Ariana Grande to host with Cher as guest

A Saturday night closes the year with a standing holiday line-up, and the final Christmas event is set to bring together two great stars, Ariana Grande to be the host and guest of honor on December 20.

The show confirmed the remaining schedule for 2024 on November 17, showing three back-to-back episodes leading up to the holidays.

The month started on December 6 with McCarthy returning as a host for the sixth time, while DIJON will travel for the first time as a musical guest.

McCarthy didn’t host until 2017, although viewers have seen her appear again over the years, most notably her viral appearance as House Press Secretary Can Spiker.

A week later, on December 13, Josh O’Connor will take the stage as a host.

The actor appears in Rian Johnson’s latest chapter A knife the world, Wake up the man: remove the knife stealthily.

Joining her is Lily Allen, who recently released her first album in seven years, A Girl in the West. This will be her second visit SNL, It was first held at the show in 2007.

Like many reports People, The biggest end of the year Ecposis came on December 20 with Ariana Grande Marting as a guest and Cher.

For cher, it marks the second time only as Snl“The guest of music, almost four years after the first time after the first time in 1987.

Grande is no stranger to the 8h studio, having hosted it twice before, in 2016 and 2024, with two guest appearances.

This year’s December follows Glen Powell’s gig on November 1, where Olivia Dean was caught.

Talking to him People Before the episode aired, Powell said hosting was a long-term goal.

“Guest hosting SNL was something I wanted to do my whole life,” he shared, adding that being auditioned for the stage felt like a childhood dream come true.

During Monoueue, he explained that he was actually approached to host four years ago Top Gun: Maverick It was close to release, but the opportunity happened after the film was delayed.

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