When host Jean Sensible and musical visitor Jelly Roll take the stage at Studio 8H in New York for Saturday Evening Stay’s Season 50 opener on Saturday (Sept. 28), they’ll be a part of a protracted and star-studded lineage. We took a glance again to see who was booked as host and musical visitor on the primary episodes of each earlier season of the present.
These are thought of plum bookings: Viewers usually make an additional effort to take a look at the primary episode of a season. In consequence, producers go all out to open the season with a robust episode. For SNL, meaning reserving a sizzling host and musical visitor.
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They’ve undoubtedly carried out that this 12 months. Sensible is the reigning Primetime Emmy winner for excellent lead actress in a comedy sequence (Hacks). Jelly Roll is the reigning Nation Music Affiliation winner for brand new artist of the 12 months. Of observe, that is the second time in 4 years {that a} nation artist has been the musical visitor on an SNL season opener: Kacey Musgraves acquired the gig in 2021. Earlier than these two, no nation artist had ever gotten this prize reserving, simply one other signal of nation’s larger profile as of late.
Legendary comic George Carlin was host of the primary episode on Oct. 11, 1975. There have been two musical company that evening — Billy Preston and Janis Ian — each of whom had had huge latest hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
Steve Martin has hosted 4 season-openers, greater than anybody else. Tom Hanks is in second place, having hosted two season-openers.
Ye (previously Kanye West) has been the musical visitor on three season-openers, greater than anybody else. The Rolling Stones and Miley Cyrus are the one performers who have been each host and musical visitor on a season-opener.
In the event you’re prepared to return in time, listed below are the hosts and musical company on the primary episode of each SNL season.
