'SNL 40': Maybe a four-hour clip job would have been better

Paul McCartney and Paul Simon helped open 'SNL 40' with a Beatles classic.

Peyton Manning took a break from considering whether he'll play quarterback for the Denver Broncos in 2015 to pull on a tux and hit the stage for “SNL 40,” the show's anniversary celebration. The guy whose United Way spoof is a classic stepped into the 

"SNL 40" even had its own red carpet special hosted by stars from the "Today" show: Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Carson Daly. Excluding Super Bowl programs, "SNL 40" was NBC's most-watched primetime entertainment telecast in more 

“Saturday Night Live's” 40th anniversary special was mostly an exhibit of longevity, putting both its participants and its viewers in touch with our own mortality, in the kindest way possible. The point of the star-studded event, mainly, was baby

Peyton Manning took a break from considering whether he'll play quarterback for the Denver Broncos in 2015 to pull on a tux and hit the stage for “SNL 40,” the show's anniversary celebration. The guy whose United Way spoof is a classic stepped into the