{"id":94223,"date":"2025-02-18T18:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=94223"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:50:58","slug":"saturday-night-live-returns-from-its-blockbuster-50th-anniversary-celebrations-with-two-back-to-back-shows-beginning-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/saturday-night-live-returns-from-its-blockbuster-50th-anniversary-celebrations-with-two-back-to-back-shows-beginning-march-1\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; Returns from Its Blockbuster 50th Anniversary Celebrations with Two Back-to-Back Shows Beginning March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9163\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nbc_snl_2019_show.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nbc_snl_2019_show.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nbc_snl_2019_show-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nbc_snl_2019_show-260x162.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nbc_snl_2019_show-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Shane Gillis will host <em><strong>&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> for the second time on March 1. Gillis is the star and co-creator of the series <em>&#8220;Tires,&#8221;<\/em> which returns this year for its second season on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Tate McRae will take the stage as a musical guest for the second time. Her highly anticipated third album, &#8220;So Close To What,&#8221; is set for release February 21.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2989252160\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On March 8, Lady Gaga will do double duty for the second time, marking her second appearance as host and fifth appearance as musical guest. 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