The 48th season of Saturday Night Live launches on October 1, and the premiere episode will be hosted by Miles Teller featuring Kendrick Lamar as the musical guest.The following week, Willow Smith) will perform during a Brendan Gleeson–hosted episode and on October 15, Megan Thee Stallion will pull double duty as the host and musical guest.
Kendrick last appeared on SNL in 2018 when he did “Tints” with Anderson .Paak and he performed on the program in November 2014, February 2014, and January 2013.
Megan made her SNL debut in October 2019, performing “Handsome” with host Chance the Rapper and in 2020 she was officially a musical guest where she sang “Savage” and “Don’t Stop.”
Kendrick Lamar released his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, in May and Megan Thee Stallion shared her new record, Traumazine, in August.
Given the recent departures of regular cast members Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Chris Redd, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and more, the new season of Saturday Night Live will feature a number of personnel changes including Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker.
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Author: Saul Goode
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