In April 1976, Paul McCartney was visiting John Lennon at his New York City apartment, The Dakota. They were watching the series, then called Saturday Night, when they decided they might take SNL Producer Lorne Michaels up on his 1974 offer to pay the band $3,000 if they reunited on the series and performed three songs, as reported by Ultimate Classic Rock.
"Paul and I were together watching that show. He was visiting us at our place in the Dakota. We were watching it and almost went down to the studio, just as a gag. We nearly got into a cab, but we were actually too tired," Lennon said.
"He and Linda McCartney walked in, and he and I were just sitting there watching the show, and we went, Ha-ha, wouldn’t it be funny if we went down, but we didn’t," he concluded.
George Harrison tried to cash in on Michaels' offer months later
In the episode's cold open, Harrison confronted Michaels about the offered money. “I’ve come all this way,” Harrison said in an Instagram clip. “It’s $3,000. That was the deal!”
View this post on InstagramHarrison later called NBC "chintzy." To smooth things over, the SNL creator offered Harrison $250 to say the show’s catchphrase, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
John Lennon was the only member of The Beatles not to appear on Saturday Night Live throughout its 51-season run. Ringo Starr hosted on December 7, 1984, and Paul McCartney made multiple appearances as a musical guest in 1980, 1993, 2010, and 2012. McCartney was also featured on four different episodes, including those which aired in 2006, 2013, and the series's 40th and 50th Anniversary specials.
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