Will Ferrell hosts SNL season finale, Paul McCartney musical guest

comedyMay 17, 2026583,625

Will Ferrell hosted Saturday Night Live's season finale and led the cold open by portraying Jeffrey Epstein. Ferrell also played Alex Trebek in a Jeopardy sketch later in the show. Paul McCartney returned as the night's musical guest and delivered a live performance. The episode paired Ferrell's topical political satire with McCartney's star power to close the season on a mix of provocative sketches and high-profile music.

Marie 🇨🇦 🐸

@pawbaby2.bsky.social

Will Ferrell just showed up to SNL’s Season 51 finale as the GHOST of Jeffrey Epstein complete with a visit to Donald, his best friend! Only Will Ferrell could make that bit work on live television in 2026. The man is a legend and SNL went OUT on a high note. 🔥 #SNL51 #USDemocracy #Pinks

88723d ago

kibbycreekwood.bsky.social17

At first glance I swore he was Harrison Ford. That's wild. He would actually be great at playing him in a biopic or something

David13

They are reminding the world that we need the Epstein files released. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/05/trum...

@janettes-999.bsky.social5

I DVRd last night’s SNL show. I’ll watch it presently.

Steve5

That was wild. Not super funny, but Diaper Don will surely hate it! The hanging part was the best part can’t remember what he said

Rose Hartigan 🫘3

I love Will Ferrell so much. It was an excellent episode.

Ross A. Isaacs2

"Now it's my turn to leave you hanging" was the line that made me spit out my beer.

nicoleblu2.bsky.social2

Hilarious!! Humiliated & Mocked Trump💙💯

Rootbeercutiebooty2

Oh, they're going to hate him for this. Be ready to see people attacking him because he had the gall to mock a famous abuser

Craig R. Brittain

@craigbrittain.com

Will Ferrell as Jeffrey Epstein on SNL: "This time I'm gonna leave YOU hangin."

34423d ago

Craig R. Brittain40

SNL Cold Open with Will Ferrell - May 16, 2026 - Part 2 of 2

Alex Crast13

He weirdly looks like Harrison Ford

KUNA2

that's a sick burn, but also a reminder of how little we've learned since

Karen Dalton Beninato

@kbeninato.bsky.social

"Don't worry Donald it's me, your best friend, Jeffrey Epstein!" Will Ferrell's SNL cold open is going to have someone Rage Truthing deep into the night.

Will Ferrell's ghost of Epstein Past with Donald on SNL.

32323d ago

fathefree.bsky.social7

I just know Trump is going to pardon Maxwell before leaving office. Hard laughing at Epstein squander. They all got away with it. Zero accountability MAGA promises are meaningless

Dann

@dann1960.bsky.social

youtu.be/YzqJh6WnQOM #SNL President Trump (James Austin Johnson) is visited by the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein (Will Ferrell). SNL

22323d ago

Murmalerm

@murmalerm.bsky.social

If you haven’t seen it, look up last nights #SNL with Will Ferrell as #Epstein in a Trump skit. Someone is going to lose his mind.

It was really good 👍

Didn't have Will Ferrell as the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein on my bingo card. #SNL

20123d ago

tmccarthy

@teemccarthy.bsky.social

Paul McCartney is 83. The man is creating, and performing at Midnight in NYC, and he’s 83. I now have hope for my future.😎 #SNL

17023d ago

David Stone5

He's getting a lot of hate here on Blue Sky for not being a 24-year-old Beatle. It's sad.

cloudypatriot.bsky.social4

Just imagine what he could've been doing when he was 64.

J.J.2

His voice is gone, sad but some times folks need to hang it up 😥

Chris Sauve 🇨🇦

@chrisjamessauve.bsky.social

There is some positive tonight. Will Ferrell hosts SNL and Paul McCartney is the musical guest.

18723d ago

The Sevateem 🏳️‍⚧️4

And Ncuti Gatwa hosted SNL UK with Holly Humberstone. I can’t see that until tomorrow though. Good time for SNL fans.

Chris Sauve 🇨🇦4

I want to see Celebrity Jeopardy tonight. youtu.be/bEghu90QJH4?...

Dean Obeidallah

@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

LOL! Trump Gets a Spooky Visit from Jeffrey Epstein’s Ghost in Wild SNL Open Featuring Will Ferrell www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...

10423d ago

Tom Tell

@thomastell.bsky.social

Paul McCartney breaking out "Band on the Run" was a nice surprise in the Season 51 finale of #SNL.

Paul McCartney singing and Chad Smith drumming on SNL.

12023d ago

allthefactszac.bsky.social3

No one deserves his Knighthood more than Sir Paul McCartney. Friend to all - including all animals. 🎸😀👍

Ollie2

he has such a wavery fragile voice I feel protective of him

Law Murray 📘

@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social

Paul McCartney has done "Band on the Run" twice on SNL now... December 2010 and now May 2026 Good song but I would not have guessed that Paul wrote more than 1K songs just to do "Band on the Run" twice 🫥

11223d ago

Matthew Van Wormer2

Someone else did that recently...Gorillaz played "Clint Eastwood" for their first hit and then something from the new album in the late hit. Definitely seemed weird.