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Has Vecna returned for Finn Wolfhard’s ‘SNL’ promo?
The ‘Stranger Things’ star makes his hosting debut this weekend.
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The 10 best ‘SNL’ sketches of Season 51. (So far.)
While we wait for the show to return in 2026, here are the top moments from the first nine episodes.
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Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård to host ‘SNL’
The ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Murderbot’ stars will make their hosting debuts.
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‘This is my last shift’: Bowen Yang says farewell to ‘SNL’ as Ariana Grande hosts
Yang’s departure makes him the latest big name to leave the cast after Season 50.
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Bowen Yang is reportedly leaving ‘SNL’ after this weekend
I guess an Ariana Grande-hosted episode is the perfect time for her ‘Wicked’ costar to leave.
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‘A bunch of us are gonna go throw snowballs at Ben Marshall and then go look at the tree’
Ariana Grande bundles up for her return to ‘SNL.’
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Josh O’Connor hosted ‘SNL,’ but Ashley Padilla ran away with the episode
The sophomore star’s legend grows. It’s past time for Lorne Michaels to promote her from featured status.
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‘There’s really no room for you in the cast’: Ashley Padilla tells Seth Meyers about her ‘SNL’ audition
The sophomore standout had to overcome a confusing Lorne Michaels moment and the chaos of ‘SNL50.’
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Josh O’Connor’s hosting gift promises an 11- or 12-year commitment and then ‘the saddest day of your life’
The ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ star makes his ‘SNL’ debut this weekend.
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‘SNL’ gives us Melissa McCarthy as host for her 6th time, takes us to ‘Cousin Planet’
McCarthy as host? A bit low energy this time. Jost as Hegseth? Bombastic.
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‘Sorry, the Rockefeller tree has a human star?’
Melissa McCarthy takes a break from her side hustle (thirty bucks an hour!) to promote her return to ‘SNL.’
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It’s time for Tim Robinson and Marc Maron to host ‘SNL’
One guy only got a single season on the show. The other never made it past the interview. Their recent success should give them another shot.
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Josh O’Connor and Ariana Grande to host ‘SNL’
It’ll be the ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ star’s first time hosting, while Grande is no stranger to the show.
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