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The Jay-Z Story

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The definitive, fully accurate story of New York's quirkiest rapper Jay-Z's rise to fame. Starring Mike O'Brien as Jay-Z, Sasheer Zamata as Beyoncé, Jason Sudeikis as Kanye West and J.K. Simmons as Nas. [Season 40, 2015]

Appearing:Bobby MoynihanVanessa Bayer
Tags: SNL, Saturday Night Live, Season 40, Episode 1675, J.K. Simmons, Jay-Z, Mike O'Brien, Kanye West, Beyonce, Jason Sudeikis, Sasheer Zamata, Nas
S40 E134 minHighlightComedyLate Night
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Episodes (21)

S40 E21 | 05/16/15
May 16 – Louis C.K.
S40 E20 | 12/18/14
May 9 – Reese Witherspoon - FYC
S40 E19 | 05/02/15
May 2 – Scarlett Johansson
S40 E18 | 12/18/14
April 11 - Taraji P. Henson - FYC
S40 E17 | 12/18/14
April 4 - Michael Keaton - FYC
S40 E16 | 12/18/14
March 28 - Dwayne Johnson - FYC
S40 E15 | 03/15/15
March 7 - Chris Hemsworth -FYC
S40 E14 | 02/28/15
February 28 - Dakota Johnson
S40 E13 | 01/31/15
January 31 - J.K. Simmons
S40 E12 | 01/24/15
January 24 - Blake Shelton
S40 E11 | 01/17/15
January 17 – Kevin Hart
S40 E10 | 12/20/14
December 20 - Amy Adams
S40 E9 | 12/13/14
December 13 – Martin Freeman
S40 E8 | 12/06/14
December 6 - James Franco
S40 E7 | 11/22/14
November 22 - Cameron Diaz
S40 E6 | 11/15/14
November 15 - Woody Harrelson
S40 E5 | 11/01/14
November 1 - Chris Rock
S40 E4 | 10/25/14
October 25 - Jim Carrey
S40 E3 | 10/11/14
October 11 - Bill Hader
S40 E2 | 10/04/14
October 4 - Sarah Silverman
S40 E1 | 09/27/14
September 27 - Chris Pratt
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