Pete Davidson to Host 'Saturday Night Live' -- A Guide to Season 48's Hosts

So close. Pete Davidson was set to make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Saturday, May 6, but his episode with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert has been canceled.

Pete Davidson’s upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live has been cancelled due to the strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).The comedian was set to return to SNL this weekend (May 6) after leaving the show last year, with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert.NBC has since announced it will air repeats owing to the strike. In a statement (via Variety), the network said: “SNL will air repeat until further notice starting Saturday, May 6.”It’s unclear whether any new episodes will air in the 48th season, with the show usually on summer hiatus after May.Speaking on The Tonight Show earlier this week, Davidson joked about the possibility of SNL being cancelled.

Saturday Night Live.The filmmaker will reunite with Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-writer Gil Kenan to pen the script for the project, which will tell the behind-the-scenes story of the show’s premiere episode on October 11, 1975.According to Deadline, the film will be based on real-life accounts of Saturday Night Live’s opening night from an extensive series of interviews conducted by Reitman and Kenan with “all the living cast, writers and crew”.This is the second film Reitman is working on for Sony Pictures. He’s also serving as a co-writer and producer on the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife, directed by Kenan.Aside from the 2021 reboot of Ghostbusters, Reitman is best known for directing films Juno, Up In The Air and Young Adult.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor You’ll have to wait a while for the next original “Live, from New York!” “Saturday Night Live” will not produce any new episodes for the next while, owing to the writers’ strike called for by the WGA. The show’s next scheduled episode, slated for Saturday night and hosted by former cast member Pete Davidson with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert, will not take place, according to NBC. With a work stoppage in place, it’s quite possible that fans will not have any more new episodes of “SNL” in its 48th season. The show usually goes on its summer hiatus after May. “‘SNL’ will air repeats until further notice starting Saturday, May 6,” NBC said.

It appears Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan have discovered they have a pretty great working relationship. Reitman directed the popular “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” which he co-wrote with Kenan.

J. Kim Murphy Jason Reitman has set another feature at Sony Pictures, with the studio ordering a film based on the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” in October 1975. Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair’s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production. The untitled “SNL” feature continues Reitman and Kenan’s partnership with Sony Pictures, where they are currently in production on a sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” due to release in theaters this December. Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman’s 2021 entry of the sci-fi comedy series. The two collaborators signed an overall producing deal with Sony after the release of “Afterlife,” which grossed $204 million at the global box office against a $75 million production budget.

EXCLUSIVE: After helping relaunch the Ghostbusters franchise for Sony Pictures, Jason Reitman is reuniting with the studio to tell the behind the scenes story for the premiere of one of more iconic shows in TV history. Source tell Deadline, Reitman is set to direct an untitled original screenplay for Sony which is based on the real-life behind the scenes accounts of the opening night of Saturday Night Live. Reitman will also reteam with his Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-scribe, Gil Kenan, to co-write the script.

Kenan Thompson is ready to have Pete Davidson back on . ET spoke to the comedian at the premiere of in New York City on Thursday, and he expressed excitement about his buddy's upcoming return to the sketch series.«It's like a week off for us because they know how to do the show,» Thompson told ET of having a former cast member return to host the show.

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“Saturday Night Live”‘s season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they’ve tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series.

's season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they've tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series. star Ana de Armas will be joined by musical guest Karol G as she heads up the April 15 episode.Pete Davidson, who left the late-night sketch series at the end of season 47 in 2022, will make his return to Studio 8H on May 6.

Pete Davidson will return to NBC’s Studio 8H on May 6 to guest host Saturday Night Live.

Ana de Armas is set to make her hosting debut this coming weekend, it's unlikely fans will see her  co-star, Chris Evans, ever take the stage to host.The co-stars — who previously played enemies in and now play a misfit romantic couple in the new action comedy — recently sat down with ET while promoting the Apple TV+ film, and Evans reflected on de Armas' upcoming hosting gig.«It makes me sweat just thinking about it,» Evans said with a laugh.The handsome star doubled down when asked if he might ever face that fear and make his debut, and Evans said in no uncertain terms, «I refuse.»«I can't! It's too much pressure,» Evans added, seemingly fazed by the very idea of trying his hand at it.«If you keep saying that, I’m gonna [start to] second guess,» de Armas joked. «He’s making me [nervous].»Despite Evans inadvertently instilling some trepidation, de Armas says she's really excited about the honor and the opportunity.«You know, I'll do the best I can.

Chris Evans said this week that he has avoided hosting "Saturday Night Live" "like the plague" for the last several years. "I've avoided hosting ‘SNL’ like the plague for years now just because I'm so scared," the "Captain America" star said to "Entertainment Tonight Canada." "It's terrifying to me.To me, it would just be one of those things that every single night I would wake up in a cold sweat." The 41-year-old said he doesn’t think he has the comedy chops to be a successful host of the sketch show.

Molly Shannon made a triumphant return to 's Studio 8H this weekend. The former cast member hosted the NBC sketch comedy show for the second time and reprised her iconic character, Sally O’Malley, who hilariously teaches the Jonas Brothers choreography.  The sketch begins with Kenan Thompson — who plays the boy band's manager — bringing in red jumpsuit-clad Sally O’Malley to the dance studio.