CNN —
Two first-time hosts volition marque their “Saturday Night Live” debuts erstwhile the amusement returns aboriginal this month.
To resume its 48th season, the long-running sketch bid volition invited “White Lotus” prima Aubrey Plaza successful her hosting debut connected January 21, with philharmonic impermanent Sam Smith, who is coming backmost to “SNL” for the 3rd time.
One week later, Michael B. Jordan volition marque his ain “SNL” hosting debut, connected January 28.
Joining him volition beryllium philharmonic impermanent Lil Baby, who is besides coming to the amusement for the archetypal time.
Plaza is presently enjoying a caller surge of popularity aft costarring successful the deed 2nd play of “The White Lotus” connected HBO Max. (CNN and HBO Max are some portion of the aforesaid genitor company, Warner Bros. Discovery.) She besides stars successful “Emily the Criminal,” presently streaming connected Netflix.
Musical impermanent Smith’s caller album, “Gloria,” volition beryllium released connected January 27.
Jordan, who made a cameo arsenic Killmonger successful “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” besides directs and stars successful caller movie “Creed III,” successful theaters connected March 3.
Lil Baby’s latest medium “It’s Only Me” was dropped successful October, and debuted astatine No. 1 connected the Billboard 200 chart.
“Saturday Night Live” is additionally slated to aerial a caller amusement connected February 4th, but that big has yet to beryllium announced.