Melissa McCarthy will host ‘SNL’ in December with musical guest Dijon
Melissa McCarthy will return as host of “Saturday Night Live” in December.
During this week’s episode, it was revealed that McCarthy will host the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Dijon on December 6. This will be McCarthy’s sixth time hosting the show, and her first time leading the show since 2017. She has also appeared on the show several times as former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer, among other guest appearances.
McCarthy has received six Emmy nominations for her work on “SNL,” including winning the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the show in 2017.
Dijon will make his “SNL” debut with his appearance on the Dec. 6 episode.
“SNL” recently turned the page on its historic 50th season, which was commemorated with a Peacock documentary series and a three-hour special, joined by a host of former cast members and A-list guests. Bad Bunny kicked off season 51 in October with musical guest Doja Cat. Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell followed as hosts.
The iconic late-night sketch said goodbye to several cast members heading into season 51, including Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow. This season, “SNL” also welcomed Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska to the cast.
“SNL” earned seven nominations at the 2025 Emmy Awards. Its spinoffs, such as “The Anniversary Celebration,” “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” “Beyond Saturday Night” and “50 Years of SNL Music,” also scored a total of 23 nominations.
