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January 24 – Teyana Taylor \/ Geese<\/div>\n
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January 31 – Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd \/ Cardi B<\/div>\n
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Finn Wolfhard will host “Saturday Night Live”<\/strong><\/em> for the first time on January 17. Wolfhard stars in the global hit series “Stranger Things,”<\/em> with the entire series now streaming on Netflix.<\/div>\n
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A$AP Rocky will take the stage as the musical guest for the first time. The multi-platinum selling artist’s fourth album, “Don’t Be Dumb,” will be released January 16.<\/div>\n
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Teyana Taylor will make her first hosting appearance on January 24. Taylor has received Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Actor Award nominations for “One Battle After Another” and is Grammy nominated for her album “Escape Room.”<\/div>\n
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Geese will perform as musical guest for the first time. The band is currently on a world tour in support of its critically acclaimed album, “Getting Killed.”<\/div>\n
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Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd will make his “SNL”<\/strong><\/em> hosting debut on January 31. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor next stars in “The Moment,”<\/em> in theaters on January 30, and “Pillion,”<\/em> in theaters February 6.<\/div>\n
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Cardi B will return for her second appearance as musical guest. The Grammy-winning artist kicks off the “Little Miss Drama Tour” on February 11 following the release of her newest Billboard #1 album, “Am I the Drama?”<\/div>\n
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In addition to the broadcast on NBC (11:30PM ET \/ 8:30PM PT), “SNL” streams live on Peacock. Stream every season of “SNL”<\/em> now on Peacock.<\/div>\n
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“Saturday Night Live”<\/em> is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.<\/div>\n
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