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Saturday Night Live has revealed a star-studded May slate: Olivia Rodrigo will host and perform on May 2 (her hosting debut ahead of the June 12 release of her third album), Matt Damon will host May 9 with Noah Kahan as musical guest, and Will Ferrell will host the May 16 finale with Paul McCartney as musical guest (McCartney making his fifth SNL appearance).
London's SNL UK premiere sticks to the US format, with Tina Fey hosting and a new British cast; early reviews are largely positive, praising the show's structure, jokes, and a Wet Leg performance, though some critics warn it risks copying the US version and wonder if it can sustain momentum beyond Fey's guidance as eight episodes roll out.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that SNL is launching The Rundown, a short-form digital series where current and former cast members pick their favorite sketches and performances to assemble a fantasy episode to be streamed on Peacock, YouTube and SNL’s social channels. Colin Jost is first up, focusing on a difficult cold open and drawing from a Palin–Poehler Weekend Update parody from season 34, written by Seth Meyers; future installments will feature other stars and guests, and new episodes will debut on Wednesdays during SNL breaks through mid‑June. The next live installment is set for April 4 with Jack Black hosting and Jack White as musical guest.
Saturday Night Live launches The Rundown, a short-form digital series on Peacock, YouTube and SNL’s social channels, inviting current and former cast members and guests to pick favorite past segments for a simulated “Rundown.” Colin Jost hosts the premiere, breaking down the Cold Open and selecting a nostalgic opener, with guests like Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, Dana Carvey and Questlove. New episodes arrive on Wednesdays during SNL hiatus through mid‑June, ahead of SNL’s April 4 return with host Jack Black and musical guest Jack White.
Variety reports NBC's SNL launched a new short-form series on Peacock and YouTube called The Rundown, where SNL alumni review favorite clips and add them to Lorne Michaels’ Rundown board; Colin Jost hosts the inaugural episode, breaking down the craft of writing a cold open and spotlighting Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin, with guests Dana Carvey, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Questlove; new episodes air Wednesdays during hiatus through mid-June.
Vulture’s recap of Saturday Night Live’s Season 51 premiere hosted by Harry Styles notes a warm studio reception and a night where Styles loosens up as it goes, after a cautiously heady start. Highlights include Kenan Thompson’s Mr. Pooty, Marcello Hernández’s Sebastian Maniscalco impression, a lively pre-taped Irish dancer sketch, and the finale bit “Harry for Him” that riffs on Styles’s iconic looks. The cold open with Trump and Pete Hegseth lands with mixed energy due to on-stage breaks, but the host shows growing confidence as the show progresses. Editor’s rating: 3 stars.
Rolling Stone notes that SNL’s Cold Open parodies a fictional anti-science hospital called MAHA, led by a doctor played by Harry Styles, lampooning RFK Jr.’s health ideas with over-the-top, meat-first remedies and other absurd medical scenes.
Paul Simon made a rare Saturday Night Live cameo to introduce Harry Styles’ second performance, with Styles playing Coming Up Roses on piano and citing Simon’s influence; Ryan Gosling crashed Styles’ set earlier in the show, and Styles thanked both Simon and Gosling at the end.
Harry Styles hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live, pulling double duty as both host and musical guest on the March 14, 2026 episode, delivering sketches and a musical showcase.
Donald Trump mocked Timothée Chalamet’s opera/ballet quip and teased Harry Styles as SNL’s host during the cold open, lampooning soaring gas prices and a stock market he claimed is going down, with James Austin Johnson portraying Trump and a supporting cast including a Pete/Hegseth bit on Iran.
Saturday Night Live's March 14 cold open satirizes rising gas prices with a Trump impersonation, while poking fun at Timothée Chalamet's ballet remarks; host Harry Styles is featured, and the sketch continues an Iran-related thread in recent opens ahead of SNL's April 4 episode with Jack Black and Jack White.
Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live to host and perform for a second time, promoting his album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. He delivered a charm-filled show with his new single Dance No More, a closing performance of Coming Up Roses (introduced by Paul Simon), and a slate of sketches—from a prosecutor distracted by a celebrity defense attorney to a White Castle drive-thru bit and other pretaped bits—showcasing his versatility in both music and comedy.
Harry Styles hosted Saturday Night Live, explained taking time off to reflect on life, addressed past queerbaiting accusations, teased his new album Kiss All The Time Disco, Occasionally, and ended the episode by kissing Ben Marshall onstage, quipping “Now that’s queerbaiting.” The show also featured a Donald Trump cold open and other sketches.
In the cold open, Saturday Night Live mocks Kristi Noem with a fake ‘reassignment under the bus’ farewell as a mock Iran press conference plays out, tying it to Trump moving her to a new role and a nominee to replace her, while lampooning her DHS tenure and related controversies.
Critics survey a crowded slate: HBO’s Rooster opens with a warm-but-exposition-heavy setup as Greg Russo seeks a fresh start; Dark Winds delivers taut pacing and strong character beats, including a tense Los Angeles arc and a Joe Leaphorn–Emma reunion; Ryan Gosling’s SNL hosting provides several standout moments but also plenty of breaks and uneven bits, with Weekend Update feeling off; The Pitt offers emotionally resonant hospital-family drama in “3:00 P.M.”, ending on a waterslide-related cliffhanger that could shift the season’s stakes.