Ryan Gosling (April 13, 2024)
Ryan Gosling is hosting SNL on April 13, 2024. Chris Stapleton serves as musical guest.
Who’s The SNL Host Tonight? Every Celebrity & Musical Guest Appearing On Season 49
Studio 8H is back baby!
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
It’s that time of the year when we look forward to hearing “Live from New York” every Saturday Night! Saturday Night Live is back and the SNL host tonight will not disappoint at all.
Saturday Night Live was created by Lorne Michaels in 1975 on NBC and has kickstarted the careers of many comedians and actors who were once cast members of the sketch comedy show. Such SNL alums include Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Bill Murray, and countless others. The show is kicking off Season 49 with a banging host and musical guest.
With the show coming close to its 50th anniversary, Michaels told The New York Times that they’re not stopping any time soon. “I have no plans to retire. I’m not a big person for celebrating. Even the 40th [anniversary show], in the end, the only way I got through it was because I knew I was doing a show, and at a certain point, the credits would roll and we’d be off the air. The 50th will be a big event. We’ll bring everyone back from all 50 years and hosts and all of that. It will be a very emotional and very strong thing. There won’t be as many plus-ones, I can tell you that much”
SNL was affected by the Writer’s Strike of America Strike in May 2023 when season 48 of the show ended early. The Writers Guild of America reached a three-year deal on Sept. 26 allowing productions like Saturday Night Live to come back on air. However, due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA, actors cannot publicize struck work or perform.
However, the show is covered under SAG-AFTRA’s Network Code. “The program is a SAG-AFTRA non-dramatic production under a separate agreement that is not subject to the union’s strike order. The majority of our members who are regular cast on Saturday Night Live had contractual obligations to the show prior to the strike. Many are under option agreements that require them to return to the show if the producers exercise their option which the producers have done,” a statement from the union said.
So who’s the SNL host tonight? Read more to find out.
Who is the SNL host tonight?
Here’s who’s hosting Saturday Night Live tonight:
- Ramy Yousef (musical guest
- Josh Brolin (musical guest Ariana Grande) – March 9, 2024
- Sydney Sweeney (musical guest Kacey Musgraves) – March 2, 2024
- Shane Gillis (musical guest 21 Savage) – February 24, 2024
- Ayo Edebiri (musical guest Jennifer Lopez) – February 2, 2024
- Dakota Johnson (musical guest Justin Timberlake) – January 27, 2024
Jacob Elordi (musical guest Renee Rapp) – January 20, 2024
Kate McKinnon (musical guest Billie Eilish) – December 16, 2023 - Adam Driver (musical guest Olivia Rodrigo) – December 9, 2023
- Emma Stone (musical guest Noah Kahan) – December 2, 2023
- Jason Momoa (musical guest Tate McRae) – November 18, 2023
- Timothée Chalamet (musical guest boygenius) – November 11, 2023
- Nate Bargatze (musical guest Foo Fighters) – October 28, 2023
- Bad Bunny (musical guest Bad Bunny) – October 21, 2023
- Pete Davidson (musical guest Ice Spice) – October 14, 2023
-
-
Kristen Wiig (April 6, 2024)
Kristen Wiig is hosting SNL on March 9, 2024. Raye serves as musical guest.
-
Ramy Youssef (March 30, 2024)
Image Credit: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images Ramy Youssef is hosting SNL on March 9, 2024. Travis Scott serves as musical guest.
-
Josh Brolin (March 9, 2024)
Image Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images Josh Brolin is hosting SNL on March 9, 2024. Ariana Grande serves as musical guest.
-
Sydney Sweeney (March 2, 2024)
Image Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images Sydney Sweeney was the host of Saturday Night Live on March 2, 2024. Kacey Musgraves joined the Anyone But You actress as the musical guest.
-
Shane Gillis (February 24, 2024)
Image Credit: NBC Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2024. After being fired from SNL as he was announced as a featured player. The musical guest was 21 Savage.
-
Ayo Edebiri (February 3, 2024)
Image Credit: Will Heath/NBC Ayo Edebiri hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time on February 3, 2024. The Bear actress will host the sketch show with musical guest Jennifer Lopez.
-
Dakota Johnson (January 27, 2024)
Dakota Johnson will host SNL on January 27, 2024, with musical guest Justin Timberlake. It’s Johnson’s second time hosting, her first time was back in 2015. Timberlake, meanwhile, is a former frequent guest who last popped up as a musical guest in December 2013.
-
Jacob Elordi (January 20, 2024)
Image Credit: Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images To open 2024 with a bang, Aussie heartthrob Jacob Elordi will host SNL for the first time. He’ll be joined by Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp as the musical guest.
-
Kate McKinnon (December 19, 2023)
Image Credit: Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Kate McKinnon returns to Saturday Night Live to host for the first time. The Barbie actress left the show after Season 47 with Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney. Billie Eilish performs on the show for the third time.
-
Adam Driver (December 12, 2023)
Image Credit: Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Musical Guest: Olivia Rodrigo
Adam Driver hosts Saturday Night Live for the fourth time on December 12, 2023. The Ferrari actor has iconic and viral sketches like “Star Wars Undercover Boss” and “Career Day.” Olivia Rodrigo returns to Studio 8H as a musical guest.
-
Emma Stone (December 2, 2023)
Image Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images Musical Guest: Noah Kahan
December 2, 2023 marks Emma Stone’s inauguration into the famous Five-Timers Club as this is her fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live. Fun fact: the Poor Things star met her husband Dave McCary who wrote and directed the sketch “Wells For Boys” when she hosted in 2016. This also marks Noah Kahan’s first time as a musical guest on the show.
-
Jason Momoa (November 18, 2023)
Jason Momoa is hosting Saturday Night Live on November 18, 2023. He’s joined by newcomer Tate McRae as the musical guest. He previously hosted the late-night sketch show in 2018.
-
Timothée Chalamet (November 11, 2023)
Image Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images Musical Guest: boygenius
Timothée Chalamet is back hosting Saturday Night Live on November 11, 2023. The Dune actor previously hosted in 2021 with some classic sketches (Yeet…Skrtt anyone?) and recently 7-time Grammy-nominated band boygenius will perform for the first time on the show.
-
Nate Bargatze (October 28, 2023)
Musical guest: Foo Fighters
Currently performing across the U.S. on his Be Funny tour, Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the October 28 episode of SNL. He’s known and beloved for his clean and relatable style of comedy, often drawing from his personal experiences and observations.
“Beyond a dream come true. Thank you!!!” Bargatze wrote in his Instagram account alongside the SNL announcement that he’d be hosting.
-
Bad Bunny (October 21, 2023)
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known by the stage name Bad Bunny, will host Saturday Night Live on October 21, 2023; doubling both as the host and musical guest.
It will be Bad Bunny’s third appearance on Saturday Night Live. He was a musical guest on February 20, 2021, and appeared in two sketches in the episode: “Sea Shanty” and the pretaped sketch “Loco.” He also made a (remote) surprise cameo in a sketch during an April 25, 2020, SNL at Home episode during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an interview with Yahoo published on June 13, 2023, he commented on being constant fodder for unsubstantiated gossip as most recently, he’s been romantically linked to model Kendall Jenner. “I think that has always existed and will always exist. It’s funny. It makes me sad, and it’s pitiful at the same time — not for me, but more for the people [who spread gossip] because it’s funny to see how they talk with confidence. It’s like, ‘What a fool; they have no idea about anything.’ And you laugh too. It’s like, ‘Really, how is that possible?’ But I think you get used to it with time. It’s not the first time. When one is exposed to fame and to this environment, well, now anyone can say whatever they want about you,” he said. “But the antidote is to be secure about who you are and enjoy life as much as I do. Because at the end of the day, I am the only one who knows, and the only one clear about what I feel.”
-
Pete Davidson (October 14, 2023)
Image Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images Musical Guest: Ice Spice
Pete Davidson is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time, with another first-time musical guest Ice Spice. The two were supposed to close out Season 48 of the show in May, but it was delayed and canceled because of the Writer’s Guild of America Strike.
Davidson left SNL after season 47 of the show after 8 seasons on the show. “I appreciate SNL always having my back and allowing me to work on myself and grow,” Davidson said on his final episode. “Thank you to Lorne [Michaels] for never giving up on me or judging me even when everyone else was and for believing in me and allowing me to have a place that I could call home with memories that will last a lifetime.”
-
Season 49 SNL Cast Members
Image Credit: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Chloe Troast was announced as a featured player on October 4, 2023, while cast members James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman were promoted to repertory status. Here’s a list of Season 49 Saturday Night Live’s cast members.
Repertory players
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- James Austin Johnson
- Punkie Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ego Nwodim
- Sarah Sherman
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players
- Marcello Hernandez
- Molly Kearney
- Michael Longfellow
- Chloe Troast
- Devon Walker
More from StyleCaster
Must Reads
Shopping With SC
More From StyleCaster
