When the curtain falls: The backstage and after-party photos from 'SNL40'

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It seemed like everyone remotely famous and their mothers were invited to Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special. From cast members to sports stars, celebs and musicians, anyone who ever had a hand in SNL received an invite.

There were plenty of hilarious onstage moments for those watching at home to enjoy, but backstage, guests drank and mingled until well after the final curtain closed at the official after-party -- and shared some of those moments on social media so we could live vicariously. The night finished off with performances by Prince, Taylor Swift and others.

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Haim, Prince and Jimmy Fallon

Dude....this really really really really happened #O!!!!!!!!!! #SNL40 #SNL40afterparty A video posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Feb 16, 2015 at 1:53am PST

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