Justin Timberlake, Kanye West & Taylor Swift To Appear On ‘Saturday Night Live’ 40th Anniversary Special

Bianca Gracie | February 11, 2015 10:01 am
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These once-enemies are quickly becoming musical BFFs!

Saturday Night Live plans to celebrate their forthcoming 40th anniversary in a major way! The legendary sketch show will bring celebrity guests like Kanye WestJustin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and a handful of others to the special — which will premiere this Sunday (February 15).

Timberlake recently posted a behind-the-scenes Instagram photo with himself, Jimmy Fallon and Tonight Show‘s Steve Higgins with the caption: “Writing session for #SNL40. @jimmyfallon is onto something funny… We think. This Sunday!!” The late night host and the musician have starred in various sketches both on the Tonight Show and SNL (“Barry Gibbs Talk Show,” “Camp Winnipesaukee,” “History Of Rap”), so whatever they have planned for the special is bound to be hilarious!

Along with new BFFs Kanye West and Taylor Swift, famous acts like Chris Rock, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey, Jack Nicholson and Paul McCartney will also make appearances on the anniversary show. Look out for the three-hour special when it airs live on February 15 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC!

View JT’s Instagram snapshot in full, as well as the SNL promo video, below! Let us know if you will be tuning in to the special this Sunday!

Writing session for #SNL40. @jimmyfallon is onto something funny… We think. This Sunday!!

A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on

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