5 months just after chopping its season brief for the reason that of the writers strike, “Saturday Night time Live” is returning to Television.
The lengthy-operating sketch comedy demonstrate will premiere Time 49 on Oct. 14, NBC announced Wednesday. Former cast member Pete Davidson will host, creating great on a plan to have him host very last May. The comic will be joined by to start with-time musical visitor Ice Spice.
The next 7 days, Negative Bunny will pull double duty as host and musical visitor. Though the Grammy winner has performed on the display in advance of, it will be his web hosting debut.
The whole forged from Year 48 will return, together with one particular new addition: Chloe Troast, as a highlighted player.
Just after approximately 5 months of strike, a tentative agreement has been achieved amongst unionized screenwriters and the big Hollywood studios.
Davidson had been set to host May perhaps 6, along with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert, but his episode was the to start with to be reduce following the writers strike started off just days before. The writers strike was declared about Sept. 26 following Writers Guild of America board customers approved a agreement agreement with studios. While Hollywood actors are even now on strike for most tv and theatrical function, the “SNL” cast can resume executing as wide range reveals function under a unique contract.
Other late-night time reveals like “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”, “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!”, “Last 7 days Tonight with John Oliver” and “The Late Demonstrate with Stephen Colbert” have also returned.
“I’m thrilled to do some far more ‘SNL,’” forged member James Austin Johnson, known for impressions of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, advised The Associated Press earlier this 7 days. “It moves fast.”
Affiliated Push journalists Alicia Rancilio and Mark Kennedy contributed to this report.
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