Timothée Chalamet to Pull Double Duty as Host and Musical Guest onSNL— Plus Dave Chappelle and GloRilla Added to Lineup

Mar. 15, 2025

January 2025 ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosts and musical guests Dave Chappelle (left), GloRilla and Timothée Chalamet.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty for Netflix; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Michael Kovac/Getty for Netflix; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Timothée Chalametwill be knocking on the door of Studio 8H.Saturday Night Liveannounced on Friday, Jan. 10, that the Oscar-nominated actor, 29,will be the host and the musical guest of the Jan. 25 episode. The late-night sketch comedy show also revealed thatDave Chappellewill host andGloRillawill be the musical guest on Jan. 18.Though Chalamet does not have his own music, he will likely performBob Dylanhits from his latest movie,A Complete Unknown, in which he portrays the 83-year-old singer-songwriter at the start of his career.The role has earned Chalamet nominations at the2025 Golden Globes, wherehe losttoThe Brutalist’sAdrien Brody, the2025 Critics Choice Awardsand the2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’.Searchlight Pictures/YoutubeThis will be Chalamet’s third time hosting and his first stint as musical guest. He previously hostedSaturday Night Livein November 2023 and December 2020.Chappelle, 51, will be hosting for the fourth time when he returns on Jan. 18. The comedian picked up Emmys in 2021 and 2017 for two of his previous turns as host, the latter of which marked the firstSNLepisode afterDonald Trumpwas elected president in November 2016.“It was a perfect storm of circumstances that made me do it,” Chappellesaid onCBS This Morningof why he decided to host in 2016. “Lorne Michaelsis a genius. So Lorne had decided that he wanted … he was adamant that I do the slot after the election. ‘I want you to do the first show after the election.’ But the decisive factor had a lot to do with A Tribe Called Quest.”A Tribe Called Quest members (from left) Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Chappelle ultimately said “yes” to the hosting gig because A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip told him the group would be the episode’s musical guest; the gig came months after the death of their memberPhife Dawg.“When Q-Tip decided to do the show, he said he wanted me to host,” Chappelle explained. “We had talked about it before, but he was very emphatic. And he goes, ‘Dave, this is the last Tribe album ever.’ And that was the tipping point, you know? Like … well, if you really want to honor someone’s legacy, you know?”Dave Chappelle attends the Dave Chappelle Theatre dedication ceremony at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2022.Shannon Finney/GettyGloRilla, 25, will be making herSaturday Night Livedebut when she serves as the musical guest of the Jan. 18 episode. The rapper earnedtwo Grammy nominationsthis year for her hit song “Yeah Glo!”Next month,Saturday Night Livewill celebrate its 50th season with a three-hour live primetime special airing on NBC and Peacock. A four-part docuseries titledSNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightwill also debut on Peacock on Jan. 16.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Saturday Night Liveseason 50 resumes Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Timothée Chalametwill be knocking on the door of Studio 8H.

Saturday Night Liveannounced on Friday, Jan. 10, that the Oscar-nominated actor, 29,will be the host and the musical guest of the Jan. 25 episode. The late-night sketch comedy show also revealed thatDave Chappellewill host andGloRillawill be the musical guest on Jan. 18.

Though Chalamet does not have his own music, he will likely performBob Dylanhits from his latest movie,A Complete Unknown, in which he portrays the 83-year-old singer-songwriter at the start of his career.

The role has earned Chalamet nominations at the2025 Golden Globes, wherehe losttoThe Brutalist’sAdrien Brody, the2025 Critics Choice Awardsand the2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’.Searchlight Pictures/Youtube

Searchlight Pictures/Youtube

This will be Chalamet’s third time hosting and his first stint as musical guest. He previously hostedSaturday Night Livein November 2023 and December 2020.

Chappelle, 51, will be hosting for the fourth time when he returns on Jan. 18. The comedian picked up Emmys in 2021 and 2017 for two of his previous turns as host, the latter of which marked the firstSNLepisode afterDonald Trumpwas elected president in November 2016.

“It was a perfect storm of circumstances that made me do it,” Chappellesaid onCBS This Morningof why he decided to host in 2016. “Lorne Michaelsis a genius. So Lorne had decided that he wanted … he was adamant that I do the slot after the election. ‘I want you to do the first show after the election.’ But the decisive factor had a lot to do with A Tribe Called Quest.”

A Tribe Called Quest members (from left) Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Chappelle ultimately said “yes” to the hosting gig because A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip told him the group would be the episode’s musical guest; the gig came months after the death of their memberPhife Dawg.

“When Q-Tip decided to do the show, he said he wanted me to host,” Chappelle explained. “We had talked about it before, but he was very emphatic. And he goes, ‘Dave, this is the last Tribe album ever.’ And that was the tipping point, you know? Like … well, if you really want to honor someone’s legacy, you know?”

Dave Chappelle attends the Dave Chappelle Theatre dedication ceremony at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2022.Shannon Finney/Getty

GloRilla, 25, will be making herSaturday Night Livedebut when she serves as the musical guest of the Jan. 18 episode. The rapper earnedtwo Grammy nominationsthis year for her hit song “Yeah Glo!”

Next month,Saturday Night Livewill celebrate its 50th season with a three-hour live primetime special airing on NBC and Peacock. A four-part docuseries titledSNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightwill also debut on Peacock on Jan. 16.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Saturday Night Liveseason 50 resumes Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

source: people.com