Is ‘SNL’ new tonight (May 4 2024)? Host, musical guest details

Is “SNL” new tonight (May 4, 2024)? YES. NBC’s late night sketch comedy series returns on Saturday night with host and musical guest Dua Lipa. The entertainer previously served as the musical guest to Natalie Portman in 2018 and to Kristen Wiig in 2020, but this will be her first time as the host. In her “SNL” promo video (watch above), Dua teaches cast member Chloe Fineman how to be more like her so that Fineman can “do the performance” for her.

The regular cast members for “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast and Devon Walker. In a move of solidarity, none of the cast members from last year’s strike-truncated 48th cycle have departed (aside from Cecily Strong, who left mid-season).

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SEE‘SNL’: Longest-running cast members ever on ‘Saturday Night Live’

The Writers Guild of America strike lasted from May 2 to September 27, while the SAG-AFTRA strike went from July 14 to November 9. Since “SNL” does not fall under the purview of the Screen Actors Guild, that is why the show’s actors were allowed to work during October while picketing was still going on in other parts of the industry.

“Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update is once again anchored by Colin Jost and Michael Che, as they’ve done every week together since September 2014. As of “SNL’s” 47th season two years ago, Jost and Che are officially the longest-serving duo in the history of Weekend Update.

SEE‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49 cast for ‘SNL’ 2023-24

Here are the “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 hosts and musical guests:

#49×01 — Pete Davidson / Ice Spice — October 14, 2023

#49×02 — Bad Bunny / Bad Bunny — October 21, 2023

#49×03 — Nate Bargatze / Foo Fighters — October 28, 2023

#49×04 — Timothée Chalamet / Boygenius — November 11, 2023

#49×05 — Jason Momoa / Tate McRae — November 18, 2023

#49×06 — Emma Stone / Noah Kahan — December 2, 2023

#49×07 — Adam Driver / Olivia Rodrigo — December 9, 2023

#49×08 — Kate McKinnon / Billie Eilish — December 16, 2023

#49×09 — Jacob Elordi / Reneé Rapp — January 20, 2024

#49×10 — Dakota Johnson / Justin Timberlake — January 27, 2024

#49×11 — Ayo Edebiri / Jennifer Lopez — February 3, 2024

#49×12 — Shane Gillis / 21 Savage — February 24, 2024

#49×13 — Sydney Sweeney / Kacey Musgraves — March 2, 2024

#49×14 — Josh Brolin / Ariana Grande — March 9, 2024

#49×15 — Ramy Youssef / Travis Scott — March 30, 2024

#49×16 — Kristen Wiig / Raye — April 6, 2024

#49×17 — Ryan Gosling / Chris Stapleton — April 13, 2024

#49×18 — Dua Lipa — May 4, 2024

#49×19 — Maya Rudolph / Vampire Weekend — May 11, 2024

#49×20 — Jake Gyllenhaal / Sabrina Carpenter — May 18, 2024

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