How do you follow up one of the most hyped SNL seasons in history? Well, you just keep doing what's kept you on the air for fifty seasons. At least that's what Saturday Night Live is showing. The 50th Anniversary Special is now fully in the rearview, and the show is just focused on slotting in A-list guest stars and making viral sketches.
The season officially earlier this month when it hit the 2025 TV premiere schedule with first Bad Bunny and then later, Amy Poehler serving as the first two guest hosts. You can check out who else is coming, as well as a rundown of what the SNL Season 51 cast looks like since there were some notable changes.
Saturday Night Live Season 51 Hosts and Musical Guests
Several weeks ago, SNL's X account revealed the first three hosts of the season to a very positive response from fans. Bad Bunny was slotted in first, and he officially kicked off round 51 during the first week of October. Then Amy Poehler had her turn and also crushed it (thanks in part to some fun cameo appearances from other former Weekend Update hosts)
October 18, 2025 - Sabrina Carpenter
Date: October 18, 2025
Host and Musical Guest: Sabrina Carpenter
# Of Previous SNL Hosting Gigs: 0 + 1 Musical Performance
Sabrina Carpenter will join the decorated list of musicians who’ve pulled double-duty on Saturday Night Live when she hosts and serves as the musical performer on the October 18, 2025, episode. Carpenter, who just dropped her chart-topping Man’s Best Friend album over the summer, most recently appeared on SNL during the 50th anniversary special, where she performed “Homeward Bound” with Paul Simon.
Well, these are the hosts and musical guests for the first three episodes of Saturday Night Live’s 51st season. Expect to see even more names added in the coming weeks, especially with Halloween right around the corner…
Hosts And Musical Guests That Already Had Their Turn
October 11, 2025 - Amy Poehler & Role Model
Date: October 11, 2025
Host: Amy Poehler
# Of Previous SNL Hosting Gigs: 2
Musical Guest: Role Model
# Of Previous SNL Performances: 0
Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler returned to host the iconic sketch show for the third time when she headlines the second episode of Season 51. A member of the SNL cast from 2001 to 2008, Poehler has returned countless times over the years, with her most recent appearance before this taking place during the Saturday Night Live 50 celebration back in February. Not surprisingly, she was fantastic, as per usual.
October 4, 2025 - Bad Bunny & Doja Cat
Date: October 4, 2025
Host: Bad Bunny
# Of Previous SNL Hosting Gigs: 1 + 3 Musical Performances
Musical Guest: Doja Cat
# Of Previous SNL Performances: 0
Rapper/actor/wrestler Bad Bunny hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time (he also has three other appearances as the musical guest) during the premiere episode of Season 51 on October 4, 2025. The Happy Gilmore 2 star previously hosted an episode back in 2023, which also featured Mick Jagger and Pedro Pascal in memorable cameos. It was Doja Cat's first performance at Studio 8H.
The Saturday Night Live Season 51 Cast
Saturday Night Live is welcoming a bunch of new faces this fall to NBC (and Peacock). Nearly a half-dozen new featured players officially joined the ranks of longtime cast members like Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and Kenan Thompson, when the show debuted last week. The new additions to the cast include standup comics, TikTok stars, and even one-third of the Please Don’t Destroy team.
Below is a full list of everyone you’ll be watching on Saturday Night Live this season. Please note that all new cast members are in bold.
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Marcello Hernandez
- James Austin Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Sarah Sherman
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
- Tommy Brennan
- Jeremy Culhane
- Ben Marshall
- Ashley Padilla
- Kam Patterson
- Veronika Slowikowska
- Jane Wickline
SNL Cast Members Not Returning After Season 50
Not long after Saturday Night Live head honcho Lorne Michaels announced there would be a shakeup ahead of Season 51, the departures started to trickle in. After not letting go of anyone on the cast (both repertory members and featured players), the long-running sketch comedy show let go of some major talent in the lead-up to the season premiere.
In August 2025, the first departure was announced when it was revealed that Devon Walker wouldn’t be returning after three years on the show. We didn’t have long to let the news sink in before other members of the cast started announcing they weren’t coming back, starting with Emil Wakim, and then followed by the departure of Michael Longfellow. The biggest shock came days later when it was announced that longtime fan-favorite Heidi Gardner would not be coming back after nearly a decade of making audiences laugh week in and week out. Not long after that, Ego Nwodim revealed she had left the show after seven seasons.
That is as far as we know, for now, for SNL Season 51. However, this will change when Lorne Michaels and company start announcing additional hosts and musical guests that’ll appear later in the season.
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