Overview
- SNL uploaded two post‑credits videos on May 21 that show Paul McCartney performing the Beatles songs “Help!” and “Drive My Car.”
- The footage was recorded after the May 16 season finale curtain call and completes material that did not air in full during the broadcast.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and singer‑songwriter Ingrid Michaelson are part of McCartney’s backing band in both clips.
- Host Will Ferrell makes a cameo on “Help!” by adding a signature cowbell, a moment that drew on his long‑running SNL gag and made McCartney laugh onstage.
- The performances supplement McCartney’s broadcast set and act as promotional momentum for his solo album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, which is due May 29.