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SNL has revealed its final slate of hosts and musical guests for 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Ariana Grande and Cher will front a major diva-sized episode in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Melissa McCarthy, Lily Allen, and more are also set to appear on the NBC show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Saturday Night Live<\/a> will close out 2025 with some of its biggest stars of the season as hosts and musical guests.<\/p>\nThe long-running NBC<\/a> sketch comedy show announced Monday the final roster of celebrities who will front the remaining episodes of the year, including all of the hosts and musical guests set for a trio of episodes airing through December.<\/p>\nOne day after confirming that perennial host Melissa McCarthy<\/a> will return for the Dec. 6 episode, the network unveiled that Dijon will perform for the first time on the same episode.<\/p>\n![\"Don](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mIM85PVIidLpR9jWZAt4Pw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/141abbe6c12f278b753049caf8991fe1\"\/)
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Ariana Grande<\/p><\/div>\n
The following week on Dec. 13, Wake Up Dead Man actor Josh O’Connor<\/a> takes over for McCarthy for his hosting debut, with British pop star Lily Allen<\/a> bringing buzzy tunes from her David Harbour divorce album <\/a>West End Girl<\/a> to the Studio 8H stage.<\/p>\nFinally, for the last episode of 2025, Wicked: For Good<\/a> actress Ariana Grande<\/a> will host the Dec. 20 installment, with Hollywood icon (and “DJ Play a Christmas Song” singer) Cher<\/a> serving as the musical guest for the first time since her debut SNL performance in 1987.<\/p>\nSNL’s 51st season kicked off earlier this year, with a revolving door of famous faces hosting the show since its Oct. 4 premiere.<\/p>\n
To date, Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, and Glen Powell have hosted, with Doja Cat, Role Model, Brandi Carlile, sombr, and Olivia Dean serving as musical guests.<\/p>\n
Season 51 also saw major cast shakeups hit the program, with longtime performers Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Emil Wakim all departing.<\/p>\n
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Melissa McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n
New cast members this year include<\/a> Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson,\u00a0and Veronika Slowikowska.<\/p>\nGet your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nSaturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with streaming availability on Peacock.<\/p>\n
SNL has revealed its final slate of hosts and musical guests for 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Ariana Grande and Cher will front a major diva-sized episode in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Melissa McCarthy, Lily Allen, and more are also set to appear on the NBC show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Saturday Night Live<\/a> will close out 2025 with some of its biggest stars of the season as hosts and musical guests.<\/p>\n The long-running NBC<\/a> sketch comedy show announced Monday the final roster of celebrities who will front the remaining episodes of the year, including all of the hosts and musical guests set for a trio of episodes airing through December.<\/p>\n One day after confirming that perennial host Melissa McCarthy<\/a> will return for the Dec. 6 episode, the network unveiled that Dijon will perform for the first time on the same episode.<\/p>\n Don Arnold\/WireImage<\/p>\n Ariana Grande<\/p><\/div>\n The following week on Dec. 13, Wake Up Dead Man actor Josh O’Connor<\/a> takes over for McCarthy for his hosting debut, with British pop star Lily Allen<\/a> bringing buzzy tunes from her David Harbour divorce album <\/a>West End Girl<\/a> to the Studio 8H stage.<\/p>\n Finally, for the last episode of 2025, Wicked: For Good<\/a> actress Ariana Grande<\/a> will host the Dec. 20 installment, with Hollywood icon (and “DJ Play a Christmas Song” singer) Cher<\/a> serving as the musical guest for the first time since her debut SNL performance in 1987.<\/p>\n SNL’s 51st season kicked off earlier this year, with a revolving door of famous faces hosting the show since its Oct. 4 premiere.<\/p>\n To date, Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, and Glen Powell have hosted, with Doja Cat, Role Model, Brandi Carlile, sombr, and Olivia Dean serving as musical guests.<\/p>\n Season 51 also saw major cast shakeups hit the program, with longtime performers Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Emil Wakim all departing.<\/p>\n Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n Melissa McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n New cast members this year include<\/a> Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson,\u00a0and Veronika Slowikowska.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with streaming availability on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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