Season 50 of “Saturday Night Live” has been full of memorable moments with hosts including Dave Chappelle, Ariana Grande, and Charli XCX. But who will be the next star to assume hosting duties?
Timothée Chalamet’s double duty performance during the Saturday, Jan. 25, episode marked SNL’s final episode before a short break. There will be no new episode of “SNL” on Saturday, Feb. 1, or Saturday, Feb. 8, per NBC New York.
The outlet reported that “SNL” will return with a new episode on Saturday, Feb. 15, one day before the three-hour “Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special” is set to air.
The sketch comedy series has not yet announced who will be hosting the Feb. 15 show. But in the nostalgic spirit of the Sunday, Feb. 16, anniversary special, it seems likely that the next host will be an “SNL” alum or a fan-favorite host who has appeared on the show multiple times.
Leading up to the anniversary special, the official “SNL” Instagram page has been releasing clips from past seasons. A documentary celebrating the show’s musical guests, “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music”, also premiered on NBC on Monday, Jan. 27.
The doc, which was directed by Questlove and Oz Rodriguez, features interviews with some of SNL’s most iconic musical guests, including Jack White, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Kacey Musgraves, Debby Harry, and Mick Jagger.
During an interview with Deadline published on Monday, Jan. 27, Questlove said he spent a year and a half watching old “SNL” episodes and taking notes to make the documentary. Elswhere in the interview, he gushed about “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.
“His love for the show is deep, and the stories that he has are deeper,” Questlove said. “30 years into my career … it’s almost very easy to be cynical and kind of old hat and be grumpy about it. [Lorne’s] not that at all, he’s very much enthusiastic about it. Knows what he has, knows what he created, shares stories with you. You got to love a person that is in it and of it.”
“Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music” is available to stream on Peacock.
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