finally, kristen wiig. you just lost kristen wiig. i love her even more. forget horacio sans, he hosts the hooray show on itunes. 40 years. nothing lasts for 40 years. >> nos it's incredible. i'm happy it lasted 40 years. people watch me on tv as a fatter version of me. i'm still on tv. that's kind of cool. yeah, those years are very popular, so people come up to me and talk about cow bell and debbie downer. >> you were known for breaking character with jimmy fallon a lot. >> not breaking character, but laugh. >> laughing. showing humanity. brand new wave in comedy. what were your personal favorite moments from your time on the show is. >> me and jimmy did osama bin laden laden, the late osama bin laden and late saddam hussein, talking to each other and improvying, imno viseim improvising shots at one another. >> you were well known in terms after who represented diversely. you were the first latinodepending what you asked. fred armisen -- i don't want to bring that up. >> we don't talk about that today. >> i'm a full blooded latino person even on "snl." >

. >> reporter: like bill murray dan aykroyd, kristen wiig and will ferrell all expected on stage tonight. >> we don't have wine. >> that's okay, i brought my own. >> reporter: eddie murphy will be back for the first time in 30 years. we'll see tina fey and amy poehler. >> it's time for a woman to make it to the white house. >> no mice. >> the real sarah palin will also be there, part of a guest list that includes pop culture's biggest names. former hosts like justin timberlake. ♪ and musical favorites like paul mccartney and paul simon. lorne michaels spoke to matt lauer. >> in every sense it's kind of a reunion, you want to make sure that you capture the feeling of what it was like, and also why it's important. >> reporter: there's someone else who's been there through much of the show's run. you may not see walley the cue card guy, but over the past 25 years, you've probably heard him laugh. >> it's craziness sometimes. but that's the best part of it. >> reporter: tonight's show likely to be no different. it's live, so anything could happen. and probably will. kristen dahlgren, nbc new

and one of the dancers though this is a surprise i didn't know i was seeing things but that is kristen wiigd bob and performed a strange move alongside her. >> she did a great job. i was impressed. >> i don't know if it was supposed to be funny because she's a comedian. but she seemed to be into it. >> she did a couple muggy faces like there's my girl. and the man known for singing purple rain was orange last night. prince wore a shiny orange top and pants handing out the album of the year award. one observer called it a bizarre moment in an evening of costumes. >> still looked cool. on twitter someone described him as a baby cat. he also carried his cane before announcing the name he took a moment and declared that album and black lives still matter. he took a moment to make a statement in his orange outfit. everybody loves prince. >> yeah. for some of you, your local news is next. for everyone else, america this morning continues after this. "looking for a good deal" and "sheesh, i wish i'd looked some more." that's why walgreens makes it easy to switch your prescriptions and save money.

that is snl alum kristen wiig purchasing during the songshan today lear. this is a hit where she goes into the octaves that you can't hit. >> and she only performs up to her mouth. >> that's why when kristinen wiig first came out, people were like who is that. so an interesting night. >>> several people grabbed a shovel and raced down a snowy mountain in new mexico part of the 39th annual angel fire shovel race championships. >> that looks dangerous. i can see an accident happening railroaded. >> the win are was clocked at 65 miles per hour on a shovel. this sport started back in the '70s when ski lift operators road shovels down the mountains at the end of their shifts. >> i'm going on give them the benefit of the doubt that they know what they're doing, but riding a shovel 65 miles per hour downhill? those shovels are sharp and they have some hard edges. >> you can have it. >>> 4:51 our time. tom kierein is back with us this morning. i know you like snow. nothing like that though. >> wear a medical met and and pads. this morning, we don't have anything l

we had will ferrell, maya rudolph, kristen wiig. >> iconic comedic people here. >> is this some sort of cheetah pattern? >> the frenzy over fifty shades of grey. grandmas give it their review. >> i closed my eyes and listened to the music. >> plus, the stars honor stevie wonder. >> we're inside tonight's tv special with some pretty famous faces. >> beyonce, john legend, sam smith. it's all good. i will act like i don't know. i'm playing with you. i knew. now "entertainment tonight." we love entertaining people. it was the tv event 40 years in the making. "saturday night live" anniversary special. let me tell you it was a party for the ages. >> so many of the great stars that were snl regulars and then the guest hosts had returned. >> and our jeanie mei was there for hits and misses. and sir paul rocking out into the early morning hours. live from new york, it was quite a night. taylor shook it off with mccartney. jimmy fallon fan boying the moment. prince killed it. martin short and chris rock. bill murray grabbed the tambourine. later, kim met up with kanye

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. >>> now at the grammys last night kristen wiig surprised with over the top chandelier.e movers. kanye west almost pulled a kanye west, the 2009 taylor swift. strolled onto the stage. but he showed times have changed and this time west was just kidding and he waubd off. on e!'s live carpet show ryan seacrest revealed this interview from 2008 for taylor swift which could have been the birth place of the song "shake it off." >> you learn. you really do. it's like i'm trying to shake it off. i'm not ready to jump back into anything. >> nice moment. >> the new spongebob movie blew expectations out of the war earning $56 million. >> of course. there are even adults that like spongebob. >> i like spongebob. more shades of grey record setting ticket sales, "50 shades of grey" will get two sequels. the movie hits theaters friday. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day here on nbc. fact. fast-acting advil is designed with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core technology stopping headaches and other tough pain. fast.

that will bring in $19 billion just on vale ♪ >>> that is kristen wiig giving us one of the biggest surprisest the 57th annual grammy awards. the saturday night alum was dancing on stage while cia sang her hit chandelier. apparently a parody. she was doing such a convincing job, though who would would v. known with the wig. she's sotal leblts etalented. >>> so many of you are still talking about the music eye biggest night. nine of th top ten trending topics on twitter are grammy related. sam smith won four out of the six grams he s nominated for including best pop vow value, best new artist and song of the yeert. beck took home the top prize album of the year for morning phase. and the other big winner beyonce, picking up three now has 20 at home. where do they all go? she must have a grammy room. >> ulyou will all the other awards, too. >>> there is another moment everyone is talking about. >> when beck went up on stage kanye west jumped up there to join him. everybody kind of got a laugh out of it. back stage, though, wes said it wasn't a joke and he should have given the award to beyonce.

that is "saturday night live's" alum kristen wiig performing while cia sang her hit chandelier. apparently this was a parody of the actual music video. but she's doing it all up like she's for real. >> she's loving it. and then there was this moment everybody is talking about this morning. when beck walked on to the stage to accept the album of the year award, that guy, kanye west jumped up to join him. he smiled everyone laughed. then he went back to his seat. back stage west said it wasn't a joke and beck should have given the award to beyonce. you might remember he grabbed the microphone from taylor swift during the mtv video awards in 2009 saying she should have given her award to beyonce at that time too. >> so every time beyonce doesn't win an award that she's not nominated for -- >> stop putting him in the front row. problem solveded. >> grammy trending people are watching. >> mission accomplished. >>> valentine's day is this saturday. >> did you buy something for your loved one already for valentine's day? you're running out of time. recent survee love of your life may w

that is comedian and actress, kristen wiig doing her thing and helping her out.this was about. >> the thing that makes me laugh. she does a pretty good job. >> she's the girl at karaoke that acts like she's joking around but picks a song and nails it. i'm so nervous and she is amazing. she did a great job. >> she was great. >> and happy. we are not done with happy. >> yes. >> seems like it's been around for ten years. pharrell won for best pop solo performance and he did a rendition of the hit that was interesting. wearing a little bell hop outfit kind of a thing. he had a hat and he did his thing. people loving that song still. >> it's the grammy's. so you know it's more fun than the other awards shows. >> who do we start with here. the hits and misses. rihanna. excuse me. please take it. >> that was a lot of dress there. normally you want to go for a little shape and that's all dress to me. it's a two-tiered pink confection. that looks more like a wedding cake. in comparison, lady gaga looks conservative in a slinky silver number with a plunging neck line and f

we're just running around the halls here with kristen wiig and maya, using the dressing rooms down herend chris kattan, and cheri oteri, and horatio sanz. i was sitting in front of jack nicholson during the whole show and watching him. we just laughed at the same stuff. like "celebrity jeopardy!", i know you had a hand in writing that. we were just laughing. he's just going, "ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." [ laughter ] that's how he laughs. just the fact that that's happening. then, you go to commercial break, and there's tom hanks right there. i went over to tom hanks and his shoe was untied. so i just went over as a bit and i went to tie his shoe. i go, "anything else you need, mr. hanks?" before i even finished it, he gave me a $20 bill. [ laughter ] all sorts of fun -- but, martin short. how funny is martin short? the wind thing he was doing with maya was as hilarious as beyonce. but he's like getting blown by the wind. like no one can do that. i -- he rarely misses. i've never seen him miss. >> steve: no. >> jimmy: he always hits a home run. and steve martin? and bill murray, of course -- th

i think after kristen wiig left people thought everybody good is gone.ing in like kate mckinnon who's incredible who's ground breaking. the first openly lesbian performer in "snl" history. it just speaks to the very very long legacy of the show. you know year after year, season after season they put out great stuff. >> we want to play more for you. they have a big impact on politics. everyone says bill clinton is the secretary of explaining stuff. phil hartman spoofed that perfectly, showing imexplaining the conflict in somalia while also trying to get more fast food he loved. let's see that. >> do you favor the decision to send military forces to somalia? >> that's a good question. yes, i do. let me tell you why. see, right now we're sending food to somalia, but it's not getting to the people who need it because it's being intercepted by war lords. filet o' fish sandwich italy, war lord. . >> what do you think about "snl's" constant interaction with politics? >> i think you saw that during the sarah palin campaign. the minute she stepped on to the stage

there was the bizarre kristen wiig doing an interpretive dance as she stood in for the notoriously camryeracamera-shy but there were still the serious moments. >> albums still matter. like books, albums still matter. >> pharrell's song "happy" used and his song from the movie "selma." ♪ >> reporter: still what mattered most last night was the music. it was sam smith's night and his duet with mary j. blige shows he could be a new artist with definite staying power. ♪ stay, stay stay stay with me ♪ >> it really was a lovefest for sam. meanwhile kanye west as we showed you returned to the grammys after a six-year splash. it was that aborted stage rush after beck won album of the year that has people buzzing. remember six years ago when taylor swift won. he was at it again. this time the outcome a little different. >> we'll see you again in the next hour. the white house will welcome german chancellor angela merkel. they'll talk about the conflict and how to handle putin. good morning. >> good morning. so far the president has resist resisted sending weapons off to ukraine but he's increasing pressure by

there was also the bizarre-like comedienne kristen wiig doing an interpretive dance standing in for thehe night also had its serious moments. >> album -- still matters, like books and black lives albums still matter. >> reporter: the hands up not shoe gesture seen in the song "happy "andy used by common during his performance of "glory" and the movie "selma." >> hands up. >> reporter: still what mattered most last night was the music. it was sam smith's night and his duet with mary j. bliges so he could be a new artist with definite staying power. ♪ stay, stay stay, stay with me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: if really was a love fest for sam. meanwhile, kanye west we just showed you returning to the grammys after a six-year hiatus. a big splash with two performances but that aborted stage rush after beck won album of the year has people buzzing. remember the vmas when he interrupted taylor swift's acceptance. at it again. this time the outcome different. we'll have that and much more coming up in just an hour. charlie? >> kevin. >> thanks. >>> you can catch kevin this evening o

and one of the most viral moments, well, sia's hit chandelier starring kristen wiig and her side-kick then in the corner you can see her right there. that is the elusive sia who never shows her face in her videos and apparently even on the red carpet because take a look at her photo-op with maddie before the show with that now famous wig showing her lips right there. what do you guys think? a little cousin it right there? an it fashion. >> it's got to be heavy. >> she never shows her face? >> no. no. >> it's a statement against the celebrity culture we all live and she wants people to hear her voice and not focus on how she looks but we're focusing on how she looks just can't see her face. >> no. >> totally working. >> did you see some of the fans. >> yes. iggy azalea's hair was a favorite. an easter egg basket. take a look at rihanna's dress. we love where they are taking a play on her hit umbrella. there was a cupcake as well. if you missed rihanna on the red carpet you couldn't miss her in her audience. i would like to see what her dress looked like from space. tell us and tweet us

. >> to see kristen wiig shake hands with dan aykroyd that's what i'm excited about.cited about the melting pot version of it. >> reporter: the special will offer classic claim ps. >> here's some flexibility for you. but emphasize all new sketches in some cases mixing performers from different casts. >> if you watch the 40th and i'm performing on it, watch my eyes because i'm sure they'll be as big as saucers. >> i hope i can rise to the occasion. it's just unbelievable. >> reporter: tonight promises an all new batch of "snl" memories. mark barger, nbc news. >> it begins at 7:00 with the "snl" red carpet. at 8:00 starts 3 1/2 hours of comedy. news 4 will air at 11:30. >>> good luck if you're taking part in the d.c. cupid's undie run. if you look at your screen this is the course of the map. outlined in red is the streets that are closed. they'll be closed a little while this afternoon race continues. despite the weather we're having, organizers are sticking to their guns. they say it takes a, quote, epic snowstorm for the event to be canceled. >> fair enough. >> plent

you don't see her when she sings and kristen wiig rung around in a leotard making crazy facial expressionss great. >> and how about madonna? >> i thought she was good. her performance wasn't perfect. the choreography wasn't perfect. >> it wasn't. >> but she was having a good time and i liked seeing her have a good time rather than pos terring. >> i liked the clean bandit one. >> you're a fan of that song. work out to that song. >> i'm obsessed to that song. there's madonna. my daughter was horrified. like, make her stop mommy. make her stop please. >> i kind of feel that way. why was she saying that? >> age-appropriate thing. she had more -- vivid things to say about it. but -- she didn't like it. and she's kind of the music aficionado of the house. >> what about -- >> see it going to break? sure we are. shannon cook. thank you so much. a lot of people streaming some of the artists they hadn't heard of before. >> absolutely. annie lennox saw a big spot. >> she's great. >> much much more ahead including what, if anything did we learn today? you pay your auto insurance premium every month on

. ♪ kristen wiig wearing a wig dancing to see a chandelier. there were cool combinations.end danny lenox. ♪ the grammys sported a softer side with a powerful message from a domestic abuse survivor. >> authentic love does not devalue another human being. >> the night came to a heart felt close with a gospel song by beyonce. a prelude to glory from the movie "sell ma." ♪ >> as for kanye not everyone was angry with him. in fact, he and taylor swift were spotted together, the hatchet apparently buried. for beck he reportedly has no hard feelings telling us weekly that kanye is a genius and he also thought beyonce was going to win. >> thank you. >> that's classy. >> come on up. then no, please don't. carson? >> if music was a high school beck arguably would win most artistic. that's how weird saying that he should respect artistry. 2.5 million tweets using the #grammys. yeah, the most tweeted moment was he almost interrupted the speech but didn't. it's crazy. big night for sam smith as you know. madonna came in second. and then you had sam smith. he is right, one of the nicest