“Saturday Night Live” is back! Season 48 begins October 1 on NBC, with Miles Teller making his hosting debut on the heels of his box-office hit “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Kendrick Lamar will be the musical guest for the premiere, returning to ‘SNL’ for the third time. He is currently releasing his latest album “Mr. Morale and Big Steps.”
Next week, Brendan Gleeson will host for the first time on October 8 — just before the debut of his new film, “The Banshees of Inishrin.” Willow would also make her first “SNL” appearance as a musical guest that night.
And on October 15, Megan Thee Stallion will do double duty as both host and musical guest. This marks her second time on the show, but it will be her first time hosting. The three-time Grammy winner’s latest album, “Trumazin,” was released on August 12.
“SNL” experienced quite a shakeup in Season 48, with several stars exiting including Chris Redd, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Eddie Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseor and Aristotle Athari, as well as long By the time ‘SNL’. “Producer Lindsay Shookus.
Four featured players have been added for Season 48 – Marcelo Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker.
In addition to broadcast live on NBC, the “SNL” season premiere episode will also stream live on Peacock. This episode airs October 1st at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
