Not only have the final four hosts been announced, including Jimmy Fallon, Melissa McCarthy and The Rock, but shows will air live across the country for the first time in history.
Frequent host-turned-political contributor Melissa McCarthy will host the penultimate Season 42 episode on May 13, while Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will close out the year on May 20.
If perhaps SNL seemed to be sleeping on the job with its two-hosts-per-month in 2017, they had good reason.
Kudos to Lorne Michaels, the producers and cast for making SNL one of the most relevant and anticipated shows in the zeitgeist.