We knew going in that the SNL 40th anniversary special would be chock-full of just about every famous person who has ever walked within spitting distance of 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the opening monologue was quick to make use of this genuinely insane temporary cast of stars. Things got started on the right foot when the always-welcome Steve Martin took the stage ... but then he was joined by Tom Hanks. And then things got really crazy.
Steve Martin had his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry on this date in 2009, Billy Ray Cyrus had a broken ... make that Achy Breaky ... heart in 1992, a very young Dolly Parton moved to Nashville in 1964 and more.