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Saturday Night Live Season 51 has been stellar thus far, with fun hosts including Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, Miles Teller, and Glen Powell, to name a few. Lorne Michaels' popular series has been airing on NBC since 1975, and celebrated its 50th anniversary with a three-hour special event earlier in the year, with appearances by everyone from Robert De Niro and Jon Hamm to Ryan Reynolds and Meryl Streep. Over the course of its run, SNL has received a whopping 84 Emmy wins, the most out of any other television show in history, and has been hailed by many as one of the greatest TV shows of all time. The series is headlined by a supremely talented ensemble of comic performers, a host (often there to promote a new project), a musical guest, and numerous cameos.
Saturday Night Live has helped skyrocket the careers of some of the biggest names in film and television, including Kristen Wiig, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Molly Shannon, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, and Kyle Mooney, and that's just to name a few. The sketch show has even branched out of television and has turned some of its fan-favorite sketches into feature films, such as Wayne's World, The Blues Brothers, Coneheads, Superstar, MacGruber, and Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
Will There Be a New Episode of 'SNL' Tonight?
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No, there will not be a new episode of SNL tonight. The next episode of SNL, Season 51, Episode 7, will air on Saturday, December 6, at 11:30 pm EST, both on NBC and streaming on Peacock. The new episode will also be available to stream on Peacock afterward, along with every other season of the show.
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Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, and Glen Powell Recently Hosted 'SNL'
Eternity star Miles Teller hosted the November 1 episode of SNL, accompanied by musical guest Brandi Carlile. The Halloween weekend episode spoofed the NYC Mayoral Debate, the Property Brothers renovating the White House, Netflix true-crime documentaries, as well as sketches centered around hockey, newsrooms, Halloween hangovers, an Italian restaurant date, and a murder press briefing. The episode also saw two notable cameos in the cold open mayoral debate sketch, with Ramy Youssef playing NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis playing Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Teller joined them playing the embattled independent candidate Andrew Cuomo.
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Posts 1 By Jen Vestuto Oct 24, 2025Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the November 8 episode of SNL accompanied by musical guest Sombr. After a cold open mocking Donald Trump's reaction to Mamdani's mayoral victory, other sketches on the episode included "Karaoke Night," "Spirit Tunnel Anxiety," "Beauty and Mr. Beast," "American Girl Doll XL," "Pilot Announcement," and "Pinwheel." Former cast member Pete Davidson made a special appearance during Weekend Update, addressing the Staten Island ferry he purchased alongside Colin Jost.
The Running Man star Glen Powell hosted the November 15 episode of SNL with musical guest Olivia Dean. The episode began with a cold open parodying Donald Trump addressing the newly released emails regarding Jeffrey Epstein, with other sketches including "AI Photos," "I Miss My Ex's Dad," "Sebastian Maniscalco," "Norwegian Movie," and "Haircut." Most notably, former cast member Will Forte returned, reprising his role as MacGruber in a three-part sketch centered around the Epstein files.
Who Is in the Current Cast of 'SNL'?
As with any long-running television program, the cast of Saturday Night Live has radically changed through the years. Credited as "repertory players" for Season 51 are Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernández, James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Weekend Update anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost. Returning as featured players are Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline. New featured players include Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska. Then there's Ben Marshall, who's not new to SNL, having been a part of the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy, but has joined the series as a featured player.
Who Is Hosting 'SNL's Next Episode?
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While there won't be a new episode this week, SNL has announced an exciting slate of hosts for December.
- Melissa McCarthy will be hosting the December 6 episode with musical guest Dijon. This will mark the Academy Award-nominated actress' sixth time hosting the show. She is expected to be promoting her forthcoming Paramount+ series, Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey.
- Josh O'Connor will be making his Studio 8H debut as the host of the December 13 episode, promoting his role in the highly anticipated film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. He will be accompanied by musical guest Lily Allen.
- Finally, for the annual Christmas episode on December 20, Wicked: For Good's Ariana Grande will be hosting the show for the third time. Similar to her last episode as host, Grande will not be doing the musical performances; instead, that role will be filled by the ever-iconic Cher.
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