Lorne Michaels, right, and the cast and crew of "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" accepts the award for outstanding variety special (live) for during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Bad Bunny appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024, left, Amy Poehler allears at the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert in New York on Feb. 14, 2025, center, and Sabrina Carpenter appears at the Time100 Next event in New York on Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo)
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) attends the premiere of "Caught Stealing" at Regal Union Square on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lorne Michaels, right, and the cast and crew of "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" accepts the award for outstanding variety special (live) for during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off its historic 50th season, “Saturday Night Live†is kicking off its 51st with some familiar faces: Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter.
The trio, no stranger to Studio 8H, will host the first three episodes of the season, NBC announced Thursday. All three were heavily involved in
Up first is Bad Bunny, who kicks things off Oct. 4. Coming off his own which ends Saturday, the music superstar and, of late, actor won't be the musical guest, though; Doja Cat will make her debut in that slot on his episode. This is Bad Bunny's second time hosting the sketch show. He also performed at the appeared in a sketch during the anniversary special and was the final musical guest of the season.
“Saturday Night Live†alumna Poehler will host the second episode, on Oct. 11, alongside first-time musical guest Role Model. Her episode will air 50 years to the day of the very on Oct. 11, 1975. It's her second time hosting alone, and third time hosting overall. The “SNL†mainstay appeared throughout the anniversary celebrations, including a memorable audience Q&A session alongside Tina Fey.
Carpenter is pulling double duty as host and musical guest Oct. 18. It's her first time hosting and second time as musical guest, but she, too, was a fixture of opening the show with a duet with Paul Simon and appearing in a sketch.
When “SNL†returns, On the heels of several high-profile departures, including Ego Nwodim and Devon Walker, five new featured players are joining.
The show picked up 12 Emmys this month for its 50th season and anniversary programming, including an during the main telecast on Sunday.
“I won this award for the first time 50 years ago, in 1975,†Michaels said, accepting the Emmy, adding that he didn't dream of doing the same show for
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