鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� will have a slew of famous faces to help kick off its historic 50th season when the show returns later this month.
Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan are among the stars that have been announced to host or appear as musical guest on 鈥淪NL鈥� this upcoming season.
Recent Emmy-winner Jean Smart will host the season premiere on Sept. 28, along with musical guest Jelly Roll; the Oct. 5 episode will be hosted by Nate Bargatze with Coldplay performing; Oct. 12 will be hosted by Grande with Stevie Nicks as the musical guest; Michael Keaton will host the Oct. 19 episode and Eilish will perform; and on Nov. 2, John Mulaney will return as host with breakout star Roan set to perform.
This season of 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� will also see the return of guest player (and 鈥淪NL鈥� alum) Maya Rudolph, reprising her role as U.S. Vice-President 鈥� and Democratic presidential candidate 鈥� Kamala Harris. CNN previously reported that Rudolph is set to portray Harris through at least the end of the election cycle.
True to form, 鈥淪NL鈥� will cover election season with political spoofs 鈥� but no word yet on who will play Republican nominee Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance or Harris鈥� VP pick Tim Walz. Current cast member James Austin Johnson has most recently been performing as Trump on the show.
鈥淪NL鈥� first aired on NBC in 1975. In honour of the show鈥檚 50th anniversary, a live primetime special will air next year on Sunday, Feb. 16. A movie about the first-ever episode, titled 鈥淪aturday Night,鈥� is slated for nationwide theatrical release next month.
