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At this point, it’s harder finding an SNL cast member who WON’T be appearing in the show’s 40th Anniversary Special this Sunday. There’s Victoria Jackson, obviously, and Rachel Dratch, disappointingly, and John Belushi, because he’s dead. Otherwise, Lorne Michaels has sent a ton of “you in, y/n?” emails, and the majority have come back “y.” Here’s the full list, as of right now:
Fred Armisen
Dan Aykroyd
Alec Baldwin
Jim Carrey
Dana Carvey
Chevy Chase
Dane Cook
Bradley Cooper
Billy Crystal
Jane Curtin
Miley Cyrus
Robert De Niro
Jimmy Fallon
Will Ferrell
Tina Fey
James Franco
Will Forte
Zach Galifianakis
Ana Gasteyer
Bill Hader
Jon Hamm
Tom Hanks
Derek Jeter
Norm Macdonald
Peyton Manning
Steve Martin
Melissa McCarthy
Paul McCartney
Tim Meadows
Seth Meyers
Garrett Morris
Eddie Murphy
Bill Murray
Mike Myers
Kevin Nealon
Laraine Newman
Jack Nicholson
Edward Norton
Sarah Palin
Joe Piscopo
Amy Poehler
Colin Quinn
Chris Rock
Paul Rudd
Maya Rudolph
Andy Samberg
Adam Sandler
Jerry Seinfeld
Molly Shannon
Martin Short
Paul Simon
David Spade
Emma Stone
Jason Sudeikis
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Christopher Walken
Kerry Washington
Kanye West
Betty White
Kristen Wiig
And the not officially confirmed, but probably going to be in the crowd:
The rules Lorne used for picking the guest list were, 1) every host was invited (even Andrew Dice Clay?), 2) every musical guest was invited (even Spin Doctors?), 3) every cast member who was there for over a year was invited (even Tim Kazurinsky?). He also said that unlike the clip-heavy 25th Anniversary Special, SNL 40 will have “more performances.”
Everyone gets to play Gilly!