Saturday Night LiveThe show's 50th season will kick off on September 28 with five shows featuring star hosts and musical guest duets.
The new season will open with first-time host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. “SNL season 50 premiere. I'm going to cry for a few hours and call every single one of my family members,” Jelly Roll, who will be making his musical guest debut, wrote on Instagram. “I'm going to provide healing music for my favorite show of all time. God is good.”
Comedian Nate Bargatz will host the Oct. 5 episode with a musical guest from Coldplay, while Ariana Grande will host the Oct. 12 episode with Stevie Nicks as the musical guest. On Oct. 19, Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish will serve as hosts and musical guests, respectively. The following weekend, on Nov. 2, pop star Chappelle Rowan will make her Saturday Night Live debut with John Mulaney, who will host the show for the sixth time.
Over the weekend, Smart won her third Emmy for BreakthroughsJelly Roll also took to the stage there, performing “I'm Not Okay” in the awards show's tribute segment. The Bargatz and Coldplay episode marked the second time the comedian has hosted the sketch comedy show and the eighth time the band has appeared as a musical guest. Their tenth album Moon music It will be released the day before.
Grande has hosted once before and is returning in anticipation of… evila film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. The actress and singer plays Glinda, who eventually transforms into the Good Witch. Nicks isn't a witch, but she does have a witch costume. It's been nearly a decade since the musician released her last full-length studio album, so her song choices that night are anyone's guess.
Keaton was last the host in 2015 and will appear on the show in conjunction with his return as Beetlejuice in the recently released sequel film. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Eilish made a guest appearance in December 2023, but has since released her third studio album. hit me hard and soft“I'll be back ;),” she wrote on Instagram.
Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live has been gearing up for its 50th season for months leading up to the official premiere. That has included adding a few new cast members, while others have left the team. Additionally, a three-hour special celebrating five decades of SNL is set to air on Sunday, February 16. Saturday nightJason Reitman's Upcoming Movie About the First Ever Movie SNL The film is scheduled to be released in cinemas on October 11.
