Jean Smart To Host ‘SNL’ Season 50 Opener With Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton & John Mulaney Also Set As Fall Hosts
deadline.comDid you know that Saturday Night Live was turning 50? Well, it is and Jean Smart is kicking off the celebrations as host of the long-running NBC show’s opener.
Smart, fresh from her Emmy win over the weekend, will host the show on September 28 with another Emmy attendee, musician Jelly Roll, who sang as part of the In Memoriam tribute.
Elsewhere, Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton and John Mulaney are set as hosts as SNL kicks off with five consecutive shows. DEADLINE RELATED VIDEO: Bargatze, who returns for his second turn a year on from his first, will host on October 5 with Coldplay as musical guest.
Grande, who will be joined by Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks, hosts on October 12. Keaton will be joined by Billie Eilish on October 19 and former SNL star Mulaney returns to host on November 2 with Chappell Roan as musical guest.
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