'SNL' recap: Season finale with Will Ferrell, Paul McCartney

Boston.com·May 17

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The season finale of Saturday Night Live featured Will Ferrell as the host, with Paul McCartney also appearing. Ferrell portrayed Jeffrey Epstein in a sketch, although some outlets describe the character as the "ghost of Epstein". The finale received mixed reviews, with some outlets praising Ferrell's performance and others finding it anticlimactic.

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