Who’s hosting ‘SNL’ tonight? Musical guest, cast, how to watch Nov. 15 show

Heidi Gardner leaves ‘Saturday Night Live’ after 8 seasons
Heidi Gardner is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after eight seasons, according to Variety.
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“Saturday Night Live” will air its sixth episode of Season 51 this weekend with a first-time host set to emcee the long-time NBC comedy show.
Actor Glen Powell, who starred in “Twisters” and “Anyone But You,” will make his debut joining the show’s cast live from New York.
Powell, who appeared in a cameo during Actress Sydney Sweeney’s hosting debut in Season 49, also stars in “The Running Man”, set to hit theaters on Friday, Nov. 14. He also played the lead character, a hot-shot cancelled college quarterback, in the Hulu sports comedy, “Chad Powers.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the musical guest cast and how to watch the Nov. 15 episode.
How to watch ‘SNL’ on Nov. 15
The Nov. 15 “SNL” episode will be available to watch live on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Viewers can also stream it the next day on Peacock.
Who is the SNL musical guest on Nov. 15?
English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean is set to be the show’s musical guest.
Who is in the Season 51 ‘SNL’ cast?
Season 51 cast members include:
- Tommy Brennan
- Michael Che
- Jeremy Culhane
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Marcello Hernández
- James Austin Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ashley Padilla
- Kam Patterson
- Sarah Sherman
- Veronika Slowikowska
- Kenan Thompson
- Jane Wickline
- Bowen Yang
Who exited ‘Saturday Night Live’?
Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Emil Wakim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow were all revealed to be leaving “SNL” in August and September.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund




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