina Fey , andWill Stephen .
Episode 103 , " More Cowbell " – A deep dive into the making of SNL ’s iconic " More Cowbell " sketch , exploring how a mere mind became a ethnic phenomenon and offering a tribute to the lasting shock of sketch comedy .
contributor : Akira Yoshimura , Albert Bouchard , Beth McCarthy - Miller , Bruce Dickinson , Buck Dharma , Cara Hannah , Chris Kattan , Chris Parnell , Dana Carvey , Dave Grohl , Dave Itzkoff , Darrell Hammond , Eamon Cunningham , Eric Bloom , Fred Armisen , Jimmy Fallon , Jodi Mancuso , John Karpi , Josh Homme , Keith Raywood , Larry Demler , Louie Zakarian , Murray Krugman , Rachel Dratch , Tom Broecker , Will Ferrell , andDavid Lucas .
Episode 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " – An exploration into SNL ’s 11th season , examining the pivotal year that reset the show ’s direction and cement its bear DNA with Lorne Michaels at the helm .
contributor : A. Whitney Brown , Al Franken , Andy Breckman , Anthony Michael Hall , Billy Crystal , Carol Leifer , Damon Wayans , George Meyer , George Wendt , Griffin Dunne , James Andrew Miller , Jim Downey , John Lithgow , Jon Lovitz , Kevin Nealon , Laila Nabulsi , Mark McKinney , Nora Dunn , Penn & Teller , Robert Smigel , Terry Sweeney , andTom Hanks .
extra archival interview includeBernie Brillstein , Lorne Michaels , Robert Downey Jr. , andTom Davis .
Executive - produced by Neville , Caitrin Rogers , and ShowrunnerJuaquin Cambron , Peacock’sSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightis produced byJonathan Formica(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes " & Ep 104 , " time of year 11 : The Weird Year " ) andAllison Klein(Ep 102 , " drop a line By : A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room " & Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) . The episodes were direct byRobert Alexander(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes"),Marshall Curry(Ep 102 , " Written By : A calendar week Inside the SNL writer Room"),Neil Berkeley(Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) , andJason Zeldes(Ep 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " ) .
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