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Female comedy heroes Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Kristen Wiig walk the red carpet at the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City.

They were joined by fellow legendary comedians Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph for the huge, star-studded celebration.

Be sure to tune into SNL 40 right now on NBC! There’s so many celebrity guests and JustJared.com will be posting all the best sketches all night!

FYI: Amy is wearing BCBG. Kristen is wearing a Max Azria Atelier dress and Jennifer Fisher jewels.

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Sarah Palin shows off some skin in a short white dress on the red carpet at the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration held at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City.

The 51-year-old former Governor of Alaska appeared on the late night variety show back in 2008 during her vice presidential run.

“It was great, it was like gosh, you have got to have a sense of humor,” Sarah said on the red carpet about her cameo. “It’s not like the persona that maybe is portrayed or characterized for you out there. So, yeah, and this is, an iconic moment, this is, the most, I think intelligent, and entertaining comedic minds in America all in one place.”

The current cast of Saturday Night Live walks the red carpet for the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City.

The season forty cast – Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Jay Pharoah, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney, Sasheer Zamata, Beck Bennett, Michael Che, Vanessa Bayer, Colin Jost, Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam, and Kenan Thompson – all posed for photos together.

This is sure to be a HUGE event tonight – tune into SNL 40 right now on NBC to see all of the celeb guests in attendance!

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Jim Carrey made things a little awkward on the SNL 40 red carpet just now in New York City when he brought up Brian Williams and his lingering controversy.

“Where are you hiding Brian Williams?” the 53-year-old comedian said on the red carpet.

“Oh, look at the time,” Matt said as the moment became awkward.

“I just want to say something in his defense…If the helicopter in front of me gets hit, I’m taking the story,” Jim added.

Meanwhile, Tina Fey, who was part of the same interview, can be seen in the middle of it all making great faces.

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Lance Bass just clarified that an ‘NSYNC reunion will not be happening tonight on SNL‘s 40th anniversary special.

“For the record , we are not performing or doing a skit tonight on SNL. But look hard for us in he audience! Fun night ahead! #SNL40″ the 35-year-old member of the former boy band wrote on his Twitter account.

The Internet went wild over the weekend when the SNL Twitter account announced that the boy band would all be together again tonight.

Justin Timberlake is set to perform in some capacity tonight.

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon get silly together on the red carpet at the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration held at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City.

Jimmy, a former performer at SNL, and Justin, a frequent host on the show, are expected to play a big role in the 3.5 hour live broadcast tonight!

Justin and his former boy band *NSYNC are also reuniting tonight but it is unclear if they will sing or perform in a sketch.

Stick with JustJared.com all night for the best show moments! SNL 40 airs at 8pm EST on NBC.

Saturday Night Live‘s 40th anniversary special is coming up in just a few hours and the red carpet special is beginning momentarily.

The network will be live streaming the red carpet special directly on their website. SNL 40 will officially start at 8pm EST and is reportedly a lengthy three and a half hours long!

There’s going to be a TON of celebrity guests in attendance – check out the list here and watch out for some surprise guests!

Stick with JustJared.com all night for the best from the big SNL 40 show!

To watch the live stream of the red carpet, head on over to NBC.com.