This Saturday,Woody Harrelsonmakes his return to Studio 8H to host a new episode ofSaturday Night Live. The episode will mark Harrelson’s fifth time as host, landing him in the long-standing Five-Timers Club for the sketch comedy series.Jack Whitewill accompany as musical guest, which will also be his fifth time appearing on the show. Ahead of the episode,SNLhas shared a new promo featuring Harrelson.
The promo shows Harrelson taking a trip down memory lane as he walks the studio halls featuring photos of priorSNLhosts. In voiceover, he names some of the hosts he spots — only he gets most of them wrong. He first looks atTom Hanksand correctly names him. He follows withMatt Damon, while looking at a photo ofBen Affleck. Next isAmy Poehler, who’s actuallyOwen Wilson(wow). He ends on a photo ofMatthew McConaughey, and while he doesn’t attribute a wrong name to McConaughey, Harrelson is perfectly reflected in the photo, so we can probably guess what he might be thinking.
Eventually, it’s revealed that Harrelson has just been listening to a recording of himself, which explains the mismatching names. His thoughts are also interrupted when cast memberDevon Walkerasks what Harrelson is doing. Harrelson explains that he “pre-records” all of his thoughts. Walker puts this to the test, leading to Harrelson “accidentally” insulting him. Of course, it’s easy to blame it on a faulty tape and low batteries. However, in this instance, that’s not the case as Harrelson walks off.
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Harrelson’s latest run as host follows his recent roles inThe Man from TorontoandTriangle of Sadness. The latter of the two recently gained some awards season love, scoring nominations from BAFTA, the Golden Globes, and the upcoming Academy awards. Harrelson’s episode is the first episode back fromSNL’s brief hiatus earlier this month, the last episode sawPedro Pascalhost with musical guestColdplay.
SNLHas Already Announced Two Additional Hosts
The show will air its next three episodes consecutively, including Harrelson’s. Ahead of its return, the next two sets of hosts and musical guests were announced. On March 4,Travis Kelcefrom the Kansas City Chiefs will make his hosting debut, following up on his team’s recent Super Bowl win.Kelsea Balleriniwill also make herSNLdebut as the musical guest. On March 11, the show will get creepy and kooky asWednesdaystarJenna Ortegamakes her hosting debut. She will be accompanied by musical guestThe 1975.
Saturday Night Livereturns with new episodes on February 25 at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC, live-streaming simultaneously on Peacock. Previous episodes are available to watch on the streamer. Watch the new promo below:
