“Saturday Night Live” has set its lineups for the first three episodes of Season 51.
Bad Bunny will host the season premiere on Oct. 4, joined by Doja Cat as musical guest. On Oct. 11, Amy Poehler will return to “SNL” with Role Model as the musical guest. Sabrina Carpenter will pull double duty as both host and musical guest on Oct. 18.
The Oct. 4 episode will mark Bad Bunny’s second time hosting “SNL.” His first-ever appearance on the show was a cameo in a 2020 episode, and he made his debut as musical guest in a 2021 episode hosted by Regé-Jean Page before serving as both host and musical guest in 2023. Earlier this year, he was the musical guest in the Season 50 finale, which was hosted by Scarlett Johansson. His upcoming appearance will be his first time serving as host without also being the main musical performer. Bad Bunny will go on tour to promote his album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” this fall.
Doja Cat will make her “SNL” debut during Bad Bunny’s episode. Her fifth album, “Vie,” is forthcoming on Sept. 26.
Poehler was an “SNL” cast member for eight seasons from 2001 to 2008 and worked her way up from the repertory cast to anchoring “Weekend Update” during her tenure. She hosted “SNL” for the first time in 2010 with Katy Perry as musical guest, and co-hosted alongside Tina Fey in 2015 with Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band as musical guest. Season 51 will mark her second solo hosting stint and her third overall. Earlier this year, she launched the podcast “Good Hang with Amy Poehler,” which has since risen to popularity.
Role Model will perform as musical guest for the first time. His song “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” recently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
Sabrina Carpenter will make her “SNL” hosting debut on Oct. 18, though she previously appeared as musical guest for the Season 49 finale hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal. Her album “Man’s Best Friend,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, was released on Aug. 29.
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Lorne Michaels created and executive produces “SNL,” which is produced in association with Broadway Video.
From Variety US