Talent for the first five episodes for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th season were announced on Wednesday (Sept. 18), with Ariana Grande returning as host on Oct. 12.
The first episode of the landmark season on Sept. 28 will feature Emmy-winning Hacks star Jean Smart as host joined by first-time musical guest Jelly Roll.
The next show on Oct. 5 will see comedian Nate Bargatze returning as host with Coldplay back as musical guest for a seventh time on the long-running show.
Episode 3 on Oct. 12 is where Grande will host again, but she’s not pulling double-duty this time, with Stevie Nicks returning as the musical guest for the first time since the 1980s.
The fourth episode on Oct. 19 will be hosted by Michael Keaton with returning musical guest Billie Eilish, while the Nov. 2 show sees John Mulaney back as host with first-time musical guest Chappell Roan.
The NBC sketch comedy series is expected to pull out all the stops for its 50th season, after putting together a star-studded special for its 40th a decade ago.
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