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This article is from the Saturday Night Live: Commercial Parodies FAQ, by Doug Krause snl-faq@lido.com with numerous contributions by others.

22 Weren't The Beatles on the show? (Saturday Night Live)

Sort of yes and no. On 24 Apr 1976, Lorne Michaels offered
The Beatles $3000 to appear on SNL and sing three songs. Then
on 22 May he came on again and upped the offer to $3200 plus
hotel accomadations. On 20 Nov, George Harrison showed up
and tried to claim all the money himself. Lorne said
that if it was up to him, George could have the money,
but NBC wouldn't agree. When Paul McCartney appeared on
the show on 13 Feb 1993 he and Lorne were seen talking
about the offer during the monologue. Paul also appeared
on 17 May 1980. Ringo Starr hosted on 08 Dec 1984. John
Lennon never appeared.

 

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