Is Saturday Night Live New Tonight, February 22, 2025? Host and Musical Guest

It was a busy week for the cast and crew of Saturday Night Live as they celebrated SNL50.

On Friday, February 14, Tonight Show Host — and former SNL cast member — Jimmy Fallon emceed SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall. The event featured an unbelievable lineup of acts including Cher, Lady Gaga, David Byrne, Robyn, Bonnie Raitt, The B-52's, Lauryn Hill, Jack White, and many more. The weekend culminated with SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a three-hour live primetime event featuring past and present cast members looking back at 50 legendary years of SNL.

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Since last week was a half-century in the making, is Saturday Night Live new tonight? Find out below.

For his first time hosting SNL, Mescal not only demonstrated his comedy skills, but also his impressive singing ability when he starred in a merry musical version of his swords and sandal sequel, Gladiator II. Other highlights from the episode included a Spotify Wrapped parody featuring a cameo from Trisha Paytas, and the return of Dana Carvey's Church Lady.

As Musical Guest, Shaboozey treated the audience to a performances of "Good News," and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."

Shane Gillis and Lady Gaga are your next SNL Hosts

Shane Gillis and Lady Gaga have been announced as the next two Hosts for SNL. Gillis will host the March 1, 2025 episode, with Musical Guest Tate McRae. The following week, Mother Monster will cause mayhem on the SNL stage as she pulls double duty as both Host and Musical Guest for the March 8 episode. Gaga will be celebrating the release of her latest studio album, Mayhem, which will be released the day before, on Friday, March 7.

Gillis made his SNL hosting debut on February 24, 2024, and Gaga previously hosted on November 16, 2013.

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About SNL50: The Anniversary Special

The three-hour SNL 50th anniversary special aired February 2025 on NBC and can now be streamed on Peacock.  Aptly titled SNL50: The Anniversary Special, it celebrates a half-century worth of sketches, cast members, Hosts, and other collaborators. Watch it here. 

You also can watch Peacock's four-part docuseries, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, as well as Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music, a documentary about SNL's Musical Guests that's co-directed by Questlove and Oz Rodriguez, on Peacock, too. The SNL50 concert special is also available on Peacock. 

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