Gal Gadot, Kumail Nanjiani and Ryan Gosling set to host Saturday Night Live season 42
Saturday Night Live begins its 43rd season on September 30, and in addition to the season opener with Ryan Gosling, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani will host the next two weeks. Check out the line-up from the show’s official Twitter account below.
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Ryan Gosling, who stars in the upcoming Blade Runner 2049, will host with musical guest Jay-Z, who is making his fourth appearance on the show. He’ll be touring in support of his album “4:44” which was released in June.
Gal Gadot, who will be making her first SNL appearance, starred in summer’s #1 domestic film, Wonder Woman, which earned more than $400 million at the domestic box office. Gadot will next co-star in the highly-anticipated Justice League, arriving in theaters November 17.
Joining Gadot will be Grammy-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning artist Sam Smith, marking his second visit to SNL as musical guest. Smith dropped a new single, Too Good at Goodbyes, on Sept. 8 in preparation for his upcoming second studio album release.
Kumail Nanjiani will host the season’s third show on Oct. 14, marking his debut. Nanjiani stars as Dinesh Chugtai in HBO’s Silicon Valley and most recently wrote and starred in the critically-acclaimed film The Big Sick.
Grammy Award-winning artist P!nk will join Nanjiani for the season’s third episode as musical guest. Her seventh studio album, “Beautiful Trauma,” is due out Oct. 13. P!nk was recently honored at the MTV VMAs with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in August.
This season Saturday Night Live will air live simultaneously around the country. Are you guys excited for the new season of Saturday Night Live? What do you think about Ryan Gosling, Gal Gadot and Kumail Nanjiani hosting the first three episodes? Let us know in the comments!
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