Harry Styles crashes Ryan Gosling's SNL monologue ahead of hosting next week: "It's been a while"

NewsTV News Harry Styles crashes Ryan Gosling’s SNL monologue ahead of hosting next week: “It’s been a while” The former One Direction star released his fourth album, 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally' on March 6 By Adam England 8th March 2026 Harry Styles. CREDIT: JMEnternational/Getty Images Harry Styles made a cameo appearance during Ryan Gosling’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, ahead of the singer’s hosting duties next weekend. READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ review: pop superstar lets the light in Styles briefly crashed Gosling’s monologue last night (March 7), prompting Gosling to joke that he was distracting the audience. Advertisement “Is that Harry Styles?” asked Gosling after seeing him in the crowd, before the camera cut to the former One Direction star as he waved from his place in the audience. He explained that he was there ahead of next week’s show, in which he’s set to double up as host and musical guest. “It’s been a while,” said Styles, who hosted previously in 2019. “So I just wanted to watch and get a feel for it.” SNL’s sketch poked fun at Styles, with Gosling joking as the camera cut back to him that his “coolness is becoming a bit of an issue,” the show then displaying a split-screen of the pair, with Gosling pleading for the camera to stop cutting back to the singer. It then came out that the member of the crew operating the camera was a big Styles fan – watch the monologue here. Styles’ appearance came the day after the release of his fourth album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’. Recommended NME gave the album a positive four-star review, describing it as “the most exploratory album of his career so far, trying out new things and steering his ship in new directions.” “Lead single ‘Aperture’ set the tone with its LCD Soundsystem-inspired electronic build, and the rest of the album largely follows suit – with some surprise deviations along the way,” it read. “But, very occasionally, there are things that don’t quite hit the target. ‘American Girls’ is fun but easily forgettable when held up against the rest of the tracklist, and the acoustic moment of penultimate song ‘Paint By Numbers’ is a little jarring between ‘Dance No More’ and the gorgeous synth soar of ‘Carla’s Song’. As Styles has shown us, though, even life’s blips have value, and these instances can’t stop his fourth album from feeling like a triumph.” The same day as the album came out, Styles played it in full at Manchester’s Co-op Live, marking his first full show in almost three years, a week after he gave  ‘Aperture’ its live debut in the same building to open the BRITs 2026 the previous weekend. Advertisement The performance was filmed by Netflix for a new concert film, Harry Styles. One Night In Manchester., out today. Fans were strictly banned from capturing any footage of the gig, and were made to secure their phones in a recyclable bag that obscured the camera. Upon entry, ticketholders picked up free disposable cameras so that they could still document “special moments and share them after the show”. He also gifted 50 free tickets to the show to pupils from his old school. Styles has his huge ‘Together, Together’ series of residencies coming up, which boasts a record-breaking 12-night stint at London’s Wembley Stadium – find remaining tickets here – as well as a 30-date residency in New York City. You can find remaining tickets here. The tour begins in Amsterdam on May 16, before he heads to London, Sâo Paulo, Mexico City, NYC, Melbourne and Sydney, wrapping the tour up on December 13. Find remaining Australia tickets here. Support on these shows comes from Robyn, Shania Twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Fousheé, Skye Newman and Baby J. Related TopicsHarry StylesPopRyan GoslingSaturday Night Live You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING Harry Styles – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ review: pop superstar lets the light in The Kooks to play The Great Escape 20th anniversary show presented by NME Christian Bale’s Frankenstein was inspired by Sid Vicious and Richey Edwards: “I’m a massive Manics fan” Chalk’s uncompromising dance-punk is fuelled by personal vulnerability and political questioning The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 Advertisement More Stories Music News Harry Styles gifted 50 free tickets to Manchester show to pupils from his old school Music News Charlie Puth named chief music officer of AI platform Moises Music News Watch Harry Styles become an action hero in ‘American Girls’ music video Music News SZA says her label warned her ‘SOS’ “wouldn’t beat Taylor Swift” in the charts Film News Check out Anne Hathaway singing Charli XCX-penned track ‘Burial’ from the ‘Mother Mary’ soundtrack Film News Watch the poignant first trailer for Marianne Faithfull docudrama ‘Broken English’