Amph Live From New York (for 50 years), It's Saturday Night!

The last three hosts/musical guest of the season are announced:

https://bsky.app/profile/ditzkoff.bsky.social/post/3lnl6otv36c2b

I am hoping that Scarlett Johansson hosting the season finale = Colin Jost leaving

 

Thanks @Luke02 I posted a picture just 3 posts back regarding the upcoming lineup. I don't see Jost leaving as the head writer. That would be big news and I don't know if he has a successor lined up.

As for SNL UK, I assume it will be something along the lines of Monty Python. This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!

 

@TiniTinyTony My bad, I missed it! And you are most likely right but my first thought was it might be his farewell show. I guess she is just promoting the new Jurassic World movie she is staring in early.

 

The Lonley Island on their podcast offered to be the first musical guest on SNL UK as for some reason they can't get booked on the US show they were actually on (Lorne or the musical booker seemingly really does not like "comedy" music, see Weird Al)

 

Lorne appears to love Arcade Fire. Their upcoming performance will be their 6th. Did they get 5 timers jackets last time? I don't think they did.

 

@TiniTinyTony I thought the jacket was only for 5-time SNL hosts, not musical guests. I'm feeling lazy today, so I asked ChatGPT to list all SNL musical guests who have made five appearances. Here is what it came up with:

Dave Grohl: Appeared 16 times, including performances with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Paul Simon: 13 appearances as a musical guest.

Foo Fighters: 9 performances as a musical guest.
Coldplay: 8 performances as a musical guest.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 8 performances as a musical guest.
Beck: 7 performances as a musical guest.
Kanye West: 7 performances as a musical guest. (Oh dear God, that is one jacket they better not make!)
Eminem: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Maroon 5: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Rihanna: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Arcade Fire: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Randy Newman: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Taylor Swift: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Harry Styles: 5 performances as a musical guest (2 solo, 3 with One Direction).
James Taylor: 5 performances as a musical guest.
Justin Timberlake: 5 performances as a musical guest (4 solo, 1 with *NSYNC).
Miley Cyrus: 5 performances as a musical guest.

A heavy emphasis on rock bands and pop stars.