Saturday Night time Stay enlisted a slew of Hollywood A-listers to host episodes of its milestone fiftieth season.
Jean Sensible kicked off the season in September, making her SNL debut alongside musical visitor Jelly Roll.
“I can’t let you know how honored I’m to be internet hosting the premiere episode of season 50,” the Hacks star gushed in her opening monologue. “It’s really unbelievable to be right here. I haven’t gotten all dressed up and had a whole bunch of individuals clap for me in days.”
She added, “I keep in mind watching the very first episode of SNL and considering, ‘Sometime, I’m going to host that present.’ And this was the primary Saturday that labored with my schedule, but it surely’s nice to be right here in New York.”
Saturday Night time Stay wrapped season 49 and kicked off its hallmark season 50 in 2024, delivering a slew of viral cameos and sketches alongside the way in which. Maybe essentially the most viral SNL second of the yr occurred in October when visitor host Ariana Grande appeared in a marriage reception sketch, singing a canopy of Sabrina Carpenter’s […]
Weeks later, Ariana Grande took over the emceeing duties. Whereas she shortly impressed viewers with a wide range of musical skits and an on-camera kiss with Depraved costar Bowen Yang, it was “Domingo” that stole the present.
Grande portrayed a bridesmaid in a marriage reception sketch, the place she and a gaggle of SNL solid members sang a canopy of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.” On this model, it was a couple of bride’s hookup with Domingo (Marcello Hernandez) throughout her bachelorette trip.
“It exploded,” solid member Sarah Sherman mentioned on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon in late October. “When Ariana Grande did dangerous singing in blocking rehearsal, everybody was like, ‘Oh, that is humorous.’”
Saturday Night time Stay’s stage has performed host to icons from Harry Types to Betty White, and plenty of of its superstar visitors have gushed over reaching the spectacular profession milestone. “I can’t consider I’m internet hosting Saturday Night time Stay. I’m unsure lots of you recognize that I’m 88 and a half years previous,” White, who […]
The “Domingo” sketch subsequently went viral on social media, inspiring a follow-up with November host Charli XCX that reimagined Chappell Roan’s “Sizzling to Go” on the similar couple’s child bathe.
Maintain scrolling to revisit each star who hosted SNL throughout season 50:
Jean Sensible: Episode 1
Along with making Us snicker in each sketch, Sensible additionally enlisted her Hacks costar Hannah Einbinder for a shock cameo on September 28. Collectively, Sensible and Einbinder introduced Jelly Roll’s second musical efficiency.
Nate Bargatze: Episode 2
The comic hosted SNL on October 5 with musical visitor Coldplay, the place he even starred in a sequel to his 2023 sketch “Washington’s Dream.” (Bargatze beforehand hosted SNL in October 2023 as a part of season 49.)
Ariana Grande: Episode 3
Grande was joined by musical visitor Stevie Nicks.
“Earlier than I begin, I simply wish to make one factor clear tonight: I’m simply internet hosting,” Grande mentioned in her monologue. “I’m not going to make this about me. I’m simply going to have enjoyable, take it straightforward and I’m simply gonna maintain it low-key.”
Michael Keaton: Episode 4
Keaton hosted for the fourth time on October 19 as Billie Eilish served because the musical visitor.
“You understand, when the present first premiered in 1975, I used to be engaged on a really completely different present in Pittsburgh,” Keaton mentioned in his monologue. “I used to be a P.A. on Mister Roger’s Neighborhood at WQED and within the ‘70s, really, SNL and Mister Roger’s had much more similarities than you’d assume. A number of puppets, tons of cocaine [and] anyway, Fred was an excellent man. He’s the whole lot you thought he was.”
Saturday Night time Stay has featured a number of superstar hosts all through its practically 50-year run, however solely a choose few have joined the present’s coveted 5-Timers Membership. Tom Hanks turned the membership’s first official member upon its creation in 1990, although a number of stars resembling Steve Martin, Danny DeVito, Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake and Melissa McCarthy have […]
Invoice Burr: Episode 5
Burr hosted the present on November 9 alongside musical visitor Mk.gee.
John Mulaney: Episode 6
In Mulaney’s November 12 monologue, he gushed about life with then-6-month-old daughter Méi and spouse Olivia Munn. Later within the episode, he reunited with good friend (and former solid member) Pete Davidson for a musical sketch concerning the perils of NYC’s Port Authority bus station.
Charli XCX: Episode 7
Charli pulled double responsibility on November 16, serving as host and musical visitor. Her pièce de résistance included a follow-up to Grande’s “Domingo” however set to “Sizzling to Go.” Followers have been notably enthused that “Sizzling to Go” options the identical quantity of letters as “Domingo,” making the spelling part of the music work completely.
Paul Mescal: Episode 8
Mescal paid homage to his film Gladiator II with an SNL spoof on the December 7 episode, during which he sang in a fictitious musical trailer. He additionally rode on a broomstick like Cynthia Erivo in Depraved. (Gladiator II and Depraved hit theaters on the identical day in late November.)
Chris Rock: Episode 9
Rock, an SNL vet, returned to host the present on December 14. In a “Gallbladder Surgical procedure” sketch, he reunited with Adam Sandler and so they couldn’t cease laughing as Sandler sprayed Rock and the solid with faux blood.
Martin Brief: Episode 10
The previous solid member returns to host the vacation present on December 21 alongside musical visitor Hozier.
