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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBowen Yang leaving ‘SNL’ after 6 years<\/p>\n
Bowen Yang is saying goodbye to ‘Saturday Night Live’ after joining the show in 2018, rising from writer to standout cast member.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/story-highlights> “SNL”<\/a> is starting 2026 out right.<\/p>\n The sketch show unveiled the hosts and musical guests who are headed to Studio 8H for a series of three consecutive episodes this month on Wednesday, Jan. 7. As previously announced, “Stranger Things”<\/a> star Finn Wolfhard<\/a> will host the Jan. 17 episode with musical guest A$AP Rocky.<\/a><\/p>\n A week later, Teyana Taylor<\/a> will make her “SNL” hosting debut amid the Oscar campaign for her movie “One Battle After Another.”<\/a> Geese<\/a> will be the musical guest during her episode.<\/p>\n The following week, the Jan. 31 episode will be hosted by Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd<\/a> with musical guest Cardi B.<\/a> This will also be the “SNL” hosting debut for Skarsg\u00e5rd, who stars in the upcoming Charli XCX film “The Moment.”<\/a> Cardi B will be serving as musical guest for the second time, coming off the September release of her latest album “Am I the Drama?”<\/p>\n “SNL” is returning in January after a winter finale in December hosted by Ariana Grande, which featured the departure of longtime cast member\u00a0Bowen Yang<\/a>\u00a0after seven seasons. Cher served as musical guest for the episode, and both she and Grande joined Yang in his\u00a0meta farewell sketch<\/a>.<\/p>\n So far, Season 51 of “SNL” has featured a mix of first-time hosts and returning stars. Bad Bunny kicked things off in October, and subsequent episodes have been hosted by Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell, Melissa McCarthy and Josh O’Connor.<\/p>\n Wolfhard will be making his “SNL” hosting debut on the Jan. 17 episode, just weeks after the conclusion of his hit Netflix show “Stranger Things.” The episode will also feature A$AP Rocky’s first time serving as musical guest, timed to the release of his new album “Don’t Be Dumb” on Jan. 16.<\/p>\n Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY. Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
‘SNL’ schedule for January 2026<\/h2>\n
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