Hanks disagreed, saying that it was really actors who dominated as hosts. Martin started by saying comedians make the best hosts, and were the backbone of SNL. Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Payton Manning, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Rock, Miley Cyrus and Billy Crystal being on stage at the same time made this easily one of the best monologues in years. Plus, the segment ended with Bradley Cooper and Betty White making out like crazy. For the 40th anniversary special, one of the sketches they chose to showcase was the painfully silly soap opera spoof 'The Californians.' However, given this sketch's wide array of guest stars (including Taylor Swift and Kerry Washington), it was funnier than it's ever been. VIDEO: SNL's Bobby Moynihan Theory About the 'Weekend Update' Guests Will Blow Your Mind!ħ. It was almost more interesting to see the audition tapes for comics who didn't get cast but went on to become huge stars and even guest hosts - like Jim Carrey and Zach Galifianakis. SNL auditions are notoriously known for being stressful and intimidating, and it was amazing to see the tryouts for some of the cast members who became the show's biggest stars. Before they were on SNL, the cast members were just scared, nervous comedians doing impressions for Lorne Michaels on an empty set with no one laughing.

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