‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 50: 1st ‘SNL’ guest hosts are Jean Smart, Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton, John Mulaney
Producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ revealed on Wednesday the first five guest hosts of Season 50. Jean Smart hosts for the first time on September 28 with musical guest Jelly Roll. Nate Bargatze returns on October 5 with Coldplay. Ariana Grande hosts on October 12 with musical guest Stevie Nicks. Michael Keaton is back on October 19 with Billie Eilish. John Mulaney returns on November 2 with Chappell Roan.
The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 50 are: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Devon Walker and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline. Emmy winner and former cast member Maya Rudolph will be back to portray Vice President Kamala Harris (and possibly some other characters).
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Here are the “Saturday Night Live” Season 50 hosts and musical guests:
#50×01 — Jean Smart / Jelly Roll — September 28, 2024
#50×02 — Nate Bargatze / Coldplay — October 5, 2024
#50×03 — Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks — October 12, 2024
#50×04 — Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish — October 19, 2024
#50×05 — John Mulaney / Chappell Roan — November 2, 2024
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