Chris Rock will host the season premiere of “SNL” on October 3, NBC introduced on Thursday. The present, which kicks off its 46th season, will be the first time since March that it has aired from its studio at Rockefeller Heart.
This shall be Rock’s third look as host. The comic was a solid member on “SNL” from 1990 to 1993. Rock shall be joined by musical visitor Megan Thee Stallion. who’s making her debut on the present.
There’s plenty of anticipation across the return of “SNL” this season.
The sequence normally garners additional viewership throughout election years because it’s one of many nation’s hottest satirical establishments. This season it is going to doubtless have much more consideration.
One motive is the addition of Jim Carrey, who shall be taking part in Democratic nominee and former vp Joe Biden on the present. He’ll go up towards Alec Baldwin, who shall be reprising his position as President Donald Trump.
“SNL” will even be attention-grabbing to look at this season as a result of the present is returning to a dwell viewers after being shut down in March because of coronavirus.
NBC mentioned final week that the present is planning on having “a restricted in-studio viewers” at Rockefeller Heart for this season.
After manufacturing shut down within the spring, “SNL” began doing digital exhibits in April titled “Saturday Night Live At Home” that had solid members performing in taped sketches from their houses.
