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Mar 14, 2026 9:17pm PT ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sets Jack Black as Next Host, With Jack White as Musical Guest By Payton Turkeltaub Plus Icon Payton Turkeltaub Latest Dea Lawrence and Hooman Shahidi Talk Personal Protection at Variety’s True Crime Summit: ‘It’s All About Being Proactive’ 10 hours ago ‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 8, Sets June Premiere 1 day ago Range Media Partners and Google’s 100 Zeros Launches Microdramas Initiative 2 days ago See All “Saturday Night Live” has announced its latest host and musical guest, and it will be the rockin’ duo of Jack Black as host and Jack White as musical guest on April 4. “SNL” kicked off it’s 51st season in October 2025, with hosts and musical guests including Bad Bunny and Doja Cat, Amy Poehler and Role Mode and Sabrina Carpenter, who did double duty as both the host and musical guest of her episode. In previous seasons, stars like Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Charli xcx and Lady Gaga have also taken on the dual role. Related Stories ‘Shrill’ Creator Lindy West Says Colleagues Made Her Feel ‘Weird and Invisible’ on Set: ‘You Can Only Be Undermined So Many Times on an Adaptation of Your Own Life’ This Vintage Disney Print From 1975 Gets a Revival in New Lilly Pulitzer Collection This season has also had first-time hosts Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor, Alexander Skarsgård and, most recently, “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie, who hosted the show on Feb. 28. So far, musical guests like A$AP Rocky, Geese, Cardi B and Mumford & Sons have all performed at Studio 8H this season. Popular on Variety Ahead the season’s premiere, the sketch comedy show has undergone a range of changes, including a number of casting shakeups. In December 2025, Bowen Yang made a shocking departure from the show mid-season after having first joined the cast in 2018. The news came following the earlier announcements that Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and John Higgins would all depart. This season has introduced five new cast members: Ben Marshall, Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Tommy Brennan. Now in his fifth season, Marshall was promoted to the featured cast, having first joined the show alongside Please Don’t Destroy, his comedy trio. “SNL” airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Jump to Comments Box Office: ‘Reminders of Him’ Leads on Friday With $8 Million; ‘Hoppers’ Holds Strong With $7.1 Million Dea Lawrence and Hooman Shahidi Talk Personal Protection at Variety’s True Crime Summit: ‘It’s All About Being Proactive’ Nancy Grace on Nancy Guthrie Family’s Emotional Ordeal Amid Kidnapping Investigation: ‘Nothing Makes Any Sense’ Razzie Awards 2026 Winners: Ice Cube Named Worst Actor as ‘War of the Worlds’ Dominates With Five Dishonors Radio Silence Survived a Grueling, Bloody Shoot to Direct ‘Ready or Not 2.’ Brendan Fraser’s ‘Mummy’ Sequel Is Up Next and ‘Thrilling’ ‘Buffy’ Reboot Dead at Hulu, Sarah Michelle Gellar Says: ‘If the Apocalypse Actually Comes, You Can Still Beep Me’ JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...