Season 50 of NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ is coming to an end on May 17. A host will make a return appearance to this iconic late-night show that’s been entertaining people for years. As per the official social media pages of ‘SNL’, Scarlett Johansson will return to host the 19th episode of this season. In this article, we will learn more about this special episode and also know how to watch it live.
Scarlett Johansson Will Return to Host the Award-Winning Comedy Show
The famous Scarlett Johansson who’s married to “Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost is returning to host ‘SNL’ for the seventh time. She first hosted the show on January 14, 2006, a long time ago. Johansson who stars in the upcoming movie “Jurassic Park Rebirth” met her co-anchor husband on the ‘SNL’ set.
The famous couple married in 2020 and share one child together. Besides that, Johansson also shares another child with former husband and businessman Roman Dauriac. As per NBC, Johansson will be the most frequent female host in this show’s history. She is only behind Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin who hosted the show 16 and 17 times respectively.
How Do You Watch the May 17th “SNL” Finale?
NBC’s May 17 “SNL” finale runs at 11:30 PM. ET/8:30 p.m. PT. You can stream it on Peacock if you wish to watch it the following day.
May 17’s ‘SNL’ Musical Guest is Who?
Real name Benito Antonio MartiŁnez Ocasio, Bad Bunny is the May 17 musical guest on “SNL”.First showing as the musical guest for the show in 2021 this prominent rapperHe served double duty as both the musical guest and host for the second episode of season 49, which ran Oct 23, 2021.
The Cast Members of Season 50 of “SNL”
James Austin Johnson once more became the president while Bowen Yang served as Vice President J.D. Vance. Former cast members Maya Rudolph acted as the vice president Kamala Harris during the lead-up to the November presidential election.
Returning cast members of season 50 included the following:
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Chloe Fineman
- Andrew Dismukes
- Michael Che
- James Austin Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Marcello Hernández
- Michael Longfellow
- Ashley Padilla
- Bowen Yang
- Emil Wakim
- Devon Walker
- Jane Wickline
- Kenan Thompson
- Sarah Sherman
- Ego Nwodim
New cast members of ‘SNL’ season 50 includes the following:
- Emil Wakim
- Jane Wicklin
- Ashley Padilla
New Promo for the ‘SNL’ Finale
In the latest ‘SNL’ promo featuring Scarlett Johansson, you can see her running through the SNL studio and trying to escape an unseen monster or terrifying being. This is when she encounters her hubby, a chill jost who says “ Hey Babe, I have a sketch idea for you. Maybe it’s one where we, I don’t know, finally kiss.”
After that Johansson turns to the camera and screams “Noooooo!”. After that, fellow cast, Sarah Sherman aims a dart at his neck and he falls down saying , “Ow!” “Thanks, Sarah, “Johansson says, to which Sherman responds, “Anytime, Scarlett!”
“That was just a tranquilizer right? Johansson asks. “Oh, I have no idea,” Sherman replies, referencing Jost’s weekend update co-host, Michael Che. “Che just handed this to me and said, ‘Take care of Jost.”
Watch the ‘SNL’ Finale on May 17th
With the latest promo out for ‘SNL’ finale featuring Scarlett Johansson and his hubby Colin Jost, it seems this will be the most exciting episode ever. If you are a fan of this iconic comedy skit show, you can watch it on NBC, or if you lack time, you can stream it later on Peacock. Scarlett Johansson is back and this only means that this will be one of the most fun episodes in a long time.
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