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SNL Announces Hosts and Musical Guests for Season 50
See the lineup for your first five shows, starting Sept 28.
Tri-colored index cards and font-worthy handwriting can only mean one thing: Saturday Night Live thumbtacked up its lineup for Season 50.
Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks on the same show? John Mulaney with Chappell Roan? Has SNL been peeking at my vision board? Here’s the schedule for the first five shows.
Sept. 28 – Host Jean Smart with Musical Guest Jelly Roll
SNL will launch its milestone 50th season with Jean Smart hosting for the first time. The six-time Emmy Award winner just won her third Emmy for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for her work on Hacks.
Jelly Roll will make his musical guest debut. Currently on tour, the Grammy Award-nominated artist’s new album, “Beautifully Broken,” will be released Oct 11.
Oct. 5 – Host Nate Bargatze with Musical Guest Coldplay
Nate Bargatze will make his second appearance as SNL host on Oct 5. Bargatze’s “The Be Funny Tour” continues this fall with dates nationwide.
Coldplay will perform as musical guest for the eighth time. The band’s 10th studio album, “Moon Music,” will be released Oct 4.
Oct. 12 – Host Ariana Grande with Musical Guest Stevie Nicks
Ariana Grande will host SNL for the second time on Oct 12. Following this year’s release of her latest album, “Eternal Sunshine,” the Grammy winner next stars in Wicked, in theaters Nov 22.
Stevie Nicks will mark her second appearance as musical guest, following her first appearance in 1983. Nicks is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Oct. 19 – Host Michael Keaton with Musical Guest Billie Eilish
Michael Keaton will return to host SNL for the fourth time on Oct 19. The award-winning actor stars in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, currently in theaters, and Goodrich, in theaters Oct 18.
Billie Eilish will take the stage as musical guest for the fourth time. The Grammy-winning artist will launch a worldwide tour this fall in support of her newest album, “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT.”
Nov. 2 – Host John Mulaney with Musical Guest Chappell Roan
John Mulaney will host for the sixth time on Nov 2. The Emmy winner stars in the new Broadway play, All In: Comedy About Love, opening Dec 11.
Chappell Roan will make her musical guest debut. Her album, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” has spent 9 weeks in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 and her latest single “Good Luck, Babe!,” has amassed nearly 1 billion streams.
What time is Saturday Night Live?
Watch on Peacock and NBC, live coast-to-coast, Saturdays at 11:30pm ET. SNL will mark its 50th anniversary with a celebratory weekend culminating in a live primetime special on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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