--- title: SNL 40: Steve Martin Hosts Epic Opening Monologue with Paul McCartney description: Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and so many many more on Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary canonical: https://time.com/3710653/snl-40-steve-martin-opening-monologue/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-16T02:32:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:36.648Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'SNL' 40th Anniversary Opening Monologue og:description: No such thing as too many hosts. og:url: https://time.com/3710653/snl-40-steve-martin-opening-monologue/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt117d6a792e33ed33/69877f67a988caeda96ac7ca/snl-opening.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: SNL 40th Anniversary Special - 2015 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'SNL' 40th Anniversary Opening Monologue twitter:description: No such thing as too many hosts. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt117d6a792e33ed33/69877f67a988caeda96ac7ca/snl-opening.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # No Such Thing as Too Many Hosts for _SNL_ 40's Epic Opening Monologue > Sponsored content. 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Watch Steve Martin's opening monologue as he's joined by a host of celebrity guests for SNL's 40th anniversary special._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 16, 2015 2:32 AM UTC  Tom Hanks, Melissa McCarthy, Peyton Manning, Billy Crystal, Paul McCartney, Steve Martin, Paul Simon, Alec Baldwin during the SNL 40th Anniversary Special on Feb. 15, 2015. Tom Hanks, Melissa McCarthy, Peyton Manning, Billy Crystal, Paul McCartney, Steve Martin, Paul Simon, Alec Baldwin during the SNL 40th Anniversary Special on Feb. 15, 2015.NBC/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 16, 2015 2:32 AM UTC _Saturday Night Live_ is pulling out all the stops for the 40th anniversary and that meant a high bar for the opening monologue. Steve Martin started the show, which was a brilliant choice. Despite never being an official cast member, he has appeared on the show a mind-boggling 27 times and is responsible for some of its [most memorable sketches.](http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2015-02-14/steve-martin-best-saturday-night-live-sketches/) (King Tut, anyone?) Martin set out to give a rousing speech on the importance of comedians in _SNL_ history, but was quickly interrupted by Tom Hanks demanding that actors be given the same status. Never to be outdone, Alec Baldwin arrived (sans “Schweddy Balls”) on the stage to point out that he had hosted more than anyone else (16 times and counting!). To bust up the guys’ club, Melissa McCarthy arrived to remind the world that people other than “80-year-old white guys” had hosted the show. Then Miley Cyrus, Chris Rock and Peyton Manning all arrived in rapid succession, followed by Billy Crystal, introducing himself to Martin: “It’s Steve, right?” Not satisfied with having a billion dollars worth of star power on stage, Sir Paul McCartney and Paul Simon arrived on the scene to play a few bars, too. 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