Saturday Night Live - Season 43

Saturday Night Live - Season 43

Season 43

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Episodes21
DatesSep 30, 2017 - May 19, 2018
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Episodes

Ryan Gosling / Jay Z
Season 43Episode 190 min

Ryan Gosling / Jay Z

Returning for the second time as host, the twice Oscar-nominated Gosling is set to star in the sci-fi drama "Blade Runner 2049," which opens Oct. 6.

Accompanying Gosling on the season premiere will be Grammy Award-winning icon Jay-Z, who will be making his fourth appearance as musical guest. Jay-Z's album "4:44" was released in June, and he will embark on a world tour beginning Oct. 27.

Sep 30, 2017
Gal Gadot / Sam Smith
Season 43Episode 293 min

Gal Gadot / Sam Smith

Gadot, who will be making her first "SNL" appearance, starred in summer's #1 film, "Wonder Woman," which earned more than $400 million at the domestic box office. Gadot will next co-star in the highly anticipated "Justice League," arriving in theaters Nov. 17.

Joining Gadot will be Grammy-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning artist Sam Smith, marking his second visit to "SNL" as musical guest. Smith dropped a new single, "Too Good at Goodbyes," on Sept. 8 in preparation for his upcoming second studio album release.

Oct 7, 2017
Kumail Nanjiani / P!nk
Season 43Episode 390 min

Kumail Nanjiani / P!nk

Kumail Nanjiani will host the season's third show on Oct. 14, marking his debut. Nanjiani stars as Dinesh Chugtai in HBO's "Silicon Valley" and most recently wrote and starred in the critically-acclaimed film "The Big Sick."

Grammy Award-winning artist P!nk will join Nanjiani for the season's third episode as musical guest. Her seventh studio album, "Beautiful Trauma," is due out Oct. 13. P!nk was recently honored at the MTV VMAs with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in August.

Oct 14, 2017
Larry David / Miley Cyrus
Season 43Episode 490 min

Larry David / Miley Cyrus

Larry David hosts Saturday Night Live on November 4, 2017, with musical guest Miley Cyrus.

Nov 4, 2017
Tiffany Haddish / Taylor Swift
Season 43Episode 590 min

Tiffany Haddish / Taylor Swift

Tiffany Haddish hosts; Taylor Swift performs.

Nov 11, 2017
Chance The Rapper / Eminem
Season 43Episode 690 min

Chance The Rapper / Eminem

Chance the Rapper hosts; Eminem performs.

Nov 18, 2017
Saoirse Ronan / U2
Season 43Episode 790 min

Saoirse Ronan / U2

Saoirse Ronan will make her hosting debut. Ronan can be seen in Greta Gerwig's film "Lady Bird," which is currently in theatres nationwide.

Twenty two-time Grammy Award winners U2 will join Ronan as musical guest, marking the band's fourth SNL performance and first network TV appearance in support of the legendary band's 14th album, "Songs of Experience," out Dec. 1. U2's North American tour, "eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE" kicks off in May.

Dec 2, 2017
James Franco / SZA
Season 43Episode 890 min

James Franco / SZA

James Franco will return for a fourth time as host. Franco, who currently appears in the HBO drama "The Deuce," produced, directed and stars in the upcoming film "The Disaster Artist," which opens Dec. 1 in limited release and Dec. 8 nationwide.

Accompanying Franco as musical guest will be SZA. Her critically acclaimed album, "Ctrl," debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold by the RIAA.

Dec 9, 2017
Kevin Hart / Foo Fighters
Season 43Episode 990 min

Kevin Hart / Foo Fighters

Comedian Kevin Hart returns to host his third "SNL" episode. His upcoming film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," will open Dec. 20 and also stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas. Hart is also currently headlining his comedy tour, "The Irresponsible Tour."

Foo Fighters will return for a seventh time as musical guest, tying the record for most "SNL" appearances by a rock band. Debuting at #1 in the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries, the band's latest album, "Concrete and Gold," was released Sept. 15. The Foo's current world tour continues to sell out stadiums and arenas through 2018.

Dec 16, 2017
Sam Rockwell / Halsey
Season 43Episode 1090 min

Sam Rockwell / Halsey

Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell will make his hosting debut when "Saturday Night Live" returns for the new year. His latest film, the Globe-winning "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," opened Nov. 10 and also stars Globe winner Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson.

Halsey will join Rockwell, who is also marking her debut as musical guest. Halsey's latest album, "hopeless fountain kingdom," was released in June and peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.

Jan 13, 2018
Jessica Chastain / Troye Sivan
Season 43Episode 1190 min

Jessica Chastain / Troye Sivan

Jessica Chastain will take the "SNL" stage as host for her first time. Chastain can currently be seen in Aaron Sorkin's drama "Molly's Game," opposite Idris Elba and Kevin Costner.

Alongside Chastain, Troye Sivan will appear as musical guest for the first time. "My My My!" – the lead single from Sivan's new album – "Blue Neighborhood," his 2015 multi-platinum debut album, topped the iTunes charts in 66 countries.

Jan 20, 2018
Will Ferrell / Chris Stapleton
Season 43Episode 1290 min

Will Ferrell / Chris Stapleton

"SNL" vet Will Ferrell, who was a cast member from 1995-2002, will return to Studio 8H as a four-time host. His latest comedy, "Daddy's Home 2," was released in November.

Chris Stapleton will join Ferrell as musical guest for the second time. His most recent album, "From A Room: Volume 2," was released on Dec. 1. It follows "From A Room: Volume 1," which won the 2017 CMA for Album of the Year and is nominated for Best Country Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Jan 27, 2018
Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa
Season 43Episode 1390 min

Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa

Academy Award winner Natalie Portman returns for the second time as host of "Saturday Night Live" on Feb. 3. Portman stars in the upcoming sci-fi thriller "Annihilation," set for release Feb. 23.

Pop artist Dua Lipa will join Portman as musical guest for the first time. The critically acclaimed artist's self-titled debut album continues to top the charts since its release in 2017. Her global smash single "New Rules" has gone double platinum in the U.S. where it is currently top 5 on the Top 40 chart.

Feb 3, 2018
Charles Barkley / Migos
Season 43Episode 1490 min

Charles Barkley / Migos

Saturday Night Live Season 43 Episode 16 on March 3, 2018 with host Charles Barkley and musical guest Migos.

Mar 3, 2018
Sterling K. Brown / James Bay
Season 43Episode 1593 min

Sterling K. Brown / James Bay

Sterling K. Brown hosts Saturday Night Live on March 10, 2018, with musical guest James Bay.

Mar 10, 2018
Bill Hader / Arcade Fire
Season 43Episode 1690 min

Bill Hader / Arcade Fire

Bill Hader hosts; and Arcade Fire performs.

Mar 17, 2018
Chadwick Boseman / Cardi B
Season 43Episode 1790 min

Chadwick Boseman / Cardi B

Chadwick Boseman hosts Saturday Night Live on April 7, 2018, with musical guest Cardi B.

Apr 7, 2018
John Mulaney / Jack White
Season 43Episode 1890 min

John Mulaney / Jack White

John Mulaney hosts Saturday Night Live on April 14, 2018, with musical guest Jack White.

Apr 14, 2018
Donald Glover / Childish Gambino
Season 43Episode 1990 min

Donald Glover / Childish Gambino

Donald Glover hosts; and Childish Gambino performs.

May 5, 2018
Amy Schumer / Kacey Musgraves
Season 43Episode 2090 min

Amy Schumer / Kacey Musgraves

Amy Schumer hosts; and Kacey Musgraves performs.

May 12, 2018
Tina Fey / Nicki Minaj
Season 43Episode 2190 min

Tina Fey / Nicki Minaj

Tina Fey hosts; and Nicki Minaj performs.

May 19, 2018

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