Jean Smart struggles to get a word in with Saturday Night Live‘s season 50 premiere promo, battling it out against nostalgic flashbacks to early seasons of the show.
“50 years of hosts, 50 years of laughs, 50 years of memories,” the Hacks star — who will host the season premiere this Saturday — says in the promo. Her words are interspersed with clips from early seasons of the show, featuring stars like Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin and more.
As the trailer continues, Smart says, “You’re actually going to show a clip from every season to cut me off?” Her sentences then become more fragmented as further flashbacks interrupt her mid-sentence and mid-word.
“Can we make this a little bit more about me?” she quips.
Smart will be joined by musical guest Jelly Roll, both making their debut on the show. On Oct. 5, comedian Nate Bargatze will take his second turn as host, with musical guest Coldplay.
They’ll be followed by Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks on Oct. 12, and Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish on Oct. 19. John Mulaney will then host on Nov. 2 with musical guest Chappell Roan.
In addition to its regular Saturday episodes — which air at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC — SNL will celebrate a half-century on the air with a primetime special in February 2025.
Three new featured players (Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline) will join returning castmembers for season 50. Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker move up to the main cast after being featured players last season, while Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney and Chloe Troast departed between seasons.
