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 and Sabrina Carpenter serving as the next 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). She was followed by Sabrina Carpenter, who was received very warmly by fans.
Here's who we have coming up next...
Date: November 1st
Host: Miles Teller
# Of Previous Hosting Appearances: 1
Musical Guest: Brandi Carlile
# Of Previous SNL Musical Appearances: 3
It's been a few years since Miles Teller hosted SNL, but given how well his last time went, our hopes should be pretty high. He's always willing to poke fun at himself and the sorts of characters he plays in movies, but he also has fantastic comedic timing that he's not always able to show off in his movies. Look for him to get a bit silly and have a ton of fun.
Date: November 8th
Host: Nikki Glaser
# Of Previous Hosting Appearances: 0
Musical Guest: sombr
# Of Previous Musical Appearances: 0
Nikki Glaser has been well known in the stand-up community for more than a decade, but over the past few years, she's started to break out into the mainstream. Her appearance at Tom Brady's Roast was very well-received, and earlier this year, she hosted The Golden Globe Awards.
SNL will mark perhaps the biggest moment of her career, and she should be a perfect fit for the show. Her comedy can, at times, be quite edgy, and the show will figure out a way to utilize that, as it did with Sabrina Carpenter.
Date: November 15th
Host: Glen Powell
# Of Previous Hosting Appearances: 0
Musical Guest: Olivia Dean
# Of Previous Musical Appearances: 0
This'll be Powell's first time hosting SNL, but he has appeared on the show before. He famously cameoed during Sydney Sweeney's gig, and given how much his stock has risen, it only felt like a matter of time before he'd get his turn.
He's mostly made his reputation playing more serious or action-oriented characters, but when he's gotten a chance to do comedy, he's done quite well. I expect him to be a really solid host, and in a perfect world, Sweeney might return the favor and cameo on his episode. Fingers crossed.
Hosts And Musical Guests That Already Had Their Turn
Date: October 18, 2025
Host and Musical Guest: Sabrina Carpenter
# Of Previous SNL Hosting Gigs: 0 + 1 Musical Performance
Sabrina Carpenter joined decorated list of musicians who’ve pulled double-duty on Saturday Night Live when she hosted and served as the musical performer on the October 18, 2025, episode. Not surprisingly, she was fantastic and generated a ton of headlines for both her musical performances and her outrageous sketches.
October 18, 2025 - Sabrina Carpenter
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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